Posted by Robert Aragon in Events, Interviews, Latest News, Movies, Robert Aragon’s Alley on May 13th, 2009
I heard from my good friend Bela jr yesterday, and Guess what?
He will be joining us at the Egyptian on May 31st for DRACULA night! Bela Lugosi jr and Carla Laemmle will be introducing his Father’s masterpiece of 1931 “DRACULA“. It shall be followed by the last Dracula film in the Universal series “HOUSE OF DRACULA“. That film shall be introduced by none other than Jane Adams, who portrayed the beautiful and sympathetic hunchback, Nina.
Of course, I do not need to inform you of the activities of Saturday May 30th, am I correct? it’s our FRANKENSTEIN night. Strange, but I also heard from Sara Karloff yesterday. In fact I spoke to alot of people yesterday. But, I digress. Sara shall be my first guest in our two day event. She shall introduce the master work of 1939 “SON OF FRANKENSTEIN” and it shall be followed by “THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN“. That film shall be hosted by none other than the monsters little friend, all grown up now, Janet Ann Gallow. This is quickly becoming the monster event I have always dreamt of.
DREAMS DO COME TRUE kiddies.
As always,
hugs and boo!
Robert Aragon
TICKETS FOR THE FAMOUS MONSTERS FILM EVENT
Posted by Robert Aragon in Events, Robert Aragon’s Alley on April 24th, 2009
THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE CELEBRATES THE RETURN OF FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND!
All the proper arrangements have been made…I am THRILLED about this event. Thank you to Chris, Margot and Marcela for all your work at the American Cinematheque. This is a dream come true for me.
-Robert Aragon
May 30 & 31 at the Egyptian Theatre
http://www.americancinematheque.com/indexegyptian.html
Classic horror films such as GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA and HOUSE OF DRACULA will be screened along with appearances by special guests Sara Karloff, Carla Laemmle (DRACULA), Janet Ann Gallow (GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN), Jane Adams (HOUSE OF DRACULA)
Saturday, May 30 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature:
SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, 1939, Universal, 99 min. Dir. Rowland V. Lee. The
third atmospheric installment in Universal’s FRANKENSTEIN franchise finds
Henry Frankenstein’s grown-up son Wolf (Basil Rathbone) returning to the family estate with his wife and son (Josephine Hutchinson and Donnie Dunagan) after many years. The laboratory is in ruins – nevertheless Wolf soon becomes enmeshed in his family’s nefarious legacy when he finds the dormant monster (Boris Karloff) being looked after by vengeful gallow’s survivor, the crooknecked Ygor (a very creepy Bela Lugosi). Universal was firing on all cylinders with their bolt-necked creature when they released this exceptionally entertaining tall tale. Watch for Lionel Atwill has the one-armed police chief (he lost his missing appendage to a previous encounter with the monster.) Introduction to film by Sara Karloff. Trailer
GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, 1942, Universal, 67 min. Universal’s horrors were getting much more formulaic and by-the-numbers in the 1940s, but the creative juices were still amply flowing in this fourth time out with the Frankenstein monster. Director Erle C. Kenton (ISLAND OF LOST SOULS) helms this fast-moving tale of Wolf Frankenstein’s other brother Ludwig (Cedric Hardwicke) trying to live down the ignominy of the family name. Too bad for him that Ygor (Bela Lugosi) and the monster (now played by Lon Chaney Jr.) survived somehow at the end of SON OF… Now they’re back knocking on his door for help in reviving the ailing monster, hoping to restore him to his former glory. Adding to Ludwig’s headaches are an envious, formerly illustrious doctor (Lionel Atwill) and Ludwig’s beautiful daughter Elsa (Evelyn Ankers). Introduction to film by Janet Ann Gallow. Trailer
Sunday, May 31 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature:
DRACULA, 1931, Universal,75 min. Director Tod Browning (FREAKS) and actor Bela Lugosi established the Transylvanian count as one of the archetypal movie vampires and a monster icon for Universal Studios’ golden era of classic horror films. This adaptation of Hamilton Deane’s then popular stage play of Bram Stoker’s novel is quite different from Murnau’s silent NOSFERATU, the later works coming from Hammer Studios in the 1950s-1970s and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1990s version. Real estate agent Renfield (played by everyone’s favorite madman Dwight Frye) goes insane after visiting Dracula at his Transylvanian castle and is thereafter confined to a London asylum, though he does the Count’s bidding as a hypnotized slave when Dracula comes to Britain and moves into the deserted Carfax Abbey. David Manners is Jonathan Harker and Helen Chandler is his lady love, who Dracula wants to make his bride. Edward Van Sloan, a fixture in early Universal horrors, is Professor Van Helsing. Introduction to film by Carla Laemmle. Trailer
HOUSE OF DRACULA, 1945, Universal, 67 min. Dir. Erle C. Kenton. To maximize returns and balking at continuing to grant their monsters a perpetual string of individual sequels, Universal decided to give their audiences more bang for their buck. Monster rallies FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN and HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN had already come and gone, and by the time of HOUSE OF DRACULA, the only original star to appear was Lon Chaney Jr., reprising his role yet again as Lawrence Talbot, the Wolf Man. Both Talbot and Count Dracula (John Carradine) desire a cure for their afflictions, and secure the help of renowned scientist Dr. Edelman (Onslow Stevens) and his hunchbacked nurse (Jane Adams). Complicating matters are the suspicions of beautiful nurse Martha O’Driscoll and police inspector Lionel Atwill, and the discovery of the dormant Frankenstein monster (Glenn Strange) in a sea cave! Extremely entertaining. Introduction to film by Jane Adams. Trailer
For details and ticket information, visit Famous Monsters of Filmland Returns.
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HEADLINES
SON OF DRACULA TO APPEAR AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE
I heard from my good friend Bela jr yesterday, and Guess what?
