Gregory W. Mank
Actor · b. 1950 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Movies15
Movie6.3DocumentaryBeginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting a perceptive history of the genre he personified. Karloff's films were long derided as hokum and attacked by censors, but his phenomenal popularity and pervasive influence endures, inspiring some of our greatest actors and directors into the 21st Century – among them Guillermo Del Toro, Ron Perlman, Roger Corman, and John Landis, all of whom and many more contribute their personal insights and anecdotes.
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 · 7 votes
Movie7.7DocumentaryThe history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999 · 11 votes
Movie7.6DocumentaryFilm historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Boris Karloff.
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006 · 5 votes
Movie6.5DocumentaryDocumentary on the life and work of B-movie filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer, spanning from his early life to his last film.
Movie6.0DocumentaryFrom THINGS to BODY SNATCHERS to CREATURES FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, sci-fi monsters dominated 1950s horror. Take a ride to an era of drive-ins, Red Scares, low budgets and big bugs with SPACE INVADERS AND DRIVE INS.
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014 · 1 votes
Movie7.5DocumentaryHorrorJoin foremost experts discussing true Horror Classics - Frankenstein, Dracula, The Black Cat, Wolfman, King Kong, Bride of Frankenstein, and more. Grab the popcorn and take a deep breath as we conjure up the thrills, chills and magic of Monster Madness!
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014 · 4 votes
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exploring films such as The Ghoul, The Walking Dead (1936), Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), the Mr Wong series, The Climax (1944), Lured (1947), The Strange Door (1951), Grip of the Strangler and Corridors of Blood(1958), The Comedy of Terrors (1963), The Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), the Mexican quartet, some of his major TV appearances (The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., Wild Wild West, I-Spy) as well as taking a deep look at his often ignored Broadway career in the 1940s and 50's. There is also much time devoted to Karloff's more personal side and his relationship with his daughter, Sara.
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryA short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010 · 1 votes
Movie7.6DocumentaryFilm historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Bela Lugosi.
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006 · 5 votes
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A look at the life and films of the expressionistic movie and television director John Brahm.
Concerto Macabre: The Films of John Brahm
2007 · 1 votes
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Movie7.8DocumentaryDocumentary about the making of 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein."
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999 · 13 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryA biography of the short-lived character actor Laird Cregar.
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
2007 · 1 votes
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A short documentary on the life and career of Lionel Atwill.
MovieDocumentaryDocumentary covering the relationship of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi through their movies at Universal.