Boris Karloff (1887–1969)

Born: November 23, 1887 in Camberwell, London, England, UK
Died: February 2, 1969 (age 81) in Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK

[on his pet hate] Background music in films. I know my films have it too – the heavy, sinister stuff. But I still think background music is an insult to the intelligence of audiences. The mood should be conveyed by the action and not have to be underlined. There was that Hitchcock film Lifeboat (1944) in which three or four people were floating on a boat in the middle of the ocean. But from nowhere at all there came a celestial choir on the soundtrack. It’s so silly.

Bride of Frankenstein 1935 dir. James Whale starring Boris Karloff Elsa Lanchester Frankenstein 1931 dir. James Whale starring Colin Clive Mae Clarke Boris Karloff SCARFACE 1932 dir. Howard Hawks Richard Rosson Stars: Paul Muni Boris Karloff Murders in the…