The Bela Lugosi Box - 15 Frightful Films

In this creepy collection of 15 feature films, Bela Lugosi's villainous versatility is shown off to its best advantage with powerful performances that span more than four decades - from the silent cinema through the Ed Wood years. Most are outright horror films, but some are melodramas, detective stories, and even a few borderline comedies. Lugosi was, of course, the definitive Dracula - a role he created on the Broadway stage in 1927 and immortalized on film in 1931. But Bela was so much more than the caped count. Classically trained on the Hungarian stage, he played everyone from Romeo to Jesus before becoming Hollywood's most recognizable vampire. Bela Lugosi had such a strong presence, he's always memorable - even if some of his films are forgettable. As a bonus, horror great Christopher Lee hosts an affectionate salute to Bela. This 5-disc collection is truly a treat for fans of horror and classic cinema! THE MIDNIGHT GIRL (1925) WHITE ZOMBIE (1932) THE DEATH KISS (1932) THE MYSTERIOUS MR. WONG (1934) THE RETURN OF CHANDU (1934) CHANDU ON THE MAGIC ISLAND (1935) THE DARK EYES OF LONDON (THE HUMAN MONSTER) (1939) THE DEVIL BAT (1941) THE CORPSE VANISHES (1942) BOWERY AT MIDNIGHT (1942) THE APE MAN (1943) SCARED TO DEATH (1947) GLEN OR GLENDA? (1953) BRIDE OF THE MONSTER (1955) PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959) (BONUS) 100 YEARS OF HORROR: BELA LUGOSI (hosted by Christopher Lee) DISC ONE (Silent & Early Classics - 1925-1932) The Midnight Girl (1925) - Lila Lee, Bela Lugosi. Here is Bela six years before Dracula, in his first substantial film role, playing an amoral opera patron who schemes to seduce a sexy singer (Lee of The Unholy Three) who is romantically involved with his rival - his own stepson! 62 mins. White Zombie (1932) - Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy. Classic atmospheric horror tale of an evil witch doctor (Lugosi) who turns a lovely woman (Bellamy of The Iron Horse) into a zombie so that she can satisfy his dastardly desires. Many of the scenes were shot on sets left over from Dracula the previous year. 67 mins. The Death Kiss (1932) - Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan. 74 mins. In this engrossing whodunit set in a movie studio, Lugosi plays a Hollywood producer who is accused of murdering his leading man. The film reunites Bela with two co-stars from the previous year's Dracula: Manners, and Van Sloan. TOTAL: Approx. 203 m