Cast: Bela Lugosi

Direction Ernst Lubitsch

Cast Greta Garbo · Melvyn Douglas · Bela Lugosi · Ina Claire

Synopsis Ninotchka (1939) follows the journey of a rigid and disciplined Communist Party envoy dispatched to the City of Lights to finalize the sale of the Grand Duchess Swana's precious gems on behalf of the Soviet government. As she immerses herself...

Direction Victor Sjöström

Cast Lon Chaney · Norma Shearer · John Gilbert · Tully Marshall

Synopsis He Who Gets Slapped (1924) follows the journey of a brilliant inventor whose life takes a tragic turn due to deceit and betrayal. In response to his misfortunes, he transforms into a circus performer, adopting the persona of a clown...

Direction Tod Browning

Cast Bela Lugosi · Helen Chandler · David Manners · Dwight Frye

Synopsis Dracula (1931) begins with Renfield's perilous journey through the Carpathian mountains to Count Dracula's castle, where he is tasked with transferring Carfax Abbey in London to the enigmatic count, who is actually a vampire. Renfield falls under Dracula's spell and...

Direction Robert Wise

Cast Boris Karloff · Bela Lugosi · Henry Daniell · Edith Atwater

Synopsis The Body Snatcher (1945) is set in the grimy streets of Edinburgh in 1831, where the esteemed surgeon and anatomy professor, Dr. MacFarlane, has been discreetly procuring recently deceased bodies for his medical demonstrations. His supplier, a cab driver named...

Direction Erle C. Kenton

Cast Charles Laughton · Bela Lugosi · Richard Arlen · Leila Hyams

Synopsis Island of Lost Souls (1932) follows the tale of a driven scientist who engages in unholy experiments in the realm of evolution. His relentless pursuit of knowledge leads him to create a new breed of beings, half-human and half-animal, on...

Direction Edgar G. Ulmer

Cast Boris Karloff · Bela Lugosi · David Manners · Julie Bishop

Synopsis The Black Cat (1934) presents the inaugural cinematic pairing of horror icons Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in a film that is notably strange, haunting, and persistently eerie, pushing the boundaries of what was considered acceptable for its era. The...

Direction Lew Landers

Cast Boris Karloff · Bela Lugosi · Lester Matthews · Irene Ware

Synopsis The Raven (1935) follows the tale of a prosperous judge who persuades the gifted yet peculiar neurological surgeon, Dr. Vollin (Lugosi), to return from retirement to rescue his daughter. The young woman, a dancer, has been severely injured and brain...

Direction George Waggner

Cast Lon Chaney Jr. · Claude Rains · Warren William · Ralph Bellamy

Synopsis The Wolf Man (1941) follows Larry Talbot, who journeys back to his family's estate in Wales after the passing of his sibling. Accompanied by a local woman, Jenny Williams, Larry encounters a gypsy camp where a terrifying event unfolds. Bela,...

Direction Tod Browning

Cast Lionel Barrymore · Elizabeth Allan · Bela Lugosi · Lionel Atwill

Synopsis Mark of the Vampire (1935) unfolds in a village plagued by the supernatural, where Sir Karell Borotyn is seemingly slain by Count Mora, a vampire who is said to terrorize the locals. The count's next intended victim is Sir Karell's...

Direction Robert Florey

Cast Bela Lugosi · Sidney Fox · Leon Ames · Bert Roach

Direction Victor Halperin

Cast Bela Lugosi · Madge Bellamy · Robert Frazer · Brandon Hurst

Direction Rowland V. Lee

Cast Basil Rathbone · Boris Karloff · Bela Lugosi · Lionel Atwill

Synopsis Son of Frankenstein (1939) follows Wolf Frankenstein, the offspring of the renowned Henry Frankenstein, as he journeys back to his ancestral home with his wife to inherit his father's estate. Upon arrival, the couple encounters a chilly reception from the...

Direction Charles Barton

Cast Bud Abbott · Lou Costello · Bela Lugosi · Lon Chaney Jr.

Synopsis Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) follows the comedic misadventures of freight handlers Wilbur Grey (Lou Costello) and Chick Young (Bud Abbott) as their ordinary lives take a terrifying turn. When the remains of Frankenstein's monster and Dracula are shipped...

Direction Albert S. Rogell

Cast Basil Rathbone · Hugh Herbert · Broderick Crawford · Bela Lugosi

Synopsis The Black Cat (1941) follows a group of avaricious relatives who assemble to anticipate the demise of Henrietta Winslow. The narrative is filled with suspenseful elements such as murder, thunderous claps, eerie cat howls, gunshots, nighttime screams, and concealed passageways,...

Direction John Murray Anderson

Cast Paul Whiteman · John Boles · Laura La Plante · Jeannette Loff

Synopsis King of Jazz (1930) is a 1930 motion picture that showcases the talents of Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra. The film's name is derived from Whiteman's self-proclaimed title, which, although controversial, was reflective of the era's perception of jazz as...

Direction Lambert Hillyer

Cast Boris Karloff · Bela Lugosi · Frances Drake · Frank Lawton

Synopsis The Invisible Ray (1936) follows the chilling tale of a brilliant scientist who, during an experiment, is exposed to a mysterious and deadly radiation. This contamination grants him the power to emit a lethal force from his body, causing the...

Direction Arthur Lubin

Cast Boris Karloff · Bela Lugosi · Stanley Ridges · Anne Nagel

Synopsis Black Friday (1940) centers around a desperate situation where Dr. Sovac, a skilled brain surgeon played by Boris Karloff, performs an unauthorized operation to save his dying friend, Professor Kingsley, portrayed by Stanley Ridges. The procedure involves transplanting a portion...

Direction Tod Browning

Cast Conrad Nagel · Leila Hyams · Margaret Wycherly · Helene Millard

Synopsis The Thirteenth Chair (1929) follows Edward Wales as he seeks justice for his murdered friend, a man widely regarded as a scoundrel. Wales devises a plan to expose the killer by organizing a séance with a renowned medium, gathering 13...

Direction Wallace Fox

Cast Bela Lugosi · Luana Walters · Tristram Coffin · Minerva Urecal

Synopsis The Corpse Vanishes (1942) follows the chilling tale of a mad scientist who, with the assistance of an elderly witch and her two sons—a malevolent dwarf and a dim-witted brute—commits a series of heinous crimes. The scientist targets innocent brides,...

Direction Walter Summers

Cast Bela Lugosi · Hugh Williams · Greta Gynt · Edmon Ryan

Synopsis The Dark Eyes of London (1939) follows Scotland Yard inspector Larry Holt as he is tasked with solving a series of mysterious deaths. Over the past eight months, five bodies have been discovered in the Thames, all seemingly drowned. Holt's...