Karloff and the East : Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern and Oceanian Characters and Subjects in His Screen Career

Nollen, Scott Allen; Nollen, Yuyun Yuningsih

ISBN 10: 1476680639 / ISBN 13: 9781476680637

Edité par McFarland, 2021

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Karloff and the East : Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern and Oceanian Characters and Subjects in His Screen Career
• Éditeur: McFarland
• Date de parution: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1476680639
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781476680637
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: As New

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Synopsis

Among Golden Age Hollywood film stars of European heritage known for playing characters from the East--Chinese, Southeast Asians, Indians and Middle Easterners--Anglo-Indian actor Boris Karloff had deep roots there. Based on extensive new research, this biography and career study of Karloff's "eastern" films provides a critical examination of 41 features, including many overlooked early roles, and offers fresh perspective on a cinematic luminary so often labeled a "horror icon." Films include The Lightning Raider (1919), 14 silent films from the 1920s, The Unholy Night (1929), The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), The Mummy (1932), John Ford's The Lost Patrol (1934), the Mr. Wong series (1938-1940), Targets (1968), and Isle of the Snake People (1971), one of six titles released posthumously.

À propos des auteurs

The late Scott Allen Nollen was educated in film and history at the University of Iowa. He had written and edited more than 40 books on the history of film, literature and music.

Researcher Yuyun Yuningsih Nollen, a native of Java, is making her English-language debut with this book.