Movies by Edward Van Sloan
As part of the cast:
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The Mask of Diijon (1946)
Cast: Erich von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates, Antonio Filauri …
Directed by: Lew Landers
This moody thriller centers on Diijon (Erich von Stroheim), a retired magician known for his spectacular illusions. Debts force him to return to work, but when his first night as a cabaret…
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Before I Hang / The Boogie Man Will Get You (1940)
Cast: Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Peter Lorre …
Directed by: Lew Landers, Nick Grinde
Horror maestro Boris Karloff stars in these two tales of terror. In Before I Hang, when a physician (Karloff) lands on death row for a mercy killing, he continues formulating his youth serum,…
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Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Cast: Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill …
Directed by: Lambert Hillyer
Like father, like daughter. That's the curse Hungarian Countess Marya Zaleska -- progeny of the famous bloodsucker -- finds herself saddled with in this stylish horror classic. Try as…
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The Black Room / The Man They Couldn't Hang (1935)
Cast: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen …
Directed by: Roy William Neill, Nick Grinde
Sophisticated horror maestro Boris Karloff stars in these two tales of terror. Anton (Karloff) is a cruel despot who murders his enemies and dumps their bodies in the titular "black room."…
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A Shot in the Dark (1935)
Cast: Charles Starrett, Doris Lloyd, Julian Madison …
Directed by: Charles Lamont
When a wealthy college student (James Bush) is found hanging dead from a tree, his roommate (Charles Starrett) enlists the help of his detective father (Robert Warwick) to sift through the…
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Murder on the Campus (1934)
Cast: Charles Starrett, Donald Gray, Shirley Grey …
Directed by: Richard Thorpe, Michael Winner
Shortly after saying goodnight to his girlfriend Lillian (Shirley Grey), young reporter Bill Bartlett (Charles Starrett) overhears a murder happening at her college's bell tower. When…
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The Mummy (1932)
Cast: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners …
Directed by: Karl Freund
When British archaeologists uncover the ancient sarcophagus of a mummified Egyptian priest (Boris Karloff), they foolishly ignore its warning not to open the box, and the mummy is brought…
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The Death Kiss (1932)
Cast: David Manners, John Wray, Bela Lugosi …
Directed by: Edwin L. Marin
In the middle of filming a climactic murder scene, movie actor Myles Brent is actually shot dead on set. At first the police think the death is an accident, but eventually they begin…
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Dracula (1931)
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners …
Directed by: Tod Browning
Bela Lugosi turns in a landmark horror performance in this 1931 adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic vampire novel. Revisit Transylvania for the eerie mood created by spectacular…
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Frankenstein / Bride of Frankenstein: The Legacy Collection (1931)
Cast: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles …
Directed by: James Whale
In Frankenstein, a mad scientist (Colin Clive) creates a monster (the inimitable Boris Karloff) but errs by giving him a criminal brain. In Bride of Frankenstein, the superior and very witty…
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Frankenstein (1931)
Cast: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, John Boles …
Directed by: James Whale
Unbeknownst to his fiancée (Mae Clarke), young scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) -- aided by his hunchbacked assistant, Fritz (Dwight Frye) -- has been building a monster…