Boris Karloff Filmography

Karloff the Uncanny! His voice sent chills down people's spines, and his horror pictures terrified millions. The dedicated actor had appeared in hundreds of stage productions, numerous radio and television programs, and a phenomenal number of films from 1919 until his unfortunate death in 1969. His portrayals of the Frankenstein Monster, The Mummy, and Fu Manchu are legendary, and his classic narration of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) is an old-time holiday favorite. In contrast to the villainous roles he is most often remembered for, Boris Karloff was a kindhearted and intelligent man, making him one of the most beloved actors in show business. The British-born actor took particular delight in putting smiles on children's faces, and his generosity was especially evident with his regular contributions to charities for disabled children and children's literacy programs. What separated Karloff from many other horror film stars of the time was his ability to make the villains he played seem tragic and even sympathetic to the audience. The following is a listing of the brilliant actor's impressively long film and television credits.

His Majesty the American (1919)
The Lightning Raider (1919)
The Masked Raider (1919) -- 15-chapter serial
The Courage of Marge O'Doone (1920)
The Deadlier Sex (1920)
The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
The Prince and the Betty (1920)
The Cave Girl (1921)
Cheated Hearts (1921)
The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921) -- 15-chapter serial
Without Benefit of Clergy (1921)
The Altar Stairs (1922)
The Infidel (1922)
The Man from Downing Street (1922)
Omar the Tentmaker (1922)
The Woman Conquers (1922)
The Gentleman from America (1923)
The Prisoner (1923)
Dynamite Dan (1924)
The Hellion (1924)
Parisian Nights (1924)
Riders in the Plains (1924)
Forbidden Cargo (1925)
Lady Robin Hood (1925)
Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925)
Perils of the Wind (1925) -- 15-chapter serial
The Prairie Wife (1925)
Without Mercy (1925)
The Bells (1926)
The Eagle of the Sea (1926)
Flames (1926)
Flaming Fury (1926)
The Golden Web (1926)
The Greater Glory (1926)
Her Honor the Governor (1926)
The Man in the Saddle (1926)
The Nickel Hopper (1926)
Old Ironsides (1926)
Valencia (1926)
Let It Rain (1927)
The Love Mart (1927)
The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
The Phantom Buster (1927)
The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
Soft Cushions (1927)
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
Burning the Wind (1928)
The Fatal Warning (1928) -- 10-chapter serial
The Little Wild Girl (1928)
Sharp Shooters (1928)
Vanishing Rider (1928) -- 10-chapter serial
Vulrures of the Sea (1928) -- 10-chapter serial
Anne Against the World (1929)
Behind That Curtain (1929)
The Devil's Chaplain (1929)
King of the Kongo (1929)
The Phantom of the North (1929)
Two Sisters (1929)
The Unholy Night (1929)
The Bad One (1930)
King of the Wild (1930) -- 12-chapter serial
The Sea Bat (1930)
The Utah Kid (1930)
Cracked Nuts (1931)
The Criminal Code (1931)
Dirigible (1931)
Five Star Final (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Graft (1931)
The Guilty Generation (1931)
I Like Your Nerve (1931)
The Mad Genius (1931)
Pardon Us (1931)
The Public Defender (1931)
Smart Money (1931)
Tonight or Never (1931)
The Vanishing Legion (1931) -- 12-chapter serial
The Yellow Ticket (1931)
Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
Behind the Mask (1932)
Business and Pleasure (1932)
The Cohens and the Kellys in Hollywood (1932)
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
The Miracle Man (1932)
The Mummy (1932)
Night World (1932)
The Old Dark House (1932)
Scarface (1932)
The Ghoul (1933)
The Black Cat (1934)
Gift of Gab (1934)
The House of Rothschild (1934)
The Lost Patrol (1934)
The Black Room (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Raven (1935)
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
The Invisible Ray (1936)
Juggernaut (1936)
The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936; a.k.a. The Man Who Lived Again)
The Walking Dead (1936)
Night Key (1937)
West of Shanghai (1937)
The Invisible Menace (1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Tower of London (1939)
The Ape (1940)
Before I Hang (1940)
Black Friday (1940)
British Intelligence (1940)
Devil's Island (1940)
The Fatal Hour (1940)
Doomed to Die (1940)
The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
You'll Find Out (1940)
The Devil Commands (1941)
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
The Climax (1944)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Isle of the Dead (1945)
Bedlam (1946)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Lured (1947)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Unconquered (1947)
Tap Roots (1948)
We, the People: "Episode #1.9" (1948) -- TV series episode
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
Celebrity Time: "September 4" (1949; a.k.a. The Eyes Have It) -- TV game-show episode
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre: "Expert Opinion" (1949) -- TV series episode
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre: "A Passenger to Bali" (1949) -- TV series episode
The Ford Theatre Hour: "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1949) -- TV series episode
Starring Boris Karloff (1949; a.k.a. The Boris Karloff Mystery Playhouse) -- TV series
Suspense!: "A Night at an Inn" (1949) -- TV series episode
Suspense!: "The Monkey's Paw" (1949) -- TV series episode
Suspense!: "The Yellow Scarf" (1949) -- TV series episode
Texaco Star Theater: "Episode #1.45" (1949; a.k.a. The Milton Berle Show/The Buick-Berle Show) -- TV series episode
Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet: "Episode #1.12" (1950) -- TV series episode
Lights Out: "The Leopard Lady" (1950) -- TV series episode
Masterpiece Playhouse: "Uncle Vanya" (1950) -- TV series episode
The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue: "Episode #2.4" (1950) -- TV series episode
The Perry Como Show: "February 19" (1950; a.k.a. Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall) -- TV series episode
The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter: "Episode #2.17" (1950) -- TV series episode
Texaco Star Theater: "Episode #3.13" (1950; a.k.a. The Milton Berle Show/The Buick-Berle Show) -- TV series episode
Celebrity Time: "November 25" (1951; a.k.a. The Eyes Have It) -- TV game-show episode
Don McNeill's TV Club: "April 11" (1951) -- TV series episode
The Emperor's Nightingale (1951)
The Fred Waring General Electric Show: "October 21" (1951) -- TV series episode
Lux Video Theatre: "The Jest of Hahalaba" (1951) -- TV series episode
Robert Montgomery Presents: "The Kimballs" (1951) -- TV series episode
The Strange Door (1951)
Studio One: "Mutiny on the Nicolette" (1951; a.k.a. Studio One in Hollywood) -- TV series episode
Suspense!: "The Lonely Place" (1951) -- TV series episode
Texaco Star Theater: "Episode #4.4" (1951; a.k.a. The Milton Berle Show/The Buick-Berle Show) -- TV series episode
What's My Line?: "January 21" (1951) -- TV game-show episode
All Star Revue: "January 17" (1952; a.k.a. Four Star Revue) -- TV series episode, with Peter Lorre & Martha Raye
The Black Castle (1952)
CBS Television Workshop: "Don Quixote" (1952) -- TV series episode
Celebrity Time: "May 25" (1952; a.k.a. The Eyes Have It) -- TV game-show episode
Curtain Call: "The Soul of the Great Bell" (1952) -- TV series episode
I've Got a Secret: "June 19" (1952) -- TV game-show episode
Lux Video Theatre: "Fear" (1952) -- TV series episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: "The House of Death" (1952) -- TV series episode
Studio One: "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" (1952; a.k.a. Studio One in Hollywood) -- TV series episode
Tales of Tomorrow: "Memento" (1952) -- TV series episode
Texaco Star Theater: "Episode #4.33" (1952; a.k.a. The Milton Berle Show/The Buick-Berle Show) -- TV series episode
Texaco Star Theater: "Episode #5.11" (1952; a.k.a. The Milton Berle Show/The Buick-Berle Show) -- TV series episode
That Reminds Me: "February 27" (1952) -- Tv game-show episode
The Stork Club: "January 30" (1952) -- TV series episode
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
ABC Album: "The Chase" (1953; a.k.a. The Plymouth Playhouse) -- TV series episode
The Hindu (1953)
Hollywood Opening Night: "The Invited Seven" (1953) -- TV series episode
Il Mostro dell'Isola (1953; a.k.a. The Monster of the Island)
Rheingold Theatre "" (1953) -- TV series episode
Robert Montgomery Presents: "Burden of Proof" (1953) -- TV series episode
Suspense!: "The Black Prophet" (1953) -- TV series episode
Suspense!: "The Signal Man" (1953) -- TV series episode
Tales of Tomorrow: "Past Tense" (1953) -- TV series episode
Who Said That?: "April 30" (1953) -- TV game-show episode
Climax!: "The White Carnation" (1954) -- TV series episode
The George Gobel Show: "Episode #1.5" (1954) -- TV series episode
I've Got a Secret: "October 13" (1954) -- TV game-show episode
Sabaka (1954)
Truth or Consequences: "November 7" (1954; a.k.a. The New Truth and Consequences) -- TV game-show episode
Down You Go (1954-1955) -- TV game-show
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954-1956) -- TV series
The Best of Broadway: "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1955) -- TV series episode, with Peter Lorre
The Donald O'Connor Show: "Episode #1.8" (1955) -- TV series episode
The Elgin Hour: "Sting of Death" (1955) -- TV series episode
General Electric Theater: "Mr. Blue Ocean" (1955) -- TV series episode
I've Got a Secret: "August 24" (1955) -- TV game-show episode
Max Liebman Presents: A Connecticut Yankee (1955) -- TV movie
The United States Steel Hour: "Counterfeit" (1955) -- TV series episode
The Alcoa Hour: "Even the Weariest River" (1956) -- TV series episode
The Amazing Dunninger: "July 18" (1956) -- TV series episode
Climax!: "Bury Me Later" (1956) -- TV series episode
The Ernie Kovacs Show: "August 13" (1956) -- TV series episode
Frankie Laine Time: "Episode #2.2" (1956) -- TV series episode
Playhouse 90: "Rendezvous in Black" (1956) -- TV series episode
The Red Skelton Show: "Episode #6.8" (1956) -- TV series episode
The $64,000 Challenge: "Dec. 11; Dec. 18; Dec. 25" (1956) -- TV game-show episodes
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: "Episode #1.9" (1957) -- TV series episode
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: "Episode #2.2" (1957) -- TV series episode
The Gisele MacKenzie Show: "Episode #1.8" (1957) -- TV series episode
Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Lark" (1957) -- TV series episode
The Kate Smith Show: "April 28" (1957) -- TV series episode
Lux Video Theatre: "The Man Who Played God" (1957) -- TV series episode
The Rosemary Clooney Show: "Wolf-Grandmother" (1957) -- TV series episode
The Rosemary Clooney Show: "October 31" (1957) -- TV series episode
Suspicion: "The Deadly Game" (1957) -- TV series episode
This Is Your Life : "Boris Karloff" (1957) -- TV series episode
Voodoo Island (1957)
The Betty White Show: "February 12" (1958) -- TV series episode
Corridors of Blood (1958)
Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
The Haunted Strangler (1958)
Lux Video Theatre: "January 8" (1958) -- TV series episode
Playhouse 90: "Heart of Darkness" (1958) -- TV series episode
The Rosemary Clooney Show: "January 8" (1958) -- TV series episode
Shirley Temple's Storybook: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1958) -- TV series episode
Studio One: "The Shadow of a Genius" (1958; a.k.a. Studio One in Hollywood) -- TV series episode
Telephone Time: "The Vestris" (1958) -- TV series episode
Tonight Starring Jack Paar: "April 22" (1958; a.k.a. The Jack Paar Tonight Show) -- TV series episode
The Veil (1958) -- TV series, never aired
The Gale Storm Show: "It's Murder My Dear" (1959) -- TV series episode
General Electric Theater: "The Indian Giver" (1959) -- TV series episode
The DuPont Show of the Month: "Treasure Island" (1960) -- TV series episode
Playhouse 90: "To the Sound of Trumpets" (1960) -- TV series episode
The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960)
Sunday Showcase: "Hollywood Sings" (1960) -- TV series episode
Thriller (1960-1962) -- TV series
The Dickie Henderson Show: "The Gangster" (1962) -- TV series episode
Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Arsenic & Old Lace" (1962) -- TV series episode
Out of This World (1962) -- TV series
PM East: "February 12" (1962) -- TV series episode
Route 66: "Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing" (1962) -- TV series episode, with Lon Chaney Jr. & Peter Lorre
Theatre '62: "The Paradine Case" (1962) -- TV series episode
Black Sabbath (1963)
Chronicle: "A Danish Fairy Tale" (1963) -- TV series episode
The Hy Gardner Show: "March 3" (1963) -- TV series episode, with Peter Lorre
I've Got a Secret: "January 28" (1963) -- TV game-show episode
Mondo Balordo (1963; a.k.a. A Fool's World) -- documentary
The Raven (1963)
The Terror (1963)
Bikini Beach (1964)
The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
The Garry Moore Show: "Episode #6.28" (1964) -- TV series episode
Hollywood and the Stars: "Monsters We've Known and Loved" (1964) -- TV series episode
The Tonight Show: "June ?" (1964) -- TV series episode
Die Monster Die! (1965)
The Entertainers: "January 16" (1965) -- TV series episode
Shindig!: "Episode #2.14" (1965) -- TV series episode
Butternut Coffee Commercial (1966) -- TV commercial
The Daydreamer (1966)
Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.: "The Mother Muffin Affair" (1966) -- TV series episode
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
Schaeffer Pens Commercial (1966) -- TV commercial
The Venetian Affair (1966)
The Wild Wild West: "The Night of the Golden Cobra" (1966) -- TV series episode
Blind Man's Bluff (1967; a.k.a. Cauldron of Blood)
I Spy: "Mainly on the Plains" (1967) -- TV series episode
Mad Monster Party (1967)
Mondo Balordo (1967)
The Sorcerers (1967)
Volkswagen Commercial (1967) -- TV commercial
A-1 Steak Sauce Commercial (1968) -- TV commercial
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968; a.k.a. The Crimson Cult)
The Fear Chamber (1968)
House of Evil (1968)
The Incredible Invasion (1968; a.k.a. Alien Terror)
Isle of the Snake People (1968)
The Jonathan Winters Show: "Episode #2.6" (1968) -- TV series episode
The Name of the Game: "The White Birch" (1968) -- TV series episode
The Red Skelton Show: "Episode #18.1" (1968) -- TV series episode, with Vincent Price
Targets (1968)

 

Las Vegas: Actor Jim Childs

Actor Jim Childs (Mansion of Mystery; Melrose Place) and a friend do a night on the town in Las Vegas.

Voicing & Puppeteering Cameo

Cameo the Magic Camera Obscura from the Super Shock Show is voiced and puppeteered by actor Jim Childs (Mummy TV; Party of Five).

Bela Lugosi Filmography

He was one of the greatest and legendary stars of horror film history. Suave, debonair, and always the gentleman to his adoring public, Bela Lugosi was the boogeyman of many erotic nightmares with his most famous role and definitive portrayal of Count Dracula. However, Lugosi first began his acting career on the stage, appearing in nearly two hundred productions that would make just about any actor today quite envious. His early efforts as a film actor began in his native homeland of Hungary from 1917-1918, before continuing his career in Germany from 1919-1922. Ultimately, Lugosi made the United States his permanent home, where he reached true stardom, becoming one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood. From 1923 up until his death in 1956, Lugosi played everything from secret agents, mad doctors, villainous butlers, dashing vampires, and grotesque beings. The following is a list that spans Lugosi's entire film career and television appearances by year.

Alarcosbal (1917; a.k.a. Masked Ball) -- lost film
Az Elet Kiralya (1917; a.k.a. The King of Life/The Picture of Dorian Gray) -- lost film
Leoni Leo (1917) -- lost film
Lili (1917) -- lost film
A Regiseggyujto (1917; a.k.a. The Antiquarian) -- lost film
Az Ezredes (1918; a.k.a. The Colonel) -- lost film
Kilencvenkilenc (1918) -- lost film
A Leopard (1918; a.k.a. The Struggle for Life) -- lost film
A Naszdal (1918; a.k.a. The Wedding Song) -- lost film
99 (1918) -- lost film
Tavaszi Vihar (1918; a.k.a. Spring Tempest) -- lost film
Sklaven Fremdes Willens (1919; a.k.a. Hypnoses/Slave of a Foreign Will) -- lost film
Der Fluch der Menschheit (1920; a.k.a. The Curse of Man) -- lost film
Die Frau im Delphin (1920; a.k.a. The Woman in the Dolphin) -- lost film
Das Ganze Sein ist Flammend Leid (1920; a.k.a. The Whole of Being is a Flaming Misery) -- lost film
Der Januskopf (1920; a.k.a. The Head of Janus/Schrecken/The Terror) -- lost Jekyll & Hyde film
Johann Hopkins III (1920; a.k.a. John Hopkins the Third) -- lost film
Lederstrumpf (1920; a.k.a. Leatherstocking)
Der Sklavenhalter von Kansas-City (1920; a,k.a. The Slaveholder of Kansas City) -- lost film
Der Tanz auf dem Vulkan (1920; a.k.a. The Dance on the Volcano)
Die Teufelsanbeter (1920; a.k.a. The Devil Worshippers) -- lost film
Die Todeskarawane (1920; a.k.a. The Caravan of Death) -- lost film
Nat Pinkerton in Kampf (1920-1921; a.k.a. Nat Pinkerton in Combat) -- lost 2-part film
Ihre Hoheit die Tanzerin (1922; a.k.a. Her Highness, the Dancer) -- not released due to censorship
The Silent Command (1923)
The Rejected Woman (1924)
Daughters Who Pay (1925)
The Midnight Girl (1925)
Punchinello (1926) -- lost film
How to Handle Women (1928)
The Last Performance (1928) -- voice dubbed to Conrad Veidt's role for Hungarian distribution
The Veiled Woman (1928) -- lost film
Prisoners (1929) -- Bela's first sound film appearance
The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
King of Jazz (1930) -- Hungarian version of film
Oh, for a Man! (1930)
Renegades (1930)
Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)
Viennese Nights (1930)
Wild Company (1930)
The Black Camel (1931)
Broadminded (1931)
Dracula (1931)
Fifty Million Frenchmen (1931)
Women of All Nations (1931)
Chandu the Magician (1932)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
White Zombie (1932)
The Death Kiss (1933)
The Devil's in Love (1933)
International House (1933)
Night of Terror (1933)
The Whispering Shadow (1933) -- 12-chapter serial
The Black Cat (1934)
Gift of Gab (1934)
The Return of Chandu (1934)
Best Man Wins (1935)
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Murder by Television (1935)
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1935)
The Raven (1935)
The Invisible Ray (1936)
The Postal Inspector (1936)
Shadow of Chinatown (1936) -- 15-chapter serial
SOS Coastguard (1937) -- 12-chapter serial
Dark Eyes of London (1939, a.k.a. The Human Monster)
The Gorilla (1939)
Ninotchka (1939)
The Phantom Creeps (1939) -- 12-chapter serial
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Black Friday (1940)
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
You'll Find Out (1940)
The Black Cat (1941)
The Devil Bat (1941)
The Invisible Ghost (1941)
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Black Dragons (1942)
Bowery at Midnight (1942)
The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Night Monster (1942)
The Ape Man (1943)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
Return of the Vampire (1943)
One Body Too Many (1944)
Return of the Ape Man (1944)
Voodoo Man (1944)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Zombies on Broadway (1945)
Genius at Work (1946)
Scared to Death (1947)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
The Milton Berle Show (1949) -- TV series episode
Suspense!: "The Cask of Amontillado" (1949) -- TV series episode
Celebrity Time: "The Eyes Have It" (1950) -- TV series episode
Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show: "Episode #1.3" (1950) -- TV series episode
Starlit Time (1950) -- TV series episode
Versatile Varieties (1950) -- TV series episode
Bela Lugosi Meets the Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)
Glen or Glenda? (1953)
Spade Cooley Show (1953) -- TV series episode
You Asked for It (1953) -- TV series episode
Bride of the Monster (1955)
The Black Sleep (1956)
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
The World of Abbott and Costello (1965) 

 

Mr. Rhodes TV Series

Mr. Rhodes was a television sitcom from NBC about a writing instructor at a boarding school who uses unconventional methods to teach his students. It starred comedian Tom Rhodes, Farrah Forke, Ron Glass, Jessica Stone, and Stephen Tobolowsky. Others who appeared on the show were Jensen Ackles, Andy Berman, Alexandra Holden, Wendie Malick, Vic Polizos, Tracey Powlas, Lindsay Sloane, Shaun Weiss, Travis Wester, George Wyner, etc. 

This had been actor Jim Childs' first experience on a television set and in front of a live TV audience. He recalled how dynamic Ron Glass was and the incredible stage presence he exuded.

Cameo the Magic Camera Obscura

In Episodes 1 & 2 of the Super Shock Show, we learned about Cameo's backstory. He was an unfortunate human that the horror host Sicko-Psychotic stumbled upon inside the Sick Shack and he immediately fell victim to the King of Ghoul's appetite. Soon after, Sicko trapped his spirit inside an old camera obscura in order to project horror movies for the show. When Sicko discovered a WANTED poster (shown above), we learned that Cameo's human name was Horatio Hughes, a British hotel clerk on the lam from the law for having murdered his wife with a bulky video cassette of West Side Story. 

Cameo is usually at odds with Sicko's choice of movies featured on the show and is often bickering and insulting his rival, Silky Harlot the Spider. Despite all of this, it is clear that he is now a member of a very strange and dysfunctional family unit that has been built over time. 

 

Lon Chaney Filmography

He was the Man of a Thousand Faces, giving life to an array of deformed and grotesque characters like no other actor or makeup artist before him. So impressive was Lon Chaney at his craft that he not only made spectating movie audiences scream from his shocking and frightening appearances, he also had them sympathizing with the tragic figures that gave those same patrons nightmares! Born on April Fool's Day of 1883 to def and mute parents, Chaney quickly learned to skillfully use his hands, body, and facial expressions to communicate with them. This invaluable tool also served to amplify his ability to reach his audience throughout his career on the theatrical stage and up on the silver screen. Chaney had great respect for those with physical limitations and imperfections, which society usually shunned. Crew members and fellow actors admired and adored him for his kindness and generosity -- including the great Boris Karloff. In fact, the dedicated silent-era actor allowed himself to suffer greatly under the extreme body contortions and harsh makeup he applied to himself when playing certain memorable roles. Chaney was additionally blessed with the talents for singing, dancing, comedy, and voices -- the latter of which is evident in The Unholy Three (1930), his last film and the only "talkie" he ever appeared in before his untimely death. Unfortunately, most of Lon Chaney's films are currently lost, but several have managed to resurface with time. Today, we are fortunate to have a few examples of some of his greatest work, including The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Phantom of the Opera, and West of Zanzibar, to name a few.

Alas and Alack (1915) -- final minutes of film are missing

Almost an Actress (1913) -- lost film

Back to Life (1913) -- lost film

The Blood Red Tape of Charity (1913) -- lost film

Bloodhounds of the North (1913) -- lost film

An Elephant on His Hands (1913) -- lost film

Poor Jake's Demise (1913)

Red Margaret, Moonshiner (1913; a.k.a. Moonshine Blood) -- lost film

The Restless Spirit (1913) -- lost film

The Sea Urchin (1913) -- lost film

Shon the Piper (1913) -- lost film

Suspense (1913) -- most likely played one of the tramps

The Trap (1913) -- lost film

The Ways of Fate (1913) -- lost film

By the Sun's Rays (1914)

Discord and Harmony (1914) -- lost film

The Embezzler (1914) -- lost film

The End of the Feud (1914) -- lost film

The Forbidden Room (1914) -- lost film

Her Bounty (1914) -- lost film

Her Escape (1914) -- lost film

Her Grave Mistake (1914) -- lost film

Her Life's Story (1914) -- lost film

The Higher Law (1914) -- lost film

The Honor of the Mounted (1914) -- lost film

The Hopes of Blind Alley (1914) -- lost film

The Lamb, the Woman, the Wolf (1914) -- lost film

The Lie (1914) -- lost film

Lights and Shadows (1914) -- lost film

The Lion, the Lamb, the Man (1914) -- lost film

The Menace to Carlotta (1914; a.k.a. Carlotta, the Bead Stringer) -- lost film

A Miner's Romance (1914) -- lost film

A Night of Thrills (1914) -- lost film

The Old Cobbler (1914) -- lost film

The Oubliette (1914)

The Pipes o' Pan (1914) -- lost film

A Ranch Romance (1914) -- lost film

Remember Mary Magdalen (1914) -- lost film

Richelieu (1914) -- lost film

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914) -- lost film

The Unlawful Trade (1914) -- lost film

Virtue Is Its Own Reward (1914) -- lost film

All for Peggy (1915) -- lost film

Bound on the Wheel (1915) -- lost film

The Chimney's Secret (1915) -- lost film

The Desert Breed (1915) -- lost film

The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis (1915) -- only a fragment survives

Father and the Boys (1915) -- lost film

For Cash (1915) -- lost film

The Girl of the Night (1915; a.k.a. Her Chance) -- lost film

The Grind (1915; a.k.a. On the Verge of Sin) -- lost film

An Idyll of the Hills (1915) -- lost film

Lon of Lone Mountain (1915) -- lost film

Maid of the Mist (1915) -- lost film

The Measure of a Man (1915) -- lost film

The Millionaire Paupers (1915) -- only a fragment of the film survives

A Mother's Atonement (1915) -- only part of the film survives

Mountain Justice (1915) -- lost film

Outside the Gates (1915) -- lost film

The Oyster Dredger (1915) -- lost film

The Pine's Revenge (1915) -- lost film

Quits (1915) -- lost film

The Sin of Olga Brandt (1915) -- lost film

A Small Town Girl (1915) -- lost film

The Star of the Sea (1915) -- lost film

Steady Company (1915) -- lost film

The Stool Pigeon (1915) -- lost film

The Stronger Mind (1915) -- lost film

Stronger Than Death (1915) -- lost film

Such Is Life (1915) -- lost film

The Threads of Fate (1915) -- lost film

The Trust (1915) -- lost film

Under a Shadow (1915) -- lost film

The Violin Maker (1915) -- lost film

When the Gods Played a Badger Game (1915; a.k.a. The Girl Who Couldn't Go Wrong) -- lost film

Where the Forest Ends (1915) -- lost film

Accusing Evidence (1916) -- re-edited version of earlier film(s)

Bobbie of the Ballet (1916) -- lost film

Dolly's Scoop (1916)

Felix on the Job (1916) -- lost film

The Gilded Spider (1916; a.k.a. The Full Cup) -- lost film

The Grasp of Greed (1916; a.k.a. Mr. Meeson's Will) -- only part of the film survives

The Grip of Jealousy (1916) -- lost film

If My Country Should Call (1916) -- only parts of the film survive

The Mark of Cain (1916; a.k.a. By Fate's Degree) -- lost film

The Place Beyond the Winds (1916) -- most of the film survives

The Price of Silence (1916) -- lost film

Tangled Hearts (1916) -- only a few minutes of footage exist

Anything Once (1917) -- lost film

Bondage (1917) -- lost film

A Doll's House (1917)

The Empty Gun (1917) -- lost film

Fires of Rebellion (1917) -- lost film

The Flashlight (1917; a.k.a. The Flashlight Girl) -- lost film

The Girl in the Checkered Coat (1917) -- lost film

Hell Morgan's Girl (1917) -- lost film

The Mask of Love (1917) -- lost film, retitled & re-release of an unknown earlier film

Pay Me! (1917; a.k.a. Pay Day/The Vengeance of the West) -- lost film

The Piper's Price (1917) -- lost film

The Rescue (1917) -- lost film

The Scarlet Car (1917)

Triumph (1917) -- only part of the film survives

Broadway Love (1918)

A Broadway Scandal (1918) -- lost film

Danger, Go Slow (1918) -- lost film

Fast Company (1918) -- lost film

The Grand Passion (1918) -- lost film

The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918; a.k.a. The Kaiser) -- lost film

Riddle Gawne (1918) -- only part of the film survives

The Talk of the Town (1918) -- lost film

That Devil, Bateese (1918) -- lost film

False Faces (1919)

A Man's Country (1919) -- lost film

The Miracle Man (1919) -- only a fragment of the film survives

Paid in Advance (1919)

Victory (1919)

When Bearcat Went Dry (1919)

The Wicked Darling (1919)

Daredevil Jack (1920) -- only parts of the film survive, 15-chapter serial

The Gift Supreme (1920) -- only part of the film survives

Nomads of the North (1920)

Outside the Law (1920)

The Penalty (1920)

Treasure Island (1920) -- lost film

The Ace of Hearts (1921)

Bits of Life (1921) -- lost film

For Those We Love (1921) -- lost film

Voices of the City (1921; a.k.a. The Night Rose) -- lost film

A Blind Bargain (1922; a.k.a. The Octave of Claudius) -- lost film

Flesh and Blood (1922)

The Light in the Dark (1922; a.k.a. The Light of Faith)

Oliver Twist (1922)

Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)

Shadows (1922)

The Trap (1922; a.k.a. Heart of a Wolf)

All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923) -- lost film

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

The Shock (1923)

While Paris Sleeps (1923) -- lost film

He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

The Next Corner (1924) -- lost film

The Monster (1925)

1925 Studio Tour (1925) -- documentary

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The Tower of Lies (1925) -- lost film

The Unholy Three (1925)

The Blackbird (1926)

The Road to Mandalay (1926) -- film survives incomplete

Tell It to the Marines (1926)

London After Midnight (1927) -- only a 2002 reconstruction exists

Mockery (1927)

Mr. Wu (1927)

The Unknown (1927)

The Big City (1928) -- lost film

Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)

West of Zanzibar (1928)

While the City Sleeps (1928)

Thunder (1929) -- only a small fragment survives

Where East Is East (1929)

The Unholy Three (1930)

Jim Childs: Nevada

2022: back to work for Jim Childs. Childs is an actor based in Las Vegas, NV (Monster Movie Night; Dangerous Minds).

Sick Shack Gallery #2

Creepy dwellings were the theme for episode 3 "This Old Shack" of the Super Shock Show. As you may be aware, the horror series was hosted by Sicko-Psychotic the King of Ghouls (portrayed by actor Jim Childs who also provided some of the voices for your favorite supporting characters) who lived inside his creepy Sick Shack in Sin City. Childs actually made un-real estate magazine covers himself. However, the illustrated Dracula/Frankenstein book by Alice & Joel Schick (shown below) was a childhood Christmas gift from his sister and one of his prized possessions. 

 

 

List of Georges Méliès Films: Part 3 (1907-1913)

Master conjurer of the stage... extravagant wizard of fantastic filmmaking... Georges Méliès always gave his ventures his absolute best and the audience was always well rewarded. When Méliès began shooting films in 1896 he wasted little time in constructing the first film studio in Europe and establishing the first exclusive movie production firm -- the Star Film Company. By 1897, entrepreneur Méliès already had imitators -- such as The Haunted Castle, directed by magician George Albert Smith -- but none captured the quality of work that Méliès produced and labored over with intensity and enjoyment. Originally, his films were projected and shown at The Théâtre Robert-Houdin, but found further success at fairgrounds to which the films were sold to and showcased. Unfortunately, Méliès discovered that his beloved movies were being pirated and sold abroad by unscrupulous distributors like the Edison Company. As a deterrent, Star Films branched out in 1903 to Barcelona, Berlin, London, and even New York where Méliès' brother Gaston supervised distribution, marketing, and copyrights. Méliès' sale prices were much steeper than his competitors because he felt his films were better produced and more care was put into making them. One of the services he provided was the option to purchase, at an even higher price, versions of his films that he would painstakingly hand-color himself. By 1905 permanent movie theaters called Nickelodeons began to replace film exhibitions at fairs and the movies of Georges Méliès were especially in high demand. Because of the increasing popularity of Nickelodeons and the ever expanding film market, Méliès had a second and larger studio built -- Studio B. But such was only the beginning of bad financial investments that would inevitably lead Méliès into financial ruin. Although Méliès ultimately fell into obscurity, 1929 proved he was not completely erased from the minds of those who cherished his films. That same year honored Méliès in an article published by La Revue du Cinema and, in celebration of the great filmmaker's work, several of his films were screened at a gala in Paris. More than a century later, the films of Georges Méliès continue to reach out to new generations of fans as movies once thought lost are resurfacing at an impressive rate and are being shared with the adoring public. Listed below are his films from his final years, 1907-1913.

1907

Ali Barbouyou et Ali Bouf à l'Huile (a.k.a. Delirium in a Studio) (1907)
Bernard le Bucheron (a.k.a. A Forester Made King) (1907) -- lost
La Boulangerie Modèle (a.k.a. Bakers in Trouble) (1907) -- lost
Le Carton Fantastique (a.k.a. A Mischievous Sketch) (1907) -- lost
La Colle Universelle (a.k.a. Good Glue Sticks) (1907) -- comedy
Le Délirium Tremens (1907) -- lost
La Douche d'Eau Bouillante (a.k.a. Rogues' Tricks) (1907) -- comedy
François Ier et Triboulet (a.k.a. The King and the Jester) (1907) -- comedy
Les Fromages Automobiles (1907) -- fantasy-comedy
Hamlet (1907) -- historical drama
L'Éclipse du Soleil en Pleine Lune (a.k.a. The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon) (1907) -- fantasy
La Marche Funèbre de Chopin (a.k.a. Chopin's Funeral March Burlesqued) (1907) -- lost
Le Mariage de Victorine (a.k.a. How Bridget's Lover Escaped) (1907) -- comedy
La Mort de Jules César (1907) -- lost
La Nouvelle Peine de Mort (a.k.a. A New Death Penalty) (1907) -- lost
Nuit de Carnaval (a.k.a. A Night with Masqueraders in Paris) (1907)
Pauvre John ou les Aventures d'un Buveur de Whiskey (a.k.a. Sightseeing Through Whisky) (1907) -- comedy
La Perle des Servantes (a.k.a. An Angelic Servant) (1907) -- lost
Le Placard Infernal (a.k.a. The Bewildering Cabinet) (1907) -- horror
Robert Macaire és Bertrand (1907) -- comedy
Satan en Prison (a.k.a. Satan in Prison) (1907) -- horror
Seek and Thou Shalt Find (1907) -- lost
The Story of Eggs (1907) -- lost
Le Tunnel Sous la Manche ou le Cauchemar Franco-anglais (a.k.a. Tunneling the English Channel) (1907) -- adventure, fantasy
20000 Lieues Sous les Mers (a.k.a. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) (1907) -- adventure, sci-fi

1908

Amour et Mélasse (1908)
Anaïc ou le Balafré (a.k.a. Not Guilty) (1908) -- drama
At the Hotel Mix-Up (1908) -- lost film
Au Pays des Jouets (a.k.a. Grandmother's Story) (1908) -- fantasy
La Bonne Bergère et la Mauvaise Princesse (a.k.a. The Good Sheperdess and the Evil Princess) (1908) -- fantasy
Buncoed Stage Johnnie (1908)
La Civilisation à Travers les Âges (a.k.a. Humanity Through the Ages) (1908) -- lost
Le Conseil de Pipelet, ou Un Tour â la Foire (a.k.a. Sideshow Wrestlers) (1908)
Conte de la Grand-mère et Rêve de l'Enfant (1908) -- fantasy
Le Crime de la Rue du Cherche-Midi à Quatorze Heures (1908) -- lost
La Cuisine de l'Ogre (a.k.a. In the Bogie Man's Cave) (1908) -- horror, fantasy
Don Quichotte (a.k.a. Incident from Don Quixote) (1908)
The Duke's Good Joke (1908) -- comedy, lost
Le Fabricant de Diamants (1908) -- lost
Le Fakir de Singapoure (a.k.a. The Indian Sorcerer) (1908) -- fantasy
La Fée Libellule (1908) -- lost
La Fête du Sonneur (1908) -- lost
La Fontaine Merveilleuse (1908) -- lost
French Interpreter Policeman (a.k.a. French Cops Learning English) (1908) -- documentary
Le Génie du Feu (a.k.a. The Genii of Fire) (1908) -- fantasy
Hallucinations Pharmaceutiques ou Le Truc de Potard (1908)
His First Job (1908)
Il y a un Dieu pour les Ivrognes (a.k.a. The Good Luck of a 'Souse') (1908)
Le Iugement du Garde-Champêtre (1908) -- comedy
L'Acteur en Retard (1908) -- lost
L'Agent Gelé (1908) -- lost
L'Ascension de la Rosière (1908) -- lost
L'Avare (a.k.a. The Miser) (1908)
Love and Molasses (1908) -- lost
A Love Tragedy in Spain (1908)
Lully ou Le Violon Brisé (1908)
Magic of Catchy Songs (1908) -- lost
La Main Secourable (1908) -- lost
Les Malheurs d'un Photographe (a.k.a. Les Mésaventures d'un Photographe) (1908) -- comedy
Mariage de Raison et Mariage d'Amour (1908) -- lost
Le Mariage de Thomas Poirot (a.k.a. Fun with the Bridal Party) (1908) -- comedy, lost
Moitié de Polka (1908) -- lost
Mystery of the Garrison (1908) -- lost
Le Nouveau Seigneur du Village (1908)
On Ne Badine Pas avec l'Amour (1908) -- lost
Oriental Black Art (1908) -- lost
Les Patineurs (1908)
Photographie Électrique à Distance (a.k.a. Long Distance Wireless Photography) (1908) -- sci-fi, comedy
Pochardiana (1908) -- lost
Pour l'Étoile S.V.P. (1908) -- comedy
Pour les P'tiots (1908) -- lost
La Prophétesse de Thèbes (a.k.a. The Prophetess of Thebes) (1908)
Quiproquo (a.k.a. A Mistaken Identity) (1908) -- lost
Le Raid Paris-New York en Automobile (a.k.a. Mishaps of the New York-Paris Race) (1908) -- lost
Le Rêve d'un Fumeur d'Opium (a.k.a. The Dream of an Opium Fiend) (1908)
Rivalité d'Amour (a.k.a. A Love Tragedy in Spain) (1908) -- lost
Rude Awakening (1908) -- lost
Salon de Coiffure (a.k.a. In the Barber Shop) (1908)
Le Serpent de la Rue de la Lune (1908) -- fantasy, lost
Le Tambourin Fantastique (a.k.a. Knight of Black Art) (1908)
Tartarin de Tarascon (1908) -- based on novel, lost
La Toile d'Araignée Merveilleuse (1908) -- lost
Les Torches Humaines (a.k.a. Justinian's Human Torches) (1908)
Le Trait d'Union (1908) -- lost
A Tricky Painter's Fate (1908) -- comedy
Trop Vieux! (1908) -- lost
Two Crazy Bugs (1908) -- lost
Two Talented Vagabonds (1908) -- lost
Voyage de Noces en Ballon (a.k.a. Honeymoon in a Balloon) (1908) -- lost
Why That Actor Was Late (1908)
The Woes of Roller Skates (1908) -- comedy
Wonderful Charm (1908) -- lost

1909

Cinderella Up-to-Date (1909) -- fantasy-comedy
The Count's Wooing (1909) -- comedy
The Fatal Ball; or, The Miner's Daughter (1909)
For Sale: a Baby (1909)
For the Cause of Suffrage (1909)
Fortune Favours the Brave (a.k.a. Fortune Favors the Brave) (1909) -- western
La Gigue Merveilleuse (1909) -- lost film
The Hypnotist's Revenge (1909) -- lost
Les Illusions Fantaisistes (1909) -- fantasy
Le Locataire Diabolique (a.k.a. The Devilish Tenant) (1909) -- fantasy-comedy
Le Mousquetaire de la Reine (a.k.a. The Queen's Musketeer) (1909) -- lost
Mrs. and Mr. Duff (1909) -- lost
Le Papillon Fantastique (1909)
La Poupée Vivante (a.k.a. The Living Doll) (1909) -- lost
The Red Star Inn (1909)
Seein' Things (1909) -- lost
A Tumultuous Elopement (1909) -- lost

1910

Apparitions Fantômatiques (1910) -- lost film
Le Conte du Vieux Talute (1910) -- lost
Fin de Réveillon (1910) -- lost
Galatée (1910) -- lost
Guérison de l'Obésité en 5 Minutes (a.k.a. Curing Obesity in 5 Minutes) (1910) -- lost
Hydrothérapie Fantastique (a.k.a. The Doctor's Secret; El Secreto del Doctor) (1910) -- comedy
L'Homme aux Mille Inventions (1910) -- lost
Les Sept Barres d'Or (1910) -- lost
Si j'Étais le Roi (1910) -- lost
Un Homme Comme Il Faut (1910) -- lost
Le Vitrail Diabolique (1910) -- fantasy

1911

Les Aventures de Baron de Munchhausen (a.k.a. Baron Munchausen's Dream; The Hallucinations of Baron Munchausen) (1911) -- fantasy-comedy
Mexican as It Is Spoken (1911) -- comedy
The Mission Waif (1911) -- western
The Ranchman's Debt of Honor (1911) -- western
Right or Wrong (1911) -- drama
The Stolen Grey (1911) -- western
Tommy's Rocking Horse (1911) -- drama

1912

À la Conquête du Pôle (a.k.a. A la Conquista del Polo; Alla Conquista del Polo; Die Eroberung des Pols; The Conquest of the Pole) (1912) -- sci-fi
Cendrillon ou La Pantoufle Merveilleuse (a.k.a. Cenicienta o la Zapatilla de Cristal; Cinderella or The Glass Slipper) (1912) -- fantasy
Le Chevalier des Neiges (a.k.a. The Knight of the Snow) (1912)
The Ghost of Sulphur Mountain (1912) -- western
The Prisoner's Story (1912) -- drama

1913

Le Voyage de la Famille Bourrichon (1913)



SEE also "List of Georges Méliès Films: Part 1 (1896-1900)" and "List of Georges Méliès Films: Part 2 (1901-1906)"