Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960 (Paperback)

from johnnyapollo

It's taken some time to give this great book a good read. Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960 aggregates a who's who of the various actors, some easily recognizable and others not, that inhabited the various genre films of that era. My initial approach was to do a quic...

from Leischen

The big guys (Karloff, Lugosi & Chaney Jr.) are missing, but all of the other others are here. The book covers scream queens, dashing young scientists and all of the other types that appeared in our beloved monster pics. The coverage is limited to their genre work. In fact, for some of them, I wa...

from coachtim30

Readers should be impressed with the research conducted by author Laurence Raw for the creation of his book, "Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960". The book is a treat for film buffs, movie fans of the two genres, and Baby Boomers, in general. Raw's book details those ...

from Ed_Gosney

Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960, provides a brief look at the roles these actors played in genre movies during the period. Arranged alphabetically, you will definitely find a few people you know, such as John Carradine and Elsa Lanchester, but the majority of entri...

from thosgpetri

Who to include in a compilation such as this is very subjective. In this case, Laurence Raw has made very good choices making these character more accessible to non-hardcore fans like myself. The author uses reviews of their films to define their acting techniques, and, while this does the job, t...