Karloff, B.

Japanese: カーロフ,B. - かーろふ
Karloff, B.

…The monster in the film was depicted as a kind of “noble savage” who, despite his hideous appearance, was more human and innocent than a “normal” human. The first Frankenstein film appeared in 1908, and was immortalized by a series of films starring Boris Karloff produced by Universal Pictures in the 1930s. The golden age of Karloff-Frankenstein films continued from director James Whale’s “Frankenstein” (1931) and “The Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) to director Roland V. Lee’s “Son of Frankenstein” (1939). …

From Universal [Company]

... Universal gained a good reputation with the masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front (1930, directed by Lewis Milestone), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director in 1929-30. Universal went on to produce hits with horror films such as Dracula (1931), directed by Tod Browning (1882-1962) and starring Bela Lugosi (1882-1956), and Frankenstein (1931), directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff (1887-1969) (see also the entry on horror films). However, the company ran into financial difficulties in the mid-1930s due to the worldwide economic depression, and Laemmle was forced to resign in 1936. Later, they hired the talented young singer Deanna Durbin (1921- )....

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Japanese:

…映画の〈怪物〉は,その醜貌にもかかわらず〈正常〉の人間以上にヒューマンで無垢な,一種の〈高貴な野蛮人〉として造形された。フランケンシュタイン映画は1908年に最初の作品が現れ,30年代のユニバーサル映画製作によるボリス・カーロフ主演の一連の作品によって不滅のものとなった。ジェームズ・ホエール監督の《フランケンシュタイン》(1931),《フランケンシュタインの花嫁》(1935)を皮切りに,ローランド・V.リー監督《フランケンシュタインの息子》(1939)にいたるまでカーロフ=フランケンシュタイン物の黄金時代が続いた。…

【ユニバーサル[会社]】より

… 1929‐30年度のアカデミー作品賞,監督賞を受賞した名作《西部戦線異状なし》(1930。ルイス・マイルストン監督)で世評を高めたユニバーサルは,さらにトッド・ブラウニングTod Browning(1882‐1962)監督,ベラ・ルゴシBela Lugsi(1882‐1956)主演の《魔人ドラキュラ》(1931),ジェームズ・ホエール監督,ボリス・カーロフBoris Karloff(1887‐1969)主演の《フランケンシュタイン》(1931)などの怪奇・恐怖映画をヒットさせるが(〈怪奇映画〉の項目も参照),30年代の中期に世界的な経済恐慌の影響で財政的危機を迎え,36年にはレムリは退陣を余儀なくされた。 その後,天才少女歌手ディアナ・ダービンDeanna Durbin(1921‐ 。…

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