The Boogie Man Will Get You
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| The Boogie Man Will Get You | |
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| Directed by | Lew Landers |
| Produced by | Colbert Clark |
| Written by | Hal Fimberg Robert B. Hunt Edwin Blum Paul Gangelin |
| Starring | Boris Karloff Peter Lorre |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Editing by | Richard Fantl |
| Release date(s) | 22 October 1942 |
| Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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The Boogie Man Will Get You is a 1942 comedy horror film, directed by Lew Landers and starring Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. One of six pictures Karloff made with Columbia.[1] he filmed it in the wake of his success in the stage version of Arsenic and Old Lace.[2]
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[edit] Synopsis
Willful Winnie Slade (Jeff Donnell) purchases the home of kindly Professor Billings (Karloff) with a view to turning it into a hotel, not knowing that the scientist has been working in the basement to create a race of superbeings to help the War effort and intends to use prospective guests in his experiments – unfortunately so, given that his work has seemingly killed a number of test subjects already. Lorre plays the town mayor/sherrif/hair tonic salesman Dr. Lorentz, who becomes involved in the Professor's work when he sees the potential for profit, while Larry Parks is Winnie's long-suffering love interest, Bill.
[edit] Cast
- Boris Karloff as Prof. Nathaniel Billings
- Peter Lorre as Dr. Lorentz
- "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom as Maxie, the Powder Puff Salesman
- Larry Parks as Bill Layden
- Miss Jeff Donnell as Winnie Slade (as Miss Jeff Donnell)
- Maude Eburne as Amelia Jones
- Don Beddoe as J. Gilbert Brampton
- George McKay as Ebenezer
- Frank Puglia as Silvio Bacigalupi, the Italian Escaped-POW
- Eddie Laughton as Mr. Johnson
- Frank Sully as Police Officer Starrett
- James Morton as Trooper Frank Quincy
- Frank Mitchell as Jo-Jo, the Human Bomb
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Karlosi, Joe (2006). Icons of Horror Collection: Boris Karloff. DVD Drive-In. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Schallert, Edwin. "Karloff, Lorre to Star in Columbia Thriller", Los Angeles Times, 1941-02-28, p. 13. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
[edit] External links
The Boogie Man Will Get You at the Internet Movie Database
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