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Bela Lugosi

Performer with 30 reviewed and 38 watchlist titles.

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The Thirteenth Chair  1929
Nov 13, 2025
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Performer
Wild Company  1930
Nov 24, 2020
Crime, Drama
Performer
Renegades  1930
Oct 10, 2020
Action, Adventure, Romance, War
Performer
Viennese Nights  1930
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Musical, Romance
Performer
Oh, for a Man!  1930
Nov 24, 2020
Musical, Romance
Performer
Dracula  1931
Oct 4, 2020
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Performer
50 Million Frenchmen  1931
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Comedy, Musical, Romance
Performer
Women of All Nations  1931
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Comedy, Drama
Performer
The Black Camel  1931
Nov 26, 2020
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Performer
Broadminded  1931
Feb 28, 2021
Comedy, Romance
Performer
Murders in the Rue Morgue  1932
Jul 15, 2021
Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Performer
White Zombie  1932
Jan 10, 2009
Horror
Performer
Chandu the Magician  1932
Nov 2, 2024
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
The Death Kiss  1932
Oct 20, 2023
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Performer
Island of Lost Souls  1932
Jan 26, 2012
Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
The Whispering Shadow  1933
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Action, Crime, Family, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Performer
Night of Terror  1933
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Performer
International House  1933
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Comedy
Performer
The Devil's in Love  1933
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Performer
The Black Cat  1934
Feb 16, 2025
Crime, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Performer
Gift of Gab  1934
Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
Comedy, Music
Performer
The Return of Chandu  1934
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Performer
The Mysterious Mr. Wong  1934
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Crime, Mystery
Performer
The Best Man Wins  1935
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Crime, Drama
Performer
Mark of the Vampire  1935
May 8, 2023
Horror, Mystery
Performer
The Raven  1935
Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
Crime, Horror
Performer
Murder by Television  1935
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Mystery, Thriller
Performer
Phantom Ship  1935
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Performer
The Invisible Ray  1936
Feb 19, 2008
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Performer
Postal Inspector  1936
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Action, Crime, Drama
Performer
Shadow of Chinatown  1936
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Action, Adventure, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Performer
SOS Coast Guard  1937
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Adventure, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Performer
The Phantom Creeps  1939
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Action, Family, Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
Son of Frankenstein  1939
Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
The Gorilla  1939
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Comedy, Horror
Performer
The Human Monster  1939
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Performer
Ninotchka  1939
Feb 19, 2012
Comedy, Romance
Performer
The Saint's Double Trouble  1940
Nov 12, 2007
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Performer
Black Friday  1940
Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Performer
The Devil Bat  1940
Feb 10, 2008
Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
You'll Find Out  1940
Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
Comedy, Crime, Horror, Musical, Mystery, Romance
Performer
Invisible Ghost  1941
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Performer
The Black Cat  1941
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Comedy, Mystery
Performer
Spooks Run Wild  1941
Feb 24, 2008
Horror, Comedy
Performer
The Wolf Man  1941
Jul 23, 2007
Horror, Mystery, Romance
Performer
Black Dragons  1942
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Horror, Thriller, War
Performer
The Ghost of Frankenstein  1942
Because Bela Lugosi performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
The Corpse Vanishes  1942
Jan 18, 2009
Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
Night Monster  1942
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Adventure, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Performer
Bowery at Midnight  1942
Aug 6, 2007
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Performer
The Ape Man  1943
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man  1943
Because Bela Lugosi performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
Ghosts on the Loose  1943
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Comedy, Horror
Performer
The Return of the Vampire  1943
Feb 3, 2008
Drama, Horror
Performer
Voodoo Man  1944
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Performer
Return of the Ape Man  1944
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
One Body Too Many  1944
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Performer
The Body Snatcher  1945
Apr 5, 2026
Horror, Thriller
Performer
Zombies on Broadway  1945
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Performer
Genius at Work  1946
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Comedy, Crime
Performer
Scared to Death  1946
Nov 30, 2025
Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Performer
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein  1948
Nov 11, 2007
Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Performer
Vampire Over London  1952
Feb 3, 2008
Comedy, Horror
Performer
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla  1952
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
Glen or Glenda  1953
Because Bela Lugosi performed.
Drama, Horror
Performer
Bride of the Monster  1955
Feb 17, 2008
Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
The Black Sleep  1956
Oct 21, 2007
Horror, Sci-Fi
Performer
Plan 9 from Outer Space  1958
Jul 15, 2008
Horror, Sci-Fi

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Frank's Movie Log

by Frank Showalter

Hi there, I'm Frank, a husband and father old enough to have sat wide-eyed during E.T's first theatrical run. Among my friends, I'm the designated “movie guy.” You know the type: First job at a video store. Knows his Hawks from his Fords.

This site began in 2003 when I got fed up with realizing halfway through yet another movie that I'd already seen it. I figured writing reviews would help. That, and my ego convinced me more than my friends would be interested in my opinions.

Twenty-plus years later, I'm still at it. Though my age is showing. I no longer realize halfway through movies that I've seen them before. Now I only discover it when I go to write a review and find I already wrote one fifteen to twenty years prior. Still, in an era of algorithms and marketing machines, this site offers something simpler: one person cataloging cinema, one film at a time.

New visitors should start with how I grade. Then browse my reviews. Looking for something that flew under the radar? Try my list of underseen gems. Feeling righteously contrarian? My overrated disappointments.

I also keep a viewing log that tracks everything I watch, whether it gets a full review or not, complete with stats. At my age, remembering what I've seen is as important as the seeing itself.

Finally, if you're curious about what's on my critical horizon, my watchlist details the films I plan to review and why they've caught my interest.

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