Happy Birthday Boris Karloff

Today is the 123rd anniversary of the birth of horror master Boris Karloff. As I sit typing this blog, I am watching 1940's You'll Find Out on TCM. Although this movie was made as a starring vehicle for bandleader Kay Kyser, it features a trio of horror heavyweights: Karloff, Peter Lorre, and the great Bela Lugosi. The three are in cahoots in a plot to kill a young heiress played by Anna Lee (she would later costar with Karloff again in 1946's Bedlam). Although his turns as the monster are legendary, my personal favorite is 1945's The Body Snatcher, one of Boris's favorites as well. His late in life roles in The Comedy of Terrors (with Lorre,Vincent Price, and Basil Rathbone), The Raven (also with Lorre and Price, plus a young Jack Nicholson) and of course Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas are unforgettable. Happy birthday, Boris.