David Manners Archives

Dracula (1931)

Rating: ★★

Jun 28, 2002Universal Dracula Adaptation

The classic adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel that made Bela Lugosi into a horror icon and created the image of the vampire in dinner-suit and with East European accent. For all its stature, it is a dull and talky film and Lugosi is overwrought

Director: Tod Browning

Actors: Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye, Helen Chandler, …

Category: Horror

28 June 200223 February 2026 by Roog

The Mummy (1932)

Rating: ★★★★

Oct 31, 2008Revived Mummy

The original mummy film starring Boris Karloff. Unlike the sequels where the mummy became a slow, shuffling creature, this is a subtle classic with haunted mood.

Director: Karl Freund

Actors: Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan, David Manners

Category: Horror

31 October 200812 January 2025 by Roog

The Black Cat (1934)

Rating: ★★★½

Dec 4, 2000Revenge and Satanism

This has nothing whatsoever to do with the Edgar Allan Poe story but is a fascinating piece with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi skulking about engaged in a twisted plot involving revenge, Satanism and chess games played for human lives

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer

Actors: Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, David Manners

Category: Horror

4 December 20006 January 2026 by Roog