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Chris Wade explores the film career of movie icon Bela Lugosi. From his silent films in Europe, his early American movies, the iconic roles in the likes of Dracula, The Black Cat, and White Zombie, through the low budget B movies of the 1940s, up to his final screen work for Ed Wood, Wade celebrates the great man's performances in a series of essays, examining the career of a man who never escaped the Dracula persona but whose films are now highly regarded by his legions of fans. The book also features Q and As with those who knew and worked with him. Other films explored include: The Raven, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Devil Bat, Son of Frankenstein, The Corpse Vanishes, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, and many more...

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