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3 days ago · The Ghoul is a classic British horror movie starring Boris Karloff, Ernest Thesiger, and Cedric Hardwicke. Karloff plays Professor Morlant, an Egyptologist who Ives in a spooky, old house with only his Scottish butler for company. Morlant is a dying man and he shares the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, so in an effort to cheat death, he has ...
The Ghoul is a 1933 British horror film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Boris Karloff. The cast also features Harold Huth, Dorothy Hyson, Ernest Thesiger, Cedric Hardwicke, and Ralph Richardson in his first credited film role.
Classic Horror movie The Ghoul! A truly excellent old movie, highlighting the talent of both Boris Karloff and Ernest Thesiger who starred opposite each oth...
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Oct 3, 2018 · It mixes elements of the murder mystery which were ten-a-penny in British film, theatre and literature at the time (it was based on such a play by Leonard Hines and Frank King, and a novel by King) with the Universal Gothic style, which itself was heavily influenced by German expressionism.
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Mar 29, 2013 · The Ghoul is a 1933 British horror film starring Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger, and renowned thespian, Ralph Richardson, making his film debut. Although often mentioned in the same breath as the Universal horror films of the period, the film was a product of the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, the British arm of the ...
The Ghoul: Directed by T. Hayes Hunter. With Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger, Dorothy Hyson. An Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.
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So, because of Karloff’s involvement, The Ghoul really does act as a kind-of starting point for British horror films as we know them, and is these days regarded as a classic. But ‘twas not always so, as apparently at one point someone decided to put the only existing print into a skip in New York.
