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- Lon Chaney Jr
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Louis Francis Cristillo was born in Paterson, New Jersey on the 6th of March, 1906. Though a gifted athlete, he was determined to become […]
Franz Waxman was born Franz Wachsmann in the southern Polish city of Chorzów on the 24th of December, 1906. In 1930, he wrote the […]
Maximilian Schreck – best known to film fans as Max Schreck – was born on the 6th of September, 1879. Passionate about the theatre […]
Charles Philip Latham was born on the 17th of January, 1929. He made his movie debut with an uncredited part in The Dam Busters […]
House on Haunted Hill – the title says it all. No need for subtlety or mystery; before we’ve even watched a frame of the […]
Made by MGM in the autumn of 1931 and released the following year, Freaks used real sideshow ‘freaks’ among its cast of performers and […]
Born on the 16th of February, 1907 in Exeter, England, George Arthur Woodbridge was a popular character actor in a huge number of movies. […]