Boris Karloff's daughter - a conversation with Sara Karloff - Randomland Conversations #2

0:03 in 1931 Boris Karloff starred as the

0:03 in 1931 Boris Karloff starred as the monster in the movie Frankenstein

0:05 monster in the movie Frankenstein

0:05 monster in the movie Frankenstein becoming a household name overnight and

0:08 becoming a household name overnight and

0:08 becoming a household name overnight and changing Cinema history forever from

0:10 changing Cinema history forever from

0:10 changing Cinema history forever from that moment on he became a bona fide

0:12 that moment on he became a bona fide

0:12 that moment on he became a bona fide movie star and particularly in the

0:15 movie star and particularly in the

0:15 movie star and particularly in the horror genre one of the most

0:16 horror genre one of the most

0:16 horror genre one of the most recognizable classic names in movie

0:19 recognizable classic names in movie

0:19 recognizable classic names in movie history of all time sadly Boris Karloff

0:23 history of all time sadly Boris Karloff

0:23 history of all time sadly Boris Karloff is no longer with us today of course but

0:25 is no longer with us today of course but

0:25 is no longer with us today of course but his daughter Sarah Jane Karloff is not

0:27 his daughter Sarah Jane Karloff is not

0:27 his daughter Sarah Jane Karloff is not only very alive and well but still

0:30 only very alive and well but still

0:30 only very alive and well but still continuing the Legacy and protecting the

0:32 continuing the Legacy and protecting the

0:32 continuing the Legacy and protecting the image of Boris Karloff so he recently

0:35 image of Boris Karloff so he recently

0:35 image of Boris Karloff so he recently headed over to Sarah's house to have

0:37 headed over to Sarah's house to have

0:37 headed over to Sarah's house to have this randomland conversation

0:45 Sarah first of all thank you very much

0:45 Sarah first of all thank you very much for letting us into your very lovely

0:47 for letting us into your very lovely

0:47 for letting us into your very lovely home and making a big mess and we're

0:50 home and making a big mess and we're

0:50 home and making a big mess and we're very happy to see you moving around

0:53 very happy to see you moving around

0:53 very happy to see you moving around because the last time we saw you at

0:55 because the last time we saw you at

0:55 because the last time we saw you at Midsummer screen you had just had an

0:56 Midsummer screen you had just had an

0:56 Midsummer screen you had just had an accident and broken broken bones right I

0:59 accident and broken broken bones right I

0:59 accident and broken broken bones right I think even and we were so impressed

1:01 think even and we were so impressed

1:01 think even and we were so impressed because we watched you for days not not

1:04 because we watched you for days not not

1:04 because we watched you for days not not only do the panel with Kirk Hammett and

1:06 only do the panel with Kirk Hammett and

1:06 only do the panel with Kirk Hammett and everything but sign everybody's

1:08 everything but sign everybody's

1:08 everything but sign everybody's autographs and have everybody's

1:10 autographs and have everybody's

1:10 autographs and have everybody's conversations in what must have been a

1:12 conversations in what must have been a

1:12 conversations in what must have been a horrible amount of pain so we're so

1:13 horrible amount of pain so we're so

1:13 horrible amount of pain so we're so happy that you you look better do you

1:15 happy that you you look better do you

1:15 happy that you you look better do you feel better I certainly do yes good good

1:18 feel better I certainly do yes good good

1:18 feel better I certainly do yes good good but that was such a fun show it was fun

1:21 but that was such a fun show it was fun

1:21 but that was such a fun show it was fun and we were so happy to meet you that

1:23 and we were so happy to meet you that

1:23 and we were so happy to meet you that was a big highlight for us thank you

1:25 was a big highlight for us thank you

1:25 was a big highlight for us thank you we're very glad to be here and ask you

1:28 we're very glad to be here and ask you

1:28 we're very glad to be here and ask you all kinds of questions about your dad

1:29 all kinds of questions about your dad

1:29 all kinds of questions about your dad obviously hopefully you're not tired of

1:31 obviously hopefully you're not tired of

1:31 obviously hopefully you're not tired of answering all the questions about him

1:33 answering all the questions about him

1:33 answering all the questions about him well there are a lot of questions about

1:36 well there are a lot of questions about

1:36 well there are a lot of questions about him but and you must have polite that's

1:39 him but and you must have polite that's

1:39 him but and you must have polite that's the wonderful thing about doing doing

1:40 the wonderful thing about doing doing

1:40 the wonderful thing about doing doing interviews about my dad I don't have to

1:42 interviews about my dad I don't have to

1:42 interviews about my dad I don't have to worry about what the questions are going

1:45 worry about what the questions are going

1:45 worry about what the questions are going to be because they're all polite and

1:48 to be because they're all polite and

1:48 to be because they're all polite and there's no bad news about my dad yeah

1:52 there's no bad news about my dad yeah

1:52 there's no bad news about my dad yeah does that surprise you that after all

1:54 does that surprise you that after all

1:54 does that surprise you that after all this time that people that people like

1:56 this time that people that people like

1:56 this time that people that people like us still love him and his work so much

1:58 us still love him and his work so much

1:58 us still love him and his work so much that we're just people must want to get

2:00 that we're just people must want to get

2:00 that we're just people must want to get close to you all the time just to touch

2:02 close to you all the time just to touch

2:02 close to you all the time just to touch that in a way

2:04 that in a way

2:04 that in a way um no it doesn't anymore certainly did

2:08 um no it doesn't anymore certainly did

2:08 um no it doesn't anymore certainly did it first I'll tell you the first show I

2:10 it first I'll tell you the first show I

2:10 it first I'll tell you the first show I ever went to was the famous monsters and

2:14 ever went to was the famous monsters and

2:14 ever went to was the famous monsters and film land show back east

2:17 film land show back east

2:17 film land show back east and I think it was in Virginia and

2:21 and I think it was in Virginia and

2:21 and I think it was in Virginia and Baylor Junior and Ron Chaney and Dwight

2:25 Baylor Junior and Ron Chaney and Dwight

2:25 Baylor Junior and Ron Chaney and Dwight Frye

2:27 Frye

2:27 Frye all went and uh and I went and

2:32 all went and uh and I went and

2:32 all went and uh and I went and um

2:33 um

2:33 um most of us have never met before

2:36 most of us have never met before

2:36 most of us have never met before and we were all curious about what the

2:38 and we were all curious about what the

2:38 and we were all curious about what the other guy was like but we were not

2:41 other guy was like but we were not

2:41 other guy was like but we were not familiar with the conventions or the

2:44 familiar with the conventions or the

2:44 familiar with the conventions or the enormity of the fan base and so um

2:49 enormity of the fan base and so um

2:49 enormity of the fan base and so um would and the fans were delighted to see

2:52 would and the fans were delighted to see

2:52 would and the fans were delighted to see all of us today what year was that a

2:54 all of us today what year was that a

2:54 all of us today what year was that a roughly oh A2 or something like that

2:58 roughly oh A2 or something like that

2:58 roughly oh A2 or something like that really not recently not that okay I'm at

3:01 really not recently not that okay I'm at

3:01 really not recently not that okay I'm at 1902.

3:15 deal to the fans and we were just bowled

3:15 deal to the fans and we were just bowled over but somebody asked me if I'd been

3:19 over but somebody asked me if I'd been

3:19 over but somebody asked me if I'd been uh down to the Dealer's room and I

3:22 uh down to the Dealer's room and I

3:22 uh down to the Dealer's room and I thought they were playing poker oh wow I

3:25 thought they were playing poker oh wow I

3:25 thought they were playing poker oh wow I mean that's how totally

3:27 mean that's how totally

3:27 mean that's how totally out of touch with this whole right the

3:30 out of touch with this whole right the

3:30 out of touch with this whole right the convention conventions and everything I

3:33 convention conventions and everything I

3:33 convention conventions and everything I was and when they took me downstairs I

3:35 was and when they took me downstairs I

3:35 was and when they took me downstairs I found that they were selling pictures of

3:38 found that they were selling pictures of

3:38 found that they were selling pictures of myself and my father together that had

3:41 myself and my father together that had

3:42 myself and my father together that had been taken with my brownie camera by my

3:44 been taken with my brownie camera by my

3:44 been taken with my brownie camera by my stepmother so I had no idea yeah all of

3:47 stepmother so I had no idea yeah all of

3:47 stepmother so I had no idea yeah all of this was going on yeah and ever since

3:50 this was going on yeah and ever since

3:50 this was going on yeah and ever since then I've been having a wonderful time

3:51 then I've been having a wonderful time

3:51 then I've been having a wonderful time meeting the fans and learning about the

3:55 meeting the fans and learning about the

3:55 meeting the fans and learning about the fans know far more about my father's

3:57 fans know far more about my father's

3:57 fans know far more about my father's career than I could ever learn you must

4:00 career than I could ever learn you must

4:00 career than I could ever learn you must have had to learn a lot afterwards which

4:02 have had to learn a lot afterwards which

4:02 have had to learn a lot afterwards which I'm sure we'll get into your whole

4:04 I'm sure we'll get into your whole

4:04 I'm sure we'll get into your whole history with that but you must have had

4:06 history with that but you must have had

4:06 history with that but you must have had to learn a lot to take on the mantle I

4:09 to learn a lot to take on the mantle I

4:09 to learn a lot to take on the mantle I learned something every time I do an

4:11 learned something every time I do an

4:11 learned something every time I do an interview every time I do a show yeah

4:14 interview every time I do a show yeah

4:14 interview every time I do a show yeah because I learned from the fans right

4:16 because I learned from the fans right

4:16 because I learned from the fans right and none of this has anything to do with

4:20 and none of this has anything to do with

4:20 and none of this has anything to do with me I'm a conduit right for the fans who

4:24 me I'm a conduit right for the fans who

4:24 me I'm a conduit right for the fans who wish they'd had an opportunity to meet

4:25 wish they'd had an opportunity to meet

4:25 wish they'd had an opportunity to meet my father right and you enjoying that oh

4:30 my father right and you enjoying that oh

4:30 my father right and you enjoying that oh yeah because I'm learning about my

4:32 yeah because I'm learning about my

4:32 yeah because I'm learning about my father things I didn't know and I'm

4:35 father things I didn't know and I'm

4:35 father things I didn't know and I'm seeing how much my father's

4:38 seeing how much my father's

4:38 seeing how much my father's um

4:39 um imprint on other human beings on the

4:43 imprint on other human beings on the

4:43 imprint on other human beings on the fans has been in the longevity of his

4:48 fans has been in the longevity of his

4:48 fans has been in the longevity of his legacy and the importance of his work

4:52 legacy and the importance of his work

4:52 legacy and the importance of his work and uh his life

4:55 and uh his life

4:55 and uh his life um has meant to so many well so many

4:58 um has meant to so many well so many

4:58 um has meant to so many well so many generations yeah you know he was born in

5:01 generations yeah you know he was born in

5:01 generations yeah you know he was born in 1887 right correct I mean so in two

5:05 1887 right correct I mean so in two

5:05 1887 right correct I mean so in two centuries ago really you know we're

5:06 centuries ago really you know we're

5:06 centuries ago really you know we're talking a while back and he was born

5:10 talking a while back and he was born

5:10 talking a while back and he was born into as William Henry Pratt right into

5:13 into as William Henry Pratt right into

5:13 into as William Henry Pratt right into the Pratt Family and they're all

5:15 the Pratt Family and they're all

5:15 the Pratt Family and they're all diplomats and I was it just occurred to

5:17 diplomats and I was it just occurred to

5:18 diplomats and I was it just occurred to me that coming of age in the early part

5:20 me that coming of age in the early part

5:20 me that coming of age in the early part of the 20th century he would have had a

5:23 of the 20th century he would have had a

5:23 of the 20th century he would have had a career all set up in England where he

5:25 career all set up in England where he

5:25 career all set up in England where he was born he would have had his life sort

5:27 was born he would have had his life sort

5:27 was born he would have had his life sort of laid out in front of him and to rebel

5:29 of laid out in front of him and to rebel

5:29 of laid out in front of him and to rebel and come to Canada of all places

5:32 and come to Canada of all places

5:32 and come to Canada of all places uh to start an acting career was pretty

5:36 uh to start an acting career was pretty

5:36 uh to start an acting career was pretty was pretty crazy stuff and before we

5:39 was pretty crazy stuff and before we

5:39 was pretty crazy stuff and before we talked about him in his career I wanted

5:40 talked about him in his career I wanted

5:40 talked about him in his career I wanted to ask you if you now coming full circle

5:43 to ask you if you now coming full circle

5:43 to ask you if you now coming full circle have you had much contact with the Pratt

5:45 have you had much contact with the Pratt

5:45 have you had much contact with the Pratt family in England are they in touch with

5:47 family in England are they in touch with

5:47 family in England are they in touch with you at all or

5:49 you at all or

5:49 you at all or um well my father was the youngest of

5:51 um well my father was the youngest of

5:51 um well my father was the youngest of nine children

5:53 nine children

5:53 nine children um seven brothers and one sister and

5:57 um seven brothers and one sister and

5:57 um seven brothers and one sister and um he was educated for the Diplomatic

6:00 um he was educated for the Diplomatic

6:00 um he was educated for the Diplomatic service

6:01 service

6:01 service one brother served in China and was

6:04 one brother served in China and was

6:04 one brother served in China and was knighted for his for his work and

6:08 knighted for his for his work and

6:08 knighted for his for his work and um my father always referred to him as

6:11 um my father always referred to him as

6:11 um my father always referred to him as my brother the sir

6:14 my brother the sir

6:14 my brother the sir my father had a lovely sense of humor

6:16 my father had a lovely sense of humor

6:16 my father had a lovely sense of humor but my father always wanted to be an

6:20 but my father always wanted to be an

6:20 but my father always wanted to be an actor and so when he was 21 he boarded a

6:25 actor and so when he was 21 he boarded a

6:25 actor and so when he was 21 he boarded a ship and he flipped a coin first between

6:28 ship and he flipped a coin first between

6:28 ship and he flipped a coin first between Canada and Australia which shows you how

6:32 Canada and Australia which shows you how

6:32 Canada and Australia which shows you how much or how little yeah he knew about

6:34 much or how little yeah he knew about

6:34 much or how little yeah he knew about the theater or

6:37 the theater or

6:37 the theater or films or anything and Canada British

6:41 films or anything and Canada British

6:41 films or anything and Canada British Columbia won and or lost and so my

6:45 Columbia won and or lost and so my

6:45 Columbia won and or lost and so my father my father boarded a ship

6:50 father my father boarded a ship

6:50 father my father boarded a ship and

6:52 and

6:52 and for British Columbia and that's where I

6:56 for British Columbia and that's where I

6:56 for British Columbia and that's where I ended up

6:58 ended up

6:58 ended up he thought he had a job with a farmer

7:02 he thought he had a job with a farmer

7:02 he thought he had a job with a farmer and when he arrived the farmer had no

7:05 and when he arrived the farmer had no

7:06 and when he arrived the farmer had no idea he was coming right but the farmer

7:08 idea he was coming right but the farmer

7:08 idea he was coming right but the farmer gave him a job my dad slept in a barn

7:11 gave him a job my dad slept in a barn

7:11 gave him a job my dad slept in a barn and worked for his meals and

7:17 and worked for his meals and

7:17 and worked for his meals and um

7:18 um worked very hard my father was a very

7:20 worked very hard my father was a very

7:20 worked very hard my father was a very hard yeah as a laborer but he wasn't he

7:23 hard yeah as a laborer but he wasn't he

7:23 hard yeah as a laborer but he wasn't he didn't go that that long a distance and

7:26 didn't go that that long a distance and

7:26 didn't go that that long a distance and have that hearted journey to become a

7:28 have that hearted journey to become a

7:28 have that hearted journey to become a farmer right yeah

7:31 farmer right yeah

7:31 farmer right yeah so anytime there was an opportunity my

7:35 so anytime there was an opportunity my

7:36 so anytime there was an opportunity my father looked around

7:37 father looked around

7:37 father looked around for

7:39 for

7:39 for an audition with a Repertory Theater

7:41 an audition with a Repertory Theater

7:41 an audition with a Repertory Theater yeah and finally he got an audition

7:46 yeah and finally he got an audition

7:46 yeah and finally he got an audition um

7:47 um my as he said my fibbing and saying that

7:51 my as he said my fibbing and saying that

7:51 my as he said my fibbing and saying that he had been in all the shows that he had

7:54 he had been in all the shows that he had

7:54 he had been in all the shows that he had only seen right in in England as a boy

7:58 only seen right in in England as a boy

7:58 only seen right in in England as a boy growing up and he said he missed as many

8:01 growing up and he said he missed as many

8:01 growing up and he said he missed as many classes as he possibly could just to

8:05 classes as he possibly could just to

8:05 classes as he possibly could just to smuggle his way into the to any theater

8:09 smuggle his way into the to any theater

8:09 smuggle his way into the to any theater um any any film any any play and so he

8:16 um any any film any any play and so he

8:16 um any any film any any play and so he line its way into his audition and got

8:22 line its way into his audition and got

8:22 line its way into his audition and got the part

8:23 the part

8:23 the part and he told the story on himself that

8:26 and he told the story on himself that

8:26 and he told the story on himself that the curtain when the curtain went up on

8:28 the curtain when the curtain went up on

8:28 the curtain when the curtain went up on his first performance his salary was

8:30 his first performance his salary was

8:30 his first performance his salary was thirty dollars a week

8:32 thirty dollars a week

8:32 thirty dollars a week and when this curtain came down on his

8:36 and when this curtain came down on his

8:36 and when this curtain came down on his first performance his salary was fifteen

8:39 first performance his salary was fifteen

8:39 first performance his salary was fifteen dollars because it was abundantly clear

8:42 dollars because it was abundantly clear

8:42 dollars because it was abundantly clear he'd never set foot on the stage that's

8:44 he'd never set foot on the stage that's

8:44 he'd never set foot on the stage that's incredible but he still had a job so he

8:48 incredible but he still had a job so he

8:48 incredible but he still had a job so he spent 10 years in Canada

8:56 um starving to death yeah

8:56 um starving to death yeah um painting sets building sets working

8:59 um painting sets building sets working

8:59 um painting sets building sets working for the British Railway working for the

9:01 for the British Railway working for the

9:01 for the British Railway working for the British electric company

9:03 British electric company

9:03 British electric company and

9:05 and and they traveled quite a bit right

9:07 and they traveled quite a bit right

9:07 and they traveled quite a bit right those different references working for

9:09 those different references working for

9:09 those different references working for any Repertory Theater group and I think

9:12 any Repertory Theater group and I think

9:12 any Repertory Theater group and I think there were three in all that he worked

9:14 there were three in all that he worked

9:14 there were three in all that he worked for

9:16 for um doing any part

9:18 um doing any part

9:18 um doing any part and as I say building sets painting sets

9:21 and as I say building sets painting sets

9:21 and as I say building sets painting sets doing whatever it took to sustain

9:25 doing whatever it took to sustain

9:25 doing whatever it took to sustain himself I think a lot of people don't

9:27 himself I think a lot of people don't

9:27 himself I think a lot of people don't realize that it was 10 years before he

9:30 realize that it was 10 years before he

9:30 realize that it was 10 years before he ended up in any film at all we think of

9:32 ended up in any film at all we think of

9:32 ended up in any film at all we think of him as a movie star oh yeah we don't

9:34 him as a movie star oh yeah we don't

9:34 him as a movie star oh yeah we don't think about 10 years as a literal

9:37 think about 10 years as a literal

9:37 think about 10 years as a literal starving actor trotting the boards or

9:40 starving actor trotting the boards or

9:40 starving actor trotting the boards or whatever in janited not in the United

9:43 whatever in janited not in the United

9:43 whatever in janited not in the United States not in Hollywood in the first

9:45 States not in Hollywood in the first

9:45 States not in Hollywood in the first place how did you get to Hollywood

9:48 place how did you get to Hollywood

9:48 place how did you get to Hollywood oh probably some never had no heat

9:51 oh probably some never had no heat

9:51 oh probably some never had no heat with the stick yeah I think he went to

9:55 with the stick yeah I think he went to

9:55 with the stick yeah I think he went to Chicago first and then went back up to

9:58 Chicago first and then went back up to

9:58 Chicago first and then went back up to Canada because that play that Repertory

10:02 Canada because that play that Repertory

10:02 Canada because that play that Repertory Theater group closed and so he went back

10:05 Theater group closed and so he went back

10:05 Theater group closed and so he went back up to Canada and then came down to San

10:08 up to Canada and then came down to San

10:08 up to Canada and then came down to San Francisco and was acting air a

10:11 Francisco and was acting air a

10:11 Francisco and was acting air a production of Repertory production in

10:15 production of Repertory production in

10:15 production of Repertory production in San Francisco and then to somebody

10:17 San Francisco and then to somebody

10:17 San Francisco and then to somebody suggested he'd go down to Hollywood and

10:21 suggested he'd go down to Hollywood and

10:21 suggested he'd go down to Hollywood and he went down and

10:24 he went down and

10:24 he went down and um starve some more and did some rather

10:28 um starve some more and did some rather

10:28 um starve some more and did some rather odd jobs he learned to drive a truck

10:31 odd jobs he learned to drive a truck

10:31 odd jobs he learned to drive a truck without a license he learned to lift

10:34 without a license he learned to lift

10:34 without a license he learned to lift cement bags he learned to do all sorts

10:37 cement bags he learned to do all sorts

10:37 cement bags he learned to do all sorts of things and again whenever there was

10:40 of things and again whenever there was

10:40 of things and again whenever there was an audition he went for the role

10:43 an audition he went for the role

10:43 an audition he went for the role more often than not he wouldn't get it

10:46 more often than not he wouldn't get it

10:46 more often than not he wouldn't get it but when he got it he would take any

10:50 but when he got it he would take any

10:50 but when he got it he would take any role yeah in any at that time silent

10:54 role yeah in any at that time silent

10:54 role yeah in any at that time silent film right I was just going to say and

10:56 film right I was just going to say and

10:56 film right I was just going to say and these are silences and

11:04 um he was

11:04 um he was just looking looking to do auditions

11:08 just looking looking to do auditions

11:08 just looking looking to do auditions with any any Studio yeah

11:12 with any any Studio yeah

11:12 with any any Studio yeah um and do plays

11:14 um and do plays

11:14 um and do plays um and he was in the criminal code

11:18 um and he was in the criminal code

11:18 um and he was in the criminal code directed by Howard Hawks

11:21 directed by Howard Hawks

11:21 directed by Howard Hawks and Hawks decided that he wanted to make

11:25 and Hawks decided that he wanted to make

11:25 and Hawks decided that he wanted to make a film of that and so he thought my

11:29 a film of that and so he thought my

11:29 a film of that and so he thought my father should be in the film in the same

11:31 father should be in the film in the same

11:31 father should be in the film in the same world right and that was the first

11:33 world right and that was the first

11:33 world right and that was the first really showy part that my father got

11:36 really showy part that my father got

11:36 really showy part that my father got where he wasn't just a background

11:38 where he wasn't just a background

11:38 where he wasn't just a background character I was reading the list of all

11:41 character I was reading the list of all

11:41 character I was reading the list of all of the films before the classic films

11:43 of the films before the classic films

11:43 of the films before the classic films and I know you have a joke about that he

11:47 and I know you have a joke about that he

11:48 and I know you have a joke about that he was in 80 movies before Frankenstein and

11:50 was in 80 movies before Frankenstein and

11:50 was in 80 movies before Frankenstein and no one had seen the first 80 but I was

11:52 no one had seen the first 80 but I was

11:52 no one had seen the first 80 but I was looking at the list and some of them are

11:53 looking at the list and some of them are

11:53 looking at the list and some of them are would have been big films at Douglas

11:56 would have been big films at Douglas

11:56 would have been big films at Douglas Fairbanks and all these big pictures but

11:58 Fairbanks and all these big pictures but

11:58 Fairbanks and all these big pictures but then you look at his roles and it's like

12:00 then you look at his roles and it's like

12:00 then you look at his roles and it's like gangster gangster yeah some of them are

12:03 gangster gangster yeah some of them are

12:03 gangster gangster yeah some of them are just listed as extra Johnny Johnny Coker

12:05 just listed as extra Johnny Johnny Coker

12:05 just listed as extra Johnny Johnny Coker cookie Johnny or whatever yeah you know

12:07 cookie Johnny or whatever yeah you know

12:07 cookie Johnny or whatever yeah you know these little these little roles that he

12:09 these little these little roles that he

12:09 these little these little roles that he had and that's a further 10 years so he

12:12 had and that's a further 10 years so he

12:12 had and that's a further 10 years so he spent 10 years on the stage in different

12:14 spent 10 years on the stage in different

12:14 spent 10 years on the stage in different theater and then another 10 years

12:17 theater and then another 10 years

12:17 theater and then another 10 years basically that's right just struggling

12:19 basically that's right just struggling

12:19 basically that's right just struggling to be in the you think at some point he

12:21 to be in the you think at some point he

12:21 to be in the you think at some point he go

12:22 go

12:22 go maybe this actor thing isn't meant to be

12:25 maybe this actor thing isn't meant to be

12:25 maybe this actor thing isn't meant to be meanwhile his family in England are

12:26 meanwhile his family in England are

12:26 meanwhile his family in England are diplomats in a very high class and he's

12:29 diplomats in a very high class and he's

12:29 diplomats in a very high class and he's like he was a black sheep yeah driving

12:31 like he was a black sheep yeah driving

12:31 like he was a black sheep yeah driving trucks

12:32 trucks

12:32 trucks driving trucks if he would one's lucky

12:34 driving trucks if he would one's lucky

12:34 driving trucks if he would one's lucky yeah yeah but he um perseverance was one

12:39 yeah yeah but he um perseverance was one

12:39 yeah yeah but he um perseverance was one of his long suits and I love that

12:40 of his long suits and I love that

12:40 of his long suits and I love that because now he was in his 20s when he

12:42 because now he was in his 20s when he

12:42 because now he was in his 20s when he got to Canada so now he's in his 30s

12:45 got to Canada so now he's in his 30s

12:45 got to Canada so now he's in his 30s when he starts films so how old was he

12:47 when he starts films so how old was he

12:47 when he starts films so how old was he when The Big Break came 44

12:50 when The Big Break came 44

12:50 when The Big Break came 44 44. that's a story of it's never too

12:53 44. that's a story of it's never too

12:53 44. that's a story of it's never too late because that's just the beginning

12:55 late because that's just the beginning

12:55 late because that's just the beginning of a career so in

12:57 of a career so in

12:57 of a career so in 1931 he got he landed the role for

13:01 1931 he got he landed the role for

13:01 1931 he got he landed the role for Franklin and only then

13:03 Franklin and only then

13:03 Franklin and only then because it would have gone to Lon Chaney

13:07 because it would have gone to Lon Chaney

13:07 because it would have gone to Lon Chaney senior right had he not unfortunately

13:09 senior right had he not unfortunately

13:09 senior right had he not unfortunately died at an early age due to lung cancer

13:13 died at an early age due to lung cancer

13:13 died at an early age due to lung cancer and then throat cancer and then

13:17 and then throat cancer and then

13:17 and then throat cancer and then um it was offered to Baylor

13:20 um it was offered to Baylor

13:20 um it was offered to Baylor lagosi and Baylor turned it down because

13:24 lagosi and Baylor turned it down because

13:24 lagosi and Baylor turned it down because it was a non-speaking role and because

13:27 it was a non-speaking role and because

13:27 it was a non-speaking role and because there was so much makeup Etc

13:30 there was so much makeup Etc

13:30 there was so much makeup Etc so

13:31 so

13:31 so um they they actually had started

13:33 um they they actually had started

13:33 um they they actually had started shooting the film

13:35 shooting the film

13:35 shooting the film before they cast the real creature yeah

13:39 before they cast the real creature yeah

13:39 before they cast the real creature yeah it actually started shooting it that I

13:41 it actually started shooting it that I

13:41 it actually started shooting it that I didn't know and my father just happened

13:45 didn't know and my father just happened

13:45 didn't know and my father just happened to be in the right Commissary at the

13:48 to be in the right Commissary at the

13:48 to be in the right Commissary at the right time you know I've heard that

13:50 right time you know I've heard that

13:50 right time you know I've heard that story yeah yeah and and whale asked him

13:53 story yeah yeah and and whale asked him

13:53 story yeah yeah and and whale asked him to join him at his table I mean what did

13:56 to join him at his table I mean what did

13:56 to join him at his table I mean what did he just say you have you have the face

13:57 he just say you have you have the face

13:57 he just say you have you have the face of a monster no he said you have an

14:00 of a monster no he said you have an

14:00 of a monster no he said you have an interesting face and would you uh

14:04 interesting face and would you uh

14:04 interesting face and would you uh like to test for a role in my new film

14:07 like to test for a role in my new film

14:07 like to test for a role in my new film which is certainly true because I I just

14:10 which is certainly true because I I just

14:10 which is certainly true because I I just spent yesterday I was watching The Lost

14:12 spent yesterday I was watching The Lost

14:12 spent yesterday I was watching The Lost Patrol I've been watching a bunch of

14:14 Patrol I've been watching a bunch of

14:15 Patrol I've been watching a bunch of different movies of his that have

14:16 different movies of his that have

14:16 different movies of his that have nothing to do with horror or scary

14:18 nothing to do with horror or scary

14:18 nothing to do with horror or scary movies which is tough because he made a

14:20 movies which is tough because he made a

14:20 movies which is tough because he made a lot of scary movies and there's some

14:22 lot of scary movies and there's some

14:22 lot of scary movies and there's some there is just something about his face I

14:25 there is just something about his face I

14:25 there is just something about his face I mean even here on the coffee container

14:27 mean even here on the coffee container

14:27 mean even here on the coffee container even when he's just dressed in a nice

14:29 even when he's just dressed in a nice

14:29 even when he's just dressed in a nice cardigan there's something very catching

14:31 cardigan there's something very catching

14:31 cardigan there's something very catching about his face and his looks but it's

14:34 about his face and his looks but it's

14:34 about his face and his looks but it's just a Pity that it took 10 years for a

14:36 just a Pity that it took 10 years for a

14:36 just a Pity that it took 10 years for a director to notice apparently

14:38 director to notice apparently

14:38 director to notice apparently but that what an incredible movie to get

14:41 but that what an incredible movie to get

14:41 but that what an incredible movie to get cast in the big The Big Break the big

14:43 cast in the big The Big Break the big

14:43 cast in the big The Big Break the big one except of course he was covered up

14:45 one except of course he was covered up

14:45 one except of course he was covered up in all his makeup

14:47 in all his makeup

14:47 in all his makeup they must and they must have wanted him

14:49 they must and they must have wanted him

14:49 they must and they must have wanted him to become the new Lon Chaney basically

14:52 to become the new Lon Chaney basically

14:52 to become the new Lon Chaney basically the new makeup man the face and body man

14:54 the new makeup man the face and body man

14:54 the new makeup man the face and body man perhaps I don't I I think I'll disagree

14:58 perhaps I don't I I think I'll disagree

14:58 perhaps I don't I I think I'll disagree with you on that because one

15:02 with you on that because one

15:02 with you on that because one no one knew how this film was going to

15:06 no one knew how this film was going to

15:06 no one knew how this film was going to be uh accepted or or if at all

15:11 be uh accepted or or if at all

15:11 be uh accepted or or if at all um and two they expected Colin Clive to

15:15 um and two they expected Colin Clive to

15:15 um and two they expected Colin Clive to be the star of the film right certainly

15:18 be the star of the film right certainly

15:18 be the star of the film right certainly not the creature my father wasn't given

15:21 not the creature my father wasn't given

15:21 not the creature my father wasn't given any credits in the opening World in

15:24 any credits in the opening World in

15:24 any credits in the opening World in credits that's right the monster only

15:25 credits that's right the monster only

15:25 credits that's right the monster only had the question mark and it was only in

15:28 had the question mark and it was only in

15:28 had the question mark and it was only in the closing rolling credits that he his

15:32 the closing rolling credits that he his

15:32 the closing rolling credits that he his name was

15:34 name was

15:34 name was given as playing that part and three my

15:38 given as playing that part and three my

15:38 given as playing that part and three my father wasn't even invited to the

15:40 father wasn't even invited to the

15:40 father wasn't even invited to the premier that is incredible I always find

15:43 premier that is incredible I always find

15:43 premier that is incredible I always find that

15:44 that

15:44 that astounding to believe just because they

15:47 astounding to believe just because they

15:47 astounding to believe just because they considered him not important to the film

15:48 considered him not important to the film

15:48 considered him not important to the film I just that's so interesting they wanted

15:51 I just that's so interesting they wanted

15:51 I just that's so interesting they wanted to promote Colin Clive right they

15:54 to promote Colin Clive right they

15:54 to promote Colin Clive right they anticipated that when the film

15:57 anticipated that when the film

15:57 anticipated that when the film came out uh he would be the star and

16:02 came out uh he would be the star and

16:02 came out uh he would be the star and nobody would know or recognize my father

16:06 nobody would know or recognize my father

16:06 nobody would know or recognize my father out of makeup anyway

16:08 out of makeup anyway

16:08 out of makeup anyway and Colin Clive was a phenomenal actor I

16:11 and Colin Clive was a phenomenal actor I

16:11 and Colin Clive was a phenomenal actor I mean he was really great in that movie

16:13 mean he was really great in that movie

16:13 mean he was really great in that movie and probably doesn't get enough credit

16:15 and probably doesn't get enough credit

16:15 and probably doesn't get enough credit nowadays definitely but um I want to

16:19 nowadays definitely but um I want to

16:19 nowadays definitely but um I want to tell you when my son was about 10 he

16:22 tell you when my son was about 10 he

16:22 tell you when my son was about 10 he said I want to watch a scary movie for

16:24 said I want to watch a scary movie for

16:24 said I want to watch a scary movie for Halloween I thought I'm not going to

16:26 Halloween I thought I'm not going to

16:26 Halloween I thought I'm not going to show him some Modern horror movie with

16:27 show him some Modern horror movie with

16:27 show him some Modern horror movie with blood and everything I thought I'll

16:29 blood and everything I thought I'll

16:29 blood and everything I thought I'll we've got to show him the classics so I

16:31 we've got to show him the classics so I

16:31 we've got to show him the classics so I gave him the Frankenstein DVD and I let

16:34 gave him the Frankenstein DVD and I let

16:34 gave him the Frankenstein DVD and I let him watch it all by himself

16:35 him watch it all by himself

16:35 him watch it all by himself all alone in his room and I was worried

16:38 all alone in his room and I was worried

16:38 all alone in his room and I was worried like is this going to be too scary so I

16:40 like is this going to be too scary so I

16:40 like is this going to be too scary so I left him in there I left the door open I

16:42 left him in there I left the door open I

16:42 left him in there I left the door open I said if it gets scary come get me and he

16:44 said if it gets scary come get me and he

16:44 said if it gets scary come get me and he watched the whole movie never said

16:46 watched the whole movie never said

16:46 watched the whole movie never said anything he came out when it was then I

16:48 anything he came out when it was then I

16:48 anything he came out when it was then I was like it wasn't did you think it was

16:50 was like it wasn't did you think it was

16:50 was like it wasn't did you think it was scary he goes no that movie was so sad

16:53 scary he goes no that movie was so sad

16:53 scary he goes no that movie was so sad he was like that monster was so sad it

16:56 he was like that monster was so sad it

16:56 he was like that monster was so sad it was not his fault

16:58 was not his fault

16:58 was not his fault and I thought that is how your dad stole

17:02 and I thought that is how your dad stole

17:02 and I thought that is how your dad stole the spotlight from Colin Clive well my

17:05 the spotlight from Colin Clive well my

17:05 the spotlight from Colin Clive well my dad said kids got it yeah they

17:08 dad said kids got it yeah they

17:08 dad said kids got it yeah they understood that the creature was the uh

17:12 understood that the creature was the uh

17:12 understood that the creature was the uh um the victim and not the perpetrator

17:15 um the victim and not the perpetrator

17:15 um the victim and not the perpetrator yeah and and kids were not afraid of him

17:18 yeah and and kids were not afraid of him

17:18 yeah and and kids were not afraid of him in makeup and they felt sorry for him

17:22 in makeup and they felt sorry for him

17:22 in makeup and they felt sorry for him isn't that amazing that they weren't

17:23 isn't that amazing that they weren't

17:23 isn't that amazing that they weren't afraid in your makeup it's incredible I

17:26 afraid in your makeup it's incredible I

17:26 afraid in your makeup it's incredible I think I mean that scene when he turns

17:27 think I mean that scene when he turns

17:27 think I mean that scene when he turns around in the door yeah you know that

17:30 around in the door yeah you know that

17:30 around in the door yeah you know that was that was groundbreaking and yet

17:33 was that was groundbreaking and yet

17:33 was that was groundbreaking and yet overall kids understood

17:37 overall kids understood

17:37 overall kids understood that that creature was not

17:41 that that creature was not

17:41 that that creature was not was not vicious and without any words no

17:44 was not vicious and without any words no

17:44 was not vicious and without any words no words because your dad doesn't he makes

17:46 words because your dad doesn't he makes

17:46 words because your dad doesn't he makes little noises but he doesn't speak no

17:48 little noises but he doesn't speak no

17:48 little noises but he doesn't speak no it's all in his hands weirdly in his

17:51 it's all in his hands weirdly in his

17:51 it's all in his hands weirdly in his hands there's a lot in those hands my

17:53 hands there's a lot in those hands my

17:53 hands there's a lot in those hands my father had three things

17:56 father had three things

17:56 father had three things um that I I feel that he used uh as an

18:01 um that I I feel that he used uh as an

18:01 um that I I feel that he used uh as an actor his hands absolutely yeah uh the

18:05 actor his hands absolutely yeah uh the

18:05 actor his hands absolutely yeah uh the scene where he reaches up to the legs

18:07 scene where he reaches up to the legs

18:07 scene where he reaches up to the legs yeah and then when he goes like this

18:11 yeah and then when he goes like this

18:11 yeah and then when he goes like this um

18:12 um then uh his eyes he could do anything

18:16 then uh his eyes he could do anything

18:16 then uh his eyes he could do anything with his eyes you know he could terrify

18:18 with his eyes you know he could terrify

18:18 with his eyes you know he could terrify you or

18:19 you or

18:19 you or or soothe you what was that like when

18:22 or soothe you what was that like when

18:22 or soothe you what was that like when you were in trouble and

18:30 um and his voice yeah he could

18:30 um and his voice yeah he could really terrify somebody with his voice

18:34 really terrify somebody with his voice

18:34 really terrify somebody with his voice he could

18:36 he could

18:36 he could um be very Gruff very uh frightening

18:40 um be very Gruff very uh frightening

18:40 um be very Gruff very uh frightening with his voice or he did 20 children's

18:44 with his voice or he did 20 children's

18:44 with his voice or he did 20 children's albums reading Hans Christian Anderson

18:48 albums reading Hans Christian Anderson

18:48 albums reading Hans Christian Anderson and Roger Kipling and and

18:53 and Roger Kipling and and

18:53 and Roger Kipling and and um he had a Reader's Digest uh

18:57 um he had a Reader's Digest uh

18:57 um he had a Reader's Digest uh five-minute radio program for years

19:00 five-minute radio program for years

19:00 five-minute radio program for years all directed toward children he played

19:04 all directed toward children he played

19:04 all directed toward children he played um on Broadway and Peter Pan so I mean

19:07 um on Broadway and Peter Pan so I mean

19:07 um on Broadway and Peter Pan so I mean he could do anything with his voice

19:08 he could do anything with his voice

19:08 he could do anything with his voice that's incredible yeah and then the

19:11 that's incredible yeah and then the

19:11 that's incredible yeah and then the first few movies aspects of I think

19:14 first few movies aspects of I think

19:14 first few movies aspects of I think of his

19:16 of his

19:16 of his interpretive right acting it must have

19:19 interpretive right acting it must have

19:19 interpretive right acting it must have helped being in the silent films for the

19:22 helped being in the silent films for the

19:22 helped being in the silent films for the ones he couldn't use his voice in but

19:24 ones he couldn't use his voice in but

19:24 ones he couldn't use his voice in but then those 10 years of being on stage

19:26 then those 10 years of being on stage

19:26 then those 10 years of being on stage with maybe a line or two I mean he must

19:29 with maybe a line or two I mean he must

19:29 with maybe a line or two I mean he must have learned to give a lot with what

19:30 have learned to give a lot with what

19:30 have learned to give a lot with what little he had but I was watching the old

19:34 little he had but I was watching the old

19:34 little he had but I was watching the old dark house also which I think was the

19:35 dark house also which I think was the

19:35 dark house also which I think was the next year after Frankenstein he had so

19:38 next year after Frankenstein he had so

19:38 next year after Frankenstein he had so many parts where they didn't even want

19:39 many parts where they didn't even want

19:39 many parts where they didn't even want him to use his voice

19:41 him to use his voice

19:41 him to use his voice and he is so expressive whether it's to

19:44 and he is so expressive whether it's to

19:44 and he is so expressive whether it's to in the old dark house he's genuinely

19:46 in the old dark house he's genuinely

19:46 in the old dark house he's genuinely scary but when he opens that slot in the

19:48 scary but when he opens that slot in the

19:48 scary but when he opens that slot in the door he looks out that little window

19:53 door he looks out that little window

19:53 door he looks out that little window that makeup again is Jack Pierce's and

19:57 that makeup again is Jack Pierce's and

19:57 that makeup again is Jack Pierce's and my father always said that Jack Pierce

19:59 my father always said that Jack Pierce

19:59 my father always said that Jack Pierce was a just a genius yeah and he was

20:03 was a just a genius yeah and he was

20:03 was a just a genius yeah and he was indeed and he's you know it's just

20:05 indeed and he's you know it's just

20:05 indeed and he's you know it's just remarkable what Jack could do with the

20:08 remarkable what Jack could do with the

20:08 remarkable what Jack could do with the features of anybody with makeup and when

20:11 features of anybody with makeup and when

20:11 features of anybody with makeup and when you consider

20:12 you consider

20:12 you consider what he had at his hand

20:16 what he had at his hand

20:16 what he had at his hand to use back then yeah because your dad

20:18 to use back then yeah because your dad

20:18 to use back then yeah because your dad was not a horrifying looking man in fact

20:21 was not a horrifying looking man in fact

20:21 was not a horrifying looking man in fact he's a pretty he's a pretty good looking

20:23 he's a pretty he's a pretty good looking

20:23 he's a pretty he's a pretty good looking guy he is and he ended up being in I

20:26 guy he is and he ended up being in I

20:26 guy he is and he ended up being in I mean Frankenstein obviously but then in

20:28 mean Frankenstein obviously but then in

20:28 mean Frankenstein obviously but then in the old dark house and these other

20:29 the old dark house and these other

20:29 the old dark house and these other movies just a little bit of hair a

20:31 movies just a little bit of hair a

20:31 movies just a little bit of hair a little bit of makeup and and those eyes

20:33 little bit of makeup and and those eyes

20:33 little bit of makeup and and those eyes and the old doghouse is a perfect

20:36 and the old doghouse is a perfect

20:36 and the old doghouse is a perfect example because

20:37 example because

20:37 example because he doesn't go crazy until the later end

20:40 he doesn't go crazy until the later end

20:40 he doesn't go crazy until the later end of the movie but the whole build up to

20:42 of the movie but the whole build up to

20:42 of the movie but the whole build up to that he is standing there lurking in the

20:45 that he is standing there lurking in the

20:45 that he is standing there lurking in the body language that's a genuinely

20:47 body language that's a genuinely

20:47 body language that's a genuinely terrifying film it is it is another one

20:51 terrifying film it is it is another one

20:51 terrifying film it is it is another one where he's really genuinely fretting and

20:53 where he's really genuinely fretting and

20:53 where he's really genuinely fretting and talking with his eyes and stuff is the

20:54 talking with his eyes and stuff is the

20:54 talking with his eyes and stuff is the Black Cat he's got that yeah that makeup

20:57 Black Cat he's got that yeah that makeup

20:57 Black Cat he's got that yeah that makeup on and he's more so himself he doesn't

21:00 on and he's more so himself he doesn't

21:00 on and he's more so himself he doesn't have a bunch of a you know of prosthetic

21:02 have a bunch of a you know of prosthetic

21:02 have a bunch of a you know of prosthetic supply to him or anything necessarily

21:04 supply to him or anything necessarily

21:04 supply to him or anything necessarily but he's just his demeanor is just you

21:06 but he's just his demeanor is just you

21:06 but he's just his demeanor is just you start thinking Baylor Lugosi is going to

21:09 start thinking Baylor Lugosi is going to

21:09 start thinking Baylor Lugosi is going to be the bad guy in that movie and real

21:11 be the bad guy in that movie and real

21:11 be the bad guy in that movie and real quick you go but wait a minute

21:13 quick you go but wait a minute

21:13 quick you go but wait a minute absolutely yeah absolutely and so he's

21:16 absolutely yeah absolutely and so he's

21:16 absolutely yeah absolutely and so he's just fantastic and

21:19 just fantastic and

21:19 just fantastic and and so Frankenstein obviously must have

21:21 and so Frankenstein obviously must have

21:21 and so Frankenstein obviously must have been a huge hit because immediately he

21:23 been a huge hit because immediately he

21:23 been a huge hit because immediately he gets the mummy the old dark house

21:25 gets the mummy the old dark house

21:25 gets the mummy the old dark house there's all these movies back to back to

21:27 there's all these movies back to back to

21:27 there's all these movies back to back to back and all of a sudden he's a movie

21:29 back and all of a sudden he's a movie

21:29 back and all of a sudden he's a movie star overnight he he said after 20 years

21:33 star overnight he he said after 20 years

21:33 star overnight he he said after 20 years in the business he became an overnight

21:36 in the business he became an overnight

21:36 in the business he became an overnight success which is incredible at 44 you

21:40 success which is incredible at 44 you

21:40 success which is incredible at 44 you said yeah he made Frankenstein at age

21:43 said yeah he made Frankenstein at age

21:43 said yeah he made Frankenstein at age 44. which is incredible and it was his

21:45 44. which is incredible and it was his

21:45 44. which is incredible and it was his 81st film and what at what point did he

21:48 81st film and what at what point did he

21:48 81st film and what at what point did he meet your mom in that he was married to

21:51 meet your mom in that he was married to

21:51 meet your mom in that he was married to my mother

21:53 my mother

21:53 my mother um in

21:55 um in

21:55 um in 1930. oh wow so right before this before

21:58 1930. oh wow so right before this before

21:58 1930. oh wow so right before this before all the great success and she was a

22:00 all the great success and she was a

22:00 all the great success and she was a librarian

22:02 librarian

22:02 librarian and my father was an Avid Reader as was

22:06 and my father was an Avid Reader as was

22:06 and my father was an Avid Reader as was my mother he got the librarian I think

22:08 my mother he got the librarian I think

22:08 my mother he got the librarian I think that's every reader's Dream It's a cute

22:10 that's every reader's Dream It's a cute

22:10 that's every reader's Dream It's a cute librarian and your Dad pulled it off

22:12 librarian and your Dad pulled it off

22:12 librarian and your Dad pulled it off even before he was a big movie star

22:14 even before he was a big movie star

22:14 even before he was a big movie star that's about something yeah that is

22:16 that's about something yeah that is

22:16 that's about something yeah that is something yeah oh that's the secret

22:18 something yeah oh that's the secret

22:18 something yeah oh that's the secret about you is that you're a cut up and I

22:20 about you is that you're a cut up and I

22:20 about you is that you're a cut up and I like that well let's see I'm gonna pick

22:23 like that well let's see I'm gonna pick

22:23 like that well let's see I'm gonna pick that up it's not much about to tell you

22:25 that up it's not much about to tell you

22:25 that up it's not much about to tell you about

22:27 about

22:27 about um three new things three new things

22:29 um three new things three new things

22:29 um three new things three new things yeah we have new tumblers that are

22:33 yeah we have new tumblers that are

22:33 yeah we have new tumblers that are wonderful and these are at the website

22:35 wonderful and these are at the website

22:35 wonderful and these are at the website right

22:36 right

22:36 right yep.com yeah I've heard you say you

22:39 yep.com yeah I've heard you say you

22:39 yep.com yeah I've heard you say you picked that because it was easy to

22:40 picked that because it was easy to

22:40 picked that because it was easy to remember that's right my lit and my

22:43 remember that's right my lit and my

22:43 remember that's right my lit and my email is Karloff karloff.com it's even

22:46 email is Karloff karloff.com it's even

22:46 email is Karloff karloff.com it's even easier yeah that's even easier look at

22:48 easier yeah that's even easier look at

22:48 easier yeah that's even easier look at this

22:49 this

22:49 this yeah that's cool and this is these are

22:52 yeah that's cool and this is these are

22:52 yeah that's cool and this is these are all the makeups that Jack Pierce did of

22:54 all the makeups that Jack Pierce did of

22:54 all the makeups that Jack Pierce did of my father

22:56 my father

22:56 my father let's see there's the old dark house

22:59 let's see there's the old dark house

22:59 let's see there's the old dark house and The Mummy

23:01 and The Mummy

23:01 and The Mummy and it's like you've got your whole

23:03 and it's like you've got your whole

23:03 and it's like you've got your whole bathroom on one tumbler there yeah

23:05 bathroom on one tumbler there yeah

23:05 bathroom on one tumbler there yeah because you got that whole bathroom full

23:08 because you got that whole bathroom full

23:08 because you got that whole bathroom full of all those photos this one's really

23:09 of all those photos this one's really

23:09 of all those photos this one's really good I really like this yeah yeah and at

23:13 good I really like this yeah yeah and at

23:13 good I really like this yeah yeah and at Christmas we're gonna have one with a

23:14 Christmas we're gonna have one with a

23:14 Christmas we're gonna have one with a Grinch and my dad oh yeah because that's

23:17 Grinch and my dad oh yeah because that's

23:17 Grinch and my dad oh yeah because that's one thing we never even talked about I

23:19 one thing we never even talked about I

23:19 one thing we never even talked about I know then this is coffee it's ground

23:22 know then this is coffee it's ground

23:22 know then this is coffee it's ground coffee it's called the Boris Karloff

23:24 coffee it's called the Boris Karloff

23:24 coffee it's called the Boris Karloff dark roasted

23:27 dark roasted

23:27 dark roasted garlic dark roasted get your carlof

23:31 garlic dark roasted get your carlof

23:31 garlic dark roasted get your carlof coffee today yes look at that when you

23:33 coffee today yes look at that when you

23:33 coffee today yes look at that when you can get this on the website too

23:34 can get this on the website too

23:34 can get this on the website too absolutely this is so good the master of

23:38 absolutely this is so good the master of

23:38 absolutely this is so good the master of horror blend it says all right that's

23:40 horror blend it says all right that's

23:40 horror blend it says all right that's good I like that it smells so good oh it

23:43 good I like that it smells so good oh it

23:43 good I like that it smells so good oh it actually does smell good

23:45 actually does smell good

23:45 actually does smell good I could have used that we were at the

23:47 I could have used that we were at the

23:47 I could have used that we were at the sunshine cafe down there eating uh

23:49 sunshine cafe down there eating uh

23:49 sunshine cafe down there eating uh eating breakfast and getting a coffee it

23:51 eating breakfast and getting a coffee it

23:51 eating breakfast and getting a coffee it smells better and then uh the

23:54 smells better and then uh the

23:54 smells better and then uh the documentary on my father

23:56 documentary on my father

23:56 documentary on my father that came out now is available in uh DVD

24:01 that came out now is available in uh DVD

24:01 that came out now is available in uh DVD Blu-ray or one version has each plus

24:07 Blu-ray or one version has each plus

24:07 Blu-ray or one version has each plus the they each have about 147 minutes of

24:12 the they each have about 147 minutes of

24:12 the they each have about 147 minutes of extras wow that says that's called now

24:16 extras wow that says that's called now

24:16 extras wow that says that's called now the rest of the story and that is a

24:18 the rest of the story and that is a

24:18 the rest of the story and that is a great yeah this is a great documentary

24:20 great yeah this is a great documentary

24:20 great yeah this is a great documentary it really is it won the Rondo award yeah

24:22 it really is it won the Rondo award yeah

24:22 it really is it won the Rondo award yeah it was so great to watch it's not even

24:24 it was so great to watch it's not even

24:24 it was so great to watch it's not even that old yet the documentary itself no

24:27 that old yet the documentary itself no

24:27 that old yet the documentary itself no it isn't so it's basically two extra

24:29 it isn't so it's basically two extra

24:29 it isn't so it's basically two extra hours of extras

24:33 hours of extras

24:33 hours of extras story wow that's great okay well so

24:36 story wow that's great okay well so

24:36 story wow that's great okay well so before we're done I have to I do have to

24:39 before we're done I have to I do have to

24:39 before we're done I have to I do have to ask you about that lovely statue behind

24:41 ask you about that lovely statue behind

24:41 ask you about that lovely statue behind you that he won for uh the grand the

24:45 you that he won for uh the grand the

24:45 you that he won for uh the grand the Grinch and let's see where is it oh it's

24:48 Grinch and let's see where is it oh it's

24:48 Grinch and let's see where is it oh it's back all the way behind you well let's

24:50 back all the way behind you well let's

24:50 back all the way behind you well let's see we didn't get that I did touch it

24:52 see we didn't get that I did touch it

24:52 see we didn't get that I did touch it earlier I'm sorry

24:55 earlier I'm sorry

24:55 earlier I'm sorry so by the time he made the Grinch movie

24:59 so by the time he made the Grinch movie

24:59 so by the time he made the Grinch movie he did

25:01 he did

25:01 he did this is his Grammy he didn't sing the

25:03 this is his Grammy he didn't sing the

25:03 this is his Grammy he didn't sing the song and it was that because of the

25:05 song and it was that because of the

25:05 song and it was that because of the emphysema because your dad had a great

25:07 emphysema because your dad had a great

25:07 emphysema because your dad had a great singing voice no no he didn't have a

25:09 singing voice no no he didn't have a

25:09 singing voice no no he didn't have a great scene if you don't think so but no

25:12 great scene if you don't think so but no

25:12 great scene if you don't think so but no that was thorough Ravens cry right

25:15 that was thorough Ravens cry right

25:15 that was thorough Ravens cry right um Tony the Tiger okay and he he was

25:20 um Tony the Tiger okay and he he was

25:20 um Tony the Tiger okay and he he was perfect for the song and he didn't get

25:24 perfect for the song and he didn't get

25:24 perfect for the song and he didn't get any credit

25:26 any credit

25:26 any credit poor guy it was an oversight yeah and it

25:30 poor guy it was an oversight yeah and it

25:30 poor guy it was an oversight yeah and it was a terrible over oversight but this

25:33 was a terrible over oversight but this

25:33 was a terrible over oversight but this is for the spoken voice which is for my

25:36 is for the spoken voice which is for my

25:36 is for the spoken voice which is for my father won this Boris for being the

25:39 father won this Boris for being the

25:39 father won this Boris for being the narrator yeah of the

25:41 narrator yeah of the

25:41 narrator yeah of the of the whole program as well as the

25:44 of the whole program as well as the

25:44 of the whole program as well as the voice of the Grinch yeah so when you

25:46 voice of the Grinch yeah so when you

25:46 voice of the Grinch yeah so when you listen to The Grinch there are some

25:48 listen to The Grinch there are some

25:48 listen to The Grinch there are some times where it's a very quick change

25:50 times where it's a very quick change

25:50 times where it's a very quick change yeah between the narration and the

25:53 yeah between the narration and the

25:53 yeah between the narration and the Grinch speaking and it's just wonderful

25:56 Grinch speaking and it's just wonderful

25:56 Grinch speaking and it's just wonderful and I've said

25:58 and I've said

25:58 and I've said um in this interview that my father was

26:01 um in this interview that my father was

26:01 um in this interview that my father was very modest never brought his work home

26:03 very modest never brought his work home

26:03 very modest never brought his work home never talked about us right

26:06 never talked about us right

26:06 never talked about us right uh one night I have two sons and one

26:10 uh one night I have two sons and one

26:10 uh one night I have two sons and one night my phone rang

26:13 night my phone rang

26:13 night my phone rang and it was my father out of the blue and

26:17 and it was my father out of the blue and

26:17 and it was my father out of the blue and he said sir Jane

26:20 he said sir Jane

26:20 he said sir Jane um

26:21 um I've done something

26:24 I've done something

26:24 I've done something that I think is pretty good oh pretty

26:28 that I think is pretty good oh pretty

26:28 that I think is pretty good oh pretty good

26:28 good

26:28 good and it's going to be on tonight

26:31 and it's going to be on tonight

26:31 and it's going to be on tonight that's on the telly

26:34 that's on the telly

26:34 that's on the telly the English expression it's going to be

26:37 the English expression it's going to be

26:37 the English expression it's going to be on the Telly tonight

26:39 on the Telly tonight

26:39 on the Telly tonight um

26:40 um at seven o'clock

26:42 at seven o'clock

26:42 at seven o'clock your time and because he was back east

26:46 your time and because he was back east

26:46 your time and because he was back east and he said um

26:49 and he said um

26:49 and he said um I think maybe you and the boys might

26:52 I think maybe you and the boys might

26:52 I think maybe you and the boys might enjoy watching it

26:55 enjoy watching it

26:55 enjoy watching it um

26:55 um it's pretty good I think so you might

27:00 it's pretty good I think so you might

27:00 it's pretty good I think so you might like to watch it

27:02 like to watch it

27:02 like to watch it it was a Grinch

27:04 it was a Grinch

27:04 it was a Grinch and another class just another class

27:06 and another class just another class

27:06 and another class just another class incredible right at the end zone

27:10 incredible right at the end zone

27:10 incredible right at the end zone so we watched it and thought it was

27:13 so we watched it and thought it was

27:13 so we watched it and thought it was pretty good yeah yeah and

27:15 pretty good yeah yeah and

27:15 pretty good yeah yeah and um then he was nominated for a Grammy

27:19 um then he was nominated for a Grammy

27:19 um then he was nominated for a Grammy right and he wasn't here to pick it up I

27:23 right and he wasn't here to pick it up I

27:23 right and he wasn't here to pick it up I don't think right no he was in England

27:24 don't think right no he was in England

27:24 don't think right no he was in England by that time back in England and so he

27:27 by that time back in England and so he

27:27 by that time back in England and so he had his agents

27:29 had his agents

27:29 had his agents uh accept it for him and the next time

27:32 uh accept it for him and the next time

27:32 uh accept it for him and the next time my father came over to work on the west

27:34 my father came over to work on the west

27:34 my father came over to work on the west coast from England which he did

27:37 coast from England which he did

27:37 coast from England which he did frequently he went to his agent's office

27:40 frequently he went to his agent's office

27:40 frequently he went to his agent's office Arthur Kennard and Arthur said oh here

27:44 Arthur Kennard and Arthur said oh here

27:44 Arthur Kennard and Arthur said oh here Boris here's your Grammy and my father

27:48 Boris here's your Grammy and my father

27:48 Boris here's your Grammy and my father took it and looked at it

27:51 took it and looked at it

27:51 took it and looked at it and said

27:54 and said

27:54 and said it looks like a bloody door stop

27:57 it looks like a bloody door stop

27:57 it looks like a bloody door stop well that's it that's all I think that's

27:59 well that's it that's all I think that's

27:59 well that's it that's all I think that's it we'll see you everybody

28:01 it we'll see you everybody

28:01 it we'll see you everybody okay one of the next appearances she's

28:03 okay one of the next appearances she's

28:03 okay one of the next appearances she's going to be yeah go to season screaming

28:05 going to be yeah go to season screaming

28:05 going to be yeah go to season screaming get this coffee this actually really

28:07 get this coffee this actually really

28:07 get this coffee this actually really coffee smells amazing and I'm not you

28:08 coffee smells amazing and I'm not you

28:08 coffee smells amazing and I'm not you might be drinker

28:10 might be drinker

28:10 might be drinker you know but uh yeah thank you so much

28:13 you know but uh yeah thank you so much

28:13 you know but uh yeah thank you so much tumblers you're wonderful yeah the

28:14 tumblers you're wonderful yeah the

28:15 tumblers you're wonderful yeah the Tumblers are great get the coffee in the

28:17 Tumblers are great get the coffee in the

28:17 Tumblers are great get the coffee in the tumbler while you're watching the doctor

28:19 tumbler while you're watching the doctor

28:19 tumbler while you're watching the doctor while you watch the new documentary and

28:22 while you watch the new documentary and

28:22 while you watch the new documentary and then When Christmas Comes watch the

28:23 then When Christmas Comes watch the

28:23 then When Christmas Comes watch the Grinch watch the Grinch

28:25 Grinch watch the Grinch

28:25 Grinch watch the Grinch listen to The Grinch watch this yeah all

28:28 listen to The Grinch watch this yeah all

28:28 listen to The Grinch watch this yeah all the people I got a grinch tumbler and

28:30 the people I got a grinch tumbler and

28:30 the people I got a grinch tumbler and get a grinch tumbler and you can come

28:32 get a grinch tumbler and you can come

28:32 get a grinch tumbler and you can come get the signed photos and meet you at

28:35 get the signed photos and meet you at

28:35 get the signed photos and meet you at season screamings and all those other

28:37 season screamings and all those other

28:37 season screamings and all those other conventions we did it gang we promoted I

28:40 conventions we did it gang we promoted I

28:40 conventions we did it gang we promoted I wasn't sure if we'd have anything to

28:42 wasn't sure if we'd have anything to

28:42 wasn't sure if we'd have anything to promote so I'm glad we did because I was

28:43 promote so I'm glad we did because I was

28:43 promote so I'm glad we did because I was like good I'm glad she's just letting us

28:45 like good I'm glad she's just letting us

28:45 like good I'm glad she's just letting us come over for the fun of it

28:48 come over for the fun of it

28:48 come over for the fun of it hello so I'm glad yes I know what you

28:51 hello so I'm glad yes I know what you

28:51 hello so I'm glad yes I know what you want which is always just a minute all

28:53 want which is always just a minute all

28:53 want which is always just a minute all right say bye Bailey bye Bailey goodbye

28:57 right say bye Bailey bye Bailey goodbye

28:57 right say bye Bailey bye Bailey goodbye see you later everyone I hope you

28:58 see you later everyone I hope you

28:58 see you later everyone I hope you enjoyed this portion of our conversation

28:59 enjoyed this portion of our conversation

29:00 enjoyed this portion of our conversation with Sarah Karloff to find out how to

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29:24 that Sarah Karloff was a big time

29:24 that Sarah Karloff was a big time Trooper because everything that could go

29:26 Trooper because everything that could go

29:26 Trooper because everything that could go wrong with the interview it did go wrong

29:28 wrong with the interview it did go wrong

29:28 wrong with the interview it did go wrong first of all we had to reschedule on her

29:29 first of all we had to reschedule on her

29:30 first of all we had to reschedule on her because I got sick with the virus and

29:32 because I got sick with the virus and

29:32 because I got sick with the virus and the whole thing and then when we finally

29:33 the whole thing and then when we finally

29:33 the whole thing and then when we finally made it back out there

29:35 made it back out there

29:35 made it back out there Ernie the producer had forgotten a piece

29:37 Ernie the producer had forgotten a piece

29:37 Ernie the producer had forgotten a piece a vital piece of equipment so we had to

29:39 a vital piece of equipment so we had to

29:39 a vital piece of equipment so we had to run to Best Buy and get memory cards we

29:41 run to Best Buy and get memory cards we

29:41 run to Best Buy and get memory cards we had to leave Tyler there with her kind

29:43 had to leave Tyler there with her kind

29:43 had to leave Tyler there with her kind of alone she's going are we ready to go

29:45 of alone she's going are we ready to go

29:45 of alone she's going are we ready to go uh we got a problem the lighting was

29:47 uh we got a problem the lighting was

29:47 uh we got a problem the lighting was messed up the sound was a whole problem

29:49 messed up the sound was a whole problem

29:49 messed up the sound was a whole problem it took forever to edit so uh we're

29:52 it took forever to edit so uh we're

29:52 it took forever to edit so uh we're we're learning as we go in terms of the

29:54 we're learning as we go in terms of the

29:54 we're learning as we go in terms of the multi-camera interview set up but we had

29:56 multi-camera interview set up but we had

29:56 multi-camera interview set up but we had a heck of a time out there with Sarah

29:58 a heck of a time out there with Sarah

29:58 a heck of a time out there with Sarah and her dog she was a wonderful Hostess

30:01 and her dog she was a wonderful Hostess

30:01 and her dog she was a wonderful Hostess and we can't wait to have another

30:03 and we can't wait to have another

30:03 and we can't wait to have another conversation with her in the future plus

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Boris Karloff's daughter - a conversation with Sara Karloff - Randomland Conversations #2

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