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Robert Clarke's recalls his beginnings
at RKO as well as his initial encounter with his fading
screen idol Bela Lugosi in our "Vintage
Invaders" section. This time around, he
speaks with affection of Boris Karloff and touches upon
the bargain basement films for which fans seem to remember
him best.
Following The Body Snatcher,
Clarke was seen to good advantage in one of the more
stylish Val Lewton thrillers, Bedlam. Not only
was his role a showy one, but he once more shared a
sound stage with an actor he'll always regard with profound
admiration. "Mr. Karloff -- and that's what I always
called him - was absolutely, without question the kindest,
gentlest -- the antithesis of everything he was on the
screen. He was superb. And yes, very, very helpful.
Mr. Karloff would often be sitting in his dressing room
and I'd ask him what were, to me, interesting questions
about his career."
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