A wisecracking narrator mocks footage featuring Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula.A wisecracking narrator mocks footage featuring Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula.A wisecracking narrator mocks footage featuring Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula.
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Mae Clarke
- Elizabeth (edited from "Frankenstein")
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Lawrence Grant
- Crosby (edited from "The Cat Creeps")
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Raymond Hackett
- Paul (edited from "The Cat Creeps")
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
- Frankenstein's Monster (edited from "Frankenstein")
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Elizabeth Patterson
- Susan (edited from "The Cat Creeps")
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Max Schreck
- Count Orlok (edited from 'Nosferatu')
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Helen Twelvetrees
- Annabelle West (edited from "The Cat Creeps")
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan
- Dr. Waldman (edited from "Frankenstein")
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Gustav von Wangenheim
- Hutter (edited from "Nosferatu")
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Albert DeMond(uncredited)
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaSince The Cat Creeps (1930) is a lost film, the footage used in "Boo" is the only material from it known to exist.
- Quotes
Narrator: With times as tough as they are we present our formula for the cheapest form of amusement: nightmares. First you eat a real lobster, not the kind they send to congress.
- Crazy creditsCarl Laemmle presents A Universal Brevity
- ConnectionsEdited from Nosferatu (1922)
Featured review
The Delicious Aroma of Fresh Ghost
Corny short film put out by Universal that gently mocks Nosferatu and their own Frankenstein. There's footage from both of those films included. Why Nosferatu instead of Universal's recently-released Dracula, I don't know. They also include some bits from The Cat Creeps (1930), which is now a lost film. That's fun for classic film buffs. There's kind of a Pete Smith vibe about the short but it's not as funny as one of his. I'm sure it was a lot more amusing in 1932 than it is today. To be clear, I'm not saying it's bad. It's a pleasant enough way to spend ten minutes. If you're a fan of classic horror films, you will probably enjoy it more than most. But there's nothing special about it beyond the clips from The Cat Creeps.
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- utgard14
- Jun 7, 2014
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- Runtime10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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