Such a great tribute to an absolutly brilliant actor. I was struck by your choice of musical accompaniment for this which I think perfectly matches Dwight's subtleties and (more so) exuberance that he brought to each of his roles as an actor. Well done and thank you for your work here.
Dwight Frye's performance as Renfield in Dracula is unquestionably one of the greatest in film history. Frye gave the film one of it's most genuinely disturbing scenes, when he arrived in London as the only living person onboard the death ship Vestres. His truly insane laughter provided many audiences of 1931 with their first glimpse into the great potential of talking films. Indelible and unforgettable, his performance scared me as a child of 10, like nothing I've ever seen since.
@ozymandias047 Bolero from the "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. There are TWO soundtracks to this film- Volume one and Volume two. It's on Volume two.
FANTASTIC tribute! :) great little tricks with the timing and choice of clips. just brilliant! thank you! :) you had me mesmerized from start to finish. :) what a wonderful tribute to dwight.:) I'm sure you made him smile, up in heaven. kudos! :)
I think Dwight Frye's utterly superb performance in Dracula somehow caused Hollywood to pigeonhole him in the evil assistant role. He took Renfield to a surreal level of perfection. It was possibly the best acting ever performed by an individual. That performance was a double edged sword. He could have been a Valentino and Gable rolled into one and more so!
i agree. it's sad that it was his own talent that led to his pigeonholing. dwight could be so good-looking, i.e. as vint glade, i thought he was the lead. he was so valentino-esque. it's truly a pity.
There's a bit of a Johnny Depp quality to Dwight, especially around the mouth. And he does psychotic/weird very well, like Johnny, also. I think he's got that special something that would've made him a cult superstar if he was around today. Brilliant character actor and much missed.
yes, i would liken him to johnny depp, too. :) depp's also so very versatile and talented, and so very attractive--but has no qualms about looking bizarre or ugly, if the role requires it. like dwight, he is a true artist, not just another undeserving, hyped up star. :) it's good that we're all still around to appreciate dwight now. :)
there was immense more to dwight frye than horror flicks. A classic broadway dramatist and actor, his films include the Maltese Falcon and several musicals!
this really is sutch an amazing video. I think it was the first or the second I ever watched on youtube. After watching this I always think 'oh my god! He looks incredeble.'
The music fits so well with the video parts. It's really great that this shows most of al his action scens. He was very good in action scens. Always so mutch emotion and adrenalin. How does he do that? Being so handsome, so cute, so cool,... How does he makes us all so crazy about him?
Asking how Dwight makes all of us so crazy- wow! There doesn't seem to be an adequate answer to that does there:) He is so emotional in his roles, so handsome, we could go on and on, but there seems to be no describing it. He just IS:)
Greetings from Finland! I discovered Frye's talents about a year ago, and he's been my favorite actor ever since. This tribute made me fall in love with him.
This is so amazing! This is an absolutely amazing tribute to an absolutely amazing actor (and, from the biography I'm reading, a pretty great guy too!). And yes, he really is perfectly lovely, isn't he? Even when he's eating flies!
Wow, Dwight Frye is amazing, and so is your tribute. The music is just perfect! I think Frye's Renfield was my first crush on a movie character. I used watch the movie and recite all his lines with him. (of course Bela was great too, but Dwight Frye almost stole the show). Dwight Frye just electrifies right through the screen.
Oh I just realized that we may not be discussing the exact same clip, as Dwight is lying down twice in this vid. The clip I am referring to is at 3:32.
If you're interested in falcon be sure to get the 1931 version, that is the one with Dwight. The 1941 is with Bogart, and then there is also one with Bette Davis I think? You want 31.
I started out only knowing Dwight through those two films as well, but recently I have been checking him out in many other films and he is always brilliant!
Frye was an amazing actor, and that incrible voice! So sad he died so young and never made it big, and beyond the boogeyman image. He was a better actor than Bogart, for instance.
I...I...I feel I may have to sit somewhere awhile before I can post coherantly. Oh my LAWD, that was incredible! Great tribute!! (And the music is amazing!)
WOW...I really liked this! I'm embarrassed to say I'm quite jealous, where did you get all the clips. I though a couple of these films were missing. AND at the risk of sounding like a complete girl, Dwight looks really gorgeous in most of this video. Thanks for posting!!!
I like this video because it makes DF look like he was a film "star" which as we know he never got the chance to be :( I also like the scenes from "By Whose Hand?" I think that's the only screen kiss I've seen from Dwight, I know the characters his mother but I still can't think of any others.
Such a great tribute to an absolutly brilliant actor. I was struck by your choice of musical accompaniment for this which I think perfectly matches Dwight's subtleties and (more so) exuberance that he brought to each of his roles as an actor. Well done and thank you for your work here.
SaucyJack64 4 months ago
Dwight was only 44 years old when he died in 1943. too young. a great character actor, his Renfield unforgotten. thx for this tribute!
Besier74 6 months ago
Dwight Frye's performance as Renfield in Dracula is unquestionably one of the greatest in film history. Frye gave the film one of it's most genuinely disturbing scenes, when he arrived in London as the only living person onboard the death ship Vestres. His truly insane laughter provided many audiences of 1931 with their first glimpse into the great potential of talking films. Indelible and unforgettable, his performance scared me as a child of 10, like nothing I've ever seen since.
cunard61 6 months ago 5
The unsung greatest actor of the Universal horror films!
DrSeptimusPretorius1 9 months ago
Whoa, I stumbled upon this this. I never heard of this guy. What a friggin brilliant actor! I'm going to look for some of his films now.
knittastick 11 months ago
That's a great, moving tribute. I would love to know what all the clips were from.
Thank you.
FrenchEdward06 1 year ago
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ozymandias047 1 year ago
what the hell is the music -SOMEBODY? PLEASE?
ozymandias047 1 year ago
@ozymandias047 Bolero from the "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. There are TWO soundtracks to this film- Volume one and Volume two. It's on Volume two.
Serenadesong 1 year ago
The score to this is absolutely awesome. Well done.
ozymandias047 1 year ago
Wonderful tribute! I could watch Dwight forever, Awesome job SRsunny1986!!
MrsDwightFrye 2 years ago
FANTASTIC tribute! :) great little tricks with the timing and choice of clips. just brilliant! thank you! :) you had me mesmerized from start to finish. :) what a wonderful tribute to dwight.:) I'm sure you made him smile, up in heaven. kudos! :)
kakadoodoo3000 2 years ago
I think Dwight Frye's utterly superb performance in Dracula somehow caused Hollywood to pigeonhole him in the evil assistant role. He took Renfield to a surreal level of perfection. It was possibly the best acting ever performed by an individual. That performance was a double edged sword. He could have been a Valentino and Gable rolled into one and more so!
dejahthoris 2 years ago 5
i agree. it's sad that it was his own talent that led to his pigeonholing. dwight could be so good-looking, i.e. as vint glade, i thought he was the lead. he was so valentino-esque. it's truly a pity.
kakadoodoo3000 2 years ago
Still the best Dwight Frye tribute on "You Tube". Period.
Serenadesong 2 years ago
There's a bit of a Johnny Depp quality to Dwight, especially around the mouth. And he does psychotic/weird very well, like Johnny, also. I think he's got that special something that would've made him a cult superstar if he was around today. Brilliant character actor and much missed.
leananshae 2 years ago
yes, i would liken him to johnny depp, too. :) depp's also so very versatile and talented, and so very attractive--but has no qualms about looking bizarre or ugly, if the role requires it. like dwight, he is a true artist, not just another undeserving, hyped up star. :) it's good that we're all still around to appreciate dwight now. :)
kakadoodoo3000 2 years ago
Very well done! Keep making awesome videos.
arisztidoltz 2 years ago
Awesome video! Thanks!
GerardChristianZach 2 years ago
there was immense more to dwight frye than horror flicks. A classic broadway dramatist and actor, his films include the Maltese Falcon and several musicals!
diddymuck 3 years ago
Beautiful, enchanting, and breathtaking. A truly amazing video and perfect music.
Boadicea25 3 years ago 2
Still amazing indeed. Soul stirring.
Serenadesong 3 years ago 3
this really is sutch an amazing video. I think it was the first or the second I ever watched on youtube. After watching this I always think 'oh my god! He looks incredeble.'
The music fits so well with the video parts. It's really great that this shows most of al his action scens. He was very good in action scens. Always so mutch emotion and adrenalin. How does he do that? Being so handsome, so cute, so cool,... How does he makes us all so crazy about him?
Avalonia12Florie 3 years ago
Asking how Dwight makes all of us so crazy- wow! There doesn't seem to be an adequate answer to that does there:) He is so emotional in his roles, so handsome, we could go on and on, but there seems to be no describing it. He just IS:)
Serenadesong 3 years ago
that's true;)
Avalonia12Florie 3 years ago
Still amazes me Sunny, even one year on. Hope you do another video again :D
webothlovesoup 3 years ago 3
I was thinking the exact same thing. I just shared this with some friends who wanted to know who Dwight was.
ladylove1972 3 years ago
Greetings from Finland! I discovered Frye's talents about a year ago, and he's been my favorite actor ever since. This tribute made me fall in love with him.
NorthernStar1991 3 years ago 2
This certainly is the best dwight frye tribute ever made on youtube. Sow full of action, passion, crimes, getaways,... It takes my breath away!
Avalonia12Florie 3 years ago 3
What's the movie he's in with Cagney, around 00:45? Any idea?
newchelseagirl 3 years ago
"Doorway to hell".
Serenadesong 3 years ago
He was versatile, talented and beautiful. Thanks for collecting so many wonderful clips in one place.
newchelseagirl 3 years ago
wonderfull tribute. Dwight Frye was a verry great and handsom actor. Thanks for making this beautifull trubute of him.
Avalonia12Florie 3 years ago
This is so amazing! This is an absolutely amazing tribute to an absolutely amazing actor (and, from the biography I'm reading, a pretty great guy too!). And yes, he really is perfectly lovely, isn't he? Even when he's eating flies!
Budgiebird 3 years ago
Alright! Another new Dwight fan entering the fold. Soon....soon, we shall RULE THE WORLD! *Oops, that was supposed to be a private thought* LOL!
Serenadesong 3 years ago
What's the name of the biography?
mycheesesteak 3 years ago
"Dwight Frye's Last Laugh" I think :)
S2HVU 3 years ago
Next time you watch Dracula, look at Frye during his "Rats" speech. He doesn't blink for over a minute.
luridplanet 3 years ago
This is such a great video. And Dwight looks... rawr!!! Wonderful job putting this video together!
sweetNsassy721 4 years ago
Yet another comment on what a fine looking man Dwight was! Good to know that so many out there have noticed it;)
Serenadesong 4 years ago
How could anyone not notice? ;D
0Shannon0 3 years ago
EXACTLY! *Grin*;)
Serenadesong 3 years ago
Yes. Hard NOT to notice.
Leah2359 3 years ago
Lol! Oh so true. It's so hard not to notice the gorgeousness of that man! :D
sweetNsassy721 3 years ago
I noticed it too. He was so charming.
Avalonia12Florie 3 years ago
He certainly was:)
Serenadesong 3 years ago
Wow, Dwight Frye is amazing, and so is your tribute. The music is just perfect! I think Frye's Renfield was my first crush on a movie character. I used watch the movie and recite all his lines with him. (of course Bela was great too, but Dwight Frye almost stole the show). Dwight Frye just electrifies right through the screen.
ruthellyn 4 years ago
Still the greatest Dwight tribute at You Tube!
Serenadesong 4 years ago
I haven't watched this for a while, but I've revisited out of sheer indulgence.
Really nicely put together. Love the way the action builds with the music. Bailey's lovin it - a simple round of applause is all that's needed.
showhiminbailey 4 years ago
He's the very very very great actor.
Aya1222 4 years ago
Well done! This was so lovely, very well put together and edited beautifully! Thank you so much for sharing, I really love Dwight. :D
I particulary enjoyed the scene at 2:35! He's so dashing! ♥
0Shannon0 4 years ago
So much can be said about Dwight, but I don't have the words. Thank you for putting what I would say in pictures.
Xmchord 4 years ago
Dwight is DELICIOUS;) Thank you so very much for this.
The clip that is shown at the mid-point of the video, where he is lying down, with one eye open....makes your knees weak!
A truly talented and gifted man in so many ways, not only a wonderful actor, but a skilled piano player and a painter.
Serenadesong 4 years ago
Oh man, yes! That's my fave clip too! Totally agree with you! What's it from?
Once again, a lovely job.
showhiminbailey 4 years ago
Glad to see that I am not alone:)
The clip passes by pretty fast, so I may be wrong, but I think that it is from The maltese falcon (?) Feel free to correct if I am wrong:)
Serenadesong 4 years ago
Oh I just realized that we may not be discussing the exact same clip, as Dwight is lying down twice in this vid. The clip I am referring to is at 3:32.
If you're interested in falcon be sure to get the 1931 version, that is the one with Dwight. The 1941 is with Bogart, and then there is also one with Bette Davis I think? You want 31.
Serenadesong 4 years ago
Yes! 3:32! That's the one! Thanks for the info. I'm totally loving all of these cos up until now all I'd seen him in was Dracula and Frankenstien!
showhiminbailey 4 years ago
Glad that I could help:)
I started out only knowing Dwight through those two films as well, but recently I have been checking him out in many other films and he is always brilliant!
Serenadesong 4 years ago
Renfield! im so happy you put in renfield. it just won't be the same. the name of the song is Bolero. it plays at the end of 2001 moulin rouge.
saxgirl1 4 years ago
Just discovered Frye and was so happy that you made this vid. Thank you so much! The emotion in his eyes alone is just amazing.
Yeaomi 4 years ago
Boo yah! Great and greater. What was the music? Gotta get it...
whalerider1955 4 years ago
Excellent Video! I've always loved Dwight Frye, thanks for the tribute!
InsomniacGirl 4 years ago
Great tribute to a great actor! Thank you!
Phosonell 4 years ago
He sure knows how to wear a Fedora!
eraserhead2004 4 years ago
Amen to that. A large part of the reason I now wear a fedora, lol. :)
Eregwen 4 years ago
Outstanding!
He'll always be 'Fritz' from Frankenstein for me,
I recognized his Universal Horror film classics
of course but all these others films are new to me,
I've got to start hunting the video stores
and the IMDB.
cha5 4 years ago
Great compilation. What is that music!!!???
satweavers 4 years ago
Frye was an amazing actor, and that incrible voice! So sad he died so young and never made it big, and beyond the boogeyman image. He was a better actor than Bogart, for instance.
komodoman 4 years ago
Magnificent.
ND2525 4 years ago
Thank's everyone for your lovely comments!
SRSunny1986 4 years ago
You're welcome :)
Eregwen 4 years ago
I...I...I feel I may have to sit somewhere awhile before I can post coherantly. Oh my LAWD, that was incredible! Great tribute!! (And the music is amazing!)
ladylove1972 4 years ago
That was incredible! Great clips, and great music with it. Thanks for sharing. :)
prophetofog 4 years ago
That was fricken amazing!
Leah2359 4 years ago
WOW...I really liked this! I'm embarrassed to say I'm quite jealous, where did you get all the clips. I though a couple of these films were missing. AND at the risk of sounding like a complete girl, Dwight looks really gorgeous in most of this video. Thanks for posting!!!
webothlovesoup 4 years ago 3
**lol!** I was thinking the same thing about being a complete girl! Haha. Talk about some sexy scenes!
ladylove1972 4 years ago 2
OH yeah! Particularly the ones (Man to Man???) where he's got the slicked hair and the devilish look in his eye...yow!
Eregwen 4 years ago
I like this video because it makes DF look like he was a film "star" which as we know he never got the chance to be :( I also like the scenes from "By Whose Hand?" I think that's the only screen kiss I've seen from Dwight, I know the characters his mother but I still can't think of any others.
webothlovesoup 4 years ago
Awesome! This video has many clips I haven't seen. Love the song, too!
Eregwen 4 years ago