Boris Karloff-screen test pt.1

Conor Timmis as Boris Karloff and Liesl Ehardt as Zita Johann in a scene recreated from "THE MUMMY"(1932). This screen test is part of the documentary "Kreating Karloff", which can be purchased at Oldies.com: http://www.oldies.com/product-view/7100D.html

Kreating Karloff documents the creation of a Screen Test, as actor Conor Timmis vies to win the role of movie legend Boris Karloff in a proposed film biography of the star's life and times. Recreating scenes from two classic Karloff films, Frankenstein (1931) and The Mummy (1932), Timmis receives fine support from actress Liesl Ehardt - the actual cousin of Karloff's Mummy co-star, Zita Johann.

Kreating Karloff is about re-creating Karloff characters. Conor Timmis learns exactly how Boris Karloff was transformed by Hollywood make-up ace Jack Pierce, as the same exacting processes are revisited by modern makeup artist Norman Bryn (Cloverfield, Saturday Night Live). Kreating Karloff is a tribute to the films and characters which made Boris Karloff a household name, as well as a testimonial to the character of an actor who suffered and sacrificed on that long road to stardom. It's a film by Karloff Fans for Karloff Fans - and for a new generation of viewers yet to discover this unique performer who presided over what many refer to as "The Golden Age of Hollywood Horror." - Norman Bryn

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Conor Timmis
• Boris Karloff
• Liesl Ehardt
• Zita Johann
• Universal Monsters
• Universal Studios
• The Mummy
• The Mummy 1932
• Screen Test
• Kreating Karloff

[TheFutureLooksGrimm]

That looked and sounded just like the real Karloff

[801liveable]

i think the guy did a real good job doing KARLOFF..

[uranian99]

This is very interesting. Historically, Karloff had a lisp, and you showed it with such subtlety that it seemed completely natural. Well done!

[uranian99]

@MrJuno6 Oh, rubbish, it was not!

[JFakeWeston]

A good job but Karloff's performance was more subtle and reserved. Still well done.

[mayney]

Excellent

[MrJuno6]

Terrible acting,

[daffydoug]

He did the Karloff voice realistically without lampooning it or overplaying it or making a cartoon out of it.

[hermankatnip]

Conor Timmis as Boris Karloff is uncanny. I absolutely love that you have recreated this.

[LSR1963]

Wonderful!!!