BORIS KARLOFF ON "THIS IS YOUR LIFE" - JACK PIERCE SEGMENT

From the Official Jack Pierce DVD, this is the excerpt from the November 20, 1957 episode of THIS IS YOUR LIFE featuring Pierce coming on the show to meet his friend and colleague, Boris Karloff.

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[balrog13571]

Jack Pierce and Boris Karloff in one interview= WIN!!! Though not like the book at all, I have to say Karloff gave the best performance ever. And the studio's make-up never sat quite right with me after Pierce was gone. Yes the new methods were easier and quicker, but the overall effect of Pierce's work was astounding and creature's like the Wolfman can never look as amazing without him. I'm 17 and I'm so glad to have the old movies and feel terrible today'[s culture isn't exposed to them.

[ScottEssman]

Glad to have you as a fan! We couldn't do it without you young new fans. Yes, Pierce was a makeup god among makeup men. Check out my book and DVD about Pierce. I have been a lifelong fan.

[emoviebuff87]

I heard alot of negative stories about Jack Pierce. I guess it came from the snobby movie stars that didn't like being made up!!! Jack Pierce should have not been fired from universal!!! they brought in that snobby bud westmore!!

[ScottEssman]

He was supposed to be grouchy with people he didn't know, and he definitely didn't get along with Lon Chaney, Jr. that well, but Karloff obviously loved him. And he works surely stands the test of time.

[ScottEssman]

Good point... I personally know several people who met Pierce towards the end of his life and felt he was a crusty old bastard, but I would have loved to have met him and I'm sure that he would have loved the accolades, such as in my Pierce DVD where he kept the letter from Dick Smith in his scrapbook... in this video, he is clearly overjoyed because it's Karloff... not sure how he would have been at the end of his life when he was out of work and arthritic...Pierce is my personal hero forever!

[filmaddict818]

Do you have the rest of this, I'd love to see it.

[ScottEssman]

It's available on the whole THIS IS YOUR LIFE with BORIS KARLOFF.

[Trund27]

Boris Karloff totally rocks. So suave, too!

[801liveable]

what a twosome..PIERCE with a little help from BORIS KARLOFF probably creating the most famous hollywod icon..THE FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER..the 2 show genuine respect for each other..in hollywood circles BORIS KARLOFF, was a very charming man..JACK PIERCE, that's another story..he apparently was pretty tough to get along with in his makeup room.. PIERCE'S last job was working in the MISTER ED series on CBS..

[ThePappadeux]

One of my screen idols and one of the best makeup men in the business - ever !

Thank you so much for taking me back to my childhood.

[MrWesdotcom]

This was such a great look at the real Boris. This was before you could google his name and find out all about him, and this was probably a lot of people's first look at who he really was. Terrific actor, and a terrific human being as well.

[k4jdp]

The Tower of London seems to have been overlooked as a genuine classic even though there were no actual "monsters" in it.

[cha5]

@romas1995 Well for me both actors and the roles that they will always be remembered for (Dracula & Frankenstein) have achieved something of an iconic immortality that will always be with us.

(sorry if that sounds pithy or like I'm delivering a sermon)

[sluggo06]

What do u think happens after we die?

[giantrobotbil]

heh, i live about 15 minutes from angels camp california

[romas1995]

amazing actor but lets face it he was one lucky son of a bitch.

bela lugosi was equally talented but karloff was always getting better parts and greater salary example ? the body snatcher , lugosi plays a janitor, a fucking janitor , he has nothing to work with. i cant stand this. but unfortunatelly frankenstein is destroyed and lugosi's dracula has been exorcised for ever.

[drgangrene]

Awesome. Thanks for uploading. You can really tell the mutual admiration the two men had for one another.

[cusplatter]

OK...1)This was a great find for me and a wonderful shock(I wasn't looking for it ) 2)It's amazing to me that young people like balrog13571 even KNOW who Jack Pierce or Boris Karloff is.A friend of mine was talking with me the other day and we said that it's such a shame that todays society couldn't enjoy the work of Pierce or Harryhausen because of the cg used in so many movies anymore.I couldn't be happier to have been wrong.