Tod Browning; The Fearmakers Collection

David Skal, Stuart Gordon and others discuss Tod Browning's films, including "Dracula" and "Freaks".

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[keytoothed]

Tod Browning was an emotional wreck during Dracula, and his DP ended up directing the film, Browning was so deep in his nervous breakdown. TOD BROWNING DID NOT REALLY DIRECT IT. His DP did.

[Patricia Young]

Tod was awesome & an enigmatic man too.

[copyright1982]

The simple version of what they said:

First man: "Freaks" is one of the greatest films of all time, because it breaks all of the rules.

Second Man: MGM (Metro Goldwyn Meyer) wanted to produce monster films and Irving Fallburg(?) who was the head of production there, thought that MGM would produce the best horror movie of all time. They let Tod Browning in on the project.

[Hapshepsut87]

OK, thank you very much :)

[misharyutubbee]

They actually said very little about "Freaks." Just that MGM wanted to make the ultimate horror movie and gave Tod Browning the job.

[kub73158]

Lon Chaney playing Dracula? That would have been interesting.

Maybe in some ways it could have been special. As great as he was,still there wouldn't be the authentic foreboding command of the role like Lugosi.

[Hapshepsut87]

What they say about "Freaks"? I do not understand the spoken English ... Someone could write what they say?

[James Seno]

Great documentary footage can be found on the Ted Newsom 1996 film '100 Years of Horror'.

[ghoulmann]

Sweet. Tod was cool.

[bapyou]

Any more of this doc available elitedisc?