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Lionel Alfred William Atwill (1 March 1885 – 22 April 1946) was an English stage and film actor.
He was born on 1 March 1885 in Croydon, London, England. He studied architecture before his stage debut at the Garrick Theatre, London, in 1904.
He married four times:
In 1942, he was indicted with perjury by a jury investigating the 1941 proceeding of a grand jury relative to the alleged occurrence of a sex orgy at his home.
He died in 1946.
He became a star in Broadway theatre by 1918, and made his screen debut in 1919. He acted on the stage in Australia before becoming involved in U.S. horror film roles in the 1930s. He played the crazed, disfigured sculptor in Mystery of the Wax Museum (Warner Brothers, 1933), as Inspector Krogh in Son of Frankenstein (1939).
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956), better known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian-American actor, famous for portraying Count Dracula in the original 1931 film and for his roles in various other horror films.
He had been playing small parts on the stage in his native Hungary before making his first film in 1917, but had to leave the country after the failed Hungarian Communist Revolution of 1919. He had roles in several films in Weimar Germany before arriving in the United States as a seaman on a merchant ship.
In 1927, he appeared as Count Dracula in a Broadway adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel. He later appeared in the classic 1931 film Dracula by Universal Pictures. Through the 1930s, he occupied an important niche in popular horror films, with their East European setting, but his Hungarian accent limited his repertoire, and he tried unsuccessfully to avoid typecasting.
Meanwhile, he was often paired with Boris Karloff, who was able to demand top billing. To his frustration, Lugosi was increasingly restricted to minor parts, kept employed by the studio principally for the sake of his name on the posters. Among his pairings with Karloff, only in The Black Cat (1934), The Raven (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939) did he perform major roles again, and, even in The Raven, Karloff received top billing despite Lugosi performing the lead role. By this time, Lugosi had been receiving regular medication for sciatic neuritis, and he became addicted to morphine and methadone. This drug dependence was noted by producers, and the offers eventually dwindled down to a few parts in Ed Wood's low-budget movies, most notably Plan 9 from Outer Space.
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THE GORILLA (1939) Ritz Brothers - Lionel Atwill - Bela Lugosi
FOG ISLAND (1945) George Zucco - Lionel Atwill - Jerome Cowan
Lionel Atwill - A Tribute
The Sphinx (1933) LIONEL ATWILL
1942 MAD DOCTOR OF MARKET STREET TRAILER LIONEL ATWILL
Lionel Atwill THE WRONG ROAD (1936)
1936 ABSOLUTE QUIET TRAILER LIONEL ATWILL
Doctor X Official Trailer #1 - Lionel Atwill Movie (1932) HD
Beggars in Ermine (1934) LIONEL ATWILL
Son of Frankenstein (1939) Audio Commentary Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill
The three Ritz Brothers are fumbling detectives prowling an old dark house haunted by Bela Lugosi, an insane murderer and a giant gorilla
Two giants of the screen in one classic old house mystery An ex-convict named Leo Grainer lives secluded on Fog Island with the daughter of his murdered wife. Seeking to learn who murdered her, and to exact revenge on those who framed him and destroyed his business, he invites his former associates to his creepy island mansion on the pretext he may share a hidden fortune with them. Prior to their arrival he rigs the mansion with secret passages and a trap. Then, once his guests arrive, he gives each a clue, including his step daughter and butler. This successfully pits everyone against the others and plays on their greed. What then transpires is conflict, revealed mysteries, sudden death, and an unlikely resolution. Cast George Zucco as Leo Grainer Lionel Atwill as Alec Ritchfield Jerom...
A tribute to the master of stage and screen, Lionel Atiwll, and my humble gift to my good friend, AliceVonFrankenstein. *** Audio (c) Katie Melua - Secret Symphony Still images and promotional pictures, at least, those which I can identify, belong to: "The Age of Innocence" (1934), The Song of Songs" (1933), "The Great Waltz" (1938), "Nana" (1934), "The Devil Is a Woman" (1935), "Captain Blood" (1935), "The Mad Doctor of Market Street" (1942), "The High Command" (1938), "Stamboul Quest" (1934), "Doctor X" (1932), "The Vampire Bat" (1933), "Lancer Spy" (1937), "Absolute Quiet" (1936), "Secret of the Blue Room" (1933), "The Mystery of the Wax Museum" (1933). ***I own nothing, no copyright infringement intended***
Stars: Lionel Atwill, Sheila Terry and Theodore Newton Director: Phil Rosen Writer: Albert DeMond A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime. The police must determine if he is the actual killer or if he is being framed. For more great HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS check-out the GOLDEN AGE OF PIZZAWOOD playlist exclusively at PizzaFlix: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...
Trailer for the 1942 horror programmer, THE MAD DOCTOR OF MARKET STREET, starring Lionel Atwill, Una Merkel, Claire Dodd, Nat Pendleton and Anne Nagel.
A young couple plan to steal $10,000 from the bank. They hide the money expecting to collect it after they have served their prison terms. However, when they are release they are followed by an investigator and former cell mates who also want to get hold of the loot.
Trailer for the 1936 screen drama, ABOSOLUTE QUIET, starring Lionel Atwill, Irene Hervey, Stu Erwin, Ann Loring and Louis Hayward.
Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Subscribe to CLASSIC TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u43jDe Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt Doctor X Trailer - Directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill, Lee Tracy, Preston Foster, John Wray, Harry Beresford. A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer. MGM - 1932
Stars: Lionel Atwill, Betty Furness, Henry B. Walthall Director: Phil Rosen Writers: Esther Lynd Day (novel), Tristram Tupper (screenplay) John Dawson loses control of his factory when he is crippled in an accident caused by a rival. Destitute, he travels the country organizing the homeless to help him regain control of his steel mill. For more great HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS check-out the GOLDEN AGE OF PIZZAWOOD playlist exclusively at PizzaFlix: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmHgXUJMN1TWz2ujz1ZS9PAtDihVOMyx_
Bela Lugosi and Karloff's undying monster continue to be the star of Mike's channel. Join Mike as he and Basil Rathbone take up the family business in Universal's classic 'Son of Frankenstein', which like the Caped Crusader is also celebrating it's seventy-fifth anniversary.
Two giants of the screen in one classic old house mystery An ex-convict named Leo Grainer lives secluded on Fog Island with the daughter of his murdered wife. Seeking to learn who murdered her, and to exact revenge on those who framed him and destroyed his business, he invites his former associates to his creepy island mansion on the pretext he may share a hidden fortune with them. Prior to their arrival he rigs the mansion with secret passages and a trap. Then, once his guests arrive, he gives each a clue, including his step daughter and butler. This successfully pits everyone against the others and plays on their greed. What then transpires is conflict, revealed mysteries, sudden death, and an unlikely resolution. Cast George Zucco as Leo Grainer Lionel Atwill as Alec Ritchfield Jerom...
Stars: Lionel Atwill, Sheila Terry and Theodore Newton Director: Phil Rosen Writer: Albert DeMond A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime. The police must determine if he is the actual killer or if he is being framed. For more great HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS check-out the GOLDEN AGE OF PIZZAWOOD playlist exclusively at PizzaFlix: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...
The three Ritz Brothers are fumbling detectives prowling an old dark house haunted by Bela Lugosi, an insane murderer and a giant gorilla
Stars: Lionel Atwill, Betty Furness, Henry B. Walthall Director: Phil Rosen Writers: Esther Lynd Day (novel), Tristram Tupper (screenplay) John Dawson loses control of his factory when he is crippled in an accident caused by a rival. Destitute, he travels the country organizing the homeless to help him regain control of his steel mill. For more great HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS check-out the GOLDEN AGE OF PIZZAWOOD playlist exclusively at PizzaFlix: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmHgXUJMN1TWz2ujz1ZS9PAtDihVOMyx_
A young couple plan to steal $10,000 from the bank. They hide the money expecting to collect it after they have served their prison terms. However, when they are release they are followed by an investigator and former cell mates who also want to get hold of the loot.
When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While police inspector Karl remains skeptical, scientist Dr. von Niemann cares for the vampire's victims one by one, and suspicion falls on simple-minded Herman Gleib because of his fondness for bats. A blood-thirsty mob hounds Gleib to his death, but the vampire attacks don't stop. Directed by Frank R. Strayer Produced by Phil Goldstone & Larry Darmour Written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. Starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, Dwight Frye
A young couple plan to steal $10,000 from the bank. They hide the money expecting to collect it after they have served their prison terms. However, when they are release they are followed by an investigator and former cell mates who also want to get hold of the loot.
Bela Lugosi and Karloff's undying monster continue to be the star of Mike's channel. Join Mike as he and Basil Rathbone take up the family business in Universal's classic 'Son of Frankenstein', which like the Caped Crusader is also celebrating it's seventy-fifth anniversary.
Starring Jean Parker, Lionel Atwill, Douglas Fowley, Marcia Mae Jones, Robert Middlemass and Cy Kendall. Directed by Steve Sekely. Mary Logan (Jean Parker) is wrongfully accused of murdering a man who was blackmailing her family. In an ironic twist, her executioner (Douglas Fowley) is also her fiancé. A noted criminologist (Lionel Atwill) desperately tries to uncover the real murderer before the Mary's life is put to a tragic end.
Based loosely on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic, "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON follows Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his associate, Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) as they match with their arch-enemy, Professor Morarity (Lionel Atwill) for the plans to a revolutionary new bombsight. This was the fourth entry in Universal's' modernized Sherlock Holmes series (1942-46) starring Rathbone and Bruce. It also marked the first appearance of Inspector Lestrade (Dennis Hoey) in the series.
Prof. Fred and his monster band Ramshackle performing their original tune "Lionel Atwill" for the cult hit series Professor Fred's Movie Marvels as seen at scctv.net.
Starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack, Lionel Atwill, Horace McMahon, Russ Powell, Billy Bevan, Marjorie Main and Syd Saylor. Directed by James Cruze. Legendary screen director James (The Covered Wagon) guides this tale of a young, disillusioned married couple, whose life together has taken a sudden dismal turn, decide to rob the bank where the husband works of $100,000, hide the money in a safe place and return for it after they serve out their prison sentences. All goes according to plan until they get out of prison, when they find that they're being trailed by an bank investigator out to retrieve the money and a former cellmate, who has decided that he wants a cut of the money. The film from the fledgling Republic Pictures, garnered good reviews from the critics. The Independent ...
When a wealthy man (Lionel Atwill) is threatened by a an insane killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive. Patsy Kelly portrays a newly hired maid who wants to quit because the butler, played by Bela Lugosi, scares her. Based on a play of the same name by Ralph Spence. This was the final Ritz Brothers film directed by Allan Dwan, and their last for 20th Century-Fox (they would move on to Universal). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031387 Please feel free to Like ✔ Comment ✔ Share ✔ Subscribe Subscribe us for more Hollywood Classic Movies: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdCefhp41oki2DHptq_5rRQ
Tomi Ungerer talks at length about his new children's book "Fog Island" / "Maître des Brumes" / "Der Nebelmann"
Victor Von Psychotron hosts a creepy classic from 1933 - "The Vampire Bat" starring some of your favorite classic horror actors: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, and Dwight Frye. He also interviews artists and attendees at the 2015 Kentucky Cosplay and Comic Con and brings you a weird classic cartoon and another episode of the 1943 "Phantom" cliffhanger serial.
Vina Fay Wray was a Canadian-born American actress most noted for playing the female lead in 'King Kong'. Through an acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray attained international renown as an actress in horror movie roles.
The three Ritz Brothers are fumbling detectives prowling an old dark house haunted by Bela Lugosi, an insane murderer and a giant gorilla
Two giants of the screen in one classic old house mystery An ex-convict named Leo Grainer lives secluded on Fog Island with the daughter of his murdered wife. Seeking to learn who murdered her, and to exact revenge on those who framed him and destroyed his business, he invites his former associates to his creepy island mansion on the pretext he may share a hidden fortune with them. Prior to their arrival he rigs the mansion with secret passages and a trap. Then, once his guests arrive, he gives each a clue, including his step daughter and butler. This successfully pits everyone against the others and plays on their greed. What then transpires is conflict, revealed mysteries, sudden death, and an unlikely resolution. Cast George Zucco as Leo Grainer Lionel Atwill as Alec Ritchfield Jerom...
A tribute to the master of stage and screen, Lionel Atiwll, and my humble gift to my good friend, AliceVonFrankenstein. *** Audio (c) Katie Melua - Secret Symphony Still images and promotional pictures, at least, those which I can identify, belong to: "The Age of Innocence" (1934), The Song of Songs" (1933), "The Great Waltz" (1938), "Nana" (1934), "The Devil Is a Woman" (1935), "Captain Blood" (1935), "The Mad Doctor of Market Street" (1942), "The High Command" (1938), "Stamboul Quest" (1934), "Doctor X" (1932), "The Vampire Bat" (1933), "Lancer Spy" (1937), "Absolute Quiet" (1936), "Secret of the Blue Room" (1933), "The Mystery of the Wax Museum" (1933). ***I own nothing, no copyright infringement intended***
Stars: Lionel Atwill, Sheila Terry and Theodore Newton Director: Phil Rosen Writer: Albert DeMond A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime. The police must determine if he is the actual killer or if he is being framed. For more great HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS check-out the GOLDEN AGE OF PIZZAWOOD playlist exclusively at PizzaFlix: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...
Trailer for the 1942 horror programmer, THE MAD DOCTOR OF MARKET STREET, starring Lionel Atwill, Una Merkel, Claire Dodd, Nat Pendleton and Anne Nagel.
A young couple plan to steal $10,000 from the bank. They hide the money expecting to collect it after they have served their prison terms. However, when they are release they are followed by an investigator and former cell mates who also want to get hold of the loot.
Trailer for the 1936 screen drama, ABOSOLUTE QUIET, starring Lionel Atwill, Irene Hervey, Stu Erwin, Ann Loring and Louis Hayward.
Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Subscribe to CLASSIC TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u43jDe Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt Doctor X Trailer - Directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill, Lee Tracy, Preston Foster, John Wray, Harry Beresford. A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer. MGM - 1932
Stars: Lionel Atwill, Betty Furness, Henry B. Walthall Director: Phil Rosen Writers: Esther Lynd Day (novel), Tristram Tupper (screenplay) John Dawson loses control of his factory when he is crippled in an accident caused by a rival. Destitute, he travels the country organizing the homeless to help him regain control of his steel mill. For more great HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS check-out the GOLDEN AGE OF PIZZAWOOD playlist exclusively at PizzaFlix: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmHgXUJMN1TWz2ujz1ZS9PAtDihVOMyx_
Bela Lugosi and Karloff's undying monster continue to be the star of Mike's channel. Join Mike as he and Basil Rathbone take up the family business in Universal's classic 'Son of Frankenstein', which like the Caped Crusader is also celebrating it's seventy-fifth anniversary.
Two giants of the screen in one classic old house mystery An ex-convict named Leo Grainer lives secluded on Fog Island with the daughter of his murdered wife. Seeking to learn who murdered her, and to exact revenge on those who framed him and destroyed his business, he invites his former associates to his creepy island mansion on the pretext he may share a hidden fortune with them. Prior to their arrival he rigs the mansion with secret passages and a trap. Then, once his guests arrive, he gives each a clue, including his step daughter and butler. This successfully pits everyone against the others and plays on their greed. What then transpires is conflict, revealed mysteries, sudden death, and an unlikely resolution. Cast George Zucco as Leo Grainer Lionel Atwill as Alec Ritchfield Jerom...
Stars: Lionel Atwill, Sheila Terry and Theodore Newton Director: Phil Rosen Writer: Albert DeMond A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime. The police must determine if he is the actual killer or if he is being framed. For more great HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS check-out the GOLDEN AGE OF PIZZAWOOD playlist exclusively at PizzaFlix: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...
The three Ritz Brothers are fumbling detectives prowling an old dark house haunted by Bela Lugosi, an insane murderer and a giant gorilla
Stars: Lionel Atwill, Betty Furness, Henry B. Walthall Director: Phil Rosen Writers: Esther Lynd Day (novel), Tristram Tupper (screenplay) John Dawson loses control of his factory when he is crippled in an accident caused by a rival. Destitute, he travels the country organizing the homeless to help him regain control of his steel mill. For more great HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS check-out the GOLDEN AGE OF PIZZAWOOD playlist exclusively at PizzaFlix: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmHgXUJMN1TWz2ujz1ZS9PAtDihVOMyx_
A young couple plan to steal $10,000 from the bank. They hide the money expecting to collect it after they have served their prison terms. However, when they are release they are followed by an investigator and former cell mates who also want to get hold of the loot.
When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While police inspector Karl remains skeptical, scientist Dr. von Niemann cares for the vampire's victims one by one, and suspicion falls on simple-minded Herman Gleib because of his fondness for bats. A blood-thirsty mob hounds Gleib to his death, but the vampire attacks don't stop. Directed by Frank R. Strayer Produced by Phil Goldstone & Larry Darmour Written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. Starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, Dwight Frye
A young couple plan to steal $10,000 from the bank. They hide the money expecting to collect it after they have served their prison terms. However, when they are release they are followed by an investigator and former cell mates who also want to get hold of the loot.
Bela Lugosi and Karloff's undying monster continue to be the star of Mike's channel. Join Mike as he and Basil Rathbone take up the family business in Universal's classic 'Son of Frankenstein', which like the Caped Crusader is also celebrating it's seventy-fifth anniversary.
Starring Jean Parker, Lionel Atwill, Douglas Fowley, Marcia Mae Jones, Robert Middlemass and Cy Kendall. Directed by Steve Sekely. Mary Logan (Jean Parker) is wrongfully accused of murdering a man who was blackmailing her family. In an ironic twist, her executioner (Douglas Fowley) is also her fiancé. A noted criminologist (Lionel Atwill) desperately tries to uncover the real murderer before the Mary's life is put to a tragic end.