Uni's Frankies in order of power
Who'd kick whose butt?From most powerful to wimpiest:1. Chaney2. Strange3. Karloff4. LugosiSome of you who are more well-read from the FMTWM thread might want to add stunt men to this list.I know, I...
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Karloffstein, "wimpy"...? I see him lugging Henry around the hills in '31, pulling chains out of stone in '35, and moving castle walls in '39, and I dunno about that charge!
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Maybe you're right. Maybe I was originally thrown by his sensitivity. I'd still rank him at 2 after Chaney, I think.
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I don't know who would be first, Chaney or Strange. Lugosi definitely last on the list.
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Greetings,Karloff: Although increasingly infirm due to arthritis as well as wear and tear, the former truck driver and cricketer's physique was lean, muscular, and he demonstrated strength in a number...
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Depends. How drunk is Chaney?edited to actually respond to the op
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What about Karloff Monster's rampage after discovering the shot-up Ygor?- tossing the lab equipment (including hoisting the big lab table over his head) into the sulphur pit? Crushing the children's...
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Impressive...but you are not a nerd yet!I, on the other hand, totally misread the op and did not realize the idea was the actors fighting each other. I can't possibly imagine they ever would...but if...
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Uh-oh! Karloff versus Lugosi: who would win a fist fight? Have we come to this?Okay, Karloff was younger, but had a bad back, right? But he might have resources."EX-cellent, Mister REF-eree,...
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countplastica wrote:Impressive...but you are not a nerd yet!I, on the other hand, totally misread the op and did not realize the idea was the actors fighting each other. I can't possibly imagine they...
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1. Lon Chaney, Jr. 2. Boris Karloff 3. Glenn Strange 4. Bela Lugosi/Gil Perkins/Eddie Parker/Bud Abbott Glenn appeared more imposing than Boris, but only Karloff's monster had power and quickness. He...
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1. Lugosi's monster - I nominate him as the most powerful because he not only possesses the strength of 100 men, but he has the fiendish intellect of Ygor to make use of that strength. When he is...
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SteveZodiak wrote: 4. Bela Lugosi/Gil Perkins/Eddie Parker/Bud Abbott ...Bud Abbott???
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I was just watching Jailhouse Rock, the Elvis film on TCM. In a scene in the prison, one stereotypical convict denounces the prison food and starts a riot. It's Glenn Strange, standing out in a brief...
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