All Star Mash Up

THE GIFT OF GAB-1934-This ancient relic from Universal Pictures takes place in a radio station and features several musical numbers. Around the 45 minute mark Bela Lugosi shows up in a closet with a smoking gun and says “What time is it?”. About a minute later Boris Karloff shows up (billed “Karloff”) in top hat and cape, smokes a cigarette and laughs maniacally. The main leads are Edmund Lowe (who starred as CHANDU with Bela the year before) and Gloria Stuart (THE INVISIBLE MAN and SECRET OF THE BLUE ROOM the year before). Also appearing include the great Sterling Holloway, Ruth Etting, Chester Morris, Phil Baker, Paul Lukas, Ethel Waters and many others. Originally The 3 Stooges were supposed to be in the cast but they signed on with Columbia Pictures and were replaced by some clones.

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It's only one of three films the famous cinematographer Karl Freud directed (the other 2 are THE MUMMY and MAD LOVE). Gloria Stuart had starred with Boris two years earlier in THE OLD DARK HOUSE.

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