John Carradine

<p> Over more than six decades and 200 films supreme movie villain John Carradine defined the job of the character actor running the gamut from preacher Casey of <I>The Grapes of Wrath</I> to his classic Count Dracula of <I>House of Frankenstein</I> and <I>House of Dracula.</I> But for every <I>Prisoner of Shark Island</I> or <I>Jesse James</I> Carradine--who also did great work on Broadway and the classical theater (he produced directed and starred in <I>Hamlet</I>)--hammed it up in scores of B and C horror and exploitation films developing the while quite a reputation for scandal. Through it all though he remained a survivor and a true professional.</p><p> This is the first ever work devoted exclusively to the films of John Carradine. In addition to the comprehensive filmography there is a biography of Carradine (contributed by Gregory Mank) commentary on the man by indie film director Fred Olen Ray (who helmed many latter-day Carradine movies) and an interesting piece by director Joe Dante who writes about Carradine's involvement in Dante's 1981 werewolf movie <I>The Howling.</I></p>