Karloff and the East

<p> Among Golden Age Hollywood film stars of European heritage known for playing characters from the East--Chinese Southeast Asians Indians and Middle Easterners--Anglo-Indian actor Boris Karloff had deep roots there. Based on extensive new research this biography and career study of Karloff's eastern films provides a critical examination of 41 features including many overlooked early roles and offers fresh perspective on a cinematic luminary so often labeled a horror icon. Films include <I>The Lightning Raider</I> (1919) 14 silent films from the 1920s <I>The Unholy Night</I> (1929) <I>The Mask of Fu Manchu</I> (1932) <I>The Mummy</I> (1932) John Ford's <I>The Lost Patrol</I> (1934) the <I>Mr. Wong</I> series (1938-1940) <I>Targets</I> (1968) and <I>Isle of the Snake People</I> (1971) one of six titles released posthumously.</p>