Triple Feature DVD
From monsters and murder to zombies and slapstick comedy, this collections spans the best and worst of Lugosi on screen.
White Zombie
In one of his finest roles ever, Lugosi stars as Murder Legendre, a zombie master who exercises supernatural powers over newlyweds in Haiti. Long ignored, this movie can stand nest to any of the Universal horror movies.
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Madeline Short, Charles Beaumont, Joseph Cawthon.
Director: Victor Halpern.
Original Release: 1932 / TRT: 73 minutes
The Ape Man
Lugosi plays Dr. James Brewster, a crazed scientist who transformed himself into an ape man. The only antidote is human spinal fluid, and it's up to Brewster and his captive gorilla to find a donor.
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Henry Hall
Director: William Beudine
Original Release: 1943 / TRT: 64 minutes
The Gorilla
Harry Ritz's impersonation of co-star Bela Lugosi is priceless in this Ritz Brothers comedy of Ralph Spence's stage mystery-comedy. An escaped circus gorilla apparently perpetrates a series of murders, and potential victim Lionel Atwill summons the Ritz Brothers to provide protection.
Starring: Jimmy, Henry and Al Ritz, Lionel Atwill, Anita Louise, Bela Lugosi.
Director: Allan Dwan
Original Release: 1939 / TRT: 67 minutes
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