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  Colin Clive
The 1936 film version of "Show Boat" would be directed by Clive's close friend, James Whale.
Clive starred in three of Whale's best-known films, "Journey's End", "Frankenstein", and "Bride of Frankenstein".
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 Colin Clive - The Masters - Classic-Horror
Refined, deliberate, with a talent for melodrama, Colin Clive made a brief but memorable mark on the horror genre, creating the sound era's very first Dr. Frankenstein, but personal problems took him from the spotlight before his time.
Clive was born in France on January 20, 1900.
Soon after, Clive appeared in Whale's most famous film, the 1931 version of Frankenstein, in which he played the somewhat mad, frequently histrionic Dr. Henry Frankenstein, who brought to life a monster played by Boris Karloff.
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 Amazon.ca: The Bride of Frankenstein: Video: James Whale,Boris Karloff,Colin Clive,Valerie Hobson,Ernest Thesiger,Elsa ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In the origional Colin Clive states that the monster was only a few days old and his brain must be given time to develope.
Colin Clive returned as the driven but creator and still turned in a decent performance, but this time with slightly less zest.
Clive was only two years from death when the film was shot, already suffering from acute alcoholism and probably afflicted with tuberculosis as well.
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The monster is still alive in the sequel, which means he still has to face human cruelty and a murderous mob of people who want him dead.
Based on Mary Shelly's book, Frankenstein stars Colin Clive as the mad scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein who creates a mute, man-made monster (accidentally giving him the brain of a criminal) played to perfection by Boris Karloff.
Colin Clive, 35 at the time of Bride’s release...
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 Amazon.co.uk: Frankenstein: Video: Colin Clive,Mae Clarke,John Boles,Boris Karloff,Edward Van Sloan,Frederick ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Colin Clive is terrific as young Dr. Frankenstein, particularly in the scene in which the monster is brought to life before the horrified eyes of the doctor's fiancée, mentor, and friend.
Colin Clive is, apart from Claude Rains, the definitive madman.
The scenes leading up to the 'creation' of the monster are mostly superb, as Colin Clive plays the perfect madman, and the eerie Dwight Frye does a marvellous job in setting the scene.
www.amazon.co.uk /Frankenstein-Colin-Clive/dp/B00004RNIT   (2630 words)

  
 Frankenstein -- Starring Karloff & Colin Clive - CFHP
Nothing to say, "OK, we'll do this because it worked before," because there never was a before in this case.
Colin Clive gave one of his greatest performances as the mad (or was he?) Dr. Frankenstein.
However, the film's screeners thought that the movie should end on a more happy note, so the film crew went back and added the scene of Henry being nursed back to health by Elizabeth.
www.angelfire.com /pa3/karloff/frankenstein.html   (655 words)

  
 Colin Clive News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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I always found Halloween to be sort of a spooky time, and in my youth there were films on TV to enhance the somewhat macabre atmosphere.
Q: I just watched what I thought was the only 1931 version of 'Frankenstein' as directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff and Colin Clive -- the very 'Frankenstein' upon which Mel Brooks' 'Young...
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 Amazon.com: Frankenstein: Video: Colin Clive,Mae Clarke,John Boles,Boris Karloff,Edward Van Sloan,Frederick Kerr,Dwight ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Alive!" shouts Colin Clive's triumphant Dr. Frankenstein as electricity buzzes over the hulking body of a revived corpse.
Clive's Dr. Frankenstein is intense and twitchy and Dwight Frye set the standard for mad-scientist sidekicks as the wild-eyed hunchback assistant.
The "monster-drowns-Little-Maria" scene and the Colin Clive "God" line were both already restored in the Legacy Collection box set.
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 Clive Owen Fan Site: Biography, Gallery Pictures, Links
He followed that mainstream success with a number of strong acting performances, most notably in Close My Eyes, in which he played a character who was having an incestuous relationship with his sister, and later in Bent, in which he played a gay man in Nazi Germany.
On stage, he appeared in The Philanderer, Design for Living, and Closer, while on-screen there were a number of winning roles, including Century, An Evening with Gary Lineker, and the title character, Nick Sharman, in the TV series Sharman.
After his compelling performance as Jack Manfred in Croupier, a sleeper hit in the US in 2000, Clive Owen’s star was firmly in the ascendancy.
www.malesuperstars.com /featured/Clive_Owen   (233 words)

  
 The History Buff, Original Historical Autographs & Manuscripts
Eccentric, mannered actor whose place in movie history is assured for his performances as Dr. Henry Frankenstein in Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
Clive entered films by repeating one of his stage successes in the movie version of Journey's End (1930) for director James Whale, who then cast him in Frankenstein.
Clive died at a tragically young age from pneumonia brought on by alcoholism.
www.ehistorybuff.com /clivesp.html   (214 words)

  
 Colin Clive - Actor Movie Reviews from TopTenReviews.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Film history-horror film history-but part of a short history for actor Colin Clive-he died at 37 years of age.
In Paris, the great surgeon Dr. Gogol falls madly in love with stage actress Yvonne Orlac, and his ardor disturbs her quite a bit when he discovers to his horror that she is married to concert pianist Stephen Orlac.
When Maurice is crippled in an airplane crash, he and his mother send for his brother Colin to come help keep Stella busy.
movies.toptenreviews.com /actors/reviews/a47844.htm   (482 words)

  
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Crazy Am I? By Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) no truer words where spoken.
Used numerous times by hobbyist in diorama settings it's always been one of my favorites.
Bordering on a caricature it captures the likeness of Clive at his most intense.
www.herebemonsters.org /Clivepg.html   (89 words)

  
 Colin Clive TV Listings - find Colin Clive on TV | TV-Now.com
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 Colin Clive - Moviefone
Bio: Leading man Colin Clive was born in France to a British colonel and his wife.
Clive's own military career was cut short by a knee injury, which...
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 Clive Owen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Clive Owen has 1 in-development credit available on IMDbPro.com.
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Clive at the Toronto Film Festival - a request
www.imdb.com /name/nm0654110   (557 words)

  
 Frankenstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Colin Clive as Dr. Henry Frankenstein, the slightly deranged scientist behind the monster from the original film, and also as a hesitant partner in the scheme of Dr. Pretorius to create a mate for Henry's original creation...
As with the first bust "Pretorius" sculptor Mark Vantine has really captured the look and essence of the character...
The subtle details he worked into the skin make the expression come across as if it were Colin Clive himself sitting here...
home.comcast.net /~mk.mitchell/horror/jayco_frankenstein.htm   (171 words)

  
 Monster Film - Frankenstein [75th Anniversary Edition] [2 Discs] Colin Clive / DVD / 1931
Still regarded as the definitive film version of Mary Shelley's classic tale of tragedy and horror, Frankenstein made unknown character actor Boris Karloff a star and created a new icon of terror.
If they don't: "Well...we've warned you." Director James Whale was memorably embodied by Ian McKellen in the Oscar-winning 1998 biopic Gods and Monsters.
Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan
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