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Auction History Result 7a0004 BORIS KARLOFF signed contract 1958 to appear in The Log of the Vestris for Hal Roach Studios! Date Sold 8/4/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed Contract (measures 8 1/2" x 11" [22 x 28 cm]; 25 pages) (Learn More) Boris Karloff was born in England in 1887. He moved to Canada at 21 and then the U.S., and he was a stage actor who appeared in a large number of silent movies, but with only limited success. In 1931, he was cast as Frankenstein's monster, and his enormous success in that movie over-shadowed the fine performances he turned in on Scarface (1932), The Lost Patrol (1934), and The House of Rothschild (also in 1934). He was typecast as a monster/horror movie star, and with few exceptions, that is all he played the remainder of his career. He had great roles in The Mummy, The Bride of Frankenstein, and many others. He wore a huge amount of make-up in the Frankenstein movies and The Mummy, and he had health issues that made that even more uncomfortable, and so he later mostly played roles that did not require substantial make-up. In 1941 Karloff was offered the stage role of Jonathan Brewster (written specifically for him) in Arsenic and Old Lace, and he received a percentage of the profits. The film rights were sold to Warner Bros, who wanted Karloff to reprise his stage role, but he rightly thought appearing in the movie would hurt the play (and his profits) so he refused (which was a sound business decision, but robbed us of a great film portrayal!). The movie was filmed in late 1941, but the studio had agreed not to release it until the play finished its run, so it was not released until 1944 when the play finally ended after over 1,400 performances! Karloff is also well remembered for his great narration of Chuck Jones' great animated version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He passed away in 1969 at the age of 81. Important Added Info: Note that this contract has been personally autographed (signed) by Boris Karloff (see our image of the last page of the contract). In addition, there are thirteen different "riders" attached to the contract (small pieces of paper stapled over the appropriate area) that change some aspect of the contract, and all thirteen of those are initialed by Boris Karloff and a representative of Hal Roach. Obviously, Karloff was a very meticulous man who cared greatly what he was signing, and he must have insisted on all these thirteen changes! Condition: very good. The pages are all loose (see our images of all pages, including all the riders initialed by Karloff and the last page signed in full by Karloff). Learn More about condition grades 
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