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| Basil Rathbone (1892 - 1967) Mr. Oudia Bergere (screenwriter) |
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| Romeo and Juliet (1936) [Tybalt]: Stabbed in the stomach during a swordfight with Leslie Howard. Love from a Stranger (A Night of Terror) (1937) [Gerald Lovell]: Dies of a heart attack from fright, after Ann Harding makes him believe she's poisoned him. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) [Sir Guy of Gisborne]: Stabbed in the stomach during a swordfight with Errol Flynn, then falls from the castle parapet. A Christmas Carol (1954) [Jacob Marley]: Dies (off-screen) before the story begins, appearing to Fredric March as a ghost. (I haven't seen this version myself, but we all know the story...) Billy Budd (1955) [Claggart]: Killed with a single blow to the head by the title character. (The IMDB doesn't specifiy who played Billy Budd in this version.) The Black Sleep (Dr. Cadman's Secret) (1956) [Sir Joel Cadman]: Falls to his death, along with Louanna Gardner, when he falls from the staircase while backing away from his test subjects and carrying Louanna in his arms. The Magic Sword (The Seven Curses of Lordac; St. George and the Dragon) (1962) [Lordac]: Clawed to death by Estelle Winwood after she transforms into a cougar atop his castle parapet. Tales of Terror (Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror) (1962) [Carmichael]: Dies of a heart attack from fright after a decomposing Vincent Price (whom Basil had hypnotized into remaining in an "in-between" state at the point of death) rises from his deathbed to protect Debra Paget from Basil's assault. |
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