Halloween Update: Sybil and Bela.....

True Story!..... Yes, Darlings! You know Mummie had many opportunities in Hollywood, especially after her tremendous successes in the silent era! I worked with the best directors and co-stars...and at the best studios. And then when the "talkies" started, my career really took off. I had none of the vocal challenges that so many silent stars had; no nasality, unpleasant tones or accent! I even helped coach Garbo and Crawford (Jeesh! Was she a pain in the ass! Especially when she decided she wanted to actually SING!..thank God her dancing distracted the audience from her singing!). Anyway, I had always been willing to act in every genre; romances, musicals, adventures, historical dramas, broad and sophisticated comedies, and even suspense and horror! Many of you remember my performances in the CHEST OF DRAWERS OF DR. CALIGARI (1923) and GOLLY, MR. GOLEM (1924), and NOSEY- FERATRESS (1925). So when Universal approached me for DRACULA with that new arrival Bela Lugosi, I said "YES!".... sadly, I got a near-fatal rash from the wolfsbane they hung over my bed. The studio doctors discovered that I actually had some Carpathian blood in my ancestry…. Oh well…. And to think it would have been so much fun playing “wahn ob dee own-dade”…….. and I heard that Lugosi was a great kisser too!... especially in his trailer!!! (poster art by Lawrence Hunter)

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