In this article from the February 1933 issue of PICTURE PLAY, lucky writer E.R. Moak has lunch with Boris Karloff and interviews him about his life. He tells of the struggles that Karloff had to be an actor in Hollywood until his role in FRANKENSTEIN (1931) changed all that. His work ethic never wavered, however, and he worked hard at his craft in every picture he was in.
Of note are Karloff's statements about suffering under Jack Pierce's makeups. Despite his praise for Pierce, it came at a price. He lost his sight in one eye for three weeks after having a drug injected into his eye for FRANKENSTEIN that paralyzed the optic nerve to hold one eye in a fixed position. He also became ill under Pierce's plaster and acid-soaked mummy wrappings during the shooting of THE MUMMY (1932).
An interesting and well-written article!
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