Table of Contents Introduction: The King and I 1 1. Eastern Origins 9 2. Young "Boris" Goes West 14 3. The Lightning Raider (1919) 16 4. The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921) 27 5. Without Benefit of Clergy (1921) 39 6. Cheated Hearts (1921) 47 7. The Man from Downing Street (1922) 49 8.

The Infidel (1922) 52 9. The Altar Stairs (1922) 55 10. Omar the Tentmaker (1922) 58 11. The White Panther (1924) 64 12. Perils of the Wild (1925) 68 13. Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925) 73 14. Old Ironsides (1926) 77 15. Soft Cushions (1927) 84 16.

Two Arabian Knights (1927) 88 17. Sharp Shooters (1928) 94 18. Behind That Curtain (1929) 98 19. The Unholy Night (1929) 104 20. King of the Wild (1931) 111 21. Business and Pleasure (1932) 120 22. The Miracle Man (1932) 123 23. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) 133 24.

The Mummy (1932) 141 25. The Ghoul (1933) 152 26. The Lost Patrol (1934) 164 27. Juggernaut (1936) 182 28. Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) 190 29. West of Shanghai (1937) 199 30. Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) 210 31.

The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) 216 32. Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) 221 33. The Fatal Hour (1940) 228 34. Doomed to Die (1940) 232 35. You'll Find Out (1940) 237 36. Touring Oceania (1945) 250 37.

The Emperor's Nightingale (1949) 257 38. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) 262 39. The Hindu (1954) 269 40. Voodoo Island (1957) 287 41. The Daydreamer (1966) 312 42. Targets (1968) 319 43. La muerte viviente [Isle of the Snake People] (1968) 326 Appendix A: Filmography 335 Appendix B: Television Programs 384 Appendix C: Radio Programs 422 Appendix D: Record Albums 431 Appendix E: Stage Performances 435 Appendix F: Writings 439 Appendix G: Proposed Films and Roles 440 Chapter Notes 445 Bibliography 453 Index 459.