From Joe Comer: The story is that Boris was so ill at the time of this show that he rested off-stage in a wheelchair with an oxygen tank. But when it came time for him to go on he would arise from that chair as though he was 40 years younger and give a great show!!!
That's true of nearly everything Boris was in for the last five eyars or so of his life. But with his back and arthritis trouble, and emphysema and with only half a lung, he still managed like the trooper he was!
This is such a refreshing change. To see these great horror movie icons being light-hearted and funny. I never knew Boris Karloff and Vincent Price were on Red Skelton's show. I like the skit. God bless and rest in peace to all of them. ❤❤❤
Two of the classiest and greatest actors of all time. I missed t these two.Boris Karloff died a year before I was born. I was still too young to appreciate the greatness of Vincent Price when he passed away. I wish i could turn back the clock.
Karloff's accent is lengendary! Every actor or comedian has tried to reproduce that voice (with varying degrees of success). I remembered seeing this live as a kid and the only sad part was, it was at the end of a wonderful episode.
I had the good fortune to meet Vincent Price when he came to my college campus. I gave him a tour of the town and talked to him about "Master of the World," my favorite movie of his.
I also met him at a Subway Commercial shooting In Milwaukee Wisconsin back in the late 80's. I actually got to sit down and talk with him. We talked about cooking and Art and of course his GREAT Movies! The Dr. Fibes movies are my Favs!... I had a copy of one of his cook books and brought it with me to have him sign it. It's one of my ALL TIME Treasured Possessions! What's REALLY Weird is... the night he died... I had a dream about him. We were sitting and talking but NOT in a Subway Sub shop but what looked to be what I assumed was his home. The very next morning when I woke up and turned on the Radio... they announced that "The GREAT Vincent Price had passed away!" I went to work very saddened... but I also felt like.. for SOME REASON... He and I connected that night in my dream! He will ALWAYS BE One of my ALL TIME FAVS! He was a MASTER At his Craft! Too bad they didn't have those "MASTER CLASSES" Back then because I SURELY WOULD HAVE Attended his! Boris too! ANOTHER One of my ALL TIME FAVS!!! :D Rest in Peace Both of you. You Inspired me to create my OWN "MONSTERS"! :D
I met Vincent Price while he was on a lecture tour in Greensboro, NC. I was about 14 years old and went with my dad.This was right around the time he did the narration for Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. The name of the lecture was “The Villain Still Pursues Me” and he talked about his amazing life and career for about two hours, only taking a drink of water several times throughout. He spoke very warmly about Boris Karloff and also joked around about his newfound popularity with “Thriller”. Upon leaving, we saw a limo parked at the backstage door and thought we’d wait around a few minutes in the hope of catching Mr.Price as he left. Sure enough, after about five minutes the legend of horror came striding out of the back of the theatre in a black overcoat and approached me first! Very tall, striking fellow and it was like a scene out of one of his films. He spoke first and all I could do was cordially greet him and shake his hand. It was the first famous person I’d ever met and I was a little bit starstruck. What a warm, gracious person he was. He took a moment to chat with a few others who had gathered there. My dad asked him where he was headed now and he said “Going to New York”. Sure enough, a few days later we saw him featured on some sort of all star tribute to Broadway.
Me too. At my college campus while he toured with Delights and Diversions. A lovely, funny and warm man. I sent him roses;) He signed books for me and Forry Ackerman sent him the review I did on the show for one of the newspapers. What a memory
I can say that Robert would probably do it. He's such a wonderful gentleman, quite like both those esteemed monsters. I've met him. My sister was lucky enough to meet Vincent Price in the 1970s and said he was a delightful gentleman.
Boris Karloff: My distant cousin (real name, William Pratt, from my maternal grandmother's family). Yes, I know about the familial resemblance -- especially with Frankenstein's monster and the Mummy. 😉
This is amazing. I wasn’t alive when this was first aired, so thank you so much for posting this. I wouldn’t have ever seen it. It’s a delight to watch while stuck in quarantine. ☠️
This is the greatest sketch I've ever seen! I needed this in my life right now! Thanks for sharing! OMFG now I'm sharing this with just every ghoul I know!
Dear Vinny, stop trying to kid us that you were the Fly. Any true Vincent Price fan knows you were NOT. You were the grieving brother / uncle of the fly 1 and 2.
Wow....this is so so sweet. I love it. Vincent Price was, is, among my heroes. Oh, by the way, I met Mr. Price at the former Buena Park Wax Museum in 1982.
And to think… he had emphysema and when he went off stage during this special, he had an oxygen tank at the ready. What a trooper. :) BTW, Vincent wasn’t Andre Delambre/The fly - that was Al Hedison. He played his brother trying to solve the mystery in the movie.
I sure do! I went ahead and uploaded the comedy sketch featuring Karloff and Price. And if you want to see the episode in full and have Amazon Prime, it's actually on Prime Video atm.
First time I've seen this. Wow. Vincent used to scare the crap out of me in the Dr Phibes movies. A master of horror. And...of course...Boris Karloff. If anyone deseves the title of "legend" it was he.
you think boris karloff is that nice guy you see singing and dancing on the red skelton show? you aught to see him when he's the frankenstein monster. that's the REAL boris karloff!
Now search the 'tube for Peter Cushing singing and dancing with Messrs Morecambe and Wise, and Christopher Lee singing in the singular movie The Return of Captain Invincible. Talents, all.
It was - recorded while he was shooting his scenes in his final 4 films (the Mexican co-productions). Then, after a couple months off, he appeared on "The Jonathan Winters Show" and went home to England, where he developed (I believe) bronchitis, and his passing was not long behind. Sadly, the Winters Show is thought lost, so this appearance on Skelton was his last to air in his lifetime.
According to The "Biography"tv tribute to Boris..he was in England..appearing on"The Name Of The Game"TV show with Gene Barry..which was Boris' last performance..after that..he became ill with pneumonia and he was hospitalized..until he..he(Crying)sadly left us on Sunday February 2,1969. 51 years ago.
@@DrDespicable Just before he returned to England for the last time, Karloff was interviewed by Bob Wilkins, host of San Francisco's "Creature Features". I believe the interview aired about two weeks before Karloff's death. It has not thus far been recorded in Karloff's IMDb profile, but it appears to have been his last televised appearance in his lifetime.
From Joe Comer: The story is that Boris was so ill at the time of this show that he rested off-stage in a wheelchair with an oxygen tank. But when it came time for him to go on he would arise from that chair as though he was 40 years younger and give a great show!!!
That's true of nearly everything Boris was in for the last five eyars or so of his life. But with his back and arthritis trouble, and emphysema and with only half a lung, he still managed like the trooper he was!
TraderParker 13 What a trooper he was.
He was a warm hearted genius, gentleman and a star!
He loved his work and he loved audiences. And of course, he loved the Frankenstein Monster.
I haven't seen this in over 50 years when it was first broadcast. It's pretty much the way I remember it. Thank for posting.
Man Karloff doing the Frankenstein roar out of nowhere legitimately made me jump. He really did still got it
That's the only part of this show I had a vague memory of from all those years ago, the arm wave and growl!😂
@@phillyflash43 And I am certain the Vincent's grin and applause is legitimate. He really enjoyed hearing Karloff doing his roar.
@Hanmerhack By all accounts Karloff and Price were always on very friendly terms, since their first movie together in the 1930s.
This is one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen.
This is such a refreshing change. To see these great horror movie icons being light-hearted and funny. I never knew Boris Karloff and Vincent Price were on Red Skelton's show. I like the skit. God bless and rest in peace to all of them. ❤❤❤
And then there was Christopher Lee's appearance on SNL during the Classic Cast era.
@@howardlevin2753 I remember reading about that. I wished I had seen that episode.
Oh Mr Karloff, You just bought a tear to my eye.
Bought? How much did it cost? 😛
Two of the classiest and greatest actors of all time. I missed t these two.Boris Karloff died a year before I was born. I was still too young to appreciate the greatness of Vincent Price when he passed away. I wish i could turn back the clock.
Karloff's accent is lengendary! Every actor or comedian has tried to reproduce that voice (with varying degrees of success). I remembered seeing this live as a kid and the only sad part was, it was at the end of a wonderful episode.
Thank you Red Skelton for giving us Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in color not one for musicals but this was really great thanks
I’d give anything to have these 3 back with us.
Karloff, Price AND Red Skeleton in one song?! I feel spoiled just watching this.
We must never lose these videos! Thank God for places like this.
Two of the greatest Horror Icons of all-time! Timeless awesomeness!!!
From the good old days that will never return...
I had the good fortune to meet Vincent Price when he came to my college campus. I gave him a tour of the town and talked to him about "Master of the World," my favorite movie of his.
I also met him at a Subway Commercial shooting In Milwaukee Wisconsin back in the late 80's. I actually got to sit down and talk with him. We talked about cooking and Art and of course his GREAT Movies! The Dr. Fibes movies are my Favs!... I had a copy of one of his cook books and brought it with me to have him sign it. It's one of my ALL TIME Treasured Possessions!
What's REALLY Weird is... the night he died... I had a dream about him. We were sitting and talking but NOT in a Subway Sub shop but what looked to be what I assumed was his home. The very next morning when I woke up and turned on the Radio... they announced that "The GREAT Vincent Price had passed away!"
I went to work very saddened... but I also felt like.. for SOME REASON... He and I connected that night in my dream!
He will ALWAYS BE One of my ALL TIME FAVS! He was a MASTER At his Craft! Too bad they didn't have those "MASTER CLASSES" Back then because
I SURELY WOULD HAVE Attended his! Boris too! ANOTHER One of my ALL TIME FAVS!!! :D
Rest in Peace Both of you. You Inspired me to create my OWN "MONSTERS"! :D
I met Vincent Price while he was on a lecture tour in Greensboro, NC. I was about 14 years old and went with my dad.This was right around the time he did the narration for Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. The name of the lecture was “The Villain Still Pursues Me” and he talked about his amazing life and career for about two hours, only taking a drink of water several times throughout. He spoke very warmly about Boris Karloff and also joked around about his newfound popularity with “Thriller”.
Upon leaving, we saw a limo parked at the backstage door and thought we’d wait around a few minutes in the hope of catching Mr.Price as he left. Sure enough, after about five minutes the legend of horror came striding out of the back of the theatre in a black overcoat and approached me first! Very tall, striking fellow and it was like a scene out of one of his films. He spoke first and all I could do was cordially greet him and shake his hand. It was the first famous person I’d ever met and I was a little bit starstruck. What a warm, gracious person he was. He took a moment to chat with a few others who had gathered there. My dad asked him where he was headed now and he said “Going to New York”. Sure enough, a few days later we saw him featured on some sort of all star tribute to Broadway.
I am Jealous of all of you
Me too. At my college campus while he toured with Delights and Diversions. A lovely, funny and warm man. I sent him roses;) He signed books for me and Forry Ackerman sent him the review I did on the show for one of the newspapers. What a memory
@@verak66 Forry Ackerman! Famous Monsters of Filmland! 👍
Two horror icons. You wouldn't know it here. They're totally having a blast.
Two golden age legends.
Price is such a ham and it really works for this.
Two of my heroes for their kindness, humor, and super fun movies. Thanks for sharing. I’ve never heard of this.
The Grinch and Prof. Rattigan, together at last.
Oh gosh I keep forgetting Price voiced Rattigan.
Let's see Robert Englund and Tony Todd do something like this! To have seen this live would been worth the... PRICE of admission.
I'd have given an arm and a leg-- and Boris would probably have used them as replacements!
I'd anything at least start inviting the horror icons to the talk shows to preform...
Have you ever seen this?
ua-cam.com/video/XDUl5Ke5jbM/v-deo.html
I can say that Robert would probably do it. He's such a wonderful gentleman, quite like both those esteemed monsters. I've met him. My sister was lucky enough to meet Vincent Price in the 1970s and said he was a delightful gentleman.
@@charlayned I got to speak with Mr. Price on a radio call-in show, and he was so funny and courteous. He was part of a rare breed.
Unexpected videos like this are the reason I love UA-cam.
Rest in peace, Boris Karloff. You will always be remembered as monsters like Frankenstein and the Mummy in Universal Monsters history.
Two class acts that we will never see the likes of again
I can never get enough of 'The Comedy of Terrors'.
And 'Rhubarb' the cat.
Love Comedy!!♥️♥️
What a treasure this is. Thanks for posting.
Boris Karloff and Vincent Price....i love them.
I remember first seeing this number that Boris and Vincent on "The Red Skelton Hour"on CBS TV back in the late 1960's.
I'm so glad I was a kid during the Golden Age of Horror, when these men were kings.
Lovely to hear Boris Karloff call Vincent Price junior!! :)
2:05 - he still had it!
3 of the cutest and handsome men in one video😍❤😍❤
Good to see them all
I still dream of Vincent 😍😍😍
I ALWAYS DO TOO
Boris Karloff: My distant cousin (real name, William Pratt, from my maternal grandmother's family). Yes, I know about the familial resemblance -- especially with Frankenstein's monster and the Mummy. 😉
I love this!!!!!!!!
I remembered this from my childhood. Thank you SO much, Chris.
Great actors their films ar pure classic oldie goldies
LEGENDS..... All of them.
Just love them they all gave a Life of Joy so much love.
Two great stars RIP
This is amazing. I wasn’t alive when this was first aired, so thank you so much for posting this. I wouldn’t have ever seen it. It’s a delight to watch while stuck in quarantine. ☠️
2:05 ...my childhood hero...
I will not apologize for saying this is the most adorable thing ever!!!
2 MASTERS OF THE HORROR UNIVERSE!
This is the greatest sketch I've ever seen! I needed this in my life right now! Thanks for sharing! OMFG now I'm sharing this with just every ghoul I know!
When I was very young just a poster of Frankenstein at the theatre would frighten me.
This was delightful!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this! Three of my favorite performers
Dear Vinny, stop trying to kid us that you were the Fly. Any true Vincent Price fan knows you were NOT. You were the grieving brother / uncle of the fly 1 and 2.
You just made my day!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!! 😆😆😆😆
i remember them when i was young.
This made my day!! Thank you. I love these guys truly truly wonderful! ❤
I love this so much! Thank you.
Great video, thanks!
Those were the days my friends…RIP
Thanks!!!
That was great
Nobody could scare like Boris Karloff.
Price was so funny
Wow....this is so so sweet. I love it. Vincent Price was, is, among my heroes. Oh, by the way, I met Mr. Price at the former Buena Park Wax Museum in 1982.
Why am I just discovering this now?! Boris can still do the monster’s growl!
Three Amigos, so kind, so wonderful and so talented all of them😍
Fantastic and refreshing...real talent
My two favorite Horror Kings
nice to see Ratigan and The Grinch
This warms my little black heart 🖤
"He'd probably be a marvelous monster!" Red Skeleton o_O
1:08 No you weren't, you were The Fly's brother... Then his uncle.
thought the same
But then again, Boris wasn't Frankenstein either.
I think they meant the films they were in not the roles they played
THANK YOU DR. GANGRENE FOR LINKING THIS AND CHRIS TV WHEN IT WAS GOOD AND YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH PRICE AND KARLOFF.
Love, love, love!!
This is so cute
Great to see that Boris Karloff can still do the monster’s growl.
IMDB lists the air date of this episode as September 24, 1968
Boris would be dead within 5 months.
great memories
Icons. Simply icons.
Legit thought they'd covered The Beatles "Two of us" there for second based off the title. RIP Boris Karloff & Vincent Price.
Awww bless!
Legends!
I want one.
I don't remember ever seeing this, but then again, I was never a fan of the Red Skelton show so who knows what all I missed.
☺️👍👍 i like it...
Miss Vincent and Boris!!! RIP
And to think… he had emphysema and when he went off stage during this special, he had an oxygen tank at the ready. What a trooper. :) BTW, Vincent wasn’t Andre Delambre/The fly - that was Al Hedison. He played his brother trying to solve the mystery in the movie.
Two God's that (thankfully) will NEVER die.
must be one Boris Karloff's last performances - nice to have it
great
I have been looking for this everywhere! Thank you so much! Do you happen to have more of the episode?
I sure do! I went ahead and uploaded the comedy sketch featuring Karloff and Price. And if you want to see the episode in full and have Amazon Prime, it's actually on Prime Video atm.
@@sleepysnowbunny Great! I do have Prime so I'll have to watch it. Thanks so much!
This is the best
First time I've seen this. Wow. Vincent used to scare the crap out of me in the Dr Phibes movies. A master of horror.
And...of course...Boris Karloff. If anyone deseves the title of "legend" it was he.
🤗❤🥰
may they rest in peace
you think boris karloff is that nice guy you see singing and dancing on the red skelton show? you aught to see him when he's the frankenstein monster. that's the REAL boris karloff!
Do you mean because of his Frankenstein performance or who he was?
@@janetlieb2507 that was a comment by jackie gleason as ralph kramden on a honeymooners episode
@@lebaron67 thabx!
doesnt get any better than these 3
Why did everyone think Vincent Price played "The Fly" when it was David Hedison in the role?
Imagine the Grinch and Zigzag singing this song.
Chaney sr, then bela , boris, Chaney jr, atwill, carradine, zucco, lorre, price and finally lee and Cushing , all horror icons. There is no one else.
Now search the 'tube for Peter Cushing singing and dancing with Messrs Morecambe and Wise, and Christopher Lee singing in the singular movie The Return of Captain Invincible. Talents, all.
*This is priceless! (No pun intended.)*
Frankenstein’s monster/Imothep and the second invisible man
This must have been one of Karloff's final performances.
It was - recorded while he was shooting his scenes in his final 4 films (the Mexican co-productions). Then, after a couple months off, he appeared on "The Jonathan Winters Show" and went home to England, where he developed (I believe) bronchitis, and his passing was not long behind. Sadly, the Winters Show is thought lost, so this appearance on Skelton was his last to air in his lifetime.
According to The "Biography"tv tribute to Boris..he was in England..appearing on"The Name Of The Game"TV show with Gene Barry..which was Boris' last performance..after that..he became ill with pneumonia and he was hospitalized..until he..he(Crying)sadly left us on Sunday February 2,1969. 51 years ago.
He died the following year so yes!!!!!!!!
@@DrDespicable Just before he returned to England for the last time, Karloff was interviewed by Bob Wilkins, host of San Francisco's "Creature Features". I believe the interview aired about two weeks before Karloff's death. It has not thus far been recorded in Karloff's IMDb profile, but it appears to have been his last televised appearance in his lifetime.