Bøker av John T. Soister

The 24 films - some elusive, some easily found on YouTube - examined in this book all suffered critical neglect and were prematurely stacked in the attic. The authors bring them back into the light, beginning with Der Tunnel (1915), based on an international bestseller, and ending with The Emperor's Baker-The Baker's Emperor (1951), a bizarre Marxist take on the Golem legend.

Details Conrad Veidt's film career. This work lists movies that he was involved in and provides a synopsis, cast and crew, and reviews of each film. It features many photographs, a list of films that he is thought possibly to have been involved in, and a bibliography.

The career of Claude Rains is often, and unfairly, overshadowed by the careers of the ever-popular Karloff, Lugosi, Chaney and Rathbone. While concentrating on Rains' more than fifty films, this book also comprehensively examines his work in other media: the stage, radio, television and recordings.

A number of thrillers made in the 1920s and 1930s have become available again thanks to new technology. There are a few, however, that remain elusive to most, if not all, movie buffs. This book covers 21 thrillers from those decades that are well-regarded and eagerly sought, but difficult to find.

Starting with ""The Last Warning"", a 1929 movie, Universal provided a decade of films that entertained audiences and frustrated critics. Each of Universal's horror, science fiction and ""twisted mystery"" films receives an in-depth essay, the making of the movie and its place in the Universal catalog, a synopsis and critical commentary.