“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Man-Made Monster” (1941, a.k.a. “The Atomic Monster”), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic Universal Studios sci-fi monster masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Man-Made Monster” (1941, a.k.a. “The Atomic Monster”*)

Latter Realart theatrical re-issue trailer for George Waggner’s 1941 Universal production of “Man-Made Monster” with Lon Chaney Jr., re-titled under the name of “The Atomic Monster.”*

Original 1941 Universal Studios theatrical poster artwork for “Man-Made Monster.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster/sci-fi film host will present his big broadcast of “Man-Made Monster” (1941, a.k.a. “The Atomic Monster”*), this Sat.; Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The 1941 classic Universal sci-fi/monster masterpiece was directed by veteran director George Waggner.  Waggner was best known for his mammoth classic Universal monster masterpiece production of “The Wolf Man” (1941) and later directed 10 episodes of the live-action Twentieth Century Fox (Twentieth Century Studios)-ABC TV adaptation of  Bill Finger and Bob Kane’s DC Comics superhero creation, “Batman” with Adam West and Burt Ward from 1966-67.  Waggner also wrote the screenplay for “Man-Made Monster” under the pseudonym of Joseph West.  Waggner/West’s screenplay was adapted from the original unpublished short sci-fi horror story, “The Electric Man” by Harry “H.J.” Essex, Len Golos and Sid Schwartz.

Waggner’s 1941 Universal monster/sci-fi masterpiece production was produced by veteran associate producer Jack Bernhard.  Bernhard also produced William Nigh’s classic Universal mystery-horror masterpiece, “The Strange Case of Dr. Rx” (1942).  Later in his career, Bernhard directed the North American dubbing segments for the 1959 dubbed version of Motoyoshi Oda’s classic “Gojira”/”Godzilla” kaiju monster-creature masterpiece sequel for Japan’s Toho Studios, “Godzilla Raids Again” (1955; released in the United States by Warner Bros. in 1959 under the title of “Gigantis: The Fire Monster,” Bernhard did not receive screen credit for the 1959 dubbed version of Oda’s 1955 “Gojira”/”Godzilla” sequel).

This will mark Sven’s fourth big broadcast of “Man-Made Monster” (1941) on Me-TV.  He previously showcased Waggner’s classic 1941 Universal monster/sci-fi masterpiece production as a big broadcast premiere back in May 2015 and big broadcast airings in Sept. 2016 and June 2018.

Who was in George Waggner’s classic Universal monster/sci-fi masterpiece production of “Man-Made Monster” (1941)?

The players who appeared in Waggner’s classic 1941 Universal monster/sci-fi masterpiece production were Lon Chaney Jr. (as Dan McCormick), Anne Nagel (as June Lawrence), Lionel Atwill (as Dr. Paul Rigas), Constance “Connie” Bergen (as a Nurse), Chester Gan (as Wong), Ivan Miller  (as a Doctor), George Meader (as Dr. Bruno), Frank Albertson (as Mark Adams),  Samuel S. Hinds (as Dr. John Lawrence), William B. Davidson (as District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley**), Ben Taggart (as Det. Sgt. Regan), John Dilson (as a medical examiner), Frank O’Connor (as a Police Detective) and Byron Foulger (as a second alienist).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954), this Sat. (on my Birthday) on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be celebrating & jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic Universal Studios mammoth monster masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954)*

 

Original 1954 Universal Studios theatrical release trailer for “Creature From the Black Lagoon.”

“Not suitable for children.” Original 1954 Universal Studios Australian theatrical poster artwork for “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” with the aforementioned Australian theatrical advisory/discretion warning.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster film host will present his big broadcast of “Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954), this Sat., Jan. 16* at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic 1954 Universal mammoth “Creature” monster masterpiece was directed by veteran studio director Jack Arnold.   Some of Arnold’s other classic Universal sci-fi and fantasy feature film masterpiece productions include  “It Came from Outer Space” (1953, one Universal’s first 3-D feature film productions); “Tarantula” (1955), “The Incredible Shrinking Man” (1957) and “Monster on the Campus” (1958).

Arnold’s Universal classic mammoth “Creature” monster masterpiece production of “Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954) was produced by veteran actor-turned-producer William Alland.  13 years earlier, Alland appeared in the role of Jerry Thompson in Orson Welles’ critically-acclaimed RKO Radio Pictures-Mercury Players screen drama masterpiece, “Citizen Kane” (1941).   The screenplay for “Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954) was written by veteran screenwriters Harry Essex and Arthur Ross.

This will mark Sven’s ninth big broadcast of “Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954) on the airlanes of Me-TV.  He previously showcased Arnold’s classic 1954 Universal mammoth “Creature” monster masterpiece production back in April 2011*, May 2012*, July 2014, Nov. 2015, July 2017, Dec. 2018, Feb.2019 (Sven’s Feb. 2019 big broadcast of “Creature From the Black Lagoon” was dedicated to the life and memory of Julie Adams; Adams died on Feb. 3, 2019) and Nov. 2019.

Who was in “Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954)?

The players who appeared in Jack Arnold’s classic 1954 mammoth Universal “Creature” monster masterpiece were Julie Adams (as Kay Lawrence, Adams received screen credit under the name of Julia Adams), Ricou Browning (who appeared in an uncredited role in the Universal “Creature” monster costume for underwater sequences),  Ben Chapman (who appeared in an uncredited role in the Universal “Creature” monster costume for the land sequences),  Richard Carlson (as David Reed),  Richard Denning (as Mark Williams), Nestor Paiva (as Lucas),  Antonio Moreno (as Carl Maia), Bernie Gozier (as Zee), Henry A. Escalante (as Chico) and Whit Bissell (as Dr. Thompson).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast premiere of “The Beast with Five Fingers” (1946) with Peter Lorre, this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast premiere of a classic Warner Bros. horror-mystery-thriller masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast premiere of Peter Lorre in “The Beast with Five Fingers” (1946)

Original 1946 Warner Bros. theatrical trailer for “The Beast with Five Fingers” (1946) with Peter Lorre.

“Warners’ supernatural super-hit!” Original 1946 Warner Bros. theatrical trailer for “The Beast with Five Fingers” (1946) with Peter Lorre.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based horror film host will present his big broadcast premiere of “The Beast with Five Fingers” (1946), this Sat.; Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic 1946 Warner Bros. horror-mystery-thriller masterpiece was directed by veteran film director Robert Florey.  14 years before his Warners production of “The Beast with Five Fingers,” Florey previously directed the mammoth classic Universal Studios horror-thriller masterpiece adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s “Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1932) with Bela Lugosi, Arlene Francis, Noble Johnson, Leon Ames and  Bert Roach.  Florey’s 1946 classic Warners horror-mystery masterpiece was produced by veteran studio producer William Jacobs, who later produced numerous Warner Bros. musical comedies with Doris Day; including “Tea For Two” (1950), “Lullaby of Broadway” (1951), “On Moonlight Bay” (1951), “April in Paris” (1952) “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” (1953) and “Calamity Jane” (1953).  Warner Bros. co-founder and studio head Jack L. Warner served as executive producer of “The Beast with Five Fingers” (1946).

The screenplay for Florey’s classic 1946 Warner Bros .horror-mystery-thriller masterpiece was written by veteran screenwriter and sci-fi author Curt Siodmak. Siodmak previously wrote the screenplay for George Waggner’s classic mammoth Universal monster masterpiece with Lon Chaney Jr., Evelyn Ankers, Claude Rains, Lugosi and Ralph Bellamy, “The Wolf Man” (1941).  Siodmak’s screenplay of “The Beast with Five Fingers” was adapted from William Fryer Harvey’s original novel of the same name.

Who was in “The Beast with Five Fingers” (1946)?

The players who appeared in Robert Florey’s classic Warner Bros. horror-mystery masterpiece production of “The Beast with Five Fingers” (1946) were Peter Lorre (as Hilary Cummins), Andrea King (as Julie Holden), Robert Alda (as Conrad Ryler), Victor Aller (in a non-credited role as the “hand”), J. Carrol Naish (as Ovidio Castanio), Patricia Barry (as Clara; Barry was credited under her original birth name of Patricia White), Pedro de Cordoba (as Horatio), William Edmunds (as Antonio), Charles Dingle (as Raymond Arlington), John Alvin (as Donald Arlington), Belle Mitchell (as Giovanna), David Hoffman (as Druprex), Barbara Brown (as Mrs. Miller) and Ray Walker (as Mr. Miller).

Safe, peaceful, healthy & Happy New Year’s/2021 from the author/writer of “Silver Screen Reflections”

Safe, peaceful, well, healthy & happy 2021/New Year’s greetings to all fellow super Svengoolie SvenPals, fellow super “Mystery Science Theater 3000” MSTies & fellow classic film aficionados everywhere from the author/writer of “Silver Screen Reflections!”

From the past year: My photo celebrating Svengoolie/Rich Koz’s birthday on March 12 during a “taped-delay” recording of his big Me-TV broadcast with all my fellow super SvenPals from the home office of “Silver Screen Reflections!”The online Twitter contest prize of a hand-crafted Svengoolie marionette through the courtesy of fellow super Svengoolie SvenPal “Highly Revered Reverent Super Clown” & Sven marionette designer Darren “Geppetto” Moreash! Fellow super Svengoolie SvenPal Nanette Keir also won a Sven marionette in the same contest too!  And a photo of myself with my Sven tee on from the home office of “Silver Screen Reflections” celebrating Svengoolie/Rich Koz’s 41^st anniversary in the Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast airlanes with all fellow super SvenPals for the Sven/Rich Koz virtual 41^st “Svenaversary” anniversary celebration on the airlanes of Twitter for all fellow super SvenPals everywhere, hosted by fellow super Svengoolie SvenPals Sarah Rhodes & Nanette Keir!  The 5^th anniversary of my weekly Sven film blog, “Silver Screen Reflections” from Sept. 27 (“Silver Screen Reflections” was established on Sept. 27, 2015)!   From the Oct. 31 “#SvenOween”/Halloween virtual Twitter festival from fellow super SvenPals Sarah Rhodes, KatNaHat and Nanette Keir; my first digital Sven artwork design/creation in commemoration of #SvenOween, #Halloween & Sven Sat., a Sven “portrait” design that I designed featuring Sven, Kerwyn, Zalman T. Tombstone & rubber chickens, here I am dressed up as “Sven” Hamby with my “so much sleeve!” Sven “official chicken thrower” apparel hours before Sven’s big #SvenOween/Halloween broadcast of “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man” (1943),  my Sven pumpkin carving for #SvenOween/Halloween paired with the Sven marionette designed by fellow super SvenPal Darren “Geppetto” Moreash and was one of two Sven marionettes that was part of a March Sven contest from fellow super SvenPal Highly Revered Reverent SuperClown, the same Sven marionette that fellow super SvenPal Nanette Keir won back in March, and the surprise Holiday/Christmas gift from Sventa Claus and my parents, the Svengoolie magnet set featuring Sven/Rich Koz, Kerwyn, Body Sorrell, the official Me-TV trademark, the official “Sven/Official Rubber Chicken Thrower” seal, and the official Svengoolie trademark!

The past year was very difficult, stressful and grim.   By staying safe, keeping healthy, staying well and following all precautions, I am glad to be with my fellow super SvenPals & fellow super MSTies from coast-to-coast through the virtual social media airlanes by live-tweeting Svengoolie’s Sat. evening big broadcasts with all my fellow super SvenPals on the airlanes of Twitter and the Sun. evening classic MST3K twinset features on the Twitter airlanes of Twitter!   And speaking of “Silver Screen Reflections;” in addition to Sven’s Sat. evening big broadcasts and the Sun. evening MST3K twinsets, I am glad to hear that my weekly Sven film blog is a welcome escape from anxiety and stress with fun film facts and information behind the making of the film, developments in connection to Sven and Me-TV programming and celebrating the achievements/accolades of our fellow super SvenPals and fellow super MSTies!

I am thankful for my family, my friends/fellow super SvenPals/fellow super MSTies/fellow classic film aficionados everywhere!   In addition to our fun live-tweeting sessions, there will be more in store for the weekly “Silver Screen Reflections” Sven blog and the weekly “#ChrisHambyPhotoGallery” on the social media airlanes! 

Again, to all fellow super Svengoolie SvenPals, fellow super MST3K MSTies and fellow classic film aficionados everywhere; seriously- be good to each other, wash your hands, wear a mask, practice physical/social distancing measures, stay home, follow all precautions seriously, stay safe, keep healthy and stay well.

Here’s hoping that 2021 will be peaceful, healthy & safe for all of us and that there will be better days on the horizon for all of us- and hoping that everything will be officially declared safe when the all-clear is officially given.

And here’s to many more “Silver Screen Reflections” weekly Sven film blog posts & many more Svengoolie Sat. evening big broadcasts with all my fellow super SvenPals on the Twitter airlanes & the classic MST3K twinset Sun. evenings with all my fellow super MSTies on the Twitter airlanes!  A safe toast, three cheers, two thumbs up, and a safe/happy/peaceful/healthy 2021 to all my fellow super SvenPals, fellow super MSTies, fellow super classic film aficionados & fellow super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections” everywhere! -C.H.

 

“Svengoolie” presents his first 2021 big broadcast of “The Leech Woman” (1960), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his first big broadcast of the New Year of a classic Universal Studios sci-fi creature masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his first big broadcast of the New Year with “The Leech Woman” (1960)

Original 1960 Universal Studios theatrical trailer for “The Leech Woman.”

Original 1960 Universal Studios theatrical poster artwork for “The Leech Woman.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based classic sci-fi/creature film host will present his first big broadcast of the New Year with “The Leech Woman” (1960), this Sat., Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

“The Leech Woman” (1960) was directed by veteran screenwriter-turned-film and TV director Edward Dein.  Dein also directed the classic Universal monster/western masterpiece, “Curse of the Undead” (1959).  Dein also directed numerous episodes of several popular television series, including “Hawaiian Eye,” “The Wild Wild West” and “Baa Baa Black Sheep/Black Sheep Squadron.”

The screenplay for Dein’s classic 1960 Universal sci-fi/creature masterpiece was written by veteran screenwriter David Duncan, Duncan’s screenplay for “The Leech Woman” was adapted from veteran Universal producer Ben Pivar and veteran screenwriter Francis Rosenwald’s original story idea.  “The Leech Woman” (1960) was produced by veteran Universal Studios music department supervisor Joseph Gershenson, who supervised the source orchestral soundtrack scores for Jack Arnold’s classic Universal mammoth monster masterpiece, “Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954) and Orson Welles’ classic Universal film noir-drama masterpiece production of “Touch of Evil” (1958).

This will mark Sven’s fifth big broadcast of “The Leech Woman” (1960) on Me-TV.  He previously showcased Dein’s classic 1960 Universal sci-fi/creature masterpiece back in Sept. 2013, Feb. 2015, June 2016 and June 2018.

Who was in Edward Dein’s Universal production of “The Leech Woman” (1960)?

The players who appeared in Edward Dein’s Universal production of “The Leech Woman” (1960) were Coleen Gray (as June Talbot), Estelle Hemsley (as elderly Malla), Kim Hamilton (as young Malla),  Grant Williams (as Neil Foster), Phillip Terry (as Dr. Paul Talbot), Gloria Talbott (as Sally), Paul Thompson (in an uncredited role as a warrior leader), Harold Goodwin (in an uncredited role as Detective Joe), Arthur Batanides (as Jerry), Murray Alper (in an uncredited role as a drunk) and John Van Dreelen (as Bertram Garvay).

Safe, Healthy, Happy Holidays/Season’s Greetings from the author/writer of “Silver Screen Reflections”

Concluding Holiday/Christmas segment from an unknown Dec. 1982 big broadcast from Sven/Rich Koz’s WFLD/32 Berwyn/Chicago days as the “Son of Svengoolie;” set to Billy Joel’s “You May Be Right,” via Rick Klein’s official FuzzyMemories YouTube channel!

The “Mystery Science Theater 3000” edition of the “Yule Log,” set to Joel Hodgson (as Joel Robinson) and the MST3K robots’  famous “Patrick Swayze Christmas” song from the 1991 MST3K edition/riffing of “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians;” via Shout! Factory’s official MST3K YouTube channel!

From Sventa & my parents!  Sven, Kerwyn & Body Sorrell in magnet form!  A wonderful surprise Christmas/Holiday present from Sventa Claus/Sven, Kerwyn, Zalman T. Tombstone, Body Sorrell  and my parents!  Big thanks/highly appreciated! Peaceful, healthy, safe and happy Season’s Greetings to Sven/Sventa, my parents &  the entire crowd of fellow super Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere!

Safe, happy, peaceful and healthy Season’s Greetings to all fellow super Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere, fellow super MST3K MSTies everywhere, fellow super classic cinema aficionados everywhere and all fellow super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections” from the author/writer of “Silver Screen Reflections!”  

Again, to all fellow super Svengoolie SvenPals, fellow super MST3K MSTies and fellow classic film aficionados everywhere; seriously- wash your hands, wear a mask, practice physical/social distancing measures, stay home, follow all precautions seriously, stay safe, keep healthy and stay well.

Be sure to check out Kerwyn’s video Holiday corner for this year from the official Sven website, consisting of Sven/Sventa/Kerwyn holiday greetings from 2013 to this year!

In order of the Dec. calendar of Holiday observances: Happy/safe (belated) Hanukkah, Happy/safe (belated) Winter Solstice, Happy/safe (belated) Festivus, Merry/safe Christmas, Happy/safe Kwanzaa, Happy/safe early New Year’s & Happy Holidays/Season’s Greetings to the entire crowd of fellow super SvenPals, fellow super MSTies & fellow super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections” from coast-to-coast, around the world and throughout the universe!   Hope everyone near and far had peaceful, safe & healthy holiday(s). -C.H.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Valley of the Dragons” (1961), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow super Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic Columbia Pictures creature/sci-fi/fantasy feature film masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “Valley of the Dragons” (1961)

Original 1961 Columbia Pictures theatrical trailer for Edward Bernds’ production of “Valley of the Dragons,” with added Italian subtitles for the title sequences for the YouTube upload.

“They go a million years back in time.. and land a million miles out in space!”  Original 1961 Columbia Pictures theatrical poster artwork for “Valley of the Dragons.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based sci-fi/creature feature film host will present his big broadcast of “Valley of the Dragons” (1961), this Sat.; Dec. 26 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The 1961 Columbia classic sci-fi/creature/fantasy production was directed by veteran director Edward Bernds.  Before going into directing, Bernds worked as a sound engineer for Columbia Pictures; notably on Frank Capra’s cirtically-acclaimed classic masterpiece productions of “It Happened One Night” (1934) with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936) with Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939) with James Stewart, Arthur and Claude Rains.    Bernds also directed numerous Columbia comedy short subjects with “The Three Stooges” (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry “Curly” Howard from 1945 until Curly suffered a stroke in 1947 and the Stooges’ 1947–1952 Columbia comedy short subjects with Shemp Howard).   Bernds also worked on two latter Columbia “Stooge” feature-length productions with “Curly Joe” DeRita, “The Three Stooges Meet Hercules” and “The Three Stooges in Orbit” (both produced and released in 1962; the two aforementioned feature-length Columbia “Stooge” comedies were co-produced by Norman Maurer’s Normandy Productions; Maurer was the son-in-law of Moe Howard).  Bernds’ non-Columbia feature productions include Allied Artists’ “Queen of Outer Space” (1958) with Zsa Zsa Gabor and the Twentieth Century Fox (Twentieth Century Studios) sequel to 1958’s “The Fly,” “Return of the Fly” (1959) with Vincent Price.

Bernds wrote the screenplay for his 1961 production, which was adapted from Donald Zimbalist’s story treatment.   Zimbalist was inspired by Jules Verne’s novel, “Career of a Comet” (a.k.a., “Off on a Comet” and “Hector Servadac”).  Veteran production executive Byron Roberts co-produced Bernds’ 1961 Columbia sci-fi/fantasy creature entry.  Roberts later served as a unit production manager for Michael Anderson’s Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer futuristic sci-fi thriller with Michael York, “Logan’s Run” (1976).  For the production of “Valley of the Dragons” (1961), Roberts co-produced the Columbia sci-fi/creature/fantasy production with veteran executive producer Al Zimbalist, the real-life father of Donald Zimbalist.   The senior Zimablist previously produced Eugene Frenke’s production of “Miss Robin Crusoe” (1954) with a pre-“Gunsmoke” Amanda Blake.   The 1961 production of “Valley of the Dragons” was produced under the “ZRB Productions” (Zimbalist, Roberts and Bernds) moniker for Columbia, according to details from the American Film Institute.

This will mark Sven’s third big broadcast of Bernds’ 1961 classic Columbia sci-fi/creature/fantasy feature film masterpiece production on Me-TV.  He previously showcased “Valley of the Dragons” (1961) as a big broadcast premiere back in April 2019 and as a Dec. 2019 big broadcast, which was presented as a tribute to Joan Staley, she died in Nov. 2019.

Who was in Bernds’ Columbia production of “Valley of the Dragons” (1961)?

The players who appeared in Edward Bernds’ Columbia production of “Valley of the Dragons” (1961) were Joan Staley (as Deena), Cesare Danova (as Hector Servadac), Danielle De Metz (as Nateeta), Sean McClory (as Michael Denning), Gregg Martell (as Od-Loo), Dolly Grey (as Mara), Gil Perkins (in the dual roles of Tarn and a Doctor), Mike Lane (as Anoka), I. Stanford Jolley (as Patoo), Jerry Sunshine (as LeClerc), Mark Dempsey (as Andrews) and Roger Til (as Vidal).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Invisible Woman” (1940), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy to celebrate the holidays with his big broadcast of a classic Universal Studios “Invisible” sci-fi/monster/comedy masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Invisible Woman” (1940)

Altered trailer for the Universal production of “The Invisible Woman” (1940) with Virginia Bruce.  Note: The altered trailer was re-purposed by Universal’s rival, Columbia Pictures’ Screen Gems unit; who leased the TV syndication licensing rights to the pre-1948 Universal Studios sound feature film library in 1957, notably for the classic Universal monster feature masterpieces in the  “Shock!” and “Son of Shock!” TV film syndication packages (with the 1955-60 Screen Gems TV variant of the Columbia logo on the end).  The television rights to the pre-1948 Universal sound features reverted back to Universal/MCA in 1971. –C.H.

Original 1940 Universal Studios theatrical poster artwork for The Invisible Woman.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based sci-fi/monster feature film host will present his big broadcast of “The Invisible Woman” (1940) this Sat., Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The 1940 classic Universal “Invisible” sci-fi/monster/comedy masterpiece production was directed by veteran actor-turned-director A. Edward Sutherland.  That same year, Sutherland also directed the classic Universal musical comedy adaptation of Jerome Kern’s “One Night in the Tropics” (1940) with Bud Abbott, Lou Costello (Abbott and Costello’s first feature film/first Universal feature appearance), Allan Jones, Nancy Kelly, Leo Carrillo, William Frawley and Robert Cummings.   The screenplay for “The Invisible Woman” was written by veteran screenwriter and sci-fi author Curt Siodmak (credited under the name of Kurt Siodmak), who wrote the screenplay for George Waggner’s classic Universal mammoth monster masterpiece with Lon Chaney Jr., Evelyn Ankers, Claude Rains and Bela Lugosi, “The Wolf Man” (1941).  Siodmak also wrote the screenplays for two other classic Universal “Invisible” sci-fi masterpiece production entires, “The Invisible Man Returns” (1940) and “Invisible Agent” (1942).

Joe May co-wrote the original screenplay with Siodmak for Sutherland’s 1940 classic Universal “Invisible” masterpiece production.  “The Invisible Woman” (1940) was produced by veteran associate producer Burt Kelly.

This will mark Sven’s sixth big broadcast of “The Invisible Woman” (1940) from coast-to-coast on Me-TV.  He previously showcased the 1940 classic Universal “Invisible” sci-fi/creature/monster masterpiece production back in Feb. 2012*, Sept. 2012*, April 2013, July 2014 and Dec. 2017.

Who was in A. Edward Sutherland’s Universal production of “The Invisible Woman” (1940)?

The players who appeared in A. Edward Sutherland’s classic mammoth Universal sci-fi/monster/comedy masterpiece production of “The Invisible Woman” (1940) were Virginia Bruce (as Kitty Carroll/the “Invisible Woman”), John Barrymore (as Prof. Gibbs), Margaret Hamilton (as Mrs. Jackson), Shemp Howard (as Frankie), Charlie Ruggles (as George), Maria Montez (as Marie), Anne Nagel (as Jean), Oscar Homolka (as Blackie), John Howard (as Richard Russell), Edward Brophy (as Bill), Mary Gordon (as Mrs. Bates), Kathryn Adams (as Peggy), Donald MacBride (as Foghorn), Thurston Hall (as Hudson) and  Charles Lane (as Growley).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Return of the Vampire” (1943), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic Columbia Pictures vampire monster masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Return of the Vampire” (1943)

A snippet from Lew Landers’ classic Columbia Pictures vampire monster masterpiece of “The Return of the Vampire” (1943), featuring Bela Lugosi and Nina Foch.

“The vampire strikes at night!” Original 1943 Columbia Pictures exhibitors’ promotional ad for the theatrical release of “The Return of the Vampire” with Bela Lugosi, Nina Foch and Matt Willis.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster fil host will present his big broadcast of “The Return of the Vampire” (1943) this Sat., Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The 1943 classic Columbia vampire monster masterpiece production was directed by veteran feature film and television director Lew Landers.  Eight years before he directed “The Return of the Vampire,” Landers directed the classic Universal Studios screen thriller masterpiece adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” (1935) with Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff.  Landers was credited under the pseudonym of Louis Friedlander for the aforementioned Universal screen adaptation of Poe’s story.

Landers also directed the Columbia Super-Cinecolor fantasy feature production of “The Magic Carpet” (1951) with Lucille Ball, Raymond Burr and John Agar.  He also directed several episodes of two successful television  productions for Columbia’s Screen Gems television unit, including “The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin” (from 1956-59) and “Circus Boy” (1957), with a pre-“Monkees” Micky Dolenz in the title role, Dolenz was credited under the pseudonym of Micky Braddock in “Circus Boy” with Noah Berry Jr.   “The Return of the Vampire” was produced by veteran producer-director-writer Sam White.  The screenplay for the 1943 Columbia vampire-monster masterpiece production was written by veteran screenwriter Griffin Jay with additional dialogue by Randall Faye.  Jay and Faye’s screenplay was adapted from an original idea by Kurt Neumann.

Segments of Lew Landers’ 1943 Columbia production of “The Return of the Vampire” was filmed at the former Fine Arts (a.k.a. Talisman) studios in Hollywood, California due to tight production space at Columbia’s Sunset-Gower lot (now known as Hudson Pacific Properties’ Sunset Studios/Gower Studios), the former Fine Arts lot was used for additional production space by Columbia until the additional Columbia lot was sold and dismantled in the 1960s, according to IMDB and E.J. Stephens and Marc Wanamaker’s Arcadia book, “Early Poverty Row Studios.”

This will mark Sven’s second big broadcast of “The Return of the Vampire” (1943) on Me-TV.  He previously showcased Landers’ classic 1943 Columbia monster-vampire masterpiece as a big broadcast premiere back in Oct. 2018.

Who was in Lew Landers’ classic Columbia monster-vampire masterpiece production of “The Return of the Vampire” (1943)?

The players who appeared in Lew Landers’ classic Columbia monster-vampire masterpiece production of “The Return of the Vampire” (1943) were Bela Lugosi (as Armand Tesla, a.k.a. Dr. Hugo Bruckner; that same year, the veteran horror actor also appeared in the role of Frankenstein’s monster in Roy William Neill’s classic 1943 Universal monster masterpiece entry with Lon Chaney Jr., Ilona Massey and Patric Knowles; “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man;” he rose to fame for his title role of Count Dracula in Tod Browning’s classic 1931 Universal mammoth monster screen adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel, “Dracula,” Lugosi also appeared in the title role of Degar in Benjamin “Ben” Stoloff’s earlier classic 1933 Columbia horror masterpiece, “Night of Terror”), Nina Foch (as Nicki Saunders; “The Return of the Vampire” marked one of Foch’s earliest feature film appearances; she also appeared in the 1943  Warner Bros. western short subject, “Wagon Wheels West;” Foch also appeared in Henry Levin’s classic 1944 Columbia werewolf monster masterpiece with Barton MacLane and Stephen Crane, “Cry of the Werewolf;” Foch later appeared in  Vincente Minnelli’s critically-acclaimed 1951 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer screen musical adaptation of George Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” with Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant and Georges Guétary), Matt Willis (as Andreas Obry), Frieda Inescort (as Lady Jane Ainsley),  Roland Varno (as John Ainsley), Ottola Nesmith (as Governess Elsa Walter), Gilbert Emery (as Dr. Walter Saunders), William Austin (as Detective Gannett), Leslie Denison (as Detective Lynch) and Miles Mander (as Sir Frederick Fleet).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Revenge of Frankenstein” (1958), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic Hammer Films–Columbia Pictures monster/horror masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Revenge of Frankenstein” (1958)

Original 1958 Columbia Pictures theatrical release trailer for the Hammer Films production of “The Revenge of Frankenstein,” featuring an introduction by Peter Cushing and “flashback” footage from the classic Hammer-Warner Bros. “Frankenstein” monster/horror masterpiece, “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957) with Cushing and Christopher Lee.

“We dare you to see it!” “Keep your seat.. don’t panic!” Original 1958 Columbia Pictures theatrical poster artwork element for the Hammer Films production of “The Revenge of Frankenstein.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster/horror film host will present his big broadcast of “The Revenge of Frankenstein” (1958), this Sat., Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The 1958 classic Hammer-Columbia “Frankenstein” monster/horror masterpiece production was directed by veteran Hammer director Terence Fisher.  Fisher’s other classic Hammer horror/monster feature masterpieces include “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957), “Horror of Dracula” (1958), the classic Universal-Hammer monster adaptation of “The Mummy” (1959), “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll” (1960) and “The Gorgon” (1964).  The screenplay for “The Revenge of Frankenstein” (1958) was written by veteran Hammer screenwriter Jimmy Sangster with extra dialogue segments from veteran screenwriters George Baxt and Hurford Janes.   Fisher’s 1958 Hammer-Columbia “Frankenstein” monster/horror masterpiece production was produced by veteran Hammer producer Anthony Hinds and veteran associate producer Anthony Nelson Keys.

This will mark Svengoolie’s third big broadcast of “The Revenge of Frankenstein” (1958) from coast-to-coast on Me-TV.  He previously showcased classic Fisher’s 1958 Hammer-Columbia monster/horror masterpiece as a coast-to-coast Me-TV big broadcast premiere back in March 2018 and as a coast-to-coast big broadcast back in Dec. 2018.  According to IMDB, Sven also previously  aired “The Revenge of Frankenstein” (1958) as a big Berwyn/Chicago broadcast on his hometown station in Chicago/Berwyn; WCIU-TV 26 back in Feb. 2010.

Who was in Terence Fisher’s Columbia-Hammer production of “The Revenge of Frankenstein” (1958)?

The players who appeared in Terence Fisher’s classic Hammer/Columbia monster/horror masterpiece production of “The Revenge of Frankenstein” (1958) were Peter Cushing (as Baron Frankenstein/Dr. Victor Stein), Eunice Gayson (as Margaret), Michael Gwynn (as Karl), Francis Matthews (as Dr. Hans Kleve), Lionel Jeffries (as Fritz),  John Stuart (as the inspector), John Welsh (as Bergman), Michael Ripper (as Kurt), Arnold Diamond (as Molke) and George Woodbridge (as a janitor).