Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic horror/sci-fi masterpiece that was released by Universal Studios.
“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Island of Terror” (1966)
Original 1966 Planet Film Productions British theatrical release trailer for “Island of Terror” with Peter Cushing, released one year later throughout North America by Universal Studios.
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based horror film host will present his big broadcast of “Island of Terror” (1966), this Sat.; Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV. According to Me-TV’s official Twitter site, “Island of Terror” (1966) will be the “kick-off” film in the Berwyn/Chicago-based classic TV network’s ”Sventacular October” of classic horror/monster features in time for Halloween and for Sven’s Sat. evening classic monster/horror/creature feature film masterpieces throughout Oct.!
“Island of Terror” (1966) was directed by veteran director Terence Fisher. Fisher was best known for his numerous classic horror/monster/creature film masterpiece productions for Britain’s Hammer Films, including “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957), “Horror of Dracula” (1958), “The Revenge of Frankenstein” (1958), the Hammer-Universal adaptation of “The Mummy” (1959), “The Brides of Dracula” (1960), “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll” (1960), “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961), the Hammer-Universal adaptation of “The Phantom of the Opera” (1962) and “The Gorgon” (1964).
Fisher’s 1966 sci-fi/horror/creature production was produced by Tom Blakeley with executive producers Gerald A. Fernback and classic/cult horror/sci-fi feature film exhibitor-production veteran Richard Gordon. The screenplay and original story treatment for “Island of Terror” (1966) was written by Edward Mann and Allan “Al” Ramsen. Fisher’s production of “Island of Terror” was produced and released in Great Britain by independent production/releasing firm Planet Film Productions/Planet Film Distributors. Universal Studios obtained the North American releasing/distribution rights to Fisher’s 1966 Planet production of “Island of Terror” in 1967; according to IMDB.
This will mark Svengoolie’s fourth big broadcast of “Island of Terror” (1966) on Me-TV. He previously showcased Fisher’s classic 1966 horror-creature masterpiece entry back in May 2014, May 2015 and Sept. 2016.
Who was in “Island of Terror” (1966)?
The players who appeared in Terence Fisher’s production of “Island of Terror” (1966) were Peter Cushing (as Dr. Brian Stanley), Carole Gray (as Toni Merrill), Edward Judd (as Dr. David West), Eddie Byrne (as Dr. Reginald Landers), Peter Forbes-Robertson (as Dr. Lawrence Phillips), Sam Kydd (as Constable John Harris), James Caffrey (as Peter Argyle), Niall MacGinnis (as Mr. Roger Campbell), Keith Bell (as Halsey), Margaret Lacey (as an elderly woman), Liam Gaffney (as Ian Bellows), Joyce Hemson (as Mrs. Bellows), Roger Heathcott (as Dunley), Shay Gorman (as Morton) and Richard Bidlake (as Carson).