“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Kiss of the Vampire” (1963), plus “Sventoonie;” this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals will be dancing & jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Hammer Films-Universal Studios vampire/horror masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Kiss of the Vampire” (1963) plus “Sventoonie”

Latter Universal Studios reissue release trailer for Don Sharp‘s classic mammoth Hammer horror-vampire masterpiece production of “The Kiss of the Vampire” (originally released in 1963), presented under the latter MCA/Universal TV syndication title of “Kiss of Evil.”*

Original 1963 Universal Studios theatrical poster art for the North American theatrical release of Hammer’s “Kiss of the Vampire.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based classic vampire/horror feature film host will present his big broadcast of “The Kiss of the Vampire” (1963) this Sat/, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central; followed by “Sventoonie” at 10:30 p.m. Eastern/9:30 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth 1963 Hammer-Universal horror masterpiece production entry was directed by veteran British feature film & television director Don Sharp.  Alongside his production of “The Kiss of the Vampire” (1963), Sharp was also known for his classic mammoth Hammer-Columbia Pictures adventure/thriller masterpiece production of “The Devil-Ship Pirates” (1964) with Hammer horror legend Christopher Lee, along with Andrew Kier, Duncan Lamont, John Cairney, Suzan Farmer, Michael Ripper, Barry Warren, Annette Whiteley and Ernest Clark; his classic mammoth Twentieth Century Fox (Twentieth Century Studios) sci-fi thriller masterpiece installment production of “The Curse of the Fly” (1965, the third and final film in the original Twentieth Century Fox “The Fly” trilogy series and co-produced with veteran producer Robert L. Lippert) with Brian Donlevy, Carole Gray, Burt Kwouk (later known for his appearances as Cato in the majority of the original classic mammoth Blake Edwards–United Artists “Pink Panther” detective comedy masterpiece series with Peter Sellers beginning with 1964’s “A Shot in the Dark” and for his role of Entwistle in the latter years of the long running classic mammoth Roy Clarke–BBC television comedy masterpiece, “Last of the Summer Wine” from 2002 until the conclusion of the series in 2010), Yvette Rees, George Baker and Michael Graham.

Sharp also directed the classic mammoth adventure-fantasy-comedy masterpiece for Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson‘s American-International Pictures with Troy Donahue, Burl Ives, Daliah Lavi, Graham Stark, Terry-Thomas, Gert Fröbe, Judy Cornwell (later of BBC’s “Keeping Up Appearances” fame) and Dennis Price, “Those Fantastic Flying Fools” (1967. loosely inspired by Jules Verne‘s story, also released under the titltes of “Rocket to the Moon” and “Blast-Off”).

In his feature film & TV directing career, Sharp also served as a second unit/assistant director for several productions, including Ken Annakin‘s classic mammoth Twentieth Century Fox (Twentieth Century Studios) adventure-comedy masterpiece production of “Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines” (1965) with Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, Red Skelton, Benny Hill, Terry-Thomas, Gert Frobe, James Fox, Alberto Sordi, Eric Sykes, Robert Morley and Eric Barker.

Sharp’s classic mammoth 1963 Hammer-Universal horror masterpiece production of “The Kiss of the Vampire” was produced by veteran Hammer Films producer/screenwriter Anthony Hinds.  Hinds also wrote the screenplay treatment for the production of “The Kiss of the Vampire.”  Hinds was known for producing Terence Fisher’s classic mammoth Hammer/Warner Bros. monster-horror masterpiece of “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957) with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Melvyn Hayes, Valerie Gaunt, Paul Hardtmuth; Fisher’s classic mammoth Hammer-Universal vampire/horror masterpiece production of “Horror of Dracula” (1958) with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing,  Melissa Stribling, Michael Gough, Carol Marsh, Charles Lloyd Pack and Olga Dickie,  Fisher’s classic mammoth Hammer-Columbia horror masterpiece production of “The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) with Peter Cushing, Eunice Gayson, Michael Gwynn, Francis Matthews, Lionel Jeffries,  “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961) with Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain, Peter Sallis, Catherine Feller, Anthony Dawson and William Castle‘s classic mammoth Columbia macabre-comedy masterpiece adaptation production of “The Old, Dark House” (1963) with  Tom Poston, Janette Scott, Robert Morley, Joyce Grenfell, Mervyn Johns  Fenella Fielding and Peter Bull.

This will mark Sven’s third big broadcast of Sharp’s classic mammoth Hammer-Universal horror masterpiece production of “The Kiss of the Vampire” (1963) on the airlanes Me-TV.  He previously showcased Sharp’s classic mammoth Hammer-Universal horror entry back in Oct. 2013 as a Me-TV big broadcast premiere and as a regular big broadcast back in Aug. 2015.

Who was in “The Kiss of the Vampire” (1963)?

The players who appeared in Don Sharp’s classic mammoth 1963 Hammer-Universal horror masterpiece production of “The Kiss of the Vampire” were Clifford Evans (as Prof. Zimmer), Edward de Souza (as Gerald Harcourt), Noel Willman (as Dr. Ravna), Jennifer Daniel (as Marianne Harcourt), Barry Warren (as Carl Ravna), Brian Oulton (as a First Disciple), Noel Howlett (as Father Xavier), Jacquie Wallis (as Sabena Ravna), Peter Madden (as Bruno), Isobel Black (as Tania), Vera Cook (as Anna), John Harvey (as a Police Sergeant),  Alf Casha (in an uncredited role as a Party Servant), Jimmy Charters (in an uncredited role as a mourner), Olga Dickie (in an uncredited role as a woman at a graveyard), Sheila Raynor (in an uncredited role as the second woman at the funeral), Dolly Read (in an uncredited role as a First Disciple), Stan Simmons (in an uncredited role as a Servant) and Fred Wood (in an uncredited role as a gravedigger).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Invisible Man” (1933) with Claude Rains, plus Sventoonie; this Sat. on Me-TV

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

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Invisible Man” (1933) with Claude Rains, plus “Sventoonie”

Highlights from James Whale’s classic mammoth Universal Studios monster/sci-fi masterpiece adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” (1933) with Claude Rains. Sidebar: As of this writing, the original Universal theatrical trailer and the latter Realart re-issue trailer is unavailable.

“H.G. Wells’ Fantastic ‘Out-Of-This-World Show!” Latter Realart theatrical re-issue poster art for James Whale’s Universal production of “The Invisible Man” (1933) with Claude Rains.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster/sci-fi film host will present his big broadcast of “The Invisible Man” (1933), this Sat.; Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central; followed by “Sventoonie” at 10:30 p.m. Eastern/9:30 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The 1933 classic mammoth Universal monster/sci-fi masterpiece adaptation was directed by veteran studio director James Whale.  Whale’s other classic mammoth Universal monster masterpieces include “Frankenstein” (1931) with Boris Karloff in the role of Frankenstein’s monster, the classic mammoth Universal thriller masterpiece adaptation of “The Old, Dark House” (1932) with Karloff, Lilian Bond, Charles Laughton, Melvyn Douglas and Raymond Massey and his classic mammoth Universal “Frankenstein” monster masterpiece sequel masterpiece production of  “The Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) with Elsa Lanchester in the title role of the Monster’s mate and Karloff’s reprisal of Frankenstein’s monster   Mostly known for his classic mammoth Universal monster, horror and thriller feature film masterpiece productions throughout his screen career, Whale also specialized in various comedy, drama and musical feature film productions during his tenure at Universal alongside the studio’s classic mammoth signature “house style” genre of  monster/thriller/horror feature film masterpieces.   Alongside his Universal directing career, Whale co-directed with veteran director Edmund Goulding and buisness tycoon Howard Hughes on the classic mammoth aviation-war drama masterpiece production of “Hell’s Angels” (1930) with Jean Harlow, Ben Lyon and James Hall; according to IMDB.   Ironically, Universal/MCA later acquired the rights to “Hell’s Angels” (1930) from Howard Hughes’ estate; according to a 1979 Universal re-release poster for the 1930 production.

Adapted for the screen from H.G. Wells’ 1897 sci-fi novel of the same name, the screenplay adaptation of Well’s novel for Whale’s classic mammoth 1933 Universal sci-fi/monster masterpiece production was written by veteran screenwriter R.C. Sherriff, along with uncredited story materials by veteran screenwriters by Philip Wylie and young Preston Sturges.  Sherriff wrote additional dialogue for Whale’s earlier classic Universal horror masterpiece production of “The Old Dark House” (1932) and served as a contributing writer for Lambert Hillyer’s classic mammoth Universal “Dracula” monster masterpiece installment of “Dracula’s Daughter” (1936) with Gloria Holden. 

Sturges went onto greater fame writing numerous classic mammoth comedy masterpiece productions for Paramount Pictures throughout the 1940s, including “Remember the Night” (1940, with Fred MacMurray in his pre-“My Three Sons”/Ernie “Binge the Cringe” days & Barbara Stanwyck), “The Lady Eve” (1941, with Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda), “Sullivan’s Travels” (1941, with Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake), “The Palm Beach Story” (1942, with Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea and crooner Rudy Vallee), “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek” (1943, with Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken)  and “Hail the Conquering Hero” (1944. with Bracken and William Demarest in his pre-“My Three Sons”/Ernie “Binge the Cringe” days).   “The Invisible Man” (1933) was produced by veteran Universal production executive Carl Laemmle Jr., son of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle.(the senior Laemmle founded Universal as a merger of several pioneering motion picture production/distribution firms in 1912).

This will mark Sven’s eighth big broadcast of “The Invisible Man” (1933) on the airlanes of Me-TV.  He previously showcased Whale’s classic mammoth 1933 Universal monster/sci-fi masterpiece adaptation of Wells’ “The Invisible Man” as a coast-to-coast big broadcast premiere back in  June 2011* and as regular Me-TV coast-to-coast big broadcasts back in  May 2013, March 2014, July 2015, March 2016,  Nov. 2019 and Feb. 2021.

In his “Son of Svengoolie” days and in his hometown of Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois; Sven/Rich Koz previously showcased Whale’s classic mammoth 1933 Universal sci-fi monster masterpiece adaptation as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere on WFLD back in Aug. 1979; according to IMDB.  In Berwyn/Chicago, Svengoolie also previously showcased “The Invisible Man” (1933) on his hometown TV station in Berwyn/Chicago, WCIU-TV 26 back in March 2008; according to additional details from IMDB.

Who was in James Whale’s classic mammoth Universal monster masterpiece adaptation of “The Invisible Man” (1933)?

The players who appeared in James Whale’s classic mammoth Universal Studios sci-fi/monster masterpiece adaptation of  H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” (1933) were Claude Rains (as Dr. Jack Griffin/the “Invisible Man”), Gloria Stuart (as Flora Cranley), Una O’Connor (as Jenny Hall), Henry Travers (as Dr. Cranley), E.E. Clive (as constable Jaffers), Dwight Frye (in a role as a reporter), Forrester Harvey (as Herbert Hall), William Harrigan (as Dr. Arthur Kemp), Holmes Herbert (as a police chief), Dudley Digges (as the chief detective),  Merle Tottenham (as Millie), Harry Stubbs (as Inspector Bird), Donald Stuart (as Inspector Lane), young Walter Brennan (in an uncredited role as a bicycle owner) and young John Carradine (in an uncredited role as an informer).