“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “The Raven” (1963) with Vincent Price, this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing & jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic mammoth American-International macabre adaptation masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Raven” (1963) with Vincent Price

A snippet from Roger Corman’s classic mammoth American-International macabre thriller-comedy masterpiece adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe‘s “The Raven” (1963) with Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Hazel Court and young Jack Nicholson.  From the now-out-of-print Shout! Factory/Scream Factory Vincent Price Blu-Ray compilation set, “The Vincent Price Collection II.”   Kino Lorber’s “KL Studio Classics” imprint currently has the Blu-Ray rights to “The Raven” (1963, by arrangement with the current incarnation of MGM; owners of the American-International/Filmways/Orion holdings).

 

The legendary & iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic thriller feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “The Raven” (1963) this Sat., Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

“The Macabre Masterpiece of Terror!” “Contact your American-International Exchange!” Original 1963 American-International exhibitors’ leaflet for the original theatrical release of “The Raven,” directed by Roger Corman.

The classic mammoth American-International macabre thriller masterpiece production of “The Raven” (1963) was directed by veteran feature film director-producer Roger Corman.   The same year that he worked on his classic mammoth macabre thriller masterpiece adaptation of “The Raven” (1963), Corman also worked on his classic mammoth American-International sci-fi thriller  masterpiece production of  “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963) with Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Don Rickles, Harold J. Stone, John Hoyt, Morris Ankrum, Bert Stevens and Hans Moebus.

Some of Corman’s best-known classic mammoth feature film masterpiece productions that he worked on include “The Fast and the Furious” (1954, with John Ireland and Dorothy Malone; one of the earliest films from Arkoff and Nicholson’s American-International), “It Conquered the World” (1956, with Peter Graves, Beverly Garland and young Lee Van Cleef), “Attack of the Crab Monsters” (1957, with a pre-“Gilligan’s Island” Russell Johnson and Pamela Duncan), “A Bucket of Blood” (1959), the classic mammoth American-International Pictures* masterpiece thriller adaptations of Edgar Allen Poe’s “House of Usher” (1960, with Vincent Price),  tPoe’s “Pit and the Pendulum” (1961, with Vincent Price and Barbara Steele), “Tales of Terror” (the 1962 adaptation of Poe’s short stories with Vincent Price, Maggie Pierce, Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone), “The Wild Angels” (1966, with Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra and Bruce Dern), Corman’s classic mammoth New World masterpiece productions of “Death Race 2000” (1975, with David Carradine,  Simone Griffeth, young Sylvester Stallone and legendary Los Angeles radio disc jockey “The Real” Don Steele), Ron Howard’s “Grand Theft Auto” (1977, with Howard, Nancy Morgan, Marion Ross, Clint Howard and “The Real” Don Steele) and Allan Arkush and Joe Dante’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” (1979, with legendary rock group The Ramones; along with P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten and “The Real” Don Steele).  

Corman was motivated to film an adaptation of Poe’s “The Raven” after the instant box-office success of his classic mammoth American-International masterpiece adaptation of Poe’s “Tales of Terror” (1962), according to the American Film Institute’s database entry on the veteran director’s classic mammoth 1963 Poe masterpiece adaptation entry for American-International.  Corman’s classic mammoth American-International feature film masterpiece adaptation of “The Raven” (1963) marked the fifth Edgar Allan Poe-inspired feature film masterpiece adaptation production for  American-International Pictures, according to additional details from Rob Nixon’s Aug. 2012 Turner Classic Movies online article.

Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe‘s 1845 gothic poem of the same name, the screenplay for Corman’s classic mammoth 1963 macabre thriller feature film masterpiece adaptation production was adapted as a screenplay for the veteran director-producer by veteran sci-fi/horror author-screenwriter Richard Matheson.  Matheson wrote the original story treatment for  Jack Arnold’s classic mammoth Universal Studios sci-fi/fantasy/visual effects masterpiece, “The Incredible Shrinking Man” (1957) with Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton, a pre-“Beverly Hillbillies” Raymond Bailey, William Schallert,  Lock Martin of 1951’s “The Day the Earth Stood Still” fame and “Orangey the Cat” of 1951’s “Rhubarb,” 1955’s “This Island Earth” and 1961’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” fame.   Matheson also wrote the screenplay for Steven Spielberg‘s classic mammoth Universal Studios action-adventure-thriller masterpiece production of “Duel” (1971, originally produced as a Universal/ABC made-for-TV movie production and one of Spielberg’s earliest productions) with Dennis Weaver,  Jacqueline Scott, Lucille Benson, Eddie Firestone,  Lou Frizzell, Shirley O’ Hara, Gene Dynarski and Amy Douglass.  Matheson also wrote the teleplay for John Llewellyn Moxey and Dan Curtis’ classic mammoth ABC “Kolchak” made-for-TV movie masterpiece pilot, “The Night Stalker” (1972) with Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Claude Akins, Larry Linville (later of TV’s “M*A*S*H” fame), Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker, Charles McGraw, Kent Smith, Elisha Cook Jr., Stanley Adams, Jordan Rhodes and Barry Atwater.  The classic mammoth 1972 ABC “Kolchak” made-for-TV movie masterpiece pilot also served as the inspiration for the classic mammoth ABC “Kolchak” made-for-TV movie pilot sequel masterpiece, “The Night Strangler” (1973) and the brief classic mammoth Universal Studios/ABC TV supernatural masterpiece series, “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” (1974-75, both McGavin and Oakland reprised their roles for the aforementioned 1973 ABC made-for-TV movie sequel and the 1974-75 “Kolchak” series).

Corman’s classic mammoth 1963 macabre masterpiece feature film adaptation production of Poe’s “The Raven” was co-produced and released by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson’s  production/distribution/releasing firm, American-International Pictures; both Arkoff and Nicholson established American-International as the American Releasing Corporation in 1954, according to the Samuel Z. Arkoff papers collection housed at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.   Arkoff later sold American-International to television and feature film production-syndication company Filmways in 1979, which was later acquired by Orion Pictures in 1982.  Orion, along with the majority of the American-International/Filmways holdings** was then sold to the present incarnation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1997.  Inspired by MGM’s re-introduction of the “Orion Pictures” moniker for feature films and television productions (minus modern TV syndication of feature films, where the American-International/Filmways/Orion holdings are still syndicated under the MGM Television moniker), the modern incarnation of MGM recently revived the “American-International Pictures” (AIP) moniker for certain theatrical releases/feature film productions for theatrical release and premium streaming/video-on-demand service providers.

This will mark Sven’s second coast-to-coast big broadcast of Corman’s classic mammoth 1963 American-International macabre thriller masterpiece adaptation production on the airlanes of Me-TV.  He previously showcased Corman’s classic mammoth American-International masterpiece adaptation production of “The Raven” (1963) as a coast-to-coast big broadcast premiere back in Jan. 2023, which also marked the first expanded big broadcast of Sven’s Saturday evening Me-TV classic mammoth thriller/horror/monster/sci-fi masterpiece feature film showcases.

During Sven/Rich Koz’s days as the “Son of Svengoolie,” he previously showcased Corman’s classic mammoth American-International macabre feature film masterpiece adaptation of Poe’s “The Raven” (1963) on WFLD in Berwyn/Chicago back in March 1981 and in Jan. 1982, according to IMDB.

Sven also previously showcased the classic mammoth Roger Corman/American-International masterpiece production of “The Raven” (1963) as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast on his hometown TV station in Berwyn/Chicago, WCIU-TV 26 back in Dec. 2006; according to IMDB and fellow wonderful Super SvenPal/Super Tooner Dave Fuentes of “Terror From Beyond the Dave” fame & his recording of maestro Sven & maestro Doug Graves’ classic WCIU Berwyn/Chicago Sven parody song for Corman’s American-International adaptation of Poe’s “The Raven” (1963) via Dave’s official YouTube channel.

Who was in Roger Corman’s classic mammoth American-International macabre-thriller masterpiece adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” (1963)?

The players who appeared in Roger Corman’s classic mammoth feature film masterpiece adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” (1963) for Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson’s American-International Pictures were Vincent Price (as Dr. Erasmus Craven), Peter Lorre (as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo), Boris Karloff (as Dr. Scarabus), Hazel Court (as Lenore Craven), Olive Sturgess (as Estelle Craven), young Jack Nicholson as Rexford Bedlo, Connie Wallace (as a Maid), William Baskin (as Grimes), Aaron Saxon (as Gort), Leo Gordon (in an uncredited role as the voice of Grimes) and Dick Johnstone (in an uncredited role as Roderick Craven).

“Svengoolie” presents his big coast-to-coast expanded premiere of “The Raven” (1963), plus “Sventoonie;” this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing & jumping for joy for his first big broadcast of 2023 & big expanded broadcast of a classic mammoth American-International macabre masterpiece adaptation.

“Svengoolie” presents his big coast-to-coast expanded premiere of “The Raven” (1963), plus “Sventoonie”

Original 1963 American-International Pictures theatrical release trailer for Roger Corman’s classic mammoth American-International macabre thriller-comedy masterpiece adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe‘s “The Raven” (1963) with Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Hazel Court and young Jack Nicholson.  From the now-out-of-print Shout! Factory/Scream Factory Vincent Price Blu-Ray compilation set, “The Vincent Price Collection II.”   Kino Lorber’s “KL Studio Classics” imprint currently has the Blu-Ray rights to “The Raven” (1963, by arrangement with the current incarnation of MGM; owners of the American-International/Filmways/Orion holdings).

“The Macabre Masterpiece of Terror!” Original 1963 American-International theatrical poster art for “The Raven” (1963), directed by Roger Corman & featuring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff & young Jack Nicholson.

The legendary & iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic thriller feature film masterpiece host will present his big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere of “The Raven” (1963) & debut of his expanded two-and-a-half hour edition of “Svengoolie,” this Sat., Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central; along with Sventoonie’s new Sat. evening timeslot of 10:30 p.m. Eastern/9:30 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth American-International macabre thriller masterpiece production of “The Raven” (1963) was directed by veteran feature film director-producer Roger Corman.   The same year that he worked on his classic mammoth macabre thriller masterpiece adaptation of “The Raven” (1963), Corman also worked on his classic mammoth American-International sci-fi thriller  masterpiece production of  “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963) with Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Don Rickles, Harold J. Stone, John Hoyt, Morris Ankrum, Bert Stevens and Hans Moebus.

Some of Corman’s best-known classic mammoth feature film masterpiece productions that he worked on include “The Fast and the Furious” (1954, with John Ireland and Dorothy Malone), “It Conquered the World” (1956, with Peter Graves, Beverly Garland and young Lee Van Cleef), “Attack of the Crab Monsters” (1957, with a pre-“Gilligan’s Island” Russell Johnson and Pamela Duncan), “A Bucket of Blood” (1959), the classic mammoth American-International Pictures* masterpiece thriller adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s “House of Usher” (1960, with Vincent Price),  the AIP* adaptation of Poe’s “Pit and the Pendulum” (1961, with Vincent Price and Barbara Steele), “Tales of Terror” (1962 AIP* adaptation of Poe’s short stories with Vincent Price, Maggie Pierce, Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone), the AIP* adaptation of Poe’s “The Raven” (1963, with Vincent Price, ), “The Wild Angels” (1966, with Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra and Bruce Dern), “Death Race 2000” (1975, with David Carradine,  Simone Griffeth, young Sylvester Stallone and legendary Los Angeles radio disc jockey “The Real” Don Steele), Ron Howard’s “Grand Theft Auto” (1977, with Howard, Nancy Morgan, Marion Ross, Clint Howard and “The Real” Don Steele) and Allan Arkush and Joe Dante’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” (1979, with legendary rock group The Ramones; along with P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten and “The Real” Don Steele).

Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe‘s 1845 gothic poem of the same name, the screenplay for Corman’s classic mammoth 1963 macabre thriller feature film masterpiece adaptation production was adapted as a screenplay for the veteran director-producer by veteran sci-fi/horror author-screenwriter Richard Matheson.  Matheson wrote the original story treatment for  Jack Arnold’s classic mammoth Universal Studios sci-fi/fantasy/visual effects masterpiece, “The Incredible Shrinking Man” (1957) with Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton, a pre-“Beverly Hillbillies” Raymond Bailey, William Schallert,  Lock Martin of 1951’s “The Day the Earth Stood Still” fame and “Orangey the Cat” of 1951’s “Rhubarb,” 1955’s “This Island Earth” and 1961’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” fame.   Matheson also wrote the screenplay for Steven Spielberg‘s classic mammoth Universal Studios action-adventure-thriller masterpiece production of “Duel” (1971, originally produced as a made-for-TV movie) with Dennis Weaver ,  Jacqueline Scott, Lucille Benson, Eddie Firestone,  Lou Frizzell, Shirley O’ Hara, Gene Dynarski and Amy Douglass.

James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff, ca. 1962.

Corman’s classic mammoth 1963 macabre masterpiece feature film adaptation production of Poe’s “The Raven” was co-produced and released by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson’s independent distribution/releasing firm, American-International Pictures; both Arkoff and Nicholson established American-International as the American Releasing Corporation in 1954, according to the Samuel Z. Arkoff papers collection housed at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.   Arkoff later sold American-International to television and feature film production-syndication company Filmways in 1979, which was later acquired by Orion Pictures in 1982.  Orion, along with the majority of the American-International (AIP)/Filmways holdings** was then sold to the present incarnation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1997.  Following MGM’s re-introduction of the “Orion Pictures” moniker for feature films and television productions (minus modern TV syndication of feature films, where the American-International/Filmways/Orion holdings are syndicated under MGM Television), the modern incarnation of MGM recently revived the “American-International Pictures” (AIP) moniker for certain theatrical releases/feature film productions.

During Sven’s days as the “Son of Svengoolie,” he previously showcased Corman’s classic mammoth American-International macabre feature film masterpiece adaptation of Poe’s “The Raven” (1963) on WFLD in Berwyn/Chicago back in March 1981 and back in Jan. 1982, according to IMDB.

Sven also previously showcased the classic mammoth Roger Corman/American-International masterpiece production of “The Raven” (1963) as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast on his hometown TV station in Berwyn/Chicago, WCIU-TV 26; when “The U” was on WCIU’s primary channel back in Dec. 2006; according to IMDB and fellow Super SvenPal/Super Tooner Dave Fuentes of “Terror From Beyond the Dave” fame & his recording of maestro Sven & maestro Doug Graves’ classic WCIU Berwyn/Chicago Sven parody song for Corman’s adaptation of Poe’s “The Raven” (1963).

Who was in Roger Corman’s classic mammoth American-International macabre-thriller feature film masterpiece adaptation of “The Raven” (1963)?

The players who appeared in Corman’s classic mammoth feature film masterpiece adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” (1963) for Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson’s American-International Pictures were Vincent Price (as Dr. Erasmus Craven), Peter Lorre (as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo), Boris Karloff (as Dr. Scarabus), Hazel Court (as Lenore Craven), Olive Sturgess (as Estelle Craven), young Jack Nicholson as Rexford Bedlo, Connie Wallace (as a Maid), William Baskin (as Grimes), Aaron Saxon (as Gort), Leo Gordon (in an uncredited role as the voice of Grimes) and Dick Johnstone (in an uncredited role as Roderick Craven).

“Svengoolie” presents his big coast-to-coast premiere of “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963) plus Sventoonie, this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big premiere of a classic mammoth American-International sci-fi feature masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big premiere of “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963), plus “Sventoonie;” this Sat. on Me-TV

Original 1963 American-International theatrical release trailer of Roger Corman‘s “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes,”  featuring Ray Milland.

In “Pathécolor”** and “Spectarama!” And “Don Rickles!” Original 1963 American-International theatrical poster art for “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” with Ray Milland and Don Rickles.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth sci-fi feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast premiere of “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963), this Sat., Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth 1963 sci-fi masterpiece was directed and co-produced by veteran feature film director-producer Roger Corman.   Around the same time that he directed his classic mammoth sci-fi masterpiece production of “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963); he directed his classic mammoth American-International gothic horror feature film masterpiece adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe‘s “The Raven” (1963) with Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, young Jack Nicholson, Hazel Court and Leo Gordon and “The Haunted Palace” (1963) featuring Price, Lon Chaney Jr., Debra Paget, Frank Maxwell and I. Stanford Jolley.

Some of Corman’s other feature film productions for that year included his classic mammoth American-International horror-thriller masterpiece production of “The Terror” (1963) with Karloff, young Nicholson, Sandra Knight and Dorothy Neumann.

The screenplay for Corman’s classic mammoth sci-fi feature masterpiece production of “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963) was written as an original story by veteran screenwriter Ray Russell, who also co-wrote the screenplay adaptation with veteran screenwriter Robert Dillon.   In his brief screenwriting career, Russell previously wrote the screenplay for William Castle’s classic mammoth Columbia Pictures macabre thriller masterpiece feature film production of “Mr. Sardonicus” (1961) with Guy Rolfe, Oscar Homolka,  Audrey Dalton, Ronald Lewis and Erika Peters and for Castle’s classic mammoth Columbia macabre-comedy masterpiece feature production of “Zotz!” (1962) with Tom Poston (later of TV’s “Newhart” fame), Julia Meade, Jim Backus (of interest to fellow Super Tooners/Super SvenPals of Toony & Bill’s “Toon In With Me,” the vocal stylings of “Mr. Magoo” and later of “Gilligan’s Island” fame), Fred Clark, Cecil Kellaway, Margaret Dumont (who appeared in many of The Marx Brothers‘ classic mammoth feature film comedy masterpiece productions from 1929–41) and Mike Mazurki.

Dillon also worked as a screenwriter for William Castle, including Castle’s classic mammoth Columbia macabre-comedy feature film masterpiece production of “13 Frightened Girls” (1963) with Joyce Taylor, Hugh Marlowe, Kathy Dunn, Norma Varden and Murray Hamilton (later of Mike Nichols‘ “The Graduate” and Steven Spielberg‘s “Jaws” fame); Castle’s classic mammoth Columbia/Hammer ghoul-macabre comedy feature film masterpiece production adaptation of J. B. Priestley’s “The Old, Dark House” (1963) with Poston,  Janette Scott, Robert Morley, Joyce Grenfell and  Mervyn Johns.   Dillon also wrote the screenplay treatments for two classic mammoth American-International “Beach Party” musical-comedy feature film masterpieces featuring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, including William Asher‘s “Muscle Beach Party” (1964) and “Bikini Beach” (1964).

Corman’s “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963) was released theatrically through Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson’s American-International Pictures. Arkoff later sold American-International Pictures to television and feature film production/syndication company Filmways in 1979, which was later acquired by Orion Pictures in 1982.  Orion, along with the majority of the American-International (AIP)/Filmways holdings was then sold to the present incarnation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1997.  Inspired by MGM’s recent revival of the “Orion Pictures” moniker, the modern incarnation of MGM recently revived the “American-International Pictures” (AIP) moniker for certain theatrical releases/theatrical feature film productions.  Arkoff and Nicholson co-produced “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” with Corman and veteran feature film associate producer and veteran American-International production supervisor Bartlett A. Carre.  Corman’s production of “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963) was produced under the “Alta Vista Productions” moniker, according to the American Film Institute.

In Sven/Rich Koz’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago during his days as the “Son of Svengoolie,” he previously showcased Corman’s classic mammoth American-International sci-fi masterpiece production of “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963) on WFLD/32 back in August 1980, according to IMDB.

Who was in Roger Corman’s classic mammoth American-International sci-fi masterpiece production of “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963)?

The players who appeared in Corman’s classic mammoth 1963 sci-fi feature film masterpiece production of “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes” (1963) for American-International Pictures were Ray Milland (as Dr. James “X” Xavier), Diana Van der Vlis (as Dr. Diane Fairfax), Don Rickles (as Crane), Harold J. Stone (as Dr. Sam Brant), John Hoyt (as Dr. Willard Benson), Morris Ankrum (in an uncredited role as Mr. Bowhead), Bert Stevens, Hans Moebus, Stuart Hall and Leon Alton  (in an uncredited roles as  Casino Patrons), Cosmo Sardo and George DeNormand (in uncredited roles as members of the medical board), John Dierkes (in an uncredited role as a preacher), Dick Miller  and Jonathan Haze (in uncredited roles as  hecklers), Mathew McCue (as a patient), Cathie Merchant (as a carnival dancer), Jeffrey Sayre   (in uncredited roles as an assistant croupler), Norman Stevans (in an uncredited role as a party guest) and Lorrie Summers (in an uncredited role as a party dancer).