Safe/Healthy and Happy New Year’s/2024 from the writer/author of “Silver Screen Reflections!”

Safe, Peaceful, Healthy & Happy New Year’s/Happy 2024 to all my fellow wonderful Super Svengoolie & Sventoonie SvenPals/Super “Toon In With Me” Tooners/Super “Mystery Science Theater 3000” MSTies/Super classic film & TV masterpiece aficionados/Super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections” from the writer/author of “Silver Screen Reflections!“

I am thankful for my parents, my relatives/ all my fellow wonderful friends/Super SvenPals/Super Tooners/Super MSTies/Super classic film & TV masterpiece aficionados/Super “Silver Screen Reflections” readers across the universe!  Again, I’m very glad you all enjoy my weekly classic Sven feature film masterpiece blog/”Silver Screen Reflections” blog posts, along with my weekly “#ChrisHambyPhotoGallery” masterpiece series!

I’m looking forward to many more Sven, “Toon In” & classic mammoth film masterpiece adventures throughout the New Year of 2024 and beyond with all my fellow wonderful Super SvenPals/Super Tooners from coast-to-coast, along with my weekly “Chris Hamby Photo Gallery” series of uplifting nature photos from around home! 

There’s some aspects of 2024 that I’m deeply concerned about.  But I’m hoping that the New Year of 2024 will be peaceful healthy and safe for all of us.

I’ve had some obligations and setbacks recently- not too serious, but I’m being very cautious/careful.  I mentioned earlier that I would create a secondary blog site in connection to my weekly Photo Gallery series- which will actually begin later in 2024.   And there’s a lot I would like to accomplish/achieve in the New Year as well.   

And again- as I’ve mentioned before- and forgive me for sounding like a “broken record” and/or “audiotape loop,” I’m hoping one of these days in the future to see all of my fellow wonderful friends/Super SvenPals/Super Tooners for a future Sven event and/or Berwyn/Chicago visit in the future.  

And we all know that that corrupt/controversial wackadoodle billionaire schnook known as “Baron Von Muskrat” and his minions have wrecked the Twitter airlanes. 

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m hoping that we can all continue to Live-Tweet Svengoolie, “Toon In With Me” big broadcasts, classic film, music, broadcasting, animation, etc.- along with sharing fun facts about classic film, TV, cartoons, etc. and/or anything unique in connection to Sven/”Toon In.”

And again- as I’ve stated before, I’m NOT paying for a social media site/social media platform. 

For those who do not know- though I haven’t used the “Threads” platform frequently, I have a backup account on the “Threads” social media platform.  

To all my fellow wonderful Super Svengoolie SvenPals/Super “Toon In With Me” Tooners/Super readers/subscribers of “Silver Screen Reflections” everywhere:  Seriously, Please, please be good, kind, courteous, safe and respectful to each other.   Let’s all look to uplifting/positive enlightenment, encouragement and wisdom from Svengoolie, all fellow wonderful Super Svengoolie SvenPals/Super “Toon In With Me”/”Saturday Morning Cartoons” Tooners/Super Mystery Science Theater 3000/MST3K MSTies/Super classic film/television aficionados/Super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections” everywhere.  Again, to all fellow wonderful Super Svengoolie SvenPals/Super “Toon In With Me”/”Saturday Morning Cartoons” Tooners/Super MST3K MSTies/Super classic film & TV aficionados/Super “Silver ScreenReflections” readers everywhere- To those who have not made a plan to get their vaccines yet, be sure to schedule your vaccines, booster vaccines against the newest COVID-19 variant & your flu shot by contacting your doctor/physician/healthcare professional soon, follow all precautions safely and seriously, wear a protective face mask/appropriate protective face covering, wash your hands for approximately 20 sec., avoid touching your face, practice proper social distancing/physical distancing protocols, use a tissue/sleeve when coughing/sneezing, stay home, keep healthy and stay well.   Again, let’s all take preventative measures/steps by being safe, keeping healthy and staying well- and again, we fellow Super SvenPals everywhere highly recommend watching Kerwyn’s informative coronavirus/COVID-19 prevention safety public service announcement!   Escape from anxiety, chaos and stress by relaxing and having fun with Sven and his Sat. evening big broadcasts of classic mammoth creature/sci-fi/monster/horror/fantasy feature film masterpieces on Me-TV’s big broadcast airlanes! Be sure to join in on the fun with all fellow wonderful Super SvenPals/Super Tooners everywhere by live-tweeting on the airlanes during Sven’s Sat. evening big broadcasts and/or Toony & Bill’s “Toon In With Me!”  Again, be good, safety first, keep healthy and stay well; Three Cheers & Two Thumbs Up to Sven/Rich Koz, the entire Sven/Sventoonie/”Toon In”/Me-TV production team & the entire crowd of fellow wonderful Super SvenPals/Super Tooners/Super MSTies/Super classic film/TV masterpiece aficionados/Super “Silver Screen Reflections” readers everywhere!   To quote Svengoolie’s executive producer, Jim Roche: “#KeepCalmAndWatchSven!”  –C.H.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of Vincent Price in “House on Haunted Hill” (1959), this Sat. On Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic mammoth macabre/thriller feature masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of Vincent Price in William Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill” (1959)

A snippet from  William Castle’s classic mammoth Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) with Vincent Price. Sidebar: This is from the now-out-of-print Shout! Factory (Shout! Studios)/Scream Factory Vincent Price multi-film anthology Blu-Ray compilation set, “The Vincent Price Collection: Vol. II;” which featured Warner Bros.‘ official/authorized High-Definition restoration of Castle’s classic mammoth 1959 Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production**. -C.H.

“The ’13’ greatest shocks of all time!” “First film with the amazing new wonder ‘Emergo!'” “The thrills fly right into the audience!” Original 1959 Allied Artists newspaper advertising proof for William Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill” with Vincent Price.

The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth thriller feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) this Sat., Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

“House on Haunted Hill” (1959) was directed by legendary veteran macabre-thriller feature film masterpiece director William Castle. Alongside his classic mammoth 1959 macabre/thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” for Allied Artists Productions, he also directed his classic mammoth Allied Artists macabre/thriller masterpiece production of “Macabre” (1958) with William Prince, Christine White, Jim Backus (of “Mr. Magoo” and TV’s “Gilligan’s Island” fame) and Jacqueline Scott.

For the majority of his feature film directorial career, Castle directed numerous productions for Columbia Pictures, notably for his classic mammoth macabre/gimmick screen thriller masterpieces and various genres of feature film productions, including numerous classic mammoth film noir, mysteries and western masterpieces for Columbia.   Some of Castle’s best-known classic mammoth Columbia macabre/gimmick-thriller masterpiece productions include “The Tingler” (1959), “13 Ghosts” (1960, with Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow, Martin Milner of TV’s “Route 66” and “Adam-12” fame, Margaret Hamilton of MGM’s “The Wizard of Oz” fame and John Van Dreelen), “Homicidal” (1961, with Glenn Corbett), “Zotz!” (1962, with Tom Poston of TV’s “Newhart” fame, Julia Meade, Jim Backus, Margaret Dumont; who previously appeared in seven of The Marx Brothers’ classic mammoth feature film comedy masterpieces from 1929–41 and  Fred Clark), “The Old, Dark House” (1963, with Poston and Janette Scott) and “Strait-Jacket” (1964, with Joan Crawford, Diane Baker and young George Kennedy).

Later in his career, Castle’s directed his classic Universal Studios mammoth thriller masterpiece productions of “The Night Walker” (1964) with Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor and “I Saw What You Did” (1965) with Joan Crawford,  John Ireland, Leif Erickson, Sara Lane, Andi Garrett, Sharyl Locke, Patricia Breslin. William Castle also directed his classic mammoth Paramount Pictures sci-fi/mystery masterpiece production of “Project X” (1968) with Christopher George and Greta Baldwin.

Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) was released theatrically through Allied Artists, according to IMDB.  The classic 1959 mammoth Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production was co-produced by Castle and veteran associate producer Robb White, who also wrote the screenplay for the Allied Artists production of “House on Haunted Hill” with Castle.

40 years after the original theatrical release of William Castle’s classic mammoth Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece, director William Malone re-made “House on Haunted Hill” (1999) for Warner Bros.** with Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Peter Gallagher, Ali Larter and Chris Kattan (of “Saturday Night Live” fame).  Warner Bros. owns the rights to the majority of the Monogram/Allied Artists/Lorimar Productions library, including the original “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) as part of Warners’ 1989 acquisition of Lorimar Productions/Lorimar-Telepictures, Lorimar Productions acquired Allied Artists after Allied Artists went bankrupt in 1979.  Warner Bros. also produced and released a follow-up direct-to-video sequel to the 1999 re-make version of “House on Haunted Hill” in conjunction with director Víctor García, titled “Return to House on Haunted Hill” (2007)  with Amanda Righetti, Cerina Vincent, Erik Palladino and Tom Riley.

This will mark Sven’s third big coast-to-coast broadcast of William Castle’s production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) on the airlanes of Me-TV.  He previously showcased Castle’s classic mammoth  1959 macabre-thriller masterpiece production as a coast-to-coast big broadcast premiere back in Aug. 2021.  He showcased “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) as a regular coast-to-coast big broadcast on the airlanes of Me-TV back in May 2022.

In Sven’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois; he previously showcased William Castle’s mammoth classic Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere back in Oct. 1998 on WCIU-TV, according to IMDB.

Who was in William Castle’s Allied Artists classic mammoth macabre thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959)?

The players who appeared in William Castle’s classic mammoth Allied Artists macabre-thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) were Vincent Price (as Frederick Loren), Carol Ohmart (as Annabelle Loren), Richard Long (as Lance Schroder), Julie Mitchum (as Ruth Bridgers), Elisha Cook Jr. (as Watson Pritchard),  Carolyn Craig (as Nora Manning),  Alan Marshal (as Dr. David Trent), Leona Anderson (as Mrs. Slydes), Howard Hoffman (as Jonas) and the Skeleton (as himself).

Safe, Healthy & Happy New Year’s/2023 from the author/writer of “Silver Screen Reflections!”

Safe, healthy, peaceful & Happy New Year’s/2023 to all my fellow Super Svengoolie & Sventoonie SvenPals, fellow Super “Toon In With Me” Tooners, fellow Super “Mystery Science Theater 3000” MSTies, fellow Super classic film & TV aficionados & fellow Super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections!” from the writer/author of “Silver Screen Reflections!“

I am thankful for my parents, my relatives, all my fellow friends/ fellow Super SvenPals/fellow Super Tooners! I’m very glad you all enjoy my weekly Sven feature film blog/”Silver Screen Reflections” blog posts! I’m looking forward to more Sven & “Toon In” adventures in the New Year and beyond with all my fellow Super SvenPals & fellow Super Tooners from coast-to-coast, including my weekly “#ChrisHambyPhotoGallery” series of relaxing nature-home photos from around home! I’m hoping that the New Year of 2023 will be safe, healthy & peaceful for all!

Though Twitter’s days might be numbered due to the corrupt/controversial wackadoodle billionaire snook’s trickery to Twitter:

I’m hoping that we can all continue to Live-Tweet Svengoolie, “Sventoonie: & the “Toon In With Me” big broadcasts, along with conversing/sharing fun facts about classic film, TV, cartoons, music & more with all my fellow wonderful Super SvenPals/Super Tooners- I’m hoping that we will continue to Live-Tweet in the Sven/Sventoonie & “Toon In” airlanes in some form!  And again, I have a Mastodon backup site in case Twitter completely goes belly-up. -C.H.

And again, I’m NOT paying for a social media site/platform.  -C.H.

To all fellow Super Svengoolie SvenPals/fellow Super “Toon In With Me” Tooners/fellow Super readers/fellow subscribers of “Silver Screen Reflections” everywhere: Seriously, Please, please be good, kind, courteous, safe and respectful to each other.   Let’s all look to positive/uplifting enlightenment, wisdom and encouragement from Svengoolie, all fellow super Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere, all fellow super Me-TV “Toon In With Me”/”Saturday Morning Cartoons” Tooners, all fellow super Mystery Science Theater 3000/MST3K MSTies everywhere and all fellow super classic film/television aficionados everywhere.  Again, to all fellow super Svengoolie SvenPals and all fellow super Me-TV “Toon In With Me”/”Saturday Morning Cartoons” Tooners, fellow super MST3K MSTies & fellow super classic film & TV aficionados everywhere; safety first, to our fellow super SvenPals/MSTies/Tooners who have not made a plan to get their vaccines yet, be sure to schedule your vaccines, booster vaccines & your flu shot by contacting your doctor/physician/healthcare professional soon, follow all precautions safely and seriously, wear a protective face mask/appropriate protective face covering, wash your hands for approximately 20 sec., avoid touching your face, practice proper social distancing/physical distancing protocols, use a tissue/sleeve when coughing/sneezing, stay home, keep healthy and stay well.   Again, let’s all take preventative measures/steps by being safe, keeping healthy and staying well- and again, we fellow Super SvenPals everywhere highly recommend watching Kerwyn’s informative coronavirus/COVID-19 prevention safety public service announcement!   Escape from anxiety, chaos and stress by relaxing and having fun with Sven and his Sat. evening big broadcasts of classic creature/sci-fi/monster/horror/fantasy feature film masterpieces on Me-TV’s big broadcast airlanes  featuring Sven’s big broadcasts  and “Sventoonie!” Join in on the fun with all fellow super SvenPals everywhere by live-tweeting on the airlanes during Sven’s Sat. evening big broadcasts and.or Toony & Bill’s “Toon In With Me!”  Again, be good, safety first, keep healthy and stay well, Sven/Rich Koz, the entire Sven/Sventoonie/”Toon In”/Me-TV production team & the entire crowd of fellow super Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere!   To quote Svengoolie’s executive producer, Jim Roche: “#KeepCalmAndWatchSven!”  –C.H. 

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Attack of the Puppet People” (1958), plus “Sventoonie;” this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic mammoth American-International visual effects/sci-fi feature masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Attack of the Puppet People” (1958), plus “Sventoonie;” this Sat. on Me-TV

Altered theatrical release trailer for the classic mammoth Bert I. Gordon/American-International masterpiece production of “Attack of the Puppet People” (1958)*. Sidebar: This was from a trailer that was prepared by American-International for worldwide distribution and/or for latter American-International Television syndication packages of select classic American-International features for local TV stations, as many of the promotional taglines/intertitles are missing. –C.H.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago classic mammoth sci-fi/fantasy feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast premiere of “Attack of the Puppet People” (1958)*, this Sat.; July 2 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The 1958 classic mammoth American-International sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece production was directed by veteran fantasy/special effects/visual effects feature film director Bert I. Gordon.  Gordon was known for his mammoth classic “giant” mammoth creature/sci-fi/fantasy visual effects feature masterpiece productions throughout the majority of his film career, including “The Cyclops” (1957) for Allied Artists with Duncan ‘Dean’ Parkin , Lon Chaney Jr.,  Gloria Talbott and Tom Drake; “Beginning of the End” (1957) with Peter Graves, Peggie Castle and Morris Ankrum; “The Amazing Colossal Man” (1957)* for American-International with Glenn Langan and Cathy Downs; the sequel to “The Amazing Colossal Man;”  “War of the Colossal Beast” (1958)*, with John Agar, “Earth vs. the Spider” (1958, a.k.a. “The Spider”) with  Ed Kemmer, June Kenney, Sally Fraser, Eugene “Gene” Persson and Gene Roth; “Tormented” (1960) for Allied Artists with Richard Carlson, “Village of the Giants” (1965) for Joseph E. Levine’s Embassy Pictures with Ron “Ronny” Howard, Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon (of “The Svengoolie Stomp” fame), Joy Harmon, Beau Bridges, Tisha Sterling, Johnny Crawford and Tommy Kirk; “The Food of the Gods” (1976)* for American-International with Ida Lupino and “Empire of the Ants” (1977)* with Joan Collins.

Bert I. Gordon co-wrote the screenplay for “Attack of the Puppet People” (1958) with veteran screenwriter George Worthing Yates; who was credited as George Worthington Yates in the original American-International theatrical poster art.  Yates was known for co-writing the original story treatment with Russell S. Hughes and Ted Sherdeman for  Gordon Douglas’ classic mammoth Warner Bros. sci-fi creature masterpiece, “Them!” (1954) with James Whitmore, Joan Weldon, a pre-“Gunsmoke” James Arness, Edmund Gwenn, a pre-“Star Trek (TOS)”/young Leonard Nimoy, young Fess Parker and young Dick York; Yates also wrote the original story treatment for the classic mammoth Ray Harryhausen–Robert Gordon–Columbia Pictures sci-fi creature masterpiece, “It Came from Beneath the Sea” (1954, with Faith Domergue, Kenneth Tobey and Donald Curtis) and co-wrote with veteran screenwriter Bernard Gordon  the screenplay adaptation of Curt Siodmak’s original story treatment of the classic mammoth Ray Harryhausen–Fred F. Sears–Columbia Pictures sci-fi masterpiece, “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” (1956,  Joan Taylor, Hugh Marlowe, Morris Ankrum and Donald Curtis and the screenplay for the two classic mammoth Bert I. Gordon/American-International sci-fi masterpiece productions of “The Amazing Colossal Man” (1956) and “War of the Colossal Beast” (1958).

*Bert I. Gordon’s classic mammoth visual effects/sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece production of “Attack of the Puppet People” (1958) was released theatrically through Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson’s American-International Pictures. Throughout the majority of his filmmaking career, many of Gordon’s classic mammoth “giant” sci-fi masterpiece productions through were released thru Arkoff and Nicholson’s American-International, which was established as American Releasing Corporation 1954, according to the Samuel Z. Arkoff papers collection at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.   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 current revival of the “Orion Pictures” moniker, the modern incarnation of MGM recently revived the “American-International Pictures” (AIP) moniker for certain theatrical releases/feature film productions.

According to details from IMDB, Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson and Bert I. Gordon wanted to immediately release their classic mammoth American-International sci-fi masterpiece production of “Attack of the Puppet People” (1958) to cash in on the success of rival studio Universal Studios and their classic mammoth sci-fi/visual effects masterpiece production of Jack Arnold’s “The Incredible Shrinking Man” (1957) with Grant Williams and Randy Stuart.

This will mark Sven’s second big broadcast of “Attack of the Puppet People” (1958) on Me-TV.  He previously showcased Gordon’s classic mammoth 1958 American-International sci-fi/visual effects masterpiece production as a coast-to-coast big broadcast premiere back in Feb. 2022.      In Sven’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago during his days as the “Son of Svengoolie,” he previously showcased Bert I. Gordon’s classic mammoth American-International sci-fi/fantasy/visual effects masterpiece production of “Attack of the Puppet People” (1958) on WFLD as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere back in July 1982; according to IMDB.

 

Who was in “Attack of the Puppet People” (1958)?

The players who appeared in Bert I. Gordon’s classic mammoth 1958 American-International sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece production were John Agar (as Bob Westley), June Kenney (as Sally Reynolds, Kenney received screen credit under the name of “June Kenny”), Susan Gordon (as Agnes), John Hoyt (as Mr. Franz),  Michael Mark (as Emil), Jack Kosslyn (as Sgt. Patterson), Marlene Willis (in the dual roles of Marlene/the theme song Vocalist), Ken Miller (as Stan), Hank Patterson (as the janitor), June Jocelyn (as a Brownie Leader) and stock footage clips of Glenn Langan.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “How To Make a Monster” (1958), plus “Sventoonie;” this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic mammoth American-International Pictures monster masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “How to Make a Monster” (1958), plus “Sventoonie”

Original 1958 American-International Pictures theatrical release trailer for Herbert L. Strock’s classic mammoth monster-fantasy masterpiece production of “How to Make a Monster.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based classic  mammoth monster/creature/fantasy feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “How to Make a Monster” (1958), this Sat.; June 25 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth 1958 American-International Pictures masterpiece production of “How to Make a Monster” was directed by veteran editor/producer/director Herbert L. Strock.  Alongside his classic mammoth 1958 creature/monster/fantasy masterpiece production of “How to Make a Monster” for American-International Pictures, several of Strock’s best-known feature film productions include his classic mammoth United Artists 3-D sci-fi masterpiece production of “Gog” (1954) with Constance Dowling,  William Schallert, Philip Van Zandt and Richard Egan.  Alongside the production of  “How to Make A Monster” (1958), Strock also directed numerous classic mammoth horror/monster masterpiece productions for release through American-International Pictures, including “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein” (1957) with Whit Bissell, Phyllis Coates,  George Lynn and “Blood of Dracula” (1957) with Sandra Harrison, Gail Ganley, Louise Lewis and Jerry Blaine.

Strock also directed the cult classic horror masterpiece, “The Crawling Hand” (1963) with Allison Hayes of 1958’s “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman” fame a pre-“Gilligan’s Island” Alan Hale Jr., Arline Judge, Richard Arlen, Kent Taylor and Peter Breck.  Strock’s 1963 production was later famously riffed on “Mystery Science Theater 3000” in 1989 in ep. #106, which aired in 1989.   “Strock later co-directed scenes for Richard Shorr’s horror-comedy production of “Witches’ Brew” (1980) with Teri Garr, Lana Turner and Richard Benjamin.

Veteran producer Herman Cohen worked on Strock’s production of “How to Make a Monster” (1958) for American-International Pictures.  In addition to the 1958 classic mammoth Strock/American-International monster/creature/fantasy masterpiece, Cohen also produced Strock’s classic mammoth American-International monster masterpiece production of “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein” (1957), Gene Fowler Jr.’s classic mammoth American-International monster masterpiece production of “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” (1957, with young Michael Landon, who later went onto greater fame on three NBC television series throughout his career, notably for “Bonanza,” the  television adaptation of “Little House on the Prairie” and “Highway to Heaven”).  Cohen also produced Arthur Crabtree’s classic mammoth British “Hypnovista” horror-mystery masterpiece with young Michael Gough, “Horrors of the Black Museum” (1959), which was released theatrically in Great Britain by veteran producers-exhibitors Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy and was released theatrically in the United States by American-International Pictures.  Some of Cohen’s latter production involvements throughout his film career include the production Jim O’Connolly’s classic mammoth Columbia Pictures horror-thriller-mystery masterpiece with Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin, Diana Dors, Judy Geeson and Michael Gough, “Berserk!” (1967) and Freddie Francis’ cult classic mammoth Warner Bros. creature-horror-thriller masterpiece production of “Trog” (1970) with Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Kim Braden, Bernard Kay and a pre-“Keeping Up Appearances” David Griffin; the Cohen-Francis-Warners production of “Trog” marked one of the final feature film roles/final feature film appearances for Joan Crawford in her screen career.  Later in Cohen’s producing career, he set up his own distribution firm that distributed his own backlog of independently-financed cult classic feature films and other independently financed productions, Cobra Media; according to Dennis Mclellan’s 2002 Los Angeles Times remembrance article on the life and legacy of Cohen.

Alongside producing Strock’s production of “How to Make A Monster” (1958), Cohen also co-wrote the screenplay and original story treatment idea with veteran screenwriter Aben Kandel for Strock’s 1958 classic mammoth American-International horror-monster feature masterpiece production.  Kandel received screen credit under the pseudonym of Kenneth Langtry for his work on “How To Make a Monster” (1958).  Kandel/Langtry also wrote the screenplays for the productions of for “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” (1957, Kandel/Langtry was credited under the pseudonym of Ralph Thornton), “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein” (1957, under the pseudonym of Langtry),  “Horrors of the Black Museum” (1958), “Blood of Dracula” (1958, under the pseudonym of Thornton), “Berserk!” (1967) and “Trog” (1970).  Cohen and Kandel’s screenplay for “How to Make a Monster” was partially inspired by the real-life downfall of veteran Universal Studios make-up artist Jack Pierce, according to veteran feature film and television monster/creature make-up artist Rick Baker’s findings for the “Trailers From Hell” retrospective on Herbert L. Strock’s production of “How to Make a Monster” (1958).

The 1958 Strock-Cohen production of “How To Make A Monster” was released theatrically through American-International Pictures (AIP); the independent distribution firm that was established by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson in 1954, according to the Samuel Z. Arkoff papers collection/archives  housed at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.   AIP was acquired by Filmways in 1979, which was later acquired by Orion Pictures in 1982.  Orion, along with the majority of the AIP/Filmways holdings* was later sold to the present incarnation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1997.  Inspired by MGM’s revival of the “Orion Pictures” moniker for feature film releaseses in recent years, e, the current incarnation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) also revived the “American-International Pictures” moniker.  The current incarnation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) owns the American-International Pictures, Filmways and Orion trademarks since the studio’s acquisition of Orion in 1997.  The American-International Pictures release of “How to Make a Monster” (1958) was produced under the moniker of “Sunset Productions,” according to the American Film Institute’s database entry.

According to an original 1958 American-International Pictures exhibitors’ leaflet that was unearthed on Heritage Auctions, Arkoff and Nicholson’s distribution firm released Herbert L. Strock’s “How to Make a Monster” as a double-feature presentation for theaters from coast-to-coast with Roger Corman’s cult classic American-International sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece, “Teenage Caveman” (1958) with young Robert Vaughn (later of TV’s “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” fame), Darah Marshall, Leslie Bradley, Ed Nelson and Robert Shayne.

This will mark Sven’s third big broadcast of “How To Make a Monster’ (1958) on the airlanes of Me-TV.  He previously showcased the classic mammoth 1958 American-International monster-fantasy masterpiece production of “How to Make a Monster” as a coast-to-coast big broadcast premiere back in June 2021 and as a regular big broadcast back in December 2021.

In Svengoolie/Rich Koz’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois; the legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based horror/monster film host previously showcased Herbert L. Strock’s classic mammoth American-International Pictures monster/creature/fantasy masterpiece production of “How to Make a Monster” (1958) as a big Berwyn/Chicago broadcast premiere during his days as the “Son of Svengoolie” on WFLD/32 back in Aug. 1980; according to a snippet from Berwyn/Chicago television archivist Rick Klein’s official YouTube channel for “FuzzyMemoriesTV: The Museum of Classic Chicago Television.”.

Who was in “How to Make a Monster” (1958)?

The players who appeared in the Herbert L. Strock/Herman Cohen/American-International classic mammoth monster masterpiece production of “How to Make a Monster” (1958) were Gary Clarke (as Larry Drake/the “Teenage Werewolf”), Gary Conway (as Tony Mantell/the “Teenage Frankenstein”), Robert H. Harris (as Pete Dumond), Paul Brinegar (as Rivero), Morris Ankrum (as Police Capt. Hancock), Heather Ames (as Arlene Dow), Malcolm Atterbury (as Richards), Dennis Cross (as Monahan),  Paul Maxwell (as Jeff Clayton), Walter Reed (as Det. Thompson),  Eddie Marr (as John Nixon),  Robert Shayne (as Gary Droz), Rodd Dana (as a lab technician, Dana was credited  under the name of “Rod Dana” for his appearance in “How to Make a Monster”), Jaclyn Hellman (as Jane, Hellman received screen credit in “How to Make a Monster” under the name of Jacqueline Ebeier), Paulene Myers (as Millie), Joan Chandler (as Marilyn), Thomas Browne Henry (as Martin Brace), John Phillips** (as Det. Jones), John Ashley (as himself) and a cameo appearance by producer Herman Cohen (in an uncredited role as a director in the studio projection room).

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “Forbidden Planet” (1956) plus “Sventoonie,” this Sat. on Me-TV (Happy 43rd Anniversary to Sven/Son of Sven/Rich Koz)!

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals from coast-to-coast will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic mammoth Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Forbidden Planet” (1956), this Sat. on Me-TV

Original 1956 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) theatrical trailer for “Forbidden Planet” with Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, young Leslie Nielsen and “Robby the Robot;” filmed in the CinemaScope widescreen theatrical format/process.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago classic sci-fi feature film host will present his big broadcast of “Forbidden Planet” (1956) this Sat., July 18 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth 1956 MGM sci-fi/fantasy feature film masterpiece was directed by veteran studio director Fred M. Wilcox (who was credited under his full name of Fred McLeod Wilcox, according to IMDB).  Earlier in his career at MGM, he served as a second unit director for Edgar Selwyn and Richard Boleslawski’s classic mammoth MGM mystery-comedy masterpiece production of “The Mystery of Mr. X” (1934) with Robert Montgomery, Elizabeth Allan, Leonard Mudie, Forrester Harvey and Lewis Stone (later known for his role of Judge Hardy in MGM’s classic mammoth “Andy Hardy” film series with Mickey Rooney).  Wilcox also directed the classic mammoth MGM canine/family adventure-drama masterpiece production of “Lassie, Come Home” (1943) with Pal (a.k.a. “Lassie”), Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, May Whitty, Edmund Gwenn, Nigel Bruce, Elsa Lanchester (of “Bride of Frankenstein” fame), young Elizabeth Taylor and Alan Napier (later of TV’s “Batman” fame) and the classic mammoth MGM “Lassie” follow-up feature masterpiece production of “Courage of Lassie” (1946) with Pal (a.k.a. “Lassie”), Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan and Carl Switzer (previously known for his role of “Alfalfa” in the Hal Roach & MGM renditions of “Our Gang”/”The Little Rascals” short subjects).

The screenplay for Wilcox’s classic mammoth MGM sci-fi/fantasy feature masterpiece production of “Forbidden Planet” (1956) was written by Cyril Hume and was adapted from Allen Adler and Irving Block’s story treatment.  Adler and Block’s story treatment for the classic mammoth MGM masterpiece production of “Forbidden Planet” was lifted from William Shakespeare’s play, “The Tempest.”

Alongside his numerous screenwriting assignments for feature films and television productions throughout his career, Cyril Hume previously wrote screenplays for MGM’s classic mammoth adventure feature film adaptation masterpiece series of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Tarzan” featuring Olympic swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller in the title role and MGM contract player Maureen O’Sullivan; ranging from “Tarzan, the Ape Man” (1932) to “Tarzan Finds a Son!” (1939).  Allen Adler later wrote the screenplay for Willis H. O’Brien and Eugène “Gene” Lourié’s classic mammoth Allied Artists sci-fi stop-motion creature feature masterpiece production of “The Giant Behemoth” (1959). Irving Block also wrote the original story treatment for Roger Corman’s cult classic mammoth Allied Artists sci-fi masterpiece production of “War of the Satellites” (1956).  The classic mammoth MGM-Wilcox sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece production of “Forbidden Planet” (1956) was produced by veteran MGM feature film producer/production executive Nicholas Nayfack.

This will mark Sven’s second coast-to-coast big broadcast of “Forbidden Planet” (1956) on Me-TV.  He previously showcased the classic mammoth 1956 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) sci-fi/fantasy feature masterpiece production as a coast-to-coast big broadcast premiere back in July 2019.  In his home area of Berwyn/Chicago, Sven previously showcased the 1956 MGM sci-fi masterpiece as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere on his hometown television station, WCIU-TV 26 (“The U”) back in Nov. 1995; according to the official YouTube site for the broadcast video restoration/preservation firm known as Obsolete Video Services.

Who was in “Forbidden Planet” (1956)?

The players who appeared in “Forbidden Planet” were Walter Pidgeon (as Dr. Morbius), Anne Francis (as Altaira Morbius), young Leslie Nielsen (as Commander Adams), Jack Kelly (as Lt. Farman), Warren Stevens (as Lt. “Doc” Ostrow), Richard Anderson (as Chief Quinn), James Drury (as Crewman Strong), Earl Holliman (as the cook), George Wallace (as the Bosun), Robert “Bob” Dix (as Crewman Grey), Morgan Jones (as Crewman Nichols), Roger McGee (as Crewman Lindstrom), Les Tremayne (in an uncredited role as the opening narrator) and “Robby the Robot” (as himself, with Marvin Miller in an uncredited role as the voice of “Robby” and stunt performer Frankie Darro in the “Robby” costume).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast premiere of “Frankenstein 1970” (1958) with Boris Karloff, plus “Sventoonie” this Sat. on Me-TV!**

Update: There’s finally some good news in connection to Me-TV!**  Full details are explained  in this week’s “Silver Screen Reflections” article!** –C.H.

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast premiere of a cult classic sci-fi monster masterpiece with a horror legend.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast premiere of Boris Karloff in “Frankenstein 1970” (1958) plus Sventoonie, this Sat. on Me-TV*

Original Allied Artists* TV advertising trailer for the original theatrical release of “Frankenstein 1970” (1958), featuring Boris Karloff.  Sidebar: This was a trailer prepared by Allied Artists* for local television stations from coast-to-coast, the TV trailer contained a 10-second “Frankenstein 1970” artwork/blank static art card slide.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based classic monster film host will present his big broadcast premiere of “Frankenstein 1970” (1958), this Sat.; June 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV**.

The 1959 cult classic mammoth “Frankenstein” monster masterpiece production was directed by veteran producer-director Howard W. Koch.  Howard W. Koch was later known as a producer/executive producer for the majority of his motion picture career, notably for Paramount Pictures.  Many of his feature film successes included supervising two classic mammoth Paramount feature masterpiece adaptations of Neil Simon’s Broadway comedy plays, including Gene Saks’ classic mammoth Paramount feature comedy masterpiece adaptation of Simon’s “The Odd Couple” (1968) with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau (which also inspired the classic mammoth Paramount/ABC television comedy masterpiece adaptation of Simon’s “The Odd Couple” with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman from 1970-75) and Arthur Hiller’s classic mammoth Paramount feature comedy adaptation masterpiece of Simon’s “Plaza Suite” (1971) with Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara Harris, Lee Grant, Dan Ferrone and Jenny Sullivan.

During his time at Paramount, Koch also served as an executive producer for the classic mammoth Jerry Zucker–Jim Abrahams–David Zucker Paramount comedy masterpiece production of “Airplane!” (1980) with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Barbara Billingsley, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Julie Hagerty, Robert Hays, Leslie Nielsen, Lorna Patterson, Robert Stack, Stephen Stucker and “Otto.”   Alongside his motion picture production duties, Howard W. Koch also produced numerous television broadcasts of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Academy Award ceremonies from 1972–73, 1975–76, 1978, 1980 and 1982–83.

The screenplay for Howard W. Koch’s classic mammoth monster/sci-fi masterpiece production of “Frankenstein 1970” (1958) was produced by veteran producers Aubrey Schenck and assistant producer Leon Spielberg.  Schenck also co-wrote the original story treatment for “Frankenstein 1970” (1958) with Charles A. Moses; both Schenck and Moses’ original story treatment was adapted into a screenplay by veteran screenwriters Richard H. Landau and George Worthing Yates and was partially inspired by Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel, “Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus.”

The same year that he worked on the production of “Frankenstein 1970” (1958), Aubrey Schenck also served as the producer of William Castle’s classic mammoth Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production with William Prince, Christine White, Jim Backus (of “Mr. Magoo” and “Gilligan’s Island” fame) and Jacqueline Scott, “Macabre” (1958).   Leon Spielberg later served in an uncredited position as an assistant editor for Alan Gibson’s classic mammoth Hammer Films–Warner Bros. horror/monster/thriller masterpiece with British Horror legends Christopher Lee,  Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Marsha A. Hunt, Christopher Neame and Michael Coles, “Dracula A.D., 1972” (1972).

Howard W. Koch’s classic mammoth sci-fi/monster masterpiece production of “Frankenstein 1970” (1958) was released theatrically by Allied Artists*, according to IMDB.

Who was in Howard W. Koch’s Allied Artists* production of “Frankenstein 1970” (1958)?

The players who appeared in Howard W. Koch’s classic mammoth Allied Artists monster/sci-fi masterpiece production of “Frankenstein 1970” (1958) were Boris Karloff (as Baron Victor von Frankenstein), Mike Lane (in the dual roles of Hans/Frankenstein’s monster), Jana Lund (as Carolyn Hayes), Don ‘Red’ Barry (as Douglas Row), Charlotte Austin (as Judy Stevens), Irwin Berke (as Inspector Raab), Rudolph Anders (as Wilhelm Gottfried), Norbert Schiller (as Shuter), Johnny Dennis (as Morgan Haley), Jack Kenney (as an assistant camera operator), Joe Ploski (as a station attendant), Otto Reichow (as an atomic reactor expert) and Franz Roehn (as a cab driver).

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “The Monolith Monsters” (1957), plus “Sventoonie” this Sat., for those who can receive Me-TV**

Sidebar: Once again, Me-TV** is still unavailable in my neck of the woods as of this writing.  Additional details are explained in this week’s edition of  “Silver Screen Reflections.”  –C.H.

For those who can receive Me-TV**: Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals will be interested fin his upcoming big broadcast of a classic Universal Studios  sci-fi masterpiece production.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “The Monolith Monsters” (1957), plus “Sventoonie” for those who can receive Me-TV**

Original 1957 Universal Studios theatrical release trailer for “The Monolith Monsters.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster/sci-fi feature film host will present his big broadcast of “The Monolith Monsters” (1957), this Sat.; June 4 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central, for those who can receive Me-TV**.

The classic mammoth 1957 Universal sci-fi creature-monster masterpiece production was directed by veteran director John Sherwood, who worked for Universal Studios for the majority of his career and also served as an assistant director/second-unit director for numerous studios, along with Universal throughout his years in the film industry.

Earlier in his assistant directorial/second-unit directorial career, Sherwood worked with Samuel Goldwyn and veteran director Sam Wood for their classic Academy Award-winning critically-acclaimed biopic masterpiece production on baseball player Lou Gehrig with Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea, Elsa Janssen, Ludwig Stössel and Bill Stern, “The Pride of the Yankees” (1942).  Sherwood also served as an assistant director for Anthony Mann’s classic mammoth Universal biopic masterpiece on Glenn Miller with James Stewart, June Allyson, Louis Armstrong, Harry Morgan, Barton MacLane, Charles Drake, Irving Bacon and Kathleen Lockhart; “The Glenn Miller Story” (1954).

Sherwood’s other feature film productions in his Universal directorial career  include his classic Universal mammoth western masterpiece production “Raw Edge” (1955) with Rory Calhoun, Yvonne De Carlo (later of Universal/TV’s “The Munsters” fame),  Mara Corday (of Jack Arnold’s classic mammoth 1955 Universal sci-fi arachnid creature masterpiece production, “Tarantula” fame), Neville Brand, Rex Reason (of Joseph M. Newman’s classic mammoth 1955 Universal sci-fi masterpiece production, “This Island Earth” fame) and John Gavin.  Sherwood also directed the finale feature in Universal’s classic mammoth “Creature From the Black Lagoon” monster masterpiece trilogy series; “The Creature Walks Among Us” (1956) with Jeff Morrow, Leigh Snowden, Ricou Browning and  Don Megowan.

Sherwood died in 1959 after serving in  an uncredited position as a second unit director for the classic mammoth Universal-Michael Gordon–Ross Hunter Academy Award-winning comedy masterpiece production of “Pillow Talk” (1959) with Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter and Hayden Rorke; according to IMDB.

The screenplay for Sherwood’s classic mammoth 1957 Universal sci-fi creature/monster masterpiece production was written by veteran screenwriters Robert M. Fresco and Norman Jolley.  Fresco also co-wrote the original story treatment for “The Monolith Monsters” (1957) with veteran Universal feature film director Jack Arnold.  Arnold directed the classic mammoth original Universal classic monster masterpiece production of “Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954) with Julie Adams, Ricou Browning, Ben Chapman, Richard Carlson, Bernie Gozier, Richard Denning, Nestor Paiva, Whit Bissell and the vocal stylings of Art Gilmore.

Fresco also wrote the screenplay for Arnold’s classic mammoth Universal sci-fi arachnid creature masterpiece production of “Tarantula” (1955) with  John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva, young Clint Eastwood, young Bing Russell, Edwin Rand, Steve Darrell, Dee Carroll, Ross Elliott, Hank Patterson, and Raymond Bailey (later of TV’s “The Beverly Hillbillies” fame).  Jolley mostly worked on scripts for numerous television productions in his career, including 36 episodes of the classic mammoth MCA-Revue-Universal-NBC TV western masterpiece series, “Wagon Train” from 1958-64 and a story consultant/screenwriter for Quinn Martin’s classic mammoth detective masterpiece series with Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether, “Barnaby Jones” from 1977-80.

John Sherwood’s classic mammoth Universal sci-fi creature/monster masterpiece production of “The Monolith Monsters” (1957) was originally released as part of a coast-to-coast Universal double-feature theatrical presentation with another adventure-fantasy theatrical production from the studio.   Sherwood’s classic mammoth Universal monster sci-fi masterpiece production was paired with veteran screenwriter/sci-fi author Curt Siodmak’s Universal Eastmancolor fantasy-adventure feature production of “Love-Slaves of the Amazon” (1957) with Gianna Segale, Don Taylor, Ana Maria Nabuco, Gilda Nery and Eduardo Ciannelli; according to an original 1957 Universal Studios exhibitors’ double-feature twinfold advertisement for “The Monolith Monsters” and “Love-Slaves of the Amazon.”

This will mark Sven’s fifth big broadcast of “The Monolith Monsters” (1957) on Me-TV**.  He previously showcased Sherwood’s Universal classic cult monster masterpiece back in Jan. 2014* as a big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere and as regular coast-to-coast big broadcasts back in Feb. 2015*, Oct. 2016* and Feb. 2020*.

In Sven/Rich Koz’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois during his days as the “Son of Svengoolie,” Sven/Son of Sven previously showcased John Sherwood’s classic mammoth Universal Studios sci-fi creature/monster masterpiece production of “The Monolith Monsters” (1957) as part of his 150^th Son of Sven Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast on WFLD back in June 1982; according to a video segment that was unearthed via Berwyn/Chicago television archivist Rick Klein’s official FuzzyMemoriesTV: The Museum of Classic Chicago Television YouTube site.

Who was in John Sherwood’s Universal production of “The Monolith Monsters” (1957)?

The players who appeared in John Sherwood’s Universal production of “The Monolith Monsters” (1957) were Grant Williams (as Dave Miller), Lola Albright (as Cathy Barrett), Les Tremayne (as Martin Cochrane), Trevor Bardette (as Prof. Arthur Flanders), Phil Harvey (as Ben Gilbert), William Flaherty (as Police Chief Dan Corey), Harry Jackson (as Dr. Steve Hendricks), Richard H. Cutting (as Dr. E.J. Reynolds), Linda Scheley (as Ginny Simpson), Dean Cromer (as a highway patrol officer), Steve Darrell (as Joe Higgins), young  Paul Petersen (in an uncredited role as Bobby the paperboy), young Troy Donahue (in an uncredited role as Hank Jackson), young William Schallert (in an uncredited role as a weatherman) and young Paul Frees (in an uncredited role as the narrator).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) with Vincent Price plus “Sventoonie,” this Sat. for those who can receive Me-TV*

Sidebar: Again, Me-TV* is still missing in my neck of the woods. Additional details are explained in the post*. –C.H.

For those who can receive Me-TV*: Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals from coast-to-coast will be interested in his big broadcast of a classic mammoth macabre screen thriller masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of Vincent Price in “House on Haunted Hill” (1959), plus “Sventoonie” for those that can receive Me-TV

Original 1959 Allied Artists theatrical release trailer for William Castle’s classic mammoth macabre thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959); featuring Vincent Price.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based thriller film host will present his big broadcast of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) this Sat., May 28 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central; again- for those who can receive Me-TV*.

Sven’s upcoming big Me-TV* broadcast of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) will mark the finale feature in Sven’s month-long tribute to the legendary Vincent Price.

“House on Haunted Hill” (1959) was directed by legendary veteran macabre-thriller feature film masterpiece director William Castle.  In addition to his 1959 production “House on Haunted Hill,” he also directed his classic mammoth Allied Artists macabre/gimmick-thriller masterpiece production of “Macabre” (1958) with William Prince, Christine White, Jim Backus of “Mr. Magoo” and “Gilligan’s Island” fame.  and Jacqueline Scott.

For the majority of his directorial career, Castle directed numerous productions for Columbia Pictures, notably for his classic mammoth macabre/gimmick screen thriller masterpieces and various genres of feature film productions, including film noir, mysteries and western masterpieces.   Some of Castle’s best-known Columbia classic mammooth macabre/gimmick-thriller masterpiece productions include  “The Tingler” (1959), “13 Ghosts” (1960, with Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow, Martin Milner of TV’s “Route 66” and “Adam-12” fame, Margaret Hamilton of MGM’s “The Wizard of Oz” fame and John Van Dreelen), “Homicidal” (1961, with Glenn Corbett), “Zotz!” (1962, with Tom Poston of “Newhart” fame, Julia Meade, Jim Backus, Margaret Dumont; who previously appeared in seven of The Marx Brothers’ classic mammoth feature film comedy masterpieces from 1929–41 and  Fred Clark), “The Old, Dark House” (1963, with Poston and Janette Scott), “Strait-Jacket” (1964, with Joan Crawford, Diane Baker and young George Kennedy).  Later in his career, Castle’s directed his classic Universal Studios mammoth thriller masterpiece productions of “The Night Walker” (1964) with Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor and “I Saw What You Did” (1965) with Joan Crawford,  John Ireland, Leif Erickson, Sara Lane, Andi Garrett, Sharyl Locke, Patricia Breslin. William Castle also directed his classic mammoth Paramount Pictures sci-fi/mystery masterpiece production of “Project X” (1968) with Christopher George and Greta Baldwin.

Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) was released theatrically through Allied Artists, according to IMDB.  The classic 1959 mammoth Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production was co-produced by Castle and veteran associate producer Robb White, who also wrote the screenplay for the Allied Artists production of  “House on Haunted Hill” with Castle.

According to an original 1959 Allied Artists Productions theatrical exhibitors’ ad, Castle’s production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) was released theatrically by Allied Artists as a double-feature presentation with Eugène “Gene” Lourié’s cult classic mammoth sci-fi/creature feature masterpiece for the studio, “The Giant Behemoth” (1959) with Gene Evans, Leigh Madison, André Morell and John Turner.

40 years after the original theatrical release of William Castle’s classic mammoth Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece, director William Malone re-made “House on Haunted Hill” (1999) for Warner Bros.** with Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Peter Gallagher, Ali Larter and Chris Kattan; according to IMDB.  Warner Bros. owns the rights to the majority of the Monogram/Allied Artists/Lorimar Productions library, including the original “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) as part of Warners’ 1989 acquisition of Lorimar Productions/Lorimar-Telepictures, Lorimar Productions acquired Allied Artists after Allied Artists went bankrupt in 1979.  Warner Bros. also produced and released a follow-up direct-to-video sequel to the 1999 re-make version of “House on Haunted Hill” in conjunction with director Víctor García, titled “Return to House on Haunted Hill” (2007)  with Amanda Righetti, Cerina Vincent, Erik Palladino and Tom Riley.

This will mark Sven’s second big broadcast of William Castle’s production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) on Me-TV*.  He previously showcased Castle’s classic mammoth  1959 macabre-thriller masterpiece production as a coast-to-coast big broadcast premiere back in Aug. 2021.

In Sven’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois; he previously showcased William Castle’s mammoth classic Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere back in Oct. 1998 on WCIU-TV, according to IMDB.

Who was in William Castle’s Allied Artists classic mammoth macabre thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959)?

The players who appeared in William Castle’s classic mammoth Allied Artists macabre-thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) were Vincent Price (as Frederick Loren), Carol Ohmart (as Annabelle Loren), Richard Long (as Lance Schroder), Julie Mitchum (as Ruth Bridgers), Elisha Cook Jr. (as Watson Pritchard),  Carolyn Craig (as Nora Manning),  Alan Marshal (as Dr. David Trent), Leona Anderson (as Mrs. Slydes), Howard Hoffman (as Jonas) and the Skeleton (as himself).

“Svengoolie” presents his big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere of “Dr. Phibes Rises Again’ (1972) plus Sventoonie, this Sat. for those who can receive Me-TV*

Note: As of this writing, Me-TV* is still missing in my neck of the woods.  And after additional over-the-air broadcast reception tests that were unsuccessful, there has not been any success in receiving Me-TV again. Even streaming through “Free2View” and/or the trial edition of “FrindlyTV” for Me-TV has not worked.  Additional details will be explained in this post*.  –C.H.

For those who can receive Me-TV*: Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals will be interested in a classic mammoth American-International thriller sequel/follow-up masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of Vincent Price in “Dr. Phibes Rises Again” (1972) plus “Sventoonie” (for those that can receive Me-TV)*

Original 1972 American-International Pictures (AIP) theatrical release trailer for “Dr. Phibes Rises Again.” the sequel to “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” (1971) featuring Vincent Price in the role of Dr. Anton Phibes.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based classic thriller feature film host will present his big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere of “Dr. Phibes Rises Again” (1972); this Sat., May 21 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central; again- for those who can receive Me-TV.

Sven’s upcoming big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere of the classic mammoth 1972 American-International Pictures thriller sequel masterpiece will be part of Sven’s month-long big broadcast salute to the legendary Vincent Price on the airlanes of Me-TV.*  Alongside “Dr. Phibes Rises Again” (1972) on May 21; the remaining classic mammoth Vincent Price feature film masterpiece that will be showcased in Sven’s month-long tribute to Price on Me-TV* will be:

May 28: Sven’s upcoming big Me-TV* broadcast of William Castle’s classic mammoth Allied Artists “gimmick” thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1958) with Price, Richard Long, Carol Ohmart, Elisha Cook Jr., Carolyn Craig and Alan Marshall.

The classic mammoth 1972 American-International thriller sequel masterpiece installment was directed by feature film director-screenwriter-production designer Robert Fuest.  Fuest previously worked on seven episodes of the classic mammoth British action-adventure-spy masterpiece series with Patrick Macnee, “The Avengers” (Fuest directed seven episodes of the aforementioned series from 1968–69). Fuest also worked on the classic American-International Pictures modern screen romantic drama masterpiece adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” (1970) with Anna Calder-Marshall, Timothy Dalton, Judy Cornwell (later of “Keeping Up Appearances” fame), Peter Sallis and John Comer (who also appeared with Sallis in “Last of the Summer Wine,” Comer appeared on the series from 1973 until his death in 1983).   Fuest also directed the cult classic mammoth Bryanston horror-thriller-supernatural feature film masterpiece; “The Devil’s Rain” (1975) with William Shatner, Ida Lupino, Ernest Borgnine, Eddie Albert, Keenan Wynn, young John Travolta and Woodrow “Woody” Chambliss.

Fuest previously directed his earlier classic mammoth American-International Pictures (AIP) thriller masterpiece production of “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” (1971) with Vincent Price, according to IMDB.

Fuest also co-wrote the screenplay for his classic mammoth “Dr. Phibes” follow-up thriller masterpiece for American-International Pictures with veteran screenwriter Robert Blees.  The same year that Blees co-wrote the screenplay with Fuest for the 1972 American-International classic mammoth “Dr. Phibes” thriller sequel masterpiece, Blees co-wrote another screenplay with veteran screenwriter Robert Hutchison for George McCowan’s classic mammoth American-International Pictures (AIP) sci-fi/supernatural thriller masterpiece production with  Ray Milland, young Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark, Judy Pace, Adam Roarke, David Gilliam, Mae Mercer and Nicholas Cortland; “Frogs” (1972).

Fuest’s classic mammoth thriller masterpiece sequel production of “Dr. Phibes Rises Again” (1972) was produced and released by  Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson’s production-distribution-releasing firm, American-International Pictures (AIP)**.  Both Arkoff and Nicholson co-produced Fuest’s classic mammoth 1972 American-International thriller masterpiece production with veteran producer Louis M. Heyward; who previously co-produced “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” (1971) with Arkoff and Nicholson.  During Nicholson’s final years at American-International, he often had personal and professional disagreements with co-founder Samuel Z. Arkoff.  After 1972, Nicholson then worked for a brief while for rival studio Twentieth Century Fox (Twentieth Century Studios), but was short-lived, as Nicholson’s health declined due to a brain tumor later that year; according to Eamon Harrington and John Watkin’s retrospective documentary on American-International Pictures titled;  “It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures” (2001).  Arkoff continued operating American-International Pictures until he sold the AIP to television production-syndication firm Filmways in 1979, according to a 1979 edition of Broadcasting (Broadcasting and Cable).

In Svengoolie’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois; he previously showcased “Dr. Phibes Rises Again” (1972) as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere on his hometown television station, WCIU-TV 26/”The U” back in March 2009; according to IMDB.

Who was in “Dr. Phibes Rises Again” (1972)?

The players who appeared in Robert Fuest’s classic mammoth American-International Pictures (AIP) thriller sequel masterpiece production of “Dr. Phibes Rises Again” (1972) were  Vincent Price (as Dr. Anton Phibes), Peter Cushing (as a Captain), Valli Kemp (as Vulnavia), Terry-Thomas (as Lombardo), Robert Quarry (as Darrius Biderbeck), Hugh Griffith (as Harry Ambrose), John Thaw (as Shavers), Keith Buckley (as Stewart), Lewis Fiander (as Baker), Gerald Sim (as Hackett), Milton Reid (as Cheng), Peter Jeffrey (as Det. Insp. Trout), John Cater (as Superintendent Waverley), Beryl Reid (as Miss Ambrose), Fiona Lewis (as Diana Trowbridge), John Comer (in an uncredited role as a Ship’s Officer), Caroline Munro (in an uncredited role as Victoria Regina Phibes) and the vocal stylings of Gary Owens (in an uncredited role as the narrator).