“Svengoolie” presents his big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere of “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” (1958), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast premiere of a classic Columbia Pictures stop-motion animated fantasy-adventure masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere of “The 7^th Voyage of Sinbad” (1958)

Original 1958 Columbia Pictures theatrical trailer for the Ray Harryhausen–Nathan H. Juran Dynamation production of “The 7^th Voyage of Sinbad,” introduced by Kathryn Grant.

“8th wonder of the screen!” Original 1958 Columbia Pictures theatrical poster artwork for the Ray Harryhausen–Nathan H. Juran Dynamation production of “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based classic creature/fantasy film host will present his big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere of “The 7^th Voyage of Sinbad” (1958), this Sat.; June 27 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The 1958 Columbia classic fantasy/adventure masterpiece was directed by veteran director Nathan Hertz Juran. Juran’s other fantasy masterpiece productions include “The Deadly Mantis” (1957), “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman” (1958) and “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf” (1973).  The stop-motion creature/visual effects were done by veteran pioneering stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen with his “Dynamation” stop-motion effects process.

Harryhausen’s other classic stop-motion visual effect feature masterpieces include “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms” (1953), “It Came From Beneath the Sea” (1955), “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” (1956), “20 Million Miles to Earth” (1957), “Jason and the Argonauts” (1963), “First Men in the Moon” (1964), “The Valley of Gwangi” (1969) and “Clash of the Titans” (1981).  Harryhausen co-wrote the screenplay with veteran film and TV screenwriter Kenneth Kolb.

“The 7^th Voyage of Sinbad” was produced by veteran producer Charles H. Schneer, who frequently collaborated with Harryhausen’s features.

In Sven’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago, he previously aired “The 7^th Voyage of Sinbad” (1958) as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere on his hometown television station, WCIU-TV 26/”The U” back in March 2010, according to information from IMDB and in Jan. 2011 as a WCIU big broadcast; according to fellow super Svengoolie SvenPal David Fuentes’ official “Terror From Beyond the Dave” YouTube channel.

Who was in “The 7^th Voyage of Sinbad” (1958)?

The players who appeared in the Ray Harryhausen-Nathan H. Juran Columbia classic Dynamation masterpiece production of “The 7^th Voyage of Sinbad” (1958) were Kerwin Mathews (as Sinbad), Kathryn Grant (as Princess Parisa), Richard Eyer (as Baronni the Genie), Torin Thatcher (as Sokurah the Magician), Virgilio Teixeira (as Ali), Harold Kasket (as Sultan), Nana DeHerrera (as Sadi), Alec Mango (as Caliph), Luis Guedes (as a crewman), Nino Falanga (as a gaunt sailor), Alfred Brown (as Harufa) and Danny Green (as Karim).

RiffTrax Live: “Octaman” to be shown in select theaters from coast-to-coast on April 18 (with a pre-recorded encore on April 24)

Fellow “RiffTrax” fans and “Mystery Science Theater 3000” MSTies will be interested in a live movie-riffing event of a cult creature feature from coast-to-coast.

It’s time for “RiffTrax Live: Octaman”

Artwork for the upcoming “RiffTrax Live!” edition of “Octaman” (1971).

RiffTrax, in conjunction with Fathom Events will be presenting “RiffTrax Live: Octaman” in participating theaters from coast-to-coast with a live theatrical telecast on Thurs., April 18 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central (local time, according to Fathom Events’ site).  A pre-recorded encore will occur in participating cinema venues from coast-to-coast on Wed., April 24 at 7:30 p.m. (all times local, according to Fathom).

Featuring “Mystery Science Theater 3000”/MST3K alums Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett; the “RiffTrax Live: Octaman” presentation will be broadcast live to participating cinema locations throughout the country, via satellite from the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee.

The RiffTrax crew will be riffing the cult creature feature, “Octaman” (1971).  “Octaman” was directed and written by Harry Essex.  Essex was known for writing the screenplay for Jack Arnold’s Universal sci-fi classic, “It Came from Outer Space” (1953) and Arnold’s Universal monster creature classic, “Creature from the Black Lagoon” (1954).

The players who appeared in Essex’s 1971 creature feature entry were Pier Angeli (as Susan Lowry), Jeff Morrow (as Dr. John Willard, Morrow previously appeared in Joseph Newman’s 1955 Universal sci-fi classic; “This Island Earth” in the role of Exeter), Kerwin Matthews (as Dr. Rick Torres, Matthews previously appeared in the title role of Captain Sinbad in the 1958 Ray Harryhausen–Charles H. Schneer–Columbia classic, “The 7^th Voyage of Sinbad”), Read Morgan (as the “Octaman”), Jerome Guardino (as Johnny Caruso), David Essex (as an Indian, David Essex is the real-life son of Harry Essex), Robert Warner (as Steve), Buck Kartalian (as Raul).  According to Fathom Events’ official site, the creature make-up effects for the “Octaman” creature were created by a young Rick Baker; who went onto greater fame for his work in the fields of make-up and creature effects in modern cinema.

“Svengoolie” to showcase “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf” (1973), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow fans of Svengoolie will be excited this Sat. when he will be showing a 1973 horror entry that was released by Universal.

“Svengoolie” presents: “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf” (1973)

1973 trailer for “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf.”

The iconic Chicago-based horror film host will be showcasing the 1973 film, “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf” this Sat., June 17 at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central on Me-TV.  The feature was directed by Nathan H. Juran and was produced by Aaron Rosenberg.

This isn’t the first time that Sven has shown “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf.”  He had previously showcased Juran’s 1973 horror feature on Me-TV in June 2011, Aug. 2012 and Feb. 2016 (Me-TV was unavailable in the Frederick/Washington, D.C. television market until early 2013).

Who was in “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf?”

The actors who appeared in “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf” were Kerwin Matthews (as Robert Bridgestone), Elaine Devry (as Sandy Bridgestone), Scott Sealey (as Richie Bridgestone), Robert J. Wilke (as a Sheriff), Susan Foster (as Jenny), Jack Lucas (as Harry), Bob Homel (as Brother Christopher), George Gaynes (as Dr. Marderosian), Loretta Temple (as Monica), Harold Goodwin (as Mr. Duncan, Goodwin was credited as “Herold Goodwin” in the film), Eric Gordon (as a Hippie) and Paul Baxley (as the first “Werewolf”).

According to Turner Classic Movies’ database entry on “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf,” actor Bob Homel also wrote the screenplay for Juran’s feature. Harold (Herold) Goodwin also worked as a dialogue coach for the 1973 film, according to the American Film Institute’s database portal.