“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “Island of Terror” (1966) with Peter Cushing, this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth sci-fi/creature masterpiece that was released theatrically by Universal Studios.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “Island of Terror” (1966) with Peter Cushing

A snippet from Terence Fisher’s classic mammoth sci-fi/creature masterpiece production of “Island of Terror” (1966) with Peter Cushing, produced by Planet Film Distributors in Britain, released one year later throughout North America by Universal Studios; sourced from Universal’s High-Definition restoration of Fisher’s 1966 production for the Shout! Factory (Shout! Studios)/Scream Factory Blu-Ray edition.

“Unstoppable beasts crave human bone!” 1990s MCA/Universal (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment) VHS cover art for Terence Fisher’s 1966 production of “Island of Terror.”

The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based sci-fi/creature feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “Island of Terror” (1966), this Sat.; April 13 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

“Island of Terror” (1966) was directed by veteran director Terence Fisher.  Fisher was best known for his numerous classic horror/monster/creature film masterpiece productions for Britain’s Hammer Films, including “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957), “Horror of Dracula” (1958), “The Revenge of Frankenstein” (1958), the Hammer-Universal adaptation of “The Mummy” (1959), “The Brides of Dracula” (1960), “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll” (1960), “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961), the Hammer-Universal adaptation of “The Phantom of the Opera” (1962) and the Hammer-Columbia feature production of “The Gorgon” (1964).

The veteran director decided to direct fewer films in the latter part of his film career for his home studio, Hammer Films.  Alongside his latter Hammer feature productions, Fisher decided to concentrate on independently-produced productions after his unsuccessful Hammer-Universal monster-horror screen adaptation of “Phantom of the Opera” (1962); according to the British Film Institute’s database on the life and career of Terence Fisher,

Fisher’s 1966 sci-fi/horror/creature production was produced by Tom Blakeley with executive producers Gerald A. Fernback and classic mammoth horror/sci-fi feature film masterpiece exhibitor-production veteran Richard Gordon.  Years earlier, Gordon helped veteran horror feature film legend Bela Lugosi return to the United States after the abrupt ending of his 1951 British stage tour of Hamilton Deane‘s stage adaptation of Bram Stoker‘s “Dracula” by encouraging Lugosi to appear in John Gilling‘s production of “Vampire Over London” (released in Britain in 1952, released by Columbia Pictures in the United States under the title of “My Son, The Vampire” in 1963  to capitalize on Allan Sherman‘s title 1963 comedy recording that was released on the record label of rival/competing studio Warner Bros.); which was an entry in the “Old Mother Riley” comedy film series with Arthur Lucan for Britain’s Renown Pictures (Renown was known as the British production-distribution company that co-produced Brian Desmond Hurst‘s classic mammoth 1952 Holiday feature film masterpiece adaptation of Charles Dickens‘ “A Christmas Carol/Scrooge” with Alastair Sim), according to IMDB.

Gordon later served as executive producer of Lindsay Shonteff’s cult classic thriller feature masterpiece production of “Devil Doll” (1964) with Bryant Haliday (who was one of the original co-founders of independent art-house producer/distribution firm Janus Films, the company behind The Criterion Collection line of critically-acclaimed feature film masterpieces from Janus and productions leased from other studios/production firms for Blu-Ray, DVD and select streaming platforms ), Yvonne Romain, William Sylvester and the vocal stylings of Sadie Corre.  The Shonteff/Gordon production of “Devil Doll’ (1964) was later famously riffed on “Mystery Science Theater 3000” in 1997.

The screenplay and original story treatment for “Island of Terror” (1966) was written by Edward Mann and Allan “Al” Ramsen.   Fisher’s production of “Island of Terror” was produced and released in Great Britain by independent production/releasing firm Planet Film Productions/Planet Film Distributors.  Universal Studios obtained the North American releasing/distribution rights to Fisher’s 1966 Planet production of “Island of Terror” in 1967; according to IMDB.

This will mark Svengoolie’s fifth big broadcast of “Island of Terror” (1966) on the airlanes Me-TV.  He previously showcased Fisher’s classic 1966 horror-creature masterpiece entry back in May 2014, May 2015, Sept. 2016 and Sept. 2020.

Who was in “Island of Terror” (1966)?

The players who appeared in Terence Fisher’s production of “Island of Terror” (1966) were Peter Cushing (as Dr. Brian Stanley), Carole Gray (as Toni Merrill), Edward Judd (as Dr. David West), Eddie Byrne (as Dr. Reginald Landers), Peter Forbes-Robertson (as Dr. Lawrence Phillips), Sam Kydd (as Constable John Harris), James Caffrey (as Peter Argyle), Niall MacGinnis (as Mr. Roger Campbell), Keith Bell (as Halsey), Margaret Lacey (as an elderly woman), Liam Gaffney (as Ian Bellows), Joyce Hemson (as Mrs. Bellows), Roger Heathcott (as Dunley), Shay Gorman (as Morton) and Richard Bidlake (as Carson).

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “The Evil of Frankenstein” (1964) with Peter Cushing, this Sat. on Me-TV

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

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “The Evil of Frankenstein” (1964) with Peter Cushing

Original 1964 Universal Studios theatrical release trailer for Freddie Francis‘ classic mammoth Hammer Films–Universal horror masterpiece production of “The Evil of Frankenstein” with Peter Cushing.

“Lightning raises the Dead!” Original 1964 Universal Studios U.S. theatrical poster art for Hammer Films’ “The Evil of Frankenstein” with Peter Cushing.

The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth horror/monster feature film masterpiece host will present his big expanded broadcast of “The Evil of Frankenstein” (1964), this Sat., Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth 1964 Hammer-Universal horror masterpiece production of “The Evil of Frankenstein” was directed by veteran cinematographer-turned-director Freddie Francis.  Francis previously served as the cinematographer for Karel Reisz‘s Woodfall/British Lion romantic drama production of “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning” (1961, released theatrically in the United States through the Walter Reade Organization’s Continental Film Distributors) with young Albert Finney (later of 1963’s “Tom Jones” fame and 1982’s “Annie” fame), Rachel Roberts, Shirley Anne Field and young Peter Sallis (also of 1961’s “Curse of the Werewolf” fame, later of BBC-TV’s “Last of the Summer Wine” fame and of interest to fellow Super Tooners/SvenPals of Toony & Bill’s “Toon In With Me”- the vocal stylings of Wallace in Nick Park & Aardman’s “Wallace and Gromit” stop-motion productions).  He later servred as a cinematographer for David Lynch‘s classic mammoth Universal Studios/Dino DeLaurentiis sci-fi masterpiece adaptation of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” (1984) with Kyle McLachlin, Virginia Madsen, José Ferrer, Francesca Annis, Alicia Witt, Dean Stockwell (also of the original 1989-93 “Quantum Leap” series fame), legendary rock musician-singer Sting and Patrick Stewart (later of TV’s “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” the Paramount “Star Trek: TNG” feature film adaptations and of Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Picard” fame).  Francis later worked on the latter classic mammoth Warner Bros.-Seven Arts/Hammer “Dracula” vampire horror masterpiece screen entry with Hammer horror film legend Christopher Lee, “Dracula Has Risen from the Grave” (1968, released theatrically in the United States by Warners in 1969) and on the classic mammoth Warners creature-thriller masterpiece, “Trog” (1970) with Joan Crawford (Francis’ 1970 production marked Crawford’s final feature film appearance in her screen acting career), Michael Gough, Kim Braden, Bernard Kay and David Griffin (later of BBC-TV‘s “Keeping Up Appearances” fame).

The screenplay for “The Evil of Frankenstein” was written by veteran Hammer producer/screenwriter Anthony Hinds, who received screen credit under the pseudonym of John Elder; according to IMDB.  Hinds also served as the producer of Francis’ classic mammoth 1964 Hammer/Universal masterpiece feature production. Three years earlier. Hinds co-produced with veteran Hammer producers  Michael Carreras and Anthony Nelson Keys the classic mammoth Terence Fisher/Hammer/Universal werewolf horror masterpiece production of “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961) with Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain, Peter Sallis, Catherine Feller, Anthony Dawson, Hira Talfrey and Michael Ripper.  Hinds also served as co-producer of numerous classic mammoth Hammer horror feature film masterpieces that featured Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, including “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957, co-produced with Warner Bros.) “Dracula”/”Horror of Dracula” (1958, originally released through Universal/Rank in Great Britian and through Universal in the United States).

This will mark Sven’s fifth coast-to-coast big broadcast of “The Evil of Frankenstein” (1964) on Me-TV.  He previously showcased Francis’ classic mammoth Universal horror masterpiece production as a coast-to-coast big broadcast premiere back in  Nov. 2013 and as regular Me-TV big broadcasts back in June 2014, March 2015 and Aug. 2019.

In Sven/Rich Koz’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago, he previously showcased “The Evil of Frankenstein” (1964) as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere during his WFLD/Berywn/Chicago days as the “Son of Svengoolie” back in Aug. 1982; according to IMDB.

Francis’ classic mammoth 1964 Hammer/Universal horror masterpiece was showcased again in Berwyn/Chicago during Sven/Son of Sven/Rich Koz’s WFLD Berwyn/Chicago days, only with Sven/Son of Sven’s bandleader; maestro Doug Graves/Doug Scharf back in 1985 (during Metromedia’s then-ownership of the station), according to a TV commercial for the 1985 WFLD Son of Sven/Doug Graves “Evil of Frankenstein” big broadcast that was unearthed by Berwyn/Chicago television archivist Rick Klein’s FuzzyMemoriesTV: The Museum of Classic Chicago Television.    “The Evil of Frankenstein” (1963) later returned to the Sven/Berwyn/Chicago TV airlanes in 2006 on Sven’s hometown TV station, WCIU-TV 26; according to additional details from IMDB.

Who was in Freddie Francis’ classic mammoth Hammer/Universal horror masterpiece production of “The Evil of Frankenstein” (1964)?

The players who were in Francis’ 1964 Universal-Hammer “Frankenstein” feature were Peter Cushing (as Baron Frankenstein), Ernest “Kiwi” Kingston (as Frankenstein’s monster), Peter Woodthorpe (as Zoltan), Katy Wild (as the beggar girl), Sandor Elès (as Hans), Duncan Lamont (as the chief of police), Anthony Blackshaw and David Conville (as policemen),  David Hutcheson (as the Burgomaster), Caron Gardner (as the wife of the Burgomaster), James Maxwell (as the priest), Howard Goorney (as the drunk), Patrick Horgan (in an uncredited role as David Carrell), Tony Arpino (as a body snatcher), Jim Brady (in an uncredited role as a villager) and Timothy Bateson (in an uncredited role as a hypnotized man).

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “The Night Walker” (1964) with Barbara Stanwyck, this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Super Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Universal Studios thriller masterpiece from a legendary macabre film director.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “The Night Walker” (1964) with Barbara Stanwyck

A snippet from William Castle’s classic mammoth 1964 Universal Studios macabre thriller masterpiece production of “The Night Walker” with Barbara Stanwyck.

“Do you know you may be driven to dream?” Original 1964 Universal Studios theatrical poster art for William Castle’s “The Night Walker.”

The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based horror/thriller film host will present his expanded big broadcast of “The Night Walker” (1964), this Sat., Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on Me-TV.

“The Night Walker” was directed by veteran macabre thriller feature film masterpiece director William Castle.  Some of Castle’s best known classic mammoth macabre “gimmick” feature film masterpiece productions include his classic mammoth Allied Artists masterpiece productions of “Macabre” (1958) with William Prince, Christine White, Jim Backus (of “Mr. Magoo” and TV’s “Gilligan’s Island” fame) and Jacqueline Scott and  “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) with Vincent Price. Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Carolyn Craig, Elisha Cook Jr., Julie Mitchum, Leona Anderson, Howard Hoffman and the Skeleton.

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).

Before he went into the art and innovation of classic mammoth “gimmick” macabre-thriller feature film masterpiece productions, he directed numerous classic mammoth Columbia feature film masterpiece productions, including the western “Klondike Kate” (1943) with Glenda Farrell (of Warner Bros.’ “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and “Torchy Blane” fame), Ann Savage, Tom Neal and future TV producer Sheldon Leonard.

Castle also produced Orson Welles‘ classic mammoth critically-acclaimed Columbia Pictures film noir-drama masterpiece production of “The Lady From Shanghai” (1947) with Welles, Rita Hayworth and Everett Sloane, Castle also co-wrote the screenplay for the aforementioned 1947 Columbia production with Welles and Sherwood King.   The veteran director-producer also directed hs classic mammoth Columbia feature-length adventure masterpiece and the very first 3-D film for Columbia Pictures, “Fort Ti” (1953) with George Montgomery, Joan Vohs, Irving Bacon and young Rusty Hamer (later of TV’s “Make Room For Daddy”/”The Danny Thomas Show” fame).

Later in his career, William Castle directed his classic mammoth Paramount Pictures sci-fi/mystery masterpiece production of “Project X” (1968) with Christopher George and Greta Baldwin.

The screenplay for Castle’s classic mammoth 1964 Universal macabre thriller masterpiece production of “The Night Walker” (1964) was written by veteran author/screenwriter Robert Bloch.  One of Bloch’s best-known novels was made into a classic mammoth Paramount Pictures thriller-suspense masterpiece feature film adaptation by the “legendary master of suspense,” Alfred Hitchcock; “Psycho” (1960) with Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Martin Balsam, Simon Oakland (of TV’s “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” and “Baa, Baa Black Sheep”/”Black Sheep Squadron” fame), Frank Albertson, young Robert Osborne (future film critic/film historian, later of Turner Classic Movies fame) and young Ted Knight (later of TV’s “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” 1980’s “Caddyshack” and TV’s “Too Close for Comfort” fame).   Bloch’s novel was adapted into a screenplay for Hitchcock’s production by veteran screenwriter Joseph Stefano.   Bloch also wrote the screenplay for Castle’s classic mammoth Columbia macabre “gimmick” thriller masterpiece production of “Strait-Jacket” (1964).

One of his latter collaborations with Castle was that he wrote the screenplay for an episode of the classic mammoth Columbia/Screen Gems thriller anthology TV series masterpiece with Sebastian Cabot, “Ghost Story/Circle of Fear” (for the 1972 episode “House of Evil”).

Castle co-produced his classic mammoth 1964 Universal macabre thriller masterpiece production of “Night Walker” (1964) with veteran associate producer and frequent Castle collaborator Dona Holloway.

This will mark Sven’s fourth big coast-to-coast broadcast of “The Night Walker” (1964) on the airlanes of Me-TV.  He previously showcased Castle’s classic mammoth 1964 Universal macabre-thriller masterpiece production as a big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere back in Sept. 2015 and as regular coast-to-coast Me-TV big broadcasts back in Dec. 2016 and June 2018.

Who was in William Castle’s classic mammoth Universal macabre-thriller masterpiece production of “Night Walker” (1964)?

The players who appeared in Castle’s classic mammoth Universal Studios macabre-thriller masterpiece production of “Night Walker” (1964) were Barbara Stanwyck (as Irene Trent), Robert Taylor (as Bobby Moreland), Hayden Rorke (as Howard Trent), Judi Meredith (as Joyce Holliday), Rochelle Hudson (as Hilda), Jess Barker (as Malone), Marjorie Bennett (as a manager), Lloyd Bochner (as “The Dream”), Tetsu Komai (as a gardener), Paulle Clark (as Pat), Forrest Draper (in an uncredited role) and the vocal stylings of veteran voice-over artist Paul Frees (as the narrator).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast showcase of “Munster, Go Home!” (1966), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Universal Studios “Munsters” monster-comedy feature masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast showcase of “Munster, Go Home!” (1966)

Original 1966 Universal Studios TV trailer advertisement for the original theatrical release of “Munster, Go Home!” featuring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, Butch Patrick, Al Lewis and Debbie Watson. Sidebar: Contains the prototype for the latter “closing” logo for some of Universal/MCA’s theatrical feature film productions/releases with a promo title/slide for Universal Studios Hollywood, a variant of the aforementioned Universal closing was later famously featured in John Landis‘ classic mammoth Universal feature comedy masterpiece, “National Lampoon’s Animal House” (1978) and Landis’ classic mammoth Universal feature comedy masterpiece, “The Blues Brothers” (1980). -C.H.

“America’s Funniest Family in their first full-length feature!” Original 1966 Universal Studios theatrical poster artwork for “Munster, Go Home!”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster film host will present his big broadcast of “Munster, Go Home!” (1966) this Sat., Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.  The classic mammoth 1966 feature-length Universal “Munsters” monster-comedy masterpiece is one of Sven’s many requested classic mammoth Universal comedy feature film masterpieces and one of many favorites of fellow Super SvenPals/Super Tooners everywhere, alongside Charles Barton‘s classic mammoth Universal monster comedy masterpiece with Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Glenn Strange, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Lenore Aubert and Jane Randolph, “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948) and Alan Rafkin‘s classic mammoth Universal ghoul comedy masterpiece with Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond, Dick Sargent, Skip Homeier, Reta Shaw, Philip Ober, Charles Lane, Dick Wilson and Hal Smith, “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” (1966)! -C.H.

Inspired by Universal/MCA’s classic mammoth monster-comedy TV masterpiece series, “The Munsters;” which aired on the CBS television network from 1964-66, the studio’s classic mammoth feature-length “Munsters” monster-comedy masterpiece production was directed by veteran feature film and television director Earl Bellamy.  Bellamy directed seven episodes of “The Munsters” throughout the original series run of the classic mammoth Universal/MCA TV monster-comedy masterpiece production.

Universal/MCA’s original plan for “Munster, Go Home!” was that the feature-length “Munsters” production was going to be produced as a made-for-TV movie.  At the time, Universal/MCA specialized in numerous “made-for-TV”/”TV movie of the week” productions for the major networks in addition to feature films and TV series according to David Heeley’s 1996 documentary on the history of Universal Studios, “The Universal Story.”  Because of the high expenses that were utilized for the production of episodes of “The Munsters” TV series, Universal/MCA executives determined that in order to offset the production costs of the classic mammoth “Munsters” monster masterpiece TV series, it was decided that “Munster, Go Home!” would be produced as a Universal theatrical feature film, according to Lorraine LoBianco’s Dec. 2020 Turner Classic Movies online article on Bellamy’s classic mammoth 1966 Universal “Munsters” monster-comedy masterpiece production of “Munster, Go Home!.”

Alongside directing episodes of “The Munsters” and the Universal feature production of “Munster, Go Home!” (1966); Bellamy previously worked as a second unit director for rival studio Columbia Pictures, notably for Nicholas Ray’s classic mammoth Columbia film noir-mystery masterpiece production of “In A Lonely Place” (1950) with Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame and for Fred Zinnemann’s classic mammoth Columbia Pictures award-winning drama masterpiece adaptation of “From Here to Eternity” (1955) with Burt Lancaster, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift and young Ernest Borgnine.   During his time at Columbia for the studio’s “Screen Gems” television unit, Bellamy later directed seven episodes of the classic mammoth TV adaptation of “Jungle Jim” with Johnny Weissmuller (adapted from the classic mammoth Columbia feature film adventure masterpiece series of the same name with Weissmuller) from 1955-56.  Bellamy later reunited with Ernest Borgnine at Universal from 1964-65 when he directed six episodes of the classic mammoth MCA-Revue-Universal/ABC TV comedy masterpiece series with Borgnine, Tim Conway, Joe Flynn and Carl Ballantine, “McHale’s Navy.”

“Munster, Go Home!” (1966) was produced by veteran television producers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher.  Before “The Munsters” and “Munster, Go Home!” (1966), Connelly and Mosher were also known for their earlier MCA/Revue (Universal) TV family comedy series, “Leave It to Beaver” (1957-63), with Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont.  Earl Bellamy also directed four episodes of “Leave It to Beaver” for MCA’s Revue/Universal TV unit from 1960-63.  Alongside Connolly and Mosher, the screenplay for “Munster, Go Home!” (1966) was co-written by veteran screenwriter George Tibbles.

This will mark Sven’s ninth big broadcast of the legendary classic mammoth 1966 Universal feature-length “Munster” monster-comedy masterpiece on Me-TV from coast-to-coast. He previously showcased “Munster, Go Home!” (1966) on Me-TV as a big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere back in Feb. 2012* and as regular big broadcasts back in July 2013, May 2014, Nov. 2015, April 2017, July 2018, May 2020 and Nov. 2021.

Who was in the classic mammoth Universal “Munsters” monster comedy-masterpiece production of “Munster, Go Home!” (1966)?

The players who appeared in the 1966 Universal “Munster” monster feature-length comedy masterpiece were Fred Gwynne (as Herman Munster), Yvonne De Carlo (as Lily Munster), Al Lewis (as Grandpa Munster), Butch Patrick (as Eddie Munster), Debbie Watson (as the third Marilyn Munster, after Beverley Owen and Pat Priest in Universal/MCA’s “The Munsters” TV series), John Carradine (as Cruikshank), Hermione Gingold (as Lady Effigie Munster), Richard Dawson (as Joey), Terry-Thomas (as Freddie Munster), Bernard Fox (as Squire Lester Moresby), Robert Pine (as Roger Moresby), Arthur Malet (as Alfie) and Jack Dodson (in an uncredited role as a second ship steward).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Uninvited” (1944) with Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey; this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Paramount Pictures* fantasy-mystery-horror masterpiece.

Original 1944 theatrical trailer for Lewis Allen‘s classic mammoth Paramount Pictures* mystery-thriller-fantasy masterpiece production of “The Uninvited” (1944) with Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey.

“The Story of a Love that is Out of this World!” Original 1944 Paramount Pictures* theatrical poster art for “The Uninvited” with Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey.

The legendary and iconic classic mammoth thriller-mystery-fantasy feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “The Uninvited” (1944) this Sat., July 22 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth 1944 Paramount* mystery-thriller masterpiece production was directed by veteran feature film and TV director Lewis Allen.  One of Allen’s other classic mammoth feature film masterpiece productions throughout his directorial career include his classic mammoth Paramount* film noir masterpiece production of “Chicago Deadline” (1949) with Alan Ladd, Donna Reed, June Havoc, Irene Hervey, Arthur Kennedy and Gavin Muir; the classic mammoth Columbia Pictures biopic dramatization masterpiece on the life and career of silent screen acting legend Rudolph Valentino, “Valentino” (1951) with Anthony Dexter, Eleanor Parker, Richard Carlson (later of the classic mammoth 1954 Universal–Jack Arnold creature-monster masterpiece, “Creature from the Black Lagoon” fame) and the classic mammoth United Artists film noir-drama masterpiece production of “Suddenly” (1954) with the legendary Frank Sinatra, Nancy Gates, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason and Paul Frees.

Lewis would later turn his attention towards directing television episodes for the remainder of his directorial career, including directing three episodes of the classic mammoth CBS television courtroom legal drama masterpiece adaptation of Erle Stanley Gardner‘s “Perry Mason” with Raymond Burr,  Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins and William Talman (Lewis directed 1958’s “The Case of the Haunted Husband,” 1961’s “The Case of the Violent Vest” and 1961’s “The Case of the Guilty Clients”), To paraphrase Sven: “Lewis Allen directed several episodes of.. ‘Perry Mason‘!”  Allen also directed 42 episodes of the classic mammoth long-running NBC color TV western masterpiece series with Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts (until Roberts left the series in 1965), Dan Blocker (until Blocker’s death in 1972), young Michael Landon, David Canary (starting in 1967) and Mitch Vogel (starting in 1968); “Bonanza” (Lewis directed 42 episodes of “Bonanza” from 1960 until the conclusion of the series in 1973), directed two episodes of the classic mammoth Quinn Martin–ABC television sci-fi masterpiece series, “The Invaders” (1967’s “The Ransom” and 1968’s “The Pit”) and directed several episodes of the classic mammoth CBS/Desilu/Paramount action-spy masterpiece series with Steven Hill (until 1967), Barbara Bain (until 1969), Martin Landau (until 1969), Greg Morris, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus and Lynda Day George (after 1971), “Mission: Impossible” (1967’s “The Trial,” 1972’s “TOD-5,” 1973’s “The Puppet” and “The Pendulum”).  Indirectly, Allen returned to his home studio of Paramount Pictures* for the episodes of “Mission: Impossible” that he directed after Paramount’s then-parent, Gulf+Western’s acquisition of Desilu Productions (the former RKO studio lot, which was next door to the Paramount* lot) in 1967 for Paramount* to enter network television production. -C.H.

The classic mammoth 1944 Paramount* mystery-thriller masterpiece production adaptation of “The Uninvited” was co-produced by veteran songwriter-turned-studio producer Buddy “B.G.” DeSylva and veteran associate producer-turned screenwriter Charles Brackett.   Many of DeSylva’s classic mammoth Paramount* feature film masterpieces that he supervised throughout his producing career, include Preston Sturges‘ “The Lady Eve” (1941) with Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck, David Butler‘s “Caught in the Draft” (1941) with the legendary Bob Hope and the legendary Dorothy Lamour, Elliott Nugent‘s “Nothing But the Truth” (1941) with Hope and Paulette Goddard, Sturges’ “Sullivan’s Travels” (1941) with Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, Butler’s “Road to Morocco” (1942) and Hal Walker‘s “Road to Utopia” (1945) with Hope, the legendary Bing Crosby and Lamour; Sturges’ “Hail the Conquering Hero” (1944) with Eddie Bracken and William Demarest (later of “My Three Sons”/”Ernie Binge the Cringe” fame) and Billy Wilder‘s “Double Indemnity” (1944) with Fred MacMurray (also of “My Three Sons”/”Ernie Binge the Cringe” fame) and Stanwyck.  DeSylva also appeared in a cameo guest role as himself in  Irving Rapper’s classic mammoth Warner Bros. biopic musical masterpiece on legendary composer-songwriter George Gershwin with Robert Alda (the real-life father of Alan Alda of TV’s “M*A*S*H” fame), Joan Leslie and Alexis Smith; “Rhapsody In Blue” (1945).

Charles Brackett later co-wrote the screenplay for Billy Wilder’s classic mammoth critically-acclaimed Paramount drama masterpiece featuring Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim, Jack Webb (of “Dragnet” fame), Nancy Olson and cameos by Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton and Cecil B. DeMille; “Sunset Boulevard” (1950).

The screenplay for Allen’s classic mammoth Paramount* thriller-mystery masterpiece production adaptation of “The Uninvited” (1944) was written by veteran screenwriters Frank Partos and Dodie Smith.  Partos and Smith’s screenplay for “The Uninvited” was adapted from veteran author Dorothy Macardle‘s novel titled “Uneasy Freehold.”   Partos previously wrote the screenplay for Charles Barton and Louis J. Gasnier‘s classic mammoth Paramount* action-adventure masterpiece production of “The Last Outpost” (1935) with young Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Gertrude Michael and Kathleen Burke (three years after her Paramount* screen debut as the “Panther Woman” in Erle C. Kenton‘s classic mammoth 1932 Paramount* supernatural/sci-fi masterpiece adaptation of H.G. Wells‘ “Island of Lost Souls“).  Of interest to fellow Super Tooners/Super Tooners of Toony & Bill’s “Toon In With Me,” Dodie Smith later wrote the original story treatment for the classic mammoth Walt Disney feature-length animated masterpiece directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wolfgang Reitherman; “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” (1961) featuring the vocal stylings of Rod Taylor, J. Pat O’Malley, Martha Wentworth, Ben Wright, Tom Conway and Betty Lou Gerson.

This will mark Sven’s third big broadcast of Lewis Allen’s classic mammoth 1944 Paramount* fantasy-thriller-mystery masterpiece on the airlanes of Me-TV.  He previously showcased “The Uninvited” (1944) as a coast-to-coast big broadcast premiere back in Oct. 2014 and as a regular big broadcast back in March 2017.

Who was in Lewis Allen’s classic mammoth Paramount* masterpiece adaptation of “The Uninvited” (1944)?

The players who appeared in Lewis Allen’s classic mammoth Paramount* fantasy-mystery-thriller masterpiece adaptation of “The Uninvited” (1944) were Ray Milland (as Roderick Fitzgerald), Ruth Hussey (as Pamela Fitzgerald), Gail Russell (as Stella Meredith), Alan Napier (as Dr. Scott), Donald Crisp (as Commander Beech), Cornelia Otis Skinner (as Miss Holloway), Dorothy Stickney (as Miss Bird), Barbara Everest (as Lizzie Flynn), Holmes Herbert (in an uncredited role as Charlie Jessup), David Clyde (in an uncredited role as Ben), Leyland Hodgson (in an uncredited role as a taxi driver), Queenie Leonard (in an uncredited role as Mrs. Taylor), Moyna MacGill (in an uncredited role as Mrs. Coatsworthy), Rita Page (in an uncredited role as Annie), Elizabeth Russell (in an uncredited role as the Ghost of Mary Meredith) and Ivan F. Simpson (in an uncredited role as Will Hardy).

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “The Car” (1977), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing & jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of classic mammoth Universal Studios action-thriller masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “The Car” (1977)

“Is It a Phantom, a Demon or the Devil himself?” Original 1977 Universal Studios theatrical poster art for “The Car.”

The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth thriller feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “The Car” (1977), this Sat.; July 1 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

“The Car” (1977) was directed and co-produced by veteran feature film and television director Elliot Silverstein.  Alongside his classic mammoth Universal action-adventure-thriller masterpiece production of “The Car” (1977), some of Silverstein’s best-known productions that he worked on in his feature film and television directorial career include Rod Serling‘s classic mammoth CBS television supernatural/sci-fi masterpiece series, “The Twilight Zone” (Silverstein directed four episodes from 1961-64), Herbert B. Leonard‘s classic mammoth Columbia Pictures-Screen Gems/ABC television drama masterpiece series with Martin Milner and George Maharis, “Route 66” (Silverstein directed five episodes from 1960-61), the classic mammoth Columbia Pictures comedy-western feature film masterpiece production of “Cat Ballou” (1965) with Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman and musical moments featuring legendary crooner Nat “King” Cole and Stubby Kaye and the classic mammoth western masterpiece “A Man Called Horse” (1970) with Richard Harris, Iron Eyes Cody and Judith Anderson; the aforementioned 1970 production was co-produced by CBS’ theatrical films subsidiary, Cinema Center Films- productions that were produced under CBS’ Cinema Center Films later had television feature film premieres on the CBS television network. The CBS/Cinema Center Films holdings today are still under CBS ownership via Paramount Pictures/Paramount Global (successor to ViacomCBS, under the CBS Studios moniker). -C.H.

Silverstein also directed four episodes of the classic mammoth HBO premium cable television horror masterpiece adaptation of EC Comics’ “Tales from the Crypt” (Silverstein directed episodes from 1991-94, the aforementioned HBO series was later syndicated to local TV stations from coast-to-coast via the original incarnation of Genesis Entertainment/New World Entertainment).

Veteran producer Marvin Birdt co-produced the classic mammoth 1977 Universal action-adventure-thriller masterpiece with Silverstein.  According to IMDB, “The Car” was the only feature film production that Birdt worked on with Silverstein.

The original story and screenplay treatment for “The Car” was written by veteran screenwriters Michael Butler and Dennis Shyrack.  Butler previously wrote several episodes of the classic mammoth Universal Studios/NBC TV detective masterpiece series production of “Ironside” with Raymond Burr (of TV’s “Perry Mason” fame), Don Mitchell, Barbara Andersen and Don Galloway (Butler wrote five episodes of the series from 1972-74). To paraphrase Sven, “Michael Butler wrote for another series that featured TV’s.. Raymond ‘Perry Mason’ Burr!” -C.H.   Butler also co-created with veteran producer Jay Bernstein the short-lived Columbia Pictures/CBS television crime drama series with Michael Paré and Michael Beck; “Houston Knights” (1987-88).

The screenplay adaptation of “The Car” (1977) was also co-written by veteran screenwriter/producer Lane Slate.  Slate wrote the screenplay for Lou Antonio‘s classic mammoth Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)/NBC TV made-for-TV mystery masterpiece production of “The Girl in the Empty Grave” (1977) with Andy Griffith (of TV’s “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Matlock” fame), Jonathan Banks, James Cromwell, Mitzi Hoag, Eddie Foy Jr. and George Gaynes, which was one in a series of classic mammoth MGM/NBC made-for-TV mystery movie masterpieces featuring Griffith in the character of Abel Marsh.

Butler and Shyrack’s screenplay was originally under the title of “Wheels” and was changed to “The Car” after Universal executives bought the screen rights to Butler and Shyrack’s treatment since rival United Artists had the feature film rights to Arthur Hailey’s novel of “Wheels,”  according to the American Film Institute.

According to the American Film Institute’s database article on “The Car,” First Artists Productions originally wanted to adapt Butler and Shyrack’s screenplay into a feature film production until Universal Studios bought the screenplay rights.  First Artists was a production company that was founded in 1969 by Barbra Streisand, Sidney Poitier, Steve McQueen and Paul Newman; Dustin Hoffman would later join the venture in 1972. Streisand, Poitier, McQueen, Hoffman and Newman’s First Artists released the majority of their productions through movie theater/cineplex firm National General and after National General’s exit from film distribution; Warner Bros.; according to New York Magazine and a 1979 New York Times article.

This will mark Sven’s fifth big broadcast of “The Car” (1977) on the airlanes of Me-TV.  He had previously showcased Silverstein’s classic mammoth Universal action-thriller masterpiece production as a big Me-TV broadcast premiere back in Dec. 2011* and as regular Me-TV big broadcasts back in April 2016, July 2017 and June 2019.

Who was in Elliot Silverstein’s 1977 Universal action thriller?

The players who appeared in “The Car” (1977) were James Brolin (as Wade Parent), Kathleen Lloyd (as Lauren), Kim Richards (as Lynn Marie), John Marley (as Everett), R.G. Armstrong (as Amos), Eddie Little Sky (as Denson), Elizabeth Thompson (as Margie), Ronny Cox (as Luke), Kyle Richards (as Debbie), Doris Dowling (as Bertha), Robert Phillips (as Metcalf), Kate Murtagh (as Ms. MacDonald), Henry O’Brien (as Chas), John Rubenstein (as John Morris), Lee McLaughlin (as Marvin Fats) and Roy Jenson (as Ray Mott), Read Morgan (as Mac Gruder), Geraldine Keams (as Donna), Melody Thomas Scott (as Suzie Pullbrook) and Steve Gravers (as Mr. Mackey).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” (1966) with Don Knotts, this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Universal Studios spook comedy masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” (1966) with Don Knotts

“Attaboy, Luther!” Original 1966 Universal Studios theatrical trailer for the original theatrical release of Alan Rafkin’s classic mammoth ghoul feature film comedy masterpiece, “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” with Don Knotts and Joan Staley. 

“Meet the World’s Bravest Coward!” Original 1966 Universal Studios theatrical poster art for “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” featuring Don Knotts.

The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth comedy feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of the classic mammoth Universal ghoul comedy masterpiece, “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” (1966); this Sat., May 13 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic 1966 mammoth Universal spook comedy masterpiece was directed by veteran feature film and television director  ​Alan Rafkin​.  Rafkin directed 27 episodes of Andy Griffith’s classic mammoth CBS television comedy masterpiece, “The Andy Griffith Show” from 1964-67 and five episodes of the classic mammoth CBS television spin-off comedy masterpiece series of “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” with Jim Nabors in 1965.  The screenplay for “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” was written by veteran television writers ​Jim Fritzell​ and ​Everett Greenbaum​.  The television writing duo of Fritzell and Greenbaum were both known for the majority of their screenwriting careers for writing numerous episodes of “The Andy Griffith Show” from 1961-64 and for writing numerous episodes of the classic mammoth critically-acclaimed Twentieth Century Fox (Twentieth Century Studios)/CBS television comedy-drama adaptation masterpiece, “M*A*S*H” from 1974-78 (adapted from Robert Altman’s classic mammoth critically acclaimed 1970 Twentieth Century Fox/Twentieth Century Studios comedy-drama feature film masterpiece of the same name, “M*A*S*H”) . “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” (1966) was produced by veteran MCA-Revue-Universal television and film producer Edward J. Mantagne, who served as producer and executive producer of the studio’s classic mammoth TV comedy masterpiece series, “McHale’s Navy” (1962-66) with  Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway (in his pre-Carol Burnett Show days), Joe Flynn and Gavin MacLeod (in his pre-Mary Tyler Moore Show & pre-“The Love Boat” days).

The orchestral source music score for Rafkin’s classic mammoth Universal ghoul comedy masterpiece production of “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” (1966) was composed by veteran composer Vic Mizzy. Mizzy was known for his numerous TV and feature film source orchestral soundtrack score compositions; including the famous title theme song for the classic mammoth 1964-66 Filmways/ABC television live-action sitcom masterpiece adaptation of Charles Addams’ “The Addams Family” (1964-66) with John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy, Lisa Loring, Ken Weatherwax and  Marie Blake.  Mizzy also worked on the original source orchestral soundtrack score recording for William Castle’s classic mammoth Universal macabre thriller masterpiece “The Night Walker” (1964) with Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor.

This will mark Sven’s tenth big broadcast of Rafkin’s classic mammoth Universal ghoul/spook comedy masterpiece on the airlanes of Me-TV.  He previously showcased of “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” (1966) back in ​Nov. 2011*​, ​July 2012*​, ​Nov. 2014​*, ​April 2015*​, ​Oct. 2017​*, July 2018*,  Feb. 2020,* May 2021* (as part of Me-TV’s May 2021 “Month of Mayberry” tribute festival in connection to “The Andy Griffith Show”) and July 2022.

Who was in Alan Rafkin’s classic mammoth Universal ghoul comedy masterpiece production of “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” (1966)?

The players who appeared in Rafkin’s Universal feature production of “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” (1966) were Don Knotts​ (as Luther Heggs),  ​Joan Staley​ (as Alma Parker), ​Dick Sargent​ (as George Beckett), Hal Smith​ (in an uncredited role as Calver Weems), Reta Shaw​ (as Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell), ​Dick Wilson​ (in an uncredited role as the town bandleader/bandmaster​), ​Liam Redmond​ (as Kelsey), ​Skip Homeier​ (as Ollie Weaver)  Lurene Tuttle (as Mrs. Natalie Miller), Robert Cornthwaite (as lawyer Springer), Philip Ober​ (as Nicholas Simmons), Jesslyn Fax (as Mrs. Hutchinson), James Millhollin (as Mr. Milo Maxwell), Harry Hickox (as police chief Art Fuller),  Nydia Westman (as Mrs. Cobb), Charles Lane (as lawyer Whitlow), George Chandler (as Judge Harley Nast), Sandra Gould (as Loretta Pine), Ellen Corby (as Ms. Neva Tremaine) and Cliff Norton (as Charlie, the bailiff).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Island of Lost Souls” (1932), this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Paramount Pictures* fantasy/sci-fi feature film adaptation masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “Island of Lost Souls” (1932)

Original 1932 Paramount Pictures* theatrical trailer for “Island of Lost Souls” with Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams and Kathleen “Panther Woman” Burke.

“The Panther Woman!” Original 1932 Paramount Pictures theatrical poster art for “Island of Lost Souls,” featuring Kathleen Burke as Lota, the “Panther Woman.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth sci-fi/fantasy feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “Island of Lost Souls” (1932) this Sat., March 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth 1932 Paramount* fantasy/sci-fi feature film masterpiece adaptation of “Island of Lost Souls” was directed by veteran actor-turned-feature film director Erle C. Kenton.   Kenton was part of pioneering silent feature film comedian-actor-producer Mack Sennett’s original pioneering “Keystone Kops” silent comedy players troupe for Sennett’s Keystone Film Company before going into the field of directing films; according to IMDB.

Alongside directing the classic mammoth 1932 Paramount fantasy/sci-fi feature film masterpiece adaptation, Kenton mostly worked on numerous classic mammoth horror, thriller. supernatural and comedy feature film masterpieces for rival studio Universal Studios for most of his directorial career, including his classic mammoth Universal “Frankenstein” monster masterpiece installment of “The Ghost of Frankenstein” (1942) with  Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy and  Dwight Frye; his classic mammoth Universal comedy masterpiece with  Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, including “Who Done It?” (1942) with Louise Allbritton, Patric Knowles, Mary Wickes, Don Porter and William Bendix and “Pardon My Sarong” (1942) with Charles Fuqua, Hoppy Jones, Bill Kenny and Deek Watson of the legendary jazz vocal singing group The Four Ink Spots; Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill, William Demarest (who later appeared on TV’s “My Three Sons” from 1965-72, a.k.a. the Ernie “Binge the Cringe” show), Leif Erickson and Herb Vigran, his classic mammoth Universal monster masterpiece production of  “House of Dracula” (1945) with John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr.  Glenn Strange, Jane Adams, Lionel Atwill and his classic mammoth Universal thriller masterpiece production of “The Cat Creeps” (1946) with Noah Beery Jr., Lois Collier, Paul Kelly and Douglass Dumbrille.

Adapted from veteran sci-fi/fantasy author H.G. Wells’ novel, “The Island of Dr. Moreau;” the screenplay adaptation of Wells’ novel for Kenton’s classic mammoth 1932 Paramount* sci-fi/fantasy feature film masterpiece production was written by veteran screenwriters Waldemar Young and Philip Wylie. Young previously worked as a scenarist for Tod Browning’s now-lost Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) silent horror production of “London After Midnight” (1927, the last surviving copy was lost in a 1967 vault fire at MGM’s then-Culver City, California studio complex) with Lon Chaney, the screenplay for William Beaudine‘s classic mammoth Warner Bros.–First National “Vitaphone” comedy-drama masterpiece adaptation of Booth Tarkington‘s “Penrod and Sam” (1931) with Leon Janney. Frank “Junior” Coghlan, Cameo the Dog, Margaret Marquis and Zasu Pitts and co-wrote the screenplay with Vincent Lawrence for Cecil B. DeMille‘s Academy Award-winning classic mammoth Paramount drama-biopic masterpiece production of “Cleopatra” (1934) with Claudette Colbert, Warren William (who later became the first screen “Perry Mason” in the classic mammoth Warner Bros. “Perry Mason” film adaptation masterpiece series from 1934–36 and later appeared in George Waggner‘s classic mammoth Universal monster masterpiece production of  “The Wolf Man” in 1941 with  Lon Chaney Jr., Evelyn Ankers, Claude Rains,  Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya and Ralph Bellamy), C. Aubrey Smith and Ian Keith.

Philip Wylie later worked as an uncredited screenwriter for James Whale’s classic mammoth Universal monster/sci-fi masterpiece adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” (1933) with Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, Henry Travers and Una O’Connor and also wrote the original story treatment for the classic mammoth Rudolph Maté–George Pal-Paramount sci-fi masterpiece production of “When Worlds Collide” (1951) with Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, a pre-“Petticoat Junction“/”Green Acres” Frank Cady and a pre-
“I Dream of Jeannie” Hayden Rorke.

This will mark Svengoolie’s sixth big coast-to-coast broadcast of the classic mammoth Erle C. Kenton-Paramount sci-fi/fantasy feature film adaptation masterpiece on the airlanes of Me-TV.  He previously showcased “Island of Lost Souls” (1932) as a big coast-to-coast Me-TV broadcast premiere back in July 2011 and as regular big coast-to-coast Me-TV broadcasts back in Dec. 2011, Jan. 2013, Jan. 2015 and June 2016.

Who was in Erle C. Kenton’s classic mammoth Paramount fantasy/sci-fi feature film masterpiece adaptation of “Island of Lost Souls” (1932)?

The players who appeared in Erle C. Kenton’s classic mammoth Paramount fantasy/sci-fi feature film masterpiece adaptation of “Island of Lost Souls” (1932) were Charles Laughton (as Dr. Moreau), Richard Arlen (as Edward Parker), Bela Lugosi (as Sayer of the Law), Leila Hyams (as Ruth Thomas), Kathleen Burke (as Lota, the “Panther Woman”), Arthur Hohl (as Montgomery), Stanley Fields (as Capt. Davies), Paul Hurst (as Donahue), George Irving (as The Consul), Buster Brodie (in an uncredited role as the Pig Beast), veteran Paramount make-up artist Charles Gemora (in an uncredited role as a Gorilla), Bob Kortman (in an uncredited role as Mr. Hogan), Joe Bonomo, John George, Robert Milasch, Constantine Romanoff, Duke York and young Alan Ladd (in uncredited roles as Beasts).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of Steven Spielberg’s “Duel” (1971), 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 Universal Studios action-adventure-thriller masterpiece directed by one of the legendary film directors.

A snippet from Steven Spielberg‘s classic mammoth Universal Studios action-adventure-thriller masterpiece production of “Duel” (1971) with Dennis Weaver.

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of Steven Spielberg’s “Duel” (1971); plus “Sventoonie”

“The killer’s weapon.. a 40-ton truck! The victim’s only defense (defence)- a startling trip!” 1970s Universal Studios Australian theatrical poster art for Steven Spielberg’s production of “Duel” (1971) with Dennis Weaver.

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based thriller film host will present his big broadcast of “Duel” (1971) this Sat., Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth 1971 Universal action-adventure-thriller masterpiece production was directed by veteran feature film & TV director-producer Steven Spielberg.  Alongside “Duel” (1971), Spielberg is best-known for numerous critically-acclaimed classic mammoth feature film masterpiece productions, including “The Sugarland Express” (1974, with Goldie Hawn and Ben Johnson), the feature film adaptation of Peter Benchley’s novel, “Jaws” (1975, with Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton), “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977, with Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, François Truffaut, Bob Balaban and Cary Guffey), “1941” (1979, with Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Candy, Robert Stack, Joe Flaherty, David L. Lander, Michael McKean, Slim Pickens, Warren Oates, Hammer horror legend Christopher Lee, Toshirô Mifune and Ned Beatty; though Spielberg’s”1941″ was not a major success during the original theatrical release, the film has become a cult classic mammoth masterpiece farce favorite in later years), “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981, with Harrison Ford, Karen Allen and Paul Freeman; the first film in the “Indiana Jones” series of feature films released through Paramount Pictures, co-produced between Spielberg and veteran director-producer George Lucas), “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982, with Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace and Peter Coyote), “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984, with Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan and a guest cameo by Aykroyd), the feature film adaptation of Alice Walker‘s novel, “The Color Purple” (1985, with Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Rae Dawn Chong and young Laurence Fishburne), “Empire of the Sun” (1987, with young Christian Bale, Miranda Richardson, John Malkovich and Emily Richard), “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989, with Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody and Denholm Elliott), “Hook” (1991, with Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Smith. Bob Hoskins and rock legend Phil Collins), “Schindler’s List” (1993, with Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall and Jonathan Sagall), “Jurassic Park” (1993, with Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Samuel L. Jackson, B.D. Wong and Wayne Knight of TV’s “Seinfeld” fame), “Saving Private Ryan” (1998, with Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, young Vin Diesel, Ted Danson of TV’s “Cheers” & “Becker” fame, Dennis Farina and Paul Giamatti) and “Lincoln” (2012, with Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones and Bruce McGill).

On the TV side, Spielberg was involved in producing several classic mammoth TV series, including the Universal Studios/NBC TV fantasy anthology series, “Amazing Stories” (1985-87) and of interest to fellow Super Tooners/Super SvenPals of Toony & Bill’s “Toon In With Me”/fellow super aficionados of classic mammoth Warner Bros. cartoon masterpieces, he produced three classic mammoth Warners animated TV masterpiece series that were inspired by Warners’ classic cartoon masterpieces, “Tiny Toon Adventures” (1990-95), “Animaniacs” (1994-98, including the 2020-23 Warner Bros./Hulu streaming revival rendition of the series) and an “Animaniacs” spin-off series; “Pinky & the Brain” (1995-98, to paraphrase Rob Paulsen‘s famous saying for his vocal styling of Pinky and a frequent sound bite used by Sven from time-to-time, “Narf!”).

Nine years after his 1971 production of “Duel,” Spielberg made a brief cameo acting appearance in the role of the Cook County, Illinois Assessor’s Office Clerk in John Landis‘ classic mammoth Universal musical-comedy masterpiece production of “The Blues Brothers” (1980) with John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, the legendary Cab Calloway, John Candy, Frank Oz, the legendary James Brown, the legendary Carrie Fisher, the legendary Aretha Franklin, Kathleen Freeman, Steven Williams, the legendary Ray Charles, Paul Reubens (in his pre-“Pee-Wee Herman” days), the legendary John Lee Hooker, Memphis rock legends Steve Cropper and Donald “Duck” Dunn, Steve Lawrence, Twiggy, Henry Gibson, Charles Napier and legendary rock musician Joe Walsh.

Recently, Spielberg directed his own critically-acclaimed modern classic mammoth Universal-Amblin masterpiece production that was inspired by his real-life experiences of his early interests in filmmaking during his childhood, titled “The Fabelmans” (2022) with Gabriel LaBelle, Mateo Zoryan, Julia Butters, Alina Brace, Keeley Karsten, Birdie Borria, Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch, Jeannie Berlin and Sophia Kopera.

Spielberg’s classic mammoth Universal action-adventure-thriller masterpiece production of “Duel” (1971) was produced by veteran producer George Eckstein. Some of Eckstein’s best-known classic mammoth masterpiece productions that he produced during his career include  episodes of Quinn Martin‘s classic mammoth ABC television mystery-crime drama masterpiece series with David Janssen, “The Fugitive” (Eckstein produced 49 episodes of Martin’s series from 1965-67), 12 episodes of the Universal/NBC television rotating character anthology series, “The Name of the Game” (1968-71) with Gene Barry, Susan Saint James, Robert Stack and Anthony Franciosa (until he was dismissed from the production and replaced with various guest actors taking over his character’s series on the final season of the program in 1970-71); executive producer of the Universal/NBC mystery series “Banacek” with George Preppard (Eckstein supervised 17 episodes of the series from 1972-74) and the latter Paul Wendkos/Warner Bros./ABC television made-for-TV movie thriller adaptation of William March‘s novel and Maxwell Anderson‘s stage play, “The Bad Seed” (1985) with Blair Brown, Lynn Redgrave, David Carradine and David Ogden Stiers (also inspired by the earlier 1956 classic mammoth Mervyn LeRoy-Warners feature film thriller masterpiece adaptation of the same name with Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly and William Hopper of TV’s “Perry Mason” fame).

The screenplay for Spielberg’s Universal production of “Duel” (1971) was written by veteran sci-fi/horror screenwriter and author  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.  He also wrote the screenplay adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe‘s 1845 gothic poem for Roger Corman‘s classic mammoth horror-macabre masterpiece adaptation of “The Raven” (1963) for Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson’s American-International Pictures with Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff,  Hazel Court, Olive Sturgess and young Jack Nicholson.

This will mark Sven’s third big broadcast of Steven Spielberg’s classic mammoth 1971 Universal Studios action-adventure-thriller masterpiece on the airlanes of Me-TV.  He previously showcased “Duel” (1971) as a big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere back in Nov. 2016 and as a regular Me-TV big broadcast back in Oct. 2017.

Who was in Steven Spielberg’s classic mammoth Universal action-adventure-thriller masterpiece production of “Duel” (1971)?

The players who appeared in Spielberg’s classic mammoth 1971 Universal action-adventure-thriller masterpiece were Dennis Weaver (as David Mann), Jacqueline Scott (as Mrs. Mann), Lucille Benson (as the woman at Snakearama), professional stunt driver/stunt performer Carey Loftin (as the Truck driver), Eddie Firestone (as the cafe owner), Lou Frizzell (as a Bus driver), Gene Dynarski (as a cafe patron), Tim Herbert (as a gas station attendant), Shirley O’Hara (as a waitress), the vocal stylings of Dick Whittington (as a radio interviewer), Amy Douglass (as an elderly woman in a car), Alexander Lockwood (as an elderly man in a car), Shawn Steinman (in an uncredited role as a student on a school bus) and Dale Van Sickel (as an automobile driver).

“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).