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
“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.
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)?
Fellow Super Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his big classic mammoth double-feature masterpiece festival of a big premiere of a classic mammoth 1972 made-for-TV supernatural movie masterpiece & one of the classic mammoth definitive Japanese kaiju creature feature film masterpieces for “Halloween Boo-nanza 2023!”
Svengoolie’s twinset of “The Night Stalker” (1972) & “Gojira/Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56)
The legendary and iconic Berywn/Chicago-based classic mammoth sci-fi/supernatural/creature feature film masterpiece host will present his big coast-to-coast double-feature twinset supernatural/kaiju creature feature film masterpiece showcase of “The Night Stalker” (1972) and “Gojira/Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56). The aforementioned Sven double-feature twinset of “The Night Stalker” (1972) and “Gojira/Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56) will begin this Sat., Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV!
At 12:30 a.m. Eastern/11:30 p.m. Central, a bonus episode of Rod Serling’s classic mammoth CBS-TV supernatural masterpiece series, “The Twilight Zone” will also be showcased- along with a festival of another classic mammoth supernatural masterpiece TV series that’s connected to one of the feature films that Sven will be showing in this week’s twinset- additional details will be revealed later in this edition of “Silver Screen Reflections.” -C.H.
Alongside Sven’s upcoming “Halloween Boo-nanza 2023” big broadcast festival of “The Night Stalker” (1972) and “Gojira/Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56), the bonus “Twilight Zone” episode and the surprise series festival in connection to one of Sven’s twinset features for this week, other Sven features and specials that will be showcased throughout the Oct. 2023 “Sven Saturday Halloween Boo-nanza” festival showcase on Me-TV will include:
Oct. 28, 2023:Svengoolie’s big double-feature finale twinset broadcast featuring his big broadcast premiere of Dan Curtis’ classic mammoth ABC “Kolchak” supernatural made-for-TV movie sequel masterpiece with Darren McGavin and Simon Oakland, “The Night Strangler” (1973, at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central) and Sven’s big broadcast of Curtis’ classic mammoth ABC made-for-TV horror anthology movie masterpiece with Karen Black, “Trilogy of Terror“* (1975, at 10: 30 p.m. Eastern/9:30 p.m. Central)! Again, additional episodes of that aforementioned surprise series that will be mentioned later in this week’s “Silver Screen Reflections” will be showcased immediately after the Sven twinset! -C.H.
1990s ABC Video Enterprises/Twentieth Century Fox (Twentieth Century Studios) VHS cover art for the ABC made-for-TV movie production of “The Night Stalker” (1972) with Darren McGavin.
“The Night Stalker” (1972) was produced by veteran TV and feature film director-producer Dan Curtis. Curtis was best-known for producing and directing his own classic mammoth ABC television network gothic horror series masterpiece production, “Dark Shadows” (1966-71) with Jonathan Frid (in the lead role of vampire Barnabas Collins) and Grayson Hall (in the lead role of Dr. Julia Hoffman, also of 1972’s “Gargoyles” fame). Curtis also directed two classic mammoth Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) gothic horror feature film masterpiece adaptations of his ABC-TV “Dark Shadows” series; “House of Dark Shadows” (1970) with Frid and “Night of Dark Shadows” (1971, produced around the same time that ABC cancelled “Dark Shadows”). 20 years after the final ABC broadcast of “Dark Shadows,” Curtis would re-team with MGM to produce a newer, short-lived primetime “Dark Shadows” series for rival network NBC in 1991 with Ben Cross in the role of Barnabas Collins in the latter/brief “Dark Shadows” series revival.
The classic mammoth 1972 Curtis-ABC “Kolchak” made-for-TV movie masterpiece was directed by veteran TV and made-for-TV movie director-producer John Llewellyn Moxey. Moxey previously directed seven episodes of the classic mammoth British action-drama TV series adaptation of Leslie Charteris’ novelizations for Lord Lew Grade’s Associated Television (ATV)/ITC, “The Saint” with a pre-James Bond Roger Moore (Moxey directed episodes of “The Saint” from 1963-67). Moxey later focused on directing productions in the United States. Alongside “The Night Stalker” (1972), Moxey directed one episode of the classic mammoth William Castle/Columbia Pictures-Screen Gems/ABC supernatural/thriller masterpiece series, “Circle of Fear” (Moxley directed the 1972 episode of “Circle of Fear” titled “The New House” with Sebastian Cabot of TV’s “Family Affair” fame, David Birney, Barbara Parkins, Sam Jaffe and a cameo appearance by Castle).
He also directed one episode of the brief CBS/Twentieth Century Fox (Twentieth Century Studios) “Perry Mason” revival with Monte Markham, “The New Perry Mason” (Moxley the 1973 episode “The Case of the Ominous Oath”). To paraphrase Sven, John Lewellen Moxey worked on ‘Almost Perry Mason!’ -C.H. Near the conclusion of his directorial career, Moxey directed 18 episodes of the classic mammoth long-running Universal Studios-CBS detective/mystery masterpiece series with Angela Lansbury, “Murder She Wrote” (Moxey directed his episodes of the series from 1984-91).
“The Night Stalker” (1972) originally aired on the ABC television network on Jan. 11, 1972 as part of the network’s “Tuesday Movie of the Week”/”Movie of the Week: World Premiere” series of feature-length productions produced and/or financed by ABC along with made-for-TV productions produced for the network by the major studios/production firms, according to IMDB.
According to the Jan. 11, 1972 edition of The Frederick Post (News-Post), ABC programmed Curtis and Moxey’s made-for-TV movie production of “The Night Stalker” for their “Tuesday Movie of the Week” showcase between an episode of “The Mod Squad” and an episode of “Marcus Welby, M.D.” During the original Jan. 11, 1972 prime-time big broadcast airing/premiere of the “ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week”/”The Night Stalker,” the alphabet network’s classic mammoth 1972 made-for-TV supernatrual masterpiece production was shown opposite episodes of “Hawaii Five-O” (with Jack Lord) and “Cannon” (with William Conrad) on CBS and a news report along with an episode of “Nichols” (with James Garner) on NBC.
“Incredible Titan of Terror!” 1956 Embassy/TransWorld poster for the U.S. theatrical release of Toho Studios’ “Gojira/Godzilla,” “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!”
“Gojira/Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56) was directed by veteran director Ishirô Honda, who was credited under the name of “I. Honda” in the North American theatrical poster artwork for the 1956 theatrical release of the 1954 production.
Alongside “Gojira/Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56), Honda’s other best-known classic mammoth kaiju creature masterpiece productions for Toho Studios include “Rodan“ (1956), “Mothra” (1961, released through Columbia Pictures in the United States), “King Kong vs. Godzilla” (1963, released through Universal Studios in the United States). “Mothra vs. Godzilla” (1964, released theatrically in the United States by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson’s American-International Pictures under the title of “Godzilla vs. the Thing”), “Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster” (1964), “Frankenstein vs. Baragon” (1965), “The War of the Gargantuas” (1966), “Destroy All Monsters” (1968), “All Monsters Attack” (1969, released theatrically in the United States under the title of “Godzilla’s Revenge”) and “Terror of Mechagodzilla” (1975). Several of his non-kaiju classic mammoth sci-fi masterpiece productions for Toho Studios included “The H-Man” (1958) and “Battle in Outer Space” (1959, both of Honda’s Toho productions of “The H-Man and “Battle in Outer Space” were released theatrically in the United States by Columbia Pictures, Sony/Columbia still owns the theatrical re-release, television syndication and home entertainment distribution rights to Honda’s classic mammoth Toho Studios masterpiece productions of “The H-Man,” “Battle in Outer Space” and “Mothra” in the United States).
The 1956 North American theatrical version/theatrical dub of “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” was lifted from Honda’s classic mammoth Toho Studios kaiju creature masterpiece production of “Gojira” (1954, a.k.a. “Godzilla“); filmed & released in Japan two years before the North American theatrical release.
The screenplay for the classic mammoth Toho Studios kaiju creature masterpiece production was written by Honda, along with veteran screenwriter Takeo Murata. Honda and Murata’s screenplay was adapted from the novel, “The Giant Monster from 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea;” which was written by veteran Toho Studios special effects supervisor Eiji Tsuburaya; along with writers Tomoyuki Tanaka and author Shigeru Kayama. For the U.S. theatrical release of “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56), the screenplay for the U.S. footage elements and dubbed elements were written by Morse, along with veteran TV producer-writer Al C. Ward.
Original 1972 Newspaper advertising proof/ABC publicity photo of Darren McGavin and Barry Atwater in “The Night Stalker.”
“Book it now!” “It’s the ‘show’ with the showmanship send-off!” 1956 promotional leaflet for the U.S. theatrical dub of “Gojira/Godzilla, King of the Monsters!”
Who was in the classic mammoth ABC made-for-TV movie masterpiece production of “The Night Stalker” (1972)?
The players who appeared in the classic mammoth ABC made-for-TV movie msaterpiece production of “The Night Stalker” (1972) were Darren McGavin (as Carl Kolchak, McGavin previously appeared in the title role of Mike Hammer in the classic mammoth 1958-59 MCA-Revue-Universal syndicated crime drama masterpiece adaptation of Mickey Spillane’s “Mike Hammer;” alongside his roles of Mike Hammer and Carl Kolchak, one of McGavin’s most famous screen appearances was in the role of Old Man Parker in Bob Clark and Jean Shepherd’s classic mammoth 1983 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/MGM holiday-comedy masterpiece with Peter Billingsley and Melinda Dillon, “A Christmas Story”), Carol Lynley (as Gail Foster, Lynley later appeared in Irwin Allen’s classic mammoth 1974 Twentieth Century Fox/Twentieth Century Studios action-adventure masterpiece production of “The Poseidon Adventure”), Claude Akins (as Sherriff Butcher, Akins later appeared in the role of Sonny Pruitt in the 1974-76 NBC drama with Frank Converse, “Movin’ On” and later appeared in the role of Sheriff Lobo in several episodes of the 1978-81 Universal Studios-NBC comedy/adventure production of “B.J. and the Bear;” which led to Akins reprising his role of Lobo in the short-lived 1979-81 Universal/NBC spin-off series, “The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo”), Larry Linville (as Makurji, one of Linville’s best-known appearances was in the role of Maj. Frank Burns in the classic mammoth critically acclaimed Twentieth Century Fox/Twentieth Century Studios-CBS comedy/drama masterpiece adaptation of “M*A*S*H,” Linville appeared in the series from 1972-77), Simon Oakland (as Tony Vincenzo, Oakland previously appeared in the role of Dr. Fred Richman in Alfred Hitchcock‘s classic mammoth 1960 Paramount Pictures suspense-thriller masterpiece production with Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins, “Psycho” and in Peter Yates’ classic mammoth 1968 Warner Bros.-Seven Arts action/crime drama masterpiece production with Steve McQueen and Robert Vaughn, “Bullitt;” Oakland later appeared in the classic mammoth Universal/NBC wartime drama masterpiece production of “Black Sheep Squadron”/”Baa Baa Black Sheep”), Ralph Meeker (as Bernie Jenks), Charles McGraw (as Chief Masterson), Kent Smith (as D.A. Paine), Elisha Cook Jr. (as Mickey Crawford), Stanley Adams (as Fred Hurley), Jordan Rhodes (as Dr. O’Brien) and Barry Atwater (as Janos Skorzeny).
“Gojira/Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56):
Who was in the U.S. theatrical edition of Ishiro Honda’s “Gojira/Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56)?
The players who appeared in the U.S. dub of the classic mammoth Ishiro Honda-Terry Morse-Toho Studios kaiju creature masterpiece edition of “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56) were veteran stunt performer Haruo Nakajima (in an uncredited role in the trademark Toho Studios “Gojira/Godzilla” kaiju creature suit, akajima appeared in the role of a bandit in Akira Kurosawa’s classic mammoth critically-acclaimed 1954 Toho Studios samurai-drama masterpiece with Toshirô Mifune, “Seven Samurai.” After his appearance in “Gojira””Godzilla”/”Godzilla, King of the Monsters!,” Nakajima made numerous appearances in the Toho Studios trademark Gojira/Godzilla kaiju creature suit role in 11 more of the studio’s classic mammoth “Godzilla”/”Gojira” kaiju creature masterpiece feature film productions from 1954-72. Nakajima also played the famous kaiju creature suit roles of other iconic kaiju creature characters for Toho Studios’ lineup of classic mammoth kaiju creature feature film masterpieces during the majority of his acting career, including Radon”/“Rodan,” “Mothra” and the Magma creature in Honda’s classic mammoth 1962 Toho Studios sci-fi/creature masterpiece production of “Gorath” ), Ryosaku Takasugi (in an uncredited role in additional stunt sequences in the trademark “Gojira/Godzilla” kaiju creature suit), Raymond Burr (as Steve Martin*, Burr was chosen for the role of Steve Martin* for Terry Morse’s scenes due to his earlier appearance for his role of Lars Thorwald in Alfred Hitchcock‘s classic mammoth 1954 Paramount Pictures suspense-mystery masterpiece production of “Rear Window,” One year after his 1956 appearance in the North American dub of “Godzila, King of the Monsters!,” Burr went onto greater fame for his role of attorney Perry Mason in the long-running classic mammoth CBS television drama masterpiece adaptation of Erle Stanley Gardner‘s “Perry Mason” (1957-66) with Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins and William Talman. To paraphrase Sven, “Raymond Burr was on.. ‘Perry Mason’!” -C.H. Shortly after “Perry Mason” concluded on CBS, Burr also went onto greater fame for his role of detective Robert T. Ironside in the long-running classic mammoth 1967-75 Universal Studios-MCA–NBC television detective masterpiece series with Don Mitchell, Don Galloway, Barbara Anderson and Gene Lyons; “Ironside,” Burr later reprised his role of Perry Mason in a series of classic mammoth Viacom/NBC “Perry Mason” made-for-TV masterpiece movies with Barbara Hale; “Perry Mason” made-for-TV movie series were produced from 1985 until Burr’s death in 1993; Burr’s final 1993 “Perry Mason” made-for-TV movie aired on NBC in 1994. -C.H.), Takashi Shimura (as Dr. Yamane, Takashi Shimura previously appeared with Hauro Nakajima and Toshiro Mifune in Akira Kurosawa’s classic mammoth Toho Studios samurai drama masterpiece production of “The Seven Samurai” (1954). Shortly after appearing in “Gojira”/”Godzilla”/”Godzilla, King of the Monsters” (1954/56), Kenji Sahara became one of Toho Studios’ major actors shortly after his appearance in the role of Shigeru in Honda’s classic mammoth Toho Studios kaiju creature masterpiece production of “Rodan” (1956) and appeared in numerous latter Toho Studios classic mammoth “Gojira”/”Godzilla” kaiju creature masterpiece productions and additional classic mammoth kaiju creature masterpiece productions for the studio.), Momoko Kochi (as Emiko Yamane), Frank Iwanaga (as security officer Tomo Iwanaga), Akira Takarada (as Ogata), Akihiko Hirata (as Dr. Serizawa), Sachio Sakai (as Hagiwara), Fuyuki Murakami (as Dr. Tabada), Ren Yamamoto (as Seiji), Toyoaki Suzuki (as Shinkichi), Tadashi Okabe (as an assistant to Dr. Tabada), Toranosuke Ogawa (as the company president), Kenji Sahara (in an uncredited role as a passenger on a boat), James Hong (in an uncredited role for the vocal dubbing for Akira Takarada and Akihiko Hirata’s characters for the U.S. theatrical release of “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!,” James Hong rose to greater fame for his role of David Lo Pan in John Carpenter’s classic mammoth 1986 Twentieth Century Fox/Twentieth Century Studios action-adventure-comedy feature film masterpiece with Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, Victor Wong, Donald Li and Kate Burton; “Big Trouble in Little China” (1986) and his role of Bruce in the 1992 second-season episode of the NBC comedy series with Jerry Seinfeld, “Seinfeld”/“The Restaurant”) Sammee Tong (in an uncredited role for the vocal dubbing for Takashi Shimura’s character in the U.S. theatrical release), Paul Frees (in an uncredited role for the vocal dubbing of unidentified character for the U.S. theatrical release) and Mikel Conrad (in an uncredited role as George Lawrence).
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing & jumping for joy for his big broadcast of one of the classic mammoth pioneering kaiju creature masterpieces from Toho Studios of Japan.
“Incredible Titan of Terror!” 1956 Embassy/TransWorld theatrical poster art for the U.S. theatrical release of Toho Studios’ “Gojira/Godzilla,” “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!”
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth creature/sci-fi feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of the classic mammoth Toho Studios kaiju creature/sci-fi masterpiece, “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56), this Sat., Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central; followed by “Sventoonie” at 10:30 p.m. Eastern/9:30 p.m. Central on the airlanes of Me-TV.
The classic mammoth Toho Studios kaiju creature masterpiece production was directed by veteran director Ishirô Honda, who was credited under the name of “I. Honda” in the North American theatrical poster artwork for the 1956 theatrical release of the 1954 production.
Alongside “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56), Honda’s other best-known classic mammoth kaiju creature masterpiece productions for Toho Studios include “Rodan“ (1956), “Mothra” (1961, released through Columbia Pictures in the United States), “King Kong vs. Godzilla” (1963, released through Universal Studios in the United States). “Mothra vs. Godzilla” (1964, released theatrically in the United States by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson’s American-International Pictures under the title of “Godzilla vs. the Thing”), “Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster” (1964), “Frankenstein vs. Baragon” (1965), “The War of the Gargantuas” (1966), “Destroy All Monsters” (1968), “All Monsters Attack” (1969, released theatrically in the United States under the title of “Godzilla’s Revenge”) and “Terror of Mechagodzilla” (1975). Several of his non-kaiju classic mammoth sci-fi masterpiece productions for Toho Studios included “The H-Man” (1958) and “Battle in Outer Space” (1959, both of Honda’s Toho productions of “The H-Man and “Battle in Outer Space” were released theatrically in the United States by Columbia Pictures, Sony/Columbia still owns the theatrical re-release, television syndication and home entertainment distribution rights to Honda’s classic mammoth Toho Studios masterpiece productions of “The H-Man,” “Battle in Outer Space” and “Mothra” in the United States).
Original 1954 Toho Studios theatrical release trailer for Ishirô Honda’s classic mammoth kaiju creature masterpiece production of “Gojira“/”Godzilla” in Japan.
The 1956 North American theatrical version/theatrical dub of “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” was lifted from Honda’s classic mammoth Toho Studios kaiju creature masterpiece production of “Gojira” (1954, a.k.a. “Godzilla“); filmed & released in Japan two years before the North American theatrical release.
The screenplay for the classic mammoth Toho Studios kaiju creature masterpiece production was written by Honda, along with veteran screenwriter Takeo Murata. Honda and Murata’s screenplay was adapted from the novel, “The Giant Monster from 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea;” which was written by veteran Toho Studios special effects supervisor Eiji Tsuburaya; along with writers Tomoyuki Tanaka and author Shigeru Kayama. For the U.S. theatrical release of “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56), the screenplay for the U.S. footage elements and dubbed elements were written by Morse, along with veteran TV producer-writer Al C. Ward.
Who was in “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56)?
The players who appeared in the U.S. dub of the classic mammoth Ishiro Honda-Terry Morse-Toho Studios kaiju creature masterpiece edition of “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” (1954/56) were veteran stunt performer Haruo Nakajima (in an uncredited role in the trademark “Gojira/Godzilla” kaiju creature suit), Ryosaku Takasugi (in an uncredited role in additional sequences in the trademark “Gojira/Godzilla” kaiju creature suit), Raymond Burr (as Steve Martin*), Takashi Shimura (as Dr. Yamane), Momoko Kochi (as Emiko Yamane), Frank Iwanaga (as security officer Tomo Iwanaga), Akira Takarada (as Ogata), Akihiko Hirata (as Dr. Serizawa), Sachio Sakai (as Hagiwara), Fuyuki Murakami (as Dr. Tabada), Ren Yamamoto (as Seiji), Toyoaki Suzuki (as Shinkichi), Tadashi Okabe (as an assistant to Dr. Tabada), Toranosuke Ogawa (as the company president), Kenji Sahara (in an uncredited role as a passenger on a boat), James Hong (in an uncredited role for the vocal dubbing for Akira Takarada and Akihiko Hirata’s characters for the U.S. theatrical release of “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!”), Sammee Tong (in an uncredited role for the vocal dubbing for Takashi Shimura’s character in the U.S. theatrical release), Paul Frees (in an uncredited role for the vocal dubbing of unidentified character for the U.S. theatrical release) and Mikel Conrad (in an uncredited role as George Lawrence).
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.
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.
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*.
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic mammoth Columbia Pictures sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece production.
Rare/original Columbia Pictures teaser trailer for the original theatrical release of “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” (1956), the original Columbia teaser trailer was seen on local television stations from coast-to-coast at the time of the original theatrical release.
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based sci-fi/fantasy film host will present his big broadcast of “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” (1956), this Sat., Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
Legendary stop-motion visual effects supervisor Ray Harryhausen worked on the stop-motion effects for Sears’ classic mammoth Columbia sci-fi masterpiece production of “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.” The classic mammoth 1956 sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece marked Harryhausen’s second visual effects feature for Columbia Pictures. Harryhausen’s first and previous classic Columbia sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece production that he was involved with for the stop-motion/visual effects sequences was for Robert Gordon’s classic mammoth sci-fi/fantasy feature film masterpiece production of “It Came from Beneath the Sea” (1955) with Faith Domergue and Kenneth Tobey.
The classic mammoth Harryhausen-Sears production of “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” (1956) was co-produced by veteran producer/Columbia Pictures production official Sam Katzman under the moniker of Clover Productions with co-producer and longtime Harryhausen production collaborator Charles H. Schneer.
This will mark Sven’s second big coast-to-coast broadcast of “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers’ (1956) on Me-TV. He previously showcased the classic mammoth 1956 Sears-Harryhausen-Columbia sci-fi/fantasy/stop-motion masterpiece production as a coast-to-coast big broadcast premiere back in May 2018. In his home area of Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois; Sven previously showcased “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” (1956) as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere on his hometown TV station, WCIU-TV 26 back in Oct. 2008, according to IMDB.
Who was in “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” (1956)?
The players who appeared in the Sears/Harryhausen Columbia sci-fi feature were Joan Taylor (as Carol Marvin), Hugh Marlowe (as Dr. Russell A. Marvin), Morris Ankrum (as Brig. Gen. John Hanley), Donald Curtis (as Maj. Huglin), John Zaremba (as Prof. Kanter), Grandon Rhodes (as Gen. Edmunds), Tom Browne Henry (as Vice Adm. Enright), Larry J. Blake (as a motorcycle cop), Fred Aldrich (in three uncredited roles as an airline passenger, an Air Command intelligence officer and a man in the saucer attack) and veteran voice-over artist Paul Frees (in dual uncredited roles as the narrator and the voice of the alien).
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic Toho Studios–Universal Studios mammoth kaiju creature masterpiece.
Original Toho Studios theatrical trailer for the Japanese theatrical release of Ishirô Honda’s classic mammoth kaiju creature masterpiece, “King Kong Escapes” (1967). Universal Studios handled the North American theatrical release of Honda’s production.
Original Toho Studios theatrical poster artwork for the Japanese theatrical release of Ishirô Honda’s classic mammoth kaiju creature masterpiece, “King Kong Escapes” (1967). Universal Studios handled the North American theatrical release of Honda’s production in 1968.
The legendry Berwyn/Chicago-based creature film host will present his big broadcast of “King Kong Escapes” (1967) this Sat., May 22 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
Honda’s classic 1967 Toho Studios/Universal mammoth kaiju creature masterpiece was produced by veteran Toho Studios producer Tomoyuki Tanaka. Alongside producing the majority of Honda’s classic mammoth kaiju creature masterpiece productions, Tanaka also served as producer for Akira Kurosawa’s classic mammoth Japanese samurai drama masterpiece with Toshirô Mifune for Toho Studios, “Yojimbo” (1961). The North American dub of “King Kong Escapes” was produced for Universal Studios by veteran producer Arthur Rankin Jr. Rankin was known for working with veteran producer Jules Bass on their numerous classic mammoth “Animagic” stop-motion animation holiday television and feature film productions under the name of Rankin/Bass Productions (a.k.a. “Videocraft International”), including “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1964) and their classic mammoth Halloween/horror/comedy stop-motion Animagic feature film masterpiece released through Joseph E. Levine’s Embassy Pictures with the vocal characterizations of silver screen horror legend Boris Karloff and comedian legend Phyllis Diller, “Mad Monster Party?” (1967). The North American dub of “King Kong Escapes” (1967) was a joint collaboration between Toho Studios of Japan, Rankin/Bass Productions and Universal Studios.
The screenplay for Honda’s classic mammoth 1967 kaiju creature masterpiece was written by veteran Toho Studios screenwriter Takeshi Kimura, who received screen credit under the pseudonym of Kaoru Mabuchi. Kimura previously wrote the screenplay for Ishirô Honda’s classic mammoth Toho Studios sci-fi/mystery masterpiece, “The H-Man” (1958, released theatrically in the United States by Columbia Pictures). Mabuchi also wrote the screenplay for the latter Toho Studios classic mammoth kaiju creature masterpieces, including “Destroy All Monsters” (1968, under the pseudonym of Mabuchi), “Godzilla vs. Hedorah” (1971, Mabuchi), “Godzilla vs. Gigan” (1972) and “Godzilla vs. Megalon” (1973).
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast premiere of a classic RKO Radio Pictures sci-fi/thriller masterpiece.
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based sci-fi/thriller feature film host will present his big broadcast premiere of “The Thing from Another World” (1951) this Sat., Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The screenplay for “The Thing from Another World” (1951) was written by Hawks, veteran writer Ben Hecht (Hawks and Hecht were uncredited for their writing duties) and veteran screenwriter Charles Lederer. Hecht and Lederer previously worked with Hawks on the Columbia production of “His Girl Friday” (1940); which was adapted from Hecht’s earlier Broadway stage play with Charles MacArthur, “The Front Page.” Hecht and Lederer’s screenplay for “The Thing from Another World” (1951) was adapted from John W. Campbell Jr.’s short sci-fi/thriller story, “Who Goes There?;” written under the pseudonym of Don A. Stuart.
The Hawks-Nyby-RKO production of “The Thing from Another World” (1951) was produced during industrialist Howard Hughes’ ownership of RKO Radio Pictures; Hughes acquired the studio in 1948. The RKO production of “The Thing from Another World” was produced under Howard Hawks’ “Winchester Pictures Corporation” moniker, named after Howard Hawks’ full name of Howard Winchester Hawks.
Who was in “The Thing from Another World” (1951)?
The players who appeared in the Howard Hawks-Christian Nyby-RKO Radio Pictures production of “The Thing from Another World” (1951) were Margaret Sheridan (as Nikki Nicholson), Kenneth Tobey (as Capt. Patrick Hendry), Robert Cornthwaite (as Dr. Arthur Carrington), Douglas Spencer (as Ned Scott), Sally Creighton (as Mrs. Chapman), Eduard Franz (as Dr. Stern), Dewey Martin (as crew chief Bob), James Young (as Lt. Eddie Dykes), Robert Nichols (in the role of Lt. Ken Erickson, a.k.a. Lt. Ken “Mac” MacPherson), William Self (as Cpl. Barnes), young George Fenneman (in an uncredited role as Dr. Redding), young Paul Frees (in an uncredited role as Dr. Vorhees) and for those who have not seen “The Thing From Another World” (1951) before, the writer of “Silver Screen Reflections” will not reveal the actor who played the title character of “The Thing;” watch for clues around the conclusion of Sven’s big broadcast premiere of Howard Hawks’ classic RKO sci-fi/thriller masterpiece.
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals from coast-to-coast will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a Universal Studios cult classic sci-fi monster masterpiece.
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster/sci-fi feature film host will present his big broadcast of “The Monolith Monsters” (1957), this Sat.; Feb. 29 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
This will mark Sven’s fourth big broadcast of “The Monolith Monsters” (1957) on Me-TV. He previously showcased Sherwood’s Universal classic cult monster masterpiece back in Jan. 2014, Feb. 2015 and Oct. 2016.
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals and fellow aficionados of Toho Studios’ kaiju creature films will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a 1956 classic.
King Brothers/Distributors Corporation of America/DCA trailer for the North American release of “Rodan” (1956), which was originally released in Japan by Toho Studios.
1956 Toho Studios poster art for the Japanese theatrical release of “Rodan.”
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago monster/horror film host will showcase “Rodan” (1956, a.k.a. “Radon”), this Sat., Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV!
The 1956 Toho Studios kaiju creature entry was directed by veteran film director Ishiro Honda. Two years before “Rodan,” Honda directed the landmark Toho Studios kaiju creature monster epic, “Godzilla”/Gojira” (1954, released in the United States two years later under the title of “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” in 1956 with additional sequences directed by Terry Morse for the North American cut, Morse’s sequences featured actor Raymond Burr of TV’s “Perry Mason” fame).
This will mark Sven’s second broadcast of “Rodan” (1956) on Me-TV. He previously showcased Honda’s 1956 kaiju creature feature back in April 2017*.
Who was in “Rodan” (1956)?
The actors who appeared in Ishiro Honda’s 1956 Toho Studios kaiju creature entry were Kenji Sahara (of “Godzilla”/”Gojira” fame as Shigeru Kawamura, Sahara was credited in the film as Kenji Sawara), Yumi Shirakawa (as Kiyo, this was one of Shirakawa’s earliest film roles), Akihiko Hirata (as biology Professor Kyuichiro Kashiwagi), veteran Toho Studios stunt performer Haruo Nakajima (of “Godzilla”/”Gojira” fame in the “Rodan”/”Radon” suit), Akio Kobori (as Officer Nishimura), Minosuke Yamada (as Osaki), Yoshifumi Tajima (as Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou), Yasuko Nakada (as a honeymooner), Kiyoharu Onaka (as a honeymooner, Onaka was credited as Kiyoharu Ohnaka in the film), a pre-“Star Trek” George Takei (in an uncredited role for the English dubbing of Akihiko Hirata’s character), veteran character actor Keye Luke (in an uncredited role for the English dubbing of Kenji Sahara’s character), veteran voice-over artist Paul Frees (in an uncredited role for the English dubbing of Akio Kobori’s character) and veteran voice-over artist Art Gilmore (in an uncredited role as the narrator).
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be excited about his upcoming showcase of a classic Universal Studios thriller from one of the legends of macabre cinema.
This will mark Sven’s third showing of “The Night Walker” on Me-TV. He previously aired William Castle’s 1964 Universal thriller back in Sept. 2015 and Dec. 2016.
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster/sci-fi feature film host will present his big broadcast of “
Silver Screen Reflections 