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.”*
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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).