Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his big broadcast premiere of a classic mammoth American-International sci-fi/fantasy feature masterpiece.
“Step through ‘The Time Portal’ beyond the crack in Space and Time where the fantastic world of the Future will freeze your blood with its weird horrors!” Original 1964 American-International theatrical poster art for “The Time Travelers.”
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth sci-fi/fantasy feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast premiere of “The Time Travelers” (1964), this Sat.; April 6 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
“The Time Travelers” (1964) was directed by veteran director-turned-screenwriter Ib Melchior. Melchior directed numerous network TV specials featuring legendary crooner Perry Como for Kraft Foods from 1948-67. Five years before directing “The Time Travelers,” Melchior directed an earlier cult classic mammoth sci-fi feature film masterpiece for American-International Pictures, his classic mammoth sci-fi masterpiece production of “The Angry Red Planet” (1959, in “Cinemagic”) with Gerald Mohr, Nora Hayden, Les Tremayne, Jack Kruschen, Paul Hahn, J. Edward McKinley, Joan Patrick/Joan Fitzpatrick, Billy Curtis and the vocal stylings of Ted Cassidy (later of TV’s “The Addams Family” fame). Fun Fact: Melchior’s “The Angry Red Planet” (1959) was co-produced between American-International and veteran producer-writer Norman Maurer, the real-life son-in-law of Moe Howard of “The Three Stooges” fame. Maurer married Moe’s real-life daughter, Joan Howard in 1947; both Norman and Joan were married until Norman Maurer died in 1986. -C.H.
The Ib Melchior/American-International feature production of “The Time Travelers” (1964) was co-produced by veteran producers Don Levy and William “Bill” Redlin. Melchior’s cult classic mammoth American-International feature masterpiece production of “The Time Travelers” was produced under the name of Dobil Productions for theatrical release by Arkoff and Nicholson’s production-distribution releasing firm, according to the American Film Institute (AFI).
Who was in Ib Melchior’s “The Time Travelers” (1964)?
Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Universal Studios “Invisible” sci-fi/monster series installment masterpiece.
John Carradine and Jon Hall in Ford Beebe‘s classic mammoth Universal Studios “Invisible” sci-fi/monster masterpiece production of “The Invisible Man’s Revenge” (1944).Sidebar: The original Universal theatrical release trailer and/or the latter Realart theatrical re-release trailer(s) for “The Invisible Man’s Revenge are unavailable as of this writing. -C.H.
“A ‘Trail of Terror’!” Original 1944 Universal Studios theatrical poster art for “The Invisible Man’s Revenge.”
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth monster/sci-fi feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “The Invisible Man’s Revenge” (1944), this Sat.; March 2 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The screenplay for Beebe’s classic mammoth 1944 Universal “Invisible” sci-fi/monster feature masterpiece installment production was inspired by veteran sci-fi author H.G. Wells’ 1897 sci-fi novel, “The Invisible Man” and was adapted for the 1944 Universal feature installment by screenwriter Jane MacDonald. The screenplay for Beebe’s classic mammoth Universal sci-fi/monster feature film masterpiece production installment of “The Invisible Man’s Revenge” (1944) was written by veteran screenwriter Bertram Millhauser. Millhauser previously wrote the screenplay treatment for two classic mammoth Universal “Sherlock Holmes” wartime feature film mystery masterpiece adaptations inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle‘s mystery characters featuring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, Roy William Neill‘s “Sherlock Holmes in Washington” (1943, with a pre-“Danny Thomas Show” Marjorie Lord and George Zucco; Milhauser also wrote the original story treatment for the aforementioned Universal “Sherlock Holmes” production) and Neill’s “Sherlock Holmes Faces Death” (1943, with Hillary Brooke and a pre-“Gunsmoke” Milburn Stone).
Beebe’s production of “The Invisible Man’s Revenge” (1944) marked the fifth installment in Universal’s classic mammoth “Invisible” sci-fi/monster feature film masterpiece series.
The players who appeared in Ford Beebe’s classic mammoth Universal “Invisible” sci-fi/monster masterpiece installment of “The Invisible Man’s Revenge” (1944) were Jon Hall (as Robert Griffin/the “Invisible Man”), Evelyn Ankers (as Julie Herrick), John Carradine (as Dr. Peter Drury), Gale Sondergaard (as Irene, Lady Herrick), Leon Errol (as Herbert Higgins), Alan Curtis (as Mark Foster), Lester Matthews (as Sir Jasper Herrick), Halliwell Hobbes (as Cleghorn), Leyland Hodgson (as Sir Frederick Travers, Hodgson received screen credit as “Leland Hodgson” in the 1944 production), Cyril Delevanti (as shopkeeper Malty Bill), Billy Bevan (in an uncredited role as a police sergeant), Doris Lloyd (in an uncredited role as Maud) and William J. O’Brien (in an uncredited role as a pub patron).
Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Universal Studios “Gill-Man” monster sequel masterpiece.
“All-New Thrills! Shock! Suspense!” Original 1955 Universal Studios theatrical poster art for “Revenge of the Creature.”
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth monster/creature feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “Revenge of the Creature” (1955) in 2-D this Sat., Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV. The classic mammoth 1955 Universal “Creature” monster masterpiece was directed by veteran director Jack Arnold.
The 1955 Universal “Creature” monster sequel was produced by veteran actor-turned-Universal Studios producer and Jack Arnold’s longtime feature film co-collaborator, William Alland. Alland also co-wrote the screenplay for “Revenge of the Creature” (1955) with veteran screenwriter Martin Berkeley. Alongside co-writing the screenplay for Arnold’s classic mammoth Universal “Creature”/”Gill-Man” monster masterpiece production with Alland, Berkeley also co-wrote the screenplay for Arnold’s classic mammoth 1955 Universal arachnid creature/sci-fi masterpiece production of “Tarantula” with veteran screenwriter Robert M. Fresco; Fresco also co-wrote the original story treatment for “Tarantula” with Jack Arnold.
Who was in Jack Arnold’s Universal sequel production of “Revenge of the Creature” (1955)?
The players who appeared in Jack Arnold’s classic mammoth Universal “Creature” sequel masterpiece production of “Revenge of the Creature” (1955) were Ricou Browning (in uncredited dual roles as the Creature for underwater/Marineland tank-based scenes and a laboratory technician), Lori Nelson (as Helen Dobson), Tom Hennesy (in uncredited dual roles as the Creature for land-based scenes and a Marineland diver), Ginger Stanley (in an uncredited role for the underwater stunt sequences for Lori Nelson’s characterization of Helen Dobson), Nestor Paiva (as Lucas), John Agar (as Prof. Clete Ferguson), young Clint Eastwood (in an uncredited role as Jennings), John Bromfield (as Joe Hayes), Grandon Rhodes (as Jackson Foster), Dave Willock (as Lou Gibson), Charles Cane (as a police captain) and Robert B. Williams (as George Johnson).
Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals will be dancing and jumping for joy for his first 2024 big broadcast with a classic mammoth Universal Studios sci-fi/thriller feature film masterpiece.
“Destruction to all he touched or looked upon!” Latter Realart theatrical re-issue poster art for Lambert Hillyer’s classic mammoth 1936 Universal sci-fi/thriller masterpiece with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, “The Invisible Ray.”
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth sci-fi/thriller feature film masterpiece host will present his first 2024 coast-to-coast big broadcast of “The Invisible Ray” (1935), this Sat., Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
Hillyer later returned to Columbia Pictures, where he directed the very first live-action motion picture adaptation of Bill Finger and Bob Kane’s DC Comics superhero creation, the Columbia “Batman” (1943) theatrical serial series adaptation with Lewis Wilson (in the title role of Batman/Bruce Wayne) and Douglas Croft (as Robin/Dick Grayson). In the latter part of his directorial career, Hillyer later worked on numerous western feature films and for pioneering radio-TV producer/syndicator Frederic W. Ziv. One of Lambert Hillyer’s final productions was that he directed seven episodes of the syndicated classic mammoth Ziv crime drama masterpiece series with Broderick Crawford as Dan Matthews, “Highway Patrol” (1955-56).
This will mark Sven’s fifth big broadcast of “The Invisible Ray” (1935) on the airlanes of Me-TV. He previously showcased Hillyer’s classic mammoth 1935 Universal sci-fi/thriller masterpiece production back in June 2013 as a big coast-to-coast Me-TV broadcast premiere and as regular Me-TV big broadcasts back in Jan. 2014, May 2015 and Aug. 2017.
In Son of Sven/Sven/Rich Koz’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois and during his WFLD/Marina City/Berwyn/Chicago days as the “Son of Svengoolie-” he previously showcased Lambert Hillyer’s classic mammoth Universal sci-fi/thriller masterpiece production of “The Invisible Ray” (1935) as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere back in June 1980; according to IMDB.
Who was in Lambert Hillyer’s classic mammoth Universal sci-fi/thriller masterpiece production of “The Invisible Ray” (1935)?
“Hooray for ‘Sventa Claus’!” Safe, Peaceful, Healthy & Happy Holidays/Season’s Greetings to all my fellow wonderful Super Svengoolie & Sventoonie SvenPals, Super ‘Toon In With Me” Tooners, Super “Mystery Science Theater 3000” MSTies, Super classic film/TV aficionados & Super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections” everywhere from the author/writer of “Silver Screen Reflections!”
In order of the calendar of Dec. 2023 Holidays: Safe, Healthy and Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Winter Solstice, Happy Festivus, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy early New Year’s & Season’s Greetings to all fellow Super SvenPals/fellow Super Tooners everywhere who celebrate/observe the winter Holidays!
Fellow wonderful Super SvenPals/Super Tooners/Super MSTies/Super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections” everywhere! Whether you watched your favorite classic/cult classic mammoth Holiday feature film, cartoon and/or TV masterpieces earlier in the day, various Holiday festivities everywhere, enjoying the Chicago/Berwyn Holiday festivities- along with fellow wonderful Chicago/Berwyn/Volo Super SvenPals/Super Tooners & fellow wonderful coast-to-coast Super SvenPals/Super Tooners visiting & enjoying Chicago, Berwyn, Volo and/or anywhere within the Chicago area- we fellow wonderful Super SvenPals/Super Tooners/Super MSTies/Super classic film/cartoon/TV aficionados/Super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections” everywhere hope you all had wonderful, fantastic, safe and healthy Holiday(s)! Looking forward to more Svengoolie, Sventoonie and “Toon In With Me” big broadcast adventures with all my fellow Super SvenPals/Super Tooners everywhere in the New Year of 2023 and beyond! -C.H.
^From the classic “Toon In With Me” 2021 primetime holiday special! -C.H.^
Nothing puts us in the Christmas spirit more than an original song by The Caroling Party featuring yours truly 😍🎄🎶 pic.twitter.com/zB2Qdh1mXR
Update/Fellow wonderful Super SvenPals/Super Tooners! I will be sharing a Sven Holiday moment surprise with all of you on the Live-Tweeting airlanes on the evening of Dec. 26! The Sven Holiday moment/surprise will also be featured as a cameo mention in the upcoming “Silver Screen Reflections” article on Svengoolie’s upcoming big broadcast of “The Undead” (1957) in the Late-Late Wed., Dec. 27-early Thurs., Dec. 28 airlanes! -C.H.
Recently seen on the classic Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving edition of Toony & Bill’s “Toon In With Me!” Hugh Harman’s classic mammoth Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) cartoon masterpiece, “Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers” (1940)!
Safe, healthy and happy Thanksgiving-Turkey Day greetings from the author-writer of “Silver Screen Reflections” to all my fellow Super Svengoolie & Sventoonie SvenPals, fellow Super “Toon In With Me” Tooners, fellow Super MST3K/”Mystery Science Theater 3000” MSTies, fellow Super classic film/TV aficionados and fellow Super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections” everywhere! I am thankful for my family and all my fellow wonderful friends/Super Svengoolie-Sventoonie SvenPals/Super “Toon In With Me” Tooners/Super MSTies/Super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections” throughout the universe! Hoper everyone had a safe, healthy, happy & peaceful Thanksgiving/Turkey Day! -C.H.
Happy Thanksgiving! Always thankful for all our fans and friends!
Oh- and in case you haven’t done so yet, be sure to subscribe to “Silver Screen Reflections” today! A future recipient of the “Silver Sow Award™” and/or the “Buckeye Newshawk Award™!” -C.H.
Fellow Super Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his big classic mammoth double-feature comedy/monster/sci-fi masterpiece showcase and the return of a classic mammoth Sven documentary masterpiece for “Halloween Boo-nanza 2023!”
“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast twinset of “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948) and “Invaders from Mars” (1986), plus the return of “Svengoolie: Uncrypted” (2022)
A moment from Charles Barton’s classic mammoth 1948 Universal Studios comedy-monster masterpiece production featuring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Glenn Strange and Bela Lugosi, “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.”
A brief collage of moments from Tobe Hooper’s cult classic mammoth 1986 Cannon comedy/sci-fi masterpiece adaptation production featuring Hunter Carson, Karen Black, Laraine Newman, Timothy Bottoms and Bud Cort, “Invaders from Mars;” compiled for the now-out-of-print Shout! Factory-Scream Factory (Shout! Studios)/MGM* Blu-Ray edition.
The legendary and iconic Berywn/Chicago-based classic mammoth monster/sci-fi/comedy feature film masterpiece host will present his big coast-to-coast double-feature twinset monster/sci-fi/comedy feature film masterpiece showcase of “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948) and “Invaders from Mars” (1986). The aforementioned Sven double-feature twinset of “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948) and “Invaders from Mars” (1986) will begin this Sat., Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV!
Fellow Super SvenPals/Super Tooners Sarah Rhodes/Sarahgoolie, Nanette Keir and Brian Bernardoni will return to the Me-TV airlanes with their cameos in the network’s classic mammoth Sven/Rich Koz documentary masterpiece, “Svengoolie: Uncrypted” (2022)!
After the aforementioned Sven double-feature twinset of “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948, at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central) and “Invaders from Mars” (1986, at 10:30 p.m. Eastern/9:30 p.m. Central), Me-TV will be airing a latenight/overnight Sat. revival of the network’s classic mammoth documentary masterpiece on Sven/Rich Koz, “Svengoolie: Uncrypted” (2022) featuring fellow Super Svengoolie/Sventoonie SvenPals/Super “Toon In With Me” Tooners Sarah Rhodes/Sarahgoolie, Nanette Keir and Brian Bernardoni at 12:30 a.m Eastern/11:30 p.m. Central! And top off the second installment of the Sven Saturday “Halloween Boo-nanza 2023” festival, Me-TV will also have a latenight/overnight festival of select episodes of Rod Serling’s classic mammoth 1959-64 CBS television supernatural masterpiece series; “The Twilight Zone” at 1:30 a.m. Eastern/12:30 a.m. Central!
Alongside Sven’s upcoming “Halloween Boo-nanza 2023” big broadcast festival of “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948), “Invaders from Mars” (1986) and “Svengoolie: Uncrypted” (2022) featuring fellow Super SvenPals/Super Tooners Sarah Rhodes/Sarahgoolie, Nanette Keir and Brian Bernardoni; other Sven features and specials that will be showcased throughout the Oct. 2023 “Sven Saturday Halloween Boo-nanza” festival on Me-TV will include:
Oct. 21, 2023:Svengoolie’s big double-feature twinset broadcast featuring his big broadcast premiere of Dan Curtis‘ classic mammoth ABC “Kolchak” supernatural made-for-TV movie masterpiece with Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland and Larry Linville (of TV’s “M*A*S*H” fame), “The Night Stalker” (1972, at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central), followed by Sven’s big broadcast of the U.S. dubbing of Ishiro Honda‘s classic mammoth Toho Studios pioneering kaiju creature masterpiece production of “Gojira” featuring Raymond Burr of TV’s “Perry Mason” fame, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters!” (1954/56, at 10:30 p.m. Eastern/9:30 p.m. Central)! And wait- there’s more! Me-TV will also have an all-night festival of classic episodes of the classic mammoth 1974-75 Universal Studios/ABC supernatural masterpiece series adaptation that was inspired by the two earlier classic mammoth Dan Curtis/ABC “Kolchak” made-for-TV movie masterpieces, “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” with McGavin and Oakland (at 1:30 a.m. Eastern/12:30 a.m. Central)!
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)! And wait- there’s more! An all-night festival of additional classic episodes of the classic mammoth Universal Studios/ABC supernatural masterpiece series with McGavin and Oakland, “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” (at 1:30 a.m. Eastern/12:30 a.m. Central)!
1988 MCA Home Video (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment) cover art for Charles Barton’s classic mammoth Universal monster-comedy masterpiece, “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948), featuring elements from the original 1948 Universal theatrical poster art.
“Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948) was directed by veteran Abbott and Costello feature film director Charles T. Barton. Barton’s other classic mammoth Abbott and Costello comedy masterpiece feature film productions include directing the duo’s other classic mammoth Universal comedy masterpiece productions of “The Time of their Lives” (1946), “Buck Privates Come Home” (1947; which was the sequel to Arthur Lubin’s earlier classic mammoth 1941 Universal wartime comedy masterpiece with Abbott and Costello and The Andrews Sisters, “Buck Privates”) and “The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap” (1947, featuring Marjorie Main of Universal’s classic mammoth “Ma and Pa Kettle” feature film comedy masterpiece productions). Later in his feature film and television directorial career, Barton later directed one episode of the classic mammoth Universal Studios “Munsters” monster comedy masterpiece series with Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Pat Priest and Butch Patrick, “The Munsters;” “Love Locked Out;” which aired on CBS television in 1965. Earlier in his feature film directing career and alongside directing most of his productions at Universal, Barton also directed the Columbia Pictures “Five Little Peppers” feature film adaptation series, from 1939-40 and the classic mammoth Columbia Pictures musical comedy masterpiece with bandleader Ted Lewis, Nan Wynn, Michael Duane, Larry Parks and of interest of fellow Super Tooners/Super SvenPals of Toony & Bill’s “Toon In With Me”- veteran cartoon voice-over artist Billy Bletcher, “Is Everybody Happy?” (1943).
“Junior.. Junior!” Original 1948 Universal Studios tinted lobby card/publicity photo for “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” with Glenn Strange, Lou Costello and Lenore Aubert.
“There’s no place on Earth to hide.” Original 1986 Cannon Group theatrical poster art for Tobe Hooper’s cult classic mammoth sci-fi masterpiece adaptation of “Invaders from Mars.”
Hooper’s cult classic mammoth Cannon sci-fi masterpiece adaptation of “Invaders From Mars” (1986) was adapted from William Cameron Menzies’ earlier cult classic mammoth sci-fi masterpiece production of the same name, “Invaders From Mars” (1953); which was also produced by Edward L. Alperson Jr.
Hooper’s classic mammoth sci-fi thriller masterpiece adaptation of “Invaders of Mars” (1986) was produced and released by The Cannon Group, Inc. (a.k.a. Cannon Films), an independent releasing organization that was established by producers Dennis Friedland and Christopher C. Dewey. Friedland and Dewey later sold Cannon to veteran feature film producers-film financiers Menahem Golan and his cousin, Yoram Globus in 1979; according to IMDB. During Golan and Globus’ ownership of the Cannon Group; the company specialized in producing, financing and releasing numerous cult action feature film productions. Golan and Globus’ Cannon also owned various movie theaters throughout Europe and the United States (Golan and Globus acquired the Kansas City, Missouri based Commonwealth Theatres group in 1986), according to Geraldine Fabrikant’s 1986 New York Times article on the rise of Golan and Globus’ Cannon firm at the time. The ownership of their own theaters would eventually cause numerous financial problems for Golan and Globus’ Cannon.
Golan and Globus co-produced Hooper’s cult classic mammoth Cannon sci-fi masterpiece adaptation of “Invaders From Mars” (1986) with veteran producer-distributor Edward L. Alperson Jr., veteran sci-fi/horror film collector-producer-distributor Wade Williams and veteran creative producer David Rodgers.
For “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948), this will mark Sven’s 12th big broadcast of the classic mammoth 1948 Abbott and Costello Universal mammoth monster-comedy masterpiece production of “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” on Me-TV. He had previously showcased “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948) on Me-TV from coast-to-coast back in Oct. 2011* as a big coast-to-coast Me-TV premiere and as regular Me-TV broadcasts back in Nov. 2013, Oct. 2014, April 2015, Oct. 2016, Nov. 2017, Oct. 2018, May 2019 (showcased during Sven’s “Monstrous May” 2019 festival of classic Universal “Frankenstein” mammoth monster masterpiece features) Nov. 2020, Sept. 2021 (part of Sven’s “Franken-Fest” festival of classic mammoth Universal “Frankenstein” monster feature film masterpieces) and Nov. 2022.
Fellow Super Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his first coast-to-coast classic mammoth double-feature sci-fi masterpiece showcase for “Halloween Boo-nanza 2023!”
A snippet from the Chiodo Bros.’ classic mammoth 1988 Trans World Entertainment* sci-fi farce masterpiece production of “Killer Klowns from Outer Space.”
The legendary and iconic Berywn/Chicago-based classic mammoth sci-fi feature film masterpiece host will present his first coast-to-coast double-feature twinset sci-fi feature film masterpiece showcase of “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” (1988) and “The Crawling Eye” (1958). The aforementioned Sven double-feature twinset will begin this Sat., Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
Oct. 21, 2023:Svengoolie’s big double-feature twinset broadcast featuring his big broadcast premiere of Dan Curtis‘ classic mammoth ABC “Kolchak” supernatural made-for-TV movie masterpiece with Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland and Larry Linville (of TV’s “M*A*S*H” fame), “The Night Stalker” (1972, at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central), followed by Sven’s big broadcast of the U.S. dubbing of Ishiro Honda‘s classic mammoth Toho Studios pioneering kaiju creature masterpiece production of “Gojira” featuring Raymond Burr of TV’s “Perry Mason” fame, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters!” (1954/56, at 10:30 p.m. Eastern/9:30 p.m. Central)! And wait- there’s more! Me-TV will also have an all-night festival of classic episodes of the classic mammoth 1974-75 Universal Studios/ABC supernatural masterpiece series adaptation that was inspired by the two earlier classic mammoth Dan Curtis/ABC “Kolchak” made-for-TV movie masterpieces, “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” with McGavin and Oakland (at 1:30 a.m. Eastern/12:30 a.m. Central)!
Oct. 22, 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)! And wait- there’s more! An all-night festival of additional classic episodes of the classic mammoth Universal Studios/ABC supernatural masterpiece series with McGavin and Oakland, “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” (at 1:30 a.m. Eastern/12:30 a.m. Central)!
Alongside Sven’s upcoming big broadcast twinset of “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” (1988) and “The Crawling Eye” (1958), Me-TV will also be showcasing the return of classic episodes of a classic mammoth spin-off cross-over masterpiece series featuring a recognizable personality from the network’s classic mammoth weekday morning cartoon masterpiece showcase series!
Here are some moments that didn't make the cut from our chat with Sven.
That same evening (Oct. 7), “Sventoonie” returns to the Me-TV airlanes with classic episodes of the “Svengoolie”/”Toon In With Me” cross-over spin-off series in a “Sventoonie” all-night festival (starting at 12:30 a.m. Eastern/11:30 p.m. Central)!
“It’s ‘Craazzy’!” Original 1988 Trans World Entertainment* theatrical poster art for the Chiodo Bros.’ “Killer Klowns from Outer Space.”
Watch out! “Dean Wormer’s” long-lost “mascot” for “Faber College!” Oopsa Doopsa! Wrong John Vernon film! A moment from “Killer Klowns in Outer Space” (1988), featuring John Vernon.
The cult classic mammoth 1988 horror/sci-fi/comedy masterpiece production was co-produced by veteran executive producers/production officials Moshe Diamant and Paul Mason, along with veteran associate producers/production officials J.J. Lichauco Pelman, Christopher Roth, Eduard Sarlui and Helen Szabo; the real-life sister of Sarlui (she received screen credit under the name of Helen Sarlui-Tucker). The Chiodo Bros.’ “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” (1988) was released through Moshe Diamant and Eduard Sarlui’s independent releasing firm Trans World Entertainment*; according to IMDB. Trans World Entertainment* would be later folded into another production/releasing/distribution firm that was headed by Diamant, Epic Productions; according to Variety. After a series of complicated ownership deals and due in part from Trans World’s reliance on financing for productions from France’s banking firm Crédit Lyonnais (the aforementioned banking firm would later have many financial problems of their own); the Chiodo Bros.’ production of “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” (1988) and the majority of the TWE/Epic Productions library* later wound up in the hands of the current incarnation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), according to the Los Angeles Times. Sidebar: Diamant and Saruli’s Trans World Entertainment* was not connected to a similar named company that specialized in mall-based and shopping center-based record and video stores. The other “Trans World Entertainment” now operates under the name of “Kaspien Holdings” for e-commerce sales; the company’s retail-based stores under the “FYE/For Your Entertainment” name throughout North America were later sold off to Canada’s Sunrise Records retail group. Though the two companies shared the “Trans World Entertainment” name, the two companies were never related in any form. -C.H.
“Waiting! Watching! Wanton!” “Maybe Yours!” The company that brought you “Rodan!” Original Distributors Corporation of America (DCA) theatrical poster artwork for “The Crawling Eye” (1958).
“The Crawling Eye” was directed by veteran British television and feature film director Quentin Lawrence. Several of Lawrence’s best-known productions throughout his directorial career alongside “The Crawling Eye” (1958) include numerous British television series, including directing six episodes of the made-for-TV classic mammoth sci-fi masterpiece television adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” in 1959, one episode of the classic mammoth spy/secret agent masterpiece adventure series with Diana Rigg and Patrick Macnee; “The Avengers” (Lawrence directed the 1965 episode of “The Avengers,” “The Gravediggers”). Lawrence also worked on several episodes of Britain’s long-running Granada (ITV) soap opera/drama series; “Coronation Street” (Lawrence directed numerous episodes of the series from 1974-77, including filmed sequences). Another Granada (ITV) British television series that Lawrence worked on was 20 episodes of a brief comedy series with Peter Sallis (of “Last of the Summer Wine” and “Wallace and Gromit” fame) along with Arthur English (of “Are You Being Served?” fame), “The Ghosts of Motley Hall” (1976-78).
From an early 1960s advertising proof for the TV syndication of “The Crawling Eye” (1958), which was handled by pioneering TV syndicator/producer Eliot Hyman’s Seven Arts at the time.
The North American theatrical rights for “The Crawling Eye” (1958) was handled by independent releasing organization Distributors Corporation of America, which was also known as DCA. DCA was known for releasing Will Price’s classic mammoth rock-and-roll revue masterpiece with the legendary “father of Rock & Roll,” Little Richard; young Tuesday Weld, the legendary La Vern Baker and the legendary pioneering New York Rock & Roll radio disc jockey Alan Freed; “Rock Rock Rock!” (1956, which was produced by Vanguard Productions, who also co-produced a latter classic mammoth Rock & Roll revue masterpiece feature with rival studio Warner Bros., titled “Jamboree!” in 1957). One of DCA’s other biggest successes was also the 1957 North American dub of Ishiro Honda’s classic mammoth kaiju creature-monster masterpiece production from Japan’s Toho Studios; “Rodan” (1956) with veteran Toho Studios stunt performer Haruo Nakajima, Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akio Koboril and Akihiko Hirata.
For “Killer Klowns in Outer Space” (1988), this will mark Sven’s second big coast-to-coast broadcast of the classic mammoth Chiodo Bros,-Trans World Entertainment sci-fi farce masterpiece production on Me-TV. He previously showcased the Chiodos’ “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” (1988) as a Me-TV big broadcast premiere back in Feb. 2023. In Sven’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago, he previously showcased the Chiodo Bros.’ cult classic mammoth 1988 horror/sci-fi/comedy masterpiece production of “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere on his hometown television station, WCIU-TV 26 back in Jan. 2011; according to IMDB.
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth American-International sci-fi sequel masterpiece.
“The Towering Terror from Hell!” Original 1958 American-International theatrical poster art element for Bert I. Gordon’s “War of the Colossal Beast.”
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago classic sci-fi/creature feature film host will present his big broadcast of “War of the Colossal Beast” (1958), this Sat.; Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
Gordon also co-produced the classic mammoth 1958 American-International sci-fi/creature sequel masterpiece with Arkoff and Nicholson, the two founders of American-International Pictures served as executive producers of the film under the “Carmel Productions” moniker. Gordon also wrote the original story treatment for “War of the Colossal Beast” (1958). Veteran screenwriter George Worthing Yates wrote the screenplay adaptation of Gordon’s original story treatment of “War of the Colossal Beast.”
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Warner Bros. sci-fi/stop-motion creature masterpiece.
“Why did 100,000 People Panic?” Original 1957 Warner Bros. theatrical poster art for the Australian theatrical release of “The Black Scorpion.” Note the big Australian film board warning mention in the theatrical poster art.
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth sci-fi creature feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “The Black Scorpion” (1957), this Sat.; Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The 1957 classic mammoth Warner Bros. sci-fi creature masterpiece production of “The Black Scorpion” was directed by veteran director Edward Ludwig. Before Ludwig worked on “The Black Scorpion,” he directed several features for Herbert J. Yates’ Republic Pictures, including the classic mammoth wartime drama masterpiece with John Wayne, Susan Hayward and a pre-“I Love Lucy”/”My Three Sons/Binge the Cringe” William Frawley, “The Fighting Seabees” (1944). Ludwig also directed the classic mammoth Republic Pictures action-adventure masterpiece feature with Wayne, Gail Russell and Gig Young; “Wake of the Red Witch” (1948).
The stop-motion creature effects for Ludwig’s 1957 classic mammoth Warner Bros. sci-fi creature masterpiece production were supervised by veteran stop-motion animators Willis H. O’Brien, Wah Chang and Peter “Pete” Peterson. O’Brien previously worked on the stop-motion visual effects for the classic mammoth Ernest B. Schoedsack–Merian C. Cooper-RKO Radio Pictures stop-motion creature masterpiece, “King Kong” (1933) and for the two classic mammoth RKO “Kong” masterpiece follow-up films, “Son of Kong” (1933) and “Mighty Joe Young” (1949, which was co-produced by veteran director John Ford as part of a production-distribution deal with RKO and then-owner of the studio at the time, business tycoon Howard Hughes); the aforementioned 1949 RKO production was one of the first major stop-motion film assignments for young Ray Harryhausen, who worked as a first technician under O’Brien. Three years after the production of “The Black Scorpion” (1957), Wah Chang worked with veteran special effects technician Marcel Delgado with special effects artists Tim Baar and Gene Warren on the classic Jack H. Harris–Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.–Universal Studios mammoth stop-motion prehistoric creature masterpiece, “Dinosaurus!” (1960). Peter “Pete” Peterson previously worked with O’Brien and young Harryhausen on “Mighty Joe Young” (1949).