Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing for joy for a classic mammoth Universal Studios monster masterpiece with several horror and monster silver screen legends.
“All together- History’s weirdest household!” Latter Realart theatrical re-issue poster art for Erle C. Kenton’s classic mammoth Universal Studios monster masterpiece production of “House of Frankenstein.”
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based monster/horror film host will present his big broadcast of “House of Frankenstein” (1944), this Sat.; May 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The classic mammoth 1944 Universal monster masterpiece production was directed by veteran actor-turned-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.
Siodmak’s original story treatment/idea for “House of Frankenstein” (1944) was adapted into a screenplay by veteran screenwriter Edward T. Lowe Jr., who also co-wrote the screenplay adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Sherlock Holmes” mystery novel of “The Dancing Men” with veteran screenwriters Scott Darling and Edmund L. Hartmann for Roy William Neill’s classic mammoth Universal “Sherlock Holmes” mystery masterpiece adaptation production of “Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon” (1942) with Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Kaaren Verne, Holmes Herbert, Whit Bissell and Lionel Atwill. The junior Lowe also wrote the screenplay for Kenton’s classic mammoth Universal monster masterpiece production of “House of Dracula” (1945). “House of Frankenstein” (1944) was produced by veteran producer Paul Malvern.
Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast premiere of a classic mammoth made-for-TV vampire adaptation masterpiece.
British theatrical trailer for Dan Curtis‘ classic mammoth made-for-TV movie masterpiece adaptation, “Dan Curtis’ Dracula” (1974) with Jack Palance; released theatrically in Great Britain by now-former British recording, film & technology giant EMI under the title of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula**.”
British EMI theatrical poster art for “Dan Curtis’ Dracula” (1974) with Jack Palance.
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth monster/horror feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast premiere of “Dan Curtis’ Dracula” (1974) this Sat., March 23 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The classic mammoth 1974 made-for-TV movie adaptation masterpiece of Bram Stoker’s gothic vampire novel, “Dracula” was directed 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 masterpiece series 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 and released around the same time that ABC cancelled “Dark Shadows”). 20 years after the final ABC broadcast of “Dark Shadows,” Curtis reunited 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 vampire Barnabas Collins in the latter/brief Curtis/MGM/NBC “Dark Shadows” series revival.
For his made-for-TV adaptation of “Dracula,” Curtis co-produced his classic mammoth telefilm adaptation with veteran associate producer Robert Singer. Singer previously co-produced Curtis’ classic mammoth ABC “Kolchak” made-for-TV masterpiece sequel, “The Night Strangler” (1973). Singer later served as executive producer of the classic mammoth Warner Bros./NBC sci-fi masterpiece series, “V” (1984-85) with Jane Badler, June Chadwick, Jennifer Cooke, Robert Englund (of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” fame), Faye Grant, Marc Singer, Jeff Yagher and guest appearances by Howard K. Smith (former news anchor/correspondent of rival networks CBS and ABC) and Duncan Regehr (of “The Monster Squad” fame).
Curtis’s classic mammoth 1974 made-for-TV masterpiece adaptation of “Dracula” premiered on the CBS television network on Feb. 8, 1974; according to IMDB.
Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Columbia Pictures macabre gimmick thriller masterpiece from one of the legendary macabre film directors.
Original 1960 Columbia Pictures theatrical release trailer for William Castle‘s classic mammoth macabre gimmick thriller masterpiece in the magic of “Illusion-O,” “13 Ghosts;” featuring an exclusive trailer introduction by Castle.
“13 Times the Thrills!” “13 Times the Screams!” “13 Times the Fun!” “See the ‘Ghosts’ in ‘Ectoplasmic’ Color!” Original 1960 Columbia Pictures theatrical poster art for William Castle’s “13 Ghosts” in “Illusion-O.”
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth thriller feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “13 Ghosts” (1960) this Sat., March 9 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The classic mammoth 1960 Columbia macabre thriller was directed by the legendary master of macabre cinema, William Castle. For the majority of Castle’s motion picture career, he produced and directed numerous feature films for Columbia Pictures.
Castle returned to Columbia Pictures to serve as an executive producer for the studio’s brief classic mammoth horror-thriller TV anthology masterpiece series, “Ghost Story/Circle of Fear” (1972-73), produced under Columbia’s Screen Gems TV unit for the NBC television network. Alongside directing “13 Ghosts” (1960), Castle also produced his classic mammoth Columbia “Illusion-O” feature macabre thriller gimmick masterpiece production.
The screenplay for Castle’s classic mammoth 1960 Columbia “Illusion-O” macabre thriller masterpiece production of “13 Ghosts” was written by veteran Castle screenwriter/associate producer/production collaborator and novelist Robb White. White also wrote the screenplay for Castle’s classic mammoth Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) and Castle’s classic mammoth Columbia macabre masterpiece productions of “The Tingler” (1959) and “Homicidal” (1961). Alongside working with William Castle during his screenwriting and feature film/TV production career, Robb White wrote the teleplay treatments for eight episodes of the classic mammoth CBS television drama masterpiece series adaptation of Erle Stanley Gardner‘s “Perry Mason” with Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins and William Talman from 1961-65 (the eight “Perry Mason” episodes that White wrote for the series were 1961’s “The Case of the Traveling Treasure,” 1962’s “The Case of the Melancholy Marksman,” 1963’s “The Case of the Lover’s Leap,” “The Case of the Deviant Delinquent,” 1964’s “The Case of the Bountiful Beauty,” “The Case of the Careless Kidnapper,” “The Case of the Reckless Rockhound” and 1965’s “The Case of the Candy Queen”). To paraphrase Sven, “Robb White wrote eight episodes of.. “Perry Mason!” -C.H.
In Sven/Rich Koz’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois; he previously showcased William Castle’s classic mammoth Columbia macabre thriller masterpiece production of “13 Ghosts” (1960) as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast showcase on his hometown TV station in Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois; WCIU-TV 26 back in Nov. 2009; according to IMDB.
Who was in William Castle’s classic mammoth Columbia macabre thriller masterpiece production of “13 Ghosts” (1960, in “Illusion-O”)?
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).
I am thankful for my parents, my relatives/ all my fellow wonderful friends/Super SvenPals/Super Tooners/Super MSTies/Super classic film & TV masterpiece aficionados/Super “Silver Screen Reflections” readers across the universe! Again, I’m very glad you all enjoy my weekly classic Sven feature film masterpiece blog/”Silver Screen Reflections” blog posts, along with my weekly “#ChrisHambyPhotoGallery” masterpiece series!
I’m looking forward to many more Sven, “Toon In” & classic mammoth film masterpiece adventures throughout the New Year of 2024 and beyond with all my fellow wonderful Super SvenPals/Super Tooners from coast-to-coast, along with my weekly “Chris Hamby Photo Gallery” series of uplifting nature photos from around home!
There’s some aspects of 2024 that I’m deeply concerned about. But I’m hoping that the New Year of 2024 will be peaceful healthy and safe for all of us.
I’ve had some obligations and setbacks recently- not too serious, but I’m being very cautious/careful. I mentioned earlier that I would create a secondary blog site in connection to my weekly Photo Gallery series- which will actually begin later in 2024. And there’s a lot I would like to accomplish/achieve in the New Year as well.
And again- as I’ve mentioned before- and forgive me for sounding like a “broken record” and/or “audiotape loop,” I’m hoping one of these days in the future to see all of my fellow wonderful friends/Super SvenPals/Super Tooners for a future Sven event and/or Berwyn/Chicago visit in the future.
And we all know that that corrupt/controversial wackadoodle billionaire schnook known as “Baron Von Muskrat” and his minions have wrecked the Twitter airlanes.
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m hoping that we can all continue to Live-Tweet Svengoolie, “Toon In With Me” big broadcasts, classic film, music, broadcasting, animation, etc.- along with sharing fun facts about classic film, TV, cartoons, etc. and/or anything unique in connection to Sven/”Toon In.”
And again- as I’ve stated before, I’m NOT paying for a social media site/social media platform.
For those who do not know- though I haven’t used the “Threads” platform frequently, I have a backup account on the “Threads” social media platform.
To all my fellow wonderful Super Svengoolie SvenPals/Super “Toon In With Me” Tooners/Super readers/subscribers of “Silver Screen Reflections” everywhere: Seriously, Please, please be good, kind, courteous, safe and respectful to each other. Let’s all look to uplifting/positive enlightenment, encouragement and wisdom from Svengoolie, all fellow wonderful Super Svengoolie SvenPals/Super “Toon In With Me”/”Saturday Morning Cartoons” Tooners/Super Mystery Science Theater 3000/MST3K MSTies/Super classic film/television aficionados/Super readers of “Silver Screen Reflections” everywhere. Again, to all fellow wonderful Super Svengoolie SvenPals/Super “Toon In With Me”/”Saturday Morning Cartoons” Tooners/Super MST3K MSTies/Super classic film & TV aficionados/Super “Silver ScreenReflections” readers everywhere- To those who have not made a plan to get their vaccines yet, be sure to schedule your vaccines, booster vaccines against the newest COVID-19 variant & your flu shot by contacting your doctor/physician/healthcare professional soon, follow all precautions safely and seriously, wear a protective face mask/appropriate protective face covering, wash your hands for approximately 20 sec., avoid touching your face, practice proper social distancing/physical distancing protocols, use a tissue/sleeve when coughing/sneezing, stay home, keep healthy and stay well. Again, let’s all take preventative measures/steps by being safe, keeping healthy and staying well- and again, we fellow Super SvenPals everywhere highly recommend watching Kerwyn’s informative coronavirus/COVID-19 prevention safety public service announcement! Escape from anxiety, chaos and stress by relaxing and having fun with Sven and his Sat. evening big broadcasts of classic mammoth creature/sci-fi/monster/horror/fantasy feature film masterpieces on Me-TV’s big broadcast airlanes! Be sure to join in on the fun with all fellow wonderful Super SvenPals/Super Tooners everywhere by live-tweeting on the airlanes during Sven’s Sat. evening big broadcasts and/or Toony & Bill’s “Toon In With Me!” Again, be good, safety first, keep healthy and stay well; Three Cheers & Two Thumbs Up to Sven/Rich Koz, the entire Sven/Sventoonie/”Toon In”/Me-TV production team & the entire crowd of fellow wonderful Super SvenPals/Super Tooners/Super MSTies/Super classic film/TV masterpiece aficionados/Super “Silver Screen Reflections” readers everywhere! To quote Svengoolie’s executive producer, Jim Roche: “#KeepCalmAndWatchSven!” –C.H.
Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Universal Studios mystery-comedy masterpiece adaptation for the holidays.
Latter Realart theatrical re-issue trailer for Albert S. Rogell’s classic mammoth Universal mystery-comedy masterpiece adaptation of “The Black Cat” (1941) with Basil Rathbone & Bela Lugosi.
Original 1941 Universal Studios theatrical release poster art for “The Black Cat.”
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth mystery-comedy feature film masterpiece host will present his big expanded holiday broadcast of “The Black Cat” (1941), this Sat., Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The classic mammoth Universal mystery-comedy adaptation masterpiece production of “The Black Cat” (1941) was directed by veteran feature film & TV director Albert S. Rogell. Throughout his directorial career, Rogell directed numerous productions- including his classic mammoth RKO Radio Pictures drama masterpiece production of “Suicide Fleet” (1931, produced under the RKO-Pathe moniker) with William Boyd (later of “Hopalong Cassidy” fame), Ginger Rogers (before going onto greater fame for her numerous RKO feature dancing musical appearances with Fred Astaire), Robert Armstrong (later of 1933’s “King Kong,” 1933’s “Son of Kong” and 1948’s “Mighty Joe Young” fame), James Gleason, Harry Bannister and Frank Reicher and young Ben Alexander (of 1930’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” and later of the 1952-59 TV rendition of Jack Webb’s “Dragnet” fame); his classic mammoth Columbia Pictures drama masterpiece production of “Air Hostess” (1933) with Evelyn Knapp, Thelma Todd (who was known for her numerous appearances in Hal Roach’s comedic short subjects), James Murray, Arthur Pierson, Jane Darwell and archival footage of then-Columbia contract player Jack Holt; his classic mammoth Columbia mystery masterpiece adaptation in the studio’s “Lone Wolf” series, “The Lone Wolf in Paris” (1938) with Francis Lederer in the title role; along with Frances Drake, Bess Flowers, Albert Dekker (of 1940’s “Dr. Cyclops” fame), Olaf Hytten, Walter Kingsford and Vernon Dent (who appeared in numerous supporting roles in Columbia’s numerous “Three Stooges” classic mammoth comedic short subjects); the classic mammoth Universal comedy masterpiece production of “Butch Minds the Baby” (1942) with Virginia Bruce, Dick Foran, Shemp Howard (of “The Three Stooges” fame), Grant Withers and Tom Kennedy (of Warners’ “Torchy Blane” fame) and six episodes of the classic mammoth Twentieth Century Fox (Twentieth Century Studios) TV western adaptation of “Broken Arrow” (Rogell directed from 1957 until the conclusion of the series in 1958) with John Lupton and Michael Ansara (the real-life husband of Barbara Eden).
Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe‘s 1843 short story of the same name, the screenplay adaptation was written by veteran screenwriter Robert Lees, Robert Neville, Frederic I. Rinaldo and Eric Taylor. The same year that they co-wrote the 1941 screenplay adaptation of “The Black Cat,” both Lees and Rinaldo wrote the screenplay for Arthur Lubin’s classic mammoth Universal spook comedy masterpiece production with Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Joan Davis, Richard Carlson, Evelyn Ankers and Shemp Howard; “Hold that Ghost” (1941). Lees and Rinaldo also co-wrote with veteran Universal screenwriter John Grant the screenplay for Charles T. Barton’s classic mammoth Universal monster-comedy masterpiece, “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948) with Abbott, Costello, Glenn Strange, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Lenore Aubert, Jane Randolph, Vincent Price and Charles Bradstreet.
This will mark Sven’s fourth big coast-to-coast broadcast of Rogell’s classic mammoth Universal mystery-comedy masterpiece adaptation of “The Black Cat” (1941) on the airlanes of Me-TV. He previously showcased Rogell’s classic mammoth 1941 Universal mystery-comedy masterpiece adaptation as a coast-to-coast big broadcast premiere back in Sept. 2014 and as regular Me-TV big broadcasts back in Nov. 2016 and Feb. 2019.
During Sven/Rich Koz’s WFLD Berwyn/Chicago days as the “Son of Svengoolie,” he previously showcased “The Black Cat” (1941) as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere back in March 1982, according to IMDB.
Who was in Albert S. Rogell’s Universal adaptation of “The Black Cat” (1941)?
Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic mammoth macabre/thriller feature masterpiece.
A snippet from William Castle’s classic mammoth Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) with Vincent Price. Sidebar: This is from the now-out-of-print Shout! Factory (Shout! Studios)/Scream Factory Vincent Price multi-film anthology Blu-Ray compilation set, “The Vincent Price Collection: Vol. II;” which featured Warner Bros.‘ official/authorized High-Definition restoration of Castle’s classic mammoth 1959 Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production**. -C.H.
“The ’13’ greatest shocks of all time!” “First film with the amazing new wonder ‘Emergo!'” “The thrills fly right into the audience!” Original 1959 Allied Artists newspaper advertising proof for William Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill” with Vincent Price.
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth thriller feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) this Sat., Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
“House on Haunted Hill” (1959) was directed by legendary veteran macabre-thriller feature film masterpiece director William Castle. Alongside his classic mammoth 1959 macabre/thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” for Allied Artists Productions, he also directed his classic mammoth Allied Artists macabre/thriller masterpiece production of “Macabre” (1958) with William Prince, Christine White, Jim Backus (of “Mr. Magoo” and TV’s “Gilligan’s Island” fame) and Jacqueline Scott.
Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill” (1959) was released theatrically through Allied Artists, according to IMDB. The classic 1959 mammoth Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production was co-produced by Castle and veteran associate producer Robb White, who also wrote the screenplay for the Allied Artists production of “House on Haunted Hill” with Castle.
In Sven’s home area of Berwyn/Chicago, Illinois; he previously showcased William Castle’s mammoth classic Allied Artists macabre thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” as a Berwyn/Chicago big broadcast premiere back in Oct. 1998 on WCIU-TV, according to IMDB.
Who was in William Castle’s Allied Artists classic mammoth macabre thriller masterpiece production of “House on Haunted Hill” (1959)?
Fellow Svengoolie Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing & jumping for joy for his upcoming big coast-to-coast premiere of a cult classic mammoth American-International sci-fi thriller masterpiece.
Original 1977 American-International Pictures theatrical release trailer for Bert I. Gordon‘s classic mammoth sci-fi thriller masterpiece production of “Empire of the Ants” with Joan Collins.
“For they shall inherit the earth.. sooner than you think!” Original 1977 American-International Pictures theatrical poster art for Bert I. Gordon’s “Empire of the Ants” featuring Joan Collins.
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth sci-fi thriller masterpiece host will present his big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere of “Empire of the Ants” (1977), this Sat.; Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The 1977 Bert I. Gordon/American-International feature production of “Empire of the Ants” was loosely inspired by a short story written by veteran science fiction author and novelist H.G. Wells. The screenplay adaptation of Wells’ short story that inspired the production of “Empire of the Ants” was co-written by Gordon and veteran TV/feature film screenwriter Jack Turley. Alongside his numerous TV and feature film screenwriting credits, Turley previously wrote the teleplay for two episodes of the brief classic mammoth Leslie Stevens–Warner Bros./NBC masterpiece adventure series “Search” (inspired by Stevens and Russ Mayberry‘s earlier classic mammoth 1972 Warner Bros./NBC made-for-TV movie masterpiece, “Probe“) that had an alternating lead for each episode of the week (Hugh O’Brian, Anthony Franciosa and Doug McClure) along with Burgess Meredith (Turley wrote the teleplay for 1972’s “The Andonis File” with O’Brian in the lead and 1973’s “The 24 Carat Hit” with Franciosa in the lead).
*For the majority of his motion picture directorial career, Gordon released his classic mammoth “giant” sci-fi/creature masterpiece productions, including “Empire of the Ants” (1977) through Samuel Z. Arkoff‘s American-International Pictures . Arkoff and James H. Nicholson established American-International Pictures in 1954, according to the Samuel Z. Arkoff papers collection housed at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. During Nicholson’s final years at AIP, he often had personal and professional disagreements with co-founder Samuel Z. Arkoff, according to Eamon Harrington and John Watkin’s retrospective documentary on American-International Pictures titled; “It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures” (2001). Nicholson then worked for a brief while for rival studio Twentieth Century Fox (Twentieth Century Studios), but was short-lived, as Nicholson’s health declined due to a brain tumor. Arkoff mentioned that in Nicholson’s last days that he was the only person outside of Nicholson’s family that kept in touch with him. Nicholson died on Dec. 10, 1972; according to IMDB.
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 Super SvenPals everywhere will be dancing and jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth made-for-TV movie horror anthology masterpiece that was produced by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network.
Custom art designed by Jacob Phillips for the Kino Lorber Blu-Ray & DVD release of Dan Curtis’ classic mammoth ABC made-for-TV horror anthology masterpiece, “Trilogy of Terror” (1975).
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth horror film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “Trilogy of Terror” (1975) this Sat., Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The classic mammoth 1975 ABC made-for-TV horror feature masterpiece production was directed by veteran television 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 Barnabas Collins role.
Alongside his “Dark Shadows” productions and “Trilogy of Terror,” most of Curtis’ classic mammoth masterpiece TV productions aired on the ABC television network for the majority of his career. He also produced the classic mammoth ABC made-for-TV movie masterpiece production of John Llewellyn Moxey‘s “The Night Stalker” (1972) with Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Carol Lynley, Claude Akins and Larry Linville (of TV’s “M*A*S*H” fame). Curtis also directed the classic mammoth ABC “Kolchak” made-for-TV movie masterpiece sequel, “The Night Strangler” (1973) with McGavin, Oakland, Margaret Hamilton of 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz” fame, John Carradine, Al Lewis of “The Munsters” fame and Wally Cox. The two classic mammoth ABC made-for-TV “Kolchak” movie masterpieces inspired the latter classic mammoth Universal Studios/ABC TV supernatural masterpiece series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” (1974-75) with McGavin and Oakland. For the aforementioned 1975-75 Universal “Kolchak” series, Dan Curtis served as a supervising producer. Speaking of “Kolchak,” the two aforementioned classic mammoth Dan Curtis/ABC “Kolchak” made-for-TV movie masterpieces with Darren McGavin and Simon Oakland will air on future editions of Svengoolie’s Sat. evening Me-TV big broadcasts as part of his twinset features for “Svengoolie’s Halloween Boo-nanza” 2023 festival! -C.H.
During the original March 4, 1975 ABC big broadcast network TV premiere of Curtis’ “Trilogy of Terror,” it was reported that several ABC-affiliated stations from coast-to-coast did not clear Curtis’ classic mammoth 1975 made-for-TV horror anthology movie masterpiece production for prime-time.
The only ABC-affiliated station that declined to show the original 1975 network airing of Curtis’ “Trilogy of Terror” (1975) in any timeslot was Duluth, Minnesota’s ABC affiliate (and future Me-TV affiliate) WDIO-TV.
Who was in Dan Curtis’ classic mammoth ABC made-for-TV masterpiece production of “Trilogy of Terror” (1975)
The players who appeared in Dan Curtis’ classic mammoth ABC made-for-TV horror/thriller masterpiece production of “Trilogy of Terror” (1975) were Karen Black (in the dual roles of Julie, Millicent, Therese and Amelia); Robert Burton (as Chad Foster), John Karlen (as Thomas Ammen), George Gaynes (as Dr. Chester Ramsey), Jim Storm (as Eddie Nells), Kathryn Reynolds (as Anne Richards), Orin Cannon (as a motel clerk), Gregory Harrison (as Arthur Moore), Tracy Curtis (as Tracy) and the vocal stylings of Walker Edmiston(for those who have not seen “Trilogy of Terror,” the writer/author of “Silver Screen Reflections” will not reveal what character Edmiston voiced in Curtis’ classic mammoth 1975 made-for-TV horror-thriller masterpiece). -C.H.