“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960) with Peter Cushing, this Sat. on Me-TV

Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals from coast-to-coast will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Hammer Films–Universal Studios monster-horror masterpiece.

“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960) featuring Peter Cushing, this Sat. on Me-TV

Original 1960 theatrical trailer for the classic mammoth Universal Studios –Hammer Films horror/monster masterpiece production of Terence Fisher’s “The Brides of Dracula” with Peter Cushing.

The legendary classic mammoth Berwyn/Chicago-based horror/monster feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960), this Sat.; July 23 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The classic mammoth 1960 Hammer-Universal “Dracula” monster-horror masterpiece was directed by veteran Hammer director Terence Fisher.   Fisher’s other Hammer horror masterpieces include “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957), “Horror of Dracula” (1958), the latter Universal/Hammer screen adaptation of  “The Mummy” (1959), “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll” (1960) and “The Gorgon” (1964).  Fisher’s 1960 Hammer “Dracula” entry was produced by veteran Hammer producers Michael Carreras, Anthony Hinds and Anthony Nelson Keys.  Hinds also served in an uncredited position for co-writing the script for “The Brides of Dracula”  (1960), with veteran Hammer feature film screenwriters Jimmy Sangster, Edward Percy and Peter Bryan.

This will mark Sven’s ninth big broadcast of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960) on Me-TV. He previously showcased Fisher’s classic 1960 Hammer-Universal “Dracula” horror masterpiece back in April 2011*, June 2012*, May 2013*, June 2014*, Feb. 2015*, Dec. 2016*, Oct. 2017*  and July 2020*.  Sven’s April 2, 2011 big broadcast presentation of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960) also marked Sven/Rich Koz’s big coast-to-coast big broadcast debut on the airlanes of Me-TV, according to the Monster Kid Classic Horror Forum.

Who was in Terence Fisher’s Hammer-Universal production of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960)?

The players who appeared in Fisher’s 1960 Hammer-Universal production of “The Brides of Dracula” were Peter Cushing (as Dr. Van Helsing). Martita Hunt (as Baroness Meinster), Yvonne Monlaur (as Marianne Danielle), Andree Melly (as Gina), Freda Jackson (as Greta), David Peel (as Baron Meinster), Miles Malleson  (as Dr. Tobler), Henry Oscar (as Herr Lang), Mona Washbourne (as Frau Lang), Victor Brooks (as Hans), Fred Johnson (as Cure), Michael Ripper (as a coachman),  Vera Cook (as the landlord’s wife), Marie Devereux (as a village girl) and Norman Pierce (as a landlord).

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960), this Sat. on Me-TV

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

“Svengoolie” presents his big broadcast of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960)

Original 1958 Universal Studios theatrical teaser trailer for the United States theatrical release of the Hammer Films production of Terence Fisher’s “The Brides of Dracula.”

“For that ‘hot’ summer playing time!” Original 1960 Universal Studios exhibitors’ ad for “The Brides of Dracula.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based horror/monster film host will present his big broadcast of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960), this Sat.; July 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The 1960 Hammer-Universal “Dracula” monster-horror masterpiece was directed by veteran Hammer director Terence Fisher.   Fisher’s other Hammer horror masterpieces include “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957), “Horror of Dracula” (1958), the latter Universal/Hammer screen adaptation of  “The Mummy” (1959), “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll” (1960) and “The Gorgon” (1964).  Fisher’s 1960 Hammer “Dracula” entry was produced by veteran Hammer producers Michael Carreras, Anthony Hinds and Anthony Nelson Keys.  Hinds also served in an uncredited position for co-writing the screenplay for “The Brides of Dracula”  (1960), with veteran Hammer screenwriters Jimmy Sangster, Edward Percy and Peter Bryan.

This will mark Sven’s eighth big broadcast of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960) on Me-TV. He previously showcased Fisher’s classic 1960 Hammer-Universal “Dracula” horror masterpiece back in April 2011*, June 2012*, May 2013, June 2014, Feb. 2015, Dec. 2016 and Oct. 2017.  Sven’s April 2, 2011 big broadcast presentation of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960) also marked Sven/Rich Koz’s big coast-to-coast big broadcast debut on the airlanes of Me-TV, according to the Monster Kid Classic Horror Forum.

Who was in Terence Fisher’s Hammer-Universal production of “The Brides of Dracula” (1960)?

The players who appeared in Fisher’s 1960 Hammer-Universal production of “The Brides of Dracula” were Peter Cushing (as Dr. Van Helsing, the legendary Hammer horror personality previously played the role of Van Helsing opposite legendary Hammer horror personality Christopher Lee as Count Dracula in Fisher’s 1958 Hammer-Universal classic monster adaptation masterpiece, “Horror of Dracula” ), Martita Hunt (as Baroness Meinster), Yvonne Monlaur (as Marianne Danielle, Monlaur also appeared in the 1960 Hammer-Columbia adventure thriller with Christopher Lee, “Terror of the Tongs” (1960), Andree Melly (as Gina), Freda Jackson (as Greta), David Peel (as Baron Meinster), Miles Malleson (as Dr. Tobler, Malleson previously appeared in the role of the undertaker Marx in 1958’s “Horror of Dracula” with Cushing and Lee), Henry Oscar (as Herr Lang), Mona Washbourne (as Frau Lang), Victor Brooks (as Hans), Fred Johnson (as Cure), Michael Ripper (as a coachman),  Vera Cook (as the landlord’s wife), Marie Devereux (as a village girl) and Norman Pierce (as a landlord).

“Svengoolie” to showcase “The Brides of Dracula” (1960), this Sat. on Me-TV

Now that Halloween is almost here, fellow Svengoolie SvenPals will be excited for his upcoming showcase of a 1960 Hammer horror film that was released by Universal.

“Svengoolie” presents: “The Brides of Dracula” (1960)

1960 Universal Studios poster art for “The Brides of Dracula.”

The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based horror film host will be showing the 1960 film “The Brides of Dracula,” this Sat., Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.

The 1960 sequel to Hammer’s “Horror of Dracula” (1958) was directed by Terence Fisher.  Fisher also directed several notable horror films from Britain’s Hammer Films, including “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957), “The Mummy” (1959) and “Dracula: Prince of Darkness” (1966).

This will mark Sven’s seventh showing of “The Brides of Dracula” on Me-TV.  He previously showcased the film back in April 2011, June 2012, (before Me-TV came into the Washington, D.C./Frederick, Maryland television market in early 2013; originally on WJLA-7, then moved to WTTG-5 in March 2017), May 2013, June 2014, Feb. 2015 and Dec. 2016.

According to additional research from the Monster Kid Classic Horror Forum, the film was shown during Sven’s first nationwide Me-TV telecast on April 2, 2011.

Who was in “The Brides of Dracula?”

The players who appeared in Fisher’s feature were Peter Cushing (as Doctor Van Helsing), Martita Hunt (as Baroness Meinster), David Peel (as Baron Meinster), Yvonne Monlaur (as Marianne Danielle), Freda Jackson (as Greta), Miles Malleson (as Dr. Tobler), Henry Oscar (as Herr Lang), Mona Washbourne (as Frau Lang), Andree Melly (as Gina) and Michael Ripper (as a Coachman).