Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing & jumping for joy for his big broadcast of a classic mammoth Hammer Films-Universal Studios werewolf monster-horror masterpiece.
“Svengoolie” to present his big broadcast of Hammer’s “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961)
Original 1961 Universal Studios theatrical trailer for Terence Fisher‘s classic mammoth Hammer Films-Universal werewolf monster-horror masterpiece, “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961) with Oliver Reed.
“Half-Man.. Half-Wolf!” Original 1961 Universal Studios theatrical poster art element for the U.S. theatrical release of Terence Fisher’s Hammer production of “The Curse of the Werewolf.”
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based horror/creature/monster film host will present his big broadcast of “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961), this Sat., March 4 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The 1961 classic mammoth Hammer-Universal horror/monster masterpiece production was directed by veteran Hammer director Terence Fisher. Fisher’s other classic mammoth Hammer horror masterpieces include “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957) with Hammer horror legends Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing for Warner Bros., “Horror of Dracula” (1958), the Universal/Hammer rendition of “The Mummy” (1959), “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll” (1960) and “The Gorgon” (1964).
“The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961) was produced by veteran Hammer feature film producers Michael Carreras, Anthony Hinds and Anthony Nelson Keys. Hinds also wrote the screenplay for Fisher’s classic mammoth 1961 Hammer-Universal werewolf monster masterpiece production under the pseudonym of “John Elder.” Hinds/Elder’s screenplay was adapted from Guy Endore’s 1933 novel, “Werewolf of Paris;” according to David Sterritt’s Turner Classic Movies online article on the Fisher’s 1961 Hammer-Universal horror entry.
It was noted that Hammer & Universal’s “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961) marked one of the only classic mammoth Hammer British horror feature film masterpiece productions that had a “werewolf”-based monster, according to IMDB.
Fisher’s classic mammoth Hammer-Universal horror masterpiece production of “The Curse of the Werewolf” was released in the United States as a double-feature presentation with another Hammer-Universal suspense/thriller masterpiece feature production, “The Shadow of the Cat” (1961) with Barbara Shelley, André Morell and William Lucas; according to an original 1961 Universal Studios exhibitors’ leaflet for the U.S. Hammer-Universal theatrical twinset release. “The Shadow of the Cat” (1961) was produced under Hammer’s “B.H.P. Productions” moniker.
This will mark Svengoolie’s ninth big Me-TV broadcast of Terence Fisher’s “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961) from coast-to-coast. Sven previously showcased Fisher’s 1961 classic Hammer-Universal werewolf-creature-horror masterpiece as a big Me-TV coast-to-coast broadcast premiere back in Oct. 2011 and as regular Me-TV big broadcasts in Nov. 2012, Feb. 2013, Aug. 2013, June 2014, Aug. 2015, April 2017 and June 2020.
Who was in Terence Fisher’s Hammer-Universal production of “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961)?
The players who appeared in Terence Fisher’s Hammer-Universal production of “The Curse of the Werewolf” (1961) were Oliver Reed (as Leon), Yvonne Romain (as a servant girl), Peter Sallis (as Don Enrique), Catherine Feller (as Cristina), Clifford Evans (as Alfredo), Anthony Dawson (as the Marques Siniestro), Josephine Llewellyn (as the Marquesa), David Conville (as Rico Gomez), Hira Talfrey (as Teresa), Richard Wordsworth (as a beggar), Joy Webster (as Isabel), Michael Ripper (as Old Soak) and Ewen Solon (as Don Fernando).
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