HAMMER FILMS TCM COLLECTION #1:



4 movies from the Hammer production company!



CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE(1957):

This is the frist of the Hammer Frankensteins, and in
it we have Cushing playing the doctor, and Lee in the
role of the monster! Pretty close in theory to the
original story from the 1930's with just a few changes
here and there, this is actually pretty good, and a good
start for Hammer in the horror genre!! B+


From a reviewer from IMDb.com:

Peter Cushing was good no matter what film he played
in... he took his roles seriously and Dr. Frankenstein was
no exception. This one of Peter's better horror films. He's
brilliant... played this role with passion.

Christopher Lee plays the Creature. It's not role with
dialogue but it is a role which conveys feeling - much
like a silent film star - and Christopher does well as usual.

It's great late night horror film with two of the finest
actors Hollywood has ever seen. This Hammer film is
well worth the hour it takes to watch it.

9.5/10 - Rainey Dawn

Cast Of Curse Of Frankenstein, The:

Peter Cushing ... Victor Frankenstein
Hazel Court ... Elizabeth
Robert Urquhart ... Paul Krempe
Christopher Lee ... The Creature
Melvyn Hayes ... Young Victor
Valerie Gaunt ... Justine
Paul Hardtmuth ... Prof. Bernstein
Noel Hood ... Aunt
Fred Johnson ... Grandpa
Claude Kingston ... Little Boy
Alex Gallier ... Priest
Michael Mulcaster ... Warder
Andrew Leigh ... Burgomaster
Anne Blake ... Wife
Sally Walsh ... Young Elizabeth
Middleton Woods ... Lecturer
Raymond Ray ... Uncle



HORROR OF DRACULA(1958):

After a friend of his is dispatched by Dracula, Van
Helsing decides to take out vengeance on the Count!
A pretty good flick, and the two stars do what they
do best in horror movies, startle the heck out of you!! B

From a reviewer from IMDb.com:

The definitive Dracula movie.

A vampire-hunter, Jonathan Harker, manages to land a job
at Count Dracula's castle. However, while investigating the
Count, he becomes a victim himself. His friend, Doctor Van
Helsing is soon on the case though, and he is much more
resourceful...

Probably the best Dracula movie. Intriguing, engaging and
with a few good twists along the way. Also, quite
compact - to-the-point and doesn't overstay its welcome.

Christopher Lee is back doing what he does best - being
a classic horror villain and being scarily good at it. Peter
Cushing does a fine job as Van Helsing. Just a year earlier
Lee and Cushing appeared in another Hammer horror
classic - The Curse of Frankenstein, with Cushing as Dr
Frankenstein and Lee as the monster.

Good supporting cast. - grantss

Cast Of Horror Of Dracula:

Peter Cushing ... Doctor Van Helsing
Christopher Lee ... Dracula / Count Dracula
Michael Gough ... Arthur Holmwood
Melissa Stribling ... Mina Holmwood
Carol Marsh ... Lucy Holmwood
Olga Dickie ... Gerda
John Van Eyssen ... Jonathan
Valerie Gaunt ... Vampire Woman
Janina Faye ... Tania (as Janine Faye)
Barbara Archer ... Inga
Charles Lloyd Pack ... Doctor Seward
George Merritt ... Policeman
George Woodbridge ... Landlord
George Benson ... Official
Miles Malleson ... Marx - Undertaker
Geoffrey Bayldon ... Porter
Paul Cole ... Lad



DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE(1968):

This has many plot holes, but what the heck, nobody
will care!! The good Count is up against a couple of
local gents who take up the battle against him!! One
is the local Monsignor, and the other a young man out
to save his girl!! Again, not a bad movie!! B

From a reviewer from IMDb.com:

This a beautifully filmed movie. The lighting is
breathtaking... in particular when Dracula appears.
Deeply Gothic in every way one can imagine. Simply
breathtaking Gothic eye-candy.

The story is very good. It picks up right where
"Dracula: Prince of Darkness" leaves off. You really
don't have to watch "Darkness" in order to know
what is going on in "Dracula Has Risen" but it is
better that you do in order to understand what
is going on at the beginning of the film when
Dracula is resurrected once again.

This is one of the best films in the Hammer Horror
Films "Dracula" series. It looses nothing from the
first two movies... it only continues the story in a
very dramatic way.

Worth watching if you enjoy Dracula/Vampire
films and Christopher Lee.

9/10 - Rainey Dawn


Cast Of Dracula Has Risen From The Grave!:

Christopher Lee ... Dracula
Rupert Davies ... Monsignor
Veronica Carlson ... Maria
Barbara Ewing ... Zena
Barry Andrews ... Paul
Ewan Hooper ... Priest
Marion Mathie ... Anna
Michael Ripper ... Max
John D. Collins ... Student
George A. Cooper ... Landlord
Christopher Cunningham ... Farmer (as Chris Cunningham)
Norman Bacon ... Boy



FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED(1969):

With a twist to the tale, in this one we have the good
doctor trying to make a well man out of an old friend of
his by transplanting his brain into the body of another
man's!! Many deaths, lots of blood, and a pretty decent
movie!! Really the only minus in the movie is the rape
scene which was totally unnecessary!! B+


From a reviewer from IMDb.com:

Considered to be the best of the Hammer Frankenstein
films, this is the fifth of the seven films featuring
Frankenstein. Peter Cushing is once again Baron
Frankenstein; probably the best ever in that role.

The Baron enlists the unwilling help of Karl (Simon
Ward) and Anna (Veronica Carlson) to remove Dr.
Brant (George Pravda) from an asylum to cure him
and find out how he managed to preserve brains.

The Baron also manages to rape Anna in the process.

Dr. Brant (Now Professor Rictor - Freddie Jones)
plots his revenge on Frankenstein for what he did.

A great ending. - lastliberal


Cast Of Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed:

Peter Cushing ... Baron Frankenstein
Veronica Carlson ... Anna
Freddie Jones ... Professor Richter
Simon Ward ... Karl
Thorley Walters ... Inspector Frisch
Maxine Audley ... Ella Brandt
George Pravda ... Doctor Brandt
Geoffrey Bayldon ... Police Doctor
Colette O'Neil ... Mad Woman
Frank Middlemass ... Guest - Plumber
George Belbin ... Guest - Playing chess
Norman Shelley ... Guest - Smoking pipe
Michael Gover ... Guest - Reading newspaper
Peter Copley ... Principal
Jim Collier ... Dr. Heidecke
Allan Surtees ... Police Sergeant
Windsor Davies ... Police Sergeant


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