I'm assuming we're going to run out of material one of these days, but until that day comes, welcome to yet another Saturday Freakin' Night Special in The Dungeon!
"Fear In The Night" was a 1972 Jimmy Sangster - Hammer film that was one of their last together!
Ralph (Horror Of Frankenstein) Bates hangs on from finish to start, because this opening scene is actually the end of the movie!
"Fear In The Night" is mainly a vehicle that showcases the beauty and acting talents of Judy Geeson, whose talents have graced these pages a half dozen times or more, in super-classic titles like "Berserk," "Goodbye Gemini," Doomwatch,"Star Maidens," and "Inseminoid!"
Judy's character is Peggy Heller, and she goes from being terrorized to.....
............Totally demure!
The rest of the talent quotient is incredibly high in "Fear In The Night" ranging from Peter Cushing...
.........To America's favourite bitch of the entire 1980's, the fabulous Joan Collins! How ironic that the U.S. video release was titled "Dynasty Of Fear!"
But the bottom line is that this is Judy's movie!
I'm not even going to try and explain this!
This is one of the best phone shots I've seen in a while!
I'd like to give a big shout out to cinematographer Arthur Grant for this shot! Look at the composition his eye saw just to get the actor framed by that little door! It's like Escher!
Arthur's credits include everything from "Quatermass And The Pit" to "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed," and almost literally everything in between! "Fear In The Night" was his second to last film! And now you know one of the main reasons why all those Hammer films look so great!
Judy's all twisted up inside!
And Joan is "Twistin' The Night Away!"
Another big thanx to Lord Litter in Berlin for reminding me this movie existed! When your mind is craving music that is always full of surprises, do yourself a favor and check out one of his radio broadcasts! Just trust me on this one! If I wasn't doing this, that's where I'd be! And if you can't make a choice, here's a good place to start!
"Fear In The Night" wasn't exactly an original title! This version of a completely different story came out in 1947, and one of the stars was DeForest Kelley, aka Dr. McCoy of "Star Trek" fame and fortune! "It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack!"
I would assume that the American home video release was retitled to cash in on Joan Collins' popularity on Dynasty.
ReplyDeleteFear in the Night is mainly a vehicle for Judy Geeson, but it also allowed Joan to show off her talent for playing a horrible evil super-vixen.