YOU OFTEN READ and hear about Cushing's attention to detail, not only in
performance, but also with his costume and schedule. It was reassuring
to directors, that Cushing came prepared, knew his lines...and everyone
else's too! thigh it drove some to distraction, Hammer's Antony Hinds
called Cushing a, "fuss pot!' One of the director's of the BBC Sherlock
Holmes series, actually had a show down with Cushing just hours away
from the live broadcast, over a line of dialogue. The only recorded instance of Cushing unraveling on set.
HERE
ARE FOUR PAGES from Cushing's personal script for 'Trail by Combat'
(1976) which he made for Kevin Francis, Tyburn Productions. Feel free to
copy the images, to see the annotations clearly because there is MUCH
to see. Notes to himself and his performance, 'Don't look down, don't
mumble. No toupee required when wearing the hat. Provide my own clothes
for this scene. Make sure two hundred pounds for car transport, in cash!'
YOU MAY ALSO SPOT, all the contact
details for John Redway his agent, the press office, and a note of where
to acquire stills from the film. Many of these he would send onto PCAS
pres at the time, Gladys Fletcher. These amazing annotations are proof
of a man who knew his trade, very well indeed, and didn't believe in
leaving these to chance
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