CONGRATULATIONS! Many thanks to Warner Brothers, for supporting the competition.. and to the MANY who entered! I have revealed the answers to the competition questions, on this banner. You find the how we pick the winners and full answers, below!
HOW WE PICKED THE WINNERS:
All
entries names are printed onto several pieces of yellow A4 paper. Each
name is then snipped, into a small strip of paper, that paper with the
name, is folded three times to hide the name. All the folded name strips
are then put together into our black top hat! Usually, the slips are
pulled out of the hat, randomly... this time all the names were picked
out, one by one, the hat being shaken to mix up the contents after each
one, but on pulling out the the 58th correct answer... 64th correct
answer, the 67th correct answer drawn, the 69th correct answer drawn and
finally the 74th correct answer... these were declared the winners! Why
do you think THOSE numbers were chosen specifically this time?? I
wonder, if you can guess why?
THE ANSWERS:
ANSWER
ONE: B Bernard Bresslaw. This actor almost became cast as the Creation
in 'The Curse of Frankenstein' because of his height and frame.
Christopher Lee was chosen it is claimed, because his fee was cheaper
than Bresslaw!
ANSWER TWO: C. The only production in the given list, which Melvyn Hayes did not work with Peter Cushing was the Children film Foundation 'Saturday Morning Cinema series, 'Here Come The Double Deckers'. All the other titles, Cushing and Hayes appeared in that film.
ANSWER
THREE: True. Hammer films The Curse of Frankenstein was the first
theatrical Frankenstein feature film to be produced in colour in 1957.
ANSWER FOUR: B Peter Cushing's contract with Hammer films, named the film as 'The Curse of Frankenstein' . . .
ANSWER FIVE: True. Among several ideas and concepts discussed by Hammer films, before the Curse of Frankenstein, had found it's script, cast and funding, was the making of a black and white feature, hopefully starring Boris Karloff.. as interesting as this concept and film could have been, pipe dream that thankfully, did not come to fruition...
ANSWER SIX: B. When The Curse of Frankenstein had its premiere in the UK, it was held at the Warner Theatre, London. Warner really pulled out the stops, the cast, producers all attended....as well as several pieces of the Bray Studios set of Frankenstein laboratory, which were set up in the entrance foyer of the theatre. Cast and producers posed with Christopher Lee's ghoulish water tank, a bandaged dummy of Lee's monster lay in the tank. Guests that night and paying costumers over the next few weeks, walked through the set of test tubes and cob-webs on their way, to their seats! This photograph has been posted and shared here on this Facebook page and the website in the past. The biggest give away is modern lamp shade in the ceiling and... the cardboard Peter Cushing standee, at the back of the set, holding the severed head at the acid tank! I did actually mention the 'static looking Peter Cushing' in the comments thread at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE
ANSWER SEVEN: C The Curse of Frankenstein, was produced with a budget of around 55 thousand GB pounds, it did indeed go on to make over 70 times its budget during its world wide theatrical run . . .
ABOVE in the industry press papers, Warner and Hammer made no secret of their success. In the above photographs featured on 'showmanship' you can spot photographs of the foyer display in the Warner theatre too!
Many
thanks to all of you who stuck with this, our longest running
competition, a question a day, seven questions . . I wanted to give you a Christmas Comp this year, that would keep you busy, and many were, for sure 😁 I think many had a
lot of fun too. Again, many thanks also to Warner Bros Archive Collection for supporting this
and all our previous competitions. IF you haven't read our full review
of the film, I will place a link below..and if you ain't got your copy
yet, I highly recommend this remastered classic Cushing, Lee Hammer
feature... the extras package is terrific and the remastering of film IS
very good indeed. The Curse of Frankenstein, is now VERY much alive!
Take Care and stay Safe, everyone 😊 - Marcus
