#THROWBACKTHURSDAY
: FROM THE 92 feature films that Peter Cushing appeared in during his
long career in television, theatre and cinema, there only about five
titles, whatever your person taste, that could be deemed as 'almost
unwatchable'. Sometimes it's because of bad production values, (Hitler's
Son) technical ineptness (The Devils Men) of the director and his team
(Tender Dracula) Sometimes the fault lies with botched scripting or
editing (Touch of the Sun) where the film was fiddled with so badly,
what remains of the story is a mess...and here we place Incense For The
Damned 1970.
I THINK I CAN CONFIDENTLY say, there aren't any films, that I know of,
that suffer because of Peter Cushing's contribution, it's often stated
that many productions were saved, through Cushing's performance!
'Incense for the Damned' has been distributed under three titles over
the years, Bloodsuckers, Incense for the Damned and Doctors Wear
Scarlet, the title of the novel by author Simon Raven, that this film is
'loosely' based on.
THANKFULLY, CUSHING has but a guest
appearance. His shooting was extended after the wrap, to try and bring a
satisfying ending to the story...you'll notice his hairpiece has
vanished in the addition footage in the films closing moments,
presumably it had been sent back to the hire company. Director
Robert Hartford-Davis, disowned the film, and had his name taken off the
credits.The film was credited to Michael Burrowes... another name use
by Davis. As for plot, it is very hard to keep track, and some long
additional scenes of 'orgies' are played by a completely different group
of actors that were added to a 'continental' version of the
film.Although completed in 1969, Bloodsuckers did not get a general
cinema release until 1971. Filming took place April-May 1969. Shooting
took place in part in Greece and Cyprus.
SO, TO SAVE YOU THE TROUBLE of trawling through the 90 minutes of dross, are all of Peter
Cushing's scenes from the film....don't worry that because the scenes
are presented in isolation here, they will make little sense.... even
when presented in the feature, they contribute little to the chaos . . . .
#THROWBACKTHURSDAY:
David Chiang Da-wei was born on the 29th June 1947 in Shanghai,
(Republic of China) Chiang is a very famous actor and director, producer
in Hong Kong. Chiang was very much a martial arts superstar in the
1970s, working under the Shaw Brothers Studio. He has appeared in over
130 films and over 30 television series.
DAVID CHIANG IN ACTION IN
LEGEND OF THE SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES
IN 1974, Chiang starred along side Peter Cushing in Hammer films first
of two co-partner feature films with Hong Kong based studio, Shaw
Brothers. 'The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires' Peter for the last
time resurrected his character of Van Helsing, and together with Chiang,
Julie Ege and Robin Stewart, took on an oriental Dracula played by
actor John Forbes Robertson and a hoard of Kung Fu zombie vampires! Join
us today in wishing DAVID CHIANG a VERY Happy Birthday!
#THROWBACKTHURSDAY:
NOT THAT LONG AGO in on a planet, not that far away, actor GUY HENRY
took on a role that many would have thought impossible, the playing of
Peter Cushing's GRAND MOFF TARKIN from Star Wars in 'Rogue One'... but
what does Henry think of Cushing, and how did he prepare... here Henry
tells all!
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