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FILMS and 16 Television Episodes! Over at the Facebook PCASUK Fan Page, I have asked : What Do You Think, Made Peter
Cushing such a popular Sherlock Holmes? From 1959 and the Hammer film
adaption of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' the role of probably the
world's most famous detective 'Sherlock Holmes', became quite
permanently welded to Peter Cushing as one of his most entertaining
roles... from a filmography containing over 90 motion pictures! From the
many actors who portrayed Holmes, what was it in Cushing's performances
that made him so popular?? . . . And as you wouks expect, there are some interesting theories and strong opinions... HERE!
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CHUMP AT OXFORD (1940) was the penultimate Laurel and Hardy film made
at the Hal Roach studios. Stan Laurel played Stan / Lord Paddington,
Oliver Hardy is Ollie! The film is of particular note to us, because
Peter Cushing also featured in the cast.
#STANLAUREL was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson on the 16th June 1890, at 3, Argyle Street, Ulverston, Cumbria, England. He travelled to the US with the Karno trope, and after a long period eventually Laurel signed with the Hal Roach studio, so did Oliver Hardy, who was a member of the Hal Roach Studios Comedy All Star players...and the rest is history! If I were to pick anyone from this era of cinema history, Stan and Olly get my vote every time.
IF
YOU HAVE NOT seen A Chump At Oxford, I highly recommend it, I have added the the theatrical trailer above! It's not just
for an opportunity to see a young Peter Cushing at work, but also the
joy of watching the skill and talent of the two 'boys'. It never got
better. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Stan, you still remain head and shoulders above
the rest!
#RichardBurton and Claire Bloom's 1956 production of 'Alexander the Great' might have been seen as 'not so great' at the box office, but #PeterCushing
turned in a very good performance, even with such a damp squid of a
script.. it also gave us a fabulous colour image like this this one,
just months before Cushing's career would take such a dramatic turn!
ABOVE : HERE IS A GOOD FRIEND friend to Peter Cushing, who played more than
one villain alongside him.. a STRONG character too! Over at the Facebook Fan Page, I have posted this and asked if you name him and
the two films in which he appeared with Peter Cushing? It's funny how some have complained that the question is too easy, while quite few.. are miles off and have ID the guy, incorrectly! 😀😉
