WHEN SOMEONE DROPPED IN ON CHRISTOPHER LEE AND REMEMBERING ACTOR MICHAEL RIPPER

YOU KNOW THE LINE OF DIALOGUE? 'I’VE SEEN THE LIKES TONIGHT that mortal eyes shouldn’t look at!’… say THAT line of dialogue and any Hammer film fan worth his or her salt, quick as a flash will reply, ‘Michael Ripper, as the poacher in 'The Mummy!’.. And it is Michael Ripper who we remember today on the day his birth, 27th January 1913. Ripper appeared in many productions for Hammer, seven with Peter Cushing, nine with Christopher Lee.  . . .

AND TALKING OF CHRISTOPHER LEE, Michael Ripper, it turns out, found out about Christopher Lee appearing at a book signing in London back in the 1990's  and dropped in to see his old friend! Giving everyone the wonderful opportunity to see these two icons, together again, relaxed, chatting about old times. These photographs were generously shared with us by James Murray, who was working 'on the door' that day! Thanks again, James 😌😉  

INN KEEPERS, coachmen, police officers, Ripper an accomplished stage and film actor it could be argued is as much part of the Hammer family as Cushing, Lee, Fisher and Francis. Christopher Lee once announced to a packed convention in Baltimore, with Ripper standing at his side.. 'This man IS Hammer!’ And for many of us, he always will be . . . 

REMEMBERING EDDIE POWELL : HORROR STUNTMAN AND MUCH MORE!

REMEMBERING EDDIE POWELL TODAY 🙂 Here is a guy who who appeared in many many Hammer films...was Christopher Lee's favorite stuntman and stand the majority of his horror films. Dracula Prince of Darkness, The Mummy's Shroud, he appeared in several BOND films, Cushing's Dr Who, Daleks Invasion Earth. Later, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman in 1989... and not many of the fans of Ridley Scott's ALIEN, realize it was Eddie in the costume during many of the scenes and stunts! 

BLESS YOU EDDIE, you were a master and genius! PLEASE help us celebrate his birthday today, he sadly left us in August 11th in 2000. He has left behind a real archive of work and many friends and people who still miss him 🙂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDDIE!

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#CHRISTOPHERLEESATURDAY! CHRISTOPHER LEE AND EDDIE POWELL STUNT-DOUBLE POSE FOR A SNAP

#CHRISTOPHERLEESATURDAY! LEE X2! Christopher Lee and his long time stand in and stunt double, the lovely Eddie Powell on set during the making of 'The Care of Time' (1989)

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REVISTED : CAPTAIN CLEGG CUSHING STUNT : IS IT HIM OR ISN'T IT??

FOLLOWING ON from our previous post of GIFS here and at the PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE one GIF in particular has promoted some enquiries. The GIF from Hammer's Captain Clegg / Night Creatures, illustrates the shot where after the reveal of the Captain's TRUE identity, he tries to make a dash for it. This involved the charector climbing onto the pulpit and taking a leap at a near by over head light-fitting, to swing over the heads of the congregation and make his escape!  Despite some theories about this stunt being performed by a stuntman, because producer Anthony Hinds and the film's insurance would not have taken the risk in their lead risking an accident... we find, Peter Cushing indeed get his wish...and performed the stunt....!

It's an easy mistake to make! The  common trick and practice of editors and directors, was to show an actor with a rope, or chain whatever, about to leap...and then just as they moved to make that leap,  the shot was followed by long shot cutaway...it HAD to be a long distance shot, in order to show the actual stunt, and this worked well to hide the replacing of the actor with a suitably dressed stunt man, so the shot it didn't look out of place.. But audiences soon wised up to this practice. In this case, they followed the formula and the long shot hid the fact that it was Cushing performing the stunt.

BUT WHILE WE ARE ON THE THEME OF STUNTMEN, here are just three unsung heroes, who often stood in for Peter and Christopher Lee through out their careers. Above JOCK EASTON, and below Eddie Powell. Peter Munt, Fred Haggety in the light suit and Peter's driver and stand in Paddy Smith.

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ANOTHER GREAT GIF GALLERY OF HAMMER CUSHING LEE MOMENTS NUMBER 3

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PETER CUSHING AS VAMPIRE HUNTER VAN HELSING GIVES DRACULA THAT HELPING PUSH WITH HIS SPADE, JUST MAKE SURE HE'S A DEAD'UN!

 

The last of THREE GALLERIES of RARE photographs taking a look behind the scenes on the shooting of the prologue from Hammer films, DRACULA AD 1972

MORE from Cushing's ever popular VAMPIRE HUNTER VAN HELSING 

Here in Hammer films, first DRACULA film, 'DRACULA /HORROR OF DRACULA from 1958.

Here's our FEATURE with with FULL SUPPORTING GALLERY of rare publicity photographs from Hammer's DRACULA

A dramatic spin from Peter Cushing's Baron Frankenstein in Hammer

films, 'FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED'

Our FEATURE on 'FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED' with gallery of RARE production photographs can be found by clicking the link above.

MORE can be found on Peter Cushing's fifth Hammer Frankenstein film and his co star, VERONICA CARLSON  in Part Five of our series written by Bruce Hallenbeck, ''WOMEN IN GOTHIC: THAT FEMININE TOUCH' 

The sun goes down, and The Count Awakes. Christopher Lee as Count

Dracula in Hammer films, DRACULA / HORROR OF DRACULA

Find out more about the 'Cushing and Lee Chemistry'

 in 'A PARTNERSHIP IN DEADLY DEEDS' Part Two of 'A TALENT TO TERRIFY: The Twenty Two Films of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. As always, lots of photographs and rare production stills!

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