NOTES TO FRANKENSTEIN: PETER CUSHING 'MONSTER FROM HELL' SCREENPLAY SCREENPLAY

Cover of Peter Cushing's revised screenplay / script: 'Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell' (Hammer Films. Terence Fisher. 1971) Peter's notes: 'Always throw coat tails up when sit... Careful not to do mannerisms with mouth... Keep shoulders back... Always puff shirt cuffs below coat sleeves, except with OP coat, keep them tucked in for this...Don't ever look on ground.. Don't sniff... Cliff: Please make my ears less red... Always be busy, doing something... Cliff: No make up under chin because of collar getting marked... Along with train times, there are also the telephone numbers of Peter's agent John Redway, Brown's Hotel where Peter stayed whilst working near London, Elstree studios and Paddy Smith who was Peter's regular stand-in. Paddy also worked as Peter's driver, often meeting him at Victoria train station London, when he came in from Whitstable by train and drove him to Elstree, Shepperton or Pinewood studios.

NEWS: WHAT'S UP NEXT FOR HAMMER FILMS / PETER CUSHING BLU RAYS?

PETER CUSHING / HAMMER FILMS BLU RAY NEWS: Hammer historian Marcus Hearn has been instrumental in the release of the new blu-ray edition of the company’s definitive 1958 version of Dracula. So, which title will be released next? : " The next one we’ll see is Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, so we’re jumping forward to 1972! This was another film which I believe has only ever been seen in its home entertainment versions in a censored form, so we have been able to find extra material for that, which by this era – 1972 – was actually quite gory. We’re going to premiere the restoration of that in May at the NFT to mark the Peter Cushing centenary, and launch Peter Cushing: The Complete Memoirs, which I published. We’re hoping The Mummy will come later this year, which is obviously the third of the foundation of gothic Hammer horror, and the hunt is on for the missing footage of that."

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PETER CUSHING HALLOWEEN TREAT : HAMMER FILMS POSTS UP FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL HD ON YOUTUBE

 

The LOVELY people at HAMMER FILMS have given us all a great HALLOWEEN TREAT! Just click on this ink and you can watch Peter Cushing and Shane Briant in 'FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL for free! Thank you, Hammer and a Happy Halloween!

The film is available to watch UNTIL 6am GMT 1st Nov 2012!

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PETER CUHING : SHANE BRIANT : MADELINE SMITH: FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL : HAMMER FILMS

 

FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL Hammer Films (1972/1974) Peter Cushing, Shane Briant and Madeline Smith. SMITH: 'I look at that film now and wonder who the girl is. With her very dark hair, a bit podgy in the fizzog, nothing like me at all.

 

I remember that Peter was lovely to work with, but I was still rather nervous because he was such a big star. He got on well with Shane, who was as ferocious in his way about what he did as Peter was. It was terrible to see what grief had done to Peter. He was so painfully thin, and it was if the light had gone out of his eyes. He paid no heed to the hoot-and hollerers, and just got quietly on with the business of making our little film'

TERENCE FISHER: VINTAGE INTERVIEW EARLY 70'S: 'FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL'

An interesting little interview and piece of promotion that appeared in a 'NEW REVEILLE' magazine in the UK, back in November 1973. I've taken the text and added our own images. Take note of the quote from Terence Fisher about the 'new techniques' they would be using in Dave Prowse's make up...hmmm.