#TOOCOOLTUESDAY!
MANY OF YOU have often mentioned Cushing's wonderful ability to ware
costumes, like they were his every day wear and wear them SO WELL! The
role of General von Spielsdorf in Roy Ward Baker's 'The Vampire Lovers'
for Hammer in 1970, gave Cushing the opportunity to play another Vampire
Hunter, but unlike his Van Helsing, here Cushing notonly plays the
role, he also actually WEARS it! Silk dressing gown, general unforms,
high collars and hunting cloaks, few actors
wore a costume like Cushing in Hammer movie. Indeed, Christopher Lee
looked every inch the Count in his cloaks, but look at both actors in
Amicus productions, 'I, Monster'.... Here are few rare colour images of
Peter looking his best. Without saying a line, as soon as he appeared on
the screen in this movie, you knew Ingrid Pitt's Carmilla had met her
match . . in supernaturally and style . . .
PETER CUSHING WAS ONE of those very lucky actors, who could wear a Victorian
horses nose-fed bag, and still look very much fitting into the period
and quite amazing! This uniform so suits him, and unlike the Tarkin
'slipper-episode' these boots fit him, like a glove
PETER CUSHING and actress Pippa Steel. Pippa would also go on to appear in
Hammer films, 'Lust For A Vampire' in 1971. A film that Cushing was also
set to appear in. Sadly Helen Cushing's health and passing, prevented
him from appearing, and Ralph Bates played a re-written version of the
role of Giles Barton . .
A DRAMATIC SHOT in colour transparency of Peter Cushing as General von
Spielsdorf on set at Elstree film studios, then called Associated
British Picture Studios . .the studio photographer probably spotted
Peter, waiting during blocking of a shot, and slipped in to take this
shot. It's an amazing pic!
