#SILENTBUTDEADLY! Here's #VINCENTPRICE
as 'Sinister Man' in probably one of his sharpest put-downs on film in 'Blood Bath At The
House Of Death' (1984), an interesting little black comedy staring Kenny
Everett . . he is SHOCKED, and the line he delivers, is sadly unrepeatable here . . our silent disposition serves us well! I thought his jibbing
before the delivery, was well worth posting . . .
#SILENTBUTDEADLYWEDNESDAY!: KATY WILD IS SHOCKED! But sadly her character, BEGGER GIRL, is MUTE! Hey, thought Anthony Hinds, she can't speak, she doesn't NEED a name! But Cushing gets it. There's nothing like a 7foot tall ex wrestling champion, in mashed-up make up, wearing diving boots and a mean look . . . carrying a wrought iron spear, to sharpen the senses. This leads into one of those scenes, that you can see, Cushing REALLY enjoyed. A right royal scuffle, with crushing grips, heroics, floppy fringe flying and Cushing's Baron comes out looking hair ruffled, but still sharp and smart! It's a pity the girls didn't get to play though... I just love the way, Cushing flings our poor 'Begger Girl' out...of..frame....! 'The Evil of Frankenstein' (1964), certainly is from the good ol days, when monsters were mean and big, and girls screamed, until a CHAP stepped in...!
#SILENTBUTDEADLY!: In #STARTREK lore,
there's a there's a theory. If a cast member in the 1960's tv series
was wear a red top as part of their uniform, they were for the chop.
After they had set down on the planet, while checking out the sandy
desert terrain, you could count the seconds before a scream went up, and
the red top guy, had bought it! Dead. Not so the case with the 1966
Cushing film, 'Island of Terror'. Actor Eddie Byrne was the go to guy in
the late 50's early 60's, if you wanted a strong, straight talking,
serious detective, police office or doctor. Here he plays Dr. Reginald
Landers, strong, straight talking, serious and tentacled silicate, tea
time snack! You can see the shock in his eyes. Who could have known? In
Hammer films, 1959 The Mummy, Bryne had played the SSS Detective
Inspector Mulrooney. For him it was double added value, playing to his
strengths Police AND IRISH! He played it very well, feeding Cushing's
British archaeologist all the right questions, that lead us through a
complicated flash back story about how, Christopher Lee's High Priest
Kharis had ended up minus his tongue and wrapped in enough bandage, to
stretch to Tut's tomb and back! So, that he should die, for me was a
surprise and sad. I am not one of these cinema goers who spends their
time wasting my ten bucks, trying to find the clues to end of the film,
when I have paid good lolly, for them to tell me. I also happen to be a
fan of Eddie's work. so, for him to leave film three quarters in, was a
downer. Still, he died well. Convincing audiences you are being SUCKED
to death, could be a tall order for some actors. Not Eddie. He's a
strong, straight talking, serious doctor here. He was never going to
suck in this role.....
#SILENTBUTDEADLY! 'Corruption' (1968) is a motion picture that is full of SHOCKS, and that's even without the CENSORED shock shots! Here Cushing shockingly bites the dust. It's interesting, despite how carefully director Robert Hartford Davies set up this clever shot, so that we get the full impact of the Laser Zap on PC, my dear ol Mum, when she saw this many years ago was distracted. 'Hasn't Peter Cushing got really BLUE eyes!', she exclaimed. And yes, he DOES. The weird thing is, if you look at at Cushing's death pose as Gustav Weil in Hammer films, 'Twins of Evil' (1971) and the last death shot of Cushing's Sir John Rowan . . .they are uncannily similar!
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