OVER AT UK Peter Cushing Appreciation society Facebook Fan Page we have just shared a 'cracker ' of a newly source VINTAGE INTERVIEW with #CHRISTOPHERLEE shot on the set of Hammer films latest addition to their DRACULA series, 'DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE' in 1968. Lee talks about his Hammer films up to this point, the make used in playing his first role for Hammer with Peter Cushing, the creation in 'The Curse of Frankenstein' in 1957 and how he thinks Dracula is NOT a horror character, and how difficult he finds it to play the Count!' It's great to see Lee quite sparky and at the top of his game! You can go straight to this post at the FAN PAGE on what is our WEEKLY Christopher Lee Saturday! : HERE!
MORE DRACULA but of a different kind...TODAY
we also remember actor DAVID PEEL who was born today 19th June 1920. There
are few who have made such an impact as Peel. He only appeared in ONE
film for Hammer films and I believe only appeared in one film with Peter
Cushing.
ONLY
ONE ROLE, one film and yet, enter VAMPIRE HAMMER into google images,
and he will appear in most of the pages. Despite the success long after
The Brides of Dracula was
made...audiences felt a little cheated that it was a DRACULA film,
without Dracula!....I suspect that Peel wasn't impressed with either the
film or the subject matter. It is good to see today and for the past few years, fans and critics alike now warming to Peel's playing of the Baron. It is sad he is no longer with us though, to see that reward . . .
AN
UNHAPPY MAN, with troubles and issues. You probably know, he left the
industry early on and went into antiques and real estate, but life for
Peel was certainly difficult. We remember him today though, for that one
Hammer film and the impressive performance as Baron Meinster, the boy
vampire who certainly pushed the boundaries of vampire film!
