ACTOR STUART WHITMAN DIES

SAD NEWS to report legendary actor Stuart Whitman has passed at aged 92. He known for his lengthy career in both media. Whitman played major roles in a large variety of genres. Some of these credits includes ' The Mark ' (1961) for which he was nominated for best actor at the Academy Awards, the Western film 'The Comancheros' (1961), the comedy 'Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines' (1965), and the horror 'Night of the Lepus ' (1972).

 
ON TELEVISION, Whitman is known for roles in 'Highway Patrol' (1955–1957), Cimarron Strip (1967), and Superboy (1988–1992). He co-starred with Peter Cushing in Hammer's 'Shatter' aka 'Call Him Mr Shatter' (1974) Cushing's final film for the company. He also worked with Milton Subotsky in the horror anthology 'The Monster Club' (1980)

NEWS: SCREAM FACTORY SETS APRIL 28TH 2020 RELEASE FOR HAMMER / SHAW BROS CUSHING BLU RAY

NEWS: SCREAM FACTORY have announced they are to release HAMMER FILMS 'SHATTER' (1974) starring STUART WHITMAN and PETER CUSHING on BLU RAY! It has a planned RELEASE DATE of APRIL 28TH 2020 is a REGION A release , but no news or details of SPEC or EXTRAS. We'll keep you posted here ;)

FOR THOSE OF YOU who have never come across this one, in the Cushing Filmography, it's an interesting role. It's a GUEST STAR appearance, but a performance that even though brief, gives screen time, to a Cushing relaxed 'turn' that surprisingly boarders at times, to the edge that Cushing gave to his performance of Baron Frankenstein in Hammer's 1969 'Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed'! 'Shatter' also known as Call Him Mr Shatter and They Call Him Mr Shatter is a 1974 British-Hong Kong action film starring Stuart Whitman, Lung Ti, Lily Li, Anton Diffring and Peter Cushing in his last film for Hammer Studios. It was the second and final international co-production between Hammer Studios of England and Shaw Brothers Studio of Hong Kong as part of the 'Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires' package. The film was shot entirely on location in Hong Kong and was first released in 1974 in UK.

 

'SHATTER' FILMED IN HONG KONG. WHERE THE ACTION IS APPARENTLY!

Shatter also known as Call Him Mr Shatter and They Call Him Mr Shatter is a 1974 British-Hong Kong action film starring Stuart Whitman, Lung Ti, Lily Li, Anton Diffring and Peter Cushing in his last film for Hammer Studios. It was the second and final international co-production between Hammer Studios of England and Shaw Brothers Studio of Hong Kong. The film was shot entirely on location in Hong Kong and was first released in 1974 in UK.

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'CALL HIM, MR SHATTER' PETER CUSHING AND STUART WHITMAN: KUNG FU FIGHTING WITH HAMMER AND SHAW BROTHERS

If you're stuck for a Peter Cushing film to watch tonight, here's a 'interesting' outing Peter did for Hammer and Shaw Bros in 1974, as part of the 'Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires' package. ''Shatter' or 'Call Him, Mr Shatter' is quite dated now, but if you can get around the mucho kung fu action sequences, there is a very good scene with star Stuart Whitman and Peter. A relaxed performance from Cushing, but with an edge of menace. Here's the whole film on youtube.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4K2hbLxBjc