#MONSTERMONDAY! REMEMBERING DAVID PEEL AND HIS BARON WITH BITE!

#MONSTERMONDAY! Marking DAVID PEEL'S passing today, we present this vintage Italian (?) cinema poster for Hammer films, 'The Brides of Dracula' starring Peter Cushing as Van helsing, David Peel as Baron Meinster and the beautiful Yvonne Monlaur as Christina... It's a pretty neat poster, I think. So effective with so little, two colour and broad representation of the characters...with the voltage up on sex appeal as well as the fantasy...or are they the same thing??? Either way, this poster is one of my all time favs. What do you think?

#MONSTERMONDAY: TODAY we remember actor DAVID PEEL who we sadly lost on this day in 1981. 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. 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!

#MONSTERMONDAY! Here I've have scanned, TWO lobby cards you rarely see today, featuring David Peel. . .one from the UK set and the other from the US set. Both are tinted sets and quite rare!

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'COME MY PRECIOUS! THE MASTER IS WAITING!' FREDA JACKSON REMEMBERED

REMEMBERING: Freda Jackson, Born Today 29th December 1907. Was there ever a more frightening actresses in a Peter Cushing Hammer film? Here we see her as the 'hair-raising' Greta in 'The Brides of Dracula' (1960) starring Peter Cushing, Yvonne Monlaur and David Peel. Happy Birthday, Freda!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREE MELLY !

A very Happy Birthday to ANDREE MELLY, who was born this day in 1932. As the 'pretty' Gina in Hammer films, 'The Brides of Dracula' she terrified audiences with her ability to transform into Baron Meinster's victim in 1960 under the direction of Terence Fisher. Three years later she worked with Fisher again in 'The Horror Of It All' as Natalia Marley alongside Anton Diffring and Hazel Court.

THE BRIDES OF DRACULA COMES TO BLU RAY AND DVD

The Brides of Dracula Starring Peter Cushing, Yvonne Monlaur and David Peel. Combo pack Blu Ray and DVD. Region B. Release August 26th 2013

HAMMER FILMS: THE BRIDES OF DRACULA AND THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN GET BLU RAY RELEASES

RELEASE DATES: The Brides of Dracula: June 24th 2013. The Evil of Frankenstein: July 22th 2013. Both releases duo pack: Blu-ray + DVD. Region B (A, C untested)
British distributors Final Cut Entertainment will release two classic Hammer films in June and July: Terence Fisher's The Brides of Dracula (1960), starring Peter Cushing, Martita Hunt, and Yvonne Monlaur, and Freddie Francis' The Evil of Frankenstein (1964), starring Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, and Duncan Lamont.

Exact technical specs and supplemental features to be included with these upcoming releases are yet to be revealed.

To Order: HERE

PETER CUSHING DAVID PEEL: THE BRIDES OF DRACULA: TRAILER GRABS

 

 

HAMMER FILM PRODUCTIONS: 'THE BRIDES OF DRACULA' VINTAGE UK PRESS BOOK

RARE DAVID PEEL : THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960) : AUTOGRAPHED PORTRATE