WHOSE COAT IS THAT JACKET??? CHRISTOPHER LEE'S 'LONG SHADOWS' JACKET FINDS HOME

NEWS: Whose Coat, Is That Jacket??! You may remember that we reported on a story about the jacket that Christopher Lee wore as Corrigan in 'The House of the Long Shadows' was coming up for auction?

Well, HERE IT IS! Out of auction and looking very grand in it's show case. "For the moment, it's housed in the "Galerie Werkstatt", a very beautiful and well-frequented venue, art centre and restaurant near Cologne", our friend Gerd Pohl tells us. We applaud and congratulate the mangers of the Gelerie Werkstatt, for making the jacket accessible to the public and fans alike, so often items are whipped up by private collectors, never to been seen again...! I am very grateful to Gerd Pohl for providing us with these great photographs! A happy end to the story....

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AN ENGLISHMAN ABROAD: PETER CUSHING IN THE USA . . . AND ROBERT MORLEY!

An Englishman Abroad: Peter Cushing In The USA. Here is Peter Cushing aged 25 going on 26, tramping 'the great white way' in the USA. Staying at YMCA's while looking for work in Los Angeles, New York and here, on Broadway meeting the actor, Robert Morley. Also included here is the actual programme cover from the production and theatre where met met Morley... for advice!

Text taken from : Peter Cushing : An Autobiography (1986)

Weidenfeld and Nicolson : London.

Photographs from the PCASUK Collection.

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ALAN RICKMAN DIED TODAY . . .

The terribly tragic news of the passing of Alan Rickman, has just been announced. Although he never had the chance to work with Peter Cushing, he too was such a kind, talented and gifted man... in 1991 he too played the Sheriff of Nottingham on the big screen in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Until that point there was only one Sheriff for me... Truly Madly, Deeply, Die Hard, Love Actually and the Harry Potter films... a huge lost..
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INGRID PITT BRINGS US A THROWBACKTHURSDAY WITH BITE!

She was an actress that appeared in a handful of genre films, but she certainly made her mark! In 1970, she gave us her Marcilla / Carmilla / Mircalla Karnstein in Hammer films, THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, the following year she starred in another Hammer film, COUNTESS DRACULA.

Hot on the trail of those two hits, came yet another 'vampire', even though it was a bite size role in one of the stories in the portmanteau feature, 'THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD' for Amicus films, with Peter Cushing and Jon Pertwee.

In 'THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD' she wrapped up her part quite nicely, with a plot twist and flew across the screen and once again, into our hearts....

VERONICA CARLSON : QUICKY COMPETITION

Here's a PCAS QUICKY COMPETITION for you! Who is the actress on the RIGHT and what is the name of this film?? There's a FREE DVD in it for the first one to guess it!

Send your answer to me by EMAIL TO THEBLACKBOXCLUB@GMAIL.COM. I'll leave this open for a few hours, until someone gets it...

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RISE OF THE FALLEN : STAR WARS TRIBUTE : DOOKU AND TARKIN

 

What do you think of this terrific tribute artwork from a new friend to the page, David Burk? Wonderful concept. Would have been a real treat to have seen this one....

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FOR THE FIRST TIME: HD LONG SHADOWS UK TRAILER

'The House of the Long Shadows' (1983) Trailer HD: For the FIRST and only time, Peter Cushing, Vincent Price and Christopher Lee appear and star TOGETHER on the big screen! And for the first time, we present the UK cinema trailer here.

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CELEBRATE GEOFFREY BAYLDEN'S BIRTHDAY TODAY

Please join us in wishing the amazing Geoffrey Bayldon, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY today! At 92 years young, this mans film and tv credits go way back to Hammer films first Dracula with Peter Cushing, some of Amicus films finest like 'Asylum', 'Tales from the Crypt', 'The House that Dripped Blood', Hammer's 'Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed', 'The Risk' / 'Suspect with Cushing in 1969, his tv series 'Catweazle'. He appeared with Jon Pertwee in 'Worzel Gummidge as The Crowman from 1979 until 1981, the BBC's Dr Who in 79 and 'The Avengers tv series in the 60's. One of the kindest actors and a gentlemen to boot. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GEOFFREY BAYLDON!