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Any Hammer Fans Out There?
Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 8:08 pm
by John Upham
Nothing to do with King Edward I, Thames Ironworks or, indeed Jon Ludvig Hammer, I was hoping to share an interest in films from the Hammer Film Productions Ltd. company.
I'm not confining myself to the more well-known gothic style productions but films (not movies) such as
Cash on Demand (1961) and other non-horror titles.
Any interest?
Re: Any Hammer Fans Out There?
Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 9:42 pm
by MJMcCready
I remember Hammer House of Horror TV shows in the early 80s, they were pretty good.
Re: Any Hammer Fans Out There?
Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 11:22 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
Yes. I met Ingrid Pitt and her last husband (Tony Rudlin), and I imagine John knows Tony managed Lotus F1 team in the Clark/Hill days.
Re: Any Hammer Fans Out There?
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 4:13 pm
by John Upham
We are attempting to select a Hammer for Saturday night.
Anyone seen Night Creatures (aka Captain Clegg) from 1962. Apparently it is one of Michael Ripper's best Hammers.
Re: Any Hammer Fans Out There?
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 11:04 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
Trailer looks good, interesting cast also.
Re: Any Hammer Fans Out There?
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2024 3:01 am
by John Clarke
John Upham wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2024 4:13 pm
We are attempting to select a Hammer for Saturday night.
How about
The Devil Rides Out? Watch for the misplaced chess board!
Re: Any Hammer Fans Out There?
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2024 10:59 am
by John Upham
John Clarke wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2024 3:01 am
John Upham wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2024 4:13 pm
We are attempting to select a Hammer for Saturday night.
How about
The Devil Rides Out? Watch for the misplaced chess board!
Yes, good suggestion but I suspect we have all seen it.
I'm currently targeting
Cash on Demand where there is an uncut HD version on YouTube
or
Yesterday's Enemy which I cannot find on Prime or YouTube. Mind you its not the cheeriest film of all time.
Re: Any Hammer Fans Out There?
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 9:46 am
by John Upham
In the end the Crowthorne Chess Club film society settled on
Curse of the Werewolf from 1961 and jolly good it was too.
Michael Ripper was in fine form.
Re: Any Hammer Fans Out There?
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:17 am
by John Upham
The Crowthorne Chess Club Film Society watched Cash on Demand (1961) and were all impressed.
Top performance from Peter Cushing and others.
A Hammer but not a horror.
Re: Any Hammer Fans Out There?
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2024 7:17 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
Just watched "Lust for a Vampire" (1971) (made after "The Vampire Lovers", and before "Twins of Evil") for the first time in many years - good cast, (no Michael Ripper), typical of its era though... Mike Raven featured in it, who happened to be the father of one of my former work colleagues.
Re: Any Hammer Fans Out There?
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2024 10:04 pm
by John Upham
This weeks adventure was "Beware My Brethren" otherwise known as "The Fiend". Not a Hammer as such but certainly in the style of.