Hammer Films

by Johnson, Tom; Del Vecchio, Deborah; Cushing, Peter; Sangster, Jimmy; Bernard, James (AFT)

• ISBN13: 9780786469222
• ISBN10: 0786469226
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-27
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing

Summary

Though best known for its horror films, Hammer produced a wide variety of movies in many genres. The British studio was famous for its exciting stories and expert action-all on very small budgets and short shooting schedules. From The Public Life of Henry the Ninth (1935) to The Lady Vanishes (1978), this is the definitive work on Hammer's 165 films. Complete filmographic data are provided for each film, including release dates in both the United Kingdom and the United States, running time, length, distributor, complete cast and production credits, and alternate titles. These data are followed by an extensive plot synopsis, including contemporary critical commentary and behind-the-scenes information from many of the players and crew members.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Foreword	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
A History of Hammer Films/Exclusive Films	p. 7
The Films (listed chronologically by year of production)
1935 The Public Life of Henry the Ninth	p. 21
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste	p. 22
Song of Freedom	p. 25
1936 The Bank Messenger Mystery	p. 26
Sporting Love	p. 27
1947 Death in High Heels	p. 27
River Patrol	p. 28
The Dark Road	p. 29
Dick Barton, Special Agent	p. 30
Who Killed Van Loon?	p. 31
1948 Dick Barton at Bay	p. 31
The Jack of Diamonds	p. 34
Dick Barton Strikes Back	p. 34
Dr Morelle-The Case of the Missing Heiress	p. 36
The Adventures of PC 49	p. 38
1949 Celia-The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora	p. 41
Meet Simon Cherry	p. 42
The Man in Black	p. 43
Room to Let	p. 45
Someone at the Door	p. 48
1950 What the Butler Saw	p. 49
The Lady Craved Excitement	p. 51
The Black Widow	p. 53
The Rossiter Case	p. 54
To Have and to Hold	p. 55
The Dark Light	p. 56
1951 Cloudburst	p. 57
A Case for PC. 49	p. 59
Death of an Angel	p. 60
Whispering Smith Hits London	p. 62
The Last Page	p. 63
Wings of Danger	p. 66
Never Look Back	p. 67
Stolen Face	p. 70
1952 Lady in the Fog	p. 72
The Gambler and the Lady	p. 74
Mantrap	p. 76
The Four Sided Triangle	p. 77
The Flanagan Boy	p. 79
Spaceways	p. 80
1953 The Saint's Return	p. 83
Blood Orange	p. 85
36 Hours	p. 87
Face the Music	p. 88
The House Across the Lake	p. 90
Life with the Lyons	p. 91
Murder by Proxy	p. 93
Five Days	p. 95
1954 The Stranger Came Home	p. 96
Third Party Risk	p. 99
Mask of Dust	p. 100
Men of Sherwood Forest	p. 102
The Lyons in Paris	p. 104
The Glass Cage	p. 105
Break in the Circle	p. 106
The Quatermass Xperiment	p. 108
1955 Women Without Men	p. 111
1956 X-The Unknown	p. 113
Quatermass 2	p. 116
The Steel Bayonet	p. 119
The Curse of Frankenstein	p. 121
1957 The Abominable Snowman	p. 127
The Camp on Blood Island	p. 130
The Snorkel	p. 133
Up the Creek	p. 135
Dracula	p. 137
1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein	p. 143
Ten Seconds to Hell	p. 146
Further Up the Creek	p. 148
IOnlyArsked	p. 150
The Hound of the Baskervilles	p. 152
The Man Who Could Cheat Death	p. 156
1959 Yesterday's Enemy	p. 159
The Mummy	p. 162
The Ugly Duckling	p. 166
The Stranglers of Bombay	p. 168
Don't Panic Chaps!	p. 171
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger	p. 171
Hell Is a City	p. 174
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll	p. 176
1960 The Brides of Dracula	p. 180
The Terror of the Tongs	p. 184
The Full Treatment	p. 186
Sword of Sherwood Forest	p. 188
Visa to Canton	p. 191
The Curse of the Werewolf	p. 192
A Weekend with Lulu	p. 197
Taste of Fear	p. 200
The Shadow of the Cat	p. 203
1961 Watch It, Sailor!	p. 205
Cash on Demand	p. 207
The Damned	p. 209
The Pirates of Blood River	p. 212
Captain Clegg	p. 215
The Phantom of the Opera	p. 218
1962 The Old Dark House	p. 221
Maniac	p. 224
Paranoiac	p. 226
Kiss of the Vampire	p. 229
Nightmare	p. 232
1963 The Scarlet Blade	p. 234
Devil-Ship Pirates	p. 235
The Evil of Frankenstein	p. 238
The Gorgon	p. 241
1964 Hysteria	p. 243
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb	p. 244
The Secret of Blood Island	p. 246
She	p. 249
Fanatic	p. 251
The Brigand of Kandahar	p. 254
1965 The Nanny	p. 256
Dracula-Prince of Darkness	p. 258
Rasputin-The Mad Monk	p. 262
The Plague of the Zombies	p. 264
The Reptile	p. 268
One Million Years B.C	p. 270
1966 Slave Girls	p. 274
The Witches	p. 276
The Viking Queen	p. 277
Frankenstein Created Woman	p. 280
The Mummy's Shroud	p. 283
1967 Quatermass and the Pit	p. 285
A Challenge for Robin Hood	p. 288
The Anniversary	p. 290
The Vengeance of She	p. 292
The Devil Rides Out	p. 295
The Lost Continent	p. 298
1968 Dracula Has Risen from the Grave	p. 300
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth	p. 303
1969 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed	p. 307
Moon Zero Two	p. 311
Crescendo	p. 313
Taste the Blood of Dracula	p. 315
1970 The Vampire Lovers	p. 318
Horror of Frankenstein	p. 320
Scars of Dracula	p. 323
Creatures the World Forgot	p. 327
Lust for a Vampire	p. 329
Countess Dracula	p. 332
1971 Blood from the Mummy's Tomb	p. 335
Hands of the Ripper	p. 337
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde	p. 339
On the Buses	p. 342
Twins of Evil	p. 344
Vampire Circus	p. 346
Demons of the Mind	p. 348
Dracula A.D. 1972	p. 349
Straight On Till Morning	p. 352
Fear in the Night	p. 353
1972 Mutiny on the Buses	p. 356
Kronos	p. 357
That's Your Funeral	p. 360
Nearest and Dearest	p. 360
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell	p. 362
The Satanic Rites of Dracula	p. 365
1973 Love Thy Neighbor	p. 367
Man at the Top	p. 368
Holiday on the Buses	p. 369
Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires	p. 370
Shatter	p. 372
1974 Man About the House	p. 375
1975 To the Devil … A Daughter	p. 376
1978 The Lady Vanishes	p. 378
Short Subjects	p. 381
Hammer on Television	p. 389
Afterword	p. 393
Epilogue	p. 395
Selected Bibliography	p. 397
Index	p. 399
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