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ResidentSadist -> -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/2/2016 8:25:47 PM)
It's a dark and stormy night (11pm) here in Florida. I'm home alone because the wife is at work. It's just me and the dog watching TV together and what comes on? Rathbone, Karloff and Lugosi in Son of Frankenstein. I'm going to the living room to watch this one on the big TV. . . . time to make some popcorn! I am a devout fan of the classic old 30s & 40s horror films. Are you a fan of those classic old films... what about Hammer films and the 60s? [image]http://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Son-of-Frankenstein-poster_01.jpg[/image]

Tangelo -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/2/2016 9:41:38 PM)
"The Nanny" with Bette Davis comes to mind. My older sister used to imitate her whenever our parents were out late and she was 'baby-sitting !! Also remember two outstanding radio series. . "Dick Barton" and "P.C 49". I was living in England at the time. Oh, and another. . "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll". Another goodie.

shiftyw -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 3:41:36 AM)
I do love me some Lugosi. But I'm more a romantic when it comes to old flicks. Breakfast at Tiffanys, Some Like it Hot, It Happened One Night, etc.

Baldrick1965 -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 3:47:37 AM)
For me it is old monster movies... King Kong from 1933 and the 1954 Godzilla.... and of course the 1954 Seven Samurai

Tangelo -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 5:53:47 AM)
Two Brit Naval movies of the 50s I always rememember, and both based on books by Nicholas Monsarrat: "The Cruel Sea" and "The Ship That Died Of Shame". . . . What memories. And I went to sea as soon as I was old enough. .and tall enough !

Baldrick1965 -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 5:57:35 AM)
I spent 5 years in the navy

Nthrall -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 6:22:09 AM)
It was a dark and stormy night, The boy stood on the street, His eyes were full of tears, And his boots were full of feet.

Tangelo -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 6:31:21 AM)
I had ten years, but in the Brit Merchant Navy. . . .

Tangelo -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 6:52:08 AM)
The Hammer movies weren't all 'blood and guts' though. There were comedies and light-weight action like ; "The Men of Sherwood Forest", and of course "The Saint" movies, (Roger Moore as Simon Templar). He sure was a better "Saint" than a "007".

WhoreMods -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 10:04:58 AM)
I love those old numbers (and you've picked out a particularly fine one there as well). The terrible thing about Lugosi is that, at least un til he started making shoddy nonsense at the end of his career, Dracula was his worst role. He's loads better in his other Universal stuff: The Black Cat and The Raven in particular spring to mind. Tangelo: you know that a lot of the Carry Ons were Hammer productions? Supposedly that's why Carry On Screaming looks so awesome...

ResidentSadist -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 10:09:24 AM)
The movie was great and I shared the popcorn with the dog. It is hilarious to watch the dog eat popcorn. She carefully chews each little piece over a dozen times. So dainty. Give her a slab of meat and she swallows it whole in 2 seconds. But a tiny popcorn kernel lasts a minute. My slave rescued the dog (sammi) before we met. She did a great job raising that dog and its personality flourished. Sammi loves her collar. If you jingle the tags on it, she comes running and puts her head into it. I think because she was a rescue dog, she associates the collar with her family and home. It represents a sense of belonging. But . . . she is the same way with bandanas and backpacks. Maybe she just likes to dress up? [image]http://residentsadist.com/pics/sammi.jpg[/image]

PeonForHer -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 12:04:16 PM)
True story: It was a dark and stormy night ... Picture an old couple, living in a little cottage way out in the country, watching one of the old Hammer Dracula films, with Christoper Lee as Dracula and Peter Cushing as Van Helsing. The wind was howling, the rain was lashing at the door. Suddenly, there's a loud knock. The old man bravely goes to answer it. Standing there, dripping wet, is Count Dracula himself. 'I do apologise for disturbing you,' says Christopher Lee in his usual urbane manner, 'But my car's broken down. Would you mind awfully if I were to use your telephone?' 'Not at all, Mr Lee', said the old lady, behind her husband - who'd fainted into Lee's arms - 'Do come in'.

OsideGirl -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 2:58:53 PM)
[image]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BQcpj7ACMAAHRp4.jpg[/image] I love old movies, especially the comedies - Bringing Up Baby, Gentlemen Prefer blondes, His Girl Friday, Philadelphia Story. But, my absolute favorite is All About Eve. Oh, and my favorite Christmas movie - White Christmas.

ShaharThorne -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 3:22:57 PM)
I was getting the same image, Oside. I like silent movies myself, with the classics coming in a close 2nd. I was raised on the Hammer movies when I could catch them on TV. When AMC was actually old movies, I would spend hours during October watching the old horror movies. These days there is like nothing really good in the horror genre.

WhoreMods -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/3/2016 4:35:23 PM)
It's the first line of Bulwer-Lytton's Paul Clifford (and the first clause of a much longer sentence), which has since become synonymous with cliched melodrama and purple prose in literature. Bit unfair on Bulwer-Lytton, but there you go.

Tangelo -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/4/2016 7:13:14 PM)
"Carry on Screaming" wasn't a Hammer Films production, and although it was a 'take-off' of Hammer horror, none of the "Carry On" films were made by Hammer. They were all made by either Anglo Amalgamated or the Rank Organisation. The popularity of "Carry On" movies AND Hammer horror, in the 50s and 60s, was celebrated by British Post in 2008, with the issue of six pictorial stamps showing posters from three of each most recognised film releases. The stamps were a great success and pretty hard to get hold of today. . .

YourSincereSlave -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/4/2016 11:29:50 PM)
I took a cinema class some years ago and we had the chance to see a bunch of old movies and study how they were made. The original Nosferatu, Metropolis, Singing In The Rain, A Chinese Ghost Story. Probably the best class I ever took.

WhoreMods -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/5/2016 7:25:42 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Tangelo "Carry on Screaming" wasn't a Hammer Films production, and although it was a 'take-off' of Hammer horror, none of the "Carry On" films were made by Hammer. They were all made by either Anglo Amalgamated or the Rank Organisation. The popularity of "Carry On" movies AND Hammer horror, in the 50s and 60s, was celebrated by British Post in 2008, with the issue of six pictorial stamps showing posters from three of each most recognised film releases. The stamps were a great success and pretty hard to get hold of today. . . My mistake, I thought Hammer was underwriting the '60s ones. If it was Anglo Amalgamated behind them, there'd have been a link with Amicus (and I think Tigon) rather than Hammer, then... YSS: A Chinese Ghost Story is a stunning film, isn't it? Absoilutely beautiful piece of cinema...

txgbear -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/5/2016 10:43:11 AM)
i'm a Britt myself SIRS

SDFemDom4cuck -> RE: -= It was a dark and stormy night . . . =- (10/7/2016 4:31:27 PM)
Any of the old Vincent Price films! House of Wax still terrifies me today! Old Dracula films. I loved staying up late watching the Late, Late, Late show or the Creature Double Feature! But then I love all the classic movies from the 30's through the 50's. Cary Grant, JimmynStewart, Katherine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart. I'm in, where's the popcorn???

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