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List Of Hammer Films
This is a list of films made by Hammer Film Productions. The list does not include the 13 hour-long ITC Entertainment television episodes, Hammer House of Horror, broadcast in 1980. Feature films These are the known, theatrically released, feature-length films produced or co-produced by Hammer Productions. Shorter works and television productions are listed separately. When two titles are shown for a single film, the first title is that as released in the U.K., the second in the U.S. During its most productive period of activity (1947−1979), Hammer released 158 films, 50 of which can be regarded as falling within the horror genre. 1935–1979 2008–present Selected shorter works * '' Polly's Two Fathers'' (1935) featurette * ''Musical Merrytones No.1'' (1936) short * '' Candy's Calendar'' (1946) featurette * '' Cornish Holiday'' (1946) featurette * ''An Englishman's Home'' (1946) short * ''It's a Dog's Life'' (1946) short * ''Peke's Sold a Pop'' (1946) short * ''Perch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammer Film Productions
Hammer Film Productions Ltd. is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic horror and fantasy films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Many of these involve classic horror characters such as Baron Victor Frankenstein, Count Dracula, and the Mummy, which Hammer reintroduced to audiences by filming them in vivid colour for the first time. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies, as well as, in later years, television series. During its most successful years, Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide distribution and considerable financial success. This success was, in part, due to its distribution partnerships with American companies United Artists, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, American International Pictures and Seven Arts Productions as well as fellow European fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jack Of Diamonds
''The Jack of Diamonds'' is a 1949 British adventure film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Nigel Patrick, Cyril Raymond and Joan Carroll. Its plot follows an ex-soldier who persuades some yacht owners to help recover a treasure chest of jewels he hid off the Belgian coast in 1940 during the Second World War. Cast * Nigel Patrick - Alan Butler * Cyril Raymond - Roger Keen * Joan Carroll - Joan Keen * Dolly Bouwmeester - Giselle * John Basings - Parsons * Darcy Conyers - Colin Campbell * Vernon Sewell - Engineer * Edwin Richfield - George Paxton * Guy Romano - Douamier Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or t ...'' gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote, "this well-paced effort takes full advantage of its characterizations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rossiter Case
''The Rossiter Case'' is a 1951 British crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring Helen Shingler, Clement McCallin, Sheila Burrell and Stanley Baker in a small role. A man has an affair with his disabled wife's sister - and when the sister is murdered, suspicion falls on him. Cast * Helen Shingler as Liz Rossiter * Clement McCallin as Peter Rossiter * Sheila Burrell as Honor * Frederick Leister as Sir James Ferguson * Ann Codrington as Marty * Henry Edwards as Doctor Bendix * Dorothy Batley as Nurse West * Gabrielle Blunt as Alice * Stanley Baker as Joe * Eleanor Bryan as Agnes * Ewen Solon Peter Ewen Solon (7 September 1917 – 7 July 1985) was a New Zealand-born actor, who worked extensively in both the United Kingdom and Australia. At the outbreak of World War II, Solon became a member of the First Echelon, 2nd NZEF that saw ... as Inspector * Robert Percival as Sergeant * Dennis Castle as Constable * Frederic Steger as Hobson * Anthony Allen as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Have And To Hold (1951 Film)
''To Have and to Hold'' is a 1951 British drama film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Avis Scott, Patrick Barr and Robert Ayres. Facing death following a riding accident, a man spends his final days arranging the future romantic needs of his wife. Plot Following a riding accident, country gentleman Brian Harding (Patrick Barr) is crippled and facing imminent death. His final days are spent arranging the future security of his wife and daughter (Avis Scott & Eunice Gayson). This extends to encouraging his wife to developing one of her male friendships into a romantic relationship. Cast * Avis Scott as June * Patrick Barr as Brian * Robert Ayres as Max * Harry Fine as Robert * Ellen Pollock as Roberta * Richard Warner as Cyril * Eunice Gayson as Peggy * Peter Neil as Dr. Pritchard Critical reception The ''Radio Times ''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme sche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Light (film)
''The Dark Light'' is a 1951 British thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Albert Lieven, David Greene, Norman Macowan. It was filmed at a rented country estate in Gilston and on location around Portsmouth.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.77 Synopsis The crew of a lighthouse take in what they assume to be the survivors of a shipwreck, but who turn out to be criminals on the run after a bank robbery. Cast * Albert Lieven as Mark * David Greene as Johnny * Norman Macowan as Rigby * Martin Benson as Luigi * Jack Stewart as Matt * Katharine Blake as Linda * Joan Carol as Joan * John Harvey as Roger * John Longden as Stephen Critical reception The ''Radio Times ''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by J ...'' called it "dismal" writing that: Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloudburst (1951 Film)
''Cloudburst'' is a 1951 British crime drama film produced by Hammer Films, directed by Francis Searle, starring Robert Preston and featuring Elizabeth Sellars, Harold Lang, Colin Tapley and Sheila Burrell. The script is based on a play written by Leo Marks, a wartime cryptographer for the Special Operations Executive, and later the author of a memoir about his wartime work, '' Between Silk and Cyanide'' (1998). Plot A World War II veteran, a former operative for the SOE, seeks revenge on the driver and passenger of a hit-and-run automobile that struck and killed his wife. Cast * Robert Preston as John Graham * Elizabeth Sellars as Carol Graham * Colin Tapley as Inspector Davis * Sheila Burrell as Lorna Dawson * Harold Lang as Mickie Fraser / Kid Python * Mary Germaine as Peggy Reece * George Woodbridge as Sergeant Ritchie * Lyn Evans as Chuck Peters * Thomas Heathcote as Jackie * Edith Sharpe as Mrs. Reece * Daphne Anderson as Kate * Edward Lexy as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Case For PC 49
''A Case for PC 49'' is a 1951 British mystery film directed by Francis Searle and starring Brian Reece, Joy Shelton and Christine Norden.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.79 It was made by Hammer Films at Bray Studios. The film was based on a popular radio series, which already been adapted into the 1949 production ''The Adventures of PC 49''. It was released as a second feature. Cast * Brian Reece as Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby * Joy Shelton as Joan Carr * Christine Norden as Della Dainton * Leslie Bradley as Victor Palantine * George McLeod as Inspector Wilson * Campbell Singer as Sgt. Wright * Jack Stewart as Cutler * Michael Balfour as Chubby Price * Michael Ripper Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor. He began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown; he was seldom credited. Along with Michael Gough ... as George Steele * Joan Seton as Elsie * Edna Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Widow (1951 Film)
''The Black Widow'' is a 1951 British thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Christine Norden and Robert Ayres. The film was a B-movie production by Hammer Film Productions and was based on a radio serial entitled ''Return from Darkness''. Plot Mark Sherwin (Ayres) is driving in the country when he notices a man lying at the side of the road. Assuming the man is the victim of a hit-and-run, he stops to offer assistance, only to be coshed and left stunned while his wallet and car are stolen. On recovering his senses, he staggers towards a nearby farmhouse where he collapses. He is found by the farm owner, who summons a doctor. Meanwhile, the car thief comes to grief while speeding round a corner on a clifftop road, the car plunges over the edge and explodes in flames. Sherwin regains consciousness, but is suffering from complete amnesia with no idea of his own identity or how he came to be found in such a remote location. The farm owner and his daughter agr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What The Butler Saw (1950 Film)
''What the Butler Saw'' is a 1950 British comedy film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Edward Rigby, Henry Mollison and Mercy Haystead. It was made by Hammer Films.Heffernan p.45 Cast * Edward Rigby - The Earl * Henry Mollison - Bembridge * Mercy Haystead - Lapis * Michael Ward - Gerald * Eleanor Hallam - Lady Mary * Peter Burton - Bill Fenton * Anne Valery Anne Valery ( Firth) (24 February 1926 – 29 April 2013) was an English screenwriter, author and actress noted for co-writing episodes for the BAFTA-nominated drama ''Tenko'' in the early 1980s. The daughter of actress Doriel Paget, she join ... -Elaine * Harold Charlton - Perks * Alfred Harris - Bishop * George Bishop - The General * Norman Pitt - Policeman References Bibliography * Heffernan, Kevin. ''Ghouls, gimmicks, and gold: horror films and the American movie business, 1953-1968''. Duke University Press, 2004. External links *''What the Butler Saw''at Hammer Films 1950 films British comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someone At The Door (1950 Film)
''Someone at the Door'' is a 1950 British crime comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Michael Medwin, Garry Marsh and Yvonne Owen. Basis The film was based on Someone at the Door (play), a hit West End play by Campbell Christie (writer), Campbell Christie and his wife Dorothy, which had Someone at the Door (1936 film), previously been turned into a film in 1936. Plot A journalist comes up with a scheme to boost his career by inventing a fake murder but soon becomes embroiled in trouble when a real killing takes place. Cast * Michael Medwin as Ronnie Martin * Garry Marsh as Kapel * Yvonne Owen as Sally Martin * Hugh Latimer (actor), Hugh Latimer as Bill Reid * Danny Green (actor), Danny Green as Price * Campbell Singer as Inspector Spedding * John Kelly as Police Constable Critical reception The ''Radio Times'' wrote, "this is Hammer hokum of the hoariest kind. There isn't a semblance of suspense...Not even the arrival of jewel thieves at the haunted house... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room To Let (1950 Film)
''Room to Let'' is a 1950 British historical thriller film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Jimmy Hanley, Valentine Dyall and Constance Smith. It was adapted from the BBC radio play by Margery Allingham, broadcast in 1947. Synopsis After a fire at an insane asylum during the Edwardian era, a young journalist becomes convinced that one of the patients has escaped and taken lodgings at a local middle-class household. The mysterious "Doctor Fell" comes to dominate the three woman in the house - mother, daughter and maid - and increasingly shuts them off from outside contact. Despite a lack of assistance from the authorities, the journalist suspects that the Doctor is in fact the notorious Jack the Ripper who is planning a fresh series of attacks. Cast * Jimmy Hanley as Curly Minter * Valentine Dyall as Doctor Fell *Christine Silver as Mrs. Musgrave * Merle Tottenham as Alice * Constance Smith as Molly Musgrave * Charles Hawtrey as Mike Atkinson * Aubrey Dexter a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Craved Excitement
''The Lady Craved Excitement'' is a 1950 British comedy film directed by Francis Searle and written by John Gilling. It featured Hy Hazell, Michael Medwin and Sid James. An early Hammer film, it is significant as one of five films shot at Oakley Court and the first to feature its famous exterior, located next door to Bray Studios. Plot Cabaret artists Pat and Johnny's careers are hampered by Pat's craving for excitement. She leads them into a number of dangerous situations, but also help to uncover a conspiracy to smuggle valuable works of art out of the country. Cast * Hy Hazell as Pat * Michael Medwin as Johnny * Sidney James as Carlo * Thelma Grigg as Julia Lafaine * Andrew Keir as Septimus K. Peterson * Danny Green as Boris * John Longden as Inspector James * Ian Wilson as Mugsy * Barbara Hamilton as 1st Chorus Girl * Jasmine Dee as 2nd Chorus Girl * Gordon Mulholland as Lunatic Critical reception ''Britmovie'' wrote, "barely watchable by today’s standards (and proba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
