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Juggernaut (1936)

Posted on April 7, 2023 by lyzmadness

Director: Henry Edwards Starring: Boris Karloff, Joan Wyndham, Mona Goya, Arthur Margetson, Morton Selten, Anthony Ireland, Nina Boucicault Screenplay: Cyril Campion, H. Fowler Mear and Heinrich Fraenkel, based upon the novel by Alice Campbell Ah, Juggernaut! … Continue reading →

Posted in Science in the Reel World | Tagged 1930s, Alice Campbell, Anthony Ireland, Arthur Margetson, Boris Karloff, British, Cyril Campion, drama, H. Fowler Mear, Heinrich Fraenkel, Henry Edwards, Joan Wyndham, Mona Goya, Morton Selten, Nina Boucicault, science | Leave a comment

The Dark Eyes Of London (1939)

Posted on September 30, 2022 by lyzmadness

“You’re blind…and you can’t speak…but you can hear…and that will never do…” [Also known as: The Human Monster] Director: Walter Summers Starring: Bela Lugosi, Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt, Edmon Ryan, Wilfred Walter, Alexander Field, Arthur E. Owen, Gerald Pring, … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror | Tagged 1930s, Alexander Field, Arthur E. Owen, Bela Lugosi, British, Bryan Herbert, Edgar Wallace, Edmon Ryan, George Street, Gerald Pring, Greta Gynt, Horror, Hugh Williams, Jan Van Lusil, John F. Argyle, May Hallatt, O. B. Clarence, Patrick Kirwan, thriller, Walter Summers, Wilfred Walter | 19 Comments

Fright (1971)

Posted on October 23, 2021 by lyzmadness

“I’m going to make a phone-call myself, to the institution—then I’m going to come back here and tell you you’ve got nothing to worry about…” [aka The Killer Is In The House aka Night Legs] Director: Peter Collinson Starring: … Continue reading →

Posted in Psychos | Tagged 1970s, British, Dennis Waterman, George Cole, Honor Blackman, Horror, Ian Bannen, John Gregson, Maurice Kaufmann, Michael Brennan, Peter Collinson, proto-slasher, psychopath, Susan George, Tara Peter Collinson, Tudor Gates | 14 Comments

The Ghost Train (1941)

Posted on March 5, 2021 by lyzmadness

“Whatever it is, it never starts out at Truro, and it never runs into St Anne’s. If it be a natural thing—where do it come from? Where do it go…?” Director: Walter Forde Starring: Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Carole … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror | Tagged 1940s, Arthur Askey, Arthur Ridley, Betty Jardine, British, Carole Lynne, comedy, D. J. Williams, haunting, Herbert Lomas, Horror, J.O.C. Orton, Kathleen Harrison, Linden Travers, Marriott Edgar, Morland Graham, Peter Murray-Hill, Raymond Huntley, Richard Murdoch, Stuart Latham, train, Val Guest, Walter Forde | 9 Comments

High Treason (1929)

Posted on October 10, 2020 by lyzmadness

“Secret forces are driving the great continents into war as surely as they did in 1914…” Director: Maurice Elvey Starring: Benita Hume, Jameson Thomas, Humberston Wright, Basil Gill Screenplay: L’Estrange Fawcett, based upon the play by Noel Pemberton Billing … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1920s, Basil Gill, Benita Hume, British, Humberston Wright, Jameson Thomas, L’Estrange Fawcett, Maurice Elvey, Noel Pemberton Billing, science fiction, silent, the future | 9 Comments

The Man Upstairs (1958)

Posted on May 27, 2019 by lyzmadness

Director: Don Chaffey Starring: Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Donald Houston, Dorothy Alison, Kenneth Griffith, Patricia Jessel, Virginia Maskell, Walter Hudd, Charles Houston, Maureen Connell, Amy Dalby, Alfred Burke, Patrick Jordan Screenplay: Alun Falconer, Robert Dunbar and Don Chaffey, based upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Science in the Reel World | Tagged 1950s, Alfred Burke, Alun Falconer, Amy Dalby, Bernard Lee, British, Charles Houston, Don Chaffey, Donald Houston, Dorothy Alison, drama, Kenneth Griffith, Maureen Connell, Patricia Jessel, Patrick Jordan, police, Richard Attenborough, Robert Dunbar, science, thriller, Virginia Maskell, Walter Hudd | 6 Comments

Seven Days To Noon (1950)

Posted on May 26, 2019 by lyzmadness

[Also known as: Ultimatum] Director: John Boulting and Roy Boulting Starring: Barry Jones, André Morell, Olive Sloane, Joan Hickson, Hugh Cross, Sheila Manahan, Ronald Adam, Joan Hickson, Wyndham Goldie, Marie Ney Screenplay: Frank Harvey and Roy Boulting, based upon a … Continue reading →

Posted in Science in the Reel World | Tagged 1950s, André Morell, Barry Jones, British, drama, Frank Harvey, Hugh Cross, James Bernard, Joan Hickson, John Boulting, Marie Ney, nuclear weapons, Olive Sloane, Paul Dehn, Ronald Adam, Roy Boulting, science, Sheila Manahan, thriller, Wyndham Goldie | 15 Comments

The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)

Posted on February 26, 2019 by lyzmadness

“I shall show you strange things about the mind of man…” [aka The Man Who Lived Again aka The Brainsnatcher aka Body Switch aka Dr Maniac] Director: Robert Stevenson Starring: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, John Loder, Frank Cellier, Donald … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1930s, Anna Lee, Boris Karloff, British, Cecil Parker, Donald Calthrop, female scientist, Frank Cellier, humour, John L. Balderston, John Loder, L. du Garde Peach, Lynn Harding, mad science, mind manipulation, prove the fools wrong, Robert Stevenson, science fiction, Sidney Gilliat | 22 Comments

The Reptile (1966)

Posted on November 24, 2018 by lyzmadness

“That vile thing underneath that blanket is my daughter, Anna! Oh, not the Anna you know; not that lovely girl, but a hideous parody of herself, a loathsome thing…!” Director: John Gilling Starring: Ray Barrett, Noel Willman, Jacqueline Pearce, … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror | Tagged 1960s, Anthony Hinds, British, Charles Lloyd Pack, colonialism, curse, David Baron, Hammer, Horror, Jacqueline Pearce, Jennifer Daniel, John Gilling, John Laurie, Marne Maitland, Michael Ripper, Noel Willman, Ray Barrett, snakes, transformation | 17 Comments

The Snake Woman (1961)

Posted on November 13, 2018 by lyzmadness

“Life is such a miraculous, delicate thing. What if this poison were to upset the balance? – and instead of a normal, healthy child, ours were to be born a—a—“ [Also known as: Terror Of The Snake Woman] Director: … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1960s, Arnold Marlé, British, Dorothy Frere, Elsie Wagstaff, Frances Bennett, Geoffrey Denton, Hugh Moxey, Jack Cunningham, John Cazabon, John McCarthy, mad science, Michael Logan, Orville H. Hampton, science fiction, Sidney J. Furie, snakes, Stevenson Lang, Susan Travers, transformation | 23 Comments

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Tag Archives: British

Juggernaut (1936)

The Dark Eyes Of London (1939)

Fright (1971)

The Ghost Train (1941)

High Treason (1929)

The Man Upstairs (1958)

Seven Days To Noon (1950)

The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)

The Reptile (1966)

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