A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde

Interviews with 62 Filmmakers

Tom Weaver (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

412 Seiten

2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
9781476678283 (ISBN)

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In this jam-packed jamboree of conversations, more than 60 movie veterans describe their experiences on the sets of some of the world's most beloved sci-fi and horror movies and television series. Among the interviewees are Roger Corman, Richard and Alex Gordon, Tony ""Dr. Lao"" Randall, Troy Donahue, and dozens more.

In this jam-packed jamboree of conversations, more than 60 movie veterans describe their experiences on the sets of some of the world's most beloved sci-fi and horror movies and television series. Including groundbreaking oldies (Flash Gordon, One Million B.C.); 1950s and 1960s milestones (The War of the Worlds, Psycho, House of Usher); classic schlock (Queen of Outer Space, Attack of the Crab Monsters); and cult TV favorites (Lost in Space, Land of the Giants), the discussions offer a frank and fascinating behind-the-scenes look.

Among the interviewees: Roger Corman, Pamela Duncan, Richard and Alex Gordon, Tony "Dr. Lao" Randall, Troy Donahue, Sid Melton, Fess Parker, Nan Peterson, Alan Young, John "Bud" Cardos, and dozens more.

Tom Weaver of Sleepy Hollow, New York, has been interviewing moviemakers for 35 years. The New York Times called him a leading scholar in the horror field and USA Today has described him as the king of the monster hunters. Classic Images said he was “the best interviewer we have today.” A frequent contributor to ﬁlm magazines, he has written many books about American popular culture and is also a Blu-ray audio commentator.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments      viii

Preface

1. Jimmy Lydon on Robert Armstrong

2. Joanne Fulton on John P. Fulton

3. Memories of Serials House Peters, Jr., on Flash Gordon (1936)

Frankie Thomas on Tim Tyler’s Luck (1937)

4. Jean Porter on One Million B.C. (1940)

5. Memories of Boris Karloff Jo Ann Sayers on The Man with Nine Lives (1940)

Herbert Rudley on On Borrowed Time (1946)

Tommy Ivo on On Borrowed Time (1946)

Henry Corden on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) and The Black Castle (1952)

Fintan Meyler on Thriller’s “Well of Doom” (1961)

6. Michael A. Hoey on Dennis Hoey

7. Memories of Bela Lugosi Earl Bellamy on The Return of the Vampire (1943)

Alex Gordon on Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)

Herman Cohen on Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)

8. Memories of Lon Chaney, Jr. Karolyn Grimes on Albuquerque (1948)

Mickey Knox on Of Mice and Men (1948)

Irving Brecher on The Life of Riley (1949)

Barbara Knudson on Born Yesterday (1950)

9. Richard Kline on Sam Katzman

10. Sid Melton on Lost Continent (1951)

11. Memories of Five (1951) William Phipps

Arthur L. Swerdloff

12. Marilyn Nash on Unknown World (1951)

13. Diana Gemora on The War of the Worlds (1953)

14. Fess Parker on Them! (1954)

15. Rosemarie Bowe on The Golden Mistress (1954)

16. Memories of Bel-Air Productions Paul Wurtzel

John G. Stephens

17. Pamela Duncan on The Undead (1957) and Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)

18. Marsha Hunt on Back from the Dead (1957)

19. Herbert L. Strock on Blood of Dracula (1957)

20. Peggy Webber on The Screaming Skull (1958)

21. Lisa Davis on Queen of Outer Space (1958)

22. Troy Donahue on Monster on the Campus (1958)

23. Nan Peterson on The Hideous Sun Demon (1959)

24. Richard Erdman on Face of Fire (1959)

25. The Calvin Beck–“Norman Bates” Connection

26. Roger Corman on House of Usher (1960)

27. Alan Young on Jack P. Pierce

28. David Whorf on Thriller’s “Pigeons from Hell” (1961)

29. Alex Gordon on The Underwater City (1962)

30. Arch Hall, Jr., on Ray Dennis Steckler

31. Arnold Drake on 50,000 B.C. (Before Clothing) (1963)

32. Tony Randall on 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)

33. Frederick E. Smith on Devil Doll (1964)

34. Memories of Tickle Me (1965) Edward Bernds

Merry Anders

35. Ib Melchior on Lost in Space (1965–1968) and Lost in Space (1998)

36. Memories of The Wild Wild West (1965–1969) Whitey Hughes

Richard Kiel

Kenneth Chase

37. Burt Topper on Space Monster (1965)

38. Peter Marshall on Edgar G. Ulmer

39. Tom Reese on Murderers’ Row (1966)

40. Richard Gordon on Protelco Productions

41. Nick Webster on Mission Mars (1968)

42. Gary Conway on Land of the Giants (1968–1970)

43. Memories of Nightmare in Wax (1969) John “Bud” Cardos

Martin Varno

44. Jan Merlin on The Twilight People (1973)

45. Robert Pine on Empire of the Ants (1977)

46. Ken Kolb on Sinbad Goes to Mars

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.02.2019
Zusatzinfo	214 photos, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	717 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-13	9781476678283 / 9781476678283
Zustand	Neuware