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BOX 1900, EVANSTON, IL 60204 | S958 ert wo Tan ee, Teal Anes EconVIDEOSCAN continued from page 20 Hasbro's Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head back when you used real potatoes, and it's hhard to beat that Hasbro Ice Creamer, a bargain at throe bucks. But you may wonder about Hasbro's “exciting new” Merry Milkman game (try explaining a milkman to a present-day tyke) and Daffy Drops, a kiddie version of the Ror schach test in which strategically placed dollops of paint create clowns and other fart masterpieces when folded over on themselves, If you're in the mood for thinly dis- guised sexual foreplay, you'll get your jollies from the spot for Milton-Bradley’s Crab-A-Loop, in which adolescont boys and girls in paisley shirts and poor-boy Sweaters bump hips and snatch plastic loops from each other's lower bodies. 1 had to run around the block after watch- ing this one, "Toys aimed exclusively at girls were (and are) sedate and passive, and include the usual dolls, sewing machines, and nurse’s kits, as well as the Mystery Date game, in which propubescont Juliets pen the door to greet their Romeos. The dream dates are grinning, whitebread feebs who brandish ski poles and beach umbrellas whilethe “dud” isanordinary Joein workclothes—Iguessromanceand the work ethic just don’t mix ‘A toy-oriented Garry Moore Show ex- cerpt from Christmas, 1953 is amusing (particularly Garry’sdismay when alittle ‘Send check or money order to COUCH TIME P.O. Box 7059 Evanston, IL 60201 Caer A ates diabolical OS ae Bil from the audience selects a toy dog Instead of a makeup Kid), but the video har oo many Elion radace sot, éndless promo films itched to sll he Eldon ses to retailers. This is the only lapse nan entertaining, sometimes pain- fully fanny compilation Tsay more but there's a new Toys "R” Us store op the stret and, well you know what they say about boys and their toys, David J. Hogan "THE MOVIE pS OF THE DECADE’ VIDEOCASSETTE WHY PAYMORE? $19.95 : THE WILD WORLD OF BAT WOMAN (1366) Rhino Video, 66 min. (See ad on facing page) he hapless viewer of The Wild World of Bat Woman never learns just who Bat Woman is, why she fights crime, or hhow she has organized a cadre of chesty young pretties to aid her. What we do Know is that Bat Woman lives ina ranch hhouse (with pool) somewherein southern California, wears a ring with a diamond thesizeofatennisball,and communicates with her aides viaa Dick Tracy-style wrist radio, She's also one of the most humor: less ladies evertoswing adainty fistatthe chin of organized crime. Peculiar? Wait, there’s more: The film yrs umion, produced, and creed by Jerry Warren, auteur of Maw Beast (1 The Incredible Petrified World (1959), Teenage Zombies(1960), Curse of the Stone Hand(1965), Creatureof the Waiking Dead (1966), and other rotten canteloupes. Hence, Bat Womar has no camera move: ‘mont, no production Values, and plenty of cexcrutiatingly bad acting, The plot of this adventure-spoof (brought to us by the friendly film archivists at Rhino Video) involves Bat Woman's search fora stolen ‘Atomic Hearing Aid; too bad that the viewers’ brain cells will give out long before their ears. ‘The Hearing Aid has been swiped by the evil RatFink,a masked villain reminizcent ofsuch serial heels astheScorpionand the Continued on page 24 a plus $2.50 shipping and handling -CIFY VHS OR BETA 22 FILMFAXAs Reins produc ie ronsfered fom the fist martes ond duplicated in standard play mode. 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Bat Woman—played ina decollte costume by the impressively cantilevered Katherine Victor becomes involved in the case following the abduc- tion of one of her Bat Girl, The culprit is RatFink’stoady, Dr. Neon (George Andre), balding stoogeina lab coat whodoes his dirty work ina laboratory where the dials and gauges are razr on the walls. Assist- ing Neon is a spastic hunchback with a compulsion to tweak and poke at the captive Bat Girl Because she's been su- perbly trained by Bat Woman, the hi [professional Bat Girl merely screams Jumps up and down in protest. The Hearing Aid is the property of the Ayjax Development Corporation, which sends rugged. vice-president Flanagan (Gteve Brodie) to assist Bat Woman in her search, Flanagan takes Bat Womanout for dinner and somedancing, Mainly, though, Bat Woman spends her time sitting on @ sofa at her home, soberly speaking into her wrist while her Bat Girls do all the ‘work. Attheclimax, Bat Woman, RatFink, the Bat Girls, Flanagan, Neon, and the Inunchback collide at the crazy Scientist's lab, Rat Fink temporarily duplicates him- self, causing Bat Woman to completely lose her composure when faced by ve or six identical Rat Finks. The soundtrack swells with “funny” musie and every bodyrunsaround thetableforaminuteor two, But not to worry, because justice Gi not high comedy) prevails, ‘The best parts of The Wild World of Bat Woman aro when the Bat Girls parade around with their chests stack out, salt ing and proclaiming, “We, the gils who are dedicated to Bat Woman, fight evi with all sincerity!” Then they take their hip-huggers and bechive hairdos over to Bat Woman's pool, where they crank up the rock ‘n’ roll and do the Jerk. With Sincerity I's easy to grump about the ineptitude of afm tke this. Jey Warren probably devoted four days of is life to the project tnd spent maybe twelve dollars. Then again, flmmaking--even bad flmmak- ing-is’treal easy s0 Warren earns few points for getting somthing in the can, Evenift’ssomethingasawfulas The Wild World of Bat Woman. Warren was a talentless exploitation moviemaker who cameup with Bat Woman inorder tocash inon the Batman craze engendered by the 1966-68 television series. But National Periodical Publications (DC Comics) claimed copyright infringement and sued Warren, who fad to release his movie as She Was a Hippy [sic] Vampire, Warren eventually prevailed in the suit, But by thentheBatmanerazehad ended, and The Wild World of Bat Woman faded into obscurity Jerry Warren kinda faded away, too, taking a 15-year sabbatical from ‘mmaking beforeretarning with heli scen rankenstetn standin 981 He dies, inhis mid 60s, in 1988, Katherine Victor (born 1928) isa one timemodel whobegan heractingcarcerin live Hollywood television in the late for ties. Billed as Katena Vea at the outset of her movie career, she shows up in the infamous Mesa of Lost Women (1953). ‘She went on to starring roles in Warren's Teenage Zombies, Curse ofthe Stone Hand, and Creature of the Walking Dead, and in Phil Tucker's bizarre The Cape Canaveral ‘Monsters (1960), Later inthe 60s, she did episodic TV before retiring from acting, She eventually reunited with Warren for Frankenstein Island, Dark, statuesque, and imposingly attractive, Victor is a compe- tent actress who would probably have benefited from better material ‘As Flanagan, Steve Brodie is much more enthusiastic and animated than anyone has aright to expect. Born in 1919, Brodie isa likeable, rough-hewn actor who gave good support in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), Winchester ‘73 (1950), The Steel Helmet (1951), Donovan's Brain (1953), and The Far Country (1955). By the seventies, he'd worked for Warren and in low-rent items like Cycle Savages (1968) and The Giant Spider Invasion (1975). Brodie took step tp in 1976, when heco- produced the reasonably’ respectable Bobbie Joand the Outlaw, but, likeVictor, later appeared in Frankenstein Island. Score one for Rat Fink avid J. Hogan. THE GREAT GLEASON (1987). Jackie Gleason. 90 min. MP! Home Video IN cetterzeiomer made animpac fon television audiences the Continued on page YOUR FAVORITE OBSCURE FILMS ARE NOT EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN - Jess Franco monsterton. BLACK SUNDAY - oi Maro Bava Stas Barbara Slo. WHAT UNCUT Mario Bava classic win Chvstopher Le. DERANGED - cased on Ea Gein murders ‘CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST - gore spectace, dir. Ruggoro Deodaio BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS - aro Tor Johnson Sim uncut! ‘SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA - Fraly avaiable top quairy MARK OF THE DEVIL PART 2- more wich burg mashes 'SALO.-Impor verson of Pasoin shocor, based on De Sade, LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET rot for ai tastes! 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No,it'sjust Gaos (sonamed ney, Audrey Meadows and joyce Ran Ted Okuda because his voice sounds Tike that) a doiph, Gleason skillfully blended com shovel-headed vampire bat-like crea GAMERA VS. GAOS [aka GAMERA TAI GYAOS; aka RETURN OF THE GIANT MONSTERS; aka BOYICHI AND THE SUPERMONSTER: S.E. Asian title] (1967). 87 min. From Celebrity Home edy and pathos in a manner rarely equalled of even attempted by others At his best, Gleason's energy, high spr. its, and showmanship could levate lackluster and repetitious material ture. Notonly doesheemitthosedeadly green rays, but he also flies (causing Rodan-like windstorms), regenerates Tost limbs and is attracted to human blood (this is used later inthe film in an The Great Gleason presents excerpts Entertainment. attempt to capture him). The Army from Jackie's weekly variely hour "PD ythetimethissequelto Gamera, the comes up with Operation Whirlybird” (1952-1957) which was aired live from LD) Invincible (1966) went into produc. hoping to capture Gaos, but a power New York (there area few fleeting clips tion, the story formula was set as far as failure (at the same miniature hydro- of Gleason's generally inferior Miami “The Big Guy with the Jet-Propelled electric plant from an earlier film) re- Beach show of the 1960s).Several mem- Shell” was concerned. Some natural or _sultsin Gamera’ssteppingintosavethe orable moments have been selected, man-made disaster would occur, then day. including a number of Honeymooners Gamera would awaken from his be- The Gaos outfit is one of the mor sequences (there's an abridged version tween-movies snooze and do battle unique of the "man-in-a-monster-suit of a funny and touching episode in withthe latest giant creatureendanger- genre. The fact that he also possesses which Ralph and Alice adopt a baby). ing Farth. Oh yes, let's not forget the Vampire-like tendencies adds to this. ‘Along with a flair for verbal humor, nauseating little kid who would tag Unfortunately, the fact that Gamera isa Gieason had terrific physical agility, as along as Gamera’s buddy,nor the usual “friend to all children,” leads to alot of evidenced when heperformsasoft shoe Social issue displayed to teach us all a on-screen time for the obnoxious kid dance punctuated by an energetic body lesson. star. He tells Camera to “hurry up and flip. In another excerpt, an older (and “An earthquake occurs, which causes get wel,” after his first battle royale heavier) Gleason joins the June Taylor Mt. Fujitoeruptanew.Cameraappears with Gaosand as Gamera iis offar the dancers for a high-kicking chorus line and dives directly into the volcano to end of the picture utters forth, “Come routine recharge his batteries. The social issue back and see us soon.” Although Gam- The Great Gleason is not a biography, raised in this film concerns the disrup- era vs. Gaos is sill outrageous Fun, iris butacclebrationofthecomedian’'speak tion of the environment so that an ex- also one of the weaker entries. television years. I's good sampler for prossway can bebuilt. Thelocal farmers —Craig Ledbetter © acd ea Oe aR sr A Or ee ag Ce eee ee eee) scale poseable figure stands over 9 inches tall. Includes base, nameplate, vial and complete instructions. First in care Photo of assembled and pelnted model ee ca em et owe oe ‘o order, send check or money order payable to: Golden Era Models, Inc., Dept. F, PO. Box 347086, San Francisco, CA 94134-7066. kit(s) at $25.95 each s name Postage & handling: a $3.50 for 1st kit $2.50 each add'l kit... Foreign: Add $4 per kit $__ California residents state_____ ip. add 812% Sales Tax Allow 68 weeks for delivery. 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This al bum fsa realizalon of archivists’ mylar madness hosted by King Karotfhimael, the Master Monster “In 1968 reals Forrest Ackerman, “Verne Langdon showed mea script fora Lang Payor he had writen for Boris Kar- lots who was intown doing flim workat thetime Now, Vernes original seripthad Kill say Beta Lagos famous line, T bid you welcome’ along with a creaking door and ting the listener to watch ont for the spiders Well this dint do ‘with Mer Karla but he sad if Verne hag Inaccepiable spt by the next morning edd stay overa chy to cat the record. © “So the next night.” Fory continued, “whieh was a ray one punctuated With Lightning and thunder, Vere called with his tae of wou! He flew over onthe Bat Expres: and was leaning over my shoul- der waiting for magic wordsto flow from my fingers. ‘No, no, Vere! I've never wien seript before lt alone one fora IL FRANKENSTEIN: Tne corse coral uae Too Se OrderNo:8285 Order No"? GOS! MEETS HITCHCOCK {GrbeRacs) Toco pe ‘Sore bogs be ano seca, nd ee A np Supeepeo el ‘sab Algaiche fe] Order Not 162 Order ee 1 28 FILMFAX DONOVAN'S BRAIN: Osan asinine a Mette Gaon Neen WAR IFTHE WORLDS: Fc Teste pain ogra hot FEC fe Sas Bi Noe, Palcovey nan Cove record. I don’t know the format or any- thing, You expect meto performa miracle! Now, go into the un-iving room and give me some mood muse. In fact, give me mood music from The Mummy’ Well, by 2.00 am we had a script, and the next morning Karloff and his lovely wife ac- cepted the script, as did his agent. A day later, Karloff did his sides in one hour, to the amazement of the onlookers.” ‘This isan outstanding recording in the Karloff catalog, and the King, takes us from the primitive first sound days of Draculato Karloff slast Frankenstein film, House of Frankenstein. Liberal tributes are paid to all the supporting players in the ficld of the fearful. This particular record was bootlogged in Japan. Iv a ‘must havel ont gt Gs : [meee Delditias Horror, Science Fiction & Adventure on Record from the Folks at Radiola! owe ua ot ig url fre Order Nor ‘BORIS KARLOFF inthe MER SANCTUML Tuo test ve! ‘Siren Beto aM she ang Wal” Bear Te Bes ehe i the rer no: 128 (augue SEE ORDER FORM (PLUS MORE RECORD SELECTIONS) ON PAGE 29 =e THeSHADOMYOL 2Teeroe eee Leet Flere) wen gral on ‘Order: 72 Bar reer at Sirgat sbgn ob ad 5 Sum Peetd orGurewe De Usbut: «Supe sor on Sree bora i208 ee WAX MUSEUM Biasts from the Past with the Platters that Matt — TALES OF THE FRIGHTENED, VOLUME by Boris Karloff. Mercury LP. HiFi-MG 20815, Stereo-SR 60815. Out of Print. Suggested Price: $35-$50. IT Pim ee lighs and play this recora it Dye dart warn te cover ot his seven-story LPretesedin 1963, Produced by Lyle Kenyon Engel and writen by Mic acl Avaone his two-rocord shad its gins in 1957 on radio. Conceived and produced for radio as simply "The Frightened" Boris Karioread those Avallone fas without the music or sounal effects that these volumes employ The four and a hale plus ini teror eps boast the bes fechnital recordings of Bors Karlof?s voice: Through the natural ocho chamber excellence of Karois oadings, Wwe the listeners are introduced to ghoss, ghouls, headless women and dresses that Bre fitto kil erally ‘Atthe time of their release, these records wore accompanied by a Belmont paper: ack book release of Tats The 2estory ook hopefully indicates that at leat the sSmenumberofterror tales were recorded forradio. (Only wo record volumes were listed in English author Denis Ciford’s Karloff paperback bo, published inthe US ‘by Curtis Film Books ih 1973. Maye Mer cry Recordshas the remainder ofthe sto Hes in their vaults) ‘An interesting footnote in the radio his Continued om pate 30 Priced as Low as $ [2 25, The More You Buy, ¥ Sy ihe Lowe they Coot, CO) = 5kcom otto re Rese wma oes ‘dale 165 nS Sl Fr Order 138 SUSPENSE! Pere aren ‘aetPlz urn coolaa ore ‘des Lar sean TH Doan Dicontn be) Parveen Boog Sah ton fe 0 re Bree OrertsttRADIO'S SUPER HEROES AT THE GREEN HORNET: Tao WAR: ror wane NLD - seecin cope evi Somleawegloptange, lee lage J . wale tap Pe bate Pate, ay Keg ad Tas fod tnte Tow, err Dae thie ‘Order No: 54 ‘ree sie Order Ne 87 THE INTERPLANETARY AD- THE ADVENTURES OF CHAR- DICKTRACYINB FLAT Toss VENTURES OF FLASH GOR LE CHANMR. MOTO: choo Sone ue ew ole ure-ad Dolirescenmn isasope Ganatoreeantan the Sate Peloea Boa see Order No: 14 Baal Orde INMERSANCTUM Teoconcke LGHTSOUT MuceCasieto= evans vecast 21 Soeren "8 Pace fa ceca te Alte oe Cp The ADVENTURES O1 SUPER. MAN(witnBatranandrobin) Faurcogiadertom 15 feiee pisshasesoeonate Bulcaye, re voced Siernat ‘Order No: 150 HITLER IS ON THE AIRE: (Praseret Pecos Fre eed oh toa Srgmg hae ps cho Tec Order No: 60-88 THE STORY OF THE SHADOW: asavaForat tte Goat 1 Geiger owimavt onde toon who mre scene Soe Serene Wate Stun GcntatnoCeessearer | Kevhtos segs bunch an coer! Plo cores esas {en tneStatw Gamtournesgset OrderNo:¢MR3 La TOKYO ROSE is we «ae arse nt Te no Serius nai dong ta at Ue neta ry rr. Tate psaconper opm = ‘Order: 7, [_Thove—] a Mystery. ILOVE AMYSTERY Two ec sath Ten Vamps a ‘Sree sided aaertae ro Sah, Doan og | Pease a sosage& handing 81.75 | his io wastonaiape cr cacy ae ered 8i ATTEHTION | SUBSCRIBERS! If you're moving, be sure to. take FILMFAX along with you. Please include your FILMFAX mailing label, to expedite the address change, and allow 4 weeks for the change to become effective. Let us know where you are, ‘s0 you don't miss a single Aa at ate Ire eRe ic oed ew FILMFAX is Alive! Send for Your Deedee ca agreed arg esac ey meee bale wea ares Pre enlist) Ce ee eared WE’VE GOT YOUR PICTURE! WAX MUSEUM continued tom 2 tory is that this same public relations gim- mick was used, via a digestsized pulp thagazine, to hype the radio show. Two ‘oltmes of thi book are known 4 have beenublihed, springand August of1957 ‘The inside back cover bore ads for syna Gated radio shows such a8 Vincent Price Staring inthe Fine Arto Eating, Chest Morritas Private Bye Ed Noon ik Wn and, ofcourse, Te righted, Each iste carved one story crite o Michael Avale Tone one story in issue No, 2is credited to Bors Karol but Avallone actualy wrote i, Other contributing authors to this two shot ‘ane were Jon Wyndham (Da ofthe Taffide and Vilage of the Damnes, on Poul Anderson, From the Bre-chiling “Just inside the Cemetery" tothe oriental ntrigueof Hand of ate” and "Don't Lose Your Hea,” this recording ia mus for Kalo collectors. TALES OF THE FRIGHTENED, VOLUME M1 by Boris Karloft. Mercury LP. HiFi ‘MG20816, Stereo-SR60B16. Out of Print. Suggested Price: $35-$50. unt Alexis hasa problem. Eversince hemetthelady with thelong lowing veil, the Young aristocrat seemed to be in failinghealth Sobegins Volumell ofthese priceless Boris Katloff recordings. Con- fining one story less than Tales of the is isthe bettor Kar~ loft collection, Serong in story content and starting with “The Vampire Sleeps,” Vol- a teers er” eee, ume 2 moves swiftly intoadark, narrative ‘Worldofshadows; where mirrorseancause thedeath ofa beautiful young secretary; a construction worker's cruelty to animals is paid back in a bizarre cat-underfoot finale;ordinary ladders bring theomen of death; prisoners experience noctumal utcries, and little children return from, the grave. This second volume seems to have better record production values, as Well as an atmosphere of true terror. ‘So pull upa chair, guys and ghouls, and prepare yourself. Make surethedoorsare bolted, the windows locked and the fire- crs and faceless fiends, So remember when youhear Boris Karloffask youifyou ofthe outre’,aland full ofheadlessstrang- cersand faceless fiends. Sorememiber, when ‘you hear Boris Karloff as you if you fare indoed “one of the frightened,"—we warned you! “Reviews by Jan Alan Henderson Pe 2 UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS FROM OUTER SPACE anes rat a aoa ea Ba cy PO oar Da ero FAM FAVORITES HAS THEM ALL ANO THEY'RE NOW AVAIL ‘ABLE TOWOU, THE COLLECTOR. PHOTOGRAPHICCOPIES INBLACK ‘ANB Wai Soe YOu ‘OSS PRINTS. HAVE THOUSANDS OF THOSE LESSER KNOWN T GOT EM ALL " HORROR, SCIENCE-FICTION, WESTE: DIES, SHORTS, ORAMAS, SERIALS AND EVEN TELEVISION SHOWS. {WUST WAITE TO US AND TELL US WHICH MOVIE (OA TV TITLES YOU WANT US TO CHECK OUT (SASE, PLEASE) WELL RE- SEARCH UP TO 10 TITLES PER LETTER WELL WRITE YOU RIGHT BACK AND LET YOU KNOW HOW MANY SCEN ABLE GN ERCH TIRE WE HAVE AVAIL meee KIC $250, 11114 $600 FOI IIIA K FILM FAVORITES DEPT. F P.O. 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Say as Piiteeorsza omy exo Prana ewe Fame otis Sous Fee crams iu fs gan Pet Rae Te ousTes Ne ay Langan ge Tone, FEA bua) Aoe ake ek SP, ii 8 Then, before sealing Chance in the co- fin, he unloads the sheriffs pistol and di connects his oxygen mask ‘Ashor time later inthe dusky twilight Smoke presides over the burial The mob, which had moved tothe cemetery forthe service returns to town more determined than ever to hang Marty. Tom and Doc Simpson momentarily hold them off as Marty becomesincreasinglyconcerned for ‘is suery. When the mob breaks into the in and overcomes Doc and Tom, Marty tres toexplainto them thatthe whole bat scene wat 3 hoos to catch the grave rob- ters Themob, however, dmises May's pleasastheravingsofadoomed man and rags him toa big oak treat the ge of town. When Doe and Tom regain con- sciousness they quickly stop thelynching by holding the mob a gunpoint while ‘aking them listen toancther account of thohow. Theskapical obdecidesto dig ‘upChance’scofin sce forhomelvesthat the serif is dead, and then Iynch Marty Bt the cemetery ‘The entire group reaches the cemetery and digs up the recently interned cof Opening they areastonished to ind the cerpre of Ea, To what happened io Chance? ‘Already suspicious ofthe weird under- taker Tom and Doc go tothe funeral pat lor Meanvohileatthecasteatightly sed Colfn ies on the opaating table as ongan tsi fils the ar. Tanz enters the room, Tooks atthe coffin, and then opens the door to Sally's room. As Sully retreats in feartotheoppostewall,Tanzooksat her fora moment, takes a large lager from theprofesor’s desk and leaves forge ting to bolt the door. Soon Sally sneaks solly from her prison and discovers the Colin, She unsnaps the lock, and the Hd reaks open to reveal very Breathless fnd exhausted Chance, Sally, unable to face the horror, falls na dead fin a8 he “weird and eerie” organ masic rises 0 8 ‘crescendo. a Back in town, Skimpy reports to Dac and'Tom that he has heard ghosts a Rootn’ and ahollerin’ ike nobedlys bus. ness up by that ld MacGrgor castle” “Why did't [think ofthat” the doctor eaclaims, slamming his st into is open Pali. “The old cate would be ust the plea unch of ghouls would pick fo ang out!” Tom deputies Skimpy and Docy and the three head forthe ale, Witen ChancerevivesSallyheexpains to him thatthe professor and Bis two Janis are responsible forthe crimes and {Rit the’ peoudo-undertaker i using the corpes for some kindof scientific exper ments. ‘At that moment Tanz returns and at- tacks Chance, but the sherf?s boxing proveess overcomes the giant's wrestling {echniques With the big guy temporarily dispatched, Sally and Chance, much the swore for wear, chain the gant and go in arch of the professor. They surprise ‘Smoke as he sts playing the organ. Hear- ing Smoke explain that he is unarmed, (Chance says that he is unarmed too— thanks to the professor. But as Sally and ‘Chance face Smoke, Karl creeps up from ‘behind. A moment ater, subdued by Karl, Chance and Sally listen as the nowly- in boon a success twico—Tanz, whom you Subdued—and Kar whonow gazed upon you: Ihat the word of a madman? Lam 2emy that vba to do things the way dig but medical scence frowns upon Suchas my work, But then this past work twas so much easier. Thad to kil he vie {ime myself in the early days inorder to produce Tanz and Kati—but one litle {hing stands in my way of complete su coseand that sthereaton for thebodies of late—Even, with all my perfection 1 faveno controlover my:wostbets with- Gut the use of hypnotc drugs that Islip {nto thelr arms Once every forty-eight hours Strangeisntit~—To perfec onesich as heand sll not be his complete master Mhthout the se of drugs: Butsucharethe rewards ofa scientists “Then in thenickof ime, om, Doc and Skimpy come tothe rescue. Kar throws Chance into a wall a Smoke holds Sally frombehind, Doe slows Kar witha bullet tothe chest but the gare lumbers closer. Witha more careful aim, Doc drops Kar witha bullet between th ees. Sting Mis ‘opportunity to escape, Smoke Has his hupe and spoods ata tenfc pace down the harow ounain dit rosa Chance fives chase in his car, and gets infront of the profesior by virtue of shor cut Realizing that he is cutoff, Smoke slams on the brakes and ties t9 tum his car } around. Butinhisrattled statehefails. he { softroad gives way underthorear wheels, § Sending the pressor toa crashing death. Following the excitement, Doc realizes enatthey have forgotten about Marty. They In the early '50s, Lugosi appeared with Don Marlowe in a theatrical adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's “The Tell-Tale Heart” control professor explains his motives in what surely would haveboen Lugosi'sbig, PROFESSOR: You will eemember that the bodies taken fromthe grave were—ahorse riding victim—an automobile accident victim and a fight victim—all accidental deaths —good sound bodiesexcopt for that which was destroyed and the cause of death. All the other organs were in per- Fact shape. Those who died of disease or old age would be uscless to me. CLOSE TWO'SHOT CHANCE AND SALLY PROFESSOR (OS): Some time ago I per- fected the use of organs and glands from the bodies of the accidental deaths to use inanother body, making that body two— throo—even four times as great as a nor- rmal—healthy body. CLOSE SHOT—PROFESSOR PROFESSOR: I perfected the way to make a giant of a man—a man any country ‘would givea fortune in money and glory to possess. With sucha giant man, which- ever country gave enough, could rule the world, CLOSE SHOT—SALLY SALLY: He is mad. (CLOSE SHOT—PROFESSOR PROFESSOR: Mad—myexperimentshave head for Selly’s ranch where the belea- _guered foremanisintheranch household- Ingoffthemob withbullets, WhenChance amives on the scene Marty runs out of the house. “Chance, Chance,” he cries. “Tell them you ain’t dead. Tell them | didn’t shoot you.” Soon the situation is clarified land we go to the final scenes: SKIMPY: I thought I was drunk first time see'd them giants. CHANCE: You probably were. SKIMPY: Ahh now, Chance... You know give you my promise I wouldn't touch “Fle stoops to get into thecar—Chance takes the gun from his belt and taps the ‘man’ship pocket quitehard .. Thereisthe sound of a glassbottleasit breaks. Skimpy straightens up suddenly — his facea mash ofindignation— surprised... Heppulls his pocket around to Took at it. We see his ‘whole seat is soaking wet.” SKIMPY: Ah now, Shuck: (CLOSE TWO CHANCE & SALLY “As they laugh heartily Chance puts his arm around the gies waist and she snuggles in close to ther. FADE TO: THE END REFERENCES: Cremer, R, (1976) Lugosi: The Man Behind the Cape. Chicago: Honry Regency Company. Lennig, A. (1974) The Count: The Life and Fils of Bela "Dracula Lugosi. New York G. P, Putnam Sons. ° FULMEAX 39ao ‘pe BEST OF THE LOW BUDGET B's Uniorgettable Cult Classic; —— Mad Neuro-Surgeons of the World Unite! "Bring Me the Brain of the Head of the Thing that Wouldn't Die!" From Low Budget No-Brainers to Serious Cerebral Cinema, these B-Movie Psycho-Dramas seem to have a Mind of their Own INA ithebody and heed wai Koi popular cuphemsm often used by trainers inthe world of boxing This place of philosophy, However, doesnt Elways apply in the world of Bemovies— spedlly in that particular celluloid di Mrension inkabaed by scalpel-wieding mmeico los and. misguided resarchers tio take pleasure in feanimating disem Bodied Brains and heads “The rots ofthis specialized branch of the "mad doctor” tradition can be traced tothe dassc Frankenstein mythos, where the concept of brain transplantation 9 pats in stores of films, dating as farback EsEdison’s silent version of 1910, But the 40 FLMFAX Article by JAMES SINGER Individual films that focus exclusively on of brain and body seem 10 ly from the 1950s and “60s. ration for these brainy binges tes withCurt Siodmak’s1943 novel 1gvan's Brain. The basic storyline of a ruthless financier whose brain, kept alive by artificial means, psychically dominates its savior in an attempt to carry on its goals, nas been filmed three times. The first version, exploitatively titled The Lady and the Monster was filmed by Republic Studios in 1944, Released in JAMES SINGER is New York freelance torte, film enthusiast and video consultant England as the nondescriptive Lady and the Doctor, this screen adaptation by Fredriek Kohner and Dane Lustier was produced and directed by George Sher- nan. The great silent film director, writer and actor Erich Von Strohcim portrays Professor Mueller, the man of "nusual” science who maintains the living brain of {criminally oriented financial’ wir AAluhough facing a series of career di mas, with his grand days of Hollywood teminence behind him, Von Stroheirn stil managed to project his forceful personal- ity and powerful physical presence into the characterization of Mueller. Here, the ‘malignant brain controls Mueller’s aideheaded the cat in ie. Right, top down: George Coulouri, Robert Hutton apd Julia A. fall Chamine the ferived head of Nostradamas In The Man Without 2 Body. Lew Ayres, Gene Evaneand Nancy (ormer Fst Lady) Dasiscon- template Donovan's Brain. Horst Frank and Helmut Scmid prepare to operate in The Head. Patrick Corey (Richard Arlen) as an in strument of revenge against his former gangland rivals. ‘The second and best version is Dono- ‘van’ Brain (1953), which remainsthemost faithful adaptation of the novel. As Dr. Patrick Cory, Lew Ayres is flawiess and convincing, avoiding the over-the-top acting style that can easily creep into the portrayal of a “schizoid” scientist. Ayres” Eoamless transitions from sincere, idealis- tic researcher to cold, ruthless bully and his commanding style when under Dono- vvan's telepathic control, give the movie power and drive. The script and direction by Felix Feist de-emphasize horrific visu- als. Floating in its tank of nutrients, freed from the physical limitations ofthe skull, thebrain steadily increases in size, pulsat ing as its telepathic powers develop. Key lighting effects during the brain’s bursts of psychic activity enhance the visual {quality ofthis fantastic image ‘Once the merger of Warren Donovan and Dr. Cory is achieved, much of the story is concerned with Donovan's accu ‘mulation of hidden bank deposits of cash inorder tobuilda gigantic self-sustaining, mausoleum where the brain will become invulnerable from all potential enemies. Much of the remaining portion ofthe film revolves around Donovan's cold-blooded domination of his ex-business partners, his grown children (who hated him for {institutionalizing their mother), Treasury agents investigating Donovan's financial methods, and his relationship with col league (Gene Evans) and wife Janice (Nancy “Reagan” Davis) To the world, Donovan is dead, the vice ‘im ofa planecrash. Hoverer, ablackmail= ing revlance photographer, whohastaken, pictures of the floating brain as well as Donovan's surgically scarred head, pros- ‘ory permits him to photograph the growing organoncemore, Allowing the brain's mind control to com ppel the man to fatally crash his car on the rive back ‘Another, more serious threat to Dono- vvan is the interference of Janice and Dr. Schratt who have repeatedly objected 19 Cory’s experiments with thebrain and his subsequent loss of identity. Paranoid Donovan plans to kill them, because they Know too much, In a sudden burst of lucidity, Cory tape records a method of destruction attaching a lightning rod to the lab’s electrical life support system When his Donovan side attempts to elude federal agents, the Cory side tries to com- rmitsuicideby stepping intoa truck's path, but he miraculously escapes death. In an Continued on next pe FILMFAX 41 i i Prevcoteny On Hope eaeBRING ME THE BRAIN contnved fort to destroy the brain, Dr Schrat un successflly attempts tolowertheexpand ing brains thectrica feed. But once again, Danovan’s will overrides his. "Te pace ofthe film picks up speed ax ako ogdmanacal Donovats plas begin to take shape. Intending totally domi nate the financial market, Donovan plans fatal “accidents” for anyone who testo getin his way. While Donovan/Cory fies Bock io his home, janice and Schrat for mula a plan sk will diamrac her hs band outside the house allowing Schratt theopportantytokllthe brain with Bane fre Pheschome als, however, when the bullets miss theirmark Peychically trans fering back to the lab, the brain wills Sehr to shoot himsel, then re-enters Cory as heand Janice walkcback o thelab. Providencetakes turn and abot flight hingstrkestherod andthe electri] ove. flow quickly res Donovor’ sain Schrat survvesand Cory optimistically faces the iogal proceedings that judge his actions in the cary part of th film, Cory 3 cribes his success preserving the rains fxistence to an act of God. In view of his attitude, what could be more natural han another at of God, the lightning bot, in revolving thesituation? Theclimacticreso- Tution nay scem contrived, but it does 442 FILMFAX help to bring the scrip full eco. Inthe Photor: Top lft, in The Lady and the Monster (134), the fist lm adaptation of Curt Siodmak’s novel Donovan's Bran, Erich Von Stroheim (ef Vera Ralston (center) and Richard Arlen right ponder over grave grey matters inthis moody black & whit chiller. Top right, Von Stroheim becomes orsessed by his cerebral experiment Bottomlett,Dr- Ood (Horst Frank roduces Irene Karin Keene) other cranial costar Dr, Able (Michael ‘imon) in The Head (1957). Bottom right, a blackmailing feelance photographer meets his namerake neinesisin Donovan's Brain (1953) BRING ME THE BRAIN continued MERRITT: Good..Dr. Alexander, you're the county medicaleffce, sod like to ask you ‘professional question. Would you have done ‘what | did? ‘DOCTOR: Under the circumstances. es. We must abide by the Hippocratic Oathto preserve life whenever possible. only hope that your theory isa success. ‘MERRITT: Well, fits I hope to bring itup before the medical institute for further study (These peop believe that there is going, and for head rafting in the future) Sar sneaks in again and the sight of Nostradamus’ head affixed to Lew’s body with a plaster cast causes him to bolt (again). As Merritt pursues Karl, we think thenow-mobile prophet is going to make aromanticoverturetoJulia, but hemercly Stalks out into the streets in caricatured Frankenstein monster style as Julia faints. More casual dialogue ensues as Merritt speaks to Alexander over the phone: ‘ALEXANDER: Oh hull, Dr. Merritt Understand you had a bit of trouble ‘MERRITT: Well itcan't move very quickly, ALEXANDER: Yes, i's remarkable it's a live, this head mounted on your assistent’s body, That was quick thinking on your par docior, I must a can it fice? 44 FILMFAX MERRITT:It..ch.seemed demented. Is lost its power of speeck, maybe because ofthe shock “ofenergy. Yea, thats right. Wel, thanks very ‘muck, Doctor.’ Bye Events f not continuity, come to a head as Nostradamus reaches the belfty of a nearby church. Kar, still in pursuit, suf fersa dizzy spell on the staircase and falls to his death. Nostradamus wraps the bell rope around his cast and takes the plunge himself, tho snap of tension separating body from head na year dominated by Hammer's Curse of Frankenstein, the breakthrough film for the studio that year, Man Without a Body was destined toslip into total obseu- rity. ts lack of memorable qualities have consigned itto that dark vaultof forgotten chillers, ‘The Head (1957), another forgotten film, was a West German production written and directed by Victor Trivas, Photo {graphed by Otto Reinwald and Kurt Ren- Gel in a darkly expressionistic manner, there's @ steadyreliance on deep shadow to sustain the film’s moody, grim style Impressive art direction by Hermann Warm, who helped design the sets for the Cabinet of Dr. Caligartin 1919, work to highlight the sense of gloom and despair. "The singularly odd Dr. Ood strolls 3 suburban streetscape of dead trees, bring- ing him tothe futuristic home and labora tory of Professor Abel played by French Scr Michacl Simon, noted. character Actor who began his fl caver in 193 Scrum Zis the formula he's created for use in tansplataton research and has ead) ep te head ofa dog alive for several months, Before further exper Irons can bogin, he must have a tans planttoreplacsalingheartand makes The mistake of taking Oed on ay an asso tant Inshow order, God removesthe doe tors beefy head instead setting upina complex ef pumps tupssand Somethin tecemblinga fishiank minusthe guppies FeateoKilsone of Abts aides Sra sub- jugates another Bent llmut Schmi Flows Frank portrays Ood as one ofthe ros aggresive and Gepraved mad doc torseve Kari Zacco Newland Les always invested thr conti rks Sih tome characteristic charm. Frank's ap Poach projets ani, inhuman nature, Roreiesomehuanoid robot Hisbody tmoverentsare puppet as wel ae Ranging, implyat his sides like’ dead vets Whe haired, with starting ha tyebrows, his faceis a mask of dispused coy, comes as no surprise at his sbeeoed romantic purgt othe Run tacked, prety nurs (Karin Kern) wil Combine oulandish experiments sath tmurder and Kenappi ‘uilted English dubbing and the floridbreaks out and grabs Dr. Cortner (Herb Evers) through the smashed door, wi Die, the “monster from the close" (Eddie Carmel fa ile Dori rect body," lee ready for decapitation on an operating table. Across the room lab assistant (upper translation tends to inspire laughter, ait does in the similarly awkward Mexican horror films of that time. Abel's under: Standable reluctance to ive ifeas “head ofthe houschold leads to this bombastic encounter: OOD: That lft me only one chance. To perform the dog operation! And succeated! haze beaten death You will ie! ABEL: What kind of a monster are you, cd? Youssantafreakioshow nthe cesses? You're capable oft! Kill me. OOD: No, no, Professor! You willie. Your Brain made you grt the rest doesn’t count! Tee, Foe satel your bra for mankind, Pro "ABEL: Who gave you permission to perform this operation? (OOD: Did you ask the dg for persion? Perhaps the eloquence is fost in the translation? Anyway, the dialogue con Uinues throughout The Head in this syle asthe scientist dominates his experimen: tase proceeds with the second part o ‘Trivas’ weird screenplay a5 he Visits a striptease club to scout out the prospects for the next transplant idea: giving the znurse a now body. Seamy exotic might Clubs were often a common setting inthe Edgar Wallace serexof murder mysteries. Alter several visits, Ood zeros inon Lily, the frustrated sar ecdysiast of theclub, as thechoicedonor. A drugged martini does the job and the criminal exchange pro- cends under the baggy-eyed head's pro- testing gaze. Trivas’ avoids the visceral ‘excesses that would havedominated these scenes if produced according to the Hammer formula, Instead, surrealistic shotsofa wildly spinning lockface,clouds moving across the sky in fast motion and a subliminal superimposition of an eyein Abel's aghast, open mouth are intercut during the short scene. It's more represen- tative of an underground, experimental filmtechniquethanhorrorcinema’s grow- ing preoccupation with gross effects and (Cut to: three months later. Irene awak- tens from the medically induced coma, Ina state of anxiety over her “different” form and terrified of Ood’s now unleashed, off- Kilter libido, she escapes, having found hor “donor's” discarded dress and hand. bag. That these pieces of evidence would bbe kept around is inarguably dumb, but he flaw allows the script to reach the ornate climax. Not displeased with her new self, although still unaware of the truth, Irene uses the information from the handbag tovisither body's proviousplace ofemployment. Meeting Paul, Lily's boy- fiend, she learns that the missing dancer had supposedly been the vitim of atrain accident. Returning to theclini,she learns if), Virginia Leith (the disembodied head, from behind) watches helplessly. Insert: Double feature news admat the rath about the grafting during Ood's somewat operate ade As poo Re introduces herto Abe's head il ange inground probably notdoingrnach mors then watchung TV or practcng acl “The sl-contained, austrophobic un- verse hechoractersodtin is otension ofthe sexpresionssm The eadtakes place ina world of perptual ight, Tere Erno daylight, no fopresnttion of nor malty whatsoever People’s dicappesr Sncec are unquestioned gr acceptea. Irene scapesto Paul lat Fe increas ingly dangerous Ood kidnaps he, etn TAR asa version The police finaly ge Spurred ino action and race to the house, tinach inthe Edgar Walace style of last tminatectimanes)-asObdsetfireto Abel's Super. Having shot Bert, the now completly poyehoic Ood veal he sourge of hi meess to is pene sroman‘”a radial operation ad sed the mind to genius level, Bot implanted permanent acess, Ine welt ef angst End scorn staring at the fll moo with arm ousirtched he leaps eff a parapet adc out as tenes ed wom Ns Prot gure and fade out fom one of Rorror chema's looms entries, in cretris ion Stary s Cran ture Feture Mow Guide tend to Gemoloh Cotoued et FILMFAX 45, } ! j iBRING ME THE BRAIN continued The Head. An exception was Pil Hardy's The Eneyloe of Horror Movies which took a more cooly analytical approach fn considered tongue in-check “The Head and the Brtsh wtcherat story Hoyror Hotel were ceased in America 3 A double feature by Tranel ix Distt Jngin the Spring of 1963 In his une 20th review forthe New York Ties critic AH. Weler wrote: ©. Ae exampler of the shocker genre, they” are unconsciously funny fearfully imitativeand forthe most part,’ monstrously performed (The ead, roaches a point where the body- less Michel Simon pleads, ‘rm confused Tm tired. Let me'slep’ A reasonable request al things consiered” “The Brain That Would’ Die( 1960), the ‘American’ doppleganger of The Head, iogically should have followed the stane dad formula of running as the lowercase half of a double feature fora couple of days, then movingon late-night FY be- fore vanishing. Somehow, eighty min- ‘tes of medi madness and “monsterin the closet” mayhem struck a note and Brainremainsa personal favoriteof many Surprisingly, years ater it would ee leased by Wamer Home Video with ap- proximately ten minstes misting and on ESbox the ype of sertoualy writen sy is which f normally rescrved for a ‘lore classic horror film instead of the thore commercial emphasis on “schiock ‘halite. Paalleling the mid-ilm plotline of The Head, prosticer Rex Carton and wrter/ director Jossph Green keep the storyine and range of characters very simple and Concentrate more on (mil) stilton as the obsessed scientist wanders through beaulyconteteandstriptesseclabs chain: Smoking as he ogles the girls in order to find a stable subject for his body graft ing scheme. The fms pre-MPAA relcase teas relatively unrestricted while televi- sion would removetwo quick gorescenes inwhich the doctor and fis ade pay ther duc for dabbling in things Mar vas not tnoant fo explore” The 198 Warner 0° lease didn't eansert these cuts Lensing is staightforwordly unembel- lished, with mostly master shots. The camerararelymovesand thebizarreangles and stylizd lighting used by The esas ‘much more experienced production team Utlized fe absent here. The Bally sparse ScisarebesteritbuteventhriRierthanthe Monogram Stadio horors of the 1940 Bill Cortner (Herb Evers) experiments withstolen body partstotheannoyanceot fis father/fellow surgeon. Something rysteriusisalsogoingonattheConner> TpsateNew Yorkinanor Aftersavinghis Lhe patent with experental ech niques, Cortner and Bancee Jan (Virginia Leh get ante phone message Kure Genie Danieb, the lab assistant Careaker A call back would clarify mat- tors, but not advance the plot, 39 they riveto the housoat high speed, cashing fhrough a guard rai. Corer is thrown 46 FILMEAK clear, but Jan is decapitated by the wind- shield, Wrapping thehead in hs jacket, he leaves the body-bearing wreckage and races off, reminiscent ofa football player {poing for a thirty-yard touchdown. ’Aocation shor evealsa mansion a enough to house » National Guard pe toons with bathrooms to spare the seady fayerrectfes the mistaken perception Thelabisevenskimpiera shelf witha few bates of chemical a few wall mounted ratomical charts oneoperatngtabean D irsoroxezh Sten’ favorit fim is Citizen Kane (1941). "That's the picture that made me want to make mov- es,” hoadmitted. “Itisa masterpiece, and never use the word masterpiece.” ‘Green's most famous film credit, how: ever, is The Brain That Wouldn't Die ‘Aesthetically, few could find a connec- tion, and Green, himself, confesses that his tory was simply “sufficient for what we wanted to do which was to capitalize dona ttle that we thought would bring in the audience.” It worked, and in that re- spect, his late-night cranium classic could beconsidered a “masterpiece” of cerebral cinema—maybe,a sortof "Citizen Brain.” [RUDOLPH GREY is New York-based free lance writer and author ofa forthcoming bt ography of director Edward D. Wood, fe Director Joseph Green sill conducts business from his New York City offices. 1a wooden table upon which Janis set up land revived witha minimum of gadgetry. ‘Aspirins could hardly be administered here, letalone incomprehensibly complex surgery. With the budget dictating mini- ‘mal atmosphereand sot design, the script ‘must focus on a great deal of lengthy con- ‘versation between Cortnerand his father, Cortnerand Kurt, Kurtand jan’s head and Cortner and the girls hel approach. With a litle help from the amazing “adreno serum," Jan’s head lives again, Inside the Mind of Director Joseph Green The Man Who Gave Life to "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" Or how an off-handed joke became a B-movie about an off-headed woman Article by SHARON WILLIAMS From an Interview by RUDOLPH GREY Unlike many exploitation film directors ofthescience ction horror genre, Grsn's Shildhood directly affetal hit careor Shoice.“Thadanormal childhood,” Green recalled, “but | dreamt alot. was greatly influenced by thebooks ead, sich as The Bat by Mary Roberts Rhinehar, and ako Sava lot of movies. The Inoiible Mon 533) with Claude Rains made a deep tmpressionon ie. was very young when I lwehoe fm, ail and Teouldn sloop inthe darkness fora week. To me, abody dlsappearingand facemaskea with gate twas the mos hornifething Fever soon Radio wasalso very importantto meas achld.Itmokesyouuseyourimaginaton andihat's what {similarly ted to acleve in The Brain That Woulrt Die. We did have o use our special effects sparingly, because of budget restrictions, and thors —though initially comatose, hooked up to supports, tubes and placed in what could bbe an oven tray. Swathed in gauze, her makeup remains flawless. Since Jan can live only a short time in this condition, a new body is number one on the weekend shoppinglist.Shrugging off Kurt's protes tations, Bill does take the timeto examine the “thing in the closet,” a jigsaw man made from those purloined body parts and also infused with “adreno serum.” Director Green doesn’t want us to see it why the viewerdoesn’tsee thethingin the closet until the last five minutes of the film. It was also a direct result of those carly radio dramas, such as The Shadow, Let's Pretend, and Orson Welles! Mercury Playhouse, that had listened toasa child.” The influence of those early imaginative fictions stuck with the impressionable ‘young boy and in later years Green chose rama and speech as his majpr field of study atthe University of Maryland. After yyetbut the horrified lookon Cortner’sface Ind the sounds of reching and drooling {ndiatea les than pleasant appearance Kar sieks with him in the pes tha the surgeon's eventual succes th tant lantatfon can replace his left arm, revi Susattempts were unsuccessfl. Hysteria constantly flows off him ike cheap co- Inge. Given some rather ord lines of dlalogue thoughout Brain actor Daniels handles them with a theatrical flourish Like his European counterpart cousin, a stint in the service, where the director rocalls “reading a lot of science fiction,” Green free-lanced as both a director and writer forcommercial productions."And,” stated Green, “like everybody else, | was looking for my first shot asa director of a feature film In 1959 Groen got his break. “I met the late Rex Carlton,” Green explained, through a mutual friend, Broadway pro- ducer Harry Blaney. Rex had already Right Jason Evers left center) and Bruce Brighton (right take direc Dr. Ood, Cortner visits a striptease club but chooses to leave when two jealous dancers embarrassingly brawl over him. ‘A-now telepathic Jan awakes and physi cally communicates with the unseen hulk (Knock once if you hear me") Wanting, ro part of her fiance's lurid scheme, she plans to use the thing as her instrument of revenge. A snoopy Kurt checks upon her, leading toa lively, argumentative discus- jon. Tho next day is busy with driv- 7 ‘Continued on page 92 Phot: Decor Joseph Green (n plaid shir) ‘juste Virginia Lis “blood pan with sme ielp rom Special fects dengher Byron Bacr (if and setstant director Tony LaMarca bot tom ight Photos courtesy of Joseph Green. produced about seven medium budget Eimsby then So, oneday he was siting in myotficeand he says we ought to maken movietogether lagreed, but what kind of 3 movie! "Wel said Rex, let's make a Picturecalled.."and he pauses, obviously Erosping foranetfeciverte, e's makea Picture called 7 Was « Teenage Brain Sur goon! “Treally had to laugh at that,” chuckled Grocn, “but old Bim that though twas S great idea and tat we should felly do it'Rox and | threw a few ideas back and fort, until had a story in mind, and two for three days iter I ad completed the Screenplay for what was intlly tiled “The Head that Wouldn't Die’ Iwas one of the geniuses at American Internationa, the film's eventual distributor, who changed the tile to The Brain That Woulda’t Die. Anyway I knocked off this screenplay fn about three days, Rex wads it, and he comes back and tels me, Joe, t's bri. Hiant” Wel, not quite,” Green laughed wryly. “The nest step for Carlton and Green was, of course, the financing of the ple: ture, "Rex started totalkto angels’ about themoney fr the film,” Green explained “angels are individual investor, 31, in this case, our angels were mostly people Continued on nt page FILMFAX 47 4 ui : : ims. ‘Above: "You've got to trust people sometime, Doris sys crazed doctor Bill Cortner acon [Herb] Evers to Adele Lamontin thishey scene JOSEPH GREEN continued who had invested in Broadway plays. Rex was very good at raising money, but then we weren’tlalking about fifteenortwenty million dollars here! It didn’t take his very long and we soon had the $62,000 rowed #0 do our movie. ‘Bargain basement budgeted horror films were the forte ofthe Fifties, but they did require a certain amount of creativity in regard tothe productionand filming. Like ‘many other directors of the period, Green utilized his modest resourcesto theirlimit “The interior scenes were shot in the Lance Studio,” stated Green, “which was in the basement of the Henry Hudson Hotel. It was a small compact studio, 75 by 75, butit had very good acoustics and they did a lot of recordings there. I had throe sets standing simultaneously for The Brain that Wouldn't Die, each in a ‘comer. Set construction went on even ‘after we started filming, but, of course, the carpenters would stop when I did a sound take. Althe sets were done righton the studio floor: the hospital scene, theex perimental laboratory, the night club, the model's studio and the anteroom ofthe country estate. Actually, I think it worked out pretty well “The exteriors on the strvet,” Groen continued, "such as the scene where the ‘hero’ is prowl- ing the city for a body, were ‘done in Tarrytown, New York, and the accident scene was done just ‘across the river from Tarrytown inacommun- ity whose name es capes me. I's pretty desolate up there. The doctor's ominous looking country ‘home was the Detner Estate. Isits on a high bluff overlooking the Hudson River and it’s very old. We rented the {grounds for the exterior scene whore the Evers (with decapitated ead in his coat) talks to Leslie Daniels ‘Above, the "monster from the closet” (8 ft tll eddie CarmeD) motets an unidentified actress inthis birare publicity photo form TBTW 48 FILMFAX ‘Above left: Adele Lamont as Dorit Powell, the model with "the pe Center tight: Leslie Daniel as Kurt, the laboratory aritant, i grabbed by the hand of Eddie Carmel, fect body," poses for an entourage doctoris running through the woods after the car accident with his fancoe’s head ‘wrapped up in hiscoat. The estates now wate by some foundation which has ts oices located there” Casting, The Brain That Wouldn't Die was roct’snextconcemand thedinectors practical atte toward his film caried Ever into his dealings with the actors “Most ofthe casting” Green said, "was done through agents, The others were Simply poopie who had readin the trade papers that we were going to doamovie ikon the actors came in Itols them what I was looking orn thet respective roles, gave them s serpt, and asked them ¥ Eoime back in a day or two fora reading, Ser they had been able to study thet pan. That's the only fair way to dg an Itor. Here again” Green emphasized, “you should remember that we are not talkingabouta script whichrequired some feal deep method or technical’ acting ‘Tne para were written not stereotyped yer &, but we ar taking about about Tronsters in closets and a woman's head thats off of her body and is brought back to life I mean, the emotions are prety basic and very much to the point “But. geting back to the casting” sid Green, 4 verote this story about 3 young brain surgeon who does experiments on sreckendeathiscountry estate. Hers Evers take Jason Evers) payed the surgeon. Fis fiancee, the head” of the east, Was dtress Virginia Leth. Virginia had the toughest joo and the one that proved the tmost dieu in terms of the prodvetion Tttooka great deal o time for hero getin andoutofthat contraption weused forthe fad, bat she was very cooperative and dia good job “Lesh Danie played the surgeon's lab assstam, who has a deformed hand, the oduct of an early experiment. Brice Brighton waste surgeon's father, Adele Lamont played the scarred model and adie Carmel won the role ofthe giant pinhead coset monster, Eddie was aso Trery cooperative. Every actor should be tha cay to work with onthe stn fat, thre werent any prima donna in the