Happy Easter Holiday week! Celebrate with the final Scarlet Street of the 1900s, #36, where the question is asked, "Which movie is supreme, 'Mystery of the Wax Museum' or 'House of Wax'?" I always enjoyed the banter over this subject on the Scarlet Street Forums online under the "Wax Vs. Wax" title, especially as I simply love both films so there is no favorite. I don't have a favorite Beatle either, never did. I also don't prefer one over the other when it comes to Universal or Hammer films. It's not to say I don't have preferences, however.
In another completely unrelated topic, we here at home may be on the brink of something extraordinary. For the first time we're going to go meatless this Easter. I've never consider myself or Mom as vegetarians, but you know the topic out there "Meatless Monday" where the idea is that if you could go just one day a week without it, the world would benefit immensely, and so would you. We've done pretty well whereas the average for us would actually be like no more than one day a week eating meat per month. In any case, if a meatless Easter proves successful, we may find that we have crossed a point of no return. I'll let you know how all this goes next post.
Speaking of Mom (Moms rule down on the Street!) I didn't mention last post that her birthday was coming up. She made it and now at age 90 we are both contemplating what it could mean to enter your 10th decade of life. Certainly improved meal choices couldn't hurt. Happy Birthday, Mom! (Incidentally, this coming weekend Dad would have been 91.)
Until then, take care and do what is healthful and healing. We all need that, and we need you! I shall return when Spring is well under way next month with SS #37!
*Our main man from "Bride of Frankenstein" [1935]
*The two Brides of Frankenstein [1935]
*The men who will bring 'them' together. "Bride of Frankenstein" [1935]
*The faithful servants. "Bride of Frankenstein" [1935]
*Vincent & Victoria Price
*Victoria & Vincent Price
*Vincent & Victoria Price
*Victoria & Vincent Price
*Vincent & Victoria Price
Note: Photos with Victoria and Vincent Price are via Victoria Price, and her Daily Practice of Joy.
*Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray (below) in "Mystery of the Wax Museum" [1933]
*On the set of "Mystery of the Wax Museum" [1933]
*Lionel Atwill in "Mystery of the Wax Museum" [1933]
*Lionel Atwill on the set of "Mystery of the Wax Museum" [1933]
*Vincent Price in "House of Wax" [1953]
*"House of Wax" [1953]
*"House of Wax" [1953]
*"House of Wax" [1953]
*Vincent Price in "House of Wax" [1953]
*Phyllis Kirk
*Phyllis Kirk in "House of Wax" [1953]
*Phyllis Kirk with Alan Wells (above) and Richard Basehart (below).
*Phyllis Kirk
*Phyllis Kirk with Debbie Reynolds & Jane Powell (above) and Peter Lawford (below)
*Phyllis Kirk (with Ricardo Montalban above).
*Paul Picerni and "The Untouchables" (below)
*Paul Picerni with Richard Conte & James Darren from "The Brothers Rico" [1957]
*Paul Picerni in "Adventures of Hajji Baba" [1954] above and "The Desert Song" with Gordon MacRae [1953] below.
*Paul Picerni with the Mount St. Mary's College and Loyola University students rehearsing for his 1949 musical "Everybody Goes to College". (Mr. Picerni taught speech and drama at Mount St. Mary's College.)
*Paul Picerni in "House of Wax" [1953]
*Paul Picerni (in "To Hell and Back" below from 1955).
*"Terror In The Wax Museum" [1973] with Ray Milland (below).
*"Terror In The Wax Museum" [1973]
*"Terror In The Wax Museum" [1973]
*"Terror In The Wax Museum" [1973] advertising.
*Paul Picerni in "Lord of the Jungle" [1955] above and in an unidentified photo below.
*Paul Picerni (with "The Untouchables" below).
*Phyllis Kirk
*Victoria & Vincent Price
*Arthur Edmund Carewe (above) and Lionel Atwill (below) from "Mystery of the Wax Museum" [1933]
* Supplemental images are noted with an (*) asterisk. My intention is to only enhance the reading experience and not take away from the original publication.
