Update: December 9, 2024 - Some say it's the best of the Universal Sherlock Holmes films. It certainly has that Classic Universal Gothic atmosphere. I've now uploaded a copy of Sherlock Holmes and...
"The Scarlet Claw" [1944] 720pHD
This file has two sound tracks to it. The first one is the soundtrack of the film and the 2nd track contains the film commentary by David Stuart Davies.
Also on the original DVD of this presentation is the Extras for Volume Two of the restored Sherlock Holmes Collection. One includes a short explanation of the restoration process for these films by Robert Gitt. The other one is a photo and movie posters gallery. I've compressed these two Extras into a zip file and uploaded those via the link below:
"Scarlet Claw" - Extras
Update: December 4, 2024 - Wow! It's been over 4 months since I promised after 5 years I'd finally come through and finish this blog the way I'd always wanted it to be completed. I think I finally have the ball rolling and so, with that, I announce that I've begun uploading what would become Volume Two of the restored Sherlock Holmes Collection with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. So here we go with the second set of Universal Sherlocks starting with the following link to Sherlock Holmes and...
"The Spider Woman" [1943] 720pHD
BACKGROUND: July 29, 2024 - As promised, 5 years ago now, I've come back to complete this blog as I originally intended. I had been pretty much in survival mode *only* since mid 2019 and was unable to pay the wanted attention here since then.
It was because of that I could only post the final six (6) issues (#50-->55) as is, of which I was grateful for, but until now I was denied the joy of supplementing additional photos located via the internet which related to some of the main articles found within each issue.
One of the things that I also wished to do to celebrate the final posts for this blog was to make available the 35mm restorations of all 14 classic Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" motion pictures. I managed to upload the first four (4) and now look forward to completing the availability of the final ten (10) films.
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Dear Friends,
As you would know from my previous post of Scarlet Street #50, I won't have the time (right now, anyway) to put in my extra photos, which I enjoy doing so much, with each remaining post. I'm in the middle of extreme changes taking place in my life which I must focus on at the moment but at least I can say I believe I can still be on track to complete the additional posts for the final Scarlet Street magazine issues to the end of this year.
I originally posted here a review of my attorney regarding a disgusting case I was involved with concerning my instrument-of-evil neighbor who was working on her agenda of destroying people she didn't like, with myself as the current target. (I worked for another insane woman at Ford Motor Company once that had the same pattern to her management style.) It apparently was part of her religion to file false police reports against people she did not think were equal to her and it cost me dearly to defend myself even though she had no proof to her allegations. All of this was going on during my Mother's final days. Losing Mom would have been enough for me to handle, but this demon-lady really did a number on me.
So I'm updating this, removing the long commentary on the court case and moving on. This is supposed to be a blog of fond and loving memories and I'm happy to say at least I think I've made a turning point from these terrible blows I've endured so far. Lamenting on them really doesn't belong here.
Yet, for me this now means I've jumped two hurdles now successfully. I've survived my mother's passing and this court case so far. One more to go, which is selling Mom's home. Looking forward to letting you know the result of that in my next SS post at the beginning of October!
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
*Bram Stoker
*Sir Henry Irving
*Abraham Van Helsing [as illustrated by Juan Pablo Rodriguez Padilla]
*Edward Van Sloan
*Peter Cushing
*Hugh Jackman
*Arminius Vamberry
*Hall Caine
*Professor Bulwer [as played by John Gottowt] was the Van Helsing 'type' figure in "Nosferatu" [1922].
*Hamilton Deane
*Horace Liveright
*John Balderston
*J. Edward Bromberg took on the Van Helsing 'like' role as Dr. Laszlo opposite Lon Chaney in "Son of Dracula" [1943]
*Peter Cushing would secure the Van Helsing mantle in "Horror of Dracula" [1958]
*There are 'some' impressive scenes in "Van Helsing" [2004]
*"Dracula" aka "Horror of Dracula" [1958]
*Kate Phillips aka Kay Linaker
*"The Murder of Dr. Harrigan" [1936] with Richard Cortez.
*"The Girl from Mandalay" [1936] with Conrad Nagel & Donald Cook (shown below).
*Steve McQueen is the lead in "The Blob" [1958] with help from Earl Rowe [top], Aneta Corsaut [2nd from top], James Bonnet, Robert Fields, Tony Franke [3rd from top] and Olin Howland [bottom].
"The Blob" [1958] is loose and Lee Payton [bottom] gives the appropriate response.
*The doctor, Stephen Chase [3rd from top], nor the policeman, Earl Rowe [bottom] can't stop "The Blob" [1958]. Even Bela Lugosi [top] is not enough to frighten it.
*The Blob is back in "Beware! The Blob" [1972] and this time it's Robert Walker Jr. who does battle with the sticky goo. He's helped by Gwynne Gilford [center]. It's not easy to see but that's Carol Lynley seated [bottom] with Gerrit Graham hopping about in front of her.
*"Beware! The Blob" [1972] with Sid Haig [top] laughing at what he thinks is something as harmless as jelly without the peanut butter. Richard Stahl [2nd from top] joins Robert Walker Jr. and Gwynne Gilford in trying to come up with ideas on how to flatten out The Blob.
*Shelley Berman [top] assists John Houser with a little shampoo time. Wait until they get to the rinse cycle! "Beware! The Blob" [1972]
*"Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo" [1937] above and "Charlie Chan in Reno" [1939] below with L2R: Pauline Moore, Sidney Toler (as Charlie Chan), Kay Linaker, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks and Slim Summerville.
*Kate Phillips aka Kay Linaker
*Ethel Merman in "Call Me Madam" [1953]
*Barbra Streisand in "Hello Dolly!" [1969]
*Julie Andrews in "Star!" [1968]
*Larry Parks in "The Jolson Story" [1947] top photo and in "Jolson Sings Again" [1950] above.
*"Half a Sixpence" [1967] with Tommy Steele.
*"The Little Prince" [1974] with Richard Kiley and Steven Warner.
*"Roxie Hart" [1942] with Adolphe Menjou and Ginger Rogers.
*"Sweeney Todd" [1982] with Angela Lansbury
*"The Last Sheila" [1973] with L2R: James Mason, Raquel Welch, James Coburn, Joan Hackett, Ian McShane, Dyan Cannon, Richard Benjamin.
*"The Greatest Show On Earth" [1952] with Charlton Heston who is surrounded by [L2R] Lane Chandler, Cornel Wilde, James Stewart, Betty Hutton, Gloria Grahame.
*"Here Comes The Groom" [1951] with Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman
*"Just For You" [1952] with Bing Crosby and Ethel Barrymore.
*"Fancy Pants" [1950] with Lucille Ball and Bob Hope.
*"Down To Earth" [1947] with Rita Hayworth.
*Ricky Paull Goldin [top], Clayton Landey [3rd from top] and Frank Collison [bottom] get more than any of them bargained for in the remake of "The Blob" [1988]
"Behold, The Blob," says Del Close [top] as Billy Beck loses more than just his pants [center] and the special effects team [below] preps for the next shot in "The Blob" [1988].
*Donovan Leitch Jr. waves us 'good-bye' from "The Blob" [1988] as we bring our "Blob" movies examination to a close.
*Peter Cushing shines and makes Van Helsing his own in "Horror of Dracula" [1958]
*Peter Cushing was so good as Van Helsing, he came back in "The Brides of Dracula" [1960] and Dracula didn't.
*With Ralph Morgan in "The Outer Gate" [1937].
*With Donald Woods in "Road Gang" [1936]
*With Ginger Rogers in "Kitty Foyle" [1940]
*With Mickie Kelly [below] helping out at the Hollywood Canteen during World War II in 1944.
*With Onslow Stevens, left, in "Easy Money" [1936]
*Kate Phillips aka Kay Linaker
*"Cover Girl" [1944] Jinx Falkenberg, Gene Kelly and Rita Hayworth.
*Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in "You'll Never Get Rich" [1941].
*Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire in "You Were Never Lovelier" [1942]
*"The Gene Krupa Story" [1959] with Sal Mineo.
*The Marx Brothers in "A Night at the Opera" [1935]
*The Marx Brothers in "A Day at the Races" [1937]
Update: December 9, 2024 - Some say it's the best of the Universal Sherlock Holmes films. It certainly has that Classic Universal Gothic atmosphere. I've now uploaded a copy of Sherlock Holmes and...
"The Scarlet Claw" [1944] 720pHD
This file has two sound tracks to it. The first one is the soundtrack of the film and the 2nd track contains the film commentary by David Stuart Davies.
Also on the original DVD of this presentation is the Extras for Volume Two of the restored Sherlock Holmes Collection. One includes a short explanation of the restoration process for these films by Robert Gitt. The other one is a photo and movie posters gallery. I've compressed these two Extras into a zip file and uploaded those via the link below:
"Scarlet Claw" - Extras
Update: December 4, 2024 - Wow! It's been over 4 months since I promised after 5 years I'd finally come through and finish this blog the way I'd always wanted it to be completed. I think I finally have the ball rolling and so, with that, I announce that I've begun uploading what would become Volume Two of the restored Sherlock Holmes Collection with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. So here we go with the second set of Universal Sherlocks starting with the following link to Sherlock Holmes and...
"The Spider Woman" [1943] 720pHD
Bonus Material!
Can't get enough of Gale Sondergaard as The Spider Woman?
Use the following link to download a copy of the 'spin-off' movie:
with Rondo Hatton
Update: December 4, 2024 - Wow! It's been over 4 months since I promised after 5 years I'd finally come through and finish this blog the way I'd always wanted it to be completed. I think I finally have the ball rolling and so, with that, I announce that I've begun uploading what would become Volume Two of the restored Sherlock Holmes Collection with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. So here we go with the second set of Universal Sherlocks starting with the following link to Sherlock Holmes and...
"The Spider Woman" [1943] 720pHD
Bonus Material!
Can't get enough of Gale Sondergaard as The Spider Woman?
Use the following link to download a copy of the 'spin-off' movie:
with Rondo Hatton
Update: December 9, 2024 - Some say it's the best of the Universal Sherlock Holmes films. It certainly has that Classic Universal Gothic atmosphere. I've now uploaded a copy of Sherlock Holmes and...
"The Scarlet Claw" [1944] 720pHD
This file has two sound tracks to it. The first one is the soundtrack of the film and the 2nd track contains the film commentary by David Stuart Davies.
Also on the original DVD of this presentation is the Extras for Volume Two of the restored Sherlock Holmes Collection. One includes a short explanation of the restoration process for these films by Robert Gitt. The other one is a photo and movie posters gallery. I've compressed these two Extras into a zip file and uploaded those via the link below:
"Scarlet Claw" - Extras
* Supplemental images are noted with an (*) asterisk. My intention is to only enhance the reading experience and not take away from the original publication.
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