No. 51 / 2004

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.

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).

*"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

*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 

* Supplemental images are noted with an (*) asterisk. My intention is to only enhance the reading experience and not take away from the original publication.