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Spinner - Mar 10, 2010
I'm a big Brigitte Bardot fan and Veronica Carlson, who was in the Hammer films in the '70s but you know a lot of these are dead or not looking so good ...

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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones, Simon Ward, Thorley Walters
With a title like "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed", my initial impression was that this was going to be one of those over-the-top horror features that are quite characteristic of Hammer Films Productions. That opinion was soon revised after watching this movie, a perfect blend of drama, suspense, and great acting, especially by the talented Peter Cushing (one of my all-time favorite actors in the horror genre). Here, Cushing portrays the manic-obsessive Baron Frankenstein who flees from a scene of horror, only to visit his evil upon a pair of hapless lovers, a young doctor (Simon Ward) at an insane asylum, and his fiancee (Veronica Carlson), who makes the unfortunate decision of renting a room in her boarding house to Frankenstein.
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Fanex Files: Hammer Films

Veronica Carlson, Christopher Lee, Caroline Munro, Ingrid Pitt, Michael Ripper
What I adore about this charming documentary about the fondly remembered Hammer films, and the studio that created them, is that you can feel the love and sense of wonder the participants have for the subject matter. No dry-as-dust history lesson here, but rather a fun-filled romp down the dark, dank castle corridors and into the forbidden crypts of our favorite films from the "Studio That Dripped Blood".
Kudos to all involved for taking a very large wealth of material, and paring it down into a constantly entertaining 95 minutes of vintage photos, trailers and fascinating on-stage interviews from the wonderful Fanex conventions of days past.
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The Horror of Frankenstein

Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson, Dennis Price, Jon Finch
A misunderstood classic from Hammer Films. I remember first seeing it inside a hotel room at the Sheraton at Clearwater Beach during the Summer holidays. It came on WTOG Channel 44's Creature Feature with local horror host Dr. Paul Bearer. I loved it when I first saw it. It takes an engaging movie to get your mind off staying at the beach and deciding to be inside for 2-hours during the afternoon.
Jimmy Sangster does a great job of putting in humor throughout the film.
One of my favorites scenes, a hand attached to a severed arm, gives the audience the British V sign (the middle finger in the US.
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