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- Lon Chaney Jr
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- Brides of Dracula, The (Hammer 1960)
- This Island Earth (Universal 1955)
Universal released Night in Paradise on the 3rd of May, 1946. Directed by Arthur Lubin, the film tells the tale of story-teller Aesop who, […]
Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale’s stunning sequel to his original 1931 Frankenstein, was released on the 6th of May, 1935, although it had originally […]
Sherlock Holmes mystery The Scarlet Claw – the sixth in the series for Universal – was released on the 26th of May, 1944, and […]
Universal’s first science-fiction feature in full colour, This Island Earth, was released on the 1st of June, 1955. Directed by Joseph M Newman, the […]
The Cat Creeps was released on the 17th of May, 1946 as a double feature alongside She-Wolf of London. Starring Noah Beery Jr and […]
Universal’s moving and amusing ghost story That’s the Spirit was released on the 1st of June, 1945. Directed by Charles Lamont, the story centres […]
Universal’s science fiction crime thriller, Night Key, was released on the 2nd of May, 1937. Starring Boris Karloff, the film took less than one […]
