Loew's Willard Theatre
96-01 Jamaica Avenue,
Woodhaven,
NY
11421
96-01 Jamaica Avenue,
Woodhaven,
NY
11421
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Yes, EdSolero, I had wondered myself about those out-of-context day-for-night shots of Lugosi walking around in a grassy field in his Count Dracula outfit.
Actually – and here comes the OT bilge (break out the pumps!) – the footage of Lugosi that appears in “Plan 9” was shot several years before the movie was completed. In fact, the footage was shot before there was ever a script for “Plan 9”. Wood shopped around the footage to investors as the last ever shot of Lugosi with the promise he would build a movie around it that could use Lugosi’s name as a selling point. The way that reel of film is edited into the final movie (particularly the scene where Bela walks out of frame and is hit by a screeching car) is unbelievably hilarious!
You’re welcome, Lost Memory.
I only saw “The Black Sleep” once on TV when I was a kid, and a mention of it in “Monster World” also back then, spring 1965. John Carradine played a resurrected Crusader fanatic, shouting something about the Holy Land, and “Kill, kill, kill !” The still from it in
“Monster World” showed both Carradine and Johnson.
You can try shopping for it on the IMDb to see if it’s on DVD.
I saw “Mesa Of Lost Women”, but not as a kid, not the Miklos Rozsa “hairy men” film I mentioned above. I saw it at Film Forum in lower Manhattan the summer of 1988 on a double bill with “Plan 9” plus a Captain Marvel episode. It starred Jackie Coogan as a mad scientist, almost unrecognizable, because he wore heavy black-framed glasses, and had false hair.
Thanks Peter. I knew the replacement actor was from somewhere in the medical profession. Tor Johnson was Lobo in Bride of the Monster. His character was also named Lobo in The Unearthly. One of the “better?” movies that Tor Johnson was in was called The Black Sleep. That movie had a number of big name actors or former big name actors depending on how you look at it. Actors such as Lon Chaney Jr, Bela Lugosi, and John Carradine. I wonder if its available on dvd.
Lost Memory, that’s correct about Lugosi. He was replaced by Ed Wood’s chiropractor, who was eight inches taller and did not resemble Lugosi in the slightest.
Tor Johnson also appeared with Lugosi in “Bride Of The Monster” and in “Night Of The Ghouls”, which was a sequel to either “Bride” or “Plan 9”. It stayed unreleased for many years because Wood was broke, and unable to pay the lab bill to process the film !
I have all three Ed Wood films on the same VHS at home.
I think “Bride Of The Monster” was the last film that Lugosi lived through the completion of.
Plan 9 From Outer Space is the movie where Bela Lugosi died during the filming. The space ship is a hubcap hanging from a string or wire which is very visible. Wasn’t Bela Lugosi replaced by a dentist who kept the cape covering part of his face so you couldn’t tell that it wasn’t Bela Lugosi? One of my favorite “B” horror movie actors is in this movie, Tor Johnson the Swedish wrestler.
mikemovies, I practically know “Plan 9” by heart. One of my favorite lines (among many) is when the airline pilot says to the stewardess :
“Say ! How about you and me balling it up when we get to Albuquerque ?”
I think I saw “Mesa Of Lost Women” on TV as a kid. An air force bomber crash lands on the mesa to Miklos Rozsa film music I’d heard earlier in the George Reeves “Superman” TV show, and the “lost women” make reference to “the hairy men” when they speak with the bomber crew.
“The Brain Eaters” I haven’t seen. I seem to be in more danger from
“The Fan Site That Ate My Brain”.
“Plan 9 from Outer Space” is one of the all time great bad movies… So bad it’s sublimely entertaining. A must-see. And once you’ve enjoyed it, take a look at Tim Burton’s fanciful bio-pic of the film’s director, “Ed Wood” which hilariously re-creates much of the making of “Plan 9”.
I find some odd movie titles PKoch. Ever see any of these movies. I haven’t. Plan 9 from outerspace. The Brain Eaters. Mesa of Lost Women. Funny line from Plan 9; “Now, don’t you worry. The saucers are up there. The graveyard is out there. But I’ll be locked up safely in there.â€
When you look in IMDB site PKoch it gives many TV shows that Whit Bissell guest starred in. He seems to be a famous character actor. I read the message from the Troll Institute. A troll is smelly so we should smell the troll before he arrives. haha
Thanks, mikemovies, I’ll look it up. I really should look up Whit Bissell’s page on the Internet Movie Data base.
Re : trolls : will the owners of Cinema Treasures (Brian and Chris ?) have a Warren out for our arrest ?
More Whit Bissell trivia coming at ya PKoch. Whit Bissell played Tom the scientist in Target Earth.
I have no doubt that he enjoys the attention. We might as well make him happy and continue to feed him. Remember, a well fed Troll is a happy Troll.
The following is a public service message from the Troll Institute:
“Trolls are vile, ugly and smelly little creatures. They are usually male, though female trolls do exist and can be quite vicious also. Due to a lack of social experience, trolls frequently go a week or more between showers or baths and can go for years between social outings. Trolls have no friends and will not accept friendship, therefore do not offer it. Trolls are especially dangerous when they miss an episode of Sesame Street or miss taking their daily nap.
At times, a troll can mimic human behavior. Never be fooled and let your guard down. A troll will sense vulnerability and attack. Never show kindness towards a troll. It doesn’t understand kindness and again, it will attack. Trolls do not have the mental capacity of your average dustbuster, so you might have to repeat your response to the troll a number of times to get its attention. The more repetition and small words you employ, the easier it will be for your troll to respond quickly and easily.
A multiple person attack in most instances will contain the troll. Its mind is weak and feeble and can’t respond fast enough to the multiple barrage. Over feeding a troll can be hazardous to its health. Over fed trolls do explode. It is the only known way to totally destroy a troll. Saving a troll’s life is extremely difficult for all but the most experienced of therapists to accomplish. It takes years of intense therapy to rescue someone from a life of being a hopelessly inconsequential troll. Don’t waste your time trying to save it. The only good troll is a silenced troll".
That is so funny Brigadier General. Has anyone entertained the notion that crankcase is enjoying the attention bestowed upon him? Perhaps we shouldn’t feed the troll.
Big Dan Ingram, fat pontoons & all. WABC Radio 770 had a contest c. 1961: send them $10,000 and receive 25 words or less. (In French, no less!)
Who gets to confer the honorary degree of Th.D (Doctor Of Think-ology) ?
It is said that music soothes the savage beast. Hopefully thats true. In honor of Warren, we will now play his theme song……
I could while away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers
Consultin' with the rain
And my head, I’d be scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
I’d unravel ev'ry riddle
For any individ'le
In trouble or in pain
With the thoughts you’d be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln,
If you only had a brain.
Oh, I could tell you why
The ocean’s near the shore,
I could think of things I never thunk before
And then I’d sit and think some more.
I would not be just a nuffin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain.
I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If I only had a brain!
Thanks, Lost Memory. There’s been Doo Wop stuff on TV Channels 13 and 21 featuring, among others, Cousin Brucie, that you may have been enjoying.
BTW, have we posted any sick jokes about the films “Ben” and “Willard” on this page yet ?
The Off-Topic Bilge Brigade seems to be out in full force today. And the Brigadier General’s taste in music suggests that memory isn’t the only faculty that he’s lost.
More bilge for my people….
Scott Muni went to WNEW FM around 1967. The same year that my WMCA t-shirt should have been mailed. Coincidence? LOL
WMCA-various years
Joe O'Brien
Harry Harrison
Jack Spector
Dan Daniel
B. Mitchel Reed
Gary Stevens
Johnny Dark
Dean Anthony
Ed Baer
Herb Oscar Anderson
Frankie Crocker
Scott Muni
WABC-various years
Herb Oscar Anderson (another station jumper)
Harry Harrison (ditto)
Scott Muni (ditto again)
Dan Ingram
Ross and Wilson
Charlie Greer
Ron Lundy
Johnny Donovan
Chuck Leonard
George Michael
Bruce Morrow
I know that there are others that I am leaving out.
I still have the Murray The K sound file somewhere on this computer. My favorite jingle was the Cousin' Brucie jingle performed by the Four Seasons.
Yes, Lost Memory, I just remembered, you and I dialogued about Murray The K privately, about two years ago. You sent me the link to that sound byte I should still have ….
MURRAY THE K’S SWINGIN' SOIREE IS NOW IN SESSION !
(loud snare drum fill)
I also remember Ron Lundy on WABC 770 AM.
Thanks, Lost Memory. But I definitely heard him on WNEW FM, when it was a first class FM rock station.
The WMCA Good Guys … Joe O'Brien, Jack Spector (your main man Jake, booby !) Harry Harrison ? I need help naming the rest. There were at least half a dozen. Harry Harrison I remember being on WABC 770 AM, along with Frankie Crocker.
How about Murray The K and Cousin Brucie ?
Scott Muni worked at WMCA and then went to WABC radio. Harry Harrison also worked at both stations.
Jay Overholts was a bit part player on the original Twilight Zone TV series (1959-1964), along with, to a lesser extent, Merritt Bohn.
I grew up listening to the WMCA Good Guys. I first heard Scott Muni on WMCA late at night, 1960 or 1961, then in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s on WNEW 102.7 FM.