Tag Archives: 50’s
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Since July I’ve been posting reviews of the films featured on the William Castle Film Collection DVD box set, encompassing Castle’s run at Columbia Pictures; although his career was far from over, I’d like to close out this survey of … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 50's, Haunted House, horror, Vincent Price, William Castle
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The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Before there was Doctor Who, there was Professor Quatermass, the British scientist who battled the strangest of alien invasions in the 1953 BBC serial The Quatermass Experiment. The hit science fiction series, starring Reginald Tate as Quatermass, was blessed with … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 50's, Hammer, horror, Science Fiction
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Disneyland: “Man and the Moon” (1955)
Walt Disney opened his Disneyland theme park on July 18, 1955, in Anaheim, California – just thirty-two miles from Hollywood. Disney had conquered cinema already, and now he had his sights set on a multi-media entertainment empire. In October of … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV
Tagged 50's, Animation, Science Fiction, The Moon, Walt Disney
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