Category Archives: Theater Smoking Gun

From Russia with Love (1963)

Posted on February 24, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

2012 marks the 50th anniversary of James Bond on film. Skyfall, the 23rd film in the “official” series initiated by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman back in 1962 – and the third of the films to star Daniel Craig … Continue reading →

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Hysteria (1965)

Posted on February 17, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Throughout the 60’s, Hammer Films produced bucketfuls of suspense thrillers which had nothing to do with Dracula, Frankenstein, or The Mummy. The typical example would be black-and-white, overstuffed with twists, and written by Jimmy Sangster. More often than not, someone … Continue reading →

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Cash on Demand (1962)

Posted on December 5, 2011 at 5:12 am by Jeff Kuykendall

For Cash on Demand (1962), Hammer Films took on Charles Dickens for a modern “Christmas Carol” – one delivered as a nail-biting heist thriller. Peter Cushing stars as our Scrooge stand-in, Fordyce: a cold-hearted bank manager who casually bullies and … Continue reading →

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