H. Rider Haggard’s grand fantasy-adventure novel She has been interpreted for film multiple times, with varying degrees of faithfulness, and in the mid-1960s Hammer Films produced this appealing version, released in the U.S. by MGM. Screen siren Ursula Andress plays the title character, and she is a fine choice for the beautiful Ayesha, “She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed.” John …
Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)
The spirit of an evil Egyptian queen (Valerie Leon), called up as the result of an archaeological expedition, possesses a young woman (also Valerie Leon) and stalks the members of the expedition to secure the treasures that are needed to bring her back to life permanently. Leon is alluring and effective as the wicked queen, …
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The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel (Hammer / Exclusive, 1949)
An earnest young police constable (Hugh Latimer) goes undercover to try to track down and capture a gang of violent thieves targeting trucks. He’s helped by his fiancée, Joan (Patricia Cutts), who proves able to hold her own in the investigation … but what will happen when the mysterious leader of the gang learns they’re …
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (Hammer-Shaw Brothers, 1974)
Hammer and Shaw Brothers teamed up in 1974 to bring out a moderately effective blend of martial arts and horror movies, with action star David Chiang as the leader of a group of warrior siblings who recruit Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing), who is visiting China, to assist them in freeing their village from the …
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The Plague of the Zombies (Hammer / Twentieth Century Fox, 1966)
Some sort of inexplicable illness is carrying off inhabitants of a Cornwall village, and the young doctor there (Brook Williams) is unable to prevent the deaths. Fortunately for him and eventually for the rest of the villagers, famed doctor Sir James Forbes (Andre Morrell), whose daughter is a close friend of the young doctor’s wife, …
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Twins of Evil (Hammer / Rank, 1971)
When twins come to stay with their uncle, Gustav Weil (Peter Cushing), the hard and fanatical leader of a group aimed at stamping out evil in the form of witches in the area, a group with reckless disregard for the facts of particular cases, one of the pair is drawn to the local noble, Count …
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