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It was, I haven't seen the film in ages, but I can still visualize the crazed expression on Paxinou's face as she pushes Wanda Hendrix out of the window. Your thread...

It is indeed. It's a great film, not as well known as it should be. Perhaps one of the first horror films to deal with the ethical use of science. (Violet Kemble Cooper to Boris Karloff at the end: "My son, you have broken the first rule of science," as she smashes the antidote, causing her son's fiery death.) Your thread, Mr. 6's.

Yes, Roughly Speaking was based on Louise Randall Pierson's autobiography. Louise was played by Rosalind Russell in the film.

October rocks! A Bresson and a Dreyer I haven't seen; and one of the few movies that I have been truly panting to see again: My favorite version of Poe's *Fall of the House of Usher* (1949), directed by Ivan Barnett, will be on Wednesday, October 24 (actually the wee hours of the 25th). This almost experimental film, a British version of Poe's classic, is so much creepier than Corman's stodgy '60s version! It used to be on the old Shock-o-Rama series on Channel 13 in NYC, before Channel 13 became PBS. Lots more to look forward to in October as well!

I agree with you, Andy, about Russell's performance in Roughly Speaking. It's a great performance in a highly enjoyable film. *Jack Carson* was great as Harold Pierson, her husband in the film. Btw, their son (i.e. the Pierson's), was Oscar-winning writer Frank Pierson, who wrote Dog Day Afternoon and Cool Hand Luke and worked in film and televison as writer and producer for decades. He died last week.

Hint The great classical actress is a great Greek classical actress. When her crimes are found out, she takes poison.

Another hint: Think Boris Karloff glowing in the dark.

Oh, sorry, I know that. I was getting off the topic of Universal, switching to horror films that I pine for.

Speaking of cats, a movie I am looking for is The Creeper (1948), in which a man turns his hand into a cat's paw. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3376978944/tt0040254

Thanks for the info and for those great images! I have The Black Cat on the Bela Lugosi DVDs (Universal/Franchise) but want those other films.

She Wolf of London is part of The Wolfman Legacy Collection. I'd love a copy of Night Monster, and where, by the way, is Edgar Ulmer's Daughter of Dr. Jekyll ?

Did I say all that? Must have been temporarily zombified! As Mantan Moreland says at the end of King of the Zombies, "if there's one thing I wouldn't want to be twice, zombies is both of them!" I don't have the Creature from the Black Lagoon DVD. I have the earlier Universal Legacy "icon" sets plus the Karloff and Lugosi ones. I do have a Blu-Ray player, but my only Blu-Ray DVD is 28 Days Later. It would be nice if the oldies were re-mastered. I would particularly like to see a new print of my fave Wolfman movie, Werewolf of London.

Nice! But my Legacy collection DVDs are more than adequate.

Hint: think mad scientist glowing in the dark.

I can't see one of the stars of Dial M for Murder.

So sorry to hear that, she was really great in Chuck and Buck.

The Garment Jungle. I take Finance's comments as permission to proceed: A woman (played by a great classical actress) with a crazed expression on her face pushes a young girl out of the window.

deleted back later with a clue.

The Garment Jungle ?

A RAISIN IN THE SUN Next: Pushing someone out of a window

I'm looking forward to watching Devotion and Animal Kingdom. I LOVE Ann Harding, one of the unsung greats.

Chicken Every Sunday ?

ROFL! I guess the old capital of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) is what's being referred to.

Clore, I was thinking of the pre-PBS 13 recently, because 13 is celebrating 50 years as PBS. The old 13 had a great horror film series called "Shock-o-Rama." Mostly odd and lower budget stuff, like The Creeper, which I yearn to see again. I remember Captain Allen Swift, Gloria Okon, etc. Also Officer Joe Bolton (Channel 9, I think). I'm going to watch those Stewart Klein clips now. I barely remember when WNEW was Dumont, was that WABD?

I remember Gnagy! Haven't thought about that show in years! The morning kids show that we watched was Ding Dong School, with Miss Francis. Never quite got into Romper Room. And of course Howdy Doody, at 5 pm. But the movies -- Million Dollar Movie, The Late Show, The Late Late Show, and (I think) The Late, Late, Late Show, and Shock Theater for horror films, on after the Ben Hecht Show.