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THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF is a horror film directed by Nathan Juran and released by Universal in 1973....
Ah, yes, I remember seeing this in a double feature with Sssssss way back when.
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What about "Circus World"?
CIRCUS WORLD hasn't been seen on U.S. video since the 1990s, when it made its VHS (pan-and-scan) and laserdisc (widescreen) debuts. It's appeared on several European Blu-rays however.
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THE PROMISE 1969
Directed by Michael Hayes, from the Russian play, starring John Castle, Ian McKellen and Susan Macready. Never on tape or disc.
This British production never got a U.S. theatrical release. Commonwealth United secured the U.S. distribution rights in 1970, but went bankrupt before the film could be released. Republic Entertainment (now Paramount) currently controls the U.S. rights to the film, but it's unlikely they have any original elements. The Library of Congress has a copy of the film on a 1-inch videotape format. If it is to be released, it will likely come from a UK source, whomever controls the assets of the film's original production company, Howard and Wyndham Films and Television.
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STAGE STRUCK 1958
Directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Susan Strasberg, Henry Fonda, Christopher Plummer, Joan Greenwood. Filmed on location in New York City. Great Alex North score! Once available on a low-budget video tape, never on disc
After five years of doing television guest shots, Christopher Plummer made his feature film debut opposite Susan Strasberg and Henry Fonda in 1958’s STAGE STRUCK. The film was an adaptation of Zoë Atkins' play, which had earlier been filmed in 1933 by RKO under the title MORNING GLORY, starring Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Adolphe Menjou.
In the film, young “Eva” (Strasberg) arrives in New York City determined to become a great theatrical star, but discovers that her goal may not be as easily attainable as she had hoped. At the office of producer “Lewis Easton” (Fonda), Eva waits patiently while Lewis meets with young writer “Joseph Sheridan” (Plummer), who is adapting Lewis’ latest play.
Christopher Plummer and Susan Strasberg in STAGE STRUCK
Sidney Lumet directed the film. One track from Alex North’s score was released on a North compilation LP from Citadel, and later on CDs from Citadel and Bay Cities. The film cost an estimated $2 million and took in about the same amount at the U.S. box office.
The RKO release has played on Turner Classic Movies a number of times and is now controlled by Warner Bros. There have been some gray market video releases in Europe. but no legitimate release on disc.
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Apr 7, 2022 - 11:29 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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THE ADDING MACHINE was based on the play by Elmer Rice, which opened on Broadway at the Garrick Theatre on March 19th, 1923 and ran for 72 performances. The play was revived on February 9th, 1956 at the Phoenix Theatre. The story focuses on "Mr. Zero" (Milo O'Shea, in the film), an accountant at a large, faceless company. After 25 years at his job, he discovers that he will be replaced by an adding machine. In anger and pain, he snaps and kills his boss. The play takes us through Mr. Zero’s arrest, trial, execution, and excursion into the afterlife. Phyllis Diller plays Mr. Zero's shrewish wife in the film.
The film was a British-U.S. co-production and was a labor of love on the part of producer-director-scenarist Jerome Epstein, who intended to work on the adaptation with playwright Rice, until the author's death on May 8th, 1967 thwarted those plans. Although the film was completed in mid-1968, Universal Pictures did not put the film into release until September 1969, when Regional Films, Universal's art house distribution arm, opened it in New York and a few other cities. It was released in the UK in 1970. Universal still controls the rights to the film, but it has not been released on any home video format.
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