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My Recent Posts · Jun 6 08 11:19 AM

Count me in as another looking forward to this release!

My Recent Posts · Jun 6 08 12:45 PM

The Picture of Dorian Gray head that Forry has at home (which can be still seen during his open houses every Saturday at 11 a.m.) was -- if I remember correctly -- from a 1961 episode of one of the anthology shows of that season.

Famous Monsters of Filmland ran a nice piece on the show and Dick Smith's makeup back in the day, and I believe that Scarlet Street's special Dorian Gray issue of more recent vintage also covered the program. I'll try to look it up.

The IMDB lists two small-screen versions of The Picture of Dorian Gray from that year, one for Armchair Theatre (with a very young Jeremy Brett) and one from Golden Showcase (with Sean Garrison as Gray, plus Louis Hayward and George C. Scott). Neither of those sounds right to me, but it's more likely the latter or possibly even another show altogether.

Terry Pace
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"They're going to have to think up a lot of new adjectives when I come back!" -- Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) in King Kong (1933)

My Recent Posts · Jun 6 08 1:09 PM

The show was produced by David Susskind, who also produced Smith's other centerpiece, WAY OUT (which was also featured in another FM issue). Of course, who could forget a face like this:

My Recent Posts · Jun 6 08 1:09 PM

I'm >pretty< sure that Forry's Dorian head came from the 1961 TV production starring Sean Garrison.

My Recent Posts · Jun 6 08 1:15 PM

That is correct. It ran on the CBS network in December, 1961.

My Recent Posts · Jun 6 08 1:50 PM

TServo4 wrote:
The show was produced by David Susskind, who also produced Smith's other centerpiece, WAY OUT (which was also featured in another FM issue). Of course, who could forget a face like this:

Cool! I remember some pic (B/W) of that creeping me out in a FM when I was a kid, and my subsequent disappointment that it was not in the 45-version when I finally got to see it.

My Recent Posts · Jun 6 08 2:13 PM

Oh wow! I remember that face from an FM too! That one freaked me out for about a week. Nice to finally know where i was from.

My Recent Posts · Jun 6 08 7:42 PM

What is growing on his face?

My Recent Posts · Jun 6 08 7:50 PM

Deformed Jelly-Bellys?

My Recent Posts · Jun 7 08 2:46 AM

Looks like it's supposed to suggest fat-pustules to me. He be putrefied!

A exploding raccoon once shot similar viscera on my windshield one 101 degree day.

My Recent Posts · Jun 7 08 2:49 AM

Or perhaps some sort of tumorous growth. Keep in mind, this is meant to represent the old Gray, as he has aged, with all of his malignancies etched to the painting over the years.

My Recent Posts · Jun 7 08 3:03 AM

I'm going with Jelly-Bellys, definitely.

My Recent Posts · Jun 7 08 9:15 AM

I'm really happy that DORIAN GRAY is finally being released. Once that is released, along with THE WALKING DEAD and the other stuff coming out this Halloween, there isn't much left in the true "classic" category. I wish Uni would finally release ISLAND OF LOST SOULS and their other Paramount horror properties(along with their own minor but fun flicks like THE MAD GHOUL and HOUSE OF HORRORS). I hope that they weren't lost in the fire.

My Recent Posts · Jun 7 08 3:47 PM

There is that PAL dvd of ISLAND OF LOST SOULS coming out soon...a Spanish double-feature with, what was it, THE VAMPIRE BAT I think?

Ben

My Recent Posts · Jun 7 08 4:22 PM

Koukol 5 wrote:
What is growing on his face?

You know, my immediate impression was that it was the last decayed bits of an outer layer of diseased flesh that had mostly rotted away. Either that, or Gramps is a little pissed about the exploding oatmeal prank.

My Recent Posts · Jun 7 08 7:04 PM

TServo4 wrote:
That is correct. It ran on the CBS network in December, 1961.

Wasn't it the Breck Golden Showcase?

And boy, wouldn't that have made a killer Don Post mask?!

My Recent Posts · Jun 7 08 7:21 PM

pinkfloyd95209 wrote:

rvoyttbots wrote:
Yeah, that was a TV show from very early 60s.

Any info on this TV Show? What network? And is it available on video? I think it is a very creepy mask for a TV Show?

I've been keeping an eye open for this one, too. Unfortunately, the only copies I've seen for sale were marked with the caveat "very poor image quality."

My Recent Posts · Jun 9 08 12:28 PM

The official Warners press release:

"Picture Perfect" and Newly Remastered

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
First Time on DVD
From Warner Home Video October 7

Burbank, Calif., June 9, 2008 - The Picture of Dorian Gray never gets old. On October 7, just in time for Halloween, Warner Home Video will introduce one of their most requested titles on DVD - MGM's gripping 1945 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Victorian horror novel about a man who stays eternally young while his famous portrait ages through the years. The film, starring George Sanders, Angela Lansbury and Donna Reed, was nominated for three Academy Awards,®-winning one for Best Cinematography and a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Miss Lansbury. The Picture of Dorian Gray ($19.97 SRP) has been remastered especially for this release and boasts new bonus features, including cast commentaries, a vintage short plus a special cartoon.

Special Features

Cast commentaries by Angela Lansbury and film historian/screenwriter Steve Haberman
1945 MGM short Stairway To Light
1945 MGM cartoon Quiet Please!
Theatrical trailer

The Picture of Dorian Gray
$19.97 SRP
B&W with Color Inserts
Feature Running Time: 123 Minutes Not Rated
Full Frame (4x3)

My Recent Posts · Jun 9 08 1:18 PM

Now that it's official that this will be a stand-alone release, I'm just wondering -- what are the chances of getting a "horror set" with THE WALKING DEAD, FRANKENSTEIN 1970, and THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS?

My Recent Posts · Jun 9 08 1:22 PM

As far as the next set is concerned, I have a bad feeling about BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS. I have a *good* feeling about WALKING DEAD and FRANKENSTEIN 1970. Other titles being kicked around as possibilities, the last I heard (about two weeks ago), were YOU'LL FIND OUT, ZOMBIES ON BROADWAY and the 1966 Patrick O'Neal CHAMBER OF HORRORS. Titles I heard being kicked around in the more distant past were PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE and the DARK SHADOWS movies (!!).

Author	Comment
Koukol 5		#21	[-]
Jun 6 08 11:19 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Count me in as another looking forward to this release!
Terry Pace		#22	[-]
Jun 6 08 12:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Picture of Dorian Gray head that Forry has at home (which can be still seen during his open houses every Saturday at 11 a.m.) was -- if I remember correctly -- from a 1961 episode of one of the anthology shows of that season. Famous Monsters of Filmland ran a nice piece on the show and Dick Smith's makeup back in the day, and I believe that Scarlet Street's special Dorian Gray issue of more recent vintage also covered the program. I'll try to look it up. The IMDB lists two small-screen versions of The Picture of Dorian Gray from that year, one for Armchair Theatre (with a very young Jeremy Brett) and one from Golden Showcase (with Sean Garrison as Gray, plus Louis Hayward and George C. Scott). Neither of those sounds right to me, but it's more likely the latter or possibly even another show altogether. Terry Pace pillaroffire@bellsouth.net "They're going to have to think up a lot of new adjectives when I come back!" -- Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) in King Kong (1933)
TServo4		#23	[-]
Jun 6 08 1:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The show was produced by David Susskind, who also produced Smith's other centerpiece, WAY OUT (which was also featured in another FM issue). Of course, who could forget a face like this: J. Theakston Capitol Theatre, Rome, NY
Bill Warren		#24	[-]
Jun 6 08 1:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm >pretty< sure that Forry's Dorian head came from the 1961 TV production starring Sean Garrison.
TServo4		#25	[-]
Jun 6 08 1:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That is correct. It ran on the CBS network in December, 1961. J. Theakston Capitol Theatre, Rome, NY
dhtreptow		#26	[-]
Jun 6 08 1:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	TServo4 wrote: The show was produced by David Susskind, who also produced Smith's other centerpiece, WAY OUT (which was also featured in another FM issue). Of course, who could forget a face like this: Cool! I remember some pic (B/W) of that creeping me out in a FM when I was a kid, and my subsequent disappointment that it was not in the 45-version when I finally got to see it.
capmonte		#27	[-]
Jun 6 08 2:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Oh wow! I remember that face from an FM too! That one freaked me out for about a week. Nice to finally know where i was from. "The important question is not, are there aliens on other worlds? No. The important question is, do they have ray guns?"
Koukol 5		#28	[-]
Jun 6 08 7:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What is growing on his face?
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#29	[-]
Jun 6 08 7:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Deformed Jelly-Bellys? Kundun Rat Terrier: 8/16/02 - 3/26/11. RIP, Ku.
dhtreptow		#30	[-]
Jun 7 08 2:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Looks like it's supposed to suggest fat-pustules to me. He be putrefied! A exploding raccoon once shot similar viscera on my windshield one 101 degree day.
TServo4		#31	[-]
Jun 7 08 2:49 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Or perhaps some sort of tumorous growth. Keep in mind, this is meant to represent the old Gray, as he has aged, with all of his malignancies etched to the painting over the years. J. Theakston Capitol Theatre, Rome, NY
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#32	[-]
Jun 7 08 3:03 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm going with Jelly-Bellys, definitely. Kundun Rat Terrier: 8/16/02 - 3/26/11. RIP, Ku.
Chesterbelloc		#33	[-]
Jun 7 08 9:15 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm really happy that DORIAN GRAY is finally being released. Once that is released, along with THE WALKING DEAD and the other stuff coming out this Halloween, there isn't much left in the true "classic" category. I wish Uni would finally release ISLAND OF LOST SOULS and their other Paramount horror properties(along with their own minor but fun flicks like THE MAD GHOUL and HOUSE OF HORRORS). I hope that they weren't lost in the fire. Check out my movie collection at: http://www.dvdaf.com/search.html?where=larryw7&init_form=where_0_larryw7*mode_more Last Edited By: Chesterbelloc Jun 7 08 9:19 AM. Edited 1 times.
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#34	[-]
Jun 7 08 3:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There is that PAL dvd of ISLAND OF LOST SOULS coming out soon...a Spanish double-feature with, what was it, THE VAMPIRE BAT I think? Ben Kundun Rat Terrier: 8/16/02 - 3/26/11. RIP, Ku.
Damascinos		#35	[-]
Jun 7 08 4:22 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Koukol 5 wrote: What is growing on his face? You know, my immediate impression was that it was the last decayed bits of an outer layer of diseased flesh that had mostly rotted away. Either that, or Gramps is a little pissed about the exploding oatmeal prank.
GaryP11111		#36	[-]
Jun 7 08 7:04 PM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	TServo4 wrote: That is correct. It ran on the CBS network in December, 1961. Wasn't it the Breck Golden Showcase? And boy, wouldn't that have made a killer Don Post mask?! GARY L. PRANGE "Sic gorgiamus allos subjectos nunc." Check out my YouTube Video of the Week! (updated 8-3-09) Last Edited By: GaryP11111 Jun 7 08 7:07 PM. Edited 1 times.
GaryP11111		#37	[-]
Jun 7 08 7:21 PM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	pinkfloyd95209 wrote: rvoyttbots wrote: Yeah, that was a TV show from very early 60s. Any info on this TV Show? What network? And is it available on video? I think it is a very creepy mask for a TV Show? I've been keeping an eye open for this one, too. Unfortunately, the only copies I've seen for sale were marked with the caveat "very poor image quality." GARY L. PRANGE "Sic gorgiamus allos subjectos nunc." Check out my YouTube Video of the Week! (updated 8-3-09)
Jameson281		#38	[-]
Jun 9 08 12:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The official Warners press release: "Picture Perfect" and Newly Remastered THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY First Time on DVD From Warner Home Video October 7 Burbank, Calif., June 9, 2008 - The Picture of Dorian Gray never gets old. On October 7, just in time for Halloween, Warner Home Video will introduce one of their most requested titles on DVD - MGM's gripping 1945 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Victorian horror novel about a man who stays eternally young while his famous portrait ages through the years. The film, starring George Sanders, Angela Lansbury and Donna Reed, was nominated for three Academy Awards,®-winning one for Best Cinematography and a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Miss Lansbury. The Picture of Dorian Gray ($19.97 SRP) has been remastered especially for this release and boasts new bonus features, including cast commentaries, a vintage short plus a special cartoon. Special Features Cast commentaries by Angela Lansbury and film historian/screenwriter Steve Haberman 1945 MGM short Stairway To Light 1945 MGM cartoon Quiet Please! Theatrical trailer The Picture of Dorian Gray $19.97 SRP B&W with Color Inserts Feature Running Time: 123 Minutes Not Rated Full Frame (4x3)
Joe Karlosi		#39	[-]
Jun 9 08 1:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Now that it's official that this will be a stand-alone release, I'm just wondering -- what are the chances of getting a "horror set" with THE WALKING DEAD, FRANKENSTEIN 1970, and THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS?
TomWeaver999		#40	[-]
Jun 9 08 1:22 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	As far as the next set is concerned, I have a bad feeling about BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS. I have a good feeling about WALKING DEAD and FRANKENSTEIN 1970. Other titles being kicked around as possibilities, the last I heard (about two weeks ago), were YOU'LL FIND OUT, ZOMBIES ON BROADWAY and the 1966 Patrick O'Neal CHAMBER OF HORRORS. Titles I heard being kicked around in the more distant past were PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE and the DARK SHADOWS movies (!!).

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