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Yongary	Annabelle Lee and Diabolic Wedding	Lead	[-]
Jan 24 09 3:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Has anybody ever seen either of these films? They both are occasionally mentioned in lists of horror films or films starring Margaret O'Brien. According to the IMDb, ANNABELLE LEE is from 1968, is directed by Harold "TERROR IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE" Daniels, and is a USA/Peru co-production(?). I've never seen any real other information for this film; did it even exist? THE DIABOLIC WEDDING, meanwhile, is directed by a Gene Nash and is also USA/Peru co-production (??). Unlike the previous film, I know this film existed; I've seen posters for the double feature of it and LEGEND OF HORROR (or, in the case of this ad, THE GRUSOME TWOSOME). However, I've never seen it listed by any grey-market sellers. Does anybody have any more info on these films? Has Margaret O'Brien ever said anything about them?
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doctor kiss	EDIT: I've corrected a ton of info. here in my subsequent post in this thread!	#1	[-]
Jan 24 09 7:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This is as much as I've ever known about this/these obscure movie(s), and I'm very happy to be corrected on any point!! In 1968, a Harold Daniels (although whether or not he was Harold "TERROR IN THE HOUSE" Daniels is another matter entirely) seems to have made a short titled ANNABELLE LEE starring Margaret O'Brien and apparently also featuring a then-unknown Paul Le Mat, as per the IMDb entry. (My later post contradicts this!) The following year, Peruvian producer Ricky Torres made a deal with a US company to shoot a horror movie aimed at the US market, and not to be released within Peru (his company Torres International had undertaken a similar project the year before with TERROR IN THE JUNGLE [1968]). This movie was BODA DIABÓLICA (literally, 'Diabolic Wedding') starring Elvira Travesí, Fernando Larrañaga, and Patricia Aspíllaga; it was shot using the facilities of Panamericana Televisión on location in the city of Chosica, with direction being attributed on paper to Yugoslav-Peruvian director Vlad Radovich for quota purposes. However, in an interview, Elvira Travesí stated that the actual director was a US-American who pronounced her name "Alvaira" throughout the shoot --- this, presumably, was 'Gene Nash'. (There is an IMDb entry for BODA DIABÓLICA, but incorrectly identifying it as a TV series). One has to presume that a decision was made at some point to cut the US short ANNABELLE LEE into BODA DIABÓLICA, resulting in the presence of Margaret O'Brien, whose name was indeed played up (as in the ad you reproduced above) in advertising for the movie, as DIABOLIC WEDDING, during its US screenings on double- and triple-bills between 1971 and 1974. (Nah, this is completely wrong! See later post!) DIABOLIC WEDDING (complete with Margaret O'Brien) was subsequently dubbed into Spanish in its entirety and released in Mexico under the same title as the original Peruvian version, BODA DIABÓLICA (see the lobby card below). It is known to have played in Mexico City under this title as late as 1983. (It wasn't dubbed.. there were separate English- and Spanish-language versions shot originally!) The Filmoteca de Lima in Peru is the only place on Earth which seems to claim to have a copy of the film, and in 35mm no less! Of course, which version of the film it has (and whether Margaret O'Brien is even in it) is yet another question to ponder. (She's in it, no matter which version it is )... Last Edited By: doctor kiss Jan 24 09 9:44 PM. Edited 2 times.
Monsterpal		#2	[-]
Jan 24 09 8:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I saw a short of ANNABELLE LEE around 1970, but I don't know if it's the same one. Some of it was filmed on cliffs overlooking the ocean as a voice narrated lines from the poem. There were two costumed young actors in the clifftop scene, male and female, but that's all I remember.
doctor kiss	But then again... I may have been completely wrong!!!	#3	[-]
Jan 24 09 8:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yongary wrote: Has Margaret O'Brien ever said anything about them? Apparently she has. In 1974 (link to article). Seems ANNABELLE LEE wasn't a short at all; rather, she went to Peru and made two features (link to 1969 article), which were actually English- and Spanish-language versions of the same Poe-based tale (link to 1971 article), with the English-language version made under the title ANNABELLE LEE, and the Spanish-language one under the title BODA DIABÓLICA. Somewhere along the way the English-language version changed its title to a translation of the Spanish one. But... maybe that Peruvian 35mm archival copy could be worth a glance after all now! If anyone's in Lima, that is. The only question remaning seems to be.. were the two versions really directed by different people? Last Edited By: doctor kiss Jan 24 09 9:38 PM. Edited 4 times.
Stephan.odetobobbiegentry		#4	[-]
Nov 3 10 5:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Just found that thread. Thanks to everyone who posted information so far. I recently found a little notice in Billboard (issue 8 May 1971), that Les Baxter completed the score for the movie ANABEL LEE. When we assume that this film was released in December 1971 under the title DIABOLIC WEDDING, it might be possible that there's an completely unrelated short ANNABELLE LEE (directed by someone named Harold Daniels) - the one "Monsterpal" speaks of - and the IMDB got mixed up two different films (that wouldn't be the first time). BTW, here's a link to a Spanish article about the producer Ricky Torres: http://literaturaargentin...ntino-olvidado-seis.html He seems to have been a fan of Poe and Les Baxter.
JEon	book by Allan Ellenberger	#5	[-]
Dec 25 12 2:48 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	there's a book by Allan Ellenberger called "Margaret O'Brien" published in 2000 - it has a forward by Margaret O'Brien - who was interviewed by the author - so it has Margaret's stamp of approval it presents each of Margaret's films - with a synopsis - and behind the scenes info - with photos of course Ellenberger dredged up some info about these two horrors films there were 2 films - filmed back to back - in english and in spanish - Margaret had learned spanish when she was young thanks to a Mexican nanny - and not from her mother despite her being hispanic both films had the same cast - a mix of americans and peruvians - and crew the book clearly distinguishes between the 2 films - they are not presented as one being the spanish version - the other being the english version - altho - that seems to me a possibility both films are around 90 minutes long - and as of the book's printing - both films were unavailable "Diabolic Wedding" had a US release date of 1972 - the second film's release date was unknown the second - "Annabelle Lee" - was based on Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem expect for that - no synopsis was provided in this book for either film Last Edited By: JEon Dec 25 12 3:27 AM. Edited 4 times.
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Red Gargon		#6	[-]
Dec 25 12 10:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Monsterpal wrote: I saw a short of ANNABELLE LEE around 1970, but I don't know if it's the same one. Some of it was filmed on cliffs overlooking the ocean as a voice narrated lines from the poem. There were two costumed young actors in the clifftop scene, male and female, but that's all I remember. I saw what is probably the same short in elementary school, in 16mm format. By the time I saw it it was the early 1980s, but I remember it looking pretty dated then. It may or may not have had captions spelling out the poem, I don't recall specifically, but it's such a short poem I have a vague memory of it being recited twice, maybe once with captions and once without? I'd love to see this again myself but have no idea where to start looking. IMDB lists a Vincent Price 1973 narrated short of Annabel Lee and at this point I couldn't tell you if it was Price narrating the short I saw in school or not, or if they're two separate things. The Price short is apparently not just a bit of IMDB bad data, since ads exist:
JEon	Vincent Price version	#7	[-]
Dec 27 12 2:58 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	i neglected to mention in my earlier post that i encountered mentionings of the Ron Morante/Vincent Price short film of 1969 - http://www.classichorror.free-online.co.uk/TML/a50.htm - and other pages - notice in the description found at that website - that it appears to me composed of photographs - so i guess it's not live action
Red Gargon		#8	[-]
Dec 27 12 9:07 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Interesting info! So sounds like two separate films, the one Monsterpal and I seem to have seen with the couple in period dress on the cliffs (maybe made for the educational market?) and the Vincent Price short. Hopefully they'll both turn up at some point, but just look at all the high-school lit class projects that show up searching for "Annabel Lee" on YouTube!
Monsterpal		#9	[-]
Dec 27 12 2:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	JEon wrote: i neglected to mention in my earlier post that i encountered mentionings of the Ron Morante/Vincent Price short film of 1969 - http://www.classichorror.free-online.co.uk/TML/a50.htm - and other pages - notice in the description found at that website - that it appears to me composed of photographs - so i guess it's not live action The one I remember was definitely live action. I probably would have remembered Vincent Price as narrator, so I don't think it's the same film---although it is possible, the old memory not being what it once was. In any case, it was shown before a feature film at a movie theater and appeared to be a brand new short.
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