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The Lady Vanishes 1979: The End of Hammer?

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Dr Acula	The Lady Vanishes 1979: The End of Hammer?	Lead	[-]
Jun 5 12 1:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I actually got to watch a piece of this film, and while I could appreciate Cybill Shepherd's screwball flapper heroine, Elliot Gould was terrible in his role and brought every scene he was in to a screeching halt. The od thing was, it's supposed to be the death knell for Hammer, but I didn't see Hammer credited at all in the opening credits... is it only Hammer in the sense that it was started at Hammer but ended elsewhere?
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Bob Meyer		#1	[-]
Jun 5 12 6:24 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	According to Kinsey's "Elstree Years", Michael Carreras secured the rights, commissioned the screenplay, and started as producer. Hammer's creditors froze its accounts in August 1978, so Michael converted one of Hammer's many (bird-named) subsidiary companies - "Jackdaw" - into "Hammer Films, Ltd." Rank financed the film, which began shooting in December 1978. When LADY VANISHES ran over-budget, Michael was relieved from the producer's chair and Rank finished it themselves. Carreras still received screen credit as one of the Executive Producers. According to the IMDB, is was credited as "A Hammer Film". I have a VHS copy of the movie, but my VCR crapped out so I can't check on the credits right now, unfortunately.
Dr Acula		#2	[-]
Jun 5 12 8:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the info - I didn't see a credit for them at the begining, but I didn't stay for the credits at the end... one good thing is, since it has shown on ThisTV, it's likely they'll show it again sometime!
madeleymade		#3	[-]
Jun 6 12 3:35 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It's I suppose a cash-in on the Ustinov Poirots, the EMI Christies, which of course had Lansbury in them as Mrs. Otterbourne and then Ms. Marple (she was good, but too young) but none of them had Arthur Lowe. Probably too lowbrow for them, but perfect for Hammer.
Bob Meyer		#4	[-]
Jun 6 12 6:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the This-TV tip. I'll keep an eye out for it. They ran TEN SECONDS TO HELL at least a couple of times last year.

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