UK, 1952
81m, 2234.79 metres
35mm, black and white, 1.37:1
mono (RCA Sound System), English
A British science fiction film directed by Terence Fisher.
Plot Summary
Scientists Bill, Robin and Lena invent a machine capable of exactly duplicating any object. But their elation at their breakthrough is tempered by the relationship that develops between Lena and Robin, devastating the jealous Bill when the couple marry. Bill uses the device to make a duplicate of Lena which he names Helen. But Helen soon falls in love with Robin and Bill has to resort to more extreme methods to solve the problem…
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Terence Fisher
Copyright 1952 by Exclusive Films Limited
Exclusive Films present. A Hammer production
Produced by: Michael Carreras, Alexander Paal
Production Manager: Victor Wark
Screenplay by: Paul Tabori, Terence Fisher
Adaptation by: Paul Tabori
Based on the novel by William F. Temple
Assistant Director: Bill Shore
2nd Assistant Direcor: Aida Young *
Continuity: Renee Glynne
Director of Photography: Reginald Wyer
Camera Operator: Len Harris
Clapper Loader: Tom Friswell *
Still Photographer: John Jay *
Editor: Maurice Rootes
Music Composed by: Malcolm Arnold
Conducted by: Muir Mathieson
Played by: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sound Recordist: Bill Salter
Boom Operator: Percy Britten *
Dialogue Director: Nora Roberts
Wedding Scene Dressed by: Young’s Dress Hire Ltd., London, W.1.
Make-Up: D. Bonnor-Moris
Hair Stylist: Nina Broe
Art Director: J. Elder Wills
Produced at: Exclusive Studios, Bray
Locations: Lulworth Cove, Weymouth, England, UK *
Cast
Barbara Payton (Lena/Helen)
James Hayter (Dr Harvey)
Stephen Murray (Bill)
John Van Eyssen (Robin)
Percy Marmont (Sir Walter)
Glyn Dearman (Bill as a child)
Sean Barrett (Robin as a child)
Jennifer Dearman (Lena as a child)
Kynaston Reeves (Lord Grant)
John Stuart (solicitor)
Edith Saville (Lady Grant)
Cast Gallery
Alternative Titles
The Monster and the Woman – USA
Links
Extracts included in
World of Hammer: The Curse of Frankenstein (1994)
References
References
Periodicals
- The Cine-Technician vol.19 no.100 (January/February 1953) p.12 – review
- The Dark Side no.55 p.25 – review
- Dark Terrors no.11 p.23 – article
- Dirigido por… no.334 (May 2004) pp.53-54 – review (by Antonio José Navarro)
- Filmfax no.33 (June-July 1992) pp.18, 20 – illustrated video review (by David J. Hogan)
- Kine Weekly no.2354 (7 August 1952) p.17 – review
- Kine Weekly no.2394 (14 May 1953) p.22a – review
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.20 no.233 (June 1953) p.89 – credits, review
- Motion Picture Herald vol.191 no.9 (30 May 1953) p.1853 – review
- Music From The Movies no.14/15 (Spring 1997) pp.30-32, 34 – illustrated article (Malcolm Arnold: A 75th Birthday Tribute, Part One by Christopher Ritchie)
- Science Fiction Film and Television vol.2 no.1 (Spring 2009) pp.77-90 – illustrated article (Terence Fisher and British Science Fiction Cinema by Robert Shail)
- Today’s Cinema vol.78 no.6516 (3 June 1952) p.7 – note
- Today’s Cinema vol.79 no.6560 (5 August 1952) p.6 – note
- Today’s Cinema vol.80 no.6753 (7 May 1953) p.6 – review
- Video Watchdog no.48 (1998) pp.62-63 – illustrated laserdisc review (by Tim Lucas)
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.138
- British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928-1959 by David Quinlan p.312 – credits, synopsis
- The Charm of Evil: The Life and Films of Terence Fisher by Wheeler Winston Dixon pp.4, 116, 142, 160, 162-183, 206, 241, 242, 266, 436; 494-495 – notes; credits
- English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby p.47
- The Films of Terence Fisher: Hammer Horror and Beyond by Wheeler Winston Dixon pp.106, 112, 126, 128-144, 146n, 147, 167, 194-195, 215, 359
- The Ghost of One’s Self: Doppelgangers in Mystery, Horror and Science Fiction Films by Paul Meehan pp.142-143
- Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company by Howard Maxford pp.280-281 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review
- The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films by Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes p.180 – credits
- A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer (Revised Edition) by Denis Meikle pp.17, 18, 118, 229, 230 – notes, review
- Hoffman’s Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991-1992 p.141 – credits
- Island of Terror: A Book of 60 Great* British SF and Fantasy Movies from 1936-1984 *And not so Great by Keith Topping pp.72-78
- Nebula Science Fiction vol.1 no.2 (Spring 1953) p.96 – note (Scientifilm previews by Forrest J. Ackerman)
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.147 – credits
- Terence Fisher by Peter Hutchings pp.9, 24, 57, 36-69, 91, 127 – notes
- Terence Fisher: Horror, Myth and Religion by Paul Leggett pp.5, 118 – notes
- Uneasy Dreams: The Golden Age of British Horror Films, 1956-1976 by Gary A. Smith pp.104-105
- The World of Fantasy Films by Richard Myers p.36
