Curse of the undead had the novelty of being the first vampire western. This week in the bmovie clubhouse nic is back and juan from the creepy swamps will be joining us as we talk about a film from universal from 1959 called curse of the undead. The film was directed by edward dein and stars eric fleming, michael pate and kathleen crowley. Curse of the undead dvd 1959 shop the best classic films. Curse of the undead was released in a very interesting period in horror history. Well, at the expense of my medical pride, i have to admit it was. This includes all 1959 films that can also be found in the subcategories. Rogue video presents curse of the undead 1959 mysterious gunslingerforhire drake robey is really a vampire, and its up to preacher dan to save the town and girlfriend dolores carter. Curse of the undead 1959 full film download 1080p mekka purvis cammie, it had blend. And if universal would care to give us a paramount set of island of lost. The authors original working title was the trance of diana love.
Curse of the undead 1959 edward dein cast and crew. Back in 1959, the wilful and frequently deliberately absurd genre crosshatching that we have today simply did not exist. Aug 05, 20 a terrible war has ravaged the land, and now, fueled by the blood of numerous fallen warriors the yoma, demons from hell, emerge once more. Rich in suspensefilled adventure, swordclashing action, mystery, humor, unforgettable characters, and neverbeforeseen special effects, pirates is a mustsee epic on the grandest scale ever. Curse of the undead is a 1959 american western horror film from universalinternational pictures, directed by edward dein and starring eric fleming, michael pate and kathleen crowley.
Curse of the undead 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A unique blending of the western and horror film, it doesnt cave to the cliches of either and its a better movie for it. Sep, 2016 the shakiest gun in the west western film hd full length comedy duration. Universalinternational producer joseph gershenson heard about the idea from his wife and quickly phoned edward dein. Pages in category 1959 horror films the following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. Curse of the undead is a 1959 film about a vampire that terrorizes an old western. Overview of curse of the undead, 1959, directed by edward dein, with eric fleming, michael pate, kathleen crowley, at turner classic movies. What could have been a campy disaster emerges as an offbeat effort with some memorable moments. Curse of the undead deserves to be seen as more than a curio. Curse of the undead started as a gag idea by husbandandwife team edward and mildred dein called eat me gently, described by edward as a western horror story about a fag vampire running around the desert eating little boys. Its the first and maybe last of the vampire themed western.
Curse of the undead is a 1959 film about a vampire that terrorizes an old western town. A beautiful woman is sent back in time via hypnosis to the middle ages where she finds she is suspected of being a witch, and subject to being executed. The idea of an unkillable vampire bounty hunter going from town to town to easily collect bounties and drain women of their blood is so appealing, but curse of the undead gets too caught up in cheap melodrama, not to mention its uninspired style. A skilled ninja seeks to end the bloodshed these demons. The shakiest gun in the west western film hd full length comedy duration. The undead is a 1957 horror film directed by roger corman and starring pamela duncan, allison hayes, richard garland and val dufour. Curse of the undead a mysterious epidemic has struck an old west frontier town as several young girls fall deathly ill. Just how much better is probably a matter of taste. With eric fleming, michael pate, kathleen crowley, john hoyt. Original vintage horror cinema film 1 sheet 27 x 41 68 x 104 cm movie poster starring. Eric fleming, michael pate, kathleen crowley, john hoyt, bruce gordon, edward binns, jimmy murphy, helen kleeb, jay adler, eddie parker, edward dein, curse of the undead 1959, curse of the undead 1959, edward dein, eric fleming, michael pate, kathleen crowley, john hoyt, curse of.
Great scary western from the 50s, but the poor sound quality really detracts from the movie. Eric fleming, michael pate, kathleen crowley, john hoyt, bruce gordon, edward binns, jimmy murphy, helen kleeb, jay adler, eddie parker, edward dein, curse of the undead 1959, curse of the undead 1959, edward dein, eric fleming, michael pate, kathleen crowley, john hoyt, curse of the undead 1959, curse. Read the full synopsis of curse of the undead, 1959, directed by edward dein, with eric fleming, michael pate, kathleen crowley, at turner classic movies. Since westerns were popular at this time, the powersthatbe decided to give the western a twist. I dont know if someone at rogue video does a quality check on their items, but there is no excuse for this, especially. The film follows the story of a prostitute, diana love duncan, who is put into a hypnotic trance by psychic quintis dufour, thus causing her to regress to a previous life. Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for curse of the undead 1959. Curse of the undead 1959 movie posters cinematerial.
A cowtown preacher eric fleming shoots a custom bullet at a vampire gunfighter. Today, for example, curse of the undead would have come with much ironic interplay and no doubt have been titled cowboys vs vampires. I dont know if someone at rogue video does a quality check on their items, but there is no excuse for this, especially if youre having customers pay for the product. Pamela duncan, richard garland, allison hayes production company. If i were supersticous id say it was more like a curse. Id like to think well see a set of the remaining universal horrors on dvd. The film follows the story of a prostitute, diana love duncan, who is put into a hypnotic trance by psychic quintis dufour, thus causing her to.
Starring eric fleming, michael pate, kathleen crowley, bruce gordon. It follows the story of prostitute, diana love duncan, who is put. Eric fleming, michael pate, kathleen crowley and director edward dein. Not a complete success, but much better than youd expect from a vampire western. Be sure to read some of the other fine posts making up the 50s monster mash blogathon. Shop for your favorite curse of the undead dvd 1959 at. The undead is a 1957 horror film directed by roger corman starring pamela duncan, allison hayes, richard garland and val dufour. Wikimedia commons has media related to 1959 films for convenience, all 1959 films should be included in this category. Doc carter and his lovely daughter dolores have their handsful caring for the infirm. Preacher dan young attends to the healing of the young girls both physically and spiritually. Jun 05, 2011 the big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. This film was actually a cross between a western and a horror film and was for the first time in cinemas featuring vampirism mixed with the western genre.
Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies. In an old west town, young girls are dying of a mysterious wasting disease. The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. Read cowboys chronicles a complete history of the dallas cowboys ebook free. Yet another in the severely underrepresented genre of vampire westerns, this film focuses on a smalltown preacher who runs afoul of an unbeaten gunslingerforhire. Sep 28, 2016 the undead is a 1957 horror film directed by roger corman starring pamela duncan, allison hayes, richard garland and val dufour. Curse of the undead 1959 a cowtown preacher eric fleming shoots a custom bullet at a vampire gunfighter michael pate in the old west. Curse of the undead 1959 cast and crew a cowtown preacher eric fleming shoots a custom bullet at a vampire gunfighter michael pate in the old west. A terrible war has ravaged the land, and now, fueled by the blood of numerous fallen warriors the yoma, demons from hell, emerge once more.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Eric fleming is great to watch, and i hope this film gains more attention now that its on dvd. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Shjne love, romance, drama full movies recommended for you. For its condensed runtime, it spends too much of it delivering exposition. Find movie and film cast and crew information for curse of the undead 1959 edward dein on allmovie. What will doesnt know is that a cursed treasure has doomed barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead. A small western town in the 1880s has been beset by a series of mysterious deaths, mostly involving young women, with no obvious cause. Hammer was on the verge of creating new horror and universal was trying to stay in the game. Aug 01, 2011 curse of the undead deserves to be seen as more than a curio. A cowtown preacher eric fleming shoots a custom bullet at a vampire gunfighter michael pate in the old west. Curse of the undead, original vintage horror cinema film. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 1959 freigegeben.