Tonight on Me-TV- after Claude Rains outstanding performance last week as Griffin, the Invisible Man, we follow up with another fine actor- Vincent Price-also going the unseen route- portraying a man who uses the same invisibility formula to save himself from an unjust fate, and clear (yeah, I said it) his name while risking his sanity-as the “The Invisible Man Returns”!
Much like "House of Frankenstein"- our story opens inside a prison- where Sir Geoffrey Radcliffe, an innocent victim of blind justice, sits on Death Row, facing execution. He's been framed for the murder of his own brother! Just when all seems lost- Dr. Frank Griffin- the brother of the original “Invisible Man” ( funny how he wasn’t around in last week’s movie)- and a friend of Sir Geoffrey- drops by for a "final" visit. Shortly afterwards-sound the alarm! Sir Geoffrey's cell appears to be- empty!
Of course, the truth is that Dr. Griffin has provided Geoffrey with that same famed formula which rendered his brother invisible- though he still, as yet, hasn’t discovered a way to keep the drug from causing anyone who uses it to slowly go insane. Nonetheless, with its use being the only way to get Geoffrey out of jail, and free him to find out who really DID kill his brother- the risk may indeed be worth it. Geoffrey's lovely fiancée, Helen, meets up with him at his hideout - a rural cottage, where the now-transparent man plans his search for the real murderer. The clues hint towards someone employed at the Radcliffe family’s mining company being the true killer. The Invisible Sir returns to the company, where Dr. Griffin is also employed- but things get dicey when Police Inspector Sampson of Scotland Yard, who suspects Griffin had a hand in Geoffrey's escape, comes calling, and starts to figure out the truth. Meanwhile, Geoffrey uses his transparency to try to discover the evil within his own family company – while Griffin races the clock to find the antidote to the invisibility drug before the madness totally consumes his friend. As Geoffrey nears solving the mystery of the murder, some frightening changes occur in his mental state! Will the drug that he's risked using to help prove he is not a murderer- drive him to a point of madness at which he actually WILL become a murderer? And- will the wily police inspector finally trap him and return him to Death Row?
This 1940 entry in the “Invisible Man” series put Vincent Price in his very first horror film, and he makes a fine Invisible Man- his voice, much like Claude Rains’, has a lot of power to carry the character and all his emotions, even when he remains unseen. Among the villains is an alumni of the Adam West “Batman” series (in which he didn’t play a villain- we’ll explain on the show)- and Sir Cedric Hardwicke, whose other roles you may recognize. The beautiful Nan Grey is a thankfully visible leading lady- who was visible in another of our classic horror movies, which we’ll point out! Another familiar actor, Cecil Kellaway, plays the shrewd police inspector who “sees through” the invisible scheme quickly. The invisible effects, just like in the previous film, are pretty good, and there are some very effective moments of danger. We'll have some fun Sven stuff for you, as usual, including a return visit from Kerwyn’s nemesis- Toony the Tuna from “Toon In With Me”!
“Invisible Man Returns” tonight at 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central , and, to check what time and channel you can find us at in your area, please check local listings and /or at www.metv.com ! MeTV invites you to live-Tweet during the show on Twitter , using the hashtag #svengoolie – once again, we were among the top trending topics last week! Chicago viewers can get a second look at the original "Invisible Man" (which drew fantastic ratings on MeTV last Saturday) this morning at 11 am on our main local station, CW26!
Only a handful of days are left to take advantage of the 14% discount on select Sven merchandise- visit the store and use the promo code LOVESVEN to save some money on your order!
We hope those of our friends who have been buried in snow and locked into cold temperatures are doing all right- now you know what it’s like in my Fortress of Svenitude!
Please stay warm tonight, while you join us for someone you probably, for the most part, won’t see, even if you tune in to MeTV!
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Yvonne Romain appeared several times with Oliver Reed. She played his mother in THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961). Her character doesn't live to see her son grow up into the werewolf; never the less, the marketing appeal of her “charms” ensures that she is shown cowering from his fangs on all the publicity stills. In THE BRIGAND OF KANDAHAR (1965) she played Reed’s sister. Perhaps her biggest role was in another Hammer production, NIGHT CREATURES (1962). Romaine stars alongside Peter Cushing and Oliver Reed, this time as his fiancée in a story of ghosts and smuggling. Finally, she co-starred with him in an episode of THE SAINT: THE KING OF THE BEGGARS (1963).
Other highlights of her career include 2 appearances with a pre-Bond Sean Connery in ACTION OF THE TIGER (1957), and the gangster film THE FRIGHTENED CITY (1961), where she shared equal billing with him. Yvonne starred alongside Ann-Margret in THE SWINGER (1966), and Elvis Presley in DOUBLE TROUBLE (1967). Her final role was as the title character in the Anthony Perkins/Stephen Sondheim-scripted mystery thriller THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973).
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She married Leslie Bricusse; he was the composer of musicals including DOCTOR DOLITTLE (1967) and WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971). Also was the lyricist for the classic James Bond themes GOLDFINGER (1964) and YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967).
A photograph of Yvonne appears on the back cover of a magazine Paul's Grandfather is reading in the train station during the opening credits of A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964).
She had an uncredited role in THE TWILIGHT ZONE episode THE AFTER HOURS (1960) as the bride mannequin.
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deviled eggs
deviled ham
devils on horseback (prunes or dates wrapped in bacon)
and did someone mention devil's food cake?
The interweb has various devil drinks (red devil, blue devil, devil's punch) and there's a Devil's Backbone brewery in Virginia
Just don't overdo it or you might turn into a dummy!
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Another big week of comments.
That is so cool how you get the intel for us ~ feeling privy ~ 10-Q Dale !
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Ain’t Snow Stopping Us Now
Blizzard of Oz
Darth Blader
Edward Blizzardhands
F. Salt Fitzgerald
Fast and the Flurry Less
For Your Ice Only
Frosty the Snowplow
Luke Snowalker
Mary Tyler More Snow
No Business Like Snow Business
Plow Bunyan
Plowabunga!
Road Carew
Sir Plows A Lot
Snowbi Wan Kenobi
Snow Place like Home
(Sanding trucks are called "gritters" in the UK.)
Gritter Thunberg
Grit Expectations
Grittle Mix
Lew-Ice Capaldi
Yes Sir, Ice Can Boogie
Gangsta Granny Gritter
Luke Snowwalker
Snow Destroyer
Sir Grits-A-Lot
Sprinkles
Plougher O'Scotland
Ready Spready Go
Ice Queen
Snowball
The Golden Great Gritter
Gritty Gonzalez
Sandy The Solway Salter
Snowkemon Go
Sir Andy Flurry
Ice Buster
Mrs McGritter
Mr Plow
Gritallica
The Snow Solution
Grittle Mix
My Name'5 Doddie
Slippy McGritty
Gritty Gritty Bang Bang
For Your Ice Only
Grits-N-Pieces
Source:
https://www.scotsman.com/news/weather/gritter-tracker-2020-funny-names-scotlands-snow-plough-fleet-and-how-track-them-traffic-scotland-map-3062658
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I thought: If you have to take a 100 pound generator, it’s not camping.
