Tonight on MeTV- though most parts of the country have had weather way too hot for a fur coat,we meet a young woman who is frightened by the fact that she may have inherited one as part of a family curse-when London is terrorized by what many believe could be a werewolf! MeTV favorite June Lockhart – who celebrated her 96th birthday this past week- does anything but celebrate the possibility that she has become the "She-Wolf of London"!
June plays young Phyllis Allenby, for whom life seems fairly sunny- she will soon marry Barry, a handsome young lawyer, and she also stands to inherit her family’s sizeable fortune. Phyllis resides in the Allenby Manor, along with her Aunt Martha and cousin Carol, with their servant Hannah. There are worries expressed ( by, who else?-some men) that the ladies are live without the protection of any male in the house, when word comes that a rash of brutal murders have been committed very nearby. All the victims have had their throats torn out in a vicious manner- and some of the local police, familiar with such things, seem to think that the culprit has to be- a werewolf!
Phyllis immediately worries that the murders may be connected to the legendary "curse of the Allenbys"- that involves family members making a deadly transformation. After finding certain clues that she feels she can only attribute to such an affliction, Phyllis nobly fears for her dear fiancé Barry - and begins to avoid him for his own safety! Barry fights to maintain his relationship as well as his beloved Phyllis' sanity- as more murders occur- and it becomes apparent that the suspect is - a woman!
This 1946 Universal chiller stars, as mentioned above, someone we see every week during "Super Sci-Fi Saturday Night"- June Lockhart, forgoing the "futuristic" universe of "Lost in Space" for early 20th century London. We'll introduce the various other cast members, plus- hear a pitch for a British TV show combining werewolfery and sci fi, find out if June's connections to "Lassie" might present a secondary curse, relive the very first time we learned that Boddy Sorrell, the grinning skull on the front of my coffin, could TALK, and more!
"She-Wolf of London" prowls the MeTV airwaves tonight at 8pm eastern/pacific, 7 central- if unsure of the time or channel where you are, please check local listings or www.metv.com for that information. MeTV invites you to join in the live-Tweeting during the show on Twitter using the hashtag #svengoolie. Last weekend we were among the top ten trending topics for the entire two hours! This morning, Chicago viewers get another chance to watch “Time Walker" on our main local station CW26 at 11 am.
We hope all our viewers will enjoy a happy and safe 4th of July weekend, and remember to honor the founding of our nation- but tune in tonight when hirsute howling brings on a different kind of fireworks in jolly old England!
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Hope you all had a nice
friday 🎏
We are still in 🌊🐳
Southern Cal. It was
very cool at the Harbor
72* ⛵ in Oceanside.
My son said it was
111* today back home. Even worse tomorrow 115* that's flaming hot
🔥 my gosh 🤦♀️
Happy I'm over here🏖
Won't be able to watch
Sven no Metv in our Inn
📺🍿😨 so darn!
I wanted too see this one too 😱
Enjoy the show 😄
I'm sure it's a good
one 🤖
See you later 🙄
Want to draw attention to the Sven homepage picture of Joan Crawford. It is SOOOOO typical of her at this stage of acting. The window frame, shadow and necklace are cleverly positioned to hide her aging neck! Similar camera angles occurred over and over in BERSERK. She desperately wanted to take roles that confirmed her notion that she was still young and desirable. Somewhat miscast as the marriage-hungry neighbor in ISWYD?
Spike Jones and His City Slickers play on that similarity in their version. They also interpolate “The Streets of Cairo” into it, for that matter.
“(Ghost) Riders in the Sky” is also a western North American variant of the Wild Hunt, Thompson’s Folk Motif E501.
"Yippee Oy Oy... Yippee Oy Vay..."
I'm sure this joke has been told but , how is Dale's head ?
Guess I won;t be able to retire now.
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The day before we flew home in mid-October the surf was still very rough; safe to go in, but don't go too far out and don't expect to swim very far.
Hope everybody is safely dealing with the storms and\or hot weather. We set a record for most 90+ degree days in June. Now we have Octuly, we are struggling to hit 60.
Have a Great Day & Take Care!!
finally informed.
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Have a sventoonarifgic day all.
