1951 Down Place

Do you feel it? That constricting feeling in your throat? Is it a fall cold coming on? Nope. It’s just the Down Placers Casey, Derek, and Scott back in the latest episode of 1951 Down Place! This time around, they’re watching 1959’s Stranglers of Bombay (dir. Terence Fisher). Did the boys find this film easy to swallow or did they have a hard time breathing? Just listen to this episode to find out, and don’t get too choked up yourself!

Download 1951 Down Place: Episode #025 here!

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As mentioned in the Stranglers of Bombay episode, this is a spreadsheet detailing the Ray Harryhausen effects shots in One Million Years B.C. researched and contributed by listener Evan Kendal. This is some solid work! Thanks, Evan!

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You don’t get the Teen Angels this month. Instead, you get the Down Placers as Casey, Derek, and Scott tackle what was once billed as Hammer Films’ 100th production – One Million Years B.C. (dir. Don Chaffey). Don’t worry, folks – none of the boys wore a fur bikini while talking about this caveman epic.

Download 1951 Down Place: Episode #024 here!

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The Down Placers are Kung Fu fighting! Their podcast is fast as lightning! Ahem . . . in this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, Casey, Derek, and Scott take a look at the Hammer-Shaw Studios co-production The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (dir. Roy Ward Baker, Chang Cheh). And listen carefully – this movie makes a HUGE impact on one of the Down Placers and the very podcast itself!

Download 1951 Down Place: Episode #023 here!

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All three Down Placers are back . . . and wearing tights . . . for this month’s episode of the podcast. Before tackling the stories of Frankenstein or Dracula, Hammer Films explored another legendary character, and The Men of Sherwood Forest (dir. Val Guest) was their first go at bringing Robin Hood to the screen.

Download 1951 Down Place: Episode #022 here!

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(Some production music provided by Kevin MacLeod.)

This month, the Down Placers explore their mummy issues by looking at the first of Hammer Films’ mummy films, 1959’s The Mummy (dir. Terence Fisher). This Cushing-Lee-Ripper team-up tells us what happens when man starts digging where he shouldn’t be digging . . . even if Universal sanctioned the remake to begin with.

Download 1951 Down Place: Episode #021 here!

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Baron Frankenstein is back . . . and so is Casey as the Down Placers dive into 1958’s The Revenge of Frankenstein. Casey isn’t the only Down Place regular rejoining Scott and Derek in this month’s episode; director Terence Fisher, Hammer regular Michael Ripper, cinematographer Jack Asher, make-up artist Phil Leakey, and the indomitable Peter Cushing all return for this month’s film. The movie has received mixed reviews over the years, but it sits solidly in Derek’s Top Five list. How will it fare against Casey and Scott?

Download 1951 Down Place: Episode #020 here!

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Hungry? How about some of that so-called “synthetic food” being whipped up at Winnerden Flats? Tell you what – you go on ahead and get something to eat while the Down Placers settle into a discussion of 1957’s Quatermass II (dir. Val Guest). The film, also known as Enemy from Space, features the return of Quatermass played by Brian Donlevy. Tapping into a number of unspoken fears of the time, the film still works today . . . and has the Down Placers fearful of one of their own.

SPOILER ALERT! We spoil this movie . . . you’ve been warned.

Download 1951 Down Place: Episode #019 here!

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(Some production music produced by Kevin MacLeod.)

Thanks to Casey’s birthday month pick, the Down Placers only have . . . Ten Seconds to Hell (dir. Robert Aldrich). This 1959 Hammer film stars Jack Palance, believe it or not, and is a stark departure from what one might expect from the studio responsible for films like Horror of Dracula or The Quatermass X-Periment. Is Ten Seconds to Hell a bomb, or can the Down Placers defuse the film?

Download 1951 Down Place: Episode #018 here!

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Works Cited

(Some production music produced by Kevin MacLeod.)