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The Mystery of the Mary Celeste [Phantom Ship] (Denison Clift, 1935)
Nov
11
Anton Lorenzen (Bela Lugosi). DPs: Eric Cross & Geoffrey Faithfull.
“No, I never left the wheel; not for a moment.”
– Anton Lorenzen
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The Mystery of the Mary Celeste [Phantom Ship] (Denison Clift, 1935)
Oct
23
Bela Lugosi
Anton Lorenzen (Lugosi) at Mary Celeste's wheel. DPs: Eric Cross & Geoffrey Faithfull.
[A favourite] Bela Lugosi film*
“No, I never left the wheel; not for a moment.”
– Anton Lorenzen
A post-Dracula Lugosi demonstrates that he's more than the cursed aristocrat. An efficient early Hammer production, made just a year after their founding.
* the Bales 2025 Film Challenge for October is horror-themed as opposed to date-based, and is all about favourites. Expect non-horror and films I believe to be relevant instead.
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First Man Into Space [Satellite of Blood] (Robert Day, 1959)
Feb
28
1958
A newspaper headline for February 28, 1958 reading THE HIGHEST MAN IN THE WORLD. DP: Geoffrey Faithfull.
“The conquest of new worlds always makes demands of human life. And there will always be men who will accept the risk.”
