HAMMER FILM PRODUCTIONS: HOW TO GET A HEAD AT HAMMER FILMS! HAMMER FRANKENSTEIN FRIDAYS

BEHIND THE SCENES AT HAMMER FILMS 1969

'FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED' AND ON SET

HAIRDRESSER PAT McDERMOTT ALONG WITH PROPS MAN

REX HARRIS PREPARE THE DECAPITATED HEAD OF DR

HEIDEKE FOR IT'S BIG REVEAL SCENE.

DURING A FIGHT SCENE WITH BURGLAR PLAYED BY

HAROLD GOODWIN AND THE BARON, THE HEAD GETS

IT'S BIG BREAK, PROVIDING THE BIG SHOCK AS IT

ROLLS OUT OF THE BARONS CARRYING CASE!

PETER CUSHING WEARING HIS DISGUISE MASK AND BURGLAR

HAROLD GOODWIN DURING FIGHT SEQUENCE

DR HEIDEKE'S HEAD AFTER FILMING THE FIGHT SEQUENCE

BEFORE THE POLICE ARRIVE THE BARON HAS

TO DISPOSE OF HEIDEKE'S HEAD . . .

SO ALONG WITH A FULL TORSO, THE HEAD IS

DISPOSED OF DOWN A HANDY CULVERT HOLE!

EVER KEEN TO SAVE MONEY, RECYCLE PROPS

AND SETS, PRODUCER ANTHONY NELSON-KEYS

LOOKS ON AS MAKE UP MAN EDDIE KNIGHT

REMOVES THE HAIR PIECE FROM THE DUMMY HEAD.

AND AS IF BY MAGIC...DR HEIDEKE'S HEAD NOW BECOMES

THE 'OUT OF FRAME' DUMMY HEAD FOR DR BRANDT

DURING THE BRAIN TREPANNING OPERATION.

THE DUMMY HEAD MANGED TO PLAY TWO ROLES IN ONE FILM! PROVING

IF YOU WANTED TO GET A HEAD IN A HAMMER FILM IN THE 60'S, IT

HELPED IF YOU WERE...... A 'HEAD'!