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Friday, 10 February 2012

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'!

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