The House That Dripped Blood (Original title)
Dates: 1970 (Copyright), 13 July 1970 (Production), 21 February 1971 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirected by: Peter Duffell
Synopsis: Police investigating the mysterious disappearance of a famous horror film actor question the estate agent who rented him a new house and learn of its macabre history. In 'Method for Murder' a horror novelist is haunted by one of own murderous characters; in 'Waxworks' two old friends become obsessed with a wax museum that counatins a mannequin very like a woman they once both knew; in 'Sweets to the Sweet' a new private teacher becomes increasingly concerned about the young girl she's looking after; and in 'The Cloak' horror film actor Paul Henderson is possessed by a black cloack he buys from from an old shop.
Genres: Horror, Anthology
Subjects: Vampires, Wax museums
Releases
Date: 1970Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 101 mins Length: 9108 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 31 August 2003Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 97 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 101 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: Remote control: rwdAuthor: [JB] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Shivers n34 October 1996 Pages: 45-47
Title: [Shivers - n34 October 1996: no known title]Author: MILLER, Mark A. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part two of two.
In: Shivers n33 September 1996 Pages: 4-7
Title: [Shivers - n33 September 1996: no known title]Author: MILLER, Mark A. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part one of two.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v215 n12 4 Mar 1971 Page: 11
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v215 n12 4 Mar 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n446 March 1971 Page: 50
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n446 March 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 3 Mar 1971 Page: 17
Title: [Variety - 3 Mar 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9878 5 Feb 1971 Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9878 5 Feb 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3304 6 Feb 1971 Pages: 8-9
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3304 6 Feb 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9820 7 Jul 1970 Page: 5
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9820 7 Jul 1970: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Author: MILLER, Mark A Pages: v-ix. 437p.
Description: HORROR OF DRACULA pp.71-95 The HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES pp.96-113 The MUMMY pp.113-128 The GORGON pp.129-144 DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS pp.145-159 SHE (1965) pp.160-175 The SKULL pp. 176-188 ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED pp.189-205 The HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD pp.227-249 I, MONSTER pp.250-267 DRACULA A.D. 1972 pp.267-284 HORROR EXPRESS pp.285-297 The CREEPING FLESH pp.298-314 NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT pp.315-329 The SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA pp.330-345 ARABIAN ADVENTURE pp.346-356 HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS pp.357-369
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-591248
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-591248
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9143 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-958330
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Reversal Colour InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 9128 FeetStock date: 1969BFI identifier: C-963562
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1970 (Copyright), 13 July 1970 (Production), 21 February 1971 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirected by: Peter Duffell
Synopsis: Police investigating the mysterious disappearance of a famous horror film actor question the estate agent who rented him a new house and learn of its macabre history. In 'Method for Murder' a horror novelist is haunted by one of own murderous characters; in 'Waxworks' two old friends become obsessed with a wax museum that counatins a mannequin very like a woman they once both knew; in 'Sweets to the Sweet' a new private teacher becomes increasingly concerned about the young girl she's looking after; and in 'The Cloak' horror film actor Paul Henderson is possessed by a black cloack he buys from from an old shop.
Genres: Horror, Anthology
Subjects: Vampires, Wax museums
Releases
Date: 1970Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 101 mins Length: 9108 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 31 August 2003Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 97 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 101 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(44)
©: Inc. Cinerama, An Amicus production: Amicus Productions, Executive Producer: Paul Ellsworth, Executive Producer: Gordon Wescourt, Produced by: Max J. Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky, Production Manager: Teresa Bolland, Production Secretary: Ann Thrift, 1st Assistant Director: Peter Beale, 2nd Assistant Director: Adrian Hughes, 2nd Assistant Director: Mike Higgins, Continuity: Phyllis Townsend, Casting Director: Ronald Curtis, Written by: Robert Bloch, Director of Photography: Ray Parslow, Camera Operator: Gerry Anstiss, Focus Puller: Peter Ewens, Clapper Loader: Tom Samuels, Stills Cameraman: John Brown, Editor: Peter Tanner, 1st Assistant Editor: Tom Cornwall, 2nd Assistant Editor: Rodney Glenn, Art Director: Tony Curtis, Set Dresser: Fred Carter, Draughtsman: Tom Goswell, Draughtsman: David Minty, Scenic Artist: Peter Wood, Wardrobe: Laurel Staffel, Make-up: Harry Frampton, Hairdresser: Joyce James, Titles by: G.S.E. Ltd., Processed by: Rank Film Laboratories, Music Composed and Conducted by: Michael Dress, [Production] Sound Mixer: Ken Ritchie, Sound Camera Operator: John Cook, Boom Operator: Jack Davis, Sound Maintenance Engineer: Fred Stoneham, Dubbing Editor: Michael Redbourn, 1st Assistant Dubbing Editor: Oliver Waterlow, Dubbing Mixer: Nolan Roberts, Assistant Dubbing Mixer: Paddy Cunningham, Publicity: Lily Poyser, Produced at: Shepperton Studios
Cast
(22)
John Bennett (Detective Inspector Holloway), John Bryans (A.J. Stoker), John Malcolm (Police Sergeant Martin), Denholm Elliott (Charles Hillyer), Joanna Dunham (Alice Hillyer), Tom Adams (Dominick, 'Richard'), Robert Lang (psychiatrist), Peter Cushing (Philip Grayson), Joss Ackland (Neville Rogers), Wolfe Morris (Jacquelin, waxworks proprietor), Christopher Lee (John Reid), Nyree Dawn Porter (Ann Norton), Chloe Franks (Jane Reid), Jon Pertwee (Paul Henderson), Ingrid Pitt (Carla), Geoffrey Bayldon (Theo Von Hartmann), Carleton Hobbs, Hugh Manning, Richard Coe, Jonathan Lynn, Winifred Sabine, Bernard Hopkins
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(9)
In: Empire n174 December 2003 Page: 170Title: Remote control: rwdAuthor: [JB] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Shivers n34 October 1996 Pages: 45-47
Title: [Shivers - n34 October 1996: no known title]Author: MILLER, Mark A. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part two of two.
In: Shivers n33 September 1996 Pages: 4-7
Title: [Shivers - n33 September 1996: no known title]Author: MILLER, Mark A. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part one of two.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v215 n12 4 Mar 1971 Page: 11
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v215 n12 4 Mar 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n446 March 1971 Page: 50
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n446 March 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 3 Mar 1971 Page: 17
Title: [Variety - 3 Mar 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9878 5 Feb 1971 Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9878 5 Feb 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3304 6 Feb 1971 Pages: 8-9
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3304 6 Feb 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9820 7 Jul 1970 Page: 5
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9820 7 Jul 1970: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and horror cinema: a filmography of their 22 collaborationsAuthor: MILLER, Mark A Pages: v-ix. 437p.
Description: HORROR OF DRACULA pp.71-95 The HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES pp.96-113 The MUMMY pp.113-128 The GORGON pp.129-144 DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS pp.145-159 SHE (1965) pp.160-175 The SKULL pp. 176-188 ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED pp.189-205 The HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD pp.227-249 I, MONSTER pp.250-267 DRACULA A.D. 1972 pp.267-284 HORROR EXPRESS pp.285-297 The CREEPING FLESH pp.298-314 NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT pp.315-329 The SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA pp.330-345 ARABIAN ADVENTURE pp.346-356 HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS pp.357-369
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-591248
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-591248
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9143 FeetStock date: 1970BFI identifier: C-958330
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Reversal Colour InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 9128 FeetStock date: 1969BFI identifier: C-963562
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film