Cushing Curiosities

Cone Of Silence (1960)

After a terrible crash in India claims the life of his co-pilot, a British airman (Bernard Lee) embarks on a quest to clear his name when he is held accountable. A second incident involving a careless and critical colleague (Peter Cushing) brings about even more complications in the investigation. George Sanders, Elizabeth Seal co-star. 90 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Suspect (The Risk) (1960)

Top-notch sci-fi thriller with Peter Cushing as Professor Sewell, the head of a British research team that develops a bubonic plague-curing supervirus, only to have government officials suppress the discovery over fears of germ warfare. Will Sewell make his findings public or sell them to another country? Ian Bannen, Donald Pleasence co-star. 79 min. BW/Rtg: NR

The Man Who Finally Died (1963)

Having lived in Britain since before WWII's outbreak, Joe Newman (Stanley Baker) returned to his Bavarian birthplace after receiving a mysterious phone call that his believed-dead father was still alive. His queries to the locals were met with suspicion and silence--and, ultimately, lethal-force response from parties that didn't want questions asked. Uncovered thriller co-stars Peter Cushing, Mai Zetterling, Eric Portman, Georgina Ward. 100 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Bloodsuckers (1971)

A young college student (Patrick Mower) researching in Greece falls under the spell of a mysterious woman (Imogen Hassall) and her devil-worshipping cult that practices vampirism and sexual abandon. Can his fiancée (Madeleine Hinde) and a retired major (Patrick Macnee) save him? Will he want to be saved? Chiller based on the Simon Raven novel "Doctors Wear Scarlet" also stars Peter Cushing, Edward Woodward, Johnny Sekka, Alexander Davion. 82 min. C/Rtg: R

Tender Dracula (The Big Scare) (1974)

When veteran horror genre actor MacGregor (Peter Cushing) declared that he was sick of the routine and wanted to be considered as a romantic lead, a quartet of colleagues from his current popular TV show headed to his remote castle to try and talk him out of it. They'd ultimately discover why the thirsty thespian had such an affinity for playing vampires! Hard-to-find horror-farce co-stars Alida Valli, Miou-Miou, Bernard Menez, Nathalie Courval. 98 min. C/Rtg: NR

Sherlock Holmes (1968)

This BBC-produced series featured compelling adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle's timeless sleuth (Peter Cushing) and his loyal confidant, Dr. Watson (Nigel Stock). All six surviving episodes--"A Study in Scarlet," "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," the two-part "The Hound of the Baskervilles," "The Sign of Four," and "The Blue Carbuncle"--are collected here. 5 hrs. C/Rtg: NR

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