Postscript To The Previous Post
Jul. 28th, 2024 01:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poliphilo No need to dream.
The Hammer version- entitled Captain Clegg- or Night Creatures in the USA- turns out to be all I could wish for.
It reuses the Arliss script, but darkens the tone, heightens the drama and suspense, and improves the plot. The action is opened out, we get the footage that the Arliss version dodges- of the night-riders in their phosphorescent costumes- and very splendid they are too- and gives us a denouement that is livelier and more satisfying. I won't say Peter Cushing is better than Arliss but he's younger and more vigorous and all the supporting parts, with the exception of margaret Lockwood's, are filled by better actors- with Oliver Reed giving a certain oomph to the thankless role of the young lover. It looks good, there are nice directorial touches and, all in all, it's a damn fine film.
The Hammer version- entitled Captain Clegg- or Night Creatures in the USA- turns out to be all I could wish for.
It reuses the Arliss script, but darkens the tone, heightens the drama and suspense, and improves the plot. The action is opened out, we get the footage that the Arliss version dodges- of the night-riders in their phosphorescent costumes- and very splendid they are too- and gives us a denouement that is livelier and more satisfying. I won't say Peter Cushing is better than Arliss but he's younger and more vigorous and all the supporting parts, with the exception of margaret Lockwood's, are filled by better actors- with Oliver Reed giving a certain oomph to the thankless role of the young lover. It looks good, there are nice directorial touches and, all in all, it's a damn fine film.
