The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (133)

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The title Hare Trigger is a 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. (This is the first appearance of Yosemite Sam.)



The first Warner Bros. cartoon to feature full credits (for story, animation, layouts, backgrounds, effects animation, film editing, voice characterization, and music, followed by the director credit on a separate screen). This cartoon reintroduced the version of the "reclining Bugs" intro seen in The Heckling Hare, where Bugs pulls down the series title.


Once again, the world is in a bit of a mess. Your friend at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to give you a brief respite by asking you to join us in watching a classic double feature for the late 50s - The 1958 Hammer Studio Revenge of Frankenstein directed by Terence Fisher and the 1957 Jacques Tourneur classic, Night of the Demon (AKA Curse of the Demon.) So we would like you to sit back (quick, find the most comfortable seat on the sofa,) get a snack and a beverage and join The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour in watching the first feature tonight, Revenge of Frankstein (but make sure you have someone near by to squeeze tight during the scary parts.)



According to Peter Cushing in his memoirs, the chimpanzee that was used for the film took a liking to the actor. Every morning before work, she would greet the actor with a kiss.


I'm guess we could all use a break, right about know. As you run into the kitchen and get a beverage refill or run into the bathroom and replenish the eco-system, we here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour want to watch the 1943 Tex Avery MGM cartoon Who Killed Who



The detective is modeled on veteran character actor Fred Kelsey, who specialized in playing dumb or naive but persistent detectives, and who almost always wore a derby.


Our second feature tonight the 1957 Jacques Tourneur classic Night of the Demon (AKA Curse of the Demon). So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and sit back, relax and enjoy watching our second scary film film this evening.



Jacques Tourneur never planned to show the monster, but to leave it instead to the audience's imagination. However, the studio insisted that the monster be shown, and added it in post-production, allegedly without Tourneur's consent, approval or involvement. Jacques Tourneur later said in an interview, "The scenes where we really see the demon were shot without me. All except one: I shot the sequence in the woods where Andrews is pursued by this sort of cloud. It should have been unveiled bit by bit without it ever really being shown."



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