Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Porky Pig Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1936 Alpine Antics (co-starring Beans), directed by Jack King.
The villain resembles Pete from Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoons. He is voiced by the same actor, Billy Bletcher.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour needed a pick-me-up and we could think of no better one than watching an episode of The French Chef with you -
We can think of no better comfort food than a fresh warm piece of bread with some butter
We've picked another entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the 1973 horror classic The Wicker Man, directed by Robin Hardy, and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt and Christopher Lee. The Wicker Man is well regarded by critics. Film magazine Cinefantastique described it as "The Citizen Kane of horror movies". Christopher Lee said that he considers this to be one of his greatest ever roles. This film is subtle in its thrills and chills, with an ending that is both shocking and truly memorable. So push away from the table, get settled in and join us in watching The Wicker Man.
The "evil eye" rowing boat, which takes Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) to and from his plane, was not constructed for this movie. It belonged to a resident of Plockton. Upon seeing it, the producers decided it would suit the movie. The boat survived until 2004 when it was destroyed in a storm.
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