I was going through my list of Mr. Lee's movies and again noticed a UK short (22 minutes) called Crossroads. In this film Mr. Lee's character is that of a ghost.
I have done a few extensive searches in cyberspace and have yet to locate any amplifying information as to 1) What this film is about, and 2) Because of it's length, was it part of an anthology or 'special' grouping of film shorts?
Unfortunately, we are between residences and my books by Mr. Lee are in boxes somewhere, awaiting the move.....
Has anyone ever seen this film? or can maybe check their copies of Mr. Lee's books and provide a bit of information on the film?
Thank You for your help.....
Considering the difficulty in trying to obtain information on this film, I am not even going to attempt to locate a copy of it.....Might hope for a midnight showing one night on a Television channel one day (or should that be 'night').:stupido3:
Cheers,
Helen
Re: UK short Crossroads
Andrés Verdú wrote:
No pictures, unfortunately, Helen, but some rather interesting anecdotal information, I thought, particularly the part about Mr Lee laughing at the joke. Certainly something to show those critics who insist that Mr Lee has no sense of humour.
Those critics kill me. Imagine thinking OUR IDOL has no sense of humor!
Not sure how often he sneaks a peek at our postings (I bet it's a LOT!), but I'm sure some of us have him rolling.
Re: UK short Crossroads
Thank You for the information, it is greatly appreciated....And yes Iit would be interesting to know what that joke was...:laugh:
Regarding the comment by critics about Mr. Lee's sense of humor....Considering what critics have written I would think he had a great sense of humor.....One must, I think, to be in the acting profession......:angel:
Cheers,
Helen
Re: UK short Crossroads
Has anyone ever seen this film? or can maybe check their copies of Mr. Lee's books and provide a bit of information on the film?
Hello everyone,
Well, Helen, here is a brief commentary from the old reliable source, Jonathan Rigby's Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History:
"Another portent of things to come was provided at Bushley studios in 1954. In Crossroads, a 19-minute Butcher's vignette, Lee was cast as a young man returning from the grave to avenge himself on a callous impresario who caused the death of his sister (Mercy Haystead). 'Neat performances in miniature from Christopher Lee as the avenger and Ferdy Mayne as the showman,' enthused one critic. Lee received top billing for the first time