IT! Part II

When asked about It! (soon to be released on DVD) for my book Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema, saucy Jill Haworth quipped,

“I only did this film because I needed the money. I hated everything about this movie—particularly what they did to my hair. They gave me an atrocious hairstyle for it.

But I did like Roddy McDowall. He was very nice to work with. And with Roddy, what you see is what you got. He even brought me the poster for It! on the opening night of Cabaret [the original Broadway musical where Jill played Sally Bowles]. I couldn’t believe they were going to release it. He signed it and put an S-h before the It! This film really was a piece of shit.”

CHRISTMAS HAS COME EARLY THIS YEAR!

Two Blogger friends sent me emails sharing some great news. The Shuttered Room starring my girl Carol Lynley and Oliver Reed is being released widescreen on DVD in early October. I was so excited I almost wet myself! If you are a Carol Lynley fan you’ll know why. She looks stunning in this and gives an excellent performance as the beleagured heroine once again.

As an added bonus it is being paired as a double feature on DVD with It! starring Fantasy Femme Jill Haworth and Roddy McDowall. Click here to read more.

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS DODIE MARSHALL?

Sixties starlet Dodie Marshall made her film debut in a small role as the girl who gets Elvis Presley at the end of Spinout (1966) after he barely escapes the marriage-minded clutches of heiress Shelley Fabares, author Diane McBain, and drummer Deborah Walley. Dodie then was bumped up to female lead opposite the King in Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) as a mod go-go dancer who helps him search for buried treasure in the Florida Keys. Then poof–she dropped off the face of the planet. It was always rumored that she married some millionaire and quit acting.

I tried to find Dodie to interview her and had no luck. An online friend and fan of hers named Martin is determined to locate her and found a recent photo. Click here to see. She looks fabulous and still must be in Hollywood somewhere. Dodie if you ever read this I still would love to interview you!

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HUH?

Click below to see one weird movie clip. Seems when I interviewed Lana Wood for my book Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema she neglected to tell me about an Armenian movie she appeared in called Sons of Sassoun in 1975. No, it is not a movie about a team of hairdressers led by Vidal. Though Lana more than lives up to being “The most beautiful girl in the world” as she is called, this is one strange flick and I can see why she forgot all about it.