Sunday, 24 December 2017
309 Night of Dark Shadows ( 1971 )
This was another film based on the Dark Shadows TV franchise and features many series regulars as did the previous film. It's alright but there's nothing original about its storyline which puts a supernatural twist on Rebecca. It's also marred by a predictably lousy central performance from the perma-wooden David Selby.
Painter Quentin Collins ( Selby ) and his young wife Tracy move into his newly inherited creepy mansion with sinister servants Carlotta ( Grayson Hall) and Gerard ( Jim Storm ). Quentin starts having nightmares about his ancestor Charles who was bonking his brother's wife Angelique who was then hanged as a witch. Then he starts acting strangely.
Kate Jackson ( as Tracy )
Sex : No
Death : She is about to be killed as the credits roll
This was Kate's first feature film . She is of course most famous as one of the original Charlie's Angels ( my favourite ) and had another big TV hit in the eighties with The Scarecrow And Mrs King. Since major surgery in 1989, she has been a leading campaigner for breast cancer awareness. She seems to have retired from acting now and is currently writing her memoirs. She is now 69.
Nancy Barrett ( as Claire Jenkins )
Sex : No
Death : Killed in a car crash ( offscreen )
Nancy again plays the secondary female role in this one,
Lara Parker ( as Angelique Collins )
Sex : Angelique is sleeping with her husband's brother
Death : Hanged for witchcraft but her spirit returns
Lara was another series regular but she didn't appear in the first film. She had a long career on TV including playing David Banner's wife in the pilot for The Incredible Hulk. In the nineties she became an English teacher. In 1998 she published the first of four novels based on the Dark Shadows series and has made an acting comeback in the last few years. She is now 79.
Diana Millay ( as Laura Collins )
Sex : No
Death : It's not entirely clear but suggested that Charles Collins throttled her
Diana was another series regular but this was actually her last screen role. She has published several books and has also dabbled in fine art and commercial real estate. She is now 82.
Monica Rich ( as Sarah Castle )
Sex : n/a
Death : Survives
This was Monica's only screen role.
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