Val Guest

  • Val Guest – The Abominable Snowman (1957)

    1951-1960AdventureHorrorUnited KingdomVal Guest

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    A kindly English botanist and a gruff American promoter lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.Read More »

  • Val Guest – Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)

    Val Guest1971-1980ComedyEroticaUnited Kingdom

    Young Timmy starts as a window cleaner in the little company of his brother. Soon he learns that some female customers expect additional service. Young and curious as he is, he reluctantly accepts the juicy duty. However his heart belongs to Liz, who demands the highest commitment until she lets him go all the way.Read More »

  • Val Guest – Quatermass 2 (1957)

    1951-1960ClassicsHammer FilmsSci-FiUnited KingdomVal Guest

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    Based on the British TV serial by Nigel Kneale (who reportedly disliked the finished product), the film stars Brian Donlevy, repeating the role of Professor Quatermass. This time, the good professor must contend with a `meteor shower` which turns out to be a secret alien invasion. The extraterrestrials arrive on earth in rocklike vehicles, then take over the minds and nervous systems of earthlings, the better to go about their business undetected. Subliminally a cruel satire of British bureaucracy and obfuscation, Enemy from Space also works on a pure-horror level, building slowly and methodically to a powerhouse finale. For many years a `lost` film due to legal tangles, Enemy from Space has recently become available again on video and cable TV. – All Movie GuideRead More »

  • Val Guest – The Full Treatment AKA Stop Me Before I Kill (1960)

    1951-1960DramaHammer FilmsMysteryUnited KingdomVal Guest

    After surviving a traumatic car accident, a race car driver travels to the Cote D’Azur to recover but is plagued by an urge to strangle his wife.Read More »

  • Val Guest – Au Pair Girls AKA The Young Playmates (1972)

    1971-1980ComedyEroticaThe Cannon GroupUSAVal Guest

    A detailed investigation of the 70’s Au Pairs, leaving no stone unturned and milking every situation.

    Four young women from Europe and Asia, recently arrived in England, begin their new jobs as Au Pairs. They quickly find that the English are not as stuffy and staid as they appear, and the young ladies are soon spending more time in bed than on the job.Read More »

  • Val Guest – 80,000 Suspects (1963)

    1961-1970DramaThrillerUSAVal Guest

    Synopsis:
    British doctor Richard Johnson arrives in the city of Bath, where a smallpox epidemic has broken out. If he has any hope of stemming the disease, he must locate and isolate its source. As if he hasn’t got enough trouble on his hands, Johnson must contend with his failing marriage to Claire Bloom. Director Val Guest lifts 80,000 Suspects out of the ordinary with his inventive utilization of darkness and shadows.
    — Hal Erickson.Read More »

  • Val Guest – The Quatermass Xperiment AKA The Creeping Unknown (1955)

    1951-1960Hammer FilmsHorrorSci-FiUnited KingdomVal Guest

    Synopsis:
    In the countryside of London, a rocket crashes on a farm and Professor Bernard Quatermass and Scotland Yard Inspector Lomax arrive in the spot. The rocket was launched by Prof. Quatermass with the astronauts Victor Carroon, Greene and Reichebheim; however only Carroon is found very sick in the cabin. He is transported to a private clinic to stay under observation despite the protests of his wife Mrs. Judith Carroon. She bribes a nurse to bring Carroon to her and she finds that he is transforming into a monster. Carroon escapes, killing people and animals during his metamorphosis while the Scotland Yard is hunting him down and Dr. Quatermass discovers that his process is an alien invasion.Read More »

  • Val Guest – The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

    1951-1960DramaHammer FilmsUSAVal GuestWar

    Plot Synopsis:
    An intensely stoic Andre Morell leads a group of POWs, interned under the sadistic rule of Commander Yamamitsu, who has vowed to massacre them all and raze the camp to the ground should Japan surrender to the Allies. When the British prisoners find out via their radio that this has indeed happened, they must keep the news from their captors at all costs. Their task is made even more difficult when the Japanese capture an American pilot, who they are determined to strip of any useful information. The POW’s must find a way to escape before it’s too late.Read More »

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