Overview
She was the Queen of the Screamers, best remembered for her roles of the cultured young leading lady in nearly a dozen Universal horror films of the 1940s. She was the strikingly beautiful, Evelyn Ankers. Born in Chile, the British actress found her niche in such classic horror films as Hold That Ghost (1941), The Wolf Man (1941), The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), Captive Wild Woman (1943), Son of Dracula (1943), The Mad Ghoul (1943), Jungle Woman (1944), Weird Woman (1944), The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) and The Frozen Ghost (1945). She even appeared in two Sherlock Holmes films, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) and The Pearl of Death (1944). In all, Ankers appeared in more than 50 films between 1936 and 1950 in supporting and leading roles, retiring to be a housewife as part of her lifelong marriage to leading actor Richard Denning. (Ankers died of ovarian cancer at the age of 67 on August 29, 1985 in Maui.) As a tribute to Ankers, Abby Books presents 32 Evelyn Ankers Movie Posters, a collection of mostly one sheet posters, and, in some cases, lobby cards or inserts, from Ankers' most memorable films. (The following poster art is included in this book: Inserts: Burma Convoy (1941), Bowery to Broadway (1944) and Queen of Burlesque (1946). One sheet posters: Hit the Road (1941), The Wolfman (1941), North to the Klondike (1942), Eagle Squadron (1942), Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942), The Great Impersonation (1942), All By Myself (1943), Son of Dracula (1943), The Mad Ghoul (1943), Weird Woman (1944), Jungle Woman (1944), The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944), The Pearl of Death (1944), The Fatal Witness (1945), Black Beauty (1946), Flight to Nowhere (1946), Parole, Inc. (1948), Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949) and The Texan Meets Calamity Jane (1950). Title lobby cards: The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), Keep 'Em Slugging (1943), You're Lucky Fellow Mr. Smith (1943), Captive Wild Woman (1943), Ladies Courageous (1944), The Frozen Ghost (1945). Lobby cards: Hold That Ghost (1941), Pierre of the Plains (1942), Hers to Hold (1943) and Last of the Redmen (1947).
Full Product Details
Author: Abby Books
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Dimensions:
Width: 20.30cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.127kg
ISBN: 9781544798486
ISBN 10: 1544798482
Pages: 38
Publication Date: 22 March 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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