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  1. Day 1 in the Big Brother house. Subject showing acute signs of paranoia. Thinks I've got his wife imprisoned. Must use to my advantage.-HF
  2. Last week's Wednesday Tweetenstein was SWORD OF SHERWOOD FOREST. http://www.hammerfilms.com/productions/film/sword-of-sherwood-forest
  3. Morell and Cushing would team up just once more - for Hammer's SHE in 1965. To date, CASH ON DEMAND has not been released on VHS or DVD.
  4. It remains a gem in the Hammer catalogue, and a firm fan favourite - selling out during a BFI screening in London this summer.
  5. CASH ON DEMAND was released on 20 December 1961 in the US. The UK release was cut by 22 minutes and delayed until 15 December 1963. Cert: A
  6. On the 2nd day of the three week shoot the team obtained 11 minutes of footage - quite an achievement when the industry norm is around 3!
  7. Despite the winter setting CASH ON DEMAND was actually filmed during April 1961 at Bray Studios, directed by Quentin Lawrence
  8. The two actors had also made memorable appearances together in the BBC's acclaimed adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
  9. Hammer's film reunited Peter Cushing and André Morell who had previously played Holmes and Watson in HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
  10. CASH ON DEMAND was based on Jacques Gillies' tv play The Gold Inside, first broadcast on ITV on Saturday 24 September 1960
  11. Continuing our strand on Hammer's reworking of Dickens' A Christmas Carol - CASH ON DEMAND....
  12. Bored over the holidays? Sick of Christmas repeats and family arguments? Play Hammer Trivia at http://www.hammertrivia.com/
  13. Christmas fact: Did you know Hammer's Cash on Demand (1963) is loosely based on Dicken's novel A Christmas Carol? http://tinyurl.com/yjff43p
  14. Trust Q to reinvent the humble arrow and relocate the studios at Bray!-RS
  15. This week's Wednesday Tweetenstein is from film historian and Hammer/Exclusive researcher Robert Simpson. Follow him @avalard
  16. Last week's Wednesday Tweetenstein was STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING.
  17. The film was also the last time that Peter Cushing would play the role of Van Helsing.
  18. Dracula was played by John Forbes-Robertson after Lee finally refused to play the role again.
  19. The film featured fight direction by legendary Hong Kong film-maker Chang Cheh.
  20. On this day in 1973, principal photography wrapped on THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES.