Born on this day, June 29, 1920: Ray Harryhausen

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What are the odds? I watched The 7th Voyage of Sinbad on Svengoolie Saturday night, not knowing that June 29 was the birthday of both Bernard Herrmann, but of Ray Harryhausen too. I should have paid more attention the thread in the Classic Films group:

Thu Jun 25, 2020:

TCM Schedule for Monday June 29, 2020 - 100th Birthday Tribute: Ray Harryhausen

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8:00 PM 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE ( 1958)
Sinbad hunts for a roc's egg to save his love from an evil sorcerer. Dir: Nathan Juran Cast: Kerwin Mathews , Kathryn Grant , Richard Eyer . C- 88 mins, CC,

I tuned in late to Svengoolie, so I hadn't known it was Ray Harryhausen's birthday too.

Saturday night on MeTV- as the 100th anniversary of Ray Harryhausen’s birth approaches- we have “7th Voyage of Sinbad”- Kerwyn ( not THAT one) Matthews and cool stop- motion! 8 pm e/p, 7 c- direct from the top secret Sven Cave!

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Ray Harryhausen

Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American artist, designer, visual effects creator, writer and producer who created a form of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation".

Since I just posted a whole bunch of clips from The Day the Earth Stood Still, let's go with something from Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.

Bonus trivia: starring in both films? Hugh Marlowe. Oddly, it's not his birthday.

The bell tower at 0:50 and 2:03? That's the old post office, now the location of.........

Earth vs the Flying Saucers (1956) Attack on Washington DC Scene
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Andy Snowslayer
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A classic from the era of Martian-invasion phobia.

More Bernard Herrmann!

Jason and the Argonauts (1963) / The Amazing Skeleton Fight (Complete)
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Todos os FIlmes que Assisti
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Título em Português: Jasão e o Velo de Ouro
Diretor: Don Chaffey
Nota no Imdb: 7.4

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1. A special effects genius..

along with the Lydecker Brothers.

I've watched Earth vs. The Flying Saucers dozens of times.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. You made me look them up. Thanks.

Lydecker brothers

Howard Lydecker
Born June 8, 1911
Havana, Cuba
Died September 26, 1969 (aged 58)
Other names: "Babe"
Occupation: Special effects
Employer: Republic Pictures

Howard and Theodore Lydecker, always known—and billed—as such, were Howard "Babe" Lydecker (June 8, 1911 – September 26, 1969) and Theodore Lydecker (November 7, 1908 – May 25, 1990), a special effects team primarily working as contract staff members of Republic Pictures. They are best remembered as the producers and photographers of some of the best miniature effects of their time.

They both worked at Republic from its creation in 1935 until the company could no longer afford to maintain full-time contract players and behind-the-camera artists in the middle 1950s, after which they went freelance and found themselves in significant demand for both film and television work. Their miniature effects made Republic serials the best for visual effects, far outstripping their competitors at Universal (where special effects maestro John P. Fulton, ASC was forbidden from working on serials) and Columbia Pictures. Their success came from building large, detailed models and filming them in natural light, often in forced perspective to create realistic impressions that they were in fact life-size in relation to other objects and people in a shot, instead of the small models used by others, and the use of slow motion to give the models the appearance of realistic weight when in motion.[1] For instance, in The Adventures of Captain Marvel, the visuals of Captain Marvel flying appear to be an actual man in flight, not a matted or superimposed image.

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Lydecker Brothers - Special Effects
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bht1968
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Howard Lydecker and his brother, Theodore, were in charge of special effects at Republic Pictures. Howard later went on to work for Irwin Allen on shows including "Lost in Space" and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." Here are some examples of their work.

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4. Best car crashes ever..

Some of their work on the serials is on Youtube:

The Crimson Ghost
Perils of the Darkest Jungle
Radar Men from the Moon
Manhunt of Mystery Island

I was too young to see some of these as a kid; makes me wish I was older. Wait, cancel that.

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2. An early favorite of mine in the 60's.

His movies played nearly every Saturday or Friday to some extent during the summer months.

He was a genius.