FILM 1485: THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED
BLOOD
TRIVIA: Horror movie star Paul
Henderson (Jon Pertwee)
says that he misses the "old," "great" horror movies, and
mentions Dracula (1931). He then
adds: "the one with Bela Lugosi
of course, not this new fellow," obviously referring to Christopher Lee, who
played John Reid in the film.
Christopher Lee (John
Reid) can be seen reading his favourite book, "The Lord of the Rings"
by J.R.R. Tolkien, 30 years
before he would play Saruman in the three films based upon it: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship
of the Ring (2001), The Lord of
the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of
the King (2003).
The classical music that Philip
Grayson (Peter Cushing) listens to
at the beginning of the "Waxworks" segment is the first movement
("Allegro")of the Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor,
nicknamed "Death and the Maiden."
Among the photographs in the frame
of Paul Henderson's mirror is one of Jon Pertwee driving
"Bessie," the car he drove as the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963). When
Pertwee made this film, he was still playing the Doctor.
When Paul Henderson (Jon Pertwee) examines his
prop cloak late in the film, the tag on it reads "Property of Shepperton
Studios." Shepperton Studios is where the film was actually produced.
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