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| *The psychobilly band ] who are featured in ]'s ] derives its name from this movie. | |||
| *The main character's name was changed from Doctor Syn to Parson Blyss to avoid rights problems with ] who had secured the license to the '']'' name and was completing a film version released in the same time period. | |||
| *Hammer originally planned to film ]'s apocalyptic horror novel '']'' under the title ''Night Creatures''. The plan was scotched when the British censor told them that such a film would be outright banned in England. Hammer had already promised their American distributor a film called ''Night Creatures'', so they sold the already-completed ''Captain Clegg'' under this title. | |||
| *The ] band ] has a song on their album, '']'', called Captain Clegg. This song describes Captain Clegg's character in the Hammer film and even features a few quotes from it. | |||
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This article is about the film Captain Clegg. For other uses, see Captain Clegg. 1962 British film| Captain Clegg | |
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| Directed by | Peter Graham Scott |
| Written by | Anthony Hinds |
| Produced by | John Temple-Smith |
| Starring | Peter Cushing Yvonne Romain Patrick Allen |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Edited by | Eric Boyd-Perkins |
| Music by | Don Banks |
| Release dates |  June 13, 1962 June 25, 1962 |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Captain Clegg is a 1962 Hammer Film Productions film. In the United States, it is known as Night Creatures. It is loosely based on Doctor Syn and stars Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, and Patrick Allen.
Plot summary
Captain Collier (Patrick Allen) and his band of sailors show up to an English coastal town to investigate reports of “Marsh Phantoms” who ride by night spreading terror to the town. The Captain suspects that the local reverend (Peter Cushing) might be hiding something. Are the phantoms genuine or a cover for illegal smuggling activities?
Cast
- Peter Cushing as Parson Blyss
- Yvonne Romain as Imogene
- Patrick Allen as Captain Collier
- Oliver Reed as Harry
- Michael Ripper as Mipps
- David Lodge as Bosun
- Derek Francis as Squire
- Jack MacGowran as Frightened man
- Peter Halliday as 1st sailor
- Martin Benson as Rash
- Daphne Anderson as Mrs. Rash
- Milton Reed as Mulatto
- Terry Scully as 2nd sailor
- Rupert Osborn as Gerry
- Sydney Bromley as Tom Ketch
- Gordon Rollings as Wurzel
- Bob Head as Peg-leg
- Colin Douglas as Pirate bosun
Crew
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- Directed by Peter Graham Scott
- Screenplay by John Elder (Anthony Hinds)
- Produced by John Temple-Smith
- Music by Don Banks
- Musical supervisor: Philip Martell
- Director of photography: Arthur Grant, B.S.C.
- Production design by Bernard Robinson
- Art direction by Don Mingaye
- Supervising editor: James Needs
- Edited by Eric Boyd-Perkins
- Make-up by Roy Ashton
- Special effects by Les Bowie
- Fight sequences staged by Bob Simmons
External links
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