In November 1934, William Hinds, a comedian and businessman, registered his film company, … See more

• Michael Carreras, a.k.a. Henry Younger, writer/director of The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, and director/producer of The Lost Continent
• Terence Fisher, director of The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy and … See more

As production began on Quatermass 2, Hammer started to look for another U.S. partner willing to invest in and handle the American promotion of new product. They eventually entered talks with Associated Artists Prod… See more

Hammer consolidated their success by turning their most successful films into series. This was a practice they had making Dick Barton movies which they continued to their horror movies and other genres.
The succes… See more

Other horror films produced by Hammer included:
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1958), starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes
• The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)… See more

Hammer films had always sold, in part, on their violent and sexual content. In the late 1960s, with the release of Hollywood films like Bonnie and Clyde, Rosemary's Baby, and The Wild Bunch, the studio struggled to maintain it… See more