Munster, Go Home! (Universal Pictures) (1966)

Feature Dragula Hot-Rod In Comedy, ‘Munster, Go Home’ (Advance) “Tt’s not to be believed!’ That is the off-screen comment uttered by Fred Gwynne when he put together the Dragula, the car called for in the script of Universal’s forthcoming hilarious comedy feature ” in Technicolor, “Munster, Go Home to thes... Theatre. In addition to Gwynne, it co-stars Yvonne DeCarlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, Debbie Watson, TerryThomas and Hermione Gingold. But “car” is hardly the word for the Dragula. In fact, there hardly is a word to describe the almost “other worldly” creation. About the only thing it has in common with other vehicles is that it moves. And, wow! Does it move—from zero to over 150 miles per hour in a matter of seconds and the acceleration is like being shot from a cannon. But you don’t land in a net; you’re braked by a parachute. The Dragula, actually, is a dragster—a word to describe the specially constructed and frighteningly fast bombs that, piloted by the fearless zip across drag strips. This dragster is like no other. It looks like a coffin on wheels. And, basically, that’s what it is— a beautifully ornate casket, trimmed in royal silk velvet and embodying a very lively 350-horsehorsepower Mustang engine. The exterior of the casket, which “rests” on a tube chassis, has a quiet antique gold finish with sedate Italian gold leaf. Appropriately, the Dragula accommodates one person. He is positioned in the rear of the dragster behind the engine and under a clear plastic bubble which allows for greater speed through streamlining. At his command is a four-onthe-floor speed shift which diverts the power of the 360 cubic inch engine to the rear wheels, 11-inch racing slicks mounted in specially made 10-inch deep track aluminum wheels. Up front are imported English buggy wire wheels with 4-inch tires. The solid brass radiator is shaped like a casket and the grill is a marble gravestone with the following inscription: Born 1367, Died ?. The Dragula has dual four-barrel scoops in gleaming chrome. Antique head and tail lights, with solid silver spiders on the hub caps, carry out the graveyard motif. And spouting out of the lid of the coffin, almost like a cluster of flowers, is the engine’s exhaust system—metal organ tubes that are, believe it or not, tuned! And the sound is rather far out. The Dragula was created, if that’s the word, by George Burris, the Kustom Kar King of North Hollywood, California, who also built the Munster’s other car—the family car called a Munster Koach. The Dragula cost about $15,000. Family in wet anes rate DEEDS FRED GWYNNE-YVONME DECARLOAL _» DEBBIE WATSON -TERRY-THOMAS HERMIONE GINGOLD SEORGE TIBBLES, 106 CONNETLY 0 BOB MOSHEREAR BELLAMY JOE CORNELIY an 8 SIX SHEET Order trailer, ad and scene mats, STER GO HOME” LADY EFFIGIE — Widow of the man whose inheritance Fred Gwynne claims as the hilarious story basis of Universal’s comedy in Technicolor, ‘Munster, Go Home,” is Hermione Gingold. (Still No. 1984-4) FREDDIE — Terry-Thomas is the British cousin in Universal’s hilarious comedy in Technicolor, ““Munster, Go Home.” (Still No. 1984-5) production staff Director of Photography, Benny Kline, A. S. C.; Unit Production Manager, James H. Hogan; Art Directors, Alexander Golitzen, John Lloyd; Set Decorations, John McCarthy, Julie Heron; Sound, Waldon O. Watson, Corson Jowett; Film Editor, Bud Isaacs; MakeUp, Bud Westmore; Hair Stylist, Larry Germain; Assistant Director, Dolph Zimmer; Music, Jack Marshall; Music Supervision by Joseph Gershenson. Wu 1) . Forniest Family ee POSTERS 5° '"Tc, Qn Ue THREE SHEET Universal Presents “MUNSTER, GO HOME” TECHNICOLOR starring FRED GWYNNE YVONNE DE CARLO AL LEWIS BUTCH PATRICK and DEBBIE WATSON also starring TERRY-THOMAS HERMIONE GINGOLD Screenplay by GEORGE TIBBLES, JOE CONNELLY and BOB MOSHER Directed by EARL BELLAMY Produced by JOE CONNELLY and BOB MOSHER A Universal Picture Herman Munster FRED GWYNNE Lily Munster YYONNE DE CARLO Grandpa’. 22-2 AL LEWIS Eddie Munster..BUTCH PATRICK Marilyn...........DEBBIE WATSON Lady Effigie Munster HERMIONE GINGOLD Freddie Munster TERRY-THOMAS Grace Munster .. JEANNE ARNOLD Roger Moresby......ROBERT PINE Cruikshank .... JOHN CARRADINE First Feature For Watson (Advance) Having already been the star of two television series, 17 year-old Debbie Watson makes her debut in a theatrical feature co-starring with Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, Terry-Thomas and Hermione Gingold in Universal’s hilarious comedy in Technicolor, “Munster, Go Home,” coming................-----2+------to the ter... Rares, | See Theatre. The charming honey blonde can safely say she’s made the grade. Debbie decided on an acting career at the age of eleven and started seriously to pursue her goal. She did Little Theatre work at first at the California Long Beach Community Theatre and this was followed by professional appearances at the Melodyland Theatre im Anaheim, California, in ‘Bye, Bye Birdie” and “Brigadoon.” That led to the title role in the “Karen” television series and this was followed by the successful UniversalTV series, ‘‘Tammy,”’ where she played the title character. She segued from that to “Munster, Go Home,” where she portrays the niece in the Munster household, the only physical normal person there. Terry-Thomas In ‘Munster’ (Current) Ever hear the name Mot Snevets connected with a famous comedian? Probably not, but that was the stage name used by TerryThomas (which also isn’t his whole real name) when he started. Terry-Thomas was born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens in Finchley, London, and Mot Snevets spells part of that backward, while TerryThomas hyphenizes and reverses the order of two of the names. Terry-Thomas currently co-stars with Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, Debbie Watson and Hermione Gingold in Universal’s hilarious comedy in Technicolor, ‘Munster, Go Home,” at the.................... Theatre. “A compulsion to act in a funny manner” was what encouraged him to become an entertainer. After years of success in all phases of show business in England, he was introduced to American audiences in 1956 in the motion picture, “Private’s Progress.” His previous Universal picture was a guest starring role in “Strange Bedfellows.” the story (Not for Publication) Herman Munster (FRED GWYNNE) inherits a title, a man or house and a whole parcel of — hilarious problems from his British uncle, Lord Cavanaugh Munster. Herman, who is the almost nine feet tall creation of the late Dr. Frankenstein, decides to go to claim his demesne. With him, he takes his wife, Lily (YVONNE DE CARLO), her father, Grandpa (AL LEWIS), their son, Eddie (BUTCH PATRICK )—all of whom are like Herman, green complexioned — and their niece, Marilyn (DEBBIE WATSON), who is inexplicably normal and lovely. Because of their delightfully askew vision of themselves and the world about them, the Munsters pity individuals who don’t have green complexions and can never understand why their appearance frightens people. That’s why, at first, they do not realize that they are not being welcomed effusively by their English relatives who include Lady Effigie Munster (HERMIONE GINGOLD), a formidable old lady who has two children, Freddie (TERRY-THOMAS) and Grace (JEANNE ARNOLD). In fact, these three are determined to drive the American Munsters, whom they regard as usurpers, away by any means and their heartless, murderous schemes fail onl a series of hilarious upsets, includes a road race with H piloting his Dragula, a coff dragster. — Lb nan USER, Goon Americas GEORGE TIBBLES, JOE CONNELIYane BOB MOSHER ONE SHEET color stills and other 22 x 28 | MY -JOE CONNELLY a 808 MOSHER accessories from your local National Screen Service Exchange. Page 7 Versatile-Word For Gingold (Current) A woman of many talents, Hermione Gingold who can be seen atithe::...20a Theatre co-starring with Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, Debbie Watson and TerryThomas in Universal’s hilarious Technicolor comedy, ‘Munster, Go Home,” designs greeting cards, has written a book, authored a play and has recorded a hit record album. The greeting cards, which are sold commercially, each portrays a famqus woman in history. She designs, does the art and writes the copy. Her book, which was a best seller, is “My Own Unaided Work,” a humorous biography; while the play is titled “Abracadabra.” It has not yet been produced. Her hit record album, ‘Le Gingold,” was made for the Dolphin label. London-born, Miss Gingold got her start in the theatre with the Old Vic. Later she starred in Shakespeare plays at StratfordOn-Avon and in World War II she made her musical comedy debut in “Sweet And Low.” Among her many American pictures are “Gigi,’ “The Naked Edge,” ‘Music Man,” and the Ross Hunter Universal production, “I’d Rather be Rich.” 2 Munster Houses In Film (Advance) As though one Munster house wasn’t enough, now there are two! The first house, number 43 Mockingbird Lane, and its cobwebbed three stories and dungeon became famous via CBS-TV’s series, ‘‘The Munsters.” -While not exactly a replica, the second house in some ways duplicated the Victorian architecture of the first, and is as old and run-down. It is the baronial estate that Herman Munster inherits called Munster Hall located in Shroudshire, in Universal’s hilarious feature length Technicolor comedy, ‘‘Munster, Go Home; "coming... to the Seseerneeee tt Ee oe Theatre. The original house also is in the film. The feature film consists of members of the television show including Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis and Butch Patrick, and other stars, Debbie Watson, Terry-Thomas and Hermione Gingold. Hold Cross-Country Race (Advance) A cross-country road race, much on the order of and interspersed with a fox hunt, is one of the hiorhlievhta af TInivanca a hilawiase FRED GWYNNE. YVONNE DeCARUO-ALLEWS-BUTCH PATRICK > (OF CUNLLIY 2 808 WOIER L901 BELLU sce Coe WINDOW id