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Famous Ghost Stories (1961)
Famous Ghost Stories (1961)
Overview
A TV pilot masterminded by B movie auteur Bert I. Gordon and cable production company Herts-Lion International. Vincent Price hosts as a poltergeist introducing the ghost story to follow. It's really an edited version of Gordon's 1960 film Tormented, starring Richard Carlson as a jazz musician haunted by the spirit of an old flame he let fall from a lighthouse.
Starring Cast
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.0
Overview
A TV pilot masterminded by B movie auteur Bert I. Gordon and cable production company Herts-Lion International. Vincent Price hosts as a poltergeist introducing the ghost story to follow. It's really an edited version of Gordon's 1960 film Tormented, starring Richard Carlson as a jazz musician haunted by the spirit of an old flame he let fall from a lighthouse.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter, a collection of famous ghost stories, inherently lacks a strong political valence, focusing on universal themes of fear and the supernatural rather than promoting or critiquing specific ideologies.
This early 1980s horror anthology features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast in mainstream roles. Its narrative focuses on supernatural elements without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its storytelling.
Secondary
The film 'Famous Ghost Stories' does not present any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, there is no specific portrayal to evaluate regarding positive, negative, or neutral representation within the narrative.
The film 'Famous Ghost Stories' (1961) is a horror anthology that does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on traditional ghost stories, and there is no content related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This 1961 anthology film adapts various ghost stories. Without specific character details or source material comparisons for each segment, there is no widely documented evidence of canonical characters undergoing a gender swap.
The film is an anthology of ghost stories. Without specific character names or their established racial identities from source materials, it is not possible to identify any instances of a race swap.
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