Happy Halloween 2019 from the Dana Andrews Blog: yet another shot from the classic 1957 British Horror CURSE OF THE DEMON where Andrews, as usual, is on an airplane, and we're thus introduced to his character wearing his character on his face.
"And, having once turned round, walks on, And turns no more his head; Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread." Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, CURSE OF THE DEMON
So many CURSE OF THE DEMON paraphernalia to own, including every VHS and even this awesome laserdisc with the rare covers showing a disc grooving out from the artwork: herein Dana Andrews facing the titular creature that, albeit more bear than demon, is a classic monster in a classic British horror flick.
The last posted, linked here , shows the shot that really happens when Dana Andrews pulls out the (is pulling out the) ruins to match those on Stonehenge, a closeup, while here's the most famous image from the movie, a medium/wide shot that's not in either CURSE OF THE DEMON or NIGHT OF THE DEMON.
From CURSE OF THE DEMON at Stonehenge, where, mentioned in the lyrics of a ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW song, Science-Fiction, Dana Andrews's Holden jots down ruin-writing to learn what he's supposed to be afraid of, and isn't... yet.
With British ingenue Peggy Cummins in the background, Dana Andrews as John Holden finds the parchment in his jacket, which means he's doomed by that CURSE OF THE DEMON, a part Horror with Noir stylings directed by Horror/Noir stylist, Jacques Tourneur, who'd direct Dana the following year in THE FEARMAKERS.
As far as villains go, Niall MacGinnis is certainly no clown, although as Doctor Karswell, head of a large Satanist Cult in England, he dresses as one called Dr. Bobo: The Magnificent, performing magic tricks for children while trying to keep Dana Andrews from publishing a disparaging article he was sent from America to write, replacing ingenue Peggy Cummins' uncle, who began the film being lethally plowed-down by the titular CURSE OF THE DEMON.
Dana Andrews sensing something is off in CURSE OF THE DEMON back to, twelve years earlier in LAURA, knowing something's off: he spent over a decade sneaking through shadows, from genres thriller to horror.