Francis Matthews

Baron Frankenstein joins forces with a small town German doctor in his latest and most terrifying experiment. They create a monster out of bits and pieces of several bodies, including the brain of a dwarf. Something goes amiss as the monster turns into a cannibal and must be destroyed.

Before he became James Bond, Roger Moore played Gary Fenn, a prominent London advertising executive who employs a gorgeous Hungarian model (Martha Hyer) for one of his accounts, not knowing she's accidentally learned of a murder plot and is being hunted by ruthless killers. Soon, the two find themselves in the middle of an international crime ring and must do everything they can to stop the bad guys from killing anyone, including them.

Once a peasant, shady monk Rasputin worked his way into the confidence of Emperor Nicholas II, eventually becoming a dominant player during Russia's final imperial years. But why did the royals tolerate his corrupt and scandalous behavior? Through the analysis of leading historians, period accounts and rare photos, this biography delves into Rasputin's power over the Czar, his role in the Revolution and his death at the hands of aristocrats.

Elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes to the seas to investigate murder on a naval training ship.

Elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes to the seas to investigate murder on a naval training ship.

Elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes to the seas to investigate murder on a naval training ship.

Elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes to the seas to investigate murder on a naval training ship.

To beautify his street and trim city spending, stuffy councilman Jack (Francis Matthews) pushes to have the last gas lamp in town removed. But this angers his neighbors Albert (Ian Fleming) and Victoria (Amy Dalby), an inconspicuous pair of serial killers who choose Jack as their next victim. This dark comedy also stars Lisa Daniely as Mary, a local advocate who fights tooth and nail against Jack's modernization efforts.

In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton (Boris Karloff) dares to dream the unthinkable: to operate on patients without causing pain. Unfortunately, the road to general anesthesia is blocked by a ruthless killer (Christopher Lee), as well as Bolton’s devastating addiction to his own chemical experiments.

In French director Max Varnel's drama, English doctor John Winthrop (Francis Matthews) must protect his new wife, Ann (Kay Callard), from his wealthy and entirely too overbearing mother, Katherine (Margaretta Scott), who has some strong opinions about her son's new union. But things go too far when John accuses Katherine of trying to kill Ann with medication. Could she do such a thing -- and will these three ever have a good relationship?

Peter Cushing reprises his role as the infamous baron who transplants his servant's brain into a body donated by his patients.

In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton (Boris Karloff) dares to dream the unthinkable: to operate on patients without causing pain. Unfortunately, the road to general anesthesia is blocked by a ruthless killer (Christopher Lee), as well as Bolton's devastating addiction to his own chemical experiments.