Final Curtain (film)
Final Curtain was a television pilot written and directed by Ed Wood in 1957. It starred Duke Moore as an actor wandering an empty theater after dark, where he is haunted by creepy sounds and eerie sights. The film is narrated by Dudley Manlove. Both Moore and Manlove also appear in Wood's cult film Plan 9 from Outer Space. Wood had hoped to use the film as the pilot for a television series he intended to produce called Portraits of Terror.[2]
| Final Curtain | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ed Wood |
| Directed by | Ed Wood |
| Starring | Duke Moore Dudley Manlove Jenny Stevens |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ed Wood Anthony Cardoza[1] |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
The scenes where the actor explores the theater were later inserted into Wood's later film, Night of the Ghouls, with a voiceover to make it fit in with the rest of the story.
The complete version of Final Curtain was widely believed to be a lost film until a copy was discovered by Jason Insalaco, great-nephew of actor Paul Marco who had appeared in several Ed Wood projects.[3] The restored film was premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 23, 2012.[4]
References
- "Final Curtain (1957)". The New York Times.
- "Never seen 1950s Ed Wood movie recovered". inmovies.ca. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- Lyons, Charles (February 5, 2012). "Sun Never Quite Sets on Work of Ed Wood". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- "Ed Wood's Lost Film Final Curtain". slamdance.festivalgenius.com. 2012.