Dora Bryan Archives

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)

Rating: ★

Mar 22, 2012British Comedy/Mad Scientist

One in a series of popular British drag comedies of the era, this imports Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist for a series of frenetic and none-too-funny goings-on that make little sense

Director: John Gilling

Actors: Arthur Lucan, Bela Lugosi, Dora Bryan, Philip Leaver, …

Category: Horror

22 March 201213 September 2026 by Roog

Mad About Men (1954)

Rating: ★★½

Nov 20, 2024Mermaid Comedy

A sequel to the charming British mermaid comedy Miranda with Glynis Johns again owning the show with her flirtatiously coy sparkle as she swaps places with a lookalike relative

Director: Ralph Thomas

Actors: Glynis Johns, Margaret Rutherford, Donald Sinden, Dora Bryan, …

Category: Fantasy

20 November 20241 August 2026 by Roog

Hands of the Ripper (1971)

Rating: ★★½

Dec 24, 2002Jack the Ripper's Daughter/Hammer Film

Classic effort from Hammer Films in which a psychologist discovers a troubled patient responsible for a string of murders is Jack the Ripper’s daughter. Made with much class

Director: Peter Sasdy

Actors: Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Jane Merrow, Norman Bird, …

Category: Horror

24 December 200210 March 2026 by Roog

Screamtime (1983)

Rating: ★★

Mar 18, 2020Horror Anthology

A British horror anthology made up of three stories from director Michael Armstrong. As always the episodes are variable but the episode with the killer Punch and Judy dolls stands out

Director: Michael Armstrong

Actors: Robin Bailey, Dora Bryan

Category: Horror

18 March 202018 March 2020 by Roog

Apartment Zero (1988)

Rating: ★★½

May 1, 1999Sinister Roommate/Weird Psychological Games

Psychological thriller where an uptight Colin Firth gets a handsomely charming roommate in Hart Bochner who proceeds to seduce everybody in the building with sinister intent

Director: Martin Donovan

Actors: Colin Firth, Hart Bochner, Dora Bryan, Liz Smith, …

Category: Horror

1 May 199927 June 2020 by Roog

MirrorMask (2005)

Rating: ★★★★

Feb 11, 2007Fantastical Dream World

Neil Gaiman and comic-book artist Dave McKean create a venture into a fantasy world with an extraordinary level of visual imagination and peopled with a remarkable panoply of creations

Director: Dave McKean

Actors: Stephanie Leonidas, Rob Brydon, Jason Barry, Gina McKee, …

Category: Fantasy

11 February 20074 September 2026 by Roog