I have watched this film dozens of times as it is Hammer at its best, however, each time I see Leon Greene I get the feeling that his voice is dubbed. I know he is an Aussie, so I wondered if Hammer thought the voice was not up to scratch as the rest of the cast speak beautiful English.
Anyone else noticed this?
PATRICK ALLEN DID THE VOICEOVER FOR REX!
Just watched this and you are correct- Patrick Allen is the voiceover, starange as his voice was so well known in the U.K.
shareAdditional and relevant trivia is that Patrick Allen was the real life husband of Sarah Lawson who played Marie Eaton in this film.
shareI liked Leon Greene, however under the circumstances they may as well have had Patrick Allen play the part!
shareThe thing was they liked Greene's look, broad shoulders, ugly-handsome mug, etc, just as Dennis Wheatley describes the character, but they wanted an American accent... 'Cest la vie!
"Eventually, they catch everybody." - Snake Plissken
I suppose Greene was ockering it around the set like a soaking wet Kevin Bloody Wilson: "Oh cripes, the poms're gonna sacrifice a black Suffolk!" and Fisher had his head in his hands muttering, "This is SO non-bona."
Lol!
Leon Greene was dubbed because someone thought his voice was too "musical" (he is/was an opera singer, I believe).
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