Dover “Classic Movie Book Giveaway”
Film-Star Portraits of the Fifties and A Treasure of Great Recipes (aka Vincent Price Cookbook)!
Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest
Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our Dover Classic Movie Book giveaway contest! This time we’ll be giving away ONE COPY EACH of Film-Star Portraits of the Fifties and A Treasury of Great Recipes courtesy of Dover Publications! And don’t forget, we’re also giving away FIVE MORE different Dover books via Twitter this month as well, so please feel free to enter that contest too…
And, now for the details…
In order to qualify to win one of the above books via this Facebook/Blog contest giveaway, you must complete the below entry task by Saturday, October 31 at 8PM EST. However, the sooner you enter, the better chance you have of winning, because we will pick a winner on two different days within the contest period, via random drawings as listed below… So if you don’t win the prize drawing on Oct 17, you will still be eligible to win the next prize drawing on Oct 31.
- October 17: Film-Star Portraits of the Fifties (one book)
- October 31: A Treasury of Great Recipes 50th Anniversary Edition by Mary and Vincent Price (one book)
We will announce the winner(s) on Facebook and this Blog the day after each winner is picked (for example, we will announce the first winner on Sunday Oct 18 here on this blog and on Facebook).
If you’re also on Twitter, please feel free to visit us at @ClassicMovieHub for additional giveaways — because we’ll be giving away FIVE different Dover Classic Movie Books there as well! (Click here to see what we’re giving away on Twitter.)
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ENTRY TASK to be completed by Saturday, October 31 at 8PM EST —
1) Answer the below question via the comment section at the bottom of this blog post
THE QUESTION:
What is one of your favorite Vincent Price movies and why?
And if you can’t wait to win — Dover has created a special 25% DISCOUNT COUPON CODE WRAO especially for CMH fans to use on the Dover website — so feel free to peruse and use — because ALL items (not just classic movie books) are eligible for the discount! The Coupon Code is valid through November 1, 2015 so you have plenty of time to use it. 
Click here for the full contest rules and more details about the books we’ll be giving away.
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Please note that only Continental United States (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and the territory of Puerto Rico) entrants are eligible.
And — BlogHub members ARE eligible to win if they live within the Continental United States (as noted above). Good Luck!
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–Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub
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While I adore all of Vincent Price’s films, my absolute favorite is The Baron of Arizona! Price played an amazingly crafty gent in this film who would stop at nothing to obtain a massive parcel of land! Why I love it, because we see so many different facets of his ability in this role, because it is a true story which is equally crazy as the film, but most importantly, knowing Price was most proud of this role makes it a pleasure to watch to see him in a dramatic role worthy of his ability!
I actually don’t recall ever seeing this one!!! Thanks for posting… I will have to look for it!
House of Wax. I would say House in Haunted Hill, but as I haven’t seen it, it would be disingenuous. I keep seeing it for sale, but I always opt for something else.
I remember seeing House of Wax when I was a kid, and it scared me! And, as much as I’ve heard about House on Haunted Hill, I’m probably too chicken to watch it!!!
He also did radio, he was Simon Templar on The Saint. I know that because when I can’t sleep I listen to old radio shows.
I’ve been a huge fan of Vincent Price all my life it seems. It is hard to choose one movie, but I will go with one of my favorites for this season, THE TINGLER. I can still watch this movie several times a year. Vincent is a workaholic doctor, he has a ne’er-do-well wife, a trusty assistant, and….a monster. The added William Castle bonuses are great, especially the shock of color in the midst of a black and white film. All this, meshed with a captivating performance by Judith Evelyn, makes THE TINGLER one of my all-time favorite Vincent Price films.
Oh my gosh, I remember that one from when I was a kid! It left such an impression on me!!!
My favorite Vincent Price movies is “Laura” with Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. He shows a side you don’t normally see in his “horror” movies.
He had such a range of acting talents, that seemed sometimes stifled by being stereo-typed in horror films. Though he was the epitome of the classic villain, a true deranged mind, he was also a great dramatic actor.
In the stories by Edgar Allen Poe, I think he found a chemistry between the stories, writer and actor. He was able to bring the characters to life, and lead the movie watcher wanting to read the stories for themselves.
Vincent Price was truly a neglected performer by Hollywood. He was an amazing unsung talent!
Great choice! And yes, definitely under-rated… very talented!
I looked up a list of Mr. Price’s films and it’s huge! I think I’d pick a more recent one, Edward Scissorhands. It’s not his biggest role but it’s very three-dimensional and the rest of the cast are very good too. Thanks for the chance to win these books.
Oh that’s an interesting one!
Laura. Everyone assumes he did mostly horror pictures. It’s refreshing to see him in another genre that showcases his talent.
Nice choice 🙂
I’m a sucker for a good animated movie, and as a larger-than-life Disney villain, Vincent Price was superb! His Professor Ratigan pretty much stole the show in “The Great Mouse Detective” 🙂
Oh that’s an interesting one! I don’t think I’ver ever seen it… 🙂
The Tingler for me too! I remember watching it late one night about 30 years ago and it was SO scary to me I had nightmares for months. I enjoyed Vincent Price on the mUppet Show too.
Good one… Scared me too as a kid 🙂
Favorite Vincent Price movie? I love all of the ones I’ve seen but hands down it has to be The Great Mouse Detective. He was a perfect Ratigan. I’ve loved it ever since I was a kid and even replayed “The World’s Greatest Criminal Mind” song over and over on one of our sing a long tapes haha.
The Pit and The Pendulum was my favorite and most memorable because I saw it together with my classmates at a theater. Was my first time in a theater.
Hi Ruthann… Congratulations! You just won a copy of “Film-Star Portraits of the Fifties” courtesy of CMH and Dover Publications! I will email you in a minute… If you don’t get my email, please let me know by commenting here. Thanks!
Hi Ruthann, Just sent you a 2nd email about winning this contest. Please get back to us before Saturday Oct 31 12noon EST with your shipping information… If we don’t hear back from you by then, we will need to pick another winner in your place. Thanks!
My favorite Vincent Price film is the Great Mouse Detective. It’s the first movie of his I ever saw and it’s still a favorite film from my childhood. His character is one of the best Disney villains ever; the movie is extremely underrated.
I don’t recall ever seeing this one, so I will have to check it out… 🙂
My faves of the genre that he was most famous for …House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum, and The Raven. He was perfect casting for Edgar Allan Poe stories.
House of Wax kept me up the first time I saw it, and I think even now when I watch it it still has a lasting impression.
This one scared me when I saw it as a kid!
Tough choice, but I’ll err on the side of dashing with Dragonwyck. Such an interesting Gothic, with the always luminous Gene Tierney.
Though I do love his work in Corman’s Poe Cycle, and no one is quite as heinously evil as he is in Witchfinder General.
The Comedy of Terrors- Vincent Price, Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. A triple bonus in my book!
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The Tingler. I love his creepy character and persona so much!
Good one! This movie scared me when I was a kid 🙂
My favorite Vincent Price movie is House on Haunted Hill!! Scared me crazy as a kid & still does today!! Only thing scarier is Vincent in PINK TIGHTS!!,
Just saw it a few weeks ago on TCM… 🙂
House on Haunted Hill. I’ve loved it ever since I was a kid because I found the twist at the end so clever and surprising. It’s also my “go to” movie to show classic movie skeptics that older horror flicks had/have a lot going for them as well.
Definitely a fun one… saw it a few weeks ago via a Twitter Party…
I always liked the House of Wax movie, because he was really bad
Good one… used to scare me when I was a kid 🙂