Now what could be better than this – a visit to the cinema in 1954 to see TWO Technicolor Productions – On an action packed Western and then an adventure on the South Sea Islands.

At the time it would be every young lad’s dream to see this programme I reckon.

Below: Richard Denning

George Montgomery seemed here, to be at the height of his success,  making one good  Western after another, often with William Castle as Director.

Martha Hyer’s career was also taking off at this time, and she’d be nominated for an Oscar for Some Came Running (1958).

Richard Denning was in the excellent Hangman’s Knot (1952 ) – but I mainly remember him myself for a favourite of our family – ‘Beyond  The Blue Horizon’.  Come to think of it – this would fit a Boyhood dream of being on a tropical desert Island as much as ANY film would – this one fits the part perfectly.

A scene below with Richard Denning and Dorothy Lamour from the film we love – Beyond The Blue Horizon

Above:  ‘Beyond The Blue Horizon’. Richard Denning and Dorothy Lamour – This film was in Technicolor

Richard Denning  was in  Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)

Richard Denning was married to the beautiful Universal horror star Evelyn Ankers. She also appeared opposite Lex Barker as Tarzan in Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle.