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From: ecl@ahuta.UUCP (e.leeper)
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Subject: Re: Someone has apparently pirated "Conjure Wife" by Fritz Lieber
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Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 08:29:37 EST
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>     While vegetating early one Saturday afternoon, I found on the tube a movie
> which I think they had titled: "Witches Brew".  It was the second movie I've
> seen based on Fritz Lieber's "Conjure Wife".  I checked out the credits at the
> end of the movie thoroughly, and while they listed a couple of 'writers', they
> gave Fritz absolutely no credit.  How can they get away with this?  

Nope, the third movie--don't forget WEIRD WOMAN (1944).  My suspicion is that
Leiber was paid but asked to have his name kept off the credits.  Of course,
since the thing has run only on cable (as far as I can tell), they may not have
paid him.  If so, I'm sure the lawyers are hacking it out now.

WITCHES' BREW is an okay film as a parody of BURN WITCH BURN (I haven't seen
WEIRD WOMAN--it seems to be semi-lost), but it you haven't seen BURN WITCH BURN
or read CONJURE WIFE, skip it.

					Evelyn C. Leeper
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