FERDIE'S INFERNO
NIGHTSHADE & OLD LACE THEATRE
JACK CROWLEY - "FERDY"
CARL AMES - "FERDY"
| "Nightshade & Old Lace Theatre" was originally a non hosted horror movie show on WMTV Channel 15, Madison, Wisconsin. Jack Crowley sought sponsorship from Ferd Mattioli. Crowley commenced hosting the show as "Ferdy". By late 1964 the show changed name to "Ferdie's Inferno".
The show not only screened movies, but also episodes of Boris Karloff's Thriller. Carl Ames took over the role as "Ferdy" from 16 August 1968. When, due to illness, Ferd Mattioli moved to Arizona and Carl Ames also left, the show came to an end. It would later have new life when Ferd's brother, Len Mattioli, relaunched the show as
There is no known footage of these shows, or photographs of Crowley as "Ferdy". The below photograph shows Ames as "Ferdy". |
LINKS
 Internet Movie Data Base "Nightshade and Old Lace Theatre" |
 Milwaukee TV Horror Hosts "Ferdie's Inferno" |
Internet Movie Data Base "Ferdie's Inferno" |
Internet Movie Data Base "Jack Crowley" |
 E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Ferdy - Jack Crowley" |
E-gors Chamber of TV Horror Hosts "Ferdy - Carl Ames" |
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