Francis The Talking Mule (1949)
Brando’s Pick of the Month This Universal International production from house director Arthur Lubin launched the unlikely comedy of duo of Donald O’Connor and a Mule who just happened to […]
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973)
Having seen images of this film in horror books and magazines like Famous Monsters years ago while growing up I’m kind of surprised it’s taken me this long to finally […]
Ring of Fire (1961)
“I fell into a burning ring of fire.” An appropriate line from the Johnny Cash song to go along with this thriller involving a trio of young criminals, law officer […]
A Howling Double Bill … Moon of the Wolf (1972) and Scream of the Wolf (1974)
Television horrors ruled many movies of the week presentations during the 1970’s and thankfully offered work to countless familiar faces of the past and to those on the rise. Moon […]
The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
Fifties favorite of the sci-fi genre, Jack Arnold directs an above par cast for this so-so effort with some nice scenery thrown into the background of ….. you guessed it, […]
Where Have All the People Gone? (1974)
I never tire of trying to locate made for television films I recall viewing as a kid. They would be in constant rerun through out the seventies and eighties before […]
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
Universal International had a nice run of thrillers throughout the fifties once the Gothic horror phase had come to an end. None bigger than The Creature From the Black Lagoon. […]
The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
Trying to locate a change of pace during his long shoot of The Ten Commandments, Charlton Heston sought out this military comedy released by Universal International. He wanted the role […]
Francis In the Haunted House (1956)
Here’s a B programmer that spelled the end for the talking mule franchise. It’s not all that haunting and any talent involved is pretty much wasted. Mickey Rooney steps into […]
Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
William Wellman aka “Wild Bill” wound up his directing career with this somewhat biographical look at the WW1 fighting squadron that Wellman was a member of. For this black and […]
Golden Rendezvous (1977)
Alistair MacLean wrote quite a few novels that were turned into motion pictures and a few of them quite successfully with The Guns of Navarone leading the way. This one turned […]
