Westerns and Cowboy Stars of The 60 Minute Variety … Part 1
I’ve repeatedly pointed out when pressed that if I could only have one genre to watch and enjoy for the rest of my days, I’d take the western. Yes it’s […]
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Is there really a better comedy/horror movie than this combination that joined one of the screen’s great comedy teams with the Universal Monsters of the golden era? With all due […]
My Roundtrip to Mars and the Monster Bash 2018 …. Part 1
Just 525 kms from door to door and I’ve made it to Mars for what I believe is my 7th time attending the classic monsters convention known as the Monster […]
Slumming With George Zucco …. Can Be So Much Fun!
On any given day during the 1940’s if you walked about the movie sets in Hollywood you might see George Zucco acting on stage in films ranging from MGM’s The […]
The Beast With Five Fingers (1946)
While this may be a Warner Brothers production, it has a distinct Universal Monsters feel to it thanks to the Gothic feel and impending threat of an otherworldly severed hand […]
Backlash (1956)
Give me a western and I’m usually a contented fellow. Now add in Richard Widmark under John Sturges direction with a great cast of well known outlaws and the added […]
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Just before Bud Abbott and Lou Costello began battling Universal Studios’ stable of Classic Monsters they faced off against Marjorie Main in full Ma Kettle mode in this western frontier […]
