Timbuktu (1959)
With a smile that’s bigger than life and the he-man brawn to match, Victor Mature flexes his heroic tendencies opposite sexy Yvonne De Carlo for a director who has steadily […]
The Uninvited (1944)
While I normally associate the name of Oscar winning writer Charles Brackett with the career of Billy Wilder, this time out Brackett serves as an associate producer on The Uninvited. An absolute […]
Now Playing February 15th, 1952
Looking through this newspaper once again has me wishing time travel was possible. Not only to see the amazing collection of films playing in Toronto theaters but to con my […]
The Novel Idea in Movies … Stars On the Cover and then some.
More fun discoveries from hours of shifting through boxes and shelves in thrift stores and roadside sales and a bonus gift from a client that made my day. If you’d […]
The Red House (1947)
Being a long time fan of Edward G. Robinson, this film has eluded me till now and that’s mainly because it had fallen into public domain and knowing that, I […]
Cry Wolf (1947)
This rather odd film comes by way of Warner Brothers that sees Errol Flynn playing against type opposite Barbara Stanwyck that given a tweak here and there could easily have […]
Bela Lugosi Meets Brown and Carney ….. Twice!
Having moved out of Monogram’s Poverty Row production line, horror maestro Bela Lugosi found himself over on the RKO lot’s “B” unit playing the same roles he had back at […]
Experiment Perilous (1944)
The Mad Movie Challenge Strikes Again. Kristina over at Speakeasy has placed this Jacques Tourneur film on top of my viewing pile nudging me to see it for the first […]
More Classic Monsters and Movies on Day 2 at The Monsterbash in Mars, PA
Rise and shine! It’s 9:15 a.m. and time to get down to the movie room and see my first ever Jungle Jim feature starring Johnny Weissmuller minus the loin cloth. […]
Why Horror? Why Not?
It’s that time of year again when I’m about to embark on a scare filled run of horror films and why I love them so. It’s always fun to rekindle some memories that […]
It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Movie Challenge…. Johnny Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1944)
After getting through this Monogram feature assigned to me by Kristina of Speakeasy I was almost expecting William Shatner to pop up at the fade out and ask the camera, […]
Weird Woman (1944)
“A witch wife.” This in reference to Lon’s young Anne Gwynne who he has returned to his job as a college professor with. While in the darkest jungles Lon met […]
The Brighton Strangler (1945)
New Years Eve, a foggy night, Big Ben and a romantic couple on a rooftop where the young woman is about to uncover a deadly secret. “There will be no […]
Stranger On Horseback (1955)
Surprisingly short western at 65 minutes for a Joel McCrea oater from director Jacques Tourneur. While no where near the best from either of these two it does offer a […]
