Month: May 2021
Funny Friday: Overlooking the Obvious
Phantom Ranger (Monogram, 1938)
An abducted government engraver is being used to create counterfeit bills, and a federal agent is sent west to track down the source of the phony money in this slight but reasonably enjoyable Tim McCoy outing, in which he pretends to be a crook to get an in with the gang holding the engraver. As …
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Operacion 67 (1967)
Not content with battling mad scientists and supernatural terrors, here Santo, el enmascarado de plata, is teamed with an Interpol agent (Jorge Rivero) in a battle against international criminals plotting to use counterfeit money to achieve their goals. The usual trappings of a 1960s spy movie, including interesting gadgets, make for a nice change of …
The Secrets of Wu Sin (Chesterfield, 1932)
Newspaper editor (Grant Withers) gives suicidal young woman (Lois Wilson) a job on his paper, and she and another reporter both investigate the smuggling of illegal aliens into San Francisco, an investigation that brings danger and that may hit rather close to home for the editor. Decent performances from both leads and supporting characters add …
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Swiss Miss (Hal Roach / MGM, 1938)
Mousetrap salesman Stan and Ollie are duped out of their money and end up having to work off a big debt at a hotel where a famed composer is working on his new opera … and being spied upon by his wife, who is working at the hotel incognito. Plenty of laughs, particularly when the …
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Sunday Fun: Spoiler Alert
Shadows on the Range (Monogram, 1946)
Range detective Steve Mason (Johnny Mack Brown) goes undercover as a wanted murder to infiltrate a gang of rustlers. A fairly standard little B western — efficient and entertaining, but unmemorable. Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK, but not great. Movie 207 for 2021.
The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel (Hammer / Exclusive, 1949)
An earnest young police constable (Hugh Latimer) goes undercover to try to track down and capture a gang of violent thieves targeting trucks. He’s helped by his fiancée, Joan (Patricia Cutts), who proves able to hold her own in the investigation … but what will happen when the mysterious leader of the gang learns they’re …
Poker with Pistols (1967)
A drifter (George Hilton) takes a job driving a wagon on a dangerous trek and finds betrayal awaiting him as well. Plenty of twists in this western, originally titled Un poker di pistole, with both the drifter and others playing complicated games aimed at bigger payoffs. Enjoyable but unremarkable. Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this …