Month: June 2021
Hey, Amigo…Rest in Peace! (1970)
Moderately interesting but fairly standard spaghetti western (original title: Ehi amigo… sei morto!) stars Wayde Preston as a postal official in pursuit of crooks who have robbed a stagecoach. There’s a fair amount of violence, with the protagonist tackling an outlaw gang in their lair, and some twists in the tale. Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously …
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Funny Friday: One Peril of Hitchhiking
Tomb of Torture (1963)
A doctor and his daughter move into a castle where a young woman — a dead ringer for the daughter — disappeared some 20 years before. The daughter is plagued by nightmares involving a dungeon, and sure enough the castle has one. A creepy opening sequence gets the viewer ready, but much of the movie, …
Secrets of Chinatown (1935)
Entertaining low-budget thriller features a strange society of black-robed figures whose secret ceremonies include an officiating priestess … the object of the protagonist’s affections! There’s a lot going on here to maintain the viewer’s interest. Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK, but not great. Movie 224 for 2021.
Ghost Town Law (Monogram, 1942)
The Rough Riders — Marshals Buck Roberts (Buck Jones), Tim McCall (Tim McCoy), and Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton) investigate the killing of two marshals, Tim’s friends, who were seeking a crook in the vicinity of a ghost town. The efficient programmer makes decent use of the setting, with tunnels connecting parts of the town and …
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Forty Naughty Girls (RKO, 1937)
Hildegarde Withers (Zasu Pitts) and Inspector Oscar Piper (James Gleason) investigate murders during a Broadway play they are attending. This is a weak entry in the series, with lots of comedy; Gleason is fine as always, but Pitts again fails to impress as the schoolteacher detective. Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK, …
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Sunday Fun: Short Order Kitchen
The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
A bride traumatized by her husband falls under the sway of a mysterious woman who may be a vampire. The movie, original titled La novia ensangrentada, takes its inspiration in part from Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla, but slow pacing and unappealing characters make this one a less than completely successful horror flick, despite some …
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Bullets and Saddles (Monogram, 1943)
The Range Busters series draws to a close with Bullets and Saddles. This time around, the boys — Ray “Crash” Corrigan, Dennis Moore, and Max “Alibi” Terhune (with Elmer) — are called in by Mother Craig (Rose Plumer) to help counter the machinations of the evil Jack Hammond (Glenn Strange, who does well with his …
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