This dull spy flick, originally titled Mister Dynamit – Morgen küßt euch der Tod and also known as Die Slowly, You’ll Enjoy It More, stars Lex Barker as a West German secret agent called in to assist the United States when a master criminal is using a missing atomic bomb to blackmail the country. The …
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Lash (Lash La Rue) and Fuzzy (Al St. John) tangle with smugglers and Lash’s long-lost brother in this fair outing. Of course, the brother, who is in cahoots with the bad guys, is Lash’s twin, so there’s an opportunity for substitution; the family tie complicates the confrontations, too. The movie is entertaining enough for fans, …
A surprising ending adds interest to this Johnny Mack Brown feature, one of his Nevada Jack McKenzie series costarring Raymond Hatton as U.S. Marshal Sandy Hopkins. Much of the focus in the picture is on the title character (played by Marshall Reed), a man involved with a gang of outlaws who sets out to cross …
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Unoriginal but entertaining western has a bad man (Audie Murphy) throwing in his lot with a rancher (Paul Kelly) being targeted by the crook who originally hired him. Murphy has appeal, and the other performers are effective in their roles; though the plot is fairly standard, watching this is a pleasant way to spend a …
Hot rods and a haunted house: hijinks among the young. There’s silly fun in this unmemorable American International outing that is worth a look in spooky season. Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK. Movie 563 for 2021.
The focus in this action movie, originally titled Xia nu bao ta jie, is on the skilled daughters of a loyal general, who must protect the rightful heir to the throne after he has been poisoned (and his father murdered). The women battle bad guys and also pursue the antidote for the poison (protected within …
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