Absorbing tale of a man (Jim Brown), loyal to his dead boss (Dana Andrews), who undertakes to carry money from the sale of cattle back across the desert to his employer’s Mexican ranch. Along the way, he gets help from a gambler (Fred Williamson) in dealing with the many folks who are chasing the money …
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Luba, queen of the werewolves, obtains new youth and once again targets the Harker family, her hereditary enemies, for destruction — but first she plots to eliminate Santo, the Man in the Silver Mask, so that his silvery power cannot foil her plans to dominate the world. There’s not much of interest here, but it’s …
Minor thriller has a woman inheriting a house and fortune after her father’s apparent suicide. She is soon herself the target of a murder plot, but why, then, is the hired killer himself killed by some person unknown? Unmemorable, with no particularly interesting characters, but reasonably entertaining nonetheless. Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie …
This rather confused jumble of horror and dark fantasy stars Robert Ginty as a werewolf-like fellow doomed to an eternal existence under that curse after accidentally killing his wife during a battle with a sorcerer. A young woman’s arrival at the home he shares with an old woman (whose identity is obvious, even if only …
On the island of Puerto Rico, Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre), aided after a fashion by a wrestler named Twister McGurk (Warren Hymer), investigates murders connected with diamond smuggling. A well-crafted plot with plentiful suspects among the planters and officials — including the head of the island’s police force — and the story of a famed …
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You can take a goldfish for a walk.
In Alien 2: On Earth (original title: Alien 2 – Sulla Terra), a spaceship returning to Earth crashes, scattering odd, glowing blue stones in the vicinity of the wreck. One member of a group of young spelunkers picks up one of these mysterious stones, which proves to be the egg (or something) of an alien …
In Catacombs (aka The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die), the husband of a wealthy and domineering wife becomes enamored of her grown-up niece, newly returned from school in Paris, and he eventually plots his wife’s demise, encouraged by a partner, his wife’s secretary. The deed is done ahead of schedule, however, upsetting their original plans. Moreover, …
Novelty toy salesmen get caught up in a South American revolution when one is mistaken for a murdered rebel leader and the canny rebels decide to make use of the resemblance in their effort to oust the oppressive regime currently in power. Wry vehicle for English comic duo Morecambe and Wise has quite a bit …
