THE IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB’S SUPER SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE DAY 20: Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
20. A Horror Film Shot by Jack Cardiff The fishermen of a village have found the bodies of a man and woman in their nets, as archaeologist Geoffrey Fielding (Harold Warrender) looks to the camera to tell us their story. Pandora Reynolds (Ava Gardner) is the kind of femme fatale that can watch a man […]
MOVIES THAT PLAYED SCALA: A Place in the Sun (1951)
Thanks to the British Film Institute, there’s a list of films that played Scala. To celebrate the release of Severin’s new documentary, I’ll share a few of these movies every day. You can see the whole list on Letterboxd. Inspired by the real-life murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in 1906, which was followed […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Lost Continent (1951)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lost Continent was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, March 5, 1966 at 11:20 p.m., Saturday, January 11, 1969 at 1:00 a.m., Saturday, August 7, 1971 at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, July 22, 1972 at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, January 20, 1979 at 1:00 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 1981 at 1:00 a.m. and Saturday, May 1, […]
UNSUNG HORRORS HORROR GIVES BACK 2024: La Muerte Enamorada (1951)
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which is working to save the lives of cats and dogs all across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes. Today’s theme: Mexico Rivas (Fernando Fernández) is unhappy with his […]
MILL CREEK SCI-FI CLASSICS: The Wasp Woman (1959)
Produced and directed by Roger Corman, this movie was originally a double feature with Beast from Haunted Cave. When it was released to TV two years later, a new prologue was added by director Jack Hill to add to its running time. The musical score from this film may seem familiar because it’s the same […]
MILL CREEK SCI-FI CLASSICS: Unknown World (1951)
Unknown World was made by two Hollywood special effects men, Jack Rabin and Irving Block, who are two of the film’s three producers. It was directed by Terry O. Morse, who shot the American scene in Godzilla, and written by Millard Kaufman, who also wrote Bad Day at Black Rock and The Klansman. Victor Kilian, who plays Dr. […]
MILL CREEK SCI-FI CLASSICS: Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
Edward G. Robinson Jr. was originally in this movie but was fired by the producers after his arrest for writing a bad check for $138 to the Laguna Beach Garage. Director and writer Curt Siodmak had already written The Ape, The Wolf Man, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and I Walked With a Zombie before making this […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Man from Planet X (1951)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Man from Planet X was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, November 2, 1963 at 3:00 p.m. It also aired on Saturday, November 7, 1964. After landing in the foggy Scottish moors, an alien follows Professor Elliot (Raymond Bond) and American reporter John Lawrence (Robert Clarke). They can’t communicate and wonder what he wants. Dr. […]
MILL CREEK THRILLERS FROM THE VAULT: Five (1951)
Arch Oboler was a key innovator of radio drama, as well as someone with a big personality and the ego to match. Starting his career with a spec script called The Futuristics and getting into trouble with his first show where he made fun of sponsor American Tobacco, this set the tone for Oboler’s writing career. […]
MILL CREEK NIGHTMARE WORLDS: Unknown World (1951)
Unknown World was made by two Hollywood special effects men, Jack Rabin and Irving Block, who are two of the film’s three producers. It was directed by Terry O. Morse, who shot the American scene in Godzilla, and written by Millard Kaufman, who also wrote Bad Day at Black Rock and The Klansman. Victor Kilian, who plays Dr. […]
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