The Film Detective

This "bold, daring and frank" exploitation film features famed conjoined twins, the vaudeville sensations Violet and Daisy Hilton, portraying fictionalized versions of themselves in a narrative that reflects their tragic and unfortunate lives. Used and mistreated by their craven manager, the Siamese twins find themselves in trouble with the law when one of them murders a duplicitous scamp after he jilts her sister following a devastating sham marriage. Equal parts compelling and heartbreaking,...

Sunset Carson stars in this drama from Yucca Pictures. Carson was a successful rodeo rider before appearing in several Republic westerns, and for a brief time was one of the top grossing cowboy stars in America. In this feature he encounters everything from rustlers to rigged ballot boxes. He's also betrayed by a youngster he tries to help, but no one stays mad at Sunset Carson for long. Also starring Al Terry, Pat Starling, and Polly McKay.

The evil white powder has come to Small Town USA, and now everyone is snorting it in this legendary cult favorite. Wholesome young woman Jane Bradford gets mixed up with a drug dealer and becomes a fiendish addict. Witness desperate, coke-fueled acts of prostitution, murder and even suicide - all in the name of the devil's dandruff! Originally released as The Pace That Kills, this is one of the classic scare films of the era.

This peculiar 'movie' won an Honorary Oscar in 1948 for its careful blending of "artistry and patience " Alas, it didn't inspire more movies acted out by birds. In this one, prolific screenwriter Dean Reisner stepped into the director's seat for the first and only time, guiding a cast of birdies to tell the story of a town called "Chirpendale," where the peaceful residents are being terrorized by an evil black crow known as "The Black Menace." You'll have to see it to believe it, but you'll be...

A nuclear explosion near Yucca Flats infects a renegade Soviet scientist. Not surprisingly, he must now roam around as a mutated beast! Former wrestler and cult movie favorite Tor Johnson (Plan Nine From Outer Space, Bride of the Monster) stars for director/writer Coleman Francis (The Sky Divers, Night Train to Mundo Fine) For trivia buffs: Tor Johnson kept his head shaved to appear more villainous, but in actuality had blond hair.

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1975, this stirring chronicle tells the tale of Japanese alpinist Yuichiro Miura and his attempt to ski down Mt. Everest in 1970. Narrator Douglas Rain reads from Miura's actual diary giving a first-hand look of his thoughts as he ascends the mountain. The grueling expedition resulted in the deaths of several people, all so Miura could live his dream. Co-director Lawrence Schiller would go on to produce and direct some exceptional television...

The Mystery of Mr. Wong is a thrilling mystery made at the height of Hollywood's fascination with Asian sleuths. in the second of what would be a six film series from Monogram, the methodical Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) investigates the murder of an antiques collector. Along the way he deals with curses, smugglers, and an ever-evolving cast of suspects. Featuring a cast that includes Grant Withers and Lotus Long, the film was directed by William Nigh, the creative force behind such Monogram...

When a mother dies of heart failure in a doctor's office, the physician--feeling somewhat guilty because he couldn't save her--takes an interest in the woman's young daughter, and makes her his ward, but his fiance doesn't particularly like it. After he returns from a three-year engagement in Europe, the doctor discovers that his ward is now a beautiful, full-grown woman, and finds himself falling for her--even though she's engaged to his fiance's brother.

It's nothing but action and thrills when an Easterner inherits a cattle ranch and discovers that thousands of cattle have been stolen. Secretly, he signs on as a hired hand at his own ranch to uncover the thief. Once he realizes what's going on, the city boy becomes a hard-riding, avenging son of a six- shooter! Directed by Edward F. Cline from a story by Zane Grey, the film stars George O'Brien, Irene Hervey, and LeRoy Mason.

Matt Stevens (John Ashley) comes from a wealthy family. He even has his own nanny to look after him. But at school he leads a gang of thugs. When he's not shaking down kids for money, he's rigging the election for class president. Eventually, the kids grow tired of Matt's harassment and decide to fight back! Filmed in Chillicothe, Missouri by director O'Dale Ireland (Date Bait, Dragstrip Riot), this little gem features a rockin' soundtrack and shows you what can happen when mob rule takes over...

Angel and the Badman stars John Wayne as wounded outlaw Quirt Evans. When sheltered by a Quaker family, he falls for the family's angelic daughter, Penelope (Gail Russel). Though she brings on a transformation in Quirt's hard-boiled character for the better, he is ever-obsessed with avenging the killing of his foster father. The first starring vehicle that John Wayne produced himself, Angel and the Badman is an unconventional Western romantic classic that is richly entertaining for both fans...

Jimmy Stewart plays Jimmy Haskell, a failed music store owner who gets involved with a scrappy band of Irish musicians, much to the dismay of his uncle C.J. (Charles Winninger), an avowed music-hater who had hoped Jimmy would work in his health food store. Bandleader Horace Heidt stars as himself, while Paulette Goddard, fresh from her appearance in Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, stars as Molly, Jimmy's love interest. This rollicking comedy was loosely inspired by the popular 'Pot O'...