The Film Detective

Three people vacationing in Puerto Rico go for a swim. When they resurface, they realize that something in the air has killed everyone on the island; has the entire world been destroyed this way? Since the trio is made up of two men and one woman, it's not long before the men are battling for the ultimate prize! This film was made only because director/producer Roger Corman was in Puerto Rico to shoot Creature from the Haunted Sea, but it remains the sort of fun, offbeat drama that could only...

Kurt Neumann (The Fly, Rocketship X-M) directed this bawdy tale of a love that was louder than war drums! With a cast that includes Scott Brady, Rita Gam, and Neville Brand, the story takes place on a remote army post where an artist romances a trio of women, just as a vengeful settler turns the army and the local Iroquois tribe against each other. Film buffs might like to know that the cinematography for this feature is by four-time Oscar nominee Karl Struss, who won an Academy Award in 1929...

She could have had millionaires, but she turned them down for a guy who offered her love on a budget in a three room apartment! This romantic comedy from director Arthur G. Collins (Thank You, Jeeves!) stars Anne Nagel and Weldon Heyburn in a story about a pair who have their first date on a park bench. You will fall hard for these two love birds as they fly right into your heart!

A psychotic killer prowls the night...will he be stopped before he kills again? Ronnie Burns (the son of TV favorites George Burns and Gracie Allen!) stars as Chet, a delusional young man boiling with rage after his brother is sentenced to death for murder. As his paranoid feelings increase, Chet decides to create some mayhem of his own, including arson! A cast of unknowns come together for this feature by Boris Petroff, who also directed the cult favorite The Unearthly. Just sit back and...

Want to feel great and walk tall? Hit your number, that's all! This film was released at the height of the Blaxploitation era and features Italian mobsters going tooth and nail with black gangsters in Harlem. This riveting turf war includes guns, numbers runners, and even a transvestite who will kill you with one of his high heeled pumps. The film was also released as Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes, and stars Frank DeKova as Big Tony, head of the Italian faction. Watch and see who gets rich on...

Two Oscar nominations went to this dramatic story of a young man out to avenge his father's wrongful execution. Burgess Meredith and John Carradine star in this compelling drama from director Alfred Santell, while the cinematography was by two time Oscar nominee J. Peverell Marley (Life With Father, Suez). This feature was also nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Venice Film Festival of 1937, nearly winning the coveted Mussolini Cup.

An all-time classics is back! Lon Chaney creates one of his most memorable roles as the mysterious phantom of Gaston Leroux's famous novel. The unmasking scene is still brilliant, and the climactic chase through the Paris streets is still breathtaking, as are the film's impressive sets. Chaney's incredible makeup (devised on his own) caused a sensation in its day, and will still send shivers up your spine. Mary Philbin stars as the phantom's object of affection and protege. It's a strange love...

Beware- not of bigfoot, but of this movie! It's all about some high school kids who go exploring in a cave and stumble upon a mummy. When they remove it, the nasty old thing comes to life and starts terrorizing their small California town. If this doesn't look exactly like a 1970s movie, that's because producer/director Dave Flocker shot most of it in 1958 as Teenagers Battle The Thing. Bigfoot enthusiasts might be appalled, but lovers of schlock might find this feature to be just what they...

Hard-hitting cowboy star Tim McCoy appears as "Gentleman" Tim Madigan, a legendary card sharp who uses his skills at the gaming table to help a Mexican family keep their ranch. There's plenty of action and intrigue in this modestly budgeted western from Puritan Pictures, capably dished out by prolific director Sam Newfield (The Terror of Tiny Town). For those who take their western action straight, you'll be glad to know there's no singing in this one. It's just Gentleman Tim dealing a death...

Sheriff Hopalong Cassidy triumphs again in this lighthearted western romp from Harry Sherman Productions. Good ol' Hoppy (William Boyd) has to leave his beloved Texas to track down some bad guys in Oklahoma. You can bet that the action and suspense will follow Hopalong wherever he goes. Also, look for a number of familiar faces in the cast, including TV's future Superman George Reeves, notorious Hollywood heavy Victor Jory, and in his movie debut, Robert Mitchum!

HIS TOMBSTONE WAS SET...But Billy Refused To Die!! Billy (Buster Crabbe) thinks luck is on his side when he and two buddies are rescued from the gallows. Unfortunately, Jim Stanton (Glenn Strange), the boss of Mesa City, plans to frame them for a series of robberies and murders. Stanton has even hired three professional killers and disguised them as Billy and his sidekicks. All goes well until the imposters foolishly try to match bullets with The Kid! Also starring Al St. John as Fuzzy, it's...

Buster Keaton is still trying to get the girl in this classy comedy from 1927. This time he's playing a bookish fellow who takes up sports in order to impress his sweetheart (Anne Cornwall). Baseball buffs will notice legendary Detroit Tiger outfielder Sam Crawford as a coach in one of the film's funniest scenes. Keaton, a real life baseball fanatic, causes as much mayhem on the ballfield as you can imagine! According to film lore, Buster actually directed this feature, which was filmed...