The Film Detective

The film that inspired the wildly successful contemporary franchise of the same name, "The Fast and the Furious" is every bit as fast-paced and pulse-pounding as its modern iteration. Produced by the legendary Roger Corman, this action-packed thrill ride stars John Ireland ("Spartacus" ) as a man wrongly imprisoned for murder who breaks out of jail, finds a fast sports car, picks up a beautiful woman (Dorothy Malone, who won an Oscar for her unforgettable performance in Douglas Sirk's timeless...

A front row seat for the FIRST musical revue in CInemaScope with STEREOPHONIC SOUND! This collection of sketches and skits, including some written by comedy legend Mel Brooks, introduced American audiences to such new performers as Ronny Graham, Eartha Kitt, Alice Ghostley, and Paul Lynde. Directed by two time Oscar winner for art direction Harry Horner, this one still dazzles!

Lloyd Bridges and Barbara Payton star in this suspenseful drama from director Richard Fleischer (The Boston Strangler, Soylent Green). Bridges plays a plays a jailed counterfeiter who is released on the condition that he helps trap the people who are now 'using his plates' to print money. Cinematography by Guy Roe (The Cobra Strikes) and a musical score by Sol Kaplan (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Niagara) give this feature a touch of noir atmosphere, all overseen by Oscar nominated...

Massive bloodsucking monsters are at large in this Drive- in schlock classic from producers Roger and Gene Corman. The legendary Yvette Vickers (Attack of the 50- foot Woman) stars along with Jan Shepard, Ken Clark, and some nasty giant leeches! Basically, they're just a bunch of actors in plastic costumes, but director Bernard Kowalski (Hot Car Girl, Night of the Blood Beast) made the most of his small budget. When the Cormans wouldn't hire a crew to push the camera raft while filming water...

When a young Englishman inherits a ranch, none other than Gene Autry takes up the challenge of turning the Brit into a real westerner. He convinces the brit to use the ranch to raise horses, but things quickly grow complicated. Look for the usual cast of characters from Republic Pictures, including Smiley Burnette (as the irresistible Frog Millhouse!). Songs include "Take Me Back To My Boots and Saddle,"and "Ridin' the Range."

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor show why they were Hollywood's premiere acting couple in this thought provoking distillation of an 18-year marriage. The script by John Hopkins (Thunderball, Murder by Decree) follows the lives of Martin and Jane Reynolds, a newly separated couple who run into each other by chance in Rome. First, we see their marriage through his eyes, then hers. Who is right? And will they rekindle the old flame? This was the last of 11 movies starring Burton and Taylor it...

Frances Langford stars in this musical comedy about a medicine man mistaken for a Mississippi bootlegger. He wants to sell his wares on the last Mississippi showboat, but his hands are full as he tries to avoid a pair of troublesome gangsters. Songs include 'No, No, No!' (sung by Fifi d'Orsey), and 'Big Stuff', sung by Langford. Also starring Guy Kibbee, Charles Butterworth, and Lyle Talbot

There's trouble out west! It's the Civil War and the Union needs troops back east to defend itself. Roy Rogers stars as Lieutenant Jerry Burke, who is sent to investigate why the returning troops are being stalled in Colorado. Also starring Gabby Hayes, Pauline Moore, and Milburn Stone, this film is action packed with a turn you won't see coming!

Two men fight for the love of a beautiful young woman in antebellum New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Starring Bebe Daniels, Everett Marshall, and Bert Wheeler, this RKO musical includes such songs as 'A Lady Loved A Soldier', and 'A Tear, A Kiss, A Smile'. Movie buffs take note

Directed by Chien Lei (as Lai Chien) and starring Wai-Man Chan (Dragon Strike, Chinese Hercules), Betty Ting Pei and Chin Hu (Shaolin Tough Kid, The Prodigal Son), Chinese Mack tells the story of Kung fu brothers, Chow and Sii, who agree to carry out a thief's dying wish of taking stolen jewels to his wife. While searching for the thief's wife, Chow and Sii find themselves in trouble with gangsters, who have been tasked with retrieving the stolen jewels. Before long, the two "Chivalrous...

HIGH-JACKED IN THE SKIES! The most daring crime in the history of air clippers!...International air pirates steal a forty-five ton flying clipper a mile above the Caribbean! Director William Beaudine, the man who gave us Bela Lugosi Meets Brooklyn Gorilla, serves up an action packed thrill-ride about a gang of criminals hijacking a clipper ship in midair. More drama is provided by the passengers, namely two showgirls on their way to New York, an angry reporter trying to meet a deadline, and a...

Comedy king Hal Roach produced this short war-time feature starring William Tracy as Dorian a Dodoa Doubleday, a clerk who uses his photographic memory to get through basic training. Joe Sawyer plays the short-tempered sergeant who wants to bounce the know-it-all out of the army! The rest of the cast includes such familiar faces as Noah Beery Jr. and James Gleason. This laugh-fest was such a success that Tracy and Sawyer would go on to make seven more of these wacky war comedies!