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“HAUNTED GOLD” (1932) Review
“HAUNTED GOLD” (1932) Review HAUNTED GOLD (Mack V. Wright, 57 min, b&w, 1932) What’s Happening: A “Phantom” intercedes during feud over gold mine Famous For: Leon Schlesinger produces and John Wayne stars Old Dark House elements are here translated to a Western setting. Old Dark Mine, I guess? It’s simple and cheap, with no score…
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“DOCTOR FRANKEN” (1980) Review
“DOCTOR FRANKEN” (1980) Review DOCTOR FRANKEN (Marvin J. Chomsky/ Jeff Lieberman, c.90 min, color, 1980) What’s Happening: Transplant recipient gains memories of the organs’ donors Famous For: Modern-day Frankenstein story made for TV Took me years to find this obscure TV production starring Robert Vaughn. A “william powell” posted it on YouTube in late 2024. …
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MONSTER NUDIES: 60s ODDITIES
MONSTER NUDIES: 60s ODDITIES Among the most curious subgenres in 1960s film is the “monster nudie.” This subgenre can be hard to define, since many films of the 60s combined horror with nudity and humor. But let’s confine ourselves to the films that were clearly derived from their groundbreaking predecessors: “nudie cuties.” Nudie cuties, beginning…
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“SCALPS” (1983) Review
SCALPS (Fred Olen Ray, 80 min, color, 1983) What’s Happening: Archaeologists awaken evil Indian spirit Famous For: Early film from prolific schlockmeister Ray If you count short films and TV films, Ray would go on to direct more than 200 cheap genre films through the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. His first film (Alien Dead) is…
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“ICEMAN” (1984) Review
ICEMAN (Fred Schepisi, 101 min, color, 1984) What’s Happening: Frozen Neanderthal is brought back to life Famous For: Serious treatment of a living caveman Living cavemen had been treated comedically in Dinosaurus! (1960) and condescendingly in Trog (1970). At last in Iceman, a living caveman is treated seriously – and successfully. The straightforward story shows…
