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- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsWill HayMoore MarriottGraham MoffattA bragging sea captain's maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways. His tall tales catch him out when he is coerced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked.hay,moffat and marriot in their first and best team up,like the marx brothers in their heyday only very english.
- DirectorLucky McKeeStarsAngela BettisJeremy SistoAnna FarisA socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.more dark comedy than horror,played to perfection by angela bettis,great soundtrack,wonderful movie.
- DirectorArchie MayoStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico MarxThe Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.ignored by many,and written off by most,this is far better than the last 3 pictures the marxes made for mgm,and at a push is superior to the bloated,sometimes boring,sometimes racist "a day at the races"
- DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsFredric MarchMiriam HopkinsRose HobartDr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that transforms him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde.the definative version of the story,simply perfect,fredrich march and miriam hopkins are spellbinding.
- DirectorGorman BechardStarsCarmine CapobiancoPatti ChambersCarla BragoliA strip-joint owner and a manicurist find that they have many things in common, the foremost being that they are psychotic serial killers. They fall in love and are happy being the family that slays together, until one day they come up against a plumber who also happens to be a cannibal.a low budget romantic slasher,it would take a cold cynical soul not to enjoy this.
- DirectorTerry BishopStarsHarry H. CorbettFelicity YoungSpencer TeakleSet in the sleazy world of a backstreet 1950s nightclub, a serial killer is believed to be murdering the models of a glamour magazine.stone cold classic begging to be rediscovered,harry h corbett as a pinup strangling psycho...too good.
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsPeter CushingIan BannenIan CarmichaelAn anthology of four short horror stories revolving around a mysterious antique shop owner and his antique pieces, each of which hides a deadly secret.has none of the jokiness of dr terror or the e.c comics feel of tales from the crypt...yeah it might be another very english amicus portmaneau,but here some of the stories and properly spooky and more than a little nasty.
- DirectorRichard FranklinStarsSusan PenhaligonRobert HelpmannRod MullinarA young nurse who's just started working at a public clinic begins to suspect that a comatose young man may possess the powers of psychokinesis.classically twisted aussie horror.
- DirectorHarry Bromley DavenportStarsPhilip SayerBernice StegersDanny BraininAn alien creature impregnates a woman who gives birth to a man who was abducted by aliens three years ago. The man reconnects with his wife and son for a sinister purpose.disgustingly insane slice of sci-fi madness,whoever wrote it must have been tripping,god bless em.
- DirectorDwain EsperStarsBill WoodsHorace B. CarpenterTed EdwardsA former vaudevillian gifted at impersonation assists a mad scientist in reanimating corpses and soon goes mad himself.forget birdemic,screw troll 2,ram the killer bees up yer behind...this is the benchmark for good/bad movies...do not watch without a friend to assure you that you still exist.