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From The Vault: Portrait in Black (1960)
“They touched…and an evil spark was struck!” PORTRAIT IN BLACK (1960) Directed by Michael Gordon, Produced by Ross Martin, based on a play and adapted to the screen by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, this...
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Saturday Nite Sublime: House of The Damned (1963) or The Sideshow in the...
This post contains spoilers! I do reveal the end of the film, as it was the interesting conclusion, that inspired me to write about the film… House of The Damned (1963): Behind These Doors… The...
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Sunday Nite Surreal: The Last Man on Earth (1964): “Another day to live...
They want my blood. Their lives are mine. I still get squeamish.” THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964) Directed by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow The Last Man on Earth is based on the best selling...
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Fiend of The Day!: Ross Martin is Garland Humphrey ‘Red’ Lynch
“You’ve got a small waist — measurements: 34-22-35 — right? Oh, I know a lot about you, Miss Sherwood.” — Red Lynch EXPERIMENT IN TERROR (1962) Lee Remick plays bank teller Kelly Sherwood who is being...
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We at the Last Drive In wish you a very safe and happy ‘Stuff Yourself til...
Here’s a little something to go with that side of string bean, shaved almonds and pearly onion casserole that no one ever seems to like… “Look Stanley, they’re serving that awful side dish again… you...
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Initially – They’re Mad Doctor-S! – H M T X and Z
“THE MARK OF A MADMAN WHO LIVES TO KILL!” THE DIABOLICAL DR Z (1966) THE BLACK PIT OF DR M 1959 THE 5000 FINGERS OF DR T. (1953) Doctor X (1932) THE RETURN OF DR X 1939 The H MAN (1958) Filed under:...
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From The Vault: Valley of the Dolls (1967) “Boobies, boobies, boobies....
Valley of The Dolls 1967 Directed by Mark Robson, produced by David Weisbart and Helen Deutsch, with a screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley and Harlan Ellison. Cinematography by William H. Daniels (CAT ON A...
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Television Years: 8 Indelible Episodes
“There are moments when even to the sober eye of reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of hell”-Edgar Allan Poe The camera frame evolves into a most simplistic line-drawing, a...
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A Few More Neglected Characters from Classic Film.
Henry Jones as the slimy, snoopy and salacious Leroy in Mervyn LeRoy’s The Bad Seed 1956 Agnes Moorehead as Charlotte’s fierce protector Velma in Aldrich’s Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte 1964 Jack Warden as...
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The Film Score Freak Recognizes: Petula Clark: “You and I” Goodbye Mr. Chips...
“Growing older, growing closer… making memories that light the sky” GOODBYE MR.CHIPS (1969) A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl. ‘You and I’ written by the great Leslie...
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the clip joint: Happy Mother’s Day from The Last Drive In!!!!
MILDRED PIERCE (1945) STELLA DALLAS (1937) THE ANNIVERSARY (1968) CARRIE (1976) A very Happy Mother’s Day to all you ‘Mother’s’ out there!!!!- MonsterGirl Filed under: Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis,...
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Postcards From Shadowland No.12
Baby Doll (1956) Elia Kazan directs Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Karl Malden and Mildred Dunnock as Aunt Rose ComfortRobert Cummings and Priscilla Lane in Alfred Hitchcock’s Saboteur (1942)Richard...
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Revisiting Robert Aldrich’s Hag Cinema: Part II ” I wouldn’t piss on Joan...
As part of the Dynamic Duos of Classic Film Blogathon hosted by Once upon a screen… and Classic Movie Hub Of all the notorious rivalries identified with Hollywood celebrities the most enduring in the...
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Edward Dmytryk’s Walk on the Wild Side (1962) At the Doll House; “When people...
As part of The Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon hosted by The Girl With the White Parasol Barbara Stanwyck in Samuel Fuller’s Forty Guns (1957) WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (1962) The Graphic Genius of Saul Bass...
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Step Right Up! It’s The William Castle Blogathon: Day Four!
This has been a killer Blog-O so far. I am so thrilled to my ever lovin’ bones to all of you who have participated in this memorable celebration. And a truly grateful heartfelt thanks to my partner in...
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Step Right Up! It’s The William Castle Blogathon: The Last Gasp!!!
No ballyhoo, gimmickry, shenanigans or PT Barnum Hoopla– just one huge wave of gratitude washing over us as we conclude this incredible week. There have been a lot of words to sum up William Castle’s...
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Backstory: What ever happened to William Castle’s baby?
Photo of the great William Castle -courtesy of Spine Tingler “The film is frightening because it forces us to examine the kinds and bases of belief. We confront the idea that the Christian myth is...
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Postcards From Shadowland No.13
Act of Violence 1948 directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan and Janet Leigh Lon Chaney in Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1923 What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? 1962...
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A Trailer a day keeps the Boogeyman away! Playgirl Killer (1967)
PLAYGIRL KILLER 1967 “Artist or killer? Temptress or playgirl?” Please don’t move or he’ll kill you!!!!! “It’s a fascinating eerie story of a mad killer, who loved to paint beautiful women and then…and...
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Concerto Sinostro- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour- Seven Exceptional Episodes
I’ve chosen theses particular episodes for various reasons. I’m very fond of the actors portraying these very nuanced roles. The stories directed by some of the best, themselves are quite compelling,...
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