Thriller Chiller Horror Theatre
DOA (1950)
Small-town
accountant Frank Bigelow goes to San Francisco for a week's fun prior to
settling down with fiancée Paula. After a night on the town, he wakes up with
more than just a hangover; doctors tell him he's been given a "luminous toxin"
with no antidote and has, at most, a week to live! Not knowing who did it or
why, Bigelow embarks on a frantic odyssey to find his own murderer.
Compelling little film noir obviously made on a low budget, though still is
impressive today. O'Brien plays a CPA who was given a slow-acting toxic poison
and tries to solve who gave it to him and why before times run out. Performances
are definitely first-rate, however as the mystery unfolds it becomes exciting to
follow. Remade in 1988.
A picture as excitingly different as its title!
Doomed to Die
Shipping
magnate Cyrus Wentworth, downcast over a disaster to his ocean liner 'Wentworth
Castle' (carrying, oddly enough, an illicit shipment of Chinese bonds) is shot
in his office...at the very moment of kicking out his daughter's fiance Dick
Fleming. Of course, Captain Street arrests Dick, but reporter Bobbie Logan, the
attractive thorn in Street's side, is so convinced he's wrong that she enlists
the help of detective James Lee Wong to find the real killer.
Swamp Women
A
plucky police woman infiltrates a group of hardened female criminals who are
planning to break jail and retrieve their loot of diamonds from its swampy
hiding place. Complications arise when the women abduct Connors and begin
fighting each other. Swamp Women, produced in 1955, was the first film ever
directed by Roger Corman. Flaming passions against a background of weird
adventure! The film follows undercover police officer Lee Hampton after she
infiltrates a prison, befriends three female convicts, and helps them all
escape. In reality, this planned escape is part of a larger plot to find a
diamond stash hidden deep within the swamps of Louisiana. Small boats can run
forever on a tank full of gas, and can accommodate supplies for a party of
six for many days.
The Amazing Mr. X
On
the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her
late husband Paul calling out of the surf. She then meets a tall dark man,
Alexis, who seems to know all about such things. After more ghostly
manifestations, Christine and younger sister Janet become enmeshed in the eerie
artifices of Alexis; but he in turn finds himself manipulated into deeper
deviltry than he had in mind. 4 Stars
Nabonga
Nabonga (1944)
Ray
Gorman (Buster Crabbe) travels to Africa track down money stolen from his
fathers company. He finds the money guarded by a beautiful girl and her Gorilla
protector. Nabonga was played by Ray 'Crash' Corrigan who was one of the
Three Mesquiteers (a series of Horse Operas in the late 30's). He played apes in
"White Gorilla", and "Killer Apes" and the role of "It" in "It, the Terror from
Beyond Space" (1958).
Director: Sam Newfield
Production Company: Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Midnight Manhunt
Midnight Manhunt (1945)
Reporter
Sue Gallagher (Ann Savage from Detour) finds an infamous gangster's corpse in a
wax museum. Her desire for a scoop is hindered by a meddling rival (William
Gargan), the museum's goofy maintenance man (Leo Gorcey), and the ruthless
killer (B-horror king George Zucco). Leo Gorcey Scores Again
An exciting mystery-comedy, with Leo Gorcey at his best. It's in good old black
and white, increasing the intensity of each scene. A movie to be treasured.
British Intelligence (1940)
During
WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to
live with the family of a high-placed British official where she is to
rendezvous with the butler Valdar, also a spy, and help him transmit secret war
plans back to Germany. This is not a film for casual viewing. Pay close
attention from the very beginning and you will be rewarded by being able to
follow the twists and turns as this intelligently scripted, complex plot
unfolds. Boris Karloff plays a domestic servant involved in espionage
during World War I, in a film that is filled with so many double agents that you
won't be able to figure out who is on which side until the film ends.
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