Monthly Archives: June 2014

The Babe Ruth Story (1948)

Posted on June 29, 2014 by vintage45

Never let the facts get in the way of a biopic. I’m surprised Babe Ruth wasn’t put up for sainthood after watching this version of his life. I did enjoy William Bendix work his way through this sanitized revision of … Continue reading →

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Murders In The Zoo (1933)

Posted on June 26, 2014 by vintage45

Interesting cast featuring Lionel Atwill, Randolph Scott, Charles Ruggles and Gail Patrick. Not a great movie but one worth watching. Eric Gorman (Lionel Atwill) is in the Orient collecting animals for the Municipal Zoo. One of the members of the … Continue reading →

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The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym Of Nantucket-Edgar Allan Poe (1838)

Posted on June 26, 2014 by vintage45

This is Poe’s only novel. It’s all about the sea faring adventures of Arthur Gordon Pym who was born in Nantucket and is drawn to the sea…whether his family likes it or not. There are four sections with the second … Continue reading →

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The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin (1976-79)

Posted on June 25, 2014 by vintage45

Mildly amusing sitcom with Leonard Rossiter who fakes his own death as he tries to handle a midlife crisis. He has a boring life and works a boring job at Sunshine Deserts. Opening episode:September 8,1976 – “Hippopotamus” – Reginald has … Continue reading →

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Daughter Of The Tong (1939)

Posted on June 24, 2014 by vintage45

It’s the FBI versus a gang in the alien smuggling racket in Chinatown. Lots of action but little storyline. If you like crime movies there are plenty of others from the era to see before this one. An FBI agent … Continue reading →

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The Planet Killers-Robert Silverberg (1959)/We Claim These Stars! (A Handful Of Stars)(Hunters Of The Sky Cave)-Poul Anderson (1959) (Dominic Flandry Series)

Posted on June 24, 2014 by vintage45

A computer says Earth is doomed. There’s one chance. A compter predicts that in sixty-seven years the planet Lorion will start an all out war against the Solar System. The computer also says Roy Gardner is the best man to … Continue reading →

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Exposure (1932)

Posted on June 22, 2014 by vintage45

A newspaper reporter is hired as a city editor of a failing paper. He turns it tabloid and the bucks start rolling in. Top New York reporter Andy Bryant(Walter Byron) misses a big story because he was drunk. That’s the … Continue reading →

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4D Man (1959)

Posted on June 19, 2014 by vintage45

Another escapee from the prenatal writer’s workshop. If you can get through the first two-thirds of this crapfest you’ll be rewarded by numerous unintended laughs throught the final third. The actors somehow got out of this with their credibility intact. … Continue reading →

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Cycle Of Nemesis-Kenneth Bulmer (1967)

Posted on June 19, 2014 by vintage45

The monster on the cover is good for a laugh in this SF-Horor combination that reads like a 1930’s serial. Most of those were a lot of fun so I had a good time reading this one. I had my … Continue reading →

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The Star And The Story (1955-56)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by vintage45

A one season half-hour syndicated anthology series hosted by different stars including Henry Fonda and Peter Lawford. January 28,1956 episode “Payment In Kind” w/Howard Duff, Beverly Garland, Dabbs Greer and Hal March. Howard Duff introduces this bland episode and stars … Continue reading →

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