Monthly Archives: November 2016

George And The Dragon (1966-68)

Posted on November 30, 2016 by vintage45

Entertaining show with Sid James as a chauffeur.handyman and Peggy Mount as a housekeeper/cook. They work for Colonel Maynard (John Le Mesurier). Keith Marsh is Ralph the gardener. Opening episode:November 19,1966 – “George Meets The Dragon” – George Russell has … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster (1965)

Posted on November 29, 2016 by vintage45

Anyone who likes movies from the so bad it’s good group don’t miss this one.  Everything is bad, writing, acting, storyline, soundtrack etc. Two songs by The Distant Cousins and The Poets try and get a Beatlesque feel and end … Continue reading →

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Safe In Hell (1931)

Posted on November 28, 2016 by vintage45

Good drama about a girl hiding out on a small island from a manslaughter charge. She stays in a seedy hotel with a group of men who all have designs on her. Gilda Carlson (Dorothy Mackaill) is a New Orleans … Continue reading →

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The Very Best Of Neil Sedaka

Posted on November 28, 2016 by vintage45

[2:14] 1. The Diary [2:30] 2. I Go Ape [2:16] 3. Oh! Carol [2:38] 4. Stairway To Heaven [2:34] 5. You Mean Everything To Me [2:50] 6. Run Samson Run [2:35] 7. Calendar Girl [2:41] 8. Little Devil [2:36] 9. … Continue reading →

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The Rat (1937)

Posted on November 25, 2016 by vintage45

Melodrama that takes place in Montmartre about a cat burglar nicknamed The Rat who promises to look after an innocent young girl. His involvement with a rich woman could be his downfall. Jean Boucheron (Anton Walbrook) is a jewel thief … Continue reading →

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Rex Stewart Story 1926-1945

Posted on November 25, 2016 by vintage45

(3:16) 1. The stampede (3:00) 2. Rocky road (3:06) 3. Showboat shuffle (3:08) 4. Kissin’ my baby goodnight (2:29) 5. Watermelon man (3:05) 6. Boy meets horn (3:31) 7. John Hardy’s wife (2:47) 8. Back room romp (A contrapunctual stomp) … Continue reading →

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Tell No Tales (1939)

Posted on November 24, 2016 by vintage45

Good one about a newspaper editor tracking down the path of a hundred dollar bill used in a kidnapping. It could be his last story before the paper shuts down for good after seventy-five years. Mike Cassidy (Melvyn Douglas) is … Continue reading →

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Surfside 6 (1960-62)

Posted on November 23, 2016 by vintage45

Looks like Warner Brothers was running out of ideas to come up with for another detective show. Three so-called hip guys are detectives working out of a houseboat in Miami Beach. Van Williams is Ken Madison, Troy Donahue is Sandy … Continue reading →

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Aelita,Queen Of Mars (1924)

Posted on November 22, 2016 by vintage45

Futuristic sets highlight what’s reported to be Russia’s first SF movie. Loss, a Chief Radio Engineer in Moscow, is obsessed with translating a message from space he thinks is from Mars. On Mars, Aelia is obsessed with Loss after seeing … Continue reading →

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The Story Of Temple Drake (1933)

Posted on November 21, 2016 by vintage45

Good performances by Miriam Hopkins as the wild child granddaughter of a judge and Jack LaRue as a gangster named Trigger highlight this loose adaption of a William Faulkner novel. Temple Drake (Miriam Hopkins) refuses to marry lawyer Stephen Benbow … Continue reading →

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