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Night of Terror (1933) with Bela Lugosi.
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That's not a generally-available film, BD. What did you think of it?
Night of Terror (1933) with Bela Lugosi.
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When Harry Met Sally
(and a cameo of my favorite Stooge - Shemp).
Cover-Up (1949) with top-billed William Bendix as small town sheriff, Dennis O'Keefe as two-fisted insurance investigator, and Barbara Britton as well-to-do young fashion plate in the nowwheresville town of Cleburg. Was town bad guy murdered, or was it suicide? O'Keefe has to figure it out, and the locals aren't cooperating.
Recorded off TCM, the print was poor quality. The action takes place a couple days before Christmas, and so most folks are shown bundled up. O'Keefe wears nice suit and fedora, with a great db topcoat complete with pocket hankerchief in the topcoat, and an attractive scarf, not muffler, when he goes out into the cold.
Also saw The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956), Michael Curtiz-helmed biopic of DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson. Says its in CinemaScope, but Fox Movie Channel showed it basically boxed for tv. The Black Bottom musical number looks like it was choreographed by Tex Avery.
Fright Night (1985)
Could have been a lot worse. The special effects and make-up were great. The plot was campy, as one would expect, and it had a real 1980's feel to it. However, this film was far smoother than many of its low budget peers. I have to admit, however, there are some pretty awkward moments, i.e. the 16 year old girl with the 35+ year old vampire...yikes!
Fright Night (1985)
I just watched two Fritz Lang noirs, both starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett: The Woman in the Window (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945). What a couple of pictures those were.
A couple nights back it was Watchmen. I'm still not sure if I like how they changed how it ends, substituting the fake aliens with the Dr. Manhattan menace. But I did enjoy it and loved seeing the characters come to life. Nixon was super scary looking. He looked more like a Nixon zombie or like someone hit him in the mouth with an axe.
Cheers!
Dan
It has bee so long singe I've seen that one. Used to be one of my favorites back in the day. Can't wait to see the remake. I interested in see how David Tennant does as Peter Vincent.
Cheers!
Dan