Spanish title: Moral Y Deseo (Moral and Desire)Stars: Rosanna Schiaffino, Jacques Perrin, Alain Cuny, Isa MirandaDirected by: Mauro BologniniDistributor: Cinematografica Anahuac
"…and it was dragged out by human passion!"
Originally called La Zorruzione in its native Italian, this film involves a young man who wants to be a Priest, only for his controlling father to disapprove and [...]
Spanish title: Rayos Al Valante (Lightning to the Steering Wheel)Stars: Harry Millard, Judy LewisDirected by: William T. NaudDistributor: Peliculas Agrasanchez
"The gamble of the race! The love of life! From the first second, you will be caught in a web of emotion, intrigue and suspense!"
William T. Naud had never directed a film before when the [...]
Spanish title: Jose Vendido en Egipto (Joseph Sold in Egypt)Stars: Geoffrey Horne, Belinda Lee, Robert Morley, Carlo Giustini, Arturo Dominici, Finlay Currie, Mario GirottiDirected by: Irving Rapper, Luciano RicciDistributor: Colorama Features (US)
"Extraordinary! Spectacular! Grandiose!"
The tagline doesn’t quite describe the film correctly, but we can let that slide for now; this was one of the ongoing [...]
Spanish title: Maciste Contra Los Monstruos (Maciste vs the Monsters)Stars: Reg Lewis, Margaret LeeDirected by: Guido MalestestaDistributor: Embassy Pictures Corporation (US), Telexport (Italy)
"A mysterious world in the prehistoric apocalyptic era, millon of years before Christ!"
In the world of Italian swords and sandals pulp film ‘epics’, Maciste is a fairly regularly-seen character. In fact, he first [...]
Spanish title: Dos Seductores (Two Seducers)Stars: Marlon Brando, David Niven, Shirley JonesDirected by: Ralph LevyDistributor: Universal Pictures
"The Blue Coast shines with the gallant adventures of two gigolos."
Better known these days by the name of its remake, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, this bedrooms and hallways Euro-comedy pit two most definitely unlikely actors together in Marlon Brando [...]
Spanish title: Jesse James vs la Hija de FrankensteinStars: John Lupton, Cal Bolder, Nada OnyxDirected by: William BeaudineDistributor: Cinematografica Azteca (for Embassy Pictures Corporation)
"Shocking assassins… a gunman and the daughter of a monster…!"
Shot in just eight days, back to back with the also cheap-and-nasty Billy The Kid vs Dracula, this film is a long way [...]
Spanish title: El Satiro de la Playa (The Satyr of the Beach)Stars: Dwan (or is it Dawn?) Marlow, Anton van Stralen, Doug LeithDirected by: Bethel BuckalewDistributor: Peliculas Agrasanchez
"Hours of ecstasy…! And hours of terror that you’ll never forget…!"
Bethel Buckalew (AKA Peter Porter, AKA Peter Perry, AKA A.P. Stootsberry, AKA Seymour Tuchus) made a lot of [...]
Spanish title: La Mujer Murcielago (The Bat Woman)Stars: Maura Monti, Roberto Cañedo, Héctor Godoy, David Silva, Crox AlvaradoDirected by: René CardonaDistributor: Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.
"Invincible! Valiant! Audacious! Powerful! Daring! Seductive!"
Cinematografica Calderon made films in Mexico from 1943 all the way through to the early 90’s before disappearing from the film business altogether, but in the 50’s and [...]
Spanish title: Sanson Contra Los Piratas (Samson Against The Pirates)Stars: Kirk Morris, Margaret Lee, Daniele VargasDirected by: Amerigo AntonDistributor: Peliculas Agrasanchez
"The Fury of the Seven Seas, dominated by one man – the greatest conquest of the screen!"
Eh, not quite. This is a terrible film, typical of the cardboard sets/spaghetti action genre of Italian filmmaking of [...]
Spanish title: La Novicia Rebelde (The Rebellious Novice)Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, The Bil Baird MarionettesDirected by: Robert WiseDistributor: 20th Century Fox
"Radiance that floods the screen and warms the heart"
This undeniable classic has introduced millions of people to the musical feature genre, over several generations, and the [...]
