Author Archive: Retro

Oil baron kills an employee he suspects of robbery, but is plagued by conscience when he finds out the man was innocent. Written and Produced by Niven Busch. Dir. John Sturges

Lively madcap version of the Lewis Carroll classic which uses puppets by Luis Bunin and live action to tell the tale. NOTE: Although it was made at the same time, this is NOT the Disney version! Dir. Dallas Bower. Dir. Lou Brunin. Louis Carroll classic. Combines puppets and live action.

Two favorite children’s tales.

Classic fairy tale with songs by Anne and Milton Delugg.

Documentary on the glacier fox.

When the members of a caravan of pioneers find a daisy growing in the middle of the desert they decide to stop there and to build their town on this very spot. Houses soon spring up like mushrooms, immediately followed by a bank, a saloon, a prison, etc: Daisy Town is born. Unfortunately a city does not go without its bad boys and the peaceful place is soon turned into a lawless place. To restore law and order, a lawman is needed. Lucky Luke, the cowboy who shoots faster than his shadow, will be this man: all the villains had better watch out!

Mooch visits tinseltown to try to get into show biz with the help of his Hollywood friends. First in the Benji series. Dir. Richard Erdman

Little Mowgli is lost in the jungle as an infant and is raised by wolves, but longs to find those of his own kind. Based on the story by Rudyard Kipling. Produced by Alexander Korda. Dir. Zoltan Korda

An evil king kidnaps a young and beautiful princess who rules an enchanted land.