Author Archive: Retro

Singer encounters pirates when she stows away on Carey’s freighter to avoid a murder rap. Dir. Frank Strayer.

Massie is a fugitive from justice and Marion turns in a killer.

Tragedy strikes when young newlyweds adopt a child. Dir. Carol Reed.

The British sleuth (John Howard) enters a castle of horrors and catches a man of many faces (Leo G. Carroll).

Comedy on campus as mild-mannered Joe E. Brown becomes a football star after accidently ingesting a serum which gives him super-strength. Trouble arises when it wears off right before a wrestling match with Man Mountain Dean. Dir. Edward Sedgwick.

Out of Singapore is a 1932 American drama film directed by Charles Hutchison. The film was re-released by Astor Pictures in 1941 as Gangsters of the Sea

Von Stroheim as a soft-hearted border guard who arbitrarily detains an Austrian immigrant. Dir. Ray Taylor.

Vivid account of people’s lives amidst the Spanish Civil War of 1935.

Filmed on location in India, The Hindu is an outgrowth of the “Gunga Ram” episodes originally seen on TV’s Smilin’ Ed’s Gang (later known as Andy’s Gang). Nino Marcel stars as adventurous young mahout Gunga Ram, with Vito Scotti (of all people!) as his timorous sidekick. Top billing is bestowed upon Boris Karloff as the irascible general of the Maharajah of Bakore (Lou Krugman). Though Karloff behaves in a surly fashion, the film’s real villain is Victor Jory, as head of a deadly fire-worshipping cult. At the behest of British regent Reginald Denny, Gunga Ram does his best to put an end to Jory’s cult for good and all. Also on hand as the cult’s high priestess is June Foray, better known for her voiceover work on such cartoon series as Rocky and His Friends and George of the Jungle. Despite its lumpy continuity, The Hindu is fairly entertaining, especially for the many TV fans [...]