Author Archive: Retro

Offbeat film about a gem-smuggling, bogus sea captain who is exposed when he attempts to slip diamonds into an actress’s bracelet. Dir. Lew Landers.

After getting in trouble with local gangs, a young man (Fu Sheng) flees to San Francisco, where the same gangs are still causing problems. He becomes a part of one gang, and eventually decides to play them against each other in order to clean up the town.

The classic story from the early days of Rome where there are no women, and the only men to be found are the early Romans themselves; every crook, thief and cutthroat that the ancient Italian peninsula has to offer… Spurred on by the discontent of his newly founded city’s populous, Romulus hatches a plan that will not only bring even more glory and fame to his already notorious city’s reputation for harboring every criminal in the land, but a plan that will bring a much needed quickening to his men… Women, but with one draw back: the early Romans are going to have to do what they do best, steal them! Sword fighting, womanizing and cunning underhand tactics ensue, as Romulus and his small but capable Roman force raid the Sabine people for everything that Rome demands! The Romans surely do start out as they later go on to do, conquer the known world for [...]

Industrialists start dropping dead after they invent a revolutionary new poison gas. Mr. Wong must weed through all the suspects to bring the real killer to justice. Based on the stories by Hugh Wiley. Dir. William Nigh

Bold journalists investigate a gang of criminals, but end up biting off more than they can handle.

One of series of thrillers by Edgar Wallace.

G.I.’s in Korea in 1951 are explained the meaning of life and by a preacher.

Compilation of Mickey McGuire comedies with a 10-year old Rooney! Mickey, with grown up members of the Toonerville Kids with flashbacks of The original Toonerville shorts.

Sinatra as an ex-junkie back in town from rehab, but he ends up involved with the same users that got him hooked. Dir. Otto Preminger.