Author Archive: Retro

Three beatniks are brought together to rob an armored car, only to face betrayal from amongst their ranks.

A stripper is found murdered–strangled by her own G-string AND poisoned! When a second stripper is found strangled, suspicion falls on the hot new girl, who sets out to find the real killer. Based on the book “The G-String Murders” by Gypsy Rose Lee. Dir. William A. Wellman

Before he “reinvented” himself as Robert Paige, actor David Carlyle headed the cast of Republic’s Meet the Boy Friend. Paige/Carlyle plays radio crooner Tony Page, billed as “America’s Boy Friend” (hence the title). Despite all the publicity hype, Tony is a “regular fellow” who despises the phoniness of show business. When predatory actress Vilma Vlare (Gwili Andre) sets her sights on Tony, his sponsor takes out a $300,000 no-marriage insurance policy. Our hero figures incorrectly that the policy was the handiwork of the insurance agent’s niece June (Carol Hughes), who has made no secret that she’s crazy about the boy. Tony disdainfully challenges the policy by proposing to Vilma but changes his mind when June is kidnapped, rushing to her rescue as a prelude to wedding bells.

Depicts the achievements of William Penn, Quaker Founder of Pennsylvania.

Country star Johnny Cash stars in this tale of a kidnapper who takes a housewife hostage and demands a ransom from her wealthy husband. Also known as DOOR TO DOOR MANIAC, which is what the film was originally billed as in 1965.

Stage-struck Irish lad and lass have various adventures in London. Dir. John Huston.

Following the murder of his chemist brother, a soldier is accused of treason and must race against time to find the bad guys and save a secret formula. Dir. Joseph H. Lewis

Smalltown girl goes to Hollywood in search of fame. Dir. E.A. Dupont.