Author Archive: Retro

The life & wives of the infamous King Henry VIII are presented here in an almost comedic light. Produced by Alexander Korda. Dir. Alexander Korda

In this suspenseful drama, a submarine carrying a load of poisonous snakes accidentally wedges itself amidst the rocks near the bottom of the sea. Now the crew must somehow avoid the unwanted slitherers and manage to extricate themselves.

The account of a real-life mafia story as told by Bill Bonanno, the son of mob chief Joe Bonanno. Made for Television movie.

The story of James Otis, a Boston attorney and American patriot who contested the right of British troops to search colonists’ homes during the American Revolutionary War.

Eighteen-year-old Johnnie, chafing under his father’s authority, seeks to get a job, buy a hot-rod, woo his girl, and stand up to the local bully.

An African music student returns home and has to defeat the witch doctor who dominates his tribe and take them to healthier land.

Army guy with a reputation for winning outrageous wagers, bets his friends that the next morning he’ll be having breakfast with the General. Dir. John G. Blystone.

Divorced for two years, Nancy Caruthers, asks her new lover, Paul Adams, a medical student, to move in. She has custody of her two daughters, but this new living arrangement prompts her ex-husband, Richard to sue for custody, based on moral grounds. He does not really want the girls to live with him, but his strict religious background will not allow him to stand by and let them be raised in an atmosphere of ‘sin.’

Fortune-telling racket leads Chan and his daughter into the occult when he is invited to a seance to solve a mystery. Written by George Callahan. Dir. Phil Rosen