Author Archive: Retro

The castaways return to civilization after 14 years on their desert isle and find a very different world waiting for them.

In this espionage drama, a Danish merchant sea captain takes on a mysterious passenger and finds himself involved with a ring of London spies. Mayhem ensues.

Upon being taken under the wing of a local kung fu overlord, young Hsiao Hai falls desperately in love with the local food stall girl. Luckily, she and her father are Mantis Fist masters, and they soon set Hsiao straight–it seems that his boss is also a notorious crime lord. Betrayed and alone, Hsiao must face his former friend in deadly acrobatic combat. But things take a turn for the worse when it is discovered that the crooked crime czar has mastered the skill of the dreaded “chicken fist!” Will our nimble hero get the girl and save the day?

Nazi spies use intimidation and blackmail to try to get a synthetic gasoline formula from an American scientist. Dir. Albert Herman

Psychotic lion tamer kills his lady assistant to make room for a new one, but the performer’s rival suspects foul play. Produced by William H. Pine & William C. Thomas. Dir. William A. Berke

Mr. Wong investigates the theft of a gigantic, cursed Chinese sapphire stolen from a museum, and how it relates to the murder of a gem collector. Dir. William Nigh

Enraged when his fiancee is swept off her feet by an old, wealthy playboy, Roland becomes violent in his attempts to win her back.

When a Vietnam veteran returns home to civilian life in Texas, he finds that things are just not as he remembers. For one thing, his girlfriend is now married and his business partner is a crook. Dealing with these changes are just part of what he has to contend with.

Two British pilots begin an airline that serves the Singapore-to-Hong Kong route. One of their flights develops problems and crashes in the jungle. What makes matters even worse is that aboard the crashed plane are desperately needed medical supplies.