Author Archive: Retro

The dead-beat husband of a rich woman who, after finding out she’s going to divorce him, takes out a life insurance policy on her and hires a hit man (Bill Dana aka Jose Jimenez) to do the dirty work. Then he finds out that the insurance policy is invalid, thanks to the incompetant doctor (Pat Morita) who performed the most discreet physical in medical “hystery”! The husband then tries to stop the hit, only to find that it has been sub-contracted about a dozen times!

Documentary about amateur boxing competition.

An American hit man is tricked into killing an underworld kingpin in Naples.

See Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Based on Jack London’s novel of the adventures of a miner and his faithful canine companion in the frozen North.

A charming doctor who kills his female patients is discovered by a private detective in this made for television movie.

Aging musician injures his hand right before the performance he has waited a lifetime for, and, abandoned by his grown children, he begins performing on the street for coins. Dir. Harold Daniels.

Murderous organization tries to stop several countries from forming the world-wide Clipper Ship air service. Feature version of the serial “Ace Drummond”. Dir. Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith

An international jewel thief falls in love with a wealthy girl in the Casbah. AAN Boyer and Lockhart