Author Archive: Retro

During WWII, the death camp at Treblinka had an escape, causing the Commandant at a similar camp in Sobibor to vow (actually threaten) that his camp would never experience the same thing. The Jewish laborers that had been spared from the ovens, knew that they were on borrowed time and that their only hope was to escape. However, because the Germans would kill an equal number of others whenever a group attempted to escape, the captives knew that if ever an escape was tried, all 600 prisoners in the camp would have to be included…

The story of two brothers’ experiences as Army Engineers, and their love for the same woman. Dir. Frank McDonald.

This 1936 film is in black and white and is a drama based on events in the American Civil War and starts with citizens choosing loyalty to the Confederate States of America or to the Union in the first days of the crisis. Early scenes show the burning of the USS Merrimack by its Union crew to prevent it from falling into Confederate hands. However, the Merrimack, which had been burnt down to the waterline, was later rebuilt by the Confederacy, as an ironclad, and was renamed the CSS Virginia.

Nicholson plans to poison Huston’s bride in order to gain an inheritance.

Tailspin Tommy runs an aviation club for juvenile delinquents, but when one of them hooks up with the mob, it’s up to Tommy to set him straight. Based on the comic strip by Hal Forrest. Dir. Howard Bretherton

Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.

Confederate soldier becomes obsesses with revenge after his former subordinates torture him, rape his wife and kill his child.

A recently divorced scientist relocates to a remote area to escape women.

A socialite joins the WACs expecting to be made an officer, but has to tough it out as an ordinary private.