Author Archive: Retro

Mother Riley crosses paths with a crazed scientist trying to take over the world with a giant robot.

“The Night America Trembled” is a top-rated television dramatization of the public reaction to the 1938 radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds” that aired September 9, 1957, as an episode of the CBS series Studio One. Hosted by Edward R. Murrow, the live documentary play was written by Nelson S. Bond and uses excerpts of the radio script copywrighted by Howard E. Koch.

German film about teenagers

WW2 drama that follows a group of British conscripts, starting with their rigorous basic training and ending with their deployment in North Africa.

Romantic comedy about a cute WAVE officer who is pursued relentlessly by a batch of fun-loving men. Dir. Albert S. Rogell

When the mayor refuses to provide funds for a hospital, it’s up to the good Doctor to raise funds.

Deranged socialite knocks off her husbands and boyfriends just for kicks, but when one of her boyfriends tries to mend her ways, she frames him for the murders. Dir. Jack Bernhard

Soldier returns to his country pub and finds himself in the middle of a beer war. Formby’s last film. Dir. Albert Herman.

Once reliable naval officer becomes addicted to gambling and destroys his career, but when Pearl Harbor is attacked, he enlists under an alias to try to redeem himself. Produced by William Pine & William Thomas. Dir. William A. Berke