Author Archive: Retro

Federally funded propaganda film unintentionally riotous fun. Jack Webb narrates the tale of an ordinary American town and its life as a Communist satellite, with everyone becoming emotionless automations. AKA The Commies Are Coming, the Commies Are Coming.

Linda gets raped by a man in a hockey mask. She finds that a few other women have had the same treatment. Together they form a squad that starts looking for the man and also changes the mind of would-be rapists

The aging Ahab, king of Israel, comes under the influence of a young and beautiful but scheming pagan woman named Jezebel and, against the advice of his advisers and the prophet Elijah, marries her. Her plan to introduce her pagan idols to Israel angers God, who decides to wreak vengeance on Israel.

Because of his parent’s neglect, a basically good-hearted kid joins the mob and commits murder. Written by Harry L. Fraser. Dir. Sam Newfield

Film warns of the consequences of certain girls who “go to far”! Raise your daughters right! Dir. John Noble

A young female newspaper reporter is assigned by her editor to investigate the seamier side of Hollywood.

Planned kidnapping goes awry when gang leader falls for the victim.

Hollywood’s first subject for a compilation film was none other than the guard-your-kids genre of the 1930’s. Catch highlights from “Mad Youth”, “Smashing the Vice Trust”, and other camp classics in this “That’s Entertainment” of exploitation.

Mormons capture women for their wives in this silent anti-Mormon propaganda film featuring the original organ music.
An early anti-Mormon film which portrayed members of the sect as white slavers. Joseph Smith’s crew really gets it in this maniacal 1922 expose’. Weird. Creepy. Just the ticket for the religiously paranoid among us.