Author Archive: Retro

A young man with everything to live for is crushed to learn of the death of his fiancée in a fire on Christmas Eve. For three years he wallows in self-pity until a young girl reminds him of the true meaning of Christmas.

On their honeymoon at a place in the country, this is an amusing comedy in which James Dunn and Florence Rice race through hidden passages and secret panels trying to stay a step ahead of gangsters who had been using the house as a hideaway. Fun script was penned by Morey Amsterdam.

To draw attention to a popular show, a publicity expert hires a former carnival character, not knowing that the man is on the run from the law.

Cleef heads a commando operation against Rommel’s forces in North Africa during World War 11.

You’re at the drive-in watching intermission spots and previews.

Passport to Pimlico is one of the most charmingly whimsical Ealing Studios comedies of the late 1940s-early 1950s. As a result of wartime bombing, an ancient parchment is uncovered, proving that the Pimlico section of London belongs to Burgundy, France. Long taken for granted by other Londoners, the tiny Pimlico populace decides to take advantage of its “foreign” status.

The young lady Panthea Vyne falls in love with the handsome highwayman who saves her from her brutal husband. He kills him in a fair duel. Later on when Charles the 2nd is reinstated as King of England she attends the royal court. But here she becomes the enemy of the kings former mistress and the plot against her thickens. Great performances by Oliver Reed, Michael York, and of course the red-headed vixen, Emma Samms.

In this film, secret agent Roger Pryor is dispatched below the border to protect an important scientific formula. Believe it or don’t, this mixture has the ability to render things invisible. However, enemy agents Lionel Royce and Lucien Prival want to get their mitts on this vital secret.

The gang pretends to be Leo Gorcey’s siblings in order to impress a rich uncle from Texas. Features the two-fisted boys from Dead End in the comedy/drama series. Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabe Dell and Billy Benedict.