Author Archive: Retro

Satanic rituals and supernatural powers control a series of gruesome murders of young women.

A western adventure serial in 12 episodes. Buffalo Bill battles gambler Jim Rodney who is trying to scare off the townspeople so he can gain possession of a gold strike discovered in the area. A nearby Indian tribe is provoked to attack the town and the cavalry is called in.

A man’s heavy drinking drives away his family and threatens to destroy his relationship with his little daughter.

A Martian spacecraft crash-lands near the observatory of Cyrus Layton, designer of Earth’s first spaceship. The survivor, forerunner of an invasion, can assume the form of any earthman. Calling himself the “purple monster,” the humanoid invader sets about gaining control of Layton’s rocket project. Opposing him is former Secret Service man Craig Foster who, episode by episode, tries to thwart the monster’s attempts to acquire rocket components. Will Craig ever suspect that his closest associate is really the monster?

Foxy Lady Cocoa is out to take down her mobster boyfriend.

An American secret agent travels to Africa to infiltrate a German spy ring.

Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy, battles the evil Dr. Grood, who has placed a death ray aboard his spaceship orbiting Earth.

Woman must retrieve a letter containing manufactured evidence tying her to the murder of her mentally ill husband, who died of a heart-attack. Dir. Tay Garnett

Paroled sociopath career criminal Vincent Lubeck betrays his family’s trust when he masterminds a complex armored car robbery.