Author Archive: Retro

Pablo and Luisita, a young married couple, work in Madrid’s subway. Their schedules do not allow them to see each other, so they go to Germany in search of another job. The only one they manage to find is as servants in the castle of the sinister Baron Rossenthal. After a few days of acclimatization, the Baron’s sister believes that the time has come to suck the blood of the Spanish, although, like good Spaniards, their love of garlic will help them stop the fangs of the avid blood drinkers.

Three mental patients (a bad impersonator, a baseball player, and a gay fashion designer) escape their asylum and sexually assault their way into a girl’s private school. The girls education includes wrestling and karate, so the three mad men will find stern opposition when they least expected.

Victims of oppresive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers

A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Ten years later, a widow arrives in town intent to take revenge from her husband’s killers.

Champagne Mogul tries to teach his frivolous daughter a lesson in responsibility by feigning bankruptcy. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock.

A previously undefeated fairground boxer named “One Round” Jack Sander (Carl Brisson) is beaten in the ring by a mysterious challenger, who is later revealed to be professional boxer and World Heavyweight champion Bob Corby (Ian Hunter). Bob’s manager is impressed with Jack’s performance and offers Jack the chance to become Bob’s full-time sparring partner, on the condition that he win a trial fight to be arranged at a later date.

Bob begins spending more time with Jack’s girlfriend Mabel (Lillian Hall-Davis) and buys a bracelet for her to express his feelings. The two kiss but Mabel reluctantly puts a stop to it. The next day when Jack inquires about the bracelet Mabel lies to Jack, telling him that Bob bought it for her because he didn’t want to take the money.

Jack wins his trial fight and is made Bob’s official sparring partner. Keeping his earlier promise to Mabel he agrees to marry her [...]

A lonely night watchman at a department store becomes fixated on a mannequin, steals her, and brings her home.