Author Archive: Retro

Movie trailers are the target of this satiric series of vignettes originally titled Coming Attractions.

The father of a wilderness family gets bitten by a skunk, and fearing rabies, chains himself to a barn to protect his family should he go mad. He orders his son not to come near him no matter how persuasive or rational his appearance or argument. However, the creek dries up, indicating an upstream blockage and an imminent flood. Several trips upstream by the son have failed to locate the blockage and now Dad wants to be released.

Two men skilled in the arts of Kung-Fu are betrayed by their master and crippled for life, one left with no arms and the other with no legs. Despite their obvious disadvantages, they learn to combine their martial arts skills and seek revenge against the evil master.

Explorer leads an expedition through the jungle in search of plants which may hold a newly discovered cure for arthritis and gout. English Dubbed. Dir. Roberto Gavald?n

At a vaudeville theater, eleven women do striptease dances, with four comedic routines interspersed. Using the frame of an evening of vaudeville, eleven women perform striptease dances. Interspersed are four routines of comedians Joe Young and Gene Doyle. Rita Grable introduces each performer with a large cue card. Most of the acts are done with a single couch, chaise longue, or bare stage; most of the women begin in evening wear and end in a bikini-like costume. Patti Paget’s is a fan dance. Blaze Starr removes the largest number of garments and puts some special emphasis on her axilla. Starr and Dorian Dennis take two turns each. Lili St. Cyr caps the show, in color, with a lithe and muscular dance that includes a translucent bathtub. Storm and Blondell unwrap to close. Using the frame of an evening of vaudeville, eleven women perform striptease dances. Interspersed are four routines of comedians Joe Young and Gene [...]