nightwalker

The first film you mention, with Tyrone Power, is 1951's I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU, aka THE HOUSE IN THE SQUARE. This film is due to be included in the Tyrone Power: Matinee Idol Collection to be released 7-29-08. The second may be 1942's THE REMARKABLE ANDREW, with William Holden. Message was edited by: nightwalker, to include the release info re the Ty Power box set

Or, we could tell him that Joan Collins has some prime real estate to sell him down in the Everglades and let the giant ants take care of him. P.S. I always regretted that "Gary Seven" didn't get his own show, too.

There have actually been two versions of this story: FIVE CAME BACK, 1939, with Joseph Calleia as the murderer, and BACK FROM ETERNITY, 1956, with Rod Steiger in that role.

Hi, Judy: It's true about Mancini working on some of the Universal 50s sci-fi music. In those days, he was what might be called a "staff composer" for the studio, and he and several others would write various themes and cues, sometimes for the same picture. Credit would then be given thusly: "Music Supervision...Joseph Gershenson," because Gershenson was the head of that department at Universal-International during those years. I saw Mancini on The Late Show with Jay Leno once, where he explained the foregoing to Leno and said that it was he who came up with the creepy three-note theme for CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, although he was not the only staff composer to work on the film. Other classics he worked on include: IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE, THIS ISLAND EARTH, TARANTULA, THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US, THE LAND UNKNOWN, and THE MONOLITH MONSTERS.

According to the book KARLOFF, by Denis Gifford, as well the IMDB, the name of the actor playing Charlie Chan in BEHIND THAT CURTAIN was E.L. Park.

The final three Falcon pictures, starring John Calvert, were released by an outfit called "Film Classics." I have no idea who has the rights now, but since I've never seen these played on television anywhere, they would be a welcome addition to TCM's schedule anytime. I have some fair to poor quality copies I traded for with a friend. I have no idea where he got them, but they don't look like they were broadcast copies. One series that I would recommend, which I haven't seen mentioned here yet, is the Ellery Queen series from the early 1940s from Columbia, most of which starred Ralph Bellamy. These films have, in my opinion, been unjustly maligned and ignored in the years since their production and would also be a very welcome addition to the schedule. And I'd also be interested in seeing some serials as well.

You might be thinking of the made-for-TV movie FAREWELL TO MANZANAR, but it's from 1976 and in color. It does have a largely Asian cast, however.

Nope, they just re-dubbed and re-edited it. One release of this version is entitled REVENGE OF THE SUN DEMON. It's been released on DVD and video, so it should be out there at Amazon or e-Bay.

Yep. 1983 saw the (re-)release of WHAT'S UP, HIDEOUS SUN DEMON.

It might be CASTAWAY, from 1986, starring Amanda Donohoe and Oliver Reed.

Cinesage: I have been thinking about what Rich said below all day, and he is right. I owe you an apology for the spirit in which I made my last post to you. Having said that, if you still wish to continue our discussion on this subject, I am at your service.

Another picture along these lines would be 1947's BLACK NARCISSUS, with Deborah Kerr.

Hi krsmisstime, and welcome to the boards. This film is a Paramount release, and though TCM has recently acquired the rights to some Paramount films from about this time, this one may not have been included in that package. However, the film has been released on VHS and as a supplement on the MEET JOE BLACK DVD release, so it is out there. Check Amazon or e-Bay.

Yes, I know. There is something in what you say. I will try to bear it in mind. And, thank you.

> {quote:title=CineSage_jr wrote:}{quote} > Boy, are you grasping at straws. > > The "existence of death," as you put it (like cold, which is merely the relative absence of heat, death is merely the absence of life. It is, therefore, intangible, and can only be measured against what it is not) neither proves nor disproves the existence of a god. The random nature of death's often striking those who, by virtue of youth, innocence or and/or virtue, do not deserve it certainly does make a case that this god is merely a figment of your imagination. I am well aware of what death is. What I meant to say, and still maintain, is that the fact that death occurs at all does not disprove the existence of God. It proves only what the Bible says: that we live in a Creation "tainted" by sin, the results of which are that death has come upon all men. It is not "natural" nor is it a part of God's plan for the world or its people. As Romans 5:12 says: "...sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned..." You may not like this doctrine, and I know you have "been insulted" by it, but, again, that death occurs at all does not "disprove" that God exists.

I'll second that!

> {quote:title=TripleHHH wrote:}{quote} > Scream of Fear is supposed to be really scary and good...cant wait It is. Try watching it alone at night with the lights out!

> {quote:title=CineSage_jr wrote:}{quote} > I misunderstood? Yes, you did. I would add that, just as you find that the existence of life itself, not to mention all the rest of Creation, insufficient proof for the existence of God, or even the possibility that He exists, so I find the existence of death insufficient proof that He does not. > Now I'm the one who's laughing. But who will have the last laugh? See Psalm 2. And since you seem to be fond of English writers, here's a little something for you from Jonathan Swift: "There are none so blind as those who will not see."

You'er quite welcome. And welcome to the boards.

> {quote:title=scsu1975 wrote:}{quote} > Boy, are we ever ruining this thread. Yes, we are. (I couldn't help it, though.) Apologies to the OP.

> {quote:title=scsu1975 wrote:}{quote} > You know, when I look at my baby pictures, I bear a striking resemblance to Buddy Hackett. Don't most babies? (or possibly, Winston Churchill!)

LOL!

Yes, but he did the old-fashioned way: by listening to other comics with a pencil & paper at the ready.

Better.

> {quote:title=rohanaka wrote:}{quote} > It's Ben Stein to the rescue with "Clear-Eyes > > HA! You stole my idea!! I read this a couple of days ago and thought of "Clear Eyes"...but couldn't make up my mind how to word it!! Oh wait a minute...hmm..yeah--now I know...I was just going to say what you said...yeah--that's it exactly!!! :-) My secret is out: through a secret process, the basic premise of which is well known to fans of this genre, I have perfected a "brain-drain" device which can read minds at a great distance, thereby enabling me to appropriate people's best material and claim it as my own. And there's nothing anyone can do about it. BWAH HAH HAH HAH!