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I don't think anyone mentioned hard-drinking Victor McLaglen in The Informer (1935). He had such a powerful presence, yet I could not help feeling sorry for the poor soul.

I also liked Cher's choice of channels and thought her comments were very well said.

Somehow I've always associated these movies with India and the city of Bombay. So I thought that Bollywood was like the word Hollywood, except that it was derived from Bombay. *goes back to lurking*

A few older-star shockers come to mind.... Joan Crawford in Strait-Jacket and Bette Davis in both Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte and The Nanny. Seems like they would come totally unglued at the drop of a pin.

As a kid growing up in the '60's, I can remember buying a candy called Pom-Poms (they were like Milk Duds) and a Coke. Fond memories and good times 40 years ago.

Battle Circus (1953) was listed as scheduled before the movie you mention.

50's sci-fi and horror rate high atop my list of "guilty pleasures". Here are a fraction of the films I enjoy: Quatermass 2 (1957) Robot Monster (1953) Invaders From Mars (1953) Fiend Without a Face (1957) It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) The Hideous Sun Demon (1959) First Man Into space (1958) Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1958) The She Creature (1957) The Man From Planet X (1951) It Conquered the World (1956) Kronos (1957)

I never saw his name credited either here, very near Buffalo, NY where the movie was made. This is what IMDb had to say: As mentioned in Leonard Maltin's biographical piece on Mr. McGavin, he was indeed "curiously" uncredited in "The Natural." During the filming of the movie, Robert Redford was so pleased with Mr. McGavin's portrayal of his character that they began to expand the role. However, after a certain point, union rules dictated that the actor's contract needed to be renegotiated for salary and billing. After haggling on salary, and holding up production of the movie because of it, the billing had to be decided. Apparently, Mr. McGavin became somewhat fed up with the proceedings and instructed his agent to waive his billing entirely so they could get back to filming.

You're welcome! The movie title was easy to come up with after ladymirabelle provided all the details. She deserves all the credit on this one.

> Thanks For the title zeker! I did see this movie as > an adult and was disappointed on how hokey it was. > But it still is a great childhood memory for me to > this day. You're welcome! And I have to agree that these movies just don't capture my attention like they did when I was a kid. I used to watch the Friday night "Late,Late Show", and was totally mesmerized by films like It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958) and Kronos (1957). In those days, for me, it never got much better than that.

Once I saw the words The Outer Limits, I just had to jump in. I was also 8 years old when this series premiered in 1963. Since, I have only found Doctor Who to be as riveting. The episode that featured one of the Zanti Misfits was The Mutant. It had crawled onto one of the colonists who was hiding in a dark cave. What a Misfit was doing in a cave on the remote world Annex One is anyone's guess. Along with the other fine episodes already mentioned, The Man Who Was Never Born and The Bellero Shield, both with Martin Landau, were also well done. This show had the creepiest aliens ever made for the small screen, and to me, it remains the definitive bug-eyed monster show.

There was a movie with these players about salvagers in Florida called Reap the Wild Wind (1942).

The actor that I thought was very adept at running a household (and since I feel like Mr. Belvedere around here anyway), was Clifton Webb.

I sure learned a few things about these films thanks to the quality content of the replies. I'd like to make mention of another first-rate film called Them (1954). The fact that our own atomic tests in the desert produced a giant species of ant was a great premise. This film's success spawned many imitations like Tarantula (1955), The Deadly Mantis (1957), The Black Scorpion (1959), and The Beginning of the End (1957). However, Them remains a cut above the rest.

> Alien & Jaws are a couple that made me jump as an > adult. > As a kid growing up in the 60's, On Friday nights, > was a late show called Nightmare Theatre. They > showed all the greats horror classics and not so > classics. The movies or "monsters" that made the > dark unbearable were: > The Creature from the Black Lagoon > Them > The Werewolf or Wolfman > There was some movie that starred Peter Cushing. He > was on some island where some radioactive experiment > goes wrong. These blob type creatures with a long > tenticle go around the sucking the bones out of the > islands inhabitants. I just can't remember the name > of it. But as a kid it scared the s*#@ out of me. I > kept thinking a blob thing was under the bed an it's > tenticle would grab my leg or something. The film with Peter Cushing was called Island of Terror (1966).

I can offer you a bit of information. Alain Delon starred with Jane Fonda in a movie called Joy House (1964). He was a playboy in a French mansion. The spelling and pronunciation of his name led me to believe that he was a French actor also.

I thought Miriam Hopkins was naturally beautiful in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932).

I also found The Black Cat (1934) to be a masterpiece. Probably the best teaming of Karloff and Lugosi....ever! Thanks for the recommendation of Night Monster (1942). I have not yet seen this horror/thriller, but I enjoy any horror movie that is set in a creepy mansion or estate. I see Lugosi is relegated to a role as a butler in this one also. Another horror favorite of mine is The Monster (1925). Talk about the lunatics running the asylum! And I liked the setting of that dark, old sanatorium.

My vote goes to The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) as one of the most intelligent, well-thought out films of this decade. Does anyone agree or possibly offer up other choices that may deserving of this status? This was truly a landmark film, but there were many other good ones as well.

There are just too many to name, so I'll pick The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) as a classic horror favorite of mine.

patypancake, thank you for the update on Lady in a Cage. Now I understand why this film never got the recognition it deserved. Your detailed description brought back pictures in my mind of all those atmospheric scenes this movie contained!

I always thought that Richard Denning was another actor who was much better than he was ever given credit for. But, then again, I am partial to all those ' 50's golden age of scifi films. I guess you have fond memories of what you grew up watching. Heck, I used to live for this stuff !!!

I saw a more obscure B&W film that is worth mentioning. It is called Lady in a Cage (1964). Olivia de Havilland is superb in this genuinely disturbing movie. The terror and cruelty in this unpleasant movie give it it's power.

A few of Elia Kazan's films that I enjoyed were Panic in the Streets (1950), East of Eden(1955), On the Waterfront (1954), and Baby Doll (1956).

I liked this movie because I felt it paid homage to all those vintage movies via their film clips. A film buff would enjoy this movie much more than a casual viewer.