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No, I would have flunked you.

You had the wrong teacher.

An example of alien mathematics from Killers From Space: Loosely translated, this says "A spaceship leaves Astron Delta at noon traveling at warp 7. Two hours later, another spaceship ..."

Now if you paint a moustache on Dr. Sanjay Gupta, could he be mistaken for Geraldo Rivera?

This film earned a "C" (for "condemned") by the National League of Decency. After reading your description, there were probably a lot of other reasons to condemn it. Monogram Pictures promoted the film at their Philadelphia office by putting up a marijuana display in their window. So they wouldn't get raided, they included a sign which read "Loaned by Pennsylvania Division, Narcotic Drug Control."

Sorry to hear this. We had a discussion about Jean Porter awhile back. If you click on the arrow above my avatar in the post below, I think you will be taken to the discussion:

Stewart died of complications from heart surgery. There is a story that he and Marilyn Monroe worked on a project for The Actor's Studio, rehearsing their lines on the East River Walk in NYC. They came upon some kids who had trapped some pigeons with the goal of selling them to a restaurant (I would not want to eat in that restaurant). Anyway, Stewart and Monroe bought the pigeons from the kids, and then set the birds free.

The gold bathing suit that Ms. Fleming wore was a nice touch. Ryan, as you state, was excellent. Lundigan was adequate, but I've never been impressed with his presence on screen. Interesting to see a young Carl Betz as one of the policemen. I had to laugh though when Ryan throws a lantern at Lundigan during the climax, and it comes right at the viewer; that was obviously staged to take advantage of 3D. With the desert locale, it would have been a nice twist if all the characters were done in by giant ants.

Friday, 10 pm ET: Inferno (1953). Is this a premiere? Originally released in 3D. Always wanted to see it. Features my dream girl Rhonda Fleming. She looks great in 2D, and my mind boggles at what she would have looked like in 3D.

It is not generally known, but Debbie Reynolds, desperate for cash, agreed to play the part of the walking tree in From Hell It Came.

In a very bizarre footnote to the Landis tragedy, a little-known actor and set designer named Robert Love (actual name Abraham Levine) committed suicide by jumping out of a five-story building a few days after Landis’ death. His roommate, another little-known actor named Daniel Harris, told police that Love had been brooding over Landis’ death and had a nervous condition. Love had reportedly told Harris that he admired Landis’ courage in committing suicide. Harris accompanied Love to a doctor’s office, when Love suddenly jumped up, fell over a piece of furniture and cut his finger, then left the office, according to one witness. Love then went up two more floors to another doctor’s office, where he brushed past a receptionist, and muttered “I’m brave, I’m brave, I can stand it.” He then ran into an adjacent office, allegedly yelled “Here I go,” and took the plunge.

I believe you are correct. Here is a photo of Philip Clarke, from around 1953, when he played the title character in the radio series "Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons."

Using my software on this photo, it appears the inscription begins "Love to Dot" Underneath looks like "Allfred" and then I suspect another name. I believe the signer is addressing at least three people in all. The signature at the bottom looks like "Uncle Phil." Also, this guy looks like he is wearing makeup to appear older.

On Gene Simmon’s role, from a review by Robert S. Cauthorn in the The Arizona Daily Star: “OK, the first thing you just can’t believe about “Never Too Young to Die” is Gene Simmon’s tongue. It’s about 12 feet long and prehensile. The guy can type with it, I swear. It’s disgusting. He wiggles it around and licks women on the face.” “Gene plays Velvet von Ragner, a premenstrual hermaphrodite crime mastermind who … moonlights as a cabaret singer in a biker-gay-art-bar.” “In all, Gene seems like a cross between Fu Manchu and Bette Midler suffering from a caffeine overdose and a serious hormone imbalance.”

Director George Bettman Jr. ran out of money several times while making the film. He almost gave up, then took it to Robert Zemeckis, who loved it. Bettman managed to get enough financial backing to finish it. In describing the film, Bettman said "The action is as good as Rambo - I mean plenty of people get blown up - but it has this crazy, wacko villain and I think that's what really saves it."

Some additional info:

I haven't seen The Naked Prey yet, but I should give it a look. The paintings shown during the opening credits are by an African artist named Andrew Motjuoadi, a 29-year old whom Wilde commissioned to create 44 oil paintings for the film. Wilde had seen some of his work in an exhibit in Pretoria, and was impressed. Motjuoadi became the first native African artist to have his work used in the titles for a feature film. Ken Gampu, who plays an old tribesman, was a former schoolteacher and policeman. He was known as the "Gregory Peck of Africa," although I'm not sure why.

Wilde did have a rough go over there. He was bitten by a lizard, and needed 18 stitches. Then he was bitten by ticks and ended up with a 104 degree fever. Then, while riding on the tailgate of a jeep, the driver backed into a thorn bush. "Those thorns were five inches long," Wilde said. "I yelled at the white hunter who was driving the jeep and when he saw my predicament he almost died laughing."

Nip isn't really arguing - he's putting on an act for us. Or maybe not. People can decide for themselves. Heh heh.

I think the member's screen name pretty much explains things.

One of the few scenes in motion picture history that always makes my eyes moist.

The whole point of "duck and cover" was so that you would be in the perfect position to kiss your *** goodbye.

Just to clarify, McCarthy was in the Senate, and was not involved in the HUAC. But if you mean the "climate" created by him and the House ruined many a career, then I certainly agree.

Technically, Jerry didn't lie to the kids. Regarding the newspaper account of Rocky's execution, he tells the boys that Rocky "died like they said." And he did, whether it was an act or not. In any event, one of the most powerful scenes in the film (or any other film) is when Jerry hears Rocky starting to break down.

Wolfgang Blitzer?