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It seems like I’ve always known the story of Dorian Gray. I never paid it much attention, though, until I watched Penny Dreadful on Showtime and was a bit smitten by Reeve Carney. I’m certain that’s what caused me to finally watch the classic film for the first time, which I did a few years…
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Writer | Henry MyersBased on | the novel by Mary ShelleyDirector | Don MedfordAir Date | Jan. 18, 1952 For a 30-minute live television show from 1952 that now resides in the public domain, the “Frankenstein” episode of Tales of Tomorrow is not bad at all. In fact, it’s downright thrilling to see Lon Chaney,…
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During the opening credits of Ladybug Ladybug (1963), a blurry image of a hand holding a stopwatch comes into focus. It’s simply the elementary school principal, John Calkins (William Daniels), telling students that their achievement test has ended. However, when the civil defense alert sounds in his office and the yellow light means there will…
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Writer | Robert Foshko and Mort ZarcoffDirector | Don MedfordAir Date | Dec. 12, 1951 Put an elder scientist, his son, and his assistant (who happens to be his daughter), together on a boat and it’s a recipe for drama, if not disaster. Dr. Burroughs (Edgar Stehli) disapproves of his son because instead of following…
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Not a made for television movie, This is Not a Test (1962) was nevertheless never released in theaters and aired on TV sometime in 1962. In it, Deputy Sheriff Dan Colter is instructed to set up a road block in the mountains in an undisclosed location, probably California. He’s simply following orders so sincerely has…
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Writer | Mel GoldbergDirector | Charles S. DubinAir Date | Nov. 9, 1951 Vic Russo (Jack Carter) arrives at Mother Walker’s Boarding House in Las Palmas, New Mexico (population 860), looking for a room. He’s followed newspaper headlines and other leads in search of proof that flying saucers exist. When he encounters the one man…
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Talk about dedication to a project. On the first day of filming The Lost Missile (1958), director William Berke suddenly died of a heart attack. Not missing a beat, his son, Lester Wm. Berke, completed the film. However, I imagine most of the work fell upon the supervising film editor, Everett Sutherland, because much of…
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The vortex drops Jeff and Richard in Times Square once again, but nine years after their last visit. Things have changed and one of the original movie palaces is scheduled for demolition. Will they have time to watch Werewolf of London before the wrecking ball swings? And what will they think of it? Be sure…
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Writer | Mel GoldbergStory | H.G. WellsDirector | Charles S. DubinAir Date | Oct. 12, 1951 At the beginning of “The Crystal Egg,” we don’t know why Professor Frederick Vaneck’s (Thomas Mitchell) peers believe he’s hallucinating. He desperately records his tale in case something happens so him. Oddly, the tale doesn’t begin with him. Eventually,…
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From the seed of an interesting idea grows The Killer of Dolls (1975), a movie as crazy as it is deranged. It comes from writer/director Michael Skaife, who failed to delight me with The Butcher of Binbrook (1971.) I can find little about this movie or its creator; however, simple IMDb research shows he made…
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