Maxus, the nomadic son of Hercules, rescues Idar, a prince of a sun-worshipping tribe, from a lake monster. When a band of cave-dwelling moon-worshippers descends on the Sun People and kidnaps their women for human sacrifice, Maxus leads a counterattack. He rescues the captured women but is abducted himself, before escaping with beautiful moon-worshipper Moah. But ahead are more battles with beasts and the Moon People, now allied with an even nastier tribe. Starring Reg Lewis, Luciano Marin and Margaret Lee. Maybe this was an early use of solar panels?
Mercenary Gold is sent from the CIA to seize the laser expert Braun in Cuba, before the KGB catches him. A recently stolen giant diamond could be used together with Braun's knowledge to construct a laser cannon which could bring power over the whole world. Who will succeed: CIA or KGB - or none of them? Starring Brandon Lee, Debi A. Monahan, and Ernest Borgnine. Maybe Ernest Borgnine’s last movie? He was great in Escape From New York! Brandon Lee’s first movie in a very short career.
Strongman Maciste must battle the one-eyed Cyclops monster that is ravaging the land of Sadok, while at the same time fending off the advances of the evil Queen Capys, who wants to do a little ravaging of her own. Starring Gordon Mitchell, Chelo Alonso, and Vira Silenti. We should look for cyclopean walls when we see the land of the Cyclops. Ray Harryhausen look out!
Tarzan deals with the villainous Schroeder, who is illegally collecting animals for zoos, only to be menaced by Schroeder's hunter brother Sikes, out for revenge, who teams up with greedy trader Lapin in a hunt for human game…Tarzan himself. This was a television movie starring Gordon Scott, Eve Brent and Rickie Sorenson. Looks like its Tarzan meets the Most Dangerous Game—humans! What next, Ron Ely as Tarzan?
Taken from the Edgar Rice Burroughs book, this is the origin of Tarzan. Reared by a childless ape, the orphaned heir of the Greystokes of England, becomes one of the apes. Then, Dr. Porter organizes a rescue expedition, and his beautiful daughter, Jane, catches the attention of the ape man. Has Tarzan of the Apes found the perfect mate? Starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, and True Boardman. Although this is a silent movie with a musical soundtrack, at some point, the ape man famously says: “Me Tarzan. You Jane.”
While in London, for a medical convention, Dr Ben McKenna, his wife, Jo, a former singer, and their teenage son, Hank decide to take a quick trip to Marrakesh. Whilst there, hanks kidnapped by a British couple. A man, who the McKenna's had met the same day, is stabbed, in front of them, but before he dies, he tells Ben there's a plan to assassinate on a politician. Fearing for his son's safety, the McKenna's don't tell this to the police. Starring Leslie Banks, Edna Best, and Peter Lorre. Not to be confused with the Bill Murray film, The Man Who Knew Too Little.
King Androcles of Thebes (Ettore Manni) commands a ship searching for a threat to Greece predicted by oracles. Hercules (Reg Park) is part of the crew, but the strongman falls overboard in a thick fog. Washed ashore, he saves a young girl, Ismene (Laura Altan), from a shape-shifting creature. She takes Hercules to Atlantis, where he discovers that her mother, the evil Queen Antinea (Fay Spain), has captured Androcles. Hercules schemes to rescue him and thwart Antinea's dream of world conquest. Also known as Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis. Reg Park is great as a British body-builder Hercules. Where is Rod Stewart when you need him?
A famous scientist, Professor Hargraves (James Durkin), and his daughter travel to Indochina to find an ancient ivory disc that has the formula for a deadly gas engraved on it. Dr. Barshan (John Davidson) his assistant Wang (Frank Lackteen) and his henchmen are also after the sacred formula and will stop at nothing to obtain it. Professor Hargraves’ daughter, Pauline (Evalyn Knapp), and flight-engineer Robert Ward (Craig Reynolds) do their best to protect Hargraves from the band of villains. The first great sound serial with compelling acting, good plots and cliff-hanger action! Ancient technology meets cliff-hanger serial!
In the African Jungle, a group of Europeans come across the fabled white man who was raised by apes. Lord Greystoke, known as Tarzan, Greystoke takes an immediate liking to the blonde Mary Brooks and rescues her during a terrible storm. Not everyone in the safari sees Tarzan as a friend and one of the guides, Jeff Herbert, has a written offer of £10,000 for anyone who can confirm that Tarzan the apeman is dead. Mary's father disappears however, taken prisoner by those who guard the treasure of Zar. It's left to Tarzan to rescue him and the others who have been taken prisoner. Starring Buster Crabbe, Julie Bishop, and Edward Woods. Before he was Buck Rogers, Buster was Tarzan, a great retro-hero!
Eleanor and her parents are hunting big game, accompanied by the nefarious Ben lleu Bey who wants to add her to his 100-woman harem. But before that can happen, he will have to deal with Tarzan who wants her too. Starring Glenn Morris, Eleanor Holm, and George Barbier. A fun early Tarzan movie!
The gladiator Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer, a warrior named Resius, and then must rescue Lidia, Resius’ beautiful niece, from death on the cross. Stars: Roger Browne, Susan Paget, and Dan Vadis. And you thought the NFL was violent! At least they had beautiful women to fight over.
Tired of the sexual escapades on earth by his daughter Venus, Jupiter, the god of Lightning, decides he shall marry her soon to one of the candidates: Maciste, a mortal working in Vulcano's cave, and Mars, the god of War. But Mars abducts Venus, allied with Pluto and Eris, and works out a plan involving a bamboo tower high enough for the soldiers of the Thracian King to attack Jupiter in the high Olympus. The gods' contend will be resolved in human fashion on Earth, where even gods are mortal. Starring Bella Cortez, Iloosh Khoshabe listed as Mitchell Gordon, Liliana Zagra, and Roger Browne. Mount Olympus, we have a problem!
George, the son of the sorceress Sybil, has been watching the beautiful Princess Helene from afar and is very much in love with her. When she is kidnapped by the evil wizard Lodac, the king her father announces that she will be given in marriage to whoever rescues her. The first to volunteer is Sir Branton who expects to undertake the task alone. George, over his mother's objections, also decides to save her and is accompanied by six ancient knights. The journey is perilous with Lodac and his knights facing a series of challenges. Many in the group do not survive but George must eventually face Lodac's greatest challenge which is the great dragon. A great early 60s fantasy movie that was a big hit in Europe. Starring Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood, and Gary Lockwood. One of Basil Rathbone’s last movies. The search for the Holy Grail continues!
The story of Hadji Murad, a 19th-century Chechen chieftain who led his warriors in a fight against the invading forces of the Russian Czar. Starring Steve Reeves, Giorgia Moll, and Scilla Gabel. Taken from the Tolstoy novel, this is a rare movie on the subject of the Ottoman Turks fighting against the Russian Christians. Steve Reeves, known for his Hercules movies, stars as Hadji Murad.
A great warrior is protecting a slave girl, who is really a princess, and winds up as a gladiator in the Roman arena. Starring Gordon Scott, Wandisa Guida, and Roberto Risso. A pretty good gladiator movie with scantily clad women and gladiator combat. At one point the Gladiator and the women are crucified on X-crosses, similar to a scene in BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES. Is this movie the inspiration for the mega-hit movie: GLADIATOR?
A young Arch Hall, Jr. is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company played by Arch Hall, Sr. (aka William Watters). Starring Arch Hall Jr., Nancy Czar, and Marie Denn. While seemingly an Elvis-type movie that is somewhat wholesome, a major theme is the record industry of the time, which was a major rip-off of artists. Many artists of the 60s signed terrible record contracts including the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, Tommy James and many others.
Female prisoners are shipped to the notorious Devil's Island penal colony off the coast of South America. They are indoctrinated into the prison life from abusive guards but then a new prison governor arrives with planned reforms. Can Devil’s Island be reformed? Starring Guy Madison, Michèle Mercier, and Federica Ranchi. As you would expect, lots of ripped bodices, torn skirts and sword fighting. Those French know how to treat women, aye?
Earth is attacked by an intergalactic villain and his army of robotic androids. Someone needs to stop them. Get your ray guns out because it is time to save Earth! Starring Yanti Somer, Gianni Garko, and Malisa Longo. One of several low-budget science fiction entries cranked out in the wake of STAR WARS by the Italians. You could say that it is a spaghetti sci-fi. Got to love those cute robots, look out R2-D2!
Gangster Alexander Ward, his girl friend, Gypsy Boulet, and two henchmen come to Deadwood, South Dakota with the idea of stealing some gold bars. They enlist the aid of a local ski instructor, Gil Jackson, and plan to use him as a guide out of the territory after the robbery. However, a blizzard forces them to take refuge in Jackson's cabin, where Gypsy lowers the inside temperature by giving the cold shoulder to Ward, her former sweetie until she saw Jackson. Ward plans to kill Jackson after they have no further use of him, so he doesn’t care. But they had used an explosion in a cave to serve as a distraction during the heist, and this explosion had irritated a giant spider that lived there and, sure enough, all hands have to seek refuge in the cave from the fury of the storm. Starring Michael Forest, Sheila Noonan, and Frank Wolff. Those Hobbits battled giant spiders. Well, one shouldn’t hide in caves like that, mainly because bigfoot is probably there…
En route to Thebes for an important diplomatic mission, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and loses his memory. He spends most of the movie in the pleasure gardens of Queen Omphale of Lydia. While young Ulysses tries to help him regain his memory, political tensions escalate in Thebes, and Hercules' new wife Iole finds herself in mortal danger. Starring Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, and Gabriele Antonini. Lots of muscle men, scantily-clad women, fighting, tiger assaults and more in this early Hercules movie!
