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Tag Archives: Columbia Pictures
William Castle – Part Three
William Castle Week draws to a close with a look at his films from the sixties and seventies. He still reveled in his ballyhoo and gimmicks, but this late period in his career found him flirting with respectability, including collaborations … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Drama, Exploitation, Horror, Science Fiction, The Seventies, The Seventies, The Seventies, The Sixties, The Sixties, The Sixties, The Sixties
Tagged Axe Murder, Bradford Dillman, Columbia Pictures, Foreign Intrigue, Grotesque, Magic, Marcel Marceau, Mary Badham, Mime, Nigel Green, Nightmares, Peeping Tom, Pranks, Puppet, To Kill a Mockingbird, Transvestite
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William Castle – Part Two
Continuing William Castle Week featuring a round of his final films from the fifties. They were the usual mix of westerns and b-epics until he found his ticket to ride with Macabre and House on Haunted Hill and the first … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Exploitation, Featured, Horror, The Fifties, The Fifties, The Fifties, The Fifties, The Sixties, Western
Tagged 3-D, Columbia Pictures, Epic, Expose, Gladiators, Horror, LSD, Mondo, Robb White, Roman Empire, Silent Movie, Western
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Greenbriar Picture Shows at Melville’s Place
Welcome John McElwee of Greenbriar Picture Shows. John’s site is a treasure trove of unique movie ephemera and we’re happy to announce he’ll be sharing some of the jewels from his collection here at Melville’s place. First up, three vivid … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Drama, The Thirties, The Thirties, The Thirties
Tagged Blondie, Chic Young, Columbia Pictures, Dagwood, Dumas, James Whale, Swashbuckler
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William Castle – Part One
Mark of the Whistler – Columbia – 1944 Directed by William Castle, starring Richard Dix The Fat Man – Columbia – 1951 Directed by William Castle, starring J. Scott Smart It’s a Small World – Columbia – 1950 Directed by … Continue reading
The Violent Men – 1955 – Columbia Pictures
Directed by Rudolph Maté, starring Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Dianne Foster. The Toronto Daily Star, Feb. 4, 1955.
Posted in Western
Tagged Barbara Stanwyck, Columbia Pictures, Dianne Foster, Edward G. Robinson, Glenn Ford, Rudolph Maté
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