White Lightning (1973) Levy-Gardner-Laven :: United Artists / P: Arthur Gardner, Jules V. Levy, Arnold Laven / D: Joseph Sargent / W: William W. Norton / C: Edward Rosson / E: George Jay Nicholson / M: Charles Bernstein / S: Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Louise Latham, Diane Ladd, R.G. Armstrong
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Constantin Film Produktion :: Jolly Film :: Ocean Films :: United Artists / P: Arrigo Colombo, Giorgio Papi / AP: Piero Santini / D: Sergio Leone / W: Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil, A. Bonzzoni, Sergio Leone / C: Massimo Dallamano, Federico G. Larraya / E: Roberto Cinquini, Alfonso Santacana / M: Ennio Morricone / S: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonté, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp
For a Few Dollars More (1965) Constantin Film Produktion :: Produzioni Europee Associati :: United Artists / EP: Alfredo Fraile / P: Alberto Grimaldi, Arturo González / D: Sergio Leone / W: Luciano Vincenzoni, Fulvio Morsella, Sergio Leone / C: Massimo Dallamano / E: Eugenio Alabiso, Giorgio Serrallonga / M: Ennio Morricone / S: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Klaus Kinski, Luigi Pistilli, Gian Maria Volonté
Ah, Ator — a/k/a Ator the Fighting Eagle, Joe D’Amato’s gonzo-riffic Conan the Barbarian cash-in, which, of course, was followed by another barbaric boondoggle with The Blade Master — a/k/a Ator the Invincible, but probably best known as MST3k fan favorite, Cave Dwellers, with Miles and Miles O’Keefe.
Ator (1982) / EP: Helen Szabo / P: Alex Susmann / AP: Chris Trainor / D: Joe D’Amato / W: Joe D’Amato, Michele Soavi / C: Joe D’Amato / E: David Framer / M: Carlo Maria Cordio / S: Miles O’Keeffe, Sabrina Siani, Ritza Brown, Edmund Purdom, Laura Gemser
Bataan (1943) Loew’s Incorporated :: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) / EP: Dore Schary / P: Irving Starr / D: Tay Garnett / W: Robert Hardy Andrews / C: Sidney Wagner / E: George White / M: Bronislau Kaper / S: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, Thomas Mitchell, Desi Arnaz, Barry Nelson, Robert Walke
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Other Points of Interest:
Film review of Our Man Flint at 3B Theater.
Poster Campaign for Our Man Flint at the Archive.
Our Man Flint (1966) 20th Century Fox / P: Saul David / D: Daniel Mann / W: Hal Fimberg, Ben Starr / C: Daniel L. Fapp / E: William Reynolds / M: Jerry Goldsmith / S: James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Gila Golan, Edward Mulhare, Shelby Grant, Sigrid Valdis, Gianna Serra, Helen Funai
Wowsers … Another wild Outlaw Biker flick from American International that could never, ever live up to it’s title. But, really, how could it? And this particular tale of jealousy and revenge pits the blond bombshell leader of the Mini-Skirts against some rodeo clown, who had the temerity to dump her for some Squaresville chick and go straight, promising these newlyweds a honeymoon from hell they’ll never forget — if they survive it!
The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968) American International / P: Maury Dexter / AP: Hank Tani / D: Maury Dexter / W: James Gordon White / C: Archie R. Dalzell / E: Sidney Levin / M: Les Baxter / S: Jeremy Slate, Diane McBain, Sherry Jackson, Patty McCormack, Ross Hagen, Harry Dean Stanton
Ring of Fear (1954) Wayne-Fellows Productions :: Warner Bros. / P: Robert Fellows, John Wayne / AP: D. Ross Lederman / D: James Edward Grant / W: Paul Fix, Philip MacDonald, James Edward Grant / C: Edwin B. DuPar / E: Fred MacDowell / M: Arthur Lange, Emil Newman / S: Clyde Beatty, Mickey Spillane, Pat O’Brien, Sean McClory, Marian Carr, John Bromfield, Kathy Cline, Kenneth Tobey
The Steel Helmet (1951) Deputy Corporation :: Lippert Pictures / EP: Robert L. Lippert / P: Samuel Fuller / AP: William Berke, Murray Lerner / D: Samuel Fuller / W: Samuel Fuller / C: Ernest Miller / E: Philip Cahn / M: Paul Dunlap / S: Gene Evans, Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards, Richard Loo, Sid Melton, William Chun
Hail! And Happy Birthday to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll!
And once more the IMDB seems to have their wires crossed a bit, saying the premiere for Harum Scarum wasn’t until December, 1965, which is false, and made finding these a pain the patootie but, in the end, the hunt was well worth it. Also of note, the ads call Harum Scarum a comical spoof but it was not originally intended to be. As the legend goes, when Colonel Parker saw a rough print he went absolutely apocalyptic and berated producer Sam Katzman, perhaps the only person in the world cheaper than Parker, that they needed to add a talking camel to the picture as the only means of salvaging it. Well, the camel never made it into the picture but it did make it into the adverts.
Other Points of Interest:
Full film review of Harum Scarum at 3B Theater.
Poster campaign for Harum Scarum at the Archive.
Harum Scarum (1965) Four-Leaf Productions :: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) / P: Sam Katzman / D: Gene Nelson / W: Gerald Drayson Adams / C: Fred Jackman Jr. / E: Ben Lewis / M: Fred Karger / S: Elvis Presley, Mary Ann Mobley, Fran Jeffries, Michael Ansara, Jay Novello, Theodore Marcuse, Billy Barty
Vigilante Force is kinda like The Magnificent Seven gone horribly, horribly wrong. Ya see, when a small town finally gets fed up with the lawless, rowdy roughnecks of Mr. Big’s oil refinery, they turn to a group of Vietnam vets to bust some heads and restore order. Unfortunately, in an Orwellian twist, these vigilantes turn out to be just as bad — if not worse, than the Cracker Taliban. Will this vicious cycle ever end? Not without a few explosions it won’t. And remember, don’t ever bring a gun to a bazooka fight.
Vigilante Force (1976) Chateau Productions :: United Artists / P: Gene Corman / D: George Armitage / W: George Armitage / C: William Cronjager / E: Morton Tubor / M: Gerald Fried / S: Kris Kristofferson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Victoria Principal, Bernadette Peters, Andrew Stevens, Brad Dexter
