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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
VHS - #EW0013/TS
$19.95
This is it! Agatha Christie's famous mystery, TEN LITTLE INDIANS, deftly
brought to the screen by legendary French director Rene Clair in this
restored original screen masterwork.
Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a mansion on a remote island.
When the host doesn't show up, the guests start dying, one by one, in
uniquely-macabre Agatha Christie-style. A brilliant cast lead by Academy
Award-winning actors, Barry Fitzgerald and Walter Huston.
D.O.A.
VHS - #ew0014/ts
$19.95
Frank Bigelow, an L.A. accountant, takes a vacation to San Francisco to
relax and womanize for a few days. While there he is slipped a slow acting
poison for which their is no antidote. The doctor's prognosis, he has forty
eight hours to live. Forty eight hours to find his murderer!
Terrifically-taunt landmark film which never lets up for a minute. The great
script and a beautiful musical score makes this one of the finest films ever
made. Miles ahead of the lightweight remake. This release is beautifully
restored from the producer's archive negative.
365 NIGHTS IN HOLLYWOOD
vhs - #EW0015/DRM
$19.95
A rare look at Alice Faye, the "Harlow" starlet before the makeover that
made her the number one box-office star of the day. Alice sings, dances and
romances in a musical comedy that gave hope, glamour and happiness to
millions during the Great Depression. Alice plays a car-hop lured into a
phony drama school by a washed-up director.
Considered "lost" for over six decades, the film was "preserved" from the
only surviving print by the late Frank Moshier, Alice Faye's biographer.
Never shown on television, and released here for the first time on home
video. Wade Williams
ABILENE TOWN
vhs - #EW0016/DRM
$14.95
Abilene, a rip-roaring cattle town at the end of the Chisolm Trail. A place
where the cattle-drives end and a cowboy's quest for women and whiskey
begin. But things are changing: homesteaders have arrived and are anxious to
make the town a peaceful family community. Thats when the trouble starts!
A spectacular, action-packed production starring Randolph Scott as the town
Marshall and lovely Ann Dvorak as the dance hall queen who sings, dances and
romances. Also starring Rhonda Fleming as the nice girl and young Lloyd
Bridges as the leader of the settlers. One of the best Westerns of the
period! Wade Williams.
SPACE PATROL
vhs - #EW0017/classic
$19.95
This is it, the wildly popular TV space adventure that thrilled the 50s
generation. Remastered from the original 35mm kinescopes, complete with
commercials, exactly as it was seen on Saturday mornings on the ABC-TV
network in 1954.
AMAZONS OF CYDONIA: In the Cydonian jungle of Venus, Dr. Tuttle and his
assistant are abducted by a tribe of Amazon women. Buzz, Happy and Robbie
are sent from Space Patrol headquarters to save them. (Episode 161, telecast
Jan. 23, 1954).
THE MONSOON TRAP ON CYDONIA: After rescuing Dr. Tuttle, the Space Patrol
force search for the doctor's assistant and are caught in the deadly monsoon
winds of Venus. (Episode 162, telecast Jan. 30, 1954).
THE MEN SLAVES OF CYDONIA: The Amazons capture Buzz and make him their
ruler's slave in exchange for sparing Happy's life. (Episode 163, telecast
Feb. 6, 1954).
KID MONK BARONI
vhs - #EW0018/drm
$19.95
A rousing rough and tumble story of a street gang in New York's "Little
Italy". A young Leonard Nimoy, in his first screen role as "Monk", becomes a
professional fighter and rises to the heights of success in the sordid world
of boxing. The manager, played by Bruce Cabot, is best known for his role in
KING KONG.
Filmed against the background of professional boxing, gold-digging sex
kittens, the crooked world of gambling and the Syndicate. Aflame with all
the excitement of romance, greed and Golden Gloves action!
THE BEACH GIRLS AND THE MONSTER
vhs - #EW0019/hc
$19.95
At California's Malibu Beach you'll find everything: hot hunky sun-bronzed
surfers, bikini-clad chicks stacked to Pasadena, rock n' rollers, beatniks,
booze, beer and something else...a hideous reptilian monster with a hunger
for bitchin' babes.
Dance to the rockin' tunes, MONSTER IN THE SURF and MORE THAN WANTING YOU.
Chill to the ghastly monster as it stalks its prey. Thrill as the surf-studs
ride the big ones in a drive-in 60's romp that will scare the yell out of
you! Great fun.
THE BEATNIKS
vhs - #EW0020/hc
$19.95
A gang of Hollywood rebels without a cause make trouble and take women
wherever they go. The leader of the pack, cool Eddie Grant (Tony Travis) is
discovered by a talent agent and is signed to a recording contract. He tries
to dump his hoodlum past, clean up his act and date a cute high-class chick,
but his old gang buddies have different ideas, including murder!
The first beatnik movie, originally titled, SIDEBURNS AND SYMPATHY (after
the MGM film, TEA AND SYMPATHY). A fun-filled, mixed-up Drive-In Theatre
delight that only the rockin' 50s could produce.
BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA
vhs - #EW0021/hc
$19.95
The time is the 1950s and the hottest comedy act in Hollywood is Martin and
Lewis. Taking full advantage of the trend, Dean Martin look-a-like Duke
Mitchell and his partner, Jerry Lewis clone Sammy Petrillo play a pair of
nightclub performers who fall out of a plane and find themselves stranded on
a jungle island. They discover Bela Lugosi, who is experimenting with a
serum that turns people into gorillas!
It's a wild adventure with corny gags, jungle romance and a few show tunes
tossed in, while Lugosi lurks around conducting his crazed experiments. A
rarely-seen camp classic that's more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
THE BIGAMIST
vhs - #EW0022/drm
$19.95
A beautifully-crafted drama of illicit desire and betrayal. Edmond O'Brien
(D.O.A.) is brilliant as a "travelling salesman" with a devoted wife in one
town and a pregnant mistress in another.
Famed Hollywood actress-producer-director Ida Lupino stars in and directs
the perfect cast in her finest screen effort. Alluring Joan Fontaine drips
with sensuality as the young mistress. One of the top independent
productions released by R.K.O. in the 1950s. Not to be missed!
THE BIG WHEEL
vhs - #EW0023/drm
$19.95
Mickey Rooney is all-grown up as Billy Coy, the son of a famous Indianapolis
500 race car driver who died in a firey crash in the last laps of the race.
Always living in the shadow of his father, Billy races his way to the Indy
500 to face his fears and claim his family legacy.
Action-packed race car footage filmed at the famed speedway with plenty of
dizzy skids and crashing cars, for race fans and action lovers. Spectacular
footage, romance and music. Great stars, top notch entertainment!
BRIDE OF THE GORILLA
vhs - #EW0024/classic
$19.95
Excitement and suspense abound in this atmospheric jungle thriller. Sexy
blonde bombshell, Barbara Payton, marries a wealthy plantation owner in the
South American jungle, where strange and hideous experiments are underway,
using ancient jungle curses and supernatural forces summoned from beyond!
Excellent jungle adventure with legendary Lon Chaney, Jr., handsome leading
man, Raymond Burr (PERRY MASON) and tabloid sex goddess, Barbara Payton. One
of the last of the occult horror dramas popular in the 30s and 40s.
CHAMPAGNE FOR CAESAR
vhs - #EW0025/com
$19.95
A riotous comedy about an unemployed genius who becomes a contestant on
television's biggest quiz show and proceeds to win the company from the
show's sponsor. Vincent Price gives the best performance of his career as
the eccentric owner of the Milady Soap empire.
Brilliant film with superb performances by Academy Award winners Ronald
Colman and Celeste Holm. A rollicking, romantic film on everyone's top ten
list. Entertainment of the highest order.
TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET
vhs - #EW0026/classic
$19.95
This is it! The premiere adventure of TOM CORBETT, the first science fiction
hero of television's Golden Age. With the over-whelming success of the
series, the program expanded to radio, a syndicated comic strip, over a
hundred toys and products, eight full-length hardback novels and countless
comic books.
In this thrill-packed adventure, Earth's existence is threatened by beings
from another world. It pits Tom and his cohorts against a space fleet from
the dark side of Mercury. Like all of Tom's adventures, it opens your
imagination and keeps you on the edge of your seat. I ought to know, I was
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. Frankie Thomas
MY DEAR SECRETARY
vhs - #EW0027/com
$19.95
Wolfish Kirk Douglas plays a famous skirt-chasing author who meets the
ultimate blond in the form of Loraine Day. Unfortunately, she's not
impressed by his charms and upsets his bachelor pad when she becomes his
"personal secretary".
The most refreshing "politically-incorrect" comedy ever made. Riotous
situations and the ultimate landlady, played by Florence Bates, who along
with Keenan Wynn and Virginia Hewitt, steal every scene they're in.
Wonderful 1940's situation comedy.
DETOUR
vhs - #EW0028/ts
$19.95
This is it, the defining motion picture in all of "film noir" written by
Academy Award-nominee Martin Goldsmith and directed by legendary B-movie
maker Edgar G. Ulmer (THE BLACK CAT).
Tom Neal, handsome 1940's leading man, brings to thrilling life a
down-on-his-luck nightclub performer who takes one wrong turn and picks up
the meanest broad in all "noir" played to perfection by the incomparable Ann
Savage in the most powerful and riveting performance ever recorded on
celluloid.
Beautifully restored from the original 35mm nitrate masters and including
the original "Prevues of Coming Attractions."
DETOUR - Remake
vhs - #EW0029/ts
$19.95
Academy Award(r) nominee Martin Goldsmith's savage story of a nightclub
musician hitchhiking to Hollywood, when fate forces him on a detour of
terror and murder in the form of Vera, the meanest broad in all of noir
(played to perfection by Lea Lavish).
Introducing Tom Neal, Jr., reprising the role that made his father a noir
legend in the original 1945 classic. Also starring Erin McGrane as the
nightclub star, Brad Bittiker as the cowboy actor, and legendary actress
Susanna Foster's return to the screen!
TEENAGE DOLL
vhs - #EW0030/drama
$19.95
Hot gang chicks, street punks, murder, wild sex and sadism are the key
ingredients in this stylish 1950's teenage ganster film about a good girl in
bad company who sets off a gang war by accidently killing a beat girl from
the other side of the tracks!
Top-of-the-line Saturday night drive-in theater fare produced and directed
by B-movie master, Roger Corman, complete with street slang of the day
delivered by beat girls living outside the law. One of the best teen crime
dramas of the 50's.
TALES OF TOMORROW: FRANKENSTEIN
vhs - #EW0031/classic
$19.95
THE MIRACULOUS SERUM - Originally telecast live: JUNE 20, 1952 - Paramount
star Richard Derr, fresh from his starring role in the classic science
fiction adventure WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, plays a scientist that invents a
serum that makes it possible to live forever!
FRANKENSTEIN - Originally telecast live: January 18, 1952 - Legendary horror
icon Lon Chaney, Jr. (THE WOLF MAN) plays the Frankenstein monster in this
historic live telecast. Bizarre and erratic performance by Chaney, who had
tipped a few too many whiskeys before showtime.
READ TO ME HERR DOKTOR - Originally telecast live: March 20, 1953 - When the
professor's experimental robot learns to do more than just read about
romance, it falls head-over-heels in love with the professor's daughter,
Academy Award(r) winner Mercedes McCambridge (ALL THE KING'S MEN, GIANT).
The year was 1951. The Cold War was heating up. Russia had the bomb. Flying
saucers invaded the skies over New Mexico. Network television was only five
years old and science fiction was entering its renaissance, with such
visionary films as ROCKETSHIP X-M, DESTINATION MOON and THE DAY THE EARTH
STOOD STILL. From out of these turbulent times was born TV's first science
fiction anthology series: TALES OF TOMORROW on the ABC television network.
TALES OF TOMORROW, a ground-breaking, thought-provoking series, featuring
the top film stars of the day. A show so new and different, it set the stage
for other thriller-anthology series, such as THE TWILIGHT ZONE and THE OUTER
LIMITS. Not to be missed!
NIGHT OF THE GHOULS
vhs - #EW0032/camp
$19.95
Undercover ghostchaser Duke Moore investigates a mysterious medium (Keene
Duncan), who fleeces relatives of the dead by fake channeling with the
beyond. But beware, the night is alive with ghouls! Titanic 400 lb. Tor
Johnson, Vampira-wannabe Valda Hansen, the ever-clever psychic Criswell
(whose predictions are always 100% wrong) and the irrepressible comedy of
Kelton the Cop (Paul Marco).
After the release of PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE and BRIDE OF THE MONSTER, Ed
Wood mustered his stock company of players (those that would speak to him)
and decided to return to the great days of the gothic horror shockers that
thrilled him as a child. NIGHT OF THE GHOULS is a must for all "Woodheads"
and marks the end of an era for this unique filmmaker. You have to see it to
believe it! (camp2)
GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN
vhs - #EW0033/mon
$19.95
A small California mountain community is terrorized by a murderous monster
that is stalking the townspeople and savagely murdering them. The undead
thing is believed the to be the incarnation of an infamous Spanish
Conquistador who was killed in the mountains during an Indian raid.
Filmed in scenic Big Bear, California, this drive-in theater thriller is the
first film effort of 50s cult filmmaker Richard Cunha (FRANKENSTEIN'S
DAUGHTER, SHE DEMONS). Starring sci-fi leading man, Ed Kemmer (SPACE
PATROL), Morris Ankrum (INVADERS FROM MARS) and Buddy Baer (Max's brother)
as the Giant. One of the last films of monster make-up artist Jack Pierce
(FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUMMY). (mon1)
GLEN OR GLENDA?
vhs - #EW0034/camp
$19.95
This is it! The true story of a man who lusted after women so much, he
wanted to dress like them. The first film based on the strange tastes of
legendary filmmaker, Ed Wood, and a sordid plea for acceptance in the world
of bondage and the sexually-confused, decades before ROCKY HORROR PICTURE
SHOW and TV's ELLEN.
Starring famous shock star, Bela Lugosi as the "Puppet Master" and Ed
himself in the role of Glen/Glenda. It also marks the screen debut of Ed's
main squeeze at the time, Dolores Fuller, who went on to become one of
Elvis' star songwriters. An important film document, years before its time.
Wildly entertaining!
THE HITCH-HIKER
vhs - #EW0035/ts
$19.95
A fishing vacation becomes a terrifying trip of terror for two men
apprehended by a gunman who thumbs rides and then robs and kills his
benefactors. Stark raw drama expertly directed by famed Hollywood
actress-producer-director Ida Lupino, with an intense, unforgettable
performance by William Talman as the ruthless hitch-hiker.
Expertly acted, directed and photographed in the bleak and foreboding desert
landscapes of Southern California and Mexico.
HALF HUMAN
vhs - #EW0036/mon
$19.95
An expedition is dispatched to the snow-packed mountains of northern Japan
in search of the missing link between man and beast -- "The Abominable
Snowman"! The explorers discover an ancient civilization who worship the
man-beast, making human and animal sacrifices to the creature so it won't
attack. All is well, until the they capture the creature's offspring,
sending it into a blood-thirsty frenzy!
Horror icon John Carradine (HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN) recounts his experiences
in the Far East and unravels the mystery of the man-beast with 1950s sci-fi
staple Morris Ankrum (ROCKETSHIP X-M, INVADERS FROM MARS). (mon1)
LOUISIANA HUSSY
vhs - #EW0037/drm
$19.95
The torrid tale of a Cajun sex kitten who ruins the lives of all she
touches. Untamed Nan Peterson turns up the temperatures of two lust-crazed
brothers and pits them against each other with her bra-busting architecture
and sultry Southern ways.
Beautifully filmed on-location in the Deep South, this steamy saga boasts
such stars as Betty Lynn (Barney Fife's girlfriend on THE ANDY GRIFFITH
SHOW), Peter Coe (PEYTON PLACE) and Nan Peterson, the sexy star from THE
HIDEOUS SUN DEMON. A drive-in masterpiece not to be missed!
IMPACT
vhs - #EW0038/ts
$19.95
Millionaire-industrialist Walter Williams is marked for murder by his sexy
young wife and her seedy lover. When the insidious plot ends in a fiery
disaster, Williams is thought dead. In reality, he finds himself without a
clue of who he is or what happened. But as his memory starts to return, his
shattered life becomes a runaway roller coaster ride of suspense and
excitement!
Beautifully photographed on-location in San Francisco, this "hard-boiled
drama" snaps with smart dialogue, a hell-frosted broad and more twists than
a rusty corkscrew. IMPACT is truly a forgotten film noir masterpiece.
THE INTRUDER
vhs - #EW0039/drm
$19.95
Controversial 1960s breakthrough film about racial integration in a small
Missouri town and the resistance it encounters.
William Shatner gives the most intense performance of his career as a
white-supremacist who tries to block the racial integration of public
schools. Based on true events, this highly-charged drama explores small town
hysteria and the undercurrent of resentment that prevails today.
This motion picture contains strong and offensive language. It is not
recommended for those easily offended and is presented here as a document of
American film history.
THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE
vhs - #EW0040/classic
$19.95
"[A brilliant] inventor...develops an explosive strong enough to replace the
energy to be had from oil and coal. [While a] rich villian seeks to acquire
the substance, a Nautilus-type submarine, a deserted volcanic island
harboring a pirate city built in a crater, a hidden lake with a super
sophisticated laboratory on its shore, a rocket-firing cannon, etc. Derived
from Verne's FACE AU DRAPEAU.
"A marvelously poetic evocation of Jules Verne's world achieved through a
combination of live action, animation, puppets and glass painting. [Director
Karel] Zeman manages to create images that are like Benette and Riou's
etchings that had illustrated the Hetzel edition of Verne's works." THE
AURUM FILM ENCYCLOPEDIA
LADY OF BURLESQUE
vhs - #EW0041/ts
$19.95
A stripper is murdered with her own G-string backstage during a performance.
Everyone is suspect, but the show must go on! Old-time burlesque on the
Great White Way, before the light went out in New York's Time Square.
Screen legend Barbara Stanwyck, action director William A. Wellman and famed
Gypsy Rose Lee team up to create the best backstage musical/murder mystery
ever made! Based on actual incidents (and folklore) torn from the underbelly
of the show biz world. It ain't Shakespeare, but it's a lot of fun! Arnold
Leibovit
THE GOLDEN MISTRESS
vhs - #EW0042/ts
$19.95
When her father mysteriously dies from a Haitian voodoo curse, Ann Dexter
(played by Rosemarie Bowe, beautiful wife of Robert Stack) hires
soldier-of-fortune John Agar (CREATURE OF THE BLACK LAGOON) to track down
her father's killer and find the Lost Treasure of Tigris.
Filmed on-location in Haiti at the sacred ruins of Christopher's San Souci
and the Citadel. Lush Technicolor(r) excitement with authentic voodoo
rituals and one of Hollywood's most gorgeous female stars. Never before
released on video!
BRIDE OF THE MONSTER
vhs - #EW0043/camp
$19.95
Legendary horror icon Bela Lugosi stars as Dr. Eric Vornoff, who with Lobo
(Tor Johnson), a crazed man-beast servant, is conducting flesh-burning
radiation experiments on humans in an attempt to create a legion of atomic
super-men.
Produced and directed by Ed Wood, Jr., famed cult filmmaker with a script
co-written by Alex Gordon and Ed's stable of players, Dolores Fuller (GLEN
OR GLENDA, JAILBAIT), Tor Johnson and Paul Marco (PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE).
Bela Lugosi's last living screen performance and one of Ed's best efforts!
SHE SHALL HAVE MUSIC
vhs - #EW0044/drama
$19.95
The biggest international musical extravaganza ever brought to the screen up
until the time. Ace producer Julius Hagen spared no expense in recruiting
the most talented artists from around the world for this sensational
musical. Inspired by the rollicking burlesque of the Ziegfeld Follies and
grandiose production numbers of the Busby Berkeley musicals.
From light comedy to hot jazz, beautiful ballerinas to racy can-can girls,
SHE SHALL HAVE MUSIC showcases the finest in song and dance. Now that's
entertainment! Wade Williams
THE GREAT RUPERT
vhs - #EW0045/com
$19.95
The heart-warming tale of Rupert, a lovable trained squirrel who unknowingly
helps a family of vaudeville performers who are down on their luck.
The first feature film of visionary sci-fi producer George Pal (THE TIME
MACHINE, WAR OF THE WORLDS, DESTINATION MOON). THE GREAT RUPERT stars Jimmy
Durante in one of his most memorable screen performances and utilizes Pal's
Academy Award(r)-winning PUPPETOON(tm) animation technique. An inspiring
screen charmer of hope and optimism. Arnold Leibovit
SCARED TO DEATH
vhs - #EW0046/ts
$19.95
A beautiful corpse tells in flashback sequences how she was "scared to
death" and the frightening events leading up to her mysterious demise.
Horror icons Bela Lugosi (DRACULA, SON OF FRANKENSTEIN) and George Zucco
(DEAD MEN WALK) star in their last film together and Lugosi's only color
film, beautifully restored in the original spooky hues of Cinecolor, a weird
color process popular for "financially-challenged" producers of the day.
Directed by legendary silent film pioneer Christy Cabanne (THE LAST OUTLAW,
ONE FRIGHTENED NIGHT). Wade Williams
THE SECOND WOMAN
vhs - #EW0047/ts
$19.95
Ellen (Betsy Drake), a beautiful young woman travelling alone on a train,
meets a handsome stranger (Robert Young) and is immediately taken by his
charm. She soon discovers that his wife was mysteriously killed on their
honeymoon and that he is haunted by dark visions of her death.
Ellen is drawn deeper and deeper into a realm of mystery and desire that
leads her to the strange, remote cliffhouse that holds the secret to this
atmospheric murder thriller.
SPACE PATROL
vhs - #EW0048/classic
$19.95
This is it, the wildly popular TV space adventure that thrilled the 50s
generation. Remastered from the original 35mm kinescopes, complete with
commercials, exactly as it was seen on Saturday mornings on the ABC-TV
network in 1954.
GIANTS OF PLUTO #3: Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy encounter a mad scientist
running a facility on a satellite of Pluto. (Episode 189, telecast Sept. 10,
1954).
THE FIERY PIT OF PLUTO #3: Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy explore a robotic,
zombie-like world on one of Pluto's moons. (Episode 190, telecast Sept. 19,
1954).
MANHUNT ON PLUTO #3: Buzz Corry and Cadet Happy become the victim of this
evil scientist's experiments in the exciting conclusion of this three-part
adventure. (Episode 191, telecast Sept. 24, 1954).
THE THIEF
vhs - #EW0049/ts
$19.95
Hitchcockesque thriller about a communist spy who kills an FBI agent and is
haunted by his guilty conscience. The most unique suspense story of the
sound era without a single word spoken!
Brilliant production with beautiful photography in New York, Washington D.C.
and other east coast locations. A product of the Cold War era when
communists were infiltrating all phases of American life. Academy
Award-winner Ray Milland stars in this moody film noir masterpiece.
LOST, LONELY AND VICIOUS
vhs - #EW0050/ts
$19.95
The white-hot story of what happens to teens who come to Hollywood, where
rebels with and without a cause race up and down Sunset Boulevard picking-up
young starlets who will do anything and anyone for a chance in the movies.
Handsome Ken Clayton stars as a teenager on the verge of stardom whose
reckless ways with hot rods and wild-for-kicks chicks almost costs him his
life. A drive-in masterwork for the less-than- critical viewer. Never before
shown on television.
NOT WANTED
vhs - #EW0051/DRM
$19.95
Ida Lupino's first independent film as producer was the first in a series of
hard-hitting and sensational film productions by this top dramatic actress
and opened up the door for other women to work as producers and directors in
the male-dominated Hollywood film industry.
Starring luscious Sally Forrest in her screen debut as a naive young woman
who falls for a slick nightclub piano player, only to be seduced and
abandoned and finding herself in a family way. Disgraced, she gives up the
baby for adoption and goes off the deep-end, kidnapping another child and
going to prison in this stark drama years ahead of it's time. Wade Williams
THE WELL
vhs - #EW0052/DRM
$19.95
Academy Award-nominated motion picture (best screenplay and best editing)
THE WELL is an incisive drama and study of crowd psychology that erupts when
a black child disappears (having fallen into a deep well) and a white
stranger (played by Henry Morgan of M*A*S*H* fame) is accused of kidnapping
her.
An intense film based on real-life incident of Kathy Friscus, who captured
America's attention when she was trapped in a well. An unforgettable motion
picture with a fine score by Dimitri Tiomkin. Movie making at its dramatic
best!
WHITE ZOMBIE
vhs - #EW0053/ZOM
$19.95
Filmdom's greatest horror star, Bela Lugosi, as the darkly-entrancing,
Legendré, ruler of a legion of zombies on a sugar plantation in Haiti, the
land of the living dead. The first horror film about voodoo, WHITE ZOMBIE
was inspired by the novel THE MAGIC ISLAND and became the model for all
zombie films to come thereafter.
Independently-produced by brothers Victor and Edward Halperin, WHITE ZOMBIE
used the atmospheric sets from DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN and KING KONG and
showcased the sinister make-up effects of Universal's famed monster maker,
Jack Pierce (FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUMMY, THE WOLF MAN). Wild, weird and
wonderful! Restored from the original 35mm studio print. Wade Williams