Silver Screen – Page 44 – Fists and .45s!

Nancy Carroll, Halloween

On: October 23, 2019August 20, 2021 By: Romeyn

Pin-up photo of actress Nancy Carroll dressed as a black cat, celebrating Halloween, 1929

The Whip Vs. Killer Mummies

On: October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 By: Romeyn

A masked man who is called “The Whip” must fight against mummies who are committing a series of murders in the town. He is the only hope but this mission will be a challenge, because they have superhuman powers. (mi.tv)
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Myrna Loy, Halloween

On: October 20, 2019October 11, 2019 By: Romeyn

Myrna Loy, reading her fortunes in the cards, in this 1930s photo.

Skeletons Used in Films

On: October 20, 2019October 17, 2019 By: Romeyn

Detail from Screen Oddities, December 5th, 1932

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, 1948

On: October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 By: Romeyn

Abbott & Costello are freight handlers, who are thrown into a scheme to “fix” the Frankenstein monster. Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Glenn Strange reprise their roles of the famous horror monsters.

Walking Dead, 1936

On: October 18, 2019August 20, 2021 By: Romeyn

After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.(IMDb.com)

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Call of Cthulhu, 2005

On: October 12, 2019October 9, 2019 By: Romeyn

Call of Cthulhu is a fun, modern, low-budget, fan-made, silent film, based on HP Lovecraft’s most famous work. (Silent, b&w, 47 minutes)
If you wish to purchase this for your collection, it is available here: https://store.hplhs.org/products/call-of-cthulhu-dvd

10,000 BC, 2008 AD

On: October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 By: Romeyn

10,000 BC was panned by some viewers for being “historically inaccurate,” but honestly what did they expect from a director that had Will Smith knock an alien out with a punch to its helmet or uploading a computer virus to an alien mother ship. I picked up the movie at Dollar Tree, and honestly it looked like some of the D&D games I’ve participated in. It’s basically an alt-history/fantasy flick of a young hunter in a primitive society going to get his beautiful girl back after she was abducted and taken to a far away land. Along the way he gathers an army of men whose people were also taken captive. Its nothing more than a fun popcorn fest. If it was named something other than 10,000 BC it probably would have had better reviews.

Shown below are various posters for 10,000 BC.