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SCIENCE
FICTION TELEVISION SHOWS

A - F
COMMANDO CODY ; Radar Men From The Moon
The Saturday afternoon matinee at local theaters invariably had a serial chapter playing along with the assorted cartoons and B-Westerns. From this golden age comes a 12 chapter serial starring George (no not the Southern Governor) Wallace and Clayton (Hi Yo Silver!) Moore. In this serial the Earth experiences a series of atomic explosions. The government solicits the help of scientist-inventor Commando Cody. It seems the moon is inhabited by terrorists (we should send ours there!). What else does a serial hero do but jump into his rocket ship, take off for the Moon and confront the evil ruler who is bent on conquering the earth (after he's leveled it with A-bombs?). Well, I guess you just have to be there to see how 12 chapters of non-stop action and adventure sustained many a young lad.
(A-203) B & W ..........approximately 170 minutes ...................$19.98 plus shipping and handling


FLASH GORDON
(1957) and THE JOE PALOOKA STORY (1954) 
FLASH GORDON A low budget B-movie "pulp"-style science fiction adventure starring Steve Holland as Flash and Irene Champlin as Dale. In this episode our heroes discover a planet ruthlessly dominated by women! THE JOE PALOOKA STORY With Joe Kirkwood, Jr. as Joe and "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom as his pal, taking time off from their vacation to help some admiring kids raise money for their summer camp.
(A-00-MC23) ....................approx 1 hour.................... $19.95 plus S & H


G - O

ONE STEP BEYOND  (1959)
John Newland is our guide into "the world of the unknown" as strange, frightening and unexplainable true events are dramatized in terms of realistic human experience. Three episodes are featured  in this special edition; THE AERIALIST . THE AFFAIR   ANNIVERSARY OF A MURDER .
(A-594) ....................approx 1 hour .................... $9.95 plus S &

ONE STEP BEYOND Vol. 1 (1959)
John Newland is our guide into "the world of the unknown" as strange, frightening and unexplainable true events are dramatized in terms of realistic human experience.DELUSION Norman Lloyd stars as a man with an extremely rare blood type who, in an emergency, donates it to a beautiful woman (a very young Susanne Pleschette), then discovers that he can predict the future--and her death! ECHO Opens with a man acquitted of his wife's murder, but when he sees his future in a mirror, he is driven to reveal the true killer. Ross Martin (Wild, Wild West) stars with Ed Kemmer (Space Patrol) in this bizarre tale of guilt and precognition.
(A-00-MC66) ....................approx 1 hour .................... $19.95 plus S & H

ONE STEP BEYOND   Vol. 2 (1959)
THE DREAM Reginald Owen is a home guardsman who has a curiously significant dream during the night of the British evacuation of Dunkirk. FORKED LIGHTENING Starring Ralph Nelson, who investigates a double premonition where two strangers know death will find them at the end of the day.
(A-00-MC68) ...................approx 1 hour ......................$19.95 plus S & H

ONE STEP BEYOND Vol. 3 (1959)
John Newland invites you to take the astonishing step into the "World of the Unknown" with strange, unexplainable, and frightening true events.EARTHQUAKE The incredible human document of a bellboy who predicted the San Francisco earthquake in 1806, but no one believed his premonition. David Opatoshu stars as the meek but courageous man who still saves the people willing to listen.LONELY ROOM In an exploration of the doppelganger phenomena, a handsome bashful man is unable to approach the beautiful woman next door. When he finally gets up nerve, to his dismay he sees "himself" courting the girl and taking her to romantic places. Will the double image of himself replace him entirely? Stars Fabrizio Mioni, Carl Esmond, and Lisa Montell.
(A-00-MC175) .................... approx 55 minutes...................$19.95 plus S & H


ONE STEP BEYOND Vol. 4 
(1959)

John Newland hosts stories of the bizarre and paranormal.BRAINWAVE A drunken seaman aboard a WW2 battleship uses his medical training to perform a delicate operation on his captain with the help of the supernatural.  Stars George Grizzard, Whit Bissell, Tod Andrews, and Ray Bailey.THE RETURN OF MITCHELL CAMPION  A man goes to an island he never visited before and finds everyone know him, including a beautiful woman.Stars Patrick O'Neal, Lilyan Chauvin, and Richard Angarola.
(A-00-MC283) .................... approx 55 minutes...................$19.95 plus S & H


P - R


THE PENDULUM (1956)
This excellent but overlooked series, hosted by John Bentey, had a definite "Hitchcockian" flavor as well as a fatalistic viewpoint, expounded in its prologue: "The pendulum swings, and destiny weaves a pattern. The story of people who could not stop The Pendulum. In THE PRICE OF VANITY , young Christopher Lee, a greedy and ambitious art dealer, enters into a path of destruction when he thinks he discovered a lost "Madonna," actually painted by a local starving artist. Next, DEATH ON THE BOARDS features a ballerina who can no longer dance engaging a young understudy from a concentration camp behind the Iron Curtain. When her husband falls for the younger woman, she seeks appropriate revenge.
(A-00-MC61) ....................approx 1 hour total ................ $19.95 plus S & H

 
Rocky Jones Space Ranger
Interplanetary adventure starring Richard Crane as Rocky, beautiful Sally Mansfield as Vena, and Scotty Beckett as Winky. BEYOND THE CURTAIN OF SPACE Rocky and Winky's mission is to save a scientist held against his will on a hostile planet, with their new assistant, Vena. This is the FIRST feature length adventure of the series.
(A-00-MC085) ....................72 minutes...................... $19.95 plus Shipping & Handling


Rocky Jones Space Ranger Vol. 2 (1953)
Interplanetary adventure starring Richard Crane as Rocky, beautiful Sally Mansfield as Vena, and Scotty Beckett as Winky. In BOBBY'S COMET, Mysterious missiles sent from one of Jupiter's moon are crashing into Earth. Rocky and the crew land on and explore this forbidden world to find the source of destruction. 72 minutes
(A-00-MC86) ....................72 minutes.................... $19.95 plus S  &  H |



Rocky Jones Space Ranger Vol. 3 (1954)
Fight interplanetary evil with Richard Crane as Rocky Jones, chief of the Space Rangers in the 21st century. Lovely Sally Mansfield plays Rocky's assistant Vena Ray. Scotty Beckett is Winky, Rocky's comical sidekick. It's the Space Rangers against devious space pirates in the three part episode PIRATES OF PRAH.
(A-00-MC87) ................... approx 78 minutes .............$19.95 plus S & H



Rocky Jones Space Ranger Vol.
4
More interplanetary action with Richard Crane as Rocky, beautiful Sally Mansfield as Vena, and Scotty Beckett as Winky.  ESCAPE INTO SPACE A racketeer dealing in "tarantula weed" is saved from his crippled spaceship by Rocky and his crew. They visit the planet Fornax where a Halloween type celebration invokes a confession from the superstitious criminal.  KIP'S PRIVATE WAR A convicted criminal's son finds respect for the law by rescuing Rocky and the crew from Pinto Vortando, a tyrant of universal proportions.
(A-00-MC147) ...................approx 1 hour .................... $19.95 plus S & H

Rocky Jones Space Ranger   Vol. 5  FORBIDDEN MOON
Rocky, crew, and the professor (Maurice Cass) explore the Forbidden Moon, a place from where no one has returned. They must find the antidote for a terrible sickness that Agar, the ruler of Medina, has unknowingly released on his own planet. Agar believes he can harness the sickness, which would give him power over the entire universe!
(A-00-MC149) ...................approx 78 minutes ................ $19.95 plus S & H


Rocky Jones Space Ranger Vol. 6
  ROCKY'S ODYSSEY
Rocky & crew visit the strange inhabitants from the two moons Posito and Negato who are unwilling to live in peace with each other. Don't miss Rocky's plight as he is caught under the spell of the terrible "Negato Music" which turns people mad! Can out two fisted interplanetary heroes become diplomats? 78 minutes
(A-00-MC150) ....................approx 78 minutes ...................$19.95 plus S & H

Rocky Jones Space Ranger Vol. 7 CRASH OF THE MOONS
Two moons, Posito and Ophiucius, are on a collision course. Rocky and crew fight all odds, including a hideous gas chamber, to rescue the inhabitants of the moons before they crash. Guest star John Banner.
(A-00-MC151) .....................78 minutes ................... $19.95 plus S & H


Rocky Jones Space Ranger   Vol. 8  1954
Outer space adventure stars Richard Crane as Rocky, with Sally Mansfield as Vena, Bobby Lyden as Bobby, and Scott Becket as Winky. SILVER NEEDLE IN THE SKY Cleolanta, wicked ruler of the planet Ophiucius, is at it again! Since nobody invited her to the interplanetary peace conference, she decides to suffocate Rocky and all the ambassadors. Maybe the invitation was lost in the mail?
(A-00-MC264) ....................78 minutes....................$19.95 plus S & H


S - Z

SHEENA QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE   Vol. 1 1954
Beautiful Irish McCalla is the 6 foot 1 inch courageous jungle goddess fighting evil in the savage continent of Africa. Bob, an African white trader and Sheena's friend, is played by Christian Drake. FORBIDDEN LAND Sheena escorts a safari and film crew into darkest Africa to make a motion picture about a tribe never seen by outsiders. THE RENEGADES Sheena helps Bob search for stolen diamonds.
(A-00-MC141) ...................55 min................................. $19.95


SHEENA QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE   Vol. 2
1955
More jungle excitement, wild animals, brave heroes, and beautiful Sheena, Queen of the Jungle played by Irish McCalla. THE TEST An animal poacher dares to steal Chim, Sheena's comical chimpanzee. Boy, is he in for trouble! THE MAGIC BAG Deep in the jungle filming wildlife, Sheena and Bob encounter a doctor seeking the Boca drug used by natives to revive the dead!
(A-00-MC161) .................55 minutes .............................$19.95

SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE   Vol. 3  1955
Shenna is sure to satisfy your jungle adventuring spirit in two more action episodes of this "lost" series starring Irish McCalla. THE GANYIKA KID A crooked boxing promoter enters the jungle with Bob seeking a new savage fighter to bring to New York. Sheena saves the crook's life when a chief seeks revenge. THE ELEPHANT GOD Sheena and Bob help a woman who seeks a plane lost in the jungle. This plane is the key to her idenity and a sizable family inheritance. Clues to help Sheena unravel the mystery include a Masai doll, a secret waterfall, and an elephant with one tusk.
(A-00-MC162) ........................55 minutes .............................$19.95

SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE   Vol.4  1955
In LEOPARD MEN a ruthless prospector uses the Leopard Men, a secret society of killers ostracized from their own tribes, to obtain a uranium mine through terror and murder. Sheena unravels the mystery, and is captured by the Leopard Men, leading to the exciting conclusion! SACRED RIVER Sheena helps Bob convince the Japella tribe to allow the Gobi tribe to canoe on their sacred river selling hemp. Sheena and friends are captured and almost sacrificed to the river! How does Sheena get out of this?(A-00-MC165)
...................55 min..........................$19.95
 

SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE Vol. 5 1955
Two more action episodes of this "lost" TV series with beautiful Irish McCalla. CURSE OF THE VOODOO Sheena, Bob, and a reckless photographer are captured by a voodoo tribe. Sheena must convince the witch doctor her magic is greater than voodoo. FORBIDDEN CARGO Sheena encounters a band of ruthless gun runners who carry more than rifles...typhoid fever. Sheena must stop them before an epidemic occurs.
(A-00-MC187) ..........................60  minutes....................... $19.95

SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE Vol. 6 1955
TOUCH OF DEATH Sheena encounters an unscrupulous trader dealing in contraband ivory. To hide this dastardly deed the natives are convinced Bob has the "touch of death." Can Sheena save him? THE LASH (This rare print has a line for approximately 10 minutes.) Sheena meets the diabolical and sadistic criminal, ex-circus strongman Bull Kendall, who is willing to kill for valuable musk oil. Sheena proves she is a match for Bull (Buddy Baer) and his whip!
(A-00-MC188) .....................55 minutes ......................$19.95

SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE Vol. 7  1955
Three episodes! JUNGLE PERSUIT, SECRET OF THE TEMPLE, and RIVAL QUEEN!  In RIVAL QUEEN Bull Kendall (Buddy Baer) escapes prison with two other escapees, who concoct a scheme to steal musk, used in expensive perfume, from the Nenomos tribe. They hypnotize a woman who becomes an evil queen, and Shenna must stop her.  Three complete episodes!
(A-00-MC271) ....................79 Minutes.....................$19.95



TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET 1952

"Kellogg's Pep, the build up wheat cereal invites you to rocket into the future with- TOM CORBETT... SPACE CADET" This series delighted children for close to 5 years on virtually all the networks in the 50's. Frankie Thomas Jr. stars as Tom Corbett, with Al Markim and Jan Merlin. Four 15 minute shows complete with commercials. One chapter involves landing a damaged spaceship on Mars, among other adventures. Order No:
(A-00-MC285)......................60 minutes. ........................$19.95 

Scienece FictioN, Horror & ExploitaioN MoVies  
 

BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA
As outrageous as the title suggests and every bit s fun! Bela Lugosi stars as Dr. Zabor, a mad scientist living on the Pacific island of Coca Cola (yeah it's that bad!) who whiles away his time performing weird evolutionary experiments. The island is also home to a primitive group of tribesmen. Into this mix, parachute two goofy Martin & Lewis imitators. Mayhem ensues when Mitchell takes a liking to the Chef's daughter, sparking jealousy and a devious plot by Dr,. Zabor to make a monkey out of him!
(A-588) B & W ..........74 minutes...................................................$9.98 plus shipping and handling

A BUCKET OF BLOOD
Walter Paisley, a shy, quiet, bumbling busboy at a beatnik coffeehouse has aspirations to be an acclaimed artist if only to attract a girl he has a crush on. When his more than life-like sculptures gain acclaim he is declared a success. But why are these sculpted clay statues so perfectly life-like? A tongue-in-cheek farce/horror send-up, this film has gained a cult status.
(A-299) B & W / sound (1960)........................................................................$9.98 plus shipping and handling

CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
This expressionistic German classic stars Werner Krauss and Conrad Veidt.
(A-100 ) Silent with music added ...................approximately 55 minutes.....$12.98 plus shipping and handling


CHAMBER OF HORRORS

Leslie Banks, best known for his role in "Most Dangerous Game" as the evil Count Zaroff, plays the enigmatic Dr. Manetta. One of several people entrusted with the keys to the seven locks on the door of the crypt of Lord Selford who was interred together with a casket of jewels. A suspense-mystery film with touches of the macabre including the gloomy country estate, thunder storms, and a torture chamber fits this in well with the genre.
(A-301) B & W sound (1940) .......................................................................$9.98 plus shipping and handling


CHaiNed for liFe
Two of the people who appeared in Tod Browning's "Freaks" are featured in this low-budget exploitation film. Real life Siamese Twins, the Hiltons are featured in a murder mystery. Working in a sleazy Vaudeville house with some bizarre acts, one of the sisters is accused of murder. In a court room hearing, one of the sisters could be found guilty. If so, should the guilty twin be executed? Should the innocent twin die since they can't be separated? These and other compelling questions can be answered!
(A-227)
B & W ............................approximately 60 minutes.....$9.98 plus shipping and handling

The corpse Vanishes
starring Bela Lugosi with Luana Walters (1942)
Mad scientist Doctor Lorenz (Lugosi, who else?) wants to keep his elderly wife young. He accomplishes this via a poisoned orchid and kidnapping  young nubile virgins as they are about to be married. Bela extracts fluid from their glands and then injects it into his wife. Reported Pat Hunter (Walters) is onto Lorenz's scheme and goes to his estate under false pretenses. After agreeing to be Lugosi's guest for the night, she faces the same ordeal as the assorted brides!
(A-700)
B & W ............................approximately 64 minutes.....$9.98 plus shipping and handling

THE COrpse Eaters
Two young couples funning around on Friday thw 13th, go into a cemetery. When it starts to rain, they go into an open vault to get out of the elements. Playing a game with Satanic words for Lucifer, they manage to wake up the dead. More fun takes place at the Happy Halo Mortuary.
Picture has bloody and other graphic effects. So much so, it was censored in it's country of origin (Canada) upon it's release. Producer and makeup artist Lawrence Zazlenchuck also made "Attack of the Brain Demon" and "The Mummy's Rampage" (both are lost films).
Long thought lost, this video was transferred from the only known surviving print, the first answer print, and thus the quality of the color is variable. Still a rarity!

(A-888-E) B & W ............................approximately 6o minutes.....$14.98 plus shipping and handling

THE CREEPING TERROR
In the best Ed Wood tradition this horror (in more ways than one! ) is about two monstrous hairy globular creatures that bear a striking resemblance to giant dildos! They turn up near Lake Tahoe (probably where the producer lived) and proceed to consume mass quantities of people; mostly teen-agers, fishermen and show girls. Since major portions of the films' sound track was accidentally destroyed, a narrator fills in the gaps.
(A-097) B & W ............................approximately 6o minutes.....$9.98 plus shipping and handling


CRIME OF DR. CRESPI

This one is for laughs. Eric von Stroheim stars as a mad scientist in this "horror thriller" loosely based on an Edgar Allen Poe story. Which one is any guess! He is assisted by Dwite Frye (Dracula's "Renfield").

(A-133)
B & W................approximately 65 minutes...$9.98 plus shipping and handling

THE DEVIL BAT
Bela Lugosi, ever associated with vampires of one kind or another is cast as a mad scientist who breeds murderous vampire bats in his laboratory that attack anyone wearing a secret aftershave lotion. How does he get the bats to attack women?
(A-154) B & W sound (1940) ....................approx 65 minutes ..................$9.98 plus S & H

 

DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE  (1920)
John Barrymore
Robert Louis Stevenson's novel is adapted this time by John Barrymore in his remarkable portrayal of the doomed scientist. While the film does not break any technical grounds, Barrymore's portrayal and particularly his transition from Jekyll into Hyde right in front of the cameras makes this the most outstanding version of the silent era. Poster repro at right is for illustration purposes onl
y.
(A-207) B & W silent with music score added .....approx 60 minutes ...$9.98 plus s & h

DRACULA'S GREAT LOVE
Paul Naschi stars in this foreign adaptation of the Dracula legend which is definitely not for children. This is the complete un-cut version not usually
seen in recent years.
(A-216)
Color / sound .......................................................................................$9.98 plus shipping and handling

GLEN OR GLENDA?

Poor Bela! Ed Wood strikes again with the silliest exploitation film( not to mention auto-biographical) yet! Bela acts as a sort of geek chorus to the bizarre happenings. This film may set record for use of stock footage! Oh, by the way, it's about a cross-dresser.
(A-129)
B & W..........approximately 67 long minutes......................$9.98 plus shipping and handling

THE GORILLA

starring Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill and Anita Louise (1939)
When wealthy lawyer (are there many other kinds?) Walter Stevens (played by Lionel Atwill) fears he will be murdered by infamous killer "The Gorilla", he hires detectives to investigate and protect him. The detectives discover that the real killer is not the escaped circus gorilla accused of perpetuating a series of murders, but instead a human. They also realize the only person truly in danger is young heiress Norma Denby, played by Anita Louise.
(A-694)
B & W..........approximately 67 long minutes......................$9.98 plus shipping and handling


HUMAN GORILLA

Richard Carlson stars as a Private Eye searching for a missing suspect. His trail leads to a mental institution where he gets himself committed as a mental patient. This is probably where the script for this film originated. He soon finds himself involved in intrigue of corruption. The so-called human gorilla is played by that master of subtlety, Tor (Plan 9) Johnson as a psychotic ex-boxer who settles any disputes among the inmates in the asylum. Actually, this is a straight forward mystery thriller re-titled to appear as a horror thriller.
(A-223) B & W ........................approximately 61 minutes................$9.98 plus shipping and handling

HUMAN MONSTER
Bela stars as Dr. Orloff (no, not Karloff!) in this adaptation of the Edgar Wallace story "DARK EYES OF LONDON". In this British thriller, a Scotland Yard detective looks into a series of mysterious deaths of five blind men found drowned in the Thames River. The daughter of one of the murdered men assistes the investigators as they discover that the dead men had links to Dr. Orloff who had a reason for eliminating these men.
(A-210) B & W sound (1939)...............................................$9.98 plus shipping and handling

 

INVISIBLE GHOST
In this mystery-thriller Lugosi actually gets a chance to do some good acting for a change as a loving father who does not know that he becomes a somnambulistic murderer when his supposedly dead wife re-appears.
(A-209)
B & W sound (1940) .....................approx 65 minutes ..................$9.98 plus shipping and handling

MANBEAST

When an adventurer disappears during a treacherous climb in the remote area of the himalayas, his debutante sister embarks on a rescue mission. A guide leads the rescuers into the clutches of a horrific yeti! The Abominable Snowman. The hairy "manbeasts" intend to kill the men on the expedition and mate with the women hoping to breed themselves into society.
(A-219) B & W ......................approximately 63 minutes..................$9.98 plus shipping and handling


METROPOLIS  A FilM by FritZ Lang

At the time of it's release in 1927, METROPOLIS was the costliest production ever from the European cinema. This futuristic tale takes place in the 21st Century in a large city run autonomously by a super trustee and his associates. Workers are robotized slaves to the gigantic machinery they operate. Throw in a rabble-rousing  Joan of arc, a Hoffa-esque striker and a mad scientist and you have a mixture of science fiction, action-adventure, romance and political intrigue.
(A-148) B & W silent with music score added....approximately 90 minutes......$14.98 plus shipping and handling


NOSFERATU

This is generally considered the first motion picture photoplay of Bram Stoker's legendary "DRACULA". Max Schreck stars as a zombie-like vampire with devilish ears and no hair. Quite a different vampire from the style that Bela Lugosi would establish in the late 1920's stage plays and the 1931 motion picture version.
(A-206) B & W silent with music score added.....approx 60 minutes ...$9.98 plus shipping and handling

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925)
Lon Chaney, Sr.'s most famous portrayal of Eric, the love-starved svengali of the sewers, still has a place among the favorites of early gothic horror tales.
(A-208)
B & W silent with music score.........approx 70 minutes.............$9.98 plus shipping and handling

ScarEd to Death
starring Bela Lugosi
This was Lugosi's only color film. He plays a sinister hypnotist  who along with his midget co-hort gets involved in a murder plot.
(A-695) B & W ..........approximately 70 minutes..............................$9.98 plus shipping and handling



SINISTER URGE

Another epic from the Emperor of Exploitation, Ed Wood! This time he comes out with a socially significant moral warning about the evils of smut upon society! This film portrays a sex maniac killer influenced by dirty pictures, mobsters and attractive young girls who always seem to be walking alone down deserted roads!
(A-220) B & W ..........approximately 72 minutes..............................$9.98 plus shipping and handling


TEENAGE ZOMBIES

A female mad scientist is developing a formula for turning typical clean cut American "youts" into zombies (no she's not invented M-TV). But this is part of a sinister government plan to take over America! This teen-age monster movie of the drive-in theater era of the 50's is quite funny.
(A-190)B&W (you didn't expect this budget film to be in color did you?)..71 minutes (seems longer at times!).$9.98 plus sh-handling

THE TERROR

Boris Karloff plays the Baron Von Lepp who is a recluse in an old castle with a terrible past. A visiting soldier, played by Jack Nicholson becomes involved with the supernatural happenings and uncovers the deadly secret. Made on a shoe-string budget by Roger Corman, this hastily thrown together thriller actually comes off rather well thanks to good acting and some above average production values for a budgeted film.
(A-211) Color / sound (1963).........................................................................$9.98 plus shipping and handling


WHITE ZOMBIE

Hot off the heels of his success in "DRACULA", Bela Lugosi was signed by Halpren Pictures to do a sinister story of a Dracula-like zombie master in the sugar plantations of Haiti. The eerie atmosphere and haunting hypnotic love-tale is reminiscent of the mood and pacing of "DRACULA".
(A-153) B & W sound (1932).......................approx  65 minutes................$9.98 plus shipping and handling

ZoMbies of the Stratosphere
This is a 12-chapter serial on two DVDs or VHS tapes featuring Judd Holden, Leonard Nimoy, Aline Towne, Wilson Wood, Lane Bradford and Stanley Waxman. Original theatrical trailer is also included in this set.
(A-869) B & W sound (1952) ...............................2-DVDs or 2-VHS tapes.......$24.98 plus s & h

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Although the motion picture industry initially disparaged and feared television, by the late 1950s, studios saw the medium as a convenient dumping ground for thousands of films that had long been gathering dust in their vaults. As these films found their way to local TV stations, enterprising distributors grouped the titles by genre so programmers could showcase them accordingly. It was in this spirit that Chicago’s tradition of horror TV movie shows was born.

             

TV viewers couldn’t get enough of the old monster movies—everything from glossy Frankenstein and Dracula epics to low-budget cheapies featuring giant grasshoppers and teenage werewolves. Here in Chicago, these films were broadcast on such horror movie shows as Shock Theatre, Thrillerama, Creature Features, and Screaming Yellow Theater.

Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows: From Shock Theatre to Svengoolie is the first comprehensive look at Chicago’s horror movie programs, from their inception in 1957 to the present. Through career profiles of the Horror Hosts who provided comedic interludes between commercial breaks, discover which creepy presenter was one of the 12 reporters to travel around the country with the Beatles during their 1965–66 U.S. tour, and learn about the politics behind Channel 32’s sudden (and outrageous) switch from Svengoolie to the Ghoul. Also included are broadcast histories of such “hostless” programs as Creature Features, Thrillerama, The Big Show, The Early Show, The Science Fiction Theater, and Monster Rally, along with a guide to 100 fright films broadcast on Chicago television and a look at the “Shock!” horror library that started a TV craze.

Exploitation, Burlesque and Girlie Films
from the 1930's through the 50's

Must be ordered by adults only -even though many of these may only be PG if rated by today's codes.
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A NIGHT AT THE FOLLIES 1947
Burlesque, you've heard about it, and read about it. Have you ever seen it? See a complete performance at the Follies in Los Angeles from the 6th row aisle seat.  Featured are strippers Pat O'Conner, Rene Andre, and Amalia Aguliar. There's Evelyn West, the girl with the bosom insured for $50,000.  You'll see comedic skits right out of vaudeville, and Pat O'shea, the Irish tenor, singing amongst the Glamorous Folliettes dancers.  Plus, STARS OF THE FOLLIES with burlesque dancers Dorothy Miller, Rosalie de la Torres (The Atomic Bombshell), Peggy Davis, Vavette Armaine, Dolly Daniels, Billy Ware, and Charlene. Recommended for adults.
(A-00-MC189) ....................60 minutes ....................$19.95 plus S & H

BURLESQUE: THE WAY IT WAS   1946
A rare compilation of films showing Burlesque in the 1940’s.   Enjoy the Dancing Dolls of Burlesque, including Patty Long The Pacific Pin Up Girl and Jean King The Blonde Venus.  Dances That Thrill have exotic Las Vegas type dancing 40’s style. Tomb It May Concern stars vaudeville comics Little Jack Little and Don Mathers.  When opening the tomb of a princess, they find “mummies” waiting for a man.  Spicy comedy!  Tops in Burlesque features the best strippers of the period.  Fabulous costumes of the time, sensual gyrations, plus a huge selection of dances and dancers from the period. Nudity.  Recommended for adults.
(A-00-MC192)....................approximately 60 minutes.....................$19.95 plus S & H 

DANCING DOLLS FROM BURLESQUE  1940-1950
A tantalizing mix of burlesque dancers and strippers performing on stage, outdoors, in nightclubs, plus other dancing selections. More than 20 big numbers including BATTLE OF THE RUNAWAY QUEENS, DANCE OF DESIRE, WHAT BLONDIE TAUGHT THE NATIVE, TIGER DANCE (Sherre North), DEATH DANCE OF THE VIRGINS, PEARL OF BAGHDAD (Yvonne De Carlo), VIOLA THE BRUNETTE TEMPTRESS, DANCING GIRLS OF BALI, and lots, lots more.  Those were the days!
Recommended for adults. Nudity.
(A-00-MC233) .........................................Price: $19.95   60 minutes

FOLLIES REVUE  circa 1940-1950
The girls of the follies of yesteryear dance their way into your hearts.  A unique blend of exotic dancing and burlesque strippers.  The costumes (or lack of them) will amaze you. VARIETY GIRLS include Alyce Bryce in Jungle Drums and Fina Lopez in Afro Cuban Rhythms.   The GLAMOUR GALS OF BURLESQUE (6-count em’-6) include Roxie, Scarlett Knight, Yuma Starr, and more.  SCINTILLATING SIRENS has Rouhia Bey in Slave Dance, Be Be Fox in  A Modern Minnehaha, and Irene Gale in an outfit of bananas you won’t believe! Cookie The Five O’Clock Tease, Artists Models, and Heather English, The Petite Tornado strip with style!  NIGHT CLUB GIRLS includes Butterfly, Tiger, Gypsy, Egyptian, and Samba dances.  More strippers and the exotic Fire Dance!  Nudity.   Recommended for adults.
(A-00-MC198)   .....................Price: $19.95 60 minutes

GIRLIE GAGS AND CUTIE COMEDY 
Circa. 1940-1955

A rare collection of comical cheesecake delights “for artists only to study the human form.” BUSMANS HOLIDAY, GOLDILOCKS GOES GLAMOROUS, DAYDREAMS, THE JEALOUS WIFE, YOUNG & DANGEROUS, WHAT THE FRENCHMAN SAW, WHAT A GIRL DOES IN HOLLYWOOD, and MODERN DIANA present a multitude of female forms, wisecracking narration, and cute stories from a more innocent time.  Recommended for adults.  Nudity.
(A-00-MC218)
approximately 60 minutes.......................................................$19.95 plus S & H

HOLLYWOOD PINUPS  & ART STUDIES  1935-1955
You’ll enjoy the pinups in this outstanding collection of tempting cheesecake delights depicting the female form at it’s curvaceous best.  More than twenty-five girlie subjects including HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR PINUP, NOVELTY MISS, MY PRIVATE SITE, SLOW ACTION, THE FIGURE OF DEE MILO, DARLING MISS, BEDROOM BEAUTY, FUJI ISLAND LOVE DANCE, TEMPTATIONS, JUMPING JACKIE, SECLUDED PLEASURE, DELECTABLE DUO, and more!  Recommended for adults.   Nudity.
(A-00-MC234)
..................approx 60 minutes...................................$19.95 plus S & H

MEMORIES OF THE FOLLIES  1940-1950
Follies dancers gyrate across your screen delighting your visual pleasures. A rare collection of dancing dolls from the days of burlesque and the follies. These girls are pin-up art in motion!   More than 20 outstanding selections including MADAMOISELLE LUCILLE IN FRENCH CAN-CAN, MARIA ANNA IN RHUMBA CUBANA, KYRA DEMONSTRATING THE PERSIAN BOOLA, PRINCESS TANI IN HULA LUKULANI, BETTY JO’S FAMOUS VIENNESE ACROBATIC DANCE, BILLEE IN JUNGLE BOOGIE, GENNI YOUNG IN AFRO CUBAN GENNI, LILLI ST CYR IN SALOME’S BATH, BARBARA NICHOLS LATIN MAMBO, CHOENDELLE IN DANCE RHYTHMS, TEMPEST STORM IN DESERT DANCE, DOLL DANCE WITH ARLENE & RENE, SHEREE NORTH SLAVE DANCE, BURLESQUE STRIPPERS SANDRA, MARIE CARLETT, BEVERLY DAWN, BETTY BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES HOWARD (COLOR), and more!   Recommended for adults. Nudity.
(A-00-MC242) ....................approx 61 minutes ....................$19.95 plus S & H

 MODELS AND MUSIC  1935-1950
Cheesecake, pinups, bathing beauties, and more from this rare collection of films capturing the beauties of yesterday and their female form.  Sold to artists for study only, of course.   Included are more than twenty cheesecake delights including JO ANN’S SWING SESSION, MILLION DOLLAR LEGS, MALIBU MERMAID, SO SO NICE!, BOUNCING BALL BUMPS, SPANISH DELIGHT, HOW FEMALES AND MALES WIN A BEAUTY CONTEST, and lots, lots more.  Recommended for adults. Nudity.
(A-00-MC231)
....................approx 60 minutes....................$19.95 plus S & H

 

MUSIC WITH SPICE Vol. 3  1940-1945
In the heyday of home movies, and jukebox soundies, there was a breed of film which would be considered naughty, but nice.  Pinup art in motion, these musical selections are an absolute delight.  Included are THE MAN THAT COMES AROUND, FAN DANCE (Sally Rand), A LADY WITH FANS (Faith Bacon), THE BIGGEST ASPIDASTRA IN THE WORLD, LITTLE DUTCH MILL, I’VE GOT TO GET HOT (Gracie Barrie), MALE ORDER, AT YOUR SERVICE, PLAYMATES,  and lots more with a host of gorgeous girls from the pinup days.
(A-00-MC-228)......................approximately 60 minutes ..................$19.95 plus S & H

NUDIE CUTIES AND PINUPS  1920-1950
A provocative collection of rare girlie and nudism films covering 30 years including GLAMEROUS EXCITING STARS, HOLLYWOOD TOP ART STUDIES, STRIP POKER, SCREEN TEST LESLIE CHARLES, DORIS CARLYSLE IDOLIZED MODEL, MEMORIES 1936, MISS AMERICAN CONTESTANTS OF 1946, SPRING IS IN THE AIR, ARTISTS AND MODELS, THAT'S NO BULL, UNDERWATER ROOM, HOW TO HOLD A HUSBAND, and EXCITING RED HEAD.  Recommended for adults.  Nudity.
(A-00-MC268) .........................67 minutes..............................$19.95 plus S & H.

 

NUDE-O-RAMA 
1935-1960

NUDISM: A WAY OF LIFE? introduces our rare compilation of girlie, nudist, cheesecake, and just plain fun films giving the ladies an opportunity to show it off. See NIGHTIE CUTIE, PARLOR PAL, TEMPTATION, NUDE-O-RAMA, EVES TEMPTATION, EXOTIC TEMPTRESS, PRACTICE POSES, CAUGHT IN THE ACT, INDIAN SUMMER, BEACHCOMBING BELLE, HOLLYWOOD HONEYS, EVES PLEASURE, and THE DRINK. Recommended for adults.  Nudity.
(A-00-MC269)..................66 minutes...................$19.95 plus S & H

 THIS WAS THE FOLLIES  1920-1964
A magical tour through time depicting the follies and burlesque over more than 44 years.  We start in the audience of a burlesque house...a follies revue...in the late 1940’s.   Several outstanding strippers lead to a hilarious comedy skit.  Two comics will have you in stitches as they narrate the story about a cute girl who wants to learn how to pose for an artist.  Of course, the clothes are a major issue.  Then, several more strippers whose bump and grind will leave you breathless. Then on to the 1960’s, a couple numbers in COLOR, including a French revue.  Back to the 1950’s, with gyrations of Arabian Nights, Jungle Girl, and a slim Blonde to Jazz.  Time flies as we enter the 1940’s.  See a beautiful “pinup” and Strippin’ Pippin, Sensational Dances, Scarlett, the Storm, Follies Bergere, and the Artistic Strip Dance.  Rare footage from the Follies in the 1920’s has topless dancers in Hula-Hula, Mexican, Dutch, Egyptian, Sailor, and Soldier concluding our adventure.   Delightful time travel.  Recommended for adults.  Nudity.
(A-00-MC250)....................approximately 60 minutes....................$19.95 plus S & H

BURLESQUE BEAUTIES OF YESTERYEAR 1940-1950
Here is a choice view of famous, and unknown, strippers of the period.  All these girls dance their hearts out for you, so you better watch closely!  Enjoy BEAUTIFUL DAWN (Hillary Dawn). MARIE VOE, TANYA, ARABIAN NIGHTS, TRACY LAMARR, DOROTHY DARLING, PRESENTING BELLATI, PRESENTING FREDDIE, PRESENTING THAI, SANDRA, HAZEL YOUR PIN UP GIRL, VENUS D'ORR, PRESENTING LYNN, BALLOON GIRL, AN EVENING WITH NANCY, MARILYN MAKES MERRY, FIRE DANCE, CONTORTIONIST, HILLBILLY GAL, SAMOAN, BIG TIME SHIMMY, MY DOLL, OUTDOOR HOLLYWOOD BURLESQUE, ZELLA-BLACK MAGIC STRIP, BETTY ROWLAND FAN DANCE & PINK TEASE, AND BETTY HOWARD THE MOST GORGEOUS OF ANY BODY!  Whew, what a list! Recommended for adults.   Nudity.
(A-00-MC278)....................60 minutes b-w & color....................$19.98 plus S & H


HOLLYWOOD GIRLS OF THE WEEK  1940-1960

Beautiful girls with nylons, garter belts, and just plain nothing at all.  No silicone here…just pure feminine beauty.  Look for ALICE FROM DALLAS, HOLLYWOOD HONEYS 342, BIKINI BRUNETTE, A LITTLE TOO HOT, ESCAPADE, IN THE MOOD (What a maid!), BLONE PIN UP, STRIP FOR ACTION (bed escapades!), IT FEELS GOOD, STORMY SESSION (Two gals go at it with each other), LOVELY SWING, SUN BATHERS FOLLY, NATURAL IN THE WOODS, HOLLYWOOD HONEYS 325, and LONG LEGGED LOUISE.
(A-00- MC279)... Recommended for adults.  Nudity.
 ...........approximately 1 hour .........$19.98 plus S & H




GLAMOR GALS OF THE WEEK  1930-1960
We've outdone ourselves in this fabulous collection of feminine forms. Our ladies, in a state of dress and undress, reveal their figures in art films spanning a 30-year period.  See GLAMOR GALS, and a polka dot bikini.  Meet the HOLLYWOOD GIRL OF THE WEEK, Connie, dubbed as "extra firm."  There's also GIRL AWAY, LOVELY LADY GETTING DRESSED, GIRL OF WAR, A LITTLE TOO HOT, ELEANOR (What a dish!), BREVITY, SHE BISCUIT, BOLD ADVENTURESS (Phone fun), PEG (Posing politely), SKIRTS UP, DOWN THE STAIRCASE, and AQUA RHYTHM (A water ballet).  Our ladies are having quite a bit of fun in this one!  
(A-00-MC282) . Recommended for adults.  Nudity.
......approximately 60 minutes........$19.98 plus S & H




MODELS IN THE BOUDOIR  Circa 1970

A rare and delightful collection of a private film makers cheesecake screen tests. A few of these were released, most were not! Gorgeous models at their ultimate sexiest best…posing for the camera…pure pin up art in motion. Each topless is girl wearing a variation of nylons, garters, high heels, gloves, earrings, panties, and not much else!  This is all classy stuff, done with taste and style. Great lookers, for the connoisseur!   Included is June R., Rita D,C., Barbara, Judy Del, What the French Girls Do (gorgeous!), Carol R, A Swedish Naturale, Lorraine, Claudia DeMerode the French Canadian Dolly, Andre L., Paula Page Britain’s 44 Plus Girl, Sonali, Michelle M., Shirley S., More Paula Page, and Lucinda.  Don’t miss this one! 
(A-00-MC288) ..Recommended for adults.  Nudity.
..approximately 60 minutes......$19.95 plus S &H
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