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I saw this movie, in Italian, several times in the late 1960s. Then several times on TV in English and now there is a fabulous DVD available to enjoy. This movie has lots of gadget, gals and action for any Spy fan. Ken Clark is believable as the indestructible secret agent, especially when he has a vast array of beautiful women to work through. Margaret Lee and Michaela are worthy partners for 6'4" Ken. When Ken Clark wasn't filming movies in Europe, he would "see the sights on his motorcycle, with fellow actor Dan Vadis". In this film he jumps on a cycle a few times, as part of the story line. The only thing I always hated about this movie was that Ken takes forever to kill off the bad henchmen. If you want to see great spy action, this is a must see film. Larry Anderson.

Ken Clark plays a race car driver, who somehow gets mixed up with real spies. Ken keeps on trying to get them to leave him alone, but they keep involving him. He manages to fall in love with the lovely Beba Loncar , who is the central pawn in the conspiracy. After all the usual car chases and shootouts, all the answers are made clear. When I first heard of this move, I thought it was just a continuation of Ken Clark' run as a James Bond imitation, but it wasn't. After the overly complicated story line is unraveled, and the dust settles, the story actually makes some sense, sort of. In all TV versions and video releases, there is a 2 minute segment cut out, which has Ken Clark in a bath house were all the women are topless. That segment is only seen in the recent Italian/English re-release. Even though it is released under many titles, this movie is still hard to find. Larry Anderson.

URSUS and the TARTAR PRINCESS. AKA: SAVAGE HORDES. Please note that Joe Robinson (Ursus), fights a BEAR in the trailer I have posted on You Tube. Now look at all the other full length movies for this feature on Y/T. There isn't a BEAR shown in any of them. It seems strange that the trailer has the bear but the movie doesn't. Also notice that there is a BEAR shown in the poster. The producers missed this great opportunity to show how strong Ursus was, when he killed the bear. Maybe they were marketing this as a love story between the Princess and the Polish leader? This movie is considered, by many, as a strong man hero type movie. Watch it and see for yourself. URSUS means Bear in Latin. Larry Anderson.

This movie, along with its companion feature, THOR AND THE AMAZONS, GLADIATRICS, were filmed in the former Yugoslavia and even use some of the same cast members as well as a lot of the same locations. Thea Fleming (Illa), does a great job in the female lead but only made a handful of starring role movies. Joe Robinson, the Karate expert from the UK does a nice job as the strongman Thor. Originally they tried to release this as a Tarzan movie but were shut-down. Notice the leopard skinned men in the caves. Half the movie takes place in the caves of Postojna and the rest in the arena area. Late entry but still fun to watch. There are clips on Y/T. Larry Anderson.

I saw this movie at the end of the Sword & Sandal era and thought it was pretty good, considering the obvious low budget. I t was filmed in, what was Yugoslavia, along with Taur: King of Brute Force. In this story, women rule all the men and control everything in the country of Babylos. A friend of Thor's is captured and Thor and his side-kick set out to free her, only to be captured as well. The usual fights break out but end with Thor having to win a tug-of-war against 101 women. The rope catches fire and breaks sending the entire stadium of people into one climactic battle where all the "wrongs" are righted and the world returns to being ruled by men. Lots of action and a lot of talk, but generally a pretty good movie. Joe Robinson is a Karate champion from England. He also made many movies in the UK. Thor and the Amazon Women, Le Gladiatrices. Larry Anderson.

I first saw this movie as part of the SONS OF HERCULES series on TV back in the 1960s. I thought it was fantastic and historically accurate. It is available under many different titles but they all use the shortened version. I managed to find several of the missing scenes which I have posted on my You Tube channel. Richard Harrison does well in this type of story where he plays a "regular" guy sword fighting. Unfortunately, the movie used battle scenes from CONSTANTINE AND THE CROSS (1960) but is filmed at the familiar De Paolis INCIR studios. (Gordon Mitchell told me that that studio has been torn down to make room for housing projects). Marilu Tolo is usually dark haired, but in "this story" she is "supposed" to be from Briton where "everyone" has blonde hair. I guess we are all supposed to know that?. Larry Anderson.

I bought the new Blu-Ray version thinking that it would be perfect. There is an Italian version in English and a so-called American International USA/Canada version. Both show the "ring the gong of freedom" scene but it was so DARK, you could barely see Gordon Scott. Just black screen in parts. Whereas the Oldies.com and others I have had, show that scene in clear color. Strange how they messed that up? When Samson is being chased by the guards, he runs up to the city stone wall and "appears" inside the palace in the dubbed Italian copy, but in their API copy, they show the HIDDEN DOOR which they clumsily edit in. (narrower screen and much different color. Also missing from the Italian copy is a Horseman riding across a river, which incidentally is taken from Goliath Against the Barbarians. It is in their AIP copy though. The commentator, doesn't even mention either of these two omissions. Their AIP copy has "small screens" "odd color" and seems to be strung together from many different versions, even though they say "it is the theatrical AIP version shown in theaters". It definitely is NOT. The only thing that is good about this release is the English dubbing on the Italian copy. Larry Anderson.

I ran across this DUD when I was watching many Guy Madison movies. I grew up cheering him on in the TV show WILD BILL HICKOK. This Bullwhip movie is so bad I could hardly finish it. Just a dreadful story line that goes no where. When they enter Rhonda Fleming's wagon, it is a normal size from the outside but the interior has a bed, chairs, box and has to be 20 feet long on the inside. Very strange. The "marriage" arrangement makes no sense what so ever. The sleazy sidekick drifts in and out of the story and controls all the action. I wouldn't trust that guy as far as I could throw him.

Note: Rhonda Fleming and Burt Nelson later made REVOLT OF THE SLAVES together in Italy.

THE IRON HAND OF THE MAFIA MAFIA: A LEAGUE WHICH DOES NOT FORGIVE Working title: MAFIA Original release title: THE LAST SAIL OF AUTUMN This film was ever released under the title LAST SAIL OF AUTUMN, even though there were many ads in trade papers suggesting that it was. (I have added one to the gallery). From the ad, it looks like this was screened at the MIFED in Milan to attract buyers, which it apparently didn't. I do wonder if it may have been a re-edited (possibly with some new scenes shot?) to emphasize the sentimental plot points with the sick child, or if it was simply a repackaging of the film under a new title to take advantage at the current trend (back then), to make Mafia type movies. This has happened often with Italian movies.

MIFED was short for 'Mercato internazionale del film e del documentario', meaning International market for film and documentary. It was an international film market located in Milan, for companies and professionals that were buying or selling rights for cinema and television. It was formed in 1960 and closed sometime in the 2000s. Many Italian movies were screened at MIFED in the hope of attracting a distributor.

However, in the ad for LAST SAIL OF AUTUMN you can clearly see a mid-sized sailboat and in the movie, THE IRON HAND OF THE MAFIA, there are many scenes, in the second half, which take place on such a ship. This movie went through a transition and was finally released on DVD in English as IRON HAND OF THE MAFIA.

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I only chased this movie because my friend Roger Browne is in it. He looks great in designer suits and the women are fantastic. The story is just a "story" with nothing special or memorable. Just scene after scene with nothing remarkable happening. Nice color and photography but not much else. Even the action scenes are dull. At first I thought it might turn into a Euro-Spy style action thriller but it didn't. Roger Browne made a lot of great euro-Spy movies in the 1960s and is noted as one of the best SPYS ever. This is a truly a rare movie that is impossible to find in normal channels. I have posted it on Y/T for all to see. Roger Browne fans will love it.

I have always liked Treasure Hunting movies shot on location. Here several groups of divers are in Nassau, Bahamas where fun and sun are usually the order of the day. They even state in the movie that "very little happens around here" Amidst the usual eating and drinking it becomes known that a Sunken Spanish Galion, "The Huldalgo" has been found. It seems like everyone knew about it but just didn't know exactly where it was located. Well, one of the adventures did find it and the other groups want to steal it. They battle underwater and some die. Aaron Kincaid, who originally discovered it ends up with 5 million dollars and an offer from Lana Wood to help spend it. The fool turns her down.

I knew about this Italian TV series ages ago. In fact Gordon Mitchell sent me a letter about it, raving about how good it is. I found it boring and slow but His parts were pretty good. I have posted a short clip of Gordon Mitchell's parts on my Y/T channel in case you want to see it. The main story is about a young couple who run away because their families don't approve of their marriage only to find the outside world is mean and nasty. Plague, theft, violence, hunger are now a reality from their lavish lifestyles at home with their rich families. This only played on Italian TV so it is very rare.

I ran across this movie on Y/T and looked forward to watching it after I learned it was filmed in Acapulco MX, where I have been twice. (1979, 1994). Unfortunately most of the story takes place indoors with only a short visit to Acapulco at the end. Even then we only see Franciosi water skiing around Carletta Beach, a few balcony shots and nightclubs. All of which could easily been copy/pasted together. The La Quebrada cliff diver segments were genuine. Gina and Tony were both in their 30s but playing 20 year olds in the story. The gang rape at the end was brief because sex hadn't yet been invented in 1960. However the end result was a real twist.

All Steve Reeves fans anticipated the release of A LONG RIDE FROM HELL in 1970. Unfortunately it was hard to find as it had LIMITED release. It was seen as "just another Spaghetti Western" like so many released in the 6 years before it. Steve Reeves bought the rights to the movie book and helped write the script and was counting on it's success. Unfortunately the world only saw Steve Reeves as the movie HERCULES and had trouble accepting him in a Western role. I first saw the film on video and enjoyed it. It is too bad that it wasn't made years earlier. Reeves was great in the lead role and the supporting cast displayed believable characters.

Steve Reeves was so dedicated to the authenticity of this movie, he flew to Yuma, Arizona and photographed the old prison there and then had it duplicated in Spain for this movie. Now that is dedication.

It is now on Y/T f or you to enjoy.

This movie starts by "introducing" Margaret Lee, even though she has made several notable movies in the past few years. Successful titles like Samson and the Sea Beast and From the Orient With Fury. Her real name is Margaret Box , which might have been a more noticed name in show biz, than Lee. In this movie she is just the girlfriend of Herbert Lom. She repeatedly suggest that "we go and lay down somewhere". The move just goes along from scene to scene with no real story unfolding. Harry Alan Towers produced the movie and we see his real life wife. Maria Rohm in the carriage during the opening scene. Watch it for fun and the scenery. I can't believe they smashed up the beautiful 1964 Chev near the beginning but used it later in the film.

Kingdom in the Sand was the title by which I first saw this movie. (I have posted the cover of the U. K. Press-book in the photo section. This press-book was given to me by the late cult U. K. director Michael J. Murphy back in 1973, when he visited me in Canada). Kirk Morris was at his physical best at the end of the muscleman movie cycle and does well in this movie as the undefeatable hero. Hercules finds himself on a beach at the edge of a desert and gets involved with tribesmen fighting a strange group of "Phantoms" who live in a desert stronghold. He teams up with the desert tribesmen and decides to attack the Phantoms. They arrive at the "City of the Dead" where they live and confront their Queen, Amin. She is the Queen of Atlantis and the phantoms are actually corpses brought back to life whos intent is to conquer the world. After destroying this new kingdom, Hercules and his friends return to their peaceful life in the desert.

This movie was released in theaters while blockbusters like HERCULES, HERCULES UNCHAINED and many other similar titles were filling the theaters Tarzan wasn't one of the movies people wanted to see anymore. The story itself is a good one with Tarzan leading a rag-tag group through the jungle to escape a ruthless gang hot on their heels. Jock Mahoney, who later played Tarzan was the lead Heavy of the gang. The trailer for this movie (available to see on Y/T), declares, "Courage of Hercules, strength of Samson". In an effort to compete with the other movies competing in the theaters. Watch it as an OK timewaster.

I started this movie and got pulled into the story. I was hoping the love affair between the hooker and Quinn would develop into something permanent but just dribbled off into nothing. He did send her a gift at the end. The shoot out in the bull ring remined me of the ring I visited in Acapulco in 1979. Too many memories. The entire premise is a good one with lots of action and shoot outs. You FEEL for Quinn even though a lot of people lost their life savings because of scoundrels just like him. The hooker Mary keeps the story going as we all feel for her and her plight of getting old and "wrinkled" as she says. Also, If he had all the billions of dollars, why didn't he just HIRE a protection team of his own, instead of hiding from everyone else?

I watched this Charles Bronson "adventure vehicle" with great hopes of a fantastic treasure hunt movie. There were bad quality English postings on Y/T but I ended up watching the beautiful wide screen, perfect color one in Spanish. There are a few clips of local girls laying about in the nude, which only shows well in the Spanish version. The story of the movie is an old one, where get rich quick characters try to outsmart each other in order to be the winner. I couldn't figure out why Bronson evens bothered to star in this clunker, as he was at the height of his popularity, and this movie just doesn't fit into any of his others like Death Wish. I wonder how many people went to the theater and were disappointed with this entry? It was filmed near Manzanillo MX. But takes place in Peru. I have vacationed in that area and it is a great place to visit, especially Colima..

Even after 63 years, this story still holds up as the GREATEST TARZAN MOVIE ever. (I watched it on a dull cloudy day). The action and the suspense are top notch. The cast superb and the settings are believable. The interaction between Gordon Scott and Sara Shane could have lead to a sequel but instead She leaves for civilization and Tarzan just walks off into the jungle. I felt sad for him as he leaves the Tarzan character forever. Gordon Scott did however, have several smash box-office hits in Italy as Samson and Goliath. Sara Shane died in 2033 at 94. The Tarzan character and her flamboyant style were cinema magic for the 1960 era.

This movie is very well constructed and holds your attention until the very end. After being "set-up" by a group of strangers, our hero gets BURNED in the worst possible way. He is a struggling writer with "writers block" who is encouraged by a stranger with dark motives who is out to trap him. Watch this movie until the end and you will see how people, with no friends are easily "tricked" into believing "strangers" can enter your life and be genuinely your "friend". I have had this happen to me and it hurts on a severe scale. Nothing as serious a Antonio Banderas , but still painful and long lasting.

Many fans of the movie THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY got together and spent their time clearing the site where the movie was originally filmed. They had to clear away 7 inches of dirt to reveal the center circle and put dirt on the graves to make them appear freshly dug. It looked like back breaking work but they managed to clear everything up and then film this great documentary. They made standees of the various characters from the movie so fans could take selfies with their heroes. Clint Eastwood made a short tribute clip which is shown in the movie. In order to raise money for the project, they "sold" name plates for each of the graves. Only TRUE Spaghetti Western fans would want their name displayed there. Someone should talk Mike Ferguson into getting his name on one of those crosses. If you like Spaghetti Westerns, you must see this Documentary. Larry Anderson.

The title is somewhat misleading as the Bangkok "massage" know as Yum-Yum and Boom-Boom can be seen more in-depth on Y/T with lots more explicate scenes. A 70 year old widower, who has never travelled beyond his native village, all of a sudden realizes he is Old" and wants to have sex, just one more time. He tells some relatives who either "judge" him or ridicule him in a cruel was, behind his back. He gets brave and travels to Bangkok Thailand in search of a sex partner. First he gets tricked in to just seeing a stage play. Then hires a hooker but falls asleep while she is showering which prompts her to just leave without any "action" taking palace. He then meets a beautiful Russian girl who is travelling around, just SEEING the world. Realizing that he hasn't really LIVED, he decides to join her in her travels. Now he is starting to really live and enjoy the time he still has on earth. Aside from the happy ending, the rest of the movie is all about ridicule and extreme "judgement" by his entire family. The sooner he gets away from all of them the better. The loneliness of being single in old age is explored throughout the movie. I didn't find much to laugh at but I suspect is was made as a comedy for Indian audiences.

I was just searching around Y/T and ended up watching a few episodes of this series. I had never even heard of this title before and it took a little research to figure out what Coronado 9 even meant. (the only lime I ever heard the name Coronado was that he was one of the Conquistadores who searched for the fabled, 7 Lost Cities of Gold). As I watched more and more I realized the extensive use of rear-projection in many of the scenes. In other words, they hardly ever left the studio and relied on visual tricks so we would believe we were on location for the stories. A couple of the episodes were great, but the others I watched were totally uninspiring. This series never played in my area in 1960, so I missed it entirely. (those were in the days when we had only 2 or 3 channels). Watch it now and enjoy.

The Grinch got away with stealing and nastiness. She should have been paid back for her meanness. Her best line was ?no, go lower". (figure it out). She stole money and his drugs TWICE. She got away with everything. Too bad she didn't end up under a fallen Xmas tree or something. She was NASTY in the sex scenes, which were probably cut out of most tV versions. However her selfish display of greed took most of the fun away from the lively pace of the movie in general. The train ride at the party entrance was a clever touch. The reindeer/horses were a clever addition to the story. Watch it a few times to figure most of it out.