TITLE
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DATE
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STARRING
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DIRECTOR
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SOURCE
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NOTES
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Beginning Of The End
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1957
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Peter Graves / Peggy Castle / Morris Ankrum / Than Wyeen / Thomas B. Henry
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Bert Gordon
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Image Entertainment
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Giant grasshoppers, this time. ( b & w )
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Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla
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1952
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Bela Lugosi / Duke Mitchell / Sammy Petrillo / Charlita / Muriel Landers
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William Beaudine
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Image Entertainment
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Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis look and sound alikes find themselves stranded on remote island occupied by, not only the natives, but mad doc Lugosi involved in simian experimentation. More annoying than funny. ( b & w )
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Bell, Virginia Best Of
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Copy Acquired By Trade
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The top heavy, 1950's & 60's favorite in a large variety of short film loops. Approximately 1 hour, 25 minutes. Adult material. ( b & w )
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Berserk
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1967
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Joan Crawford / Ty Hardin / Diana Dors / Michael Gough / Judy Geeson
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Jim O'Connolly
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Columbia Home Video
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Sudden and gruesome deaths at Crawford's traveling circus brings a rise to box office receipts; with all suspected by Scotland Yard. See also : ' Circus Of Horrors.' ( color )
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Best Of Burlesque
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Something Weird Video
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Voluminous, two - disc set featuring a full length feature, many short strip loops ( some in 3 - D ), coming attractions and still photo art collection. Adult material.
( b & w )
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Beyond The Time Barrier
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1960
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Robert Clarke / Arianne Arden / Vladimir Sokoloff / Stephen Bekassy / John Van Dreelen
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Edgar Ulmer
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Source Unknown
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Experimental test pilot is catapulted, ' 67 years into the terrifying future.' ( b & w )
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B - Girl Rhapsody
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1952
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Lily / Leon DeVoe / Benny Moore / Frenchy Lavon / Nona Carver
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James Connell / Lillian Hunt
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Video Yesteryear
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Enter the ' New Follies Theater ' for song and dance, comedians and some enjoyable bumps and grinds. See also : ' French Follies ', ' Kiss Me, Baby ', Shock - O - Rama ', Too Hot To Handle ', Strip Strip Hooray ! ', etc. Adult material. ( b & w )
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Big Operator
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1960
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Mickey Rooney / Steve Cochran / Mamie Van Doren / Mel Torme / Ray Danton
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Charles Haas
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The Fang
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Also : Jim Backus / Ray Anthony / Jackie Coogan / Charles Chaplin, Jr. / Vampira. A little guy with a big attitude, Rooney as corrupt union chieftain. ( b & w )
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Billy The Kid Vs. Dracula
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1965
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John Carradine / Chuck Courtney / Melinda Plowman / Virginia Christine / Walter Janowitz
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William Beaudine
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Embassy Home Video
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The legendary gunman is ready to settle down and marry but fears the ' uncle ' of his soon to be wife may be a vampire. See also : ' Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter ' and ' Curse Of The Undead.' ( color )
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Black Abbot
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1963
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An All German Cast
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F.J. Gottlieb
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Video Yesteryear
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An Edgar Wallace story. See also : ' Dead Eyes Of London ', ' College Girl Murders ', ' Ape Creature ', ' Phantom Of Soho ', ' Strangler Of The Tower ', ' Circus Of Fear ', etc. Dubbed English. ( b & w )
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Black Castle
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1952
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Richard Greene / Boris Karloff / Stephan McNally / Paula Corday / Lon Chaney, Jr.
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Nathan Juran
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MCA / Universal Video
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Nobleman and his associate travel to the Black Forest to learn the fate of two acquaintances; presumably killed at the hands of a sinister Count. Limited roles for Karloff and Chaney. ( b & w )
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Black Cat
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1965
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Robert Frost / Robyn Baker / Sadie French / Scotty McKay / George Russell
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Harold Hoffman
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Something Weird Video
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Poe story brought to a 1960's, Texas indie film. Troubled writer tormented by title feline. A couple of good shocks. DVD also contains : ' Fat Black Pussycat.' ( b & w )
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Black Pit Of Dr. M
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1958
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An All Mexican Cast
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Fernando Mendez
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Casa Negra
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Two doctors, one the overseer on an insane asylum, agree to a pact. He who perishes first must return and tell the other of life after death. Horrific results. Spanish with English sub - titles. ( b & w )
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Black Sabbath
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1963
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Boris Karloff / Michele Mercier / Mark Damon / Susy Anderson / Jacqueline Pierreux
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Mario Bava
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Image Entertainment
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Three short stories combined into one film, with Karloff hosting and starring in the second. 1 ' The Telephone.' 2. ' The Wurdulak.' 3. ' The Drop Of Water.' Italian with English sub - titles. ( color )
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Black Scorpion
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1957
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Richard Denning / Mara Corday / Carlos Rivas / Mario Navarro / Carlos Muzquiz
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Edward Ludwig
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Warner Bros.
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Volcanic and seismic activity in Mexico forces title, oversized creatures to the surface. Willis ' King Kong ' O'Brien effects. ( b & w )
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Black Sleep
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1956
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Basil Rathbone / Akim Tamiroff / Lon Chaney / John Carradine / Bela Lugosi
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Reginald LeBorg
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Sourcu Unknown
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Also : Herbert Rudley / Tor Johnson. Large, impressive cast with Rathbone as surgeon and overseer of house of horrors, in possession of exotic drug which gives all the appearances of death. ( b & w )
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Black Sunday
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1960
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Barbara Steele / John Richardson / Andrea Checchi / Ivo Garrani / Arturo Dominici
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Mario Bava
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Anchor Bay DVD
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a.k.a. : ' The Mask Of Satan. ' Steele, burned at the stake for Satanism, vows revenge on the ancestors of her executioners. Devil's night out. A tale told repeatedly elsewhere. Dubbed English. ( b & w )
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Black Zoo
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1963
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Michael Gough / Jeanne Cooper / Rod Lauren / Virginia Grey / Jerome Cowan
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Robert Gordon
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Source Unknown
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Gough as zoo keeper and anima worshipper who uses his fine, furry friends to silence his enemies and critics, both real and imagined. Watch for Elisha Cook as a doomed animal handler. ( color )
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Blackout
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1953
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Dane Clark / Belinda Lee / Betty Ann Davies / Eleanor Summerfield / Andrew Osborn
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Terence Fisher
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VCI DVD
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From the : ' Hammer Film Noir Collector's Set.' Also contains : ' Bad Blonde ', ' Man Bait ', ' Stolen Face ', Gambler And The Lady ' and ' Heat Wave.' ( b & w )
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Blancheville Monster
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1963
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Gerard Tichy / Leo Anchoriz / Joan Hills / Helga Line / Iran Eory
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Alberto DeMartino
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Alpha Video
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France : 1884. Young woman, returning to the castle of her birth, learns that to fulfill a family prophecy, she must be sacrificed before her twenty - first birthday. Gothic ( b & w )
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Blast Off
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1967
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Burl Ives / Troy Donahue / Gert Frobe / Hermione Gingold / Lionel Jeffries
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Don Sharp
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Sinister Cinema
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a.k.a. : ' Rocket To The Moon.' In the Victorian era, P.T. Barnum learns he's suddenly penny less. Along with side kick ' Tom Thumb ' and zany science types, embarks on lunar projectile nonsense. Silly. Never gets off the ground. ( color )
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Blast Off Girls
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1967
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Dan Conway / Ray Sager / Tom Tyrell / Ron Liace / Dennis Hickey
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Herschell Gordon Lewis
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Something Weird Video
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Unscrupulous music manager attempts to market amateur rock band. Watch for Colonel Sanders. DVD also contains : ' Just For The Hell Of It.' ( color )
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Blob, The
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1958
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Steven McQueen / Aneta Corseaut / Earl Rowe / Olin Howlin / Steven Chase
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Irvin Yeaworth
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Saturn Productions
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Killer goo hits Earth via meteorite. Teens, townies and cops do battle. ( color )
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Blonde Bait
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1956
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Beverly Michaels / Jim Davis / Joan Rice / Richard Travis / Paul Cavanagh
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Elmo Williams
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Annie DVD
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An American showgirl in London is jailed for assaulting her jealous manager. Authorities allow her escape, hoping she'll lead them to her fugitive, criminal boyfriend. a.k.a. : ' Women Without Men ' with some added scenes. ( b & w )
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Blonde In Bondage
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1957
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Mark Miller / Lars Ekborg / Anita Thallaug / Birgitta Ander / Dagny Helander
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Robert Brandt
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Alpha Video
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An American journalist is dispatched to Sweden for an expose' on the adult entertainment industry. Befriends a burlesque dancer kept under control with heroin addiction by crime connected handler. ( b & w )
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Blondie In A Haunted House
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1940
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Penny Singleton / Arthur Lake / Larry Simms / Danny Mummert / Jonathan Hale
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Frank Strayer
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Interfilms International
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One of many, many Blondie films produced between 1938 - 1950. This one has the Bumsteads acquiring title location. a.k.a. : ' Blondie Has Servant Trouble.' ( b & w )
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Blood And Black Lace
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1964
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Cameron Mitchell / Eva Bartok / Thomas Reiner / Arianna Gorini / Dante Di Paolo
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Mario Bava
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VCI Home Video
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Slick Bava film centering around the swanky but corrupt ' Christian Haute Couture ' ; high fashion, narcotics and a masked killer. Dubbed English. ( color )
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Blood And Roses
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1960
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Mel Ferrer / Elsa Martinelli / Annette Vadim / Marc Allegret / R.J. Chauffard
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Roger Vadim
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Copy Acquired By Trade
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In modern day, an Austrian / Italian family contends with the spirit of a centuries old vampire relative jealous of soon to be married family members. With lesbian overtones. ( color )
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Blood Beast Terror
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1967
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Peter Cushing / Robert Flemyng / Wanda Ventham / Vanessa Howard / David Griffin
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Vernon Sewell
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Image Entertainment
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Zany entomologist has somehow transformed his daughter into a lethal, human sized moth ( ! ). Cushing, from Scotland Yard and with his own daughter at risk, properly investigating. ( color )
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Blood Of Dracula
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1957
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Sandra Harrison / Louise Lewis / Gail Ganley / Jerry Blaine / Heather Ames
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Herbert Strock
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Lion's Gate DVD
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Should be titled : ' Teenage Vampire.' Troubled girl at reform school is introduced to vampirism by corrupt faculty member. DVD also contains : ' How To Make A Monster.' ( b & w )
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Blood Of Dracula's Castle
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1969
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John Carradine / Paula Raymond / Alex D'Arcy / Robert Dix / Gere O'Shane
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Al Adamson
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InterGlobal Video
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The ' castle ' in this case is a modern, ranch style house in the South Western, United States. D'Arcy & Raymond, always properly dressed, sip blood from expensive goblets. Carradine as servant / henchman. Plenty of chained up girlies in the basement. ( color )
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Blood Of Ghastly Horror
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1972
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John Carradine / Kent Taylor / Tommy Kirk / Regina Carrol / Roy Morton
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Al Adamson
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Troma Video
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Injured war veteran has a synthetic brain implanted by Carradine, immediately turning him into a psycho killer. Meanwhile, veterans father, into voodoo, creates zombie to avenge his son. Loony Adamson film. ( color )
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Blood Of Nostradamus
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1961
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An All Mexican Cast
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Frederico Curiel
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Source Unknown
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The famed seer, who for reasons unexplained here, is also a vampire, matches wits and wills against professor and local police. See all other Mexican masterpieces. Dubbed English. ( b & w )
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Blood Of The Vampire
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1958
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Donald Wolfit / Barbara Shelley / Vincent Ball / Victor Maddern / William Devlin
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Henry Cass
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Dark Sky Films
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Wolfit as vampire - like overseer of prison / asylum with rare blood disease. Employs good guy doc, wrongly imprisoned, for assistance. Complete with ghoulish experimentation and creepy henchman. ( color )
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Blood Of The Zombie
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1961
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John McKay / Linda Ormond / Monica Davis / Clyde Kelly / Darlene Myrick
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Barry Mahon
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Shriek Show
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Relatives arrive in New Orleans to acquire inherited property. Jealous cousin, a voodoo priestess, conjures up a tuxedo wearing ' dead one ' for retribution, but it mistakenly kills the wrong person ( ! ) Complete Mahon mess. ( color )
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Bloodlust
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1959
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Wilton Graff / June Kenney / Walter Brooke / Robert Reed / Gene Persson
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Ralph Brooke
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Madacy DVD
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Hunting humans, a la ' The Most Dangerous Game ' is our theme here. Foursome stumble upon Graff's secluded atoll, fear they may become part of his ' trophy collection.' DVD also contains : ' Atom Age Vampire.' ( b & w )
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Bloodthirst
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1965
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Robert Winston / Katherine Henryk / Yvonne Neilson / Vic Diaz / Vic Silayan
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Newt Arnold
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Something Weird Video
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Yankee cop is employed by Philippine authorities to investigate current murders. Discover occult priestess sacrificing young women to preserve her own youth and beauty. ( color )
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Bloody Pit Of Horror
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1965
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Mickey Hargitay / Walter Brandt / Femi Martin / Ralph Zucker / Alfred Rice
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Max Hunter
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Something Weird Video
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Hargitay is completely over the top, convinced he is a reincarnation of the ' Crimson Executioner '; committing Marquis de Sade - like atrocities on a group of show girls and their managers. Sadists take note. See also : ' Playgirls And The Vampire ' & ' Vampire And The Ballerina.' ( color )
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Bloody Vampire
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1962
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An All Mexican Cast
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Michael Morayta
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Source Unknown
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Students of the occult come upon super vampire Count Frankenhausen planning Earthly domination with legions of undead. All from his ' haunted hacienda.' 1800's setting. Dubbed English. ( b & w )
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Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons
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1960
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George Sanders / Corinne Calvet / Jean Kent / Patricia Roc / Ingrid Hafner
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W.Lee Wilder
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The Fang
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Sanders as famous ladies man of history who wines and dines various, middle age lonely hearts, relieves them of their finances & then dispatches them. All to keep his scheming gal - pal happy. ( b & w )
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Blue Demon Contra El Poder Satanico
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1964
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An All Mexican Cast
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Chano Urueta
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Ground Zero Entertainment
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' Blue Demon Vs. The Satanic Powers.' Famed, wrestling, south - of - the - border crime fighter mixing it up with a sorcerer who lures and enslaves various young women at his lair of evil. Spanish language. No English dubbing or sub - titles. See also : ' Santo Vs. The Martians ' as well as all ' Neutron ' entries. ( b & w )
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Blue Demon Contra Las Invasoras
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1969
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An All Mexican Cast
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Gilberto Marinez Solares
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Media Trading Network
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Famed, wrestling, south - of - the - border crime fighter mixing it up with an all female crew of mini - skirted aliens. With a kooky musical aside and occasional wrestling matches. Spanish language. No English dubbing or sub - titles. See also : ' Santo Vs. The Martians ' as well as all ' Neutron ' entries. ( color )
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Bowanga, Bowanga
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1951
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Lewis Wilson / Dana Wilson / Mort Thompson / Don Orlando / Clarence Brooks
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Norman Dawn
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Something Weird Video
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Hunting expedition encounter, and fall victim to, ' The White Sirens Of Africa, ' a tribe of 1950's pin - up and cheesecake girls in stone age clothing. See also : ' Prehistoric Women.' Also contains : ' Wild Women Of Wongo.' ( b & w )
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Brain Eaters
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1958
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Ed Nelson / Alan Frost / Jack Hill / Joanna Lee / Jody Fair
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Bruno Ve Sota
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Columbia Home Video
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Parasitic identity stealers burrow up from Inner Earth. ( b & w )
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Brain From Planet Arous
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1958
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John Agar / Joyce Meadows / Robert Fuller / Thomas B. Henry / Kenneth Terrell
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Nathan Hertz
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Image Entertainment
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Good brain, bad brain, no brainer. ( b & w )
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