Tuesday, February 3, 2009

DESTINATION INNER SPACE / Harold Goldman Associates - 1966 / Music by Paul Dunlap

When Tabonga close eyes during tonight sound clip, feel like going to Mars or see John Agar. That be the riddle of the night.

Music Master Paul Dunlap appear at Dungeon many, many time, tonight music is recycled from earlier flick, natcherly... DESTINATION: BIKINI BOTTOM

Boredom start when they drop Scott Brady off in middle of ocean and he go down, down, down to model in big aquarium.

Scott play Commander Wayne, now he in charge of ever'thing! And, ever'thing great 'til stupid model of UFO show up!.. Now what?!

Dudes finally get up courage to investigate UFO, so they bring along gurl! But... Gurl can't ride in sub!

Inside of saucer confuse Tabonga!! What, monster have to stand whole way? Where is easy chair?!.. If monster is fish and all wet, why polish floor?!.. And, how it know where going? Is stupid fish!! Hey, what would be funnier if had big steering wheel like Pirate ship! And that hole in floor, not good in space!! DUDE!!

Here stills from action in sound clip, you know, gasmask, monster, etc... Oh, look, there Gary Merrill too!

So, somehow, they get monster into their lab, so to make sure it attack Commander' love interest and finally try to create some excitement!!

Here how you tell who win!!

Monday, February 2, 2009

ESCAPEMENT - Soundrama - "Electronic Monster" (1958)

So, Hey, this is a movie about Dream Therapy, and you really can't expect me to write anything much about dreams from 51 years ago, because I can barely write about reality today, but anyhow, that's why they call it "Escapement"!!!!!! You might just want to lay your head back and close your eyes as you listen to the lush and wondrous sounds of "Soundrama" with the aid of John Simmons as electronic consultant and Richard Taylor as music director for the non-electronic parts!!!

If it hadn't been some Hollywood big shot, nobody would have ever noticed or cared!!

So send in Rod Cameron as Jeff Keenan to check it out!! Film and TV veteran Rod had been acting since 1939, which included his 104 episodes of "State Trooper" as Rod Blake and what seems like thousands of cowboy roles! What a voice, what a guy!!

So here's the dream machine, very similar to the colour brain exchange version in "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter!" The patient gets one and the doctor gets one! Night night, sleep tight, sweet dreams!!!

Here comes the hard part, picking out just the right tape!! What a nice selection!! I wish that was our film library!!!

The 'dream sequences' were photographed by some wild man named Teddy Catford!! What the Hell kind of a dream this is supposed to be is way beyond me, weird!

Just like magic, the dreams are getting better and worse all at the same time

No, Hell No, don't stop there!!

You got it, yep, you figured it out!! AAAAaaarrrauggghhhhhhhHHH!!!!!!!! Dude, you're drooling!!!

If nothing else, there was this one Great Escape anyhow!!!!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS / Danziger Productions Ltd. - 1954 / Music by Edwin Astley

Its about time for this title!.. Growing up in the fifties, I remember, this one played a lot on TV. For a low budget British production based on a play, it has some interesting things going on. Hazel Court!.. Patricia Laffan!!.. Even as a kid, I was very attracted to Nyah!

Later, British composer Edwin Astley had a pretty extensive career on UK TV. Here are a few other movie titles he worked on... WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS, THE GAY DOG, CONTRABAND SPAIN, TRIPLE BLACKMAIL, THE HORNET'S NEST, FUN AT ST. FANNY'S, WOMANEATER, THE GIANT BEHEMOTH, ZOO BABY, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE RELUNCTANT NUDIST!!..

Tonight, though, is only his 5th effort... DEVILISH MARTIAN GODDESS!

Devil Girl overshoots her London target and has to land her big spinning top, she lands it next to an inn on the British countryside.

All the buzzing and whirring stops, then, Nyah makes her entrance!.. Actually, I guess, exit! Anyway, a stunning speciman of extraterrestrial womanhood! Hubba, hubba!!

*Some of us here at The Dungeon have a warped sense of reality!! Too much time in the 'suspension of disbelief' chamber I suppose!

It looks like she has a mean streak! She finds the doltish inn helper and vaporizes him, leaving only his glasses laying on the ground!.. Sheesh!!

I love the way she puts this 'scientist' in his place!

She shows the puny Earthlings some of the awesome power at her disposal!.. A giant refrigerator of doom! There's also an invisible wall around the place!!

She gives the 'scientist' a look at the ship's interior.. Very impressive, she made the trip from Mars in less than 5 Earth hours!!!

She can hypnotize!!

She can make everything fuzzy where you feel faint and fixated.

Albert gets to switch places with the child she was going to take back to Mars with her. The 'scientist' has told him how to sabotage the spaceship once they get in the air.

And, so, the lowly 'scientist' gets the last laugh and Albert saves the Earth!

Monster Music

Monster Music
AAARRGGHHH!!!! Ya'll Come On Back Now, Y'Hear??