IL GATTOA NOVE CODE - Ennio Morricone - "The Cat O' Nine Tails" (1971)

Well, as you are probably well aware, one of the masters of shock and schlock, Paul Naschy, passed away this last Tuesday. Because of the nature of the canine beast, we've featured Paul's work on this site more than once, and he will be sorely missed, so do me a favor, and take a moment to toast Paul, lift your glasses high, cause he was a good guy, Cheers Paul! We'll miss ya'll!!

With titles like "The Werewolf Vs The Vampire Woman,"
"Dracula Vs Frankenstein," "Vengeance Of The Zombies," and so much more, Paul's legacy will never be forgotten!!! I wish we had some more of Paul's work ready to go, but we don't, so we'll just move on!

We're not going to go too far though, just on over to 1971 Italy, and the second film ever produced by another horror icon, Dario Argento, still alive and kickin' with a film in production right now and set to be released in 2010, "Suspiria"!! Tonight's feature is called "Il Gatto A Nove Code" or in English, "The Cat O' Nine Tails"!!! One note of common interest, both Paul and Dario are Virgos, Paul was born on September 6, and Dario was born on September 7!!

Starring immortal American actors Karl Malden, who also just passed away this year in July, and James Franciscus, who died way back in 1991, this movie actually works as a story of murder and intrique in the scientific community!

Like this guy, who gets pushed into the path of an oncoming train, but nobody really cares or notices too much, because they're all there to see this famous starlet, and as we all know, what's more important than that?

Karl Malden is blind puzzle-making retired journalist Franco Arno, and Cinzia De Carolis is Lori, his adopted neice! Seems if you do a search for Cinzia, you'll find that in her much later years she had a penchant for taking nekkid pictures with large reptiles!!

I've always been a sucker for a cool stairwell!!

Catherine Spaak is wealthy debutante Anna Terzi who does a fine job of driving a stick shift and dressing in swank cut-out fashions! She sure seems to have gotten James, as Carlo Giordani's attention!

Five years earlier Catherine graced the cover of LIFE magazine!!!

I've lost my notes, but Carlo goes into a place that I think was called either Dick's Bar or Club, to talk to a certain Dr. Braun about the murders!!

Looking a little disoriented, the only real information that Carlo can get out of Dr. Braun, played by Horst Frank, is that he thinks he has pretty eyes!!!

Rada Rassimov as Bianca Merusi with Jumpin' Jackson Jellyfish Pollock wallpaper!

In the United States we don't get milk delivered to our stoop in cardboard pyramids, so this whole poison setup routine didn't work that well!!

I've yet to see a film go wrong with a shot of multi-coloured beakers!!! You just can't lose!!

It gets pretty gnarly at the end, and you'll be surprised as to who makes it and who doesn't!

Since we've always been more 'rubber monster,' instead of 'slasher/killer type' guys, I wasn't expecting much from this film, but it's actually a pretty good flick worth tracking down, and Karl Malden is excellent!!

The brilliant wild and sometimes chaotic score is provided by the Spaghetti Western Maestro Ennio Morricone!

BRIDE OF THE GORILLA / Jack Broder Productions - 1951

"Her clothes torn away, screaming in terror!" read the classic tagline to get kids interested in this Jack Broder low-budget Production. Jack also bring us BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA, KID MONK BARONI, BATTLES OF CHIEF PONTIAC and COMBAT SQUAD from early fifties. Bitchin' poster!

Welcome to Wednesday Dungeon B+W Oldie Moldie Theater, today' feature have mostly... mold! 'Boring as hell' is one way to describe this non-stop non-action backlot flick, so, is pretty good waste of acting talent. Eegah!! save the day with fun lil' soundclip and we gots a very nice still barrage for you listening and viewing pleasure!!

Music is by Raoul Kraushaar and Mort Glickman, Raoul compose for flick like THE GAY INTRUDERS, UNKNOWN ISLAND, PREHISTORIC WOMEN, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD, CURUCU - BEAST OF THE AMAZON, THE UNKNOWN TERROR, BACK FROM THE DEAD, ISLAND OF LOST WOMEN, THE 30 FOOT BRIDE OF CANDY ROCK, BILLY THE KID vs DRACULA, JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER and THE BAMBOO SAUCER. Mort work on MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR SATAN, PUDDIN' HEAD, G-MEN vs THE BLACK DRAGON, DEAD MAN'S GULCH, THE MASKED MARVEL, MYSTERY BROADCAST, THE PHANTOM RIDER, SON OF ZORRO, UNTAMED WOMEN, INVADERS FROM MARS, CYCLOTRODE X and more!

So's, on wif' da show!.. Piff the Gnat has little sweaty paw poised to push big old red 'GO' button to start soundclip rolling, even as Tabonga type this! Hits it, Piffles!!.. BARNEY THE GORILLA!

Raymond (GODZILLA) Burr and Barbara (FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE) Payton play Barney Chavez and Mrs. Dina Van Gelder. She is wife of Barney' boss Klaas Van Gelder. She like Barney!

Aw, crap, hubby come back from business trip!.. Paul (SHE DEVIL) Cavanagh play hubby, Tom (THE SHE-CREATURE) Conway play friend, Dr. Viet...

Dina give Barney some ideas!

Barney treat ex-gurlfiend Larina like garbage now... Larina played by Carol (SPACE MASTER X-7) Varga.

Hubby confront Barney in jungle about wifey!

So, Barney punch hubby hard in tummy and when he laying on ground, snake come out of tree and bite him, and, well, he die!!

Witch Al-long see what happen, so is time to put voodoo curse on evil Barney boy! Gisela Werbisek play Al-long, she had role in Laughton's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME in 1939!

Quote by Lon as Police Commissioner Taro ~

"This is the Jungle - lush, green, alive with incredible growth - as young as day, as old as time. I, Taro, Police Commissioner of Itman County, which borders the Amazonas River, know it as well as any man will ever know it. Isn't it beautiful? But I have also learned that beauty can be venomous..."

Deep!.. Hey, that's one Nazi looking uniform, there!

Booze break!.. Tabonga think he find kids' missing beach ball!

OOPSIES!! ...Curse kickin' in!

Barney have to get away from everbloody to check out hand.

Jeez, relax big guy, everything seem okay... Nothing broke... Four finger an' a thumb... Was pretty scary there for minute, but over now! ...Phew, big relief!

AWW, SHIT!!!

Best part is when Barney punch self in mirror, him and ape' timimg all off and don't match up, look sooooo bad!

Dina having creepy weird dream!!

...Or, not!!

One bad thing after another just keep happening to Barney. Animal trap is not cool!!

Barney getting all delirious from curse, so he have big fight with Dina and then go play 'gorilla' in jungle.

Dude shoot gorilla in tree, but...

Barney end up shot, face down in water!