Wednesday, July 1, 2009

THE AMAZING MR. X / Ben Stoloff - 1948 / Music by Alexander Laszlo

Tonight at Dungeon we have decent lil' flick from great year of 1948!! Star Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari (she replace Carole Landis, who commit suicide a few day before shooting start!), Richard Carlson and Donald Curtis. Great cast of actors in this ghost noir thriller, main writer was Muriel Bolton.

Dungeon love music guy Alexander Laszlo because he did stuff for NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST and ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, both directed by Dungeon pal Bernie Kowalski! Mr. Lazlo also compose for BLACK MAGIC, HIGH POWERED, SCARED STIFF, JOE PALOOKA, CHAMP, HOT CARGO, TARZAN'S MAGIC FOUNTAIN, 56 TV episode of RACKET SQUAD, 13 TV episode of ROCKY JONES, SPACE RANGER and more!!

So, on wif' da show!.. Tabonga' pet tarantula Ralphie have honors tonight to push big red 'GO' button, drum roll pleeze... THE SPIRITUALIST!

Lynn Bari have big dilemma, should she remarry after 2 year of husband' death? She talk with fake spiritualist Mr. X about problem, then lover boy Richard Carlson show up at very bizarre beach, at night even!.. Nice hat!

Rich press issue as portrait of dead husband Donald Curtis leer at happy couple.

Is ghost real or not?!

Who the hell care? Time to get lit!!

Uh oh, Lynn hearing dead husband voice, how can that be, he... DEAD!! Time to pack bags for nut house!

Mr. X find out Donald still alive and is messin' wif' wifey for $$$$.

Richard get shot but still able to cut electricity in basement with ax! Good job!!

Things starting to unravel big time for Don as he try to shoot wife.

Rich try to climb stair to get to Lynn, but cops come in and shoot up Donald just in nick of time!

Mr. X and girlfriend like to talk to raven, take very serious, they not crazy though!!

1 comment:

  1. They should have tried to conduct a seance to have Carole Landis fulfill her obligations for this role!

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