CONQUEST OF SPACE - Van Cleave - "Me And Rosie, Too" (1955)

Now here's a guy, Van Cleave, with another remarkable resume of cool flicks! Check out some of these titles! Besides "Conquest Of Space", Van Cleave composed the music for "The Colossus of New York", "The Space Children", "Robinson Crusoe On Mars", "Project X" and at least 12 "Twilight Zone" episodes, besides many other assorted TV and movie titles! 

 

You know, Ross, how being up in space for a long time makes you kinda kooky! 

 

"Anything a cat can do,"Me and Rosie can do, too!!"

 Two-timing Rosie was played by Joan Shawlee. From "Irma LaDouce" to "The Wild Angels" with "The Rifleman" and "Dick Van Dyke" along for good measure, this woman had one incredible career well into the 80's, before leaving us in 1987. Thanks for the memories Joan! 

 

Listening to Phil Foster as Jackie, it doesn't take a lot of imagination to think of him in a series of 1950's shorts where he played a character named 'Brooklyn'!

THE WILD WILD PLANET (Criminali Della Galassia) - Angelo Francesco Lavagnino - "Connie, You're Drunk" (1965)

"The Wild Wild Planet" is such a fascinating movie, and we covered the theme and most of the details a few months back, but there is still more outer space party music by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino to get down with! So here you go.... 

 

"I'm having dinner with the corporation, okay??" 

 

" I like to be treated as a lady, not a buddy!" She just twisted the hell out of Mike's arm, but now she insists she wants to be treated like a lady! Right, Connie!! 

 

"Connie, you're drunk!!!!"

 Eat fire, space scum!!! 

 

Back on terra firma, it's "I just hate the sight of you!", but she's still drinking so don't worry, because everything's gonna be all right Mike!

BLOOD BATH (Track Of The Vampire) - Ron Stein - "Max" (1966)

"Track Of The Vampire" is actually a pretty good movie with some very jazzy music by Ron Stein and Mark Lowry, but the problem is, and I hate to say it, is this....... 

 

These hipsters just aren't that hip.............. 

 

and Karl Schanzer as Max the artist, who was also in "Dementia 13" and "Spider Baby" is just not believable in this role as a whacked out artist type character. 

 

"Quantum Painting?" "Bucket Of Blood" or "Dementia" are much better choices for "Beat-Noir-Cool!"

THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Fred Katz - "The My Name Is Seymour Suite" (1960)

Here's about 5 minutes of joy that I threw together a couple of months ago. It's been fermenting about long enough and I think it's ready to be unleashed. Here's some of "The Little Shop Of Horrors" musical and comedy segments filtered through my mind into one massive mini-mix I call "The My Name Is Seymour Suite."

 For years I thought Dodie Drake was Mitzi McCall for some reason! 

 

What can you say about the cop scene? "Lost one!" 

 

Meri Welles as Leonora Clyde is another character never to be duplicated! 

 

One of the greatest chase scenes of all time!

ROCKETSHIP X-M - Ferde Grofé Sr. - "Walkin Around On Mars" (1950)

The only movie we've been able to find from the year 1950 that had any music that wasn't strictly orchestral is "Rocketship X-M", but if there's only going to be one, at least it's a really good one!! Classic composer Ferde Grofé Sr. used the talents of the number one 'go to guy' when you needed the spooky sound, Dr. Samuel Hoffman on the theremin quite nicely! Together they made this walk on Mars a lot more than just interesting! Mind-boggling Podiatrist, Dr. Hoffman established the sound everyone to this day associates with a scary or spacey scene, and will dwell in the "Dwrayger Dungeon" Hall Of Fame for eternity for his contributions to cool horror sounds! Dr. Samuel Hoffman, we salute you!!! 

 

So, Okay, just try and imagine, it's 1950, do you think anything could look cooler than this? I seriously doubt it! 

 

You just automatically can tell it's Mars by the color! 

 

Here's some of that classic "Space Theremin"!!

MAD MONSTER PARTY? - Maury Laws - "The Opening" (1969)

Just barely making it under the wire on numerous levels, the animated "Mad Monster Party?" had some incredible talent working on it, like Boris Karloff, Mad magazine's Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis, and the musical genius of Maury Laws, and I can't quite put my finger on it, but something's missing, actually a lot of something's missing! 

 

Quite interesting from a historical perspective, this movie, and the soundtrack are still readily available today to rent or buy, so we'll leave all the 'real' songs behind, and just whet your appetite with this jazzy taste from the opening sequence. Is it really a "Mad Monster Party?"

 I guess you'll just have to find out on your own!!!

KONG ISLAND (Eva, La Venere Selvaggia) - Roberto Pregadio - "In The Bar" (1968)

Blood Island, Kong Island, who cares, as long as it's in the Pacific somewhere! 

 

Here we got "Bullethole" Brad Harris in the bar, first with Ursula played by Adrianna Alben..... 

 

........then danicng with Diana played by Ursula Davis! 

 

then spotting Turk, and getting saved by a man who is not his type! You might need to rent the movie to figure it all out! The jammin' Super Suave Island Sounds continue by Roberto Pregadio!