FORBIDDEN PLANET / MGM - 1956 / Electronic Tones by Louis and Bebe Barron

Tonight we're doing something a little different... You can enjoy the wonders of Altair 4 and the Krell without the burden of captions while you monitor this piece of classic Krell music! Just seems like an appropriate thing to do!.. Everything's already been said about this great movie, anyway! 

 

If you haven't seen the 1958 MGM sci-fi movie, FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, lately, well, you will not believe what an absolutely horrible piece of crap it is!!! Overacting is used to make up for no budget, the old geezers are constantly bickering, etc., etc. Okay, then, their gyroscope goes haywire and what's the sound effect they use??? The sound from FORBIDDEN PLANET, of course, where the guys are landing and coming out of hyper drive!! MGM!.. Get it?.. It's pathetic and it just ain't right!! And, even more of those sounds are used in Jerry Warren's FACE OF THE SCREAMING WEREWOLF that we've already archived! Everything's for sale!! 

 

So, just sit back and enjoy the tones by this unearthly couple!!  

KRELL MUSIC

 Goodbye Altair 4!.. Goodbye Morbius!.. Goodbye Krell!..

MACUMBA LOVE - Enrico Simonetti - "Voodoo To The Max" (1960)

Here's more smokin' hot Voodoo and Calypso for a hot Saturday night! "Macumba Love" is quite a weird movie as far as music is concerned. The main musical credits go to Enrico Simonetti, but the actual songs, "Dance Calinda", "To Market" and "Paya What You Can" are all credited to the writer of the screenplay for this film, Norman Graham, with Callan Riggs and H.E. Donaldson! It's another Island Voodoo movie, but the twist this time is Snakes!! They're everywhere, so it must not be in Hawaii!! The man sitting in the director's chair was actor Douglas Fowley, father of one of the best musicans and madman record producers of all time, Kim Fowley!!! Douglas Fowley also produced the movie!!

Here's the backing band at the club during the performance of "Dance Calinda"
 
Walter Reed has got to be sitting in the smoking section!

So here's the deal, you just married a blonde bombshell, and you're on your honeymoon, and you're dancing with a voodoo vixen instead! Are you nuts Warren??
Ziva Rodann plays the part of the evil but oh so ever hot, Venus de Viasa to perfection, and she can sing too, because entertaining is one of her favorite pastimes!

The Witchy Woman has the coolest of pads, skulls and all!!

Then the music just keeps on going in "To Market"

Then they cut to this group of people and it's like WTF, when did the Bonzo Dog Band become a part of this movie! Where's the guy in the gorilla suit??

Don't do it Warren, she's just trying to charm you like a snake and Sara's waiting back at the house for you!!

The Va-Va-Voom 43-22-37 June Wilkinson as Sara always played third fiddle to Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren, but had a great career in the movies, and has appeared in tons of magazines, starting off with Playboy in 1958! Later in her career she worked as counterpoint to Spike Jones. June is still alive and struttin' today!!
"Shake it June!!"
So, who's William Wellman Jr. as Warren going to choose, his amazing buxom wife or the snake goddess?? Guess you'll just have to find out on your own!

MY SON THE VAMPIRE - Allan Sherman - "Blood!!!" (1952) (1962)

Well, everybody knows the story about Arthur Lucan(Towle)and his career acting in drag as Old Mother Riley that lasted a decade or more and made him at least the second most popular English actor in the 1940's, and his tumultuous relationship with his wife and co-star Kitty McShane. 

 

When they married, Lucan was 28 and Kitty was 16, she played the straight role to his comedic part in all the Old Mother Riley films, except this last one "Mother Riley Meets The Vampire." Their marriage had gotten so bad that in their previous film "Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure" they appeared on the set only on different days, and she refused to be in this last one! At the time of his death, there were plans for "Mother Riley Goes To Mars." What else would you expect?? 

 

But, that's not what we're here to talk about! 

 

What exactly do you mean, she's a man?? 

 

The theme song from the American 1963 re-release "My Son The Vampire" was written and performed by the legendary Allan Sherman in an attempt to capitalize on his very popular album, "My Son, The Folk Singer" released in 1962! Allan Sherman was an entertainer of mythical proportions and one of my Mom's favorites, so we listened to all his albums many times. That's probably even where some of this dry wit comes from, that, and The Smothers Brothers, because Allan's LP's while funny at first, got increasingly bitter and sarcastic like another one of our heroes, Lenny Bruce!! The image of the portly middle-aged guy with a flat-top and glasses wasn't something that has been easy to forget. The TV producer turned comedian folk singer with an odd voice had created a character and image that in reality killed him. With a love for good food and good drink, Allan unintentionally did himself in at the young age of 48, basically with too much of the good life. What a loss, there could have been so much more! We miss you, man!!! 

 

So, it's time to WAKE UP, and without further adieu, it's the best thing about this movie, from "My Son, The Vampire," here's "BLOOD"!!! The other little bit of music you will hear after the theme is credited to some cat named Lindo Southworth in his only ever film credit! The trilling trumpet imitating Old Mother Riley's speech is especially interesting, the rest of the music has a real Three Stooges feel to it! Enjoy!!!

HOUSE OF THE BLACK DEATH / Medallion - 1965 / Music by '?'

Tonight, we go directly to Nutburg!.. No kidding! It so bad, it stink!! BUT!.. Flick totally saved by one thing!.. DANCIN' GURLZ!!! So, hit it, Jojo!.. Hot Gurlz Gyrate to Lame-Ass Devil Worship Music! Oh, yeah, NO CREDIT FOR MUSIC!.. AT ALL!.. ANYWHERE!! Enjoy! 

 

Okay, so, John is big-shot devil guy, Andre Dessard, and, other devil guys want his dick job! So, he a little touchie!! 

 

Poor Lon look bad here! Play Belial Dessard, John brother, who have horns and goat legs, and gurlz dance for him!! 

 

If you watch this movie for 1st time... Or, even 13th time, this the expression on your face!! 

 

Wait!.. Dolores Faith play John and Lon sister?! Then, only explantaion is... SHE ADOPTED!!

 Tabonga bet that Eegah!! not know that Jerry Warren direct Katherine Victor here as Lila for her part in flick!! 

 

Okay, back to action!

 Is woman not best art in universe?!.... Beauty up there with nebulas!! 

 

This English born Sabrina, make Tabonga sap boil!! She have 41 inch bust insured in 1957 for £125,000!!

 So, if you like gurlz body too much!...... 

 

....This happen to you one day!!.. Goo'night, everybloody!

THE SPACE CHILDREN - Van Cleave - "The Theme" (1958)

What a great movie "The Space Children" is, and it's definitely at the top of the list of 'films I need to watch again real soon,' and should also be on yours, and here's the reasons why!!!! 

 

Director Jack Arnold put out an unprecedented and amazing array of films in the 50's with titles like "It Came From Outer Space", "This Island Earth", "Tarantula" and "The Amazing Shrinking Man" to name a few before becoming a major TV director who, among other things produced and directed a large number of "Gilligan's Island" episodes. Sadly Jack left this planet back in 1992, but his legacy will be forever remembered through his massive body of work!!! 

 

"The Space Children" is a veritable pile of acting talent too big to detail, but here's a few choice tidbits! Just to start off with, we have Peggy Webber of "Screaming Skull" fame, and veteran heavy Adam Williams! 

 

In the backseat, on the left there's Johnny Crawford of "The Rifleman" as Ken Brewster, here in a very early role, and on the right, child actor Michel Ray who quit acting in 1964, was a member of the 1968 UK Olympic Ski Team, and in 2002 inherited over 50% of the Heineken Beer empire worth over 4 billion dollars! Hey Mike, we love your work, man, if you ever need any help with anything!!! 

 

The set is sparse but ingenious, set up some trailers on the coast! Sweet!! 

 

And to round out this cast of wonders, first off, smoking a cigarette, you've got the Professor from "Gilligan's Island" Russell Johnson in the weird role as the abusive stepfather. Then, you've got Uncle Fester Jackie Coogan in a straight role as Hank Johnson! There's Ty Hardin as 'The Sentry' who would go on to have his own cowboy TV show as "Bronco Layne," and child star Sandy Descher discovered at the age of 3! The list goes on and on! What a cast!! 

 

The excellent theme is the product of the Maestro Van Cleave!

(Ikarie XB 1) aka VOYAGE TO THE END OF THE UNIVERSE / Czechoslovia - 1963 / Music by Zdenek Liska

Tabonga in Town!!.. Wow, great noise tonight! Real 'outta space' style. End part, excellent!.. Czech dude Liska, out there! So, here is theme and other unearthly sounds!.. UNIVERSE NEVER END!!

 Tabonga calculate that Hollywood today have to spend $500,000,000 to make same flick as this!! 

 

Not really need drugs in future!! 

 

Stupidest robot Tabonga ever meet! One time, we get in big argument over who smarter, metal or wood! He insult Tabonga, and, so, he end up broken in dumpster!! 

 

Hey, Ralphie, look, they're purifying our urine!!.. Man, that's gross!!

 Kids, eat SPACE CHEX for breakfast, and you, too, can fly a rocket, like me! 

 

Hey, what going on here?!.. Hmmm... Tabonga think they probably scheduling hair appointment! 

 

Uh, help, Mr. Wizard!.. I don't wanna be space dude no more!!!

THE GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI - Les Baxter - "Ending Credits" (1966)

I used to think that when we got down to the last of these movies and posts that we'd end it with all 'ending credits' music, but now this thing has gone so much further than expected, I'm just going to interject them as it winds down. So, tonight is the ending credits from "The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini," a nifty little instrumental pop number from one of the masters, Les Baxter!!

 Hit it Boys!!!

 Just ask almost anyone, and they will all give you the same story, Mr. Karloff was always a gentleman and a scholar, no matter what they asked him to do!! 

 

So, the movie might suck, but is this a cool room, or what?? 

 

Okay, everybody, you're all professionals, so let's get this group photo done, everyone say Cheese!! 

 

These crazy guys are on their way over to the next surf movie!! 

 

Proof postive once again, that ghosts really do exist!!