I MARZIANI HANNO DODICI MANI - Ennio Morricone - "The 12 Handed Men Of Mars" (1964)

Our pledge to you, no weird film left behind, no matter what! That being said, tonight's feature is "I Marziani Hanno 12 Mani" or in English, "The 12 Handed Men Of Mars!" Once again, while everyone takes big-time liberties with their posters, and I might have dozed off, but I never saw anything close to resembling Robby The Robot in this movie!

Still working it hard today, the soundtrack  for "I Marziani Hanno 12 Mani" was composed by none other than El Fabuloso,  Ennio (THE GOOD BAD AND THE UGLY) Morricone! Ennio has always been known as kind of a slacker, he only has 513 composing credits to his name!!

Flying Saucers are real...............

............And they've been landing on Earth each and every day, mostly unnoticed for centuries!!

Here they are, those wacky guys from Mars: Paolo (Zum Zum Zum) Panelli as X1, Carlo (MY FRIEND, DR. JEKYLL) Croccolo as X2, Enzo (HOWLERS OF THE DOCK) Garinei as X3, and Alfredo (WHISKEY AND VODKA) Landa as X4!!!!

To blend in on Earth, the first thing you need to learn is the goose step, otherwise you're going to stand out like a sore thumb!!

These Martians are a bunch of geeks, and might just be the first foursome of guys with mop top haircuts that don't look anything close to cool!

Looking to cool down with some local liquid beverage, this crazy cat takes a big chug off of a gas nozzle!

The Martians are totally in tune with music and really dig it when the jukebox plays "Amore Twist" by Rita Pavone!

Back in the day, a group of guys like this would be referred to as gleeps or dorks!

But one thing is certain, they do have an immense appreciation for members of the opposite sex!!

Well, there is a bit of confusion when this Martian chooses the jukebox over one of the hot chicks!

The Martians are in full control of their own personal gravity!

Goobers and girls! That's what pretty much defines this film!

At a party, one of the Martians shows the musicians providing the music how to riff on one of their outer space tunes, and that leads to..............

.........This crazy dance number where one of the Martians accidently steps on his partner's dress which rips it off to the waist, and in turn, all the guys in the room think it's a cool idea, and do the same thing to their various dance partners, leading to.............

.................a wild and weird space dance reminiscent of the dance scene in "Ikarie XB 1" aka "Voyage To The End Of The Universe" and/or..............

............The dance scene in the German Space Patrol TV series "Raumpatrouille!" The odd space music in this scene that you will hear in the sound clip, is also vaguely familiar, but I haven't been able to place my finger on it quite yet! All I really know is that it's really spacey!

In the end, the Martians must pack it up, and go back to where they came from, or are they still around?

ULTRAMAN: The Underwater Science Base / Toho - 1966

It's Friday wif' Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. We gots another wild 'n' weird Ultraman episode from the original sixties TV series, it's about a trip to the new Underwater Science Base and an attack from a giant monster drill fish, Gubira! Of course, our hero Ultraman saves the day once again.

Eegah!! sent over a soundclip of the classic theme, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button there by the piranha tank, NOW, Rufus The Gnat! Here's the... ULTRAMAN THEME!

Naturally, the Science Patrol use their cool rocket plane to get to the newly opened Underwater Science Base!

A little girl, Jenny, gets to go to the lab on the rocket powered submarine with the crew, they watch the sea life on the way there. Jenny likes taking pictures with her camera.

Hoshino's assigned to keep Jenny company, here, he tries to cheer her up after some problems arise at the underwater base. That's an ugly face we used to implement back in the day, you see, we had to know how to entertain ourselves without modern technology!

Jenny kicks their asses at cards!..

The lab is attacked by a giant monster fish and it cuts off the oxygen supply, everyone has to breath with oxygen tanks now.

The monster drills it's way onto land, it better be able to hold it's breath!! Love the bottom still capture, Ultraman tosses Gubira and it lands face down on a building!

Ultraman uses his shredding halo but it has no effect on the thing. So, he focuses his spacium beam on Gubira and blows it the Hell up, kaputski!!

Kids!.. Do your homework, OR ELSE!!..

HE WALKED BY NIGHT - "The Work Of Police Like That Of Woman, Is Never Done!" (1948)

I can't help it, I love film noir movies, so I guess Wednesdays have evolved into Murder Mystery Film Noir Thriller Action Adventure Nights! This fantastic Japanese poster has nothing to do with tonight's film, except for the title, but it sure is cool! Here's a bit of the opening narration to properly set the mood!

Actually, sometimes he walked around in the daytime too! The trick was just not to get caught!!

For some reason besides being in black and white, this shot looks like it came right out of a "Twilight Zone" episode!

John (HIGHWAY 13) McGuire is an off-duty cop headed home for the night when he spots something suspicious going on, so he decides to stop and ask a few questions!

You wanna see my military discharge papers? BANG!!! Richard Basehart is not such a nice guy in this movie! In fact, he's not nice at all! He's a cruel heartless killer! Based on a real crime story, the city of L.A. is now minus one officer!

Looks like any second Commissioner Gordon is going to send out the Bat Signal!!

 

Dum Da Dum Dum, Dum Da Dum Dum Dum!  I'm just giving you the facts! "He Walks By Night" was a precursor to TV's "Dragnet" starring none other than that man there with the stare, Jack Webb!

"He Walked By Night" might not be a monster movie, but here's a pair of characters that some of the best monster movies couldn't have done without,  Thomas Browne (EARTH VS.THE FLYING SAUCERS, BEGINNING OF THE END, 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH, BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS, BLOOD OF DRACULA, THE THING THAT COULDN'T DIE, SPACEMASTER X-7, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER) Henry on the left, and Whit (CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, TARGET EARTH, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF, I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN, MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS, Bissell on the right. Between these two guys, they have 492 TV and movie credits! Unfreakinbelievable!!

Here's how you take a simple shot of a guy standing in a doorway, and make it into something special!

Tough guy Richard Basehart has to painfully  remove his own bullet!

"He Walked By Night" doesn't have very many females in it. Carlotta Monti has a small role as a liquor store customer. Earlier in her career, Carlotta was a theatergoer in "King Kong!"

Back in the good olde days, without the help of computers, they had to figure out things the hard way like matching up shell casing rubs!

The cops just can't figure out what this guy looks like, so all the witnesses are gathered together to try and put a composite sketch together, and it comes out pretty damn close!

Great little shot of absolutely nothing!

Even evil bastard killers enjoy the company of man's best friend! Dog's just don't  know how to be judgmental! Give them some food and a little attention and they're your friend forever!

Pretty futuristic looking, I think you will agree! L.A. storm drain tunnels put to very good use, just like the B.A.R.T. tunnels in "THX 1138!"

There is absolutely no reason not to watch "He Walked By Night!" You can find it at the fantabulous Internet Archive right here to watch or download to your heart's content for free, so there are literally no excuses not to!

OUTER LIMITS: Cry Of Silence / Daystar Productions - 1964

It's Monday with Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. We gots one of the last episodes of the series starring Eddie (THE DEVIL'S RAIN) Albert, June (FOLLOW THE SUN) Havoc and Arthur (CAT BALLOU) Hunnicutt. In the third and last season, running on a low budget, there are only 3 actors and tumbleweeds serve as the monsters in this story of an invisible visitor from space.

Eegah!! sent us over a soundclip from this episode, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button there next to the giant bat, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula! Here's our audio offering for... Cry Of Silence!

Andy and Karen Thorne are lost and in the middle of a deserted valley, Karen is injured after falling down a steep rocky hill. Hey, at least they gots a nice '64 Mercury convertible!

They get trapped and then attacked by a roaming gang of tumbleweeds!!

Then, there's a mysterious figure that mysteriously helps them get free of the mean old dusty attacking tumbleweeds...

The old man lives in the area so he takes Andy and Karen to his place, and, his wife has disappeared. Besides all that, he's acting mighty strangely!

They are attacked by a horde of frogs, so, Andy puts one in water and it dissolves, giving evidence of visitors from space?

They surmise that the old man is possessed by an alien and try to communicate with it, but communication breaks down.

In a totally surrealistic scene, Andy tries to make sense of the weird situation. Suddenly, one of the scoops on the tractor swings down and nearly bonks him on the head!

Andy ends up communication with the alien force after he hypnotizes himself with a swinging spoon!