SUPERSONIC MAN / Almena Films - 1979

It's Wild and Crazy Monday with Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. Here's a tale that starts in outer space where superhero Kronos, aka Supersonic Man, sets off to Earth to battle the out of control, power hungry madman, Dr. Gulik. Parts of this Spanish film were shot in New York City, mainly for the aerial shots of Supersonic Man flying around, and, includes many shots showing the Twin Towers.

Eegah!! sent over a soundclip from the start of the movie, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button there by the flame throwing robot, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula! Here's our audio offering for... SUPERSONIC MAN!

José Luis Ayestarán plays Supersonic Man, José was a bodybuilder, actor and stuntman, starting his career by starring as Tarzan in the Spanish productions, GREEN INFERNO and TARZAN AND THE KAWANA TREASURE.

And, if you ever wanted to see Cameron Mitchell at his carpet chewing best, you gots to check out this wild flick. He plays the delightfully mad genius, Dr. Gulik, who wants to rule the world.

Antonio Cantafora (as Michael Coby) plays Paul, Supersonic Man's earthly handsome love interest alter ego. Supersonic Man does not sport a mustache himself.

I love this surreal shot, something just doesn't seem quite right about that big yellow steamroller!

Gulik's always giving overblown lectures to his men in his giant manufacturing complex!

At one point, Paul gets knocked out, captured and thrown in the ocean before he's barely able to change into Supersonic Man. Then, he stalks his enemies from the air as they fire away.

Ready for some comedy relief?! Here's the Spanish version of Bean, he's a chronic alcoholic throughout the movie. The flame thrower robot just lit his cigar for him!

The miniature work looks great, includng the spaceships.

Nice head shot of Gulik's flame throwing robot!

A captured scientist turns the tables on Dr. Gulik, he sabotages the madman's plans by turning the dials on the control unit, and, saves Supersonic Man from the sonic sound amplifier!

Our superhero proceeds to destroy the crap out of Gulik's men and complex, then, he must take out that infernal, trouble making robot!

Gulik runs away with his tail between his legs and boards his getaway rocket! Guess what?.. Supersonic Man follows him into space and blows him the Hell up!! HURRAY!!!

Our alcoholic friend and his hound are picked up by a flying saucer at the end, and taken to another planet to be studied... WTF!!

THE LEGEND OF BLOOD MOUNTAIN - Bestoink Dooley (1965)

It was something like 5 years ago that Professor Grewbeard told me to check out this movie, and I forgot about it until just a couple of weeks ago, and what can I say? This is a different movie, and it's in a league by itself!

Tonight's Saturday Especial was made in 1965, and was originally called "The Legend Of Blood Mountain!" It escaped as a video 20 something years later titled "Demon Hunter!"

It opens with narration about why there is a "Legend Of Blood Mountain!" It seems that at certain variables the mountain gets mad and bleeds and a monster comes out from nowhere and starts killing people like this hunter in the opening sequence!

This is the star and hero of the movie, Mr. George Ellis as Bestoink Dooley, a lowly office worker at a newspaper with aspirations of  becoming a top notch journalist! George was in a couple of other weird movies and became a popular horror host in Atlanta, Georgia during the 60's and 70's also using the name Bestoink Dooley

Bestoink relaxes at home listening to some MOR music, with milk and cookies! He's just that kind of guy!

 

But in his dreams, a whole different persona shows up, a much bolder Bestoink! I'm not kidding, I did like this movie, but I have to tell you, that short sequence right there takes about 20 minutes, so there is some filler, and I mean a lot of it!

Bestoink's Boss allows him to investigate the wild stories about Blood Mountain! While in the hills he meets up with a Doctor Stinson who is investigating this rare phenomena, and his blond assistant Ava, and his daughter Phyllis! Not to sure about Ava, but Phyllis was played by Erin Fleming. Erin's story is a sad one, from actress to being Groucho Marx's bad guardian the last years of his life, to homeless person, and finally suicide victim!

Things start to get a little livelier when Phyllis decides to walk through the room on her way to the swimming pool! Hubba, hubba!

 

And if that wasn't enough to get your pulse racing, Ava changes into this two piece outfit to accompany Bestoink and the Doctor on their investigation!

Just let me ask you one simple question Dr. Stinson, are you some kind of referee?

I'm not really sure that the first time you see the monster in a movie that the first word that pops into your head should be dumpy! He doesn't look like he's going to kill anyone, he looks like he's heading to the nearest doughnut shop!

Only three credits to his name, but give some credit to cinematographer Joseph Shelton for giving this movie some credibility!

I give the makers of "The Legend Of Blood Mountain" a lot of credit! With what they had to work with, they got it all right! Hot chicks in bathing suits, a beach party, and a rubber monster, the three main ingredients that make for a perfect film!

Nothing like a little product placement! The IMDB has the estimated budget of this film set at $750,000.00! Taking into inflation, that would be $5,602,139.42 in 2014! That's right, over five million bucks! I think they got the decimal in the wrong place, I was going to say $750.00, but they might have actually spent about $7,500.00, and if Pepsi paid anything, then they made this movie for nothing!

Phyllis is left behind alone when suddenly she hears a noise......

...........Oh, No!!! The monster is real!!! This monstrous creature was created by George and Cindy Parrish, and it might have killed them, because they were never heard from again!

Up to this point, the movie was pretty enjoyably stupid..........................

...........But then they had to finish up with this comical monster chasing Bestoink sequence that was just silly! I did see one poster that stated "All adults must be accompanied by a child," so I guess silly makes sense!

The monster pins Bestoink to a wall, but spinning like an NFL running back, Bestoink manages to do a quick turn and get away!

The monster proceeds to stage four of the Hokey Pokey!

Bestoink finds a flame thrower!! That's it kids, game over!!  So what did the narrator say at the beginning of the movie,  "And now to prove that the silly season is upon us........." That pretty much sums it up!

 

Who knows what tomorrow may bring, so Keep on Chooglin'!!

THE FACE OF MARBLE / Hollywood Pictures Corporation - 1946

It's Freaky Face Friday with Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. We gots a rare low budget thriller about reanimation starring the great John Carradine as the fairly normal 'mad' doctor and involves a love triangle involving his wife and younger lab assistant. Throw in an old hag housekeeper with voodoo powers, a black butler, a huge Great Dane hound and director William Beaudine, well, you have a weird little flick!

Eegah!! sent over a lil' soundclip of the theme and some lab sound from this movie for our earjoyment, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button there in the noisy mad lab, NOW, Rufus The Gnat! Here's a taste of... THE FACE OF MARBLE!

John Carradine plays Dr. Randolph, he's working in his lab trying to reanimate a dead sailor found washed up on the shore with his assistant, Dr. Cochran, played by Robert Shayne, who all of us that grew up in the fifties remember well as Inspector Henderson on ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN. Robert was also in THE NEANDERTHAL MAN, SPACE PATROL, TOBOR THE GREAT, INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN, KRONOS, THE GIANT CLAW, SPOOK CHASERS, WAR OF THE SATELLITES, TEENAGE CAVEMAN, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER and THE LOST MISSILE, that's just in the fifties!!

Even though the sailor opened his eyes for a moment, he is still dead after the experiment. The police inspector shows up, asking questions about the odd condition of the sailor after the doctors placed him back on the shoreline to be found.

The weird old housekeeper, Maria, likes to play with dolls... Voodoo dolls!!

The doctors experiment on a Great Dane, but, Maria puts a spell on the dog. Now, it's hostile to the others, bullets don't effect it and it can walk through walls and is only controlled by her!

Maria gasses Dr. Randolph's wife, Elaine, and puts her in a death coma, so, the doctors experiment on her to bring her back to the land of the living.

It works, but, now she's controlled by the evil Maria!

Maria commands Elaine to kill her husband, and so, she knifes him in the back!

Luckily, the butler, Shadrach, saw everything and goes to tell the Inspector what he has seen! Willie Best plays Shadrach, Willie was also in UP POPS THE DEVIL, THE MONSTER WALKS, THE NITWITS, MUMMY'S BOYS, MR. MOTO IN DANGER ISLAND, AT THE CIRCUS, THE GHOST BREAKERS, WHISPERING GHOSTS, A-HAUNTING WE WILL GO, THE MONSTER AND THE APE and HIGH AND DIZZY. Sadly, Willie died at the young age of 45 and is buried in North Hollywood.

Everything's calm when the police arrive at the doctor's home, and, Maria is dead by her own hand at the fireplace! Tune in tomorrow for another dose of Eegah!!