DER FLUCH DES SCHWARZEN RUBIN - Gert Wilden - "13 Days To Die" (1965)

So what the Hell could possibly follow up the twelve days of Christmas??

"13 Days To Die!" 

12 Ways To Die!!
11 Ways To Cry!!!
And A Tiger In A Palm Tree! 

Classic vintage Chevy convertible!

This movie is supposed to be in colour! I got this copy from Sinister Cinema, and there is no colour to be seen, nowhere, nada!

Actually, if you want to see some photos that are a Helluva lot better than mine, and in colour, then head on over to the Supernatural Theater blog! Unfortunately, it still doesn't make the movie any better!

For me, the two best things about this film are the title "13 Days To Die," and the music by Gert Wilden! Here's just a taste of Gert's talent! We'll probably never get around to most of the other titles that Gert composed for like "Run, Virgin, Run," "Nurses For Sale," and "Campus Pussycats!" You're just going to have to search those out on your own!

Talk about a cryptic message!!

It's so weird that just like languages, wherever you go in the world, there are completely different types of music and instruments like these!

Horst (The Head, The Dead Are Alive) Frank is bad guy Perkins!

This is one of the more exciting scenes in the movie!

Serge Nubret is Pongo! If he looks a little buff to you, it's because Serge was Mr. Europe 1966, Mr. Universe 1976, and Mr. World in 1977!!!

Here with Pongo are the stars of the show Thomas (The Red Circle) Alder as Rolf Torring (Ralph Tracy), and Peter (A Study In Terror) Carsten as Rolf's bestest buddy Hans Warren! They make for a tough trio to tangle with!

"Der Fluch Des Schwarzen Rubin" is set in Thailand!
The literal translation of the title would be something like "The Curse Of The Black Ruby!"

The black rubies are a crap load of Uranium that everybody is dying to get their hands on!

Pongo is in much better shape than this pinhead statue that only has one arm!

Everybody gets saved in the end! Hooray!

And our heroes get the big thank you celebration that they deserved to get!

Leaving it open for a sequel. 

Please spare me!

2016 here we come, who'd of ever thunk?

A Freakin' Merry LOST IN SPACE Xmas! / The Toymaker - 1967

Well, I ended up with the Xmas day posting this year, I literally pulled this one out of my.. Err... Knot hole! Just got this set this week, and, I found this LOST IN SPACE episode actually had an Xmas tie in, soooo... Happy Newk Year, Ever'bloody!

I have a sound clip for your approval, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button located there by our mile high coal pile, NOW, Rufus The Gnat!.. Here are some Xmas sounds from... THE TOYMAKER!

The story starts with Will and Dr. Smith coming across a strange machine just sitting in the middle of nowhere! They figure out it's some kind of toy dispenser.

The robot warns Dr. Smith to quit screwing around, but, NOOO!.. Again, he's sure he's the only one that knows what they're doing, a reoccurring fatal flaw of his.

Some of the technology on this show requires an ample helping of your suspended disbelief. Anyway, Dr. Smith disappears into the big box and Will runs back to the ship to tell his mommy!

So, mom goes and tells dad and Major West all about another problem caused by Dr. Smith. As always, they have to stop what they're doing (usually some life or death situation) and help.

In the meantime, Will runs back to the box and, what else, gets himself trapped in there too.

They meet up with O. M. (Old Man), played by Walter (JACK THE GIANT KILLER) Burke. He's friendly but a little kookie! And, he doesn't like Dr. Smith.

Love these two shots, a typical device the men used throughout the series, this time used to lower some dynamite into a crevasse and then Professor Robinson with the robot, in red.

Back in the toy factory, Will hears some Xmas noises coming from behind a boarded up area. The little beaver tears a plank off and him and Dr. Smith watch the festivities back on Earth!

But, one of the old toymaker's wind up monsters is on the prowl and corners the two. The despicable doctor uses Will as a human shield yet again when faced with any type of danger!

The owner of the toy machine, Fritz (mouth pop, heal click) Feld, shows up and everything turns out hunky dory, except for Dr. Smith...

Professor Robinson invites everyone to go fishing to celebrate the event!.. A Merry Xmas to all, and to all, see you tomorrow!

THE CAPTAIN AND THE KIDS - "The Captain's Christmas" (1938)

Well, this will be my last Christmas post for 2015, so Ho, Ho, Ho, here they are:

THE CAPTAIN AND THE KIDS!!

"The Captain's Christmas" is another oddball cartoon from the likes of MGM Studios in 1938!

It's the night before Christmas and The Captain is dressed up like Santa Claus, and is getting ready to deliver all his gifts to the kids!

But John Silver spots him and he and his cronies come up with another idea!

John Silver robs the Captain of everything! It's not real clear what his specific goals are!

Now dressed up in the Captain's Santa Claus outfit, a maniacal John Silver almost falls off the roof!

When he finally makes it into the house, the fall kind of jangles his brain up, and he doesn't know what the Hell he's doing any more!

John Silver as Santa Claus is out of control, and he starts shooting up everything in sight!

He's literally gone berserk!

And he ends up destroying all of the kid's toys in the process!

What a yo-yo!

But then John Silver's little peg-legged conscience gets to him!

So he gathers up all his buddies, and they do a musical number in the streets to try and get money to buy new toys for the kids! 

 

Their singing skills are not really appreciated by the locals who start pitching all kinds of stuff out the windows at them. Eventually they start throwing toys, and the guys gather them all up to deliver to the kids!

 

This still of all the toys being dropped down the chimney cracks me up because I can't figure out what the barrel of oil is for!

The kids are now in Christmas toy heaven!

And John Silver's conscience is now completely clear!
(Even though he should be really serving 15 years to life by today's standards!)

That's it for me kids! 

Merry Christmas, Merry Merry Christmas!!