AROUND THE WORLD, UNDER THE SEA - "Hold Your Breath" (1966)

Here's a real interesting Saturday Night Special for you that was made in 1966, and it's called...

"Around The World, Under The Sea."

"Around The World, Under The Sea" is a movie about a team of civilians out to set up a series of underwater earthquake monitors, so we've got a better chance of seeing those suckers coming, and might have a chance to avoid major destruction from future Tsunamis etc.

This movie has an all-star cast that includes Gary Merrill as Dr. August 'Gus' Boren. Gary Merrill was in "Mysterious  Island," "The Twilight Zone" episode titled "Still Valley," and "The Outer Limits" episode titled "The Human Factor," among his 112 credits.

 

This is our first introduction to Shirley Eaton's character Dr. Margaret E. Hanford!

This is our second introduction to Dr. Hanford, also known as Maggie!
Maggie will turn out to be the only female on the team.

All the team members have to recruited, and they all have special water skills! Keenan Wynn lives in this fantastic underwater dwelling!

Slacker supreme, Keenan has only 281 credits to his name. Included in there is "The Twilight Zone" episode called "A World Of His Own," and a whole bunch of performances as colorful characters with names like Harvey Huntington Honeywagon, and/or Colonel 'Bat' Guano.

You couldn't go wrong in the 60's using Lloyd Bridges in an underwater flick after his successful run as Mike Nelson in 155 episodes of "Sea Hunt"from 1958 to 1961.

"Around The World, Under The Sea" is another Ivan Tors/Ricou Browning underwater matchup! Ivan was responsible for "Island Of The Lost," and the whole "Sea Hunt" series, and Ricou was the man inside the "Creature From The Black Lagoon" movies. The two of them together were responsible for  the "Flipper" TV series! These two guys together have more experience shooting oceanic scenes than anyone I'm pretty sure!

Marshall (Cult Of The Cobra, Fiend Without A Face, It! The Terror From Beyond Space) Thompson is Dr. Orin Hillyard.

How's  Dr. Hillyard going to make it with Maggie with a name like Orin Hillyard?

Speaking of unfortunate names, how about the composer of the music in this film, 

Harry Sukman?

I told you the cast was awesome. Here's David (Illya Kuryakin) McCallum as Dr. Philip Volker. David was also in two of "The Outer Limits" Episodes, "The Sixth Finger," and "The Forms Of Things Unknown." I've never ever seen one, but David McCallum has been on the show "NCIS" for 389 episodes, or the last sixteen years! Amazing!!

All the Doctors have a thing for Maggie!

This was just too good of a shot to only use once!

The Father in the "Flipper" series, Brian Kelly fit into this role quite nicely! Brian had a horrible motorcycle accident four years later that ended his acting career, but he still went on to be the Executive Producer of "Blade Runner."

Get ready cause here it comes!

Ka-Blooey!!

I'll just leave you with these last two shots!

It's looks so cool when you have to cram six people into one tight shot and get away with it!

Mr. Sukman won an Oscar in 1961 for the music in a movie called "Song Without End."

Other Ivan Tors films that Harry Sukman composed music for were "Riders To The Stars," and "Gog." There's one copy of the soundtrack LP with this great cover on Discogs for $6.50, but after that they are $20.00 and up!

TALES OF TOMORROW / "Many Happy Returns" Season 2 Episode 10 - 1952

Today we have an excellent episode from this early fifties TV series... In the story, an Alien on the Moon persuades a boy an Earth to build a gadget, which accidentally electrocutes his father, who does not believe the machine can work with no visible power-source. The Alien telepathically communicates instructions to the avid boy, who's reluctant to be candid with his family, referring to the creature merely as Mr. White. It stars Gene Raymond as dad, Flora Campbell as mom, Clifford Sales as Jack, the boy, Edwin Cooper as Dr. Barnes and Richard Trask as Peter, Jack's friend.

It all starts with pops and his son Jack at their work area in the basement. Jack's working on a project and dad's curious about what it is...

So, Jack only tells him that he's been instructed by Mr. White and that it will work with no power source. Dad tells him that it will absolutely not work without a power source.

Dr. Barnes drops in to remind dad that they're watching the Moon at his place tonight, and, to bring his telescope and lenses...

Dad goes into the basement to get his lenses, when, his curiosity gets the best of him. He wants to see for himself what happens when he throws the switch. He grabs the machine and is electrocuted, and cannot let go!

Luckily, wifey comes down the stairs and switches the thing off. Jack then has to come down and do a little explaining.

Jack says that Mr. White talks to and directs him telepathically, from the Moon, and, he has already received something, a photo of himself! When mom gets a good look at it, she freaks!

In the vintage pulp magazine style, here's Mr. White in all his glory, pretty damn cool!

And when dad tries to get more info from Jack, Mr. White prevents the kid from talking! Shaking his head, yes or no, dad gets some answers. A friend of Jack then tells dad how the machine works. All the kids Mr. White has building the machine have been deceived by his seemingly kind intentions, like, he actually wants to invade Earth!!

Right about here, the print has white lines all the way through to the ending. But anyway, dad decides to send Mr. White a present, a bundle of TNT, for all his efforts.

The TNT gets sent, and, there's a giant explosion on the Moon. This photo was easy to fix.

Dr. Barnes pops in to tell dad that he missed it. The explosion was clearly seen by their telescopes, it was a glorious sight... Then he says to dad.. Too bad you weren't there!!

Jack shows up and all is well, Earth 1, Moon 0! Check in tomorrow when we continue down the dusty and musty trail in 2020, here, at The Dungeon!..

THE CANADIAN CONSPIRACY - "You Better Watch Out" (1985)

2020, Say What!?

Seems like there's still a lot of unfinished business from the past, like was there ever a followup to the Canadian Conspiracy from 1985, or has it all just been swept under the rug and forgotten about?

That's what I'm talking about!

"The Canadian Conspiracy" was a TV movie Mockumentary that accuses Canada of trying to influence the culture in America via entertainment, which of course all the people involved deny, but when you see the roster of talent that left Canada to come to America, you might just agree, and it will sure make you wonder!

When I think Canada, the first thing that comes to mind is anything but funny, but this conspiracy theory has really got me thinking about changing my mind!
Martin Short is a good example!

These foreigners like Ivan Reitman have been influencing the American entertainment industry for years, and this film was made 35 years ago. It's pretty obvious that the Canadians are running the whole show by now. Just in case you don't know who Ivan Reitman is, he's the guy who produced freakin' "Ghostbusters," a movie believed by some to be THE best movie of all time!

It wasn't some kind of trick that Doug Henning, one of the most popular magicians ever, was also a Canadian!

Dave Thomas aka Doug MacKenzie denies anything to do with the conspiracy!

Reverse psychology says complete denial of lies equals truth!

Fellow Canadian Eugene Levy is 'The Whistleblower." It would have ruined his career, but since nobody was willing to admit anything, like even knowing who he was, it just became a sham.

I've still got David Steinberg's first album! How do you think that makes me feel? 

Manipulated would be a good suggestion!

The conspiracy theory claims that even the most American show of all time, "Hee Haw" was actually sinfully produced by a Canadian company! 

The nerve!

Watching this film opened my mind a lot, because I didn't realize that All-American guys like Leslie Nielsen were actually Canadians!

Tommy Chong is a Canadian? 

How is that like even possible?

Are you starting to get a grasp on what's going on here?
I've heard rumours that there might be an underground tunnel all the way from Vancouver to Hollywood which would explain a lot!

So now you're going to try and tell me that the guy who traveled across the old west with Hoss, Adam, and Little Joe for freakin' 430 episodes of "Bonanza" was actually a Canadian?

And another 630 episodes of "Saturday Night Live" for this guy? Shouldn't somebody have figgered this out some time ago, since nobody except weridos, in America name their kid Lorne!

The signs were all there, we just refused to see them!

Everybody loves William Shatner, and rightfully so, but you always knew there was something strange about him. Well, now you know, he's Canadian!

Some things they say are just not believable, like that John Candy is Canadian, C'mon, that's like saying that Spinal Tap isn't a real band!

Makes you kind of wonder who they think they're fooling!

I'm almost positive that Donald Sutherland is really English, and that he was forced to renounce his citizenship, and claim that he was Canadian by some nefarious group!

Some of this stuff is just unbelievable, and I don't have time to look up all the facts, but I'm almost certain that Dan Aykoyd is from Cleveland or Minneapolis, but not Canada, because that just wouldn't be right!

Howie Mandel is one who is obviously a Canadian plant, and is still influencing our daily lives as a judge on that show called "America's Got Talent."

Just shows you how deep this well of manipulation really is!

I almost lost consciousness when I found out that Fay Wray, the scream queen of the silver screen in 1933 was actually Canadian. Not once when you saw her in "King Kong's" palm, did you ever think that she was Canadian!

Are you starting you see how long this has been going on, right underneath our noses?

Margot Kidder aka Lois Lane was also of Canadian citizenship.

And if none of that convinces you that the Canadians have been running the show for quite some time now, then believe this, "Trivial Pursuit," a game that has been eroding the minds of innocent Americans since 1979 is also a product of Canada!

~ TABONGA! END OF DECADE LAFFS & PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ~

Welcome to the last post of the decade, here, at The Dungeon!.. I tried to be funny but reality is a sadistic task master nowadays. But, enjoy anyway, like, what do you have to lose?!..

Here's a laff leftover from the holidays...

Here's one for those faced with the task of returning a present they just don't like!

Here's a public service announcement from concerned monsters...

And lastly, a public service announcement from concerned aliens...

Well, there you go, goodbye 2019, hello WTF!! We'll be back on Wednesday to post our first review of the new year and decade, wonder what it'll be??..