NIGHT GALLERY / "Pamela's Voice" - 1971

Here's one for Doc - In this story, Jonathan's nagging wife Pamela, whom he killed after years of being pushed around by her, returns to haunts her hubby. Wow, this was a short one, but it makes up for it with the stars!

John Astin plays Jonathan and Phyllis Diller is Pamela. Gawd we love John, besides being Gomez Addams on THE ADDAMS FAMILY, he was also in THE PUSHER, WEST SIDE STORY, FREAKY FRIDAY, TEEN WOLF TOO and RETURN OF THE KILLER TOMATOES. Most of his 157 credits are for his work on TV, and he's still kicking at 90 years old with a movie in post-production. Now Phyllis, holy cow, she was in THE FAT SPY, MAD MONSTER PARTY (voice), THE GREAT BALLOON RACE, PINK MOTEL, THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE, THE BONEYARD, THE SILENCE OF THE HAMS and THE HIPSTERS. She left us in 2012 at the age of 95...

It all starts when Jonathan is in the casket room, he hears a familiar voice speaking to him, what in the Hell?!..

He spots his dead wife just sitting there in a chair, so he approaches her.

She tells him that's she's back. Jonathan says the he must be dreaming because he pushed her down the stairs only two days ago, and that she's going to be buried within a few hours and he'll be rid of her and her wicked voice for good...

Then in her grating voice, she fills him in on the haps! She's not going anywhere, and, it's been three months since she was buried, not two days!

The look on Jonathan's face is priceless, he thinking, what's up with this crazy broad anyway, what is she talking about?!!

He runs over to the casket only to find himself there!.. Bibbida, Bibbida!!

Why darling, this is your funeral. Jonathan wants to know what happened to him?!! And she tells him that he never watched his diet, smoking and drinking and that's what killed him! She reminds him that she told him a million times to cut back on his vices, but he wouldn't listen!

Oh, and by the way, Pamela tells the murderer that, guess what, she went to heaven, where, she requested to come back to haunt him! And guess what else, he went to the other place!!

Jonathan can't stand any more, he grabs his head and screams out real loud!

But the voice just keeps coming, forever!! Join us again on Wednesday as the Dungeon Guys keep on a-rollin' down that spooky old trail...

RIFIFI EN LA CIUDAD - "Rumble In The City" (1963)

I've got another great Jess Franco Saturday Night Special this evening called "Rififi En La Ciudad" from 1963.

Although there was never an English title for this film, roughly translated a rififi would be something like a rumble among men, and is a slang word derived from rif, the French military term for "combat zone" during the First World War.

Consequently, you will find many international films with it in the title including "Rififi," or "Rififi In Tokyo," or "Rififi In Amsterdam." I think you get the idea.

Jean Servais is a no good dirty criminal and politician named Maurice Leprince, but his dirt is well hidden so he's still very popular with the general public! Sound familiar?

Although he'd never admit it, he works out of this club called The Stardust, where the music is always hot as composed by Franco stalwart Daniel White!

Fernando Fernán-Gómez is Sargento Detective Miguel Mora.

Detective Mora is a little frazzled because he hasn't heard from his informant Juan Solano for a couple of days, and when Juan finally calls, he tells the Detective that he has proof that big shot Leprince is involved in some very shady business!

This story is all about Juan, but this is about as much as you're going to see of him!

The Detective gets quite worried when Juan doesn't show up for their scheduled rendezvous!

Detective Mora heads straight over to Leprince's estate to see if he can get to the bottom of what Juan was going to tell him.

Leprince claims he knows nothing about a place called The Stardust, and how does this peasant have the audacity to bother him?

These two are not going to ever get along!

Just as Leprince is denying knowing anything at all about the club, the singer at The Stardust sashays out of his bathroom!

Later Detective Mora pays Leprince a visit at the club!

Caught red-handed, Leprince is still in denial!

Great entertainment, a guy in a suit of armor and a gal in a two piece bathing suit dancing.
The Stardust has it all!

So what happened is Juan got killed, and then Leprince's henchmen try and kill Detective Mora, but he is saved after an unsuccessful drowning attempt!

Now, one by one, Leprince's goons are being picked off by somebody!

Chico Torres is the next victim!

 

A Straight forward and pretty deliberate note is delivered to Leprince!

Juan Solano was a suave and debonair fellow, and every woman that ever met him fell in love with him, including the singer in the club!

It gets really sticky when Detective Mora finds out that even his own wife was one of Juan's many lovers! No, he's not okay with it!

Leprince is a narcissistic and egotistical bastard who ends up not getting exactly what he wants, but instead, exactly what he deserves!

BEANY AND CECIL In "Sleeping Beauty And The Beast" - 1962

Welp, the clock on the wall sez it's time for Beany And Cecil... Today, Cecil goes to Fairytale Land where he battles Dishonest John and saves Sleeping Beauty from that dirty guy's clutches!

It starts with the Captain reading some fairy tales to Beany and Cecil. The story is Sleeping Beauty and The Wicked Old Witch. Cecil turns into Prince Chow Mein and heads off to find his dream girl...

Cecil finds Faitytale Land and goes ashore.

In the meantime, Dishonest John is playing the wicked old witch. He's out doing his 'good' deeds for the day, starting with knocking Humpty Dumpty off his wall.

Then he gives the old woman's shoe a hotfoot.

He turns the heat up on Jack!

DJ plays the mean old wolf and blows the 3 little piggies house down...

After all his deeds are done, he goes back to his castle where he keeps Sleeping Beauty asleep!

Cecil arrives at the castle. When he tries to enter, DJ pulls the draw bridge up on him!

Next Cecil gets a guillotine on his rear end, exposing his cute little butt.

So, Cecil chases DJ out of the castle. As DJ runs along the road, Humpty Dumpty hits him with a big old creme pie to get his revenge! That's Simple Simon there supplying the goods.

Then Little Boy Blew blasts a note on his horn that sends an electric charge up DJ's spine.

Cecil hops in the old lady's shoe and stomps off after that dirty guy!

The sea serpent blocks DJ's attempted escape, he then kicks DJ into the air...

And he comes down square into the powder room. Jack turns up the heat, and...

The room is now a rocket ship and it heads into space with DJ inside. After knocking the cow over the Moon, the missile is swallowed up by the Man in the Moon.

Back at the castle, Cecil gives Sleeping Beauty a big sloppy lick and she comes out of her coma! In the best possible way, woo woo!!

After an adventure like that, Cecil needs to get some sleep... Join us tomorrow where Eegah!! obliviously has something cool for us, here at The Dungeon!!..