SCARED STIFF - Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis & Carmen Miranda (1953)

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, well, there's not much new I can say about these showbiz icons, so let's just get with it! Here's some seriously cool photos and songs from the 1953 zany classic, "Scared Stiff!"

 The musical credits give you all the information you need to know!! 

 

This movie is all about music and starts right up with Dean's act at the club! 

 

Dorthy Malone plays the part of Rosie!! Dorthy meet Jerry before I beat the crap out of him!! 

 

Jiggers, the cops!!! 

 

When Jerry Lewis puts on his game face, he's really scary!! 

 

Time to sail off into the unknown, and for all you schmaltzy Dean lovers, here's "Dino" with a classic love song! 

 

Frank Fontaine as the obnoxious drunk on the pier would go on to have a number one record 9 years later with his "Songs I Sing On The Jackie Gleason Show" LP!! In character as Crazy Guggenheim, the non-drinking Fontaine, could barely put a sentence together, but had a smooth singing style out of character, just like Jim Nabors when he wasn't Gomer!! 

 

My favorite thing that Jerry Lewis does, is when he stands behind some one and mimics and mocks them!! That'll get me rolling on the floor every time!! 

 

Carmen Miranda as Carmelita Castinha performs here in her last film role, with the boys and "Bongo Bingo"! I love the countdown at the end! Defies comprehension to me! 

 

There's no way to forget "Enchiladas", even if you try, because just like in real life, they will come back to haunt you! Listen to this at your own risk and guard your crystal! 

 

And once again to justify the whole thing, see, there is actually a ghost!! 

 

"Carmen's Late", so of course, Jerry has to go on for her miming to a record! He almost pulls it off, and the crowd is just weird enough not to care! 

 

It might be her last movie, but backstage with the gang, Carmen doesn't look like she knew she was going to get this kind of send up! 

 

Super scary sequence giving new meaning to the word 'armchair!' 

 

Oh, it's Bob Hope and Bing Crosby!! Imagine that!!! How ironic!! And they're skeletons!!! Wow, how is that even possible or plausible? And, in the, Oh, Yeah, department, am I the only one who thinks it's hilarious that another Martin/Lewis movie made in the same year titled "The Caddy" had an actor in it whose name was Lewis Martin??? That's just weird!!!

THE SKULL - Elisabeth Lutyens - "The Skull" (1965)

Time for some colour, and if nothing else, "The Skull" is definitely a colourful film! Elisabeth Lutyens' music is outstanding as always, but this Amicus Production directed by fave Freddie Francis is disappointingly devoid of any swing this time around, but instead injected with fear, paranoia and claustrophobia!! 

Cheers! Have a nice day! 

 

I'm thinking if you're going to dig up the Marquis de Sade's grave, you're really just kinda asking for it!

 

Michael Gough is auctioning off the denizens of the devil!! Would you expect anything less?? 

 

Cute little guys will creep you out if you stare at them long enough!! 

 

"Guest Star" Christopher Lee as Sir Matthew Phillips is hearing those voices inside his head! He's got to have those sculptures and doesn't even know why! 

 

Peter Cushing as Dr. Christopher Maitland has a really cool collection of bizarre stuff! Kind of like a mini Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" museum! 

 

The Doc's study is just loaded with curiosities from all over the world, but he never can quite seem to have enough! 

 

Enter Patrick Wymark as sleazeball con man Anthony Marco, "Presenting the skull of The Marquis de Sade!!!" 

 

Here's yet one more cool Freddie Francis moment, this time as the point of view of "The Skull" itself!! 

 Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, one of the finest duo's to ever grace the screen, and they are both excellent in this film!! 

 

Chris has got a whole lot of cool stuff himself!! 

 

So, now, you've got "The Skull" and suddenly you're not in control of your own mind anymore! You're in the back seat of this squad car, and you just know something ain't right! Simple, surreal and effective!! 

 

"The Skull" is in control of the whole scene; what did I tell you about digging up that grave? 

 "The Skull" can control your mind, make you kill or kill you itself!! I'm thinking this is a good selling point for cremation!!!!

INVISIBLE INVADERS / Premium Pictures - 1959 / Music by Paul Dunlap

Dungeon favorite Mr. Paul Dunlap up again tonight, just after last night!!! Then, Rodan! tell me he up again on Sunday!!... WHAT GIVES?! So, give big listen to Theme, Fighting Zombies & Screech Gun! See if you can hear similiarities to 'nother flick he make, THE ANGRY RED PLANET! 

 

Tabonga miss the '50s, get all misty when see A-bomb blowing crap out of something!.. Sigh!

 In 2 more second John Carradine experiment blow up in face! Later, he go to see Adam Penner as zombie and show him invisible rock!!.. Wow, John good actor, he make it look like he really have invisible rock!!!

 Screech gun really piss off that zombie!

 Guys lucky, have cool garage to dress up for play fighting with monsters! 

 

Hey, that John Agar in there!! 

 

Good shot John!.. Right in bread basket!! (Neighbor kids like to play too!) 

 

This show you how fast rising star plummet in Hollywood!.. Here is Tabonga brother 'IT!' one year after star in IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE! Now, he have bit part in cheap flick. You can see he drunk!.. Poor bro! 

 

Anybloody notice that all zombie have suits?! 

 

John look so cool in radio-active suit holding screech gun! 

 

Hey, what dirty trick! Dick Cheney brother pop out from behind Bush and shoot John when back is turned! 

 

John aim at spaceship with screech gun! 

 

And... BOOM!!! Game over, Man! 

 

Ladies and germs, I present people who save Earth from... THE INVISIBLE INVADERS! Robert Hutton, Jean Byron, John Agar and Philip Tonge. Philip Tonge die before this flick release!

BLOOD OF DRACULA - Paul Dunlap - "Party & Theme" (1957)

When we first started this thing, our object was to feature 'real' songs from the monster movies, you know, titles like "Vickie" by Arch Hall in "Eegah" or Frank Sinatra Jr. singing "Dance, Baby, Dance" from "The Beach Girls And The Monster," or any of the songs from "Horror Of Party Beach" by The Del-Aires, but it became increasingly clearer as we went along that a lot of really good stuff was getting left behind!! A perfect example is the Herman Cohen production "Blood Of Dracula" that had one of the best songs in a monster movie ever, Jerry Blaine singing the classic "Puppy Love," but right before and after that song is some Super Coolcat Party Music!! 

 

Inscecure Sandra Harrison as Nancy makes the BIG mistake of listening to Miss Branding! 

 

Nancy loosens up a bit, but her career still pretty much bombs shortly after this flick! 

 

Oh, No!!! Party Crashers!!! And they brought their own music!! AAAAHHHH!!!!! 

 

Oh, well, the girls are just dancin' with themselves and the cushions off the couch anyway!! 

 

The Goober Girls think having some guys around ain't that bad of an idea! 

 

Nancy tells Tab (Jerry Blaine), "I choose my own partners!" Ouch! but he comes back with the right on "Okay, but wait til you ask me to dance!!" The music cooks in the background!! 

 

Wow, is this dude hep or not! Cast your vote!! I only wish I knew the titles of all the records he brought to the party!!! 

 

Louise Lewis as the ever so evil Miss Branding was one of those not so lucky actresses that were actually blacklisted as a Communist in the 50's! In this scene she has got her grill overly greased and can't take that music no more!! Just to show the juxtaposition of Paul's talent, here's the pompous and overbearing theme that gives you no clue as to the cool stuff that is going to come in this movie!  

The Theme From "Blood Of Dracula"