LILA - Frank A. Coe - "Mantis In Lace" (1968)

"Lila", "Mantis In Lace" or whatever you want to call it, is essentially a very low budget soft-core Killer-Diller-Thriller with probably a good third of the film taken up with footage of various strippers shaking and shimmying to some killer music by Frank A. Coe, who sometimes worked using the name Fattie Beltbuckle! If you like boobs, you'll love this movie! The film takes place in New York, not San Francisco, but I'm sure they've got some good polka bands there too!!

I guess I wasn't paying real close attention but I'm pretty sure this is Vic Lance as Tiger, "The Hippie!" You can tell he's a hippie because as the police so astutely point out, he's wearing an earring!! East Coast hippie for sure, Vic also wrote the "Lila" theme song that was sung by Lynn Harper!!

This is either Janu Wine, Judith Crane, or Cheryl Trepton! All real strippers, none of these gals were ever in any other films, so it's a little tricky finding any real hard info! I think this is Cheryl, what do you think? Or, maybe it's Mary Lou "who took the key to my Cadillac car, jumped in the kitty and drove afar!"

Acid gobblin' predator Susan Stewart as "Lila" herself, had a couple more roles as a hooker or prostitute, did five episodes of "Hawaii Five-O" and went on to sell real estate!!

Rags to riches cinematographer László Kovács works the wonder of his magic eye in these crazy psychedelic love scenes!!

Uh, Oh! Flashbacks!!!

Bummer, Man! Bad trip!!

Time to call in the befuddled cops! Here we have Steve Vincent as Sergeant Collins on the left, and M.K. Evans as Lieutenant Ryan on the right. M.K. was done with acting after this flick! Aka Steve Stunning, (Sounds like a Wrassler) Steve Vincent went on to do some fine cheap sex flicks with titles like "Thar She Blows" and "The Secret Sex Lifes of Romeo And Juliet!"

Stuart Lancaster, sometimes known as 'Studs' Lancaster, was also in the same listed films as Steve Vincent, and also had a stunning career in Cult Films!

Stu had many performances in flicks like "Godmonster of Indian Flats," Russ Meyer's "Supervixens," "Captain Milkshake," and "Mistress Of The Apes" before landing some small parts in big films like "Edward Scissorhands" and "Batman Returns!"

But to Lila, he is just another sad case in need of disposal!!

My favorite line, "Did you get a make on the box??"

At some point, you can kinda understand Lila's feelings! Personally, I would have killed to have been able to go to this show! Procol Harum in a small club setting, with The Youngbloods opening, get out of town!!!! Can you even begin to imagine Banana and Robin Trower jamming together?

If you're a guy, after about 43 minutes into this film, you might start questioning your sexuality, because the cops become more interesting than the strippers!!!

And also, now all you guys realize this is what it takes for those girls to get out there and perform for you!! Stoned out of their ever livin' minds!!!

Composer Frank Coe had a varied career in sound and music, and worked on a bevy of films that would fill a psychotronic scrapbook, with titles like "Monsters Crash The Pajama Party," "Lemon Grove Kids Meet The Monsters," "The Wizard Of Mars" and "Blood Shack!"

Aw Shit! Not out of victims yet! Okay Bill, I think we're starting to get the point!!

Still feeling a little gay, it's time for the guys to go into action one more time!!

The last victim gets a little different treatment!!! "Don't you know that's against the law?"

"My law says groove baby, stay up and don't come down!"

And, in the end, in theory, Lila gets her just rewards!!

Check it out! I've added a new cut to the jukebox from this film, a manic surf and stripper number that rumbles down the alley like cheap booze! Yeah, I don't like the look of the new player either, but at least it works! Enjoy yourself!!

THE GORILLA / 20th Century Fox - 1939

Hello everbloody, welcome to 'nother Wednesday B+W Oldie Bijou Flicktime Theater Feature with 'nother amazing soundclip with host, Tabonga!

Tabonga give you 3 guess who star in today' flick!

The Ritz Bros., Al, Jimmy and Harry, help entertain the folks during the depression and WWII, appearing in flick like THE THREE MUSKETEERS and KENTUCKY MOONSHINE. Jimmy even appear in BLAZING STEWARDESSES and ZEBRA FORCE! Last Ritz Bros. flick wuz WON TON TON, THE DOG WHO SAVED HOLLYWOOD in 1976.

Original music by David Buttolph and David Raksin, who were busy with 318 combined composing credit with flick like NIGHT KEY, SH! THE OCTOPUS, ANDY HARDY, THE DARING YOUNG MAN, PIGSKIN PARADE, THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, SWANEE RIVER, THE MARK OF ZORRO, WHISPERING GHOST, A HAUNTING WE WILL GO, THE HITLER GANG, SHOCK, SUPERMAN, THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE, EARTH vs THE FLYING SAUCERS and 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH! Mr. Raksin's last credit was in 1999!!

Tabonga' pet Tarantula Ralphie set and ready to be pushin' that big ol' red 'GO' button and get soundclip a rolling... So, get ready for... THE GORILLA!!

Tagline sez... "A Ritz is afraid of nothing ... but ... THIS ... IS ... SOMETHING!"

It not bad enough that Gorilla terrorizing countryside, but Maniac Murderer too?!

Here is Patsy Kelly as Kitty, the maid. She spending time wif' dead guy, William Shakespeare, well, until damn crazy Gorilla show up!

Kitty run down stairs and find Bela, who playing Peters the Butler. Bela acting suspicious to make audience think he probably bad guy, what else?!..

Lionel Atwill play Mr. Walter Stevens, who just receive death note from unknown someone, so, he call Acme Detective Agency to come and help.

In meantime, family freind Norma Denby (Anita Louise) and boyfriend Jack Marsden (Edward Norris) show up at front door. Bela like to mess with them!

Acme detectives finally show up and they even scared of lightning!

After Bela let Garrity, Harrigan and Mulligan in, he start messing with them!

Here is pics from part in soundclip where Kitty get interrogated by Ritz Bros.

Oh yeah, Gorilla hiding in basement!! Is he real, or, is he man dress up like Gorilla? Hmmmm...

Art Miles play Poe, the Gorilla. He also play Gorilla in these flick... MOON OVER LAS VEGAS, CRAZY KNIGHTS and A BIRD IN THE HEAD!

NICE PLACE!!

Part of 'disappearing brother' scene.

'The Stranger,' played by Joseph Calleia, finally pop in to confuse thing even more than already is!

Funny and surreal part is when Bros. go to basement for clues and find a big one, Poe the Gorilla! Poe then manage to demolish the furnace.

Err, uh... there... to the...

What?.. WHAT?!!

For Tabonga, best part of flick is when Garrity open up book and little skeleton pop up, and he scream like little gurl!

Poe the Gorilla save gurl, then, trainer show up and take friendly good guy Poe back to where he belong.

'The Stranger' spill the beans, now everbloody know who bad guy is. Garrity pull gun on Stranger, but, Stranger turn table on him! Then, Bela come out of nowhwere and save the day, err... night! Bela the freaking hero, hell yeah!!!

The Bros. bid one last adieu before vacating premises!

Tabonga always love it when somebloody get creative with artwork!

Then, here is Ritz Bros. from Disney cartoon THE AUTOGRAPH HOUND, 1939!