FATHOM - Raquel Welch (1967)

 Hello, and welcome to another Saturday Night Special from down in The Dungeon!

Tonight's flick is called "Fathom," and is not much more than an effort to showcase the beautiful Raquel Welch, not necessarily her acting talents, but just her!

 In this dynamic film, Racquel is Fathom Harvill, the queen of parachuting!

 There's a big parachuting contest going on, and the crowd is really enjoying the show! (And a beer or two too!!)

This is Lake Victoria Cerveza, also known as Hojo Orinal Grande, a major tourist attraction!

If you want to see Raquel Welch, then watch "Fathom," but if you want to see a grittier movie about sport parachuting, then "The Sky Divers" from 1963 might be a better choice!

1960's goddess Raquel Welch was born on September 5th, 1940! Other famous people born on the same day are Freddie Mercury and Rose McGowan; as a matter of fact, if you crossed Rose and Freddie, you might get somebody who looked a lot like Raquel!

 "Fathom" is really a seriously stupid movie!

And most of the characters except for Fathom, are seriously annoying!

 This is what all the hubbub is about, the extremely elusive fire dragon!

 Here's a good look at the treacherously dangerous dual knife pocket watch!

Here's another really nice shot of Raquel, this time in stripes!

I love the variations on the selling points of some of these international posters!

FENG SHUI!! 

 "Fathom" is a fustercluck of greedy characters, the perceived good guys are the bad guys, and some of the the bad guys are good, but in the end, none of it matters much!

Fans of Raquel Welch, or anybody else who would like to see more of her will love "Fathom," but if you aren't one of those, and you don't think this photo is hot, then you might want to find another movie to watch!

THE SECRETS OF ISIS / The Lights of Mystery Mountain - 1975

Time for a change of pace, here's episode 1 from season 1 from this Filmation TV series. Our heroes try and solve a mystery after Cindy comes back from a trip to Mystery Mountain with photographs of UFOs, so, Andrea and Rick return with her to investigate.

I have a sound clip for your approval, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button located there by our fake UFO, NOW, Rufus The Gnat!.. Here's... THE SECRETS OF ISIS!

This is one of the photos Cindy shows the gang. Could it be true, for really UFOs from space?!!

Our gang, Andrea, Rick and photography nut, Cindy, searching the sky for more proof.

Pretty JoAnna Cameron is teacher, Andrea Thomas, aka, Isis. She worked as an actor, producer and director from 1969-80 and also appeared as Isis in the Filmation SHAZAM! series from the same year.

Well, what do you know?!.. For really UFOs!!..

Here's the sleazy bastard behind the mystery, the local unscrupulous real estate developer. He's trying to scare away other developers in the area with his special device.

It's time for Andrea to change into the mighty Isis and wrap this mystery up...

No matter what you do, you cannot elude the power and secrets of Isis... So, give up, sucker!

As a bonus, I threw in these two excellent shots for fun. You can see her cute little shorts as she heads down an embankment, a treat in any language!

Here's Isis appearing in this DC comic series, targeting TV viewers.

And, if that isn't enough for you, you can also pick up one of these 1970s action figures for $100 or more... Check in tomorrow when Eegah!! will be here to wrap up the week!

THE HOUSE OF SECRETS - RKO Studios (1936)

Tonight's Wild Wednesday The 13th feature is a simple tale from 1936 with the classic title,
 "The House Of Secrets!"

And, as original as that sounds......

........This version is actually a remake of the same title, same story, that was made it 1929, of which copies no longer exist! The names weren't even changed to protect the innocent!

Whether it's "House Of Secrets" or "The House Of Secrets," it's a phrase that has gotten plenty of mileage in different forms over the years, and there's still more to come!

 

These two covers from "The House of Secrets" DC comic are pretty dang weird!

There's a comic book store in Burbank, California by the name of "House Of Secrets!"

By 2013 "House Of Secrets" wasn't good enough any more! These people went full blown with "House Of Forbidden Secrets!"

The booze and the movie are both black and white!

And don't forget, "Guinness is good for you!"

The setting is jolly olde London!

A young American fellah has inherited this estate called "The Hawks Nest" or what will also be referred to as "The House Of Secrets!"

Back in town, it's all happening at "The Swan Inn!"

Half of what appears to be a treasure map is discovered!

When both pieces are finally put together, it's still a puzzle! A scene where one of the crooks is reading the message is pretty funny as he proceeds to pronounce all the olde English E's at the end of all the words!

Ominous message, and even more so because it's not in Barry Wilding's handwriting!

Here's a nice cast ensemble shot from the end of the movie! The thug on the right is about to release the poison gas!!

And what else? There's a happier than happy ending!

If you'd like to just watch it, or download a pretty nice copy for free to watch at your leisure, then you can find it right here at the Internet Archive! I just recently tossed them a couple of bucks donation! It's a good cause if you've got nothing else to do with your money or even if you do!

20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH In Color / Columbia Studios - 1957

So, here's a colorized version of this classic that I saw in 1957 with my neighbors. Ray Harryhausen authorized the colorization of this one, IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA and EARTH vs. THE FLYING SAUCERS, which we've already done.

I have a sound clip for your approval, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button located there by our Ymir egg, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula!.. Here's a little sample from... 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH!

It all starts with one of the fifties coolest spaceships crashing into the ocean off the coast of Sicily. A small fishing boat makes its way to the ship and the men rescue two crew members before the metal hulk sinks to the bottom of the sea.

Let's see now, the Moon goes around the Earth... Check... Okay then, Venus goes around Pluto?!.. Wait, something seems a little weird here...

Yo, General!!.. I could use a little help over here!..

Little Pepe finds a large canister with something very strange inside.

He takes the cannister and sells it to Dr. Leonardo (for the price of a cowboy hat) and the thing breaks out of its casing only to confound the doctor and his daughter, Marisa. Later, the Ymir has grown to human size and grabs Marisa while she was tying down the tarp.

This scene has him eating out of a bag of sulfur, a staple for its race on Venus.

After the creature is caught, they try to figure out what to do with it. What would you do?!

Anyway, it escapes and immediately has to wrassle with a Republican! Ymir kicks its ass!

Okay, you little shits are really starting to Piss Me Off!!!..

Just threw in this composite shot because it's so well composed.

Poor Ymir, a stranger in a strange land to be sure... Check in Wednesday because Eegah!! will have something interesting to share with us, I'm sure...

~ A Sad Day, Dungeon Hero David Bowie dies today at age 69 ~