THE SPHINX / Monogram Pictures - 1933

Here's a little thriller from 1933 we ain't done yet, so's, here ya go!.. A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. But, a witness saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime! The police then have to determine if he is the actual killer or if he's being framed.

It stars Lionel (SON OF FRANKENSTEIN) Atwill, Sheila (A SCREAM IN THE NIGHT) Terry, Theodore (THE HIDDEN EYE) Newton, Paul (ISLAND OF LOST SOULS) Hurst and Luis (THE BLACK CAT) Alberni.

It all starts when a man is found dead, and, a witness says that Jerome Breen (aka The Sphinx and known to be a deaf mute) was at the scene of the crime and was talking to him. So, there's a trial to figure out what the Hell is going on!

During the trial, Breen's doctor testifies that he has been a deaf mute his entire life, so, he's declared not guilty by the court and released.

The cops still think that Breen's their man. They go to his house to question him but his butler wants them to leave.

After the cops are gone, the butler goes to the piano and hits the last key, which then opens a wall panel, revealing a hidden room! Hmmm...

Later, our heroine, Jerry, attempts to break the case herself and agrees to meet Breen at his place. He writes her a note saying that he wants to see more of her and then tries to kiss her!!

Jerry plays the piano and hits the last key on the piano...

The wall panel opens up and she's now surrounded by two men with the same damn face!

The cops have the place surrounded and when they hear Jerry screaming, they break into Breen's house. No Jerry. Through a series of events, Detective Hogan is cleaning ashes from his cigar off the piano and accidentally presses that last key, opening the panel again.

The second Breen (the real deaf mute who Breen one is impersonating) comes wandering out and the cops shoot him dead!

The cuffs are put on the murderer and the cops are ready to take him away, when, he falls to the ground, dead! He has used an ancient Egyptian ring that pricks the skin on his finger and he poisons himself! Well, we only have one more post tomorrow before we begin our yearly Halloween Countdown lineup, so, get ready for that!

THE MAD MAGAZINE TV SPECIAL - "The Usual Gang Of Idiots" (1974)

Welcome to the Weird Wednesday version of The Dungeon!
Let's get serious!!!

 In 1974, MAD magazine did a TV Special." I never saw it because I didn't have a television in 1974! Pre-National Lampoon, and long before Saturday Night Live, or even Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, MAD was always leading the way, and as far as I can tell, not really getting as much credit as they should! They never bowed down to political correctness or political pressure! "The Usual Gang of Idiots" did whatever they wanted to!

Let's face it! It's hard to be politically correct and funny too, because most funny things are offensive! It's just the nature of the beast!

They rip the auto industry a new one with all kinds of gags about stupidity and dishonesty!
This is the team coming up with new accessory ideas!

This guy is one of the most important in the company! He's making sure there's no loopholes in the fine print of the sales contracts that might cost the company any money should anything go haywire!

This was thought to be the building that housed the "Safety and Research" department, but is actually an indoor golf course for the company big shots!

This is the real "Safety and Research" department building before it collapses!

44 years later, and industry and government still think that putting up signs instead of fixing things is a good solution!
This is a big problem with modern society!

In between the skits are animated one shots! Done in Don Martin style, the joke here is the duck is the family pet, and the boy is his inflated toy! That's MAD!

This is a series of pictures of what you could see, if you could see the truth!

The Doctor is supposed to be busy, but is really working on his putting!

Inside the suggestion box is a shredder!

There is no difference in the quality of regular and super gasoline!

"Academy Awards For Parents" is a fairly stupid segment!

Another Don Martin cartoon has a guy on a desert island! He picks the flower which creates a big hole and sinks the island of course!

You know this is going to insult hospital workers everywhere, but did MAD care? Hell No!

 In 1967, in issue #115, MAD printed a bogus three dollar bill with the likeness of Alfred E. Neuman on it, and anybody who saw it would immediately know that it was a stupid joke! Anybody that is except for new money changing machines that had just entered the marketplace in laundromats etc. It got to be quite a sticky wicket!

"The Oddfather" goes on way too long! More Don Martin would have been more fun!

 Man, the F.B.I. were busy in the 60's having to keep their eyes on Lenny Bruce and Alfred E. Neuman!

 What scary times!! I'm surprised any of us made it!

"What, Me Worry?!"

MAD magazine was a big part of my youth, and had a big effect on my wry sense of humor. It was satire and it was parody, they got away with it, and I loved it!  Honestly, I didn't even know if MAD existed any more! I mean, do any printed magazines exist anymore besides rags like People you see while you're standing in line at the grocery store, but I guess they do, and more power to them!

 MAD MAGAZINE today!

THE OUTER LIMITS: The Probe / Season 2 Episode 17 - 1965

Here we go with another classic Outer Limits episode... When an airplane crashes into the sea during a hurricane, its crew awake to find themselves inside a large metal chamber. Soon, their bewilderment is replaced by fear when they come under attack by a huge machine and large blob-like creature. This is the very last episode in this great series!

It stars Mark (AGENT FOR H.A.R.M.) Richman, Peggy Ann (BOMBA, THE JUNGLE BOY) Garner, Ron (DEATH WISH 3) Hayes, William (THE RACK) Stevens and stuntman Janos (MAN OF STEEL) Prohaska as The Mikie (Alien Microbe).

After crash landing in the ocean and escaping in a life raft, the crew find themselves in a mysterious room, then, a large cloud surrounds them.

A beam comes on and soaks them in the light, drying them all off!

Things get wild 'n' weird when one of them is nearly frozen alive by an ice beam, and then, a giant microbe attacks another crew member!.. What the Hell, man?!

The gang go exploring and find all kinds of interesting machinery. Now, all they have to do is figure out what their purposes are. It is surmised that the probe they're in is part microscope for viewing them!

Later, the beam focuses on the microbe, within a few minutes a duplicate hostile creature is also running around the place!

Jeff and Amanda try to communicate with the aliens but become frustrated with the symbols and lack of progress in discerning the meaning.

Then, Jeff is attacked by the big old nut-brained microbe!

So, three members of the crew are surrounded by clear cylinders where they get soaked and smoked before they're released by the aliens.

They have actually been treated with something that repels the microbes! Cute, isn't it?

Finally, Amnda thinks she has broken the code, so, they head back to the life raft.

Next thing they know, they're back in the sea being rescued by a freakin' submarine!

After being picked up by a sea plane, they look out the window and see the probe (looks pretty cool)! Then, using footage from the German GOLD from 1934 or THE MAGNETIC MONSTER from 1953, we see the Probe disintegrate into nothingness! Looks like the aliens were good guys after all! Speaking of good guys, Eegah!! is back on Wednesday with more weird junk for us!