UNA SULLl'ALTRA - "One On Top Of The Other" (1969)

It's a Stack 'Em Up Saturday Night Special down here in The Dungeon, and a wild and crazy film directed by Horrormeister Lucio Fulci called "One On Top Of The Other."

I thought it was a pretty stoopid title, but "One On Top Of The Other" is actually a direct translation of the Italian title "Una Sull'altra." In an effort to sell it to as many audiences as possible, it has also been released as "Perversion Story," and "Hot To Trot," none of which make any sense!

Although it's an Italian movie, the exterior shots were mostly all done in California, in San Francisco, and the general bay area.

I thought this looked familiar, the "Dumurrier Clinic" is actually Pebble Beach Golf Resort!

Today, it would cost the entire film budget just to use this place!

Here's the deal! Dr. Dumurrier has a very sick wife, and even though he has this fancysmancy clinic, he can't seem to make her better!

Instead the good Doctor prefers to go spend the night with his girlfriend!

Next thing you know, his wife is dead, and she has left her husband two million dollars. It's more than enough to get his clinic out of hock!

 Normally glamorous Dungeon Queen Faith Domergue has the dour role of Matha/Marta.

Just to make it absolutely clear that this is San Francisco, they hit some of the main local attractions like the crazy curvy Lombard Street......

..........And what would San Francisco be without The Golden Gate Bridge?

At first I kind of doubted it was really San Franciso, but the trolley car and just the fact that all the cars were U.S. makes, made me realize it was true. The interior scenes were shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome.

The Doctor follows his girlfriend down to the cool little central coast town of San Luis Obispo, and they used the actual train station there.

Before they head back to San Francisco, they go to this casino, and since I used to live in beautiful that area, I can guarantee you that in the 60's, there was not a casino any where near there.

These scenes were shot in Reno, Nevada!

Back to reality, "Varni's Roaring 20's Club" was a real place in San Francisco.

Fun place, lots of balloons and topless girls on swings!

Uh, Oh! What the heck's going on now? A Woman who looks just like the Doctor's dead wife is the main attraction in this strip club. Her hair and eyes are a different color, but other than that........

The Doctor and his girlfriend are seriously dumbfounded by the sight.

The stripper's name is Monica, and she is played by the amazing Marisa (Danger: Diabolik, Super Dragon Secret Agent) Mell.

I  guess I should introduce you to the Doctor and his girlfriend Jane.

Dr. D. was played by Jean (Disorder, Hypnosis, I Spit On Your Grave) Sorel.

Jane Bleeker is played by elegant Elsa ( Blood and Roses, Hatari!) Martinelli.

Monica is also a whore, so the Doctor buys himself a good time while pursuing the mystery. After they're done, she plays solitaire!

You know back in 1969, you couldn't have a studio without at least five bean bag or inflated chairs!

John Ireland's the Detective trying to untangle the whole damn mess!

John's a familiar face around here, having been in "I Saw What You Did," "Satan's Cheerleaders," 

and "Day Of The Nightmare." 

"Una Sull'altra" is a pretty cool movie and one of the taglines is "This film begins where Hitchcock ends," for it's supposed influence from "Vertigo." It's not gory like many of Fulci's films, but it does have it's fair share of sex, if you need something to complain about.

And more than anything else, "Una Sull'altra" has got an excellent, super cool and swingin' soundtrack created by one of my favourite composers, Maestro Riz Ortolani, and if you don't believe me, then listen for yourself! You won't regret it, I guarantee!
A Big Thanx to the Pop Up Sounds.Over-Blog for making the music available!

FLIP THE FROG In "Room Runners" - 1932

Here's a Flip The Frog cartoon where he's trying to sneak out of an hotel without paying the bill. This one is special for one reason, and you'll see why as you scroll down this review!..

Here's the Grand Slam Hotel where Flip is staying... You can see the security cop on his beat.

Flip has packed his bag and is trying to sneak out of the place in the cover of darkness. On his way out, he gets a sneak peek at this gal in a see through nightie going back to her room!

The desk clerk, an old biddy, is sleeping, but Flip makes a bunch of noise and conks her on the head with a spittoon that he gets his foot stuck in. She gets furious when she sees who it is, and reminds him that he still owes the hotel $42! He runs back to his room...

He comes up with plan B and ties his bed sheets together, then tosses them out the window. Then he drops his bag, which lands directly on the cop's head!!

The desk clerk looks through the keyhole to see what Flip's up to. She flips out (ha-ha) and tries to get the door open. When that fails, she resorts to running at the door to break through but the door opens up and she streaks into the room!..

And busts her head through a painting of a nude!!.. Oh, how embarrassing!

The old biddy is at his window, screaming, and the cop is on the sidewalk below, just waiting for him to come down. Looks like he's caught between a rock and a hard place!

So, Flip simply goes through an open window on the middle floor!.. This blows my mind a little, but, Flip decides to see who's in the shower, and just walks right on in!

As short as Flip is, I'm sure he got a good look at her.... Anyway, I'd say that it was well worth a little embarrassment, right Flip?

The cop's looking for Flip, but he seems to be easily distracted from his job. Flip tells him to look through the keyhole, which he does...

Heaven through a keyhole! But, after the gal figures out what's going on, she pokes the cop's eye with a long nail and he makes a hasty retreat!

While chasing Flip, the cop ends up riding a banister down a flight of stairs. He rams the girl's big butt with his feet and it transfers into big boobs, which makes her very happy!

Flip decides to duck out of the hotel during the mayhem. But, he gets hit in the head by a flying telephone, falls onto the arm of the slot machine, and hits the jackpot!

Check out that walk, looks like lots of comic artists later copied that move!

Before he can leave though, the desk clerk wants the money for the bill. So, Flip gives her a spittoon full of coins. She gladly accepts!

Then the cop steps in, he wants a coin too. Flip has no more coins so he does a little magic trick and produces a cigar instead. Flip lights it for him and after a few seconds, the place blows sky high!!

We end with Flip and a guy who needs a tooth pulled (from earlier in the toon) in that gal's room yet again! She gets pissed and takes a swing at Flip, he ducks, and she hits the guy with dental problem in the mouth, knocking the tooth out...

This was obviously made before the censors stepped in. Tune in tomorrow when we'll have something special for you'se... Here, at The Dungeon!..

50 YEARS OF CHEAP ASS ROBOTS!

Here's a list I've put together of some of the freakin' goofiest, silliest, and stoopidest robots in film history. Let me know if you disagree!

Technically, "Robot Monster" is too good of a movie to be on this list, but it really was the first of the worst! After 47,000 gorilla movies, in 1953, they decided to bump it up a notch! 

 Want to get lost for a couple of hours? Search for the word robot on this blog. I knew there were a lot of mummies, vampires, and werewolves, but the robots rule the roost no doubt. I think this is a real vision of what the future has in store, artificial intelligence will either save us or kill us! If this series of robots is a good example, then I think we're going to be all right! 

From the 1953 "Adventures Of Superman," here's "The Runaway Robot."

 

"Target Earth" from 1954 is the other movie that is also too good to be on this list, but you gotta admit, what's up with that codpiece and those shoulder pads?

Also in 1954, there was this gem called Gorag in "The Bowery Boys Meet The Monsters."

From the 1955 classic "Ucan Daireler Istanbulda" aka "Flying Saucers Over Istanbul," this cardboard robot always looked like a woman with curlers in her hair to me!

 In 1958, they dragged Gorag back out, and slightly changed his appearance for the "Adventures Of Superman" episode titled "The Gentle Monster."

 South of the border, also in 1958, they came up with this tin can for "The Robot Vs. The Aztec Mummy."

In 1959, the Egyptian movie "Journey To The Moon," featured this guy who looks like he was built in some farm shop! I'm guessing the coils are a cooling device! This dude has like a stick for one hand, and a hook for the other

 I love "Ship Of Monsters" from 1960, but there's just no way to compare this thing to Robby The Robot!

 In the 1965 Mexican flick, "Little Red Riding Hood And The Monsters," they dragged out the robot from "The Robot Vs. The Aztec Mummy" for another round!

 

 This super scary robot was in "Yilmayan Seytan" also known as "Copperhead Vs. Dr. Satan" in 1973! Apparently robot technology didn't advance much from the 50's to the 70's!

 Now this robot is quite a bit more sophisticated, but it still looks likes a giant robotic Pillsbury Dough Boy! This guy is looking to duke it out with the Super Red Baron robot in 1973 Japan.

 1973 was a boom year for funky looking robots as is evidenced by this thing from "3 Supermen and Mad Girl!" I don't think it's supposed to necessarily look like it has a mustache, but that's what I see!

 Just for KD, here's Moguera from 1957's "The Mysterians," who I have always liked because I thought he looked like a gigantic Woody The Woodpecker robot!

30 years later, somebody finally had enough class to make Styrofoam robot box heads as an upgrade to cardboard and tinfoil!  From our very own 50 cent production in 2003, here's a shot from "Silver Angel Vs. The Death Zombies!"
There's been lots more robots from the 1921 "Mechanical Man" to "Iron Man" and beyond, but the eras of cheap ass robots, just like 4-track tapes, Beta-Max tapes and the like, will all soon be forgotten by most, if they're not already!