DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org First Spaceship on Venus, German: Der schweigende Stern (en: The Silent Star), Polish: Milcząca Gwiazda, is a 1960 East German/Polish film directed by Kurt Maetzig and based on the novel The Astronauts by Stanisław Lem. The film is also known as Planet of the Dead, Silent Star and Spaceship Venus Does Not Reply A much shortened 1962 Crown International Pictures English dubbed release in the USA used the name First Spaceship on Venus where it was double billed with Varan the Unbelievable. Lem disowned the movie.[citation needed] First Spaceship on Venus was featured in episodes of both Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Cinema Insomnia. The film begins in 1985, when engineers involved in an industrial project to irrigate the Gobi Desert accidentally unearth a mysterious and apparently artificial "spool." When found to be made of a material unknown on Earth, the spool is circumstantially linked to the Tunguska explosion of 1908. The "spool" is seized on as evidence that the explosion, originally blamed on a meteor, was actually caused by a spaceship. Professor Harringway deduces the alien craft must have come from {[Venus]]. The spool itself is determined to be a flight recorder, and partially decoded by an international team of scientists led by Professor Sikarna and Dr. Tchen Yu. When radio greetings sent to Venus go unanswered, Harringway announces that a journey to Venus is Earth's only alternative. The recently-completed Cosmokrator ... Теги:teamspaceshipalienastronautartifactatomicbombspacepioneerlinguisticseinsteinfuturecreatureradiationspacecraftnuclearthreatmst3kextraterrestrial1900souter1980sscienceliquidfoodtravelvenustheplanetsovietcommunismmassdestructionmagneticfieldufoaliensmoontheaterweapons
DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org The Great Gabbo (1929) is an American early sound film musical drama film directed by James Cruze, based on a story ("The Rival Dummy") by Ben Hecht and starring Erich von Stroheim and Betty Compson. The movie follows a brilliant ventriloquist "The Great Gabbo" (Stroheim) who, as he spirals down into madness, increasingly uses his dummy "Otto" as his only means of self-expression—an artist driven insane by his work. Gabbo's gimmick is his astonishing ability to make Otto talk—and even sing—while Gabbo himself smokes, drinks and eats. Gabbo's girlfriend and assistant (Betty Compson) loves him, but is driven to another performer (Donald Douglas) by Gabbo's deteriorating personality. Cast Erich von Stroheim as The Great Gabbo Betty Compson as Mary Donald Douglas as Frank Marjorie Kane as Babe Marbeth Wright as Dancer John F. Hamilton as Neighbour Harry Ross as Performer George Grandee as Otto (voice) The film's basic plot and themes would later be resurrected many times, most famously in the British portmanteau film Dead of Night (1945), two episodes of the popular television series The Twilight Zone ("The Dummy," Season 3, Episode 33 and "Caesar and Me," Season 5, Episode 148); and the 1978 Anthony Hopkins film Magic. An episode of The Simpsons, "Krusty Gets Kancelled," also featured a ventriloquist's dummy by the name of Gabbo. The Batman villain Ventriloquist (and his dummy Scarface) are arguably based on the Great Gabbo as well ... Теги:danceidentitybadcoffeedressingroomfancyrestaurantmalefemalerelationshipglassofwatersongwriterlollipopbeautifulwomaninsanityanniversaryyodelinggermanbehindthescenesmelodramaegoventriloquismspiderwebdummysplitpersonalitymonoclejealousyknockingonwoodrolereversalspidercostumecigarettesmokingbreakup
DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Impact is a 1949 film noir starring Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines. It was filmed entirely in California and included scenes at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. The film was based on a story by film noir writer Jay Dratler. Millionaire industrialist Walter Williams has a young wife, Irene, who is trying to kill him with the help of her young lover, Jim Torrance. The plan falls apart when Williams survives a hit on the head from the would-be killer. Torrance flees the scene in Williams' car but dies in a head-on collision. At this point, it is believed that Williams was the driver. The dazed Williams ends up in a small town in Idaho. He gets a job as a service station mechanic and falls in love with Marsha, the station's owner. Meanwhile, the police arrest Williams' wife for his "murder." Marsha eventually persuades Walter to go back to clear his wife, but he is charged with the murder of the lover. That leaves Marsha and a kindly police detective named Quincy scrambling to prove his innocence. Cast: Actor / Role Brian Donlevy / Walter Williams Ella Raines / Marsha Peters Charles Coburn / Lt. Tom Quincy Helen Walker / Irene Williams Tony Barrett / Jim Torrance Anna May Wong / Su Lin Robert Warwick / Capt. Callahan This was Anna May Wong's first screen appearance since 1942. Character actor Tom Greenway made his first appearance on screen as an unnamed moving van driver in Impact. Gary W. Tooze, reviewer for dvdbeaver.com, praised the ... Теги:mechanicsmalltownmurderplotfallinginlovemoralcouragesanfranciscocaliforniacourtroomamnesiainvestigationnewbornbabyattemptedsecretmaidtireironpolicedetectivebeautifulwomanhomicideexplosionrafaelhitchhikerbriefcasetransformationboyfriendgirlfriendrelationshiptaxithereminaffairflattrialjuryridecopscrimebuswheelattorneywheelsworld wartrailerhistorymovierussiawarfare
