Family Friendly Movies

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre

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June 9, 2017May 2, 2022

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre

Editorial review of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre courtesy of Amazon.com

Often typecast as a menacing figure, Peter Lorre achieved Hollywood fame first as a featured player and later as a character actor, trademarking his screen performances with a delicately strung balance between good and evil. His portrayal of the child murderer in Fritz Langs masterpiece M (1931) catapulted him to international fame. Lang said of Lorre: He gave one of the best performances in film history and certainly the best in his life. Today, the Hungarian-born actor is also recognized for his riveting performances in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Casablanca (1942). Lorre arrived in America in 1934 expecting to shed his screen image as a villain. He even tried to lose his signature accent, but Hollywood repeatedly cast him as an outsider who hinted at things better left unknown.

Bela Lugosi: Hollywood’s Dracula

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June 8, 2017November 3, 2021

Product Description of Bela Lugosi: Hollywood’s Dracula

Brilliantly dramatic documentary a wealth of rare footage will make you feel as if you lived with Lugosi through his triumphs and tragedies. Greg Mank, author of It’s Alive and Karloff and Lugosi.

Tremors 5

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June 7, 2017March 22, 2024

Tremors 5 Bloodlines (2015) starring Michael Gross, Jamie Kennedy

reviewed by: The Masked Reviewer

Before I start this review you should know I love the Tremor series. The Tremors series up to this point now matter how silly they became, they all had a special charm to them.

Tremors was the best of the series. Then, Tremors 2 was a pale imitation of the first one, but the Burt Gummer scenes were gold. Tremors 3 was a triumphant return to greatness. And Tremors 4 was a delightful prequel that answered questions, and had excellent lore. Tremors 5 is just a bad movie filled with cliches.

Invasion of the Star Creatures

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June 6, 2017January 7, 2022

Invasion of the Star Creatures (1961) is one of those movies that has a good premise, but a lousy execution.

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

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June 5, 2017September 2, 2024

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) starring Bela Lugosi, Sidney Fox, Leon Ames

In Murders in the Rue Morgue, Bela Lugosi plays the part of Dr. Mirakle, a showman in Paris a century ago. He is showing his trained ape, Erik, in a sideshow while trying to prove the theory of evolution … By combining the ape’s blood with the blood of a human

Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin’

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June 4, 2017March 29, 2021

Song lyrics to Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin’ – written by Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington – sung by Tex Ritter in High Noon

Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin’
On this, our weddin’ day
Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin’
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The Wolf Man (1941)

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June 4, 2017October 27, 2024

The Wolf Man (1941) starring Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers – the classic Universal werewolf movie

Inner Sanctum Mysteries

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June 4, 2017September 22, 2021

Inner Sanctum Mysteries: The Complete Movie Collection (Calling Dr. Death / Weird Woman / The Frozen Ghost / Pillow of Death / Dead Mans Eyes / Strange Confession)

Product Description of Inner Sanctum Mysteries: The Complete Movie Collection

Get ready for unlimited thrills and chills as all six of Universals classic Inner Sanctum Mysteries come to DVD for the first time ever. You’ll have a hauntingly good time with horror icon Lon Chaney, Jr., as he gives timeless performances in these spooky feature-length films: Calling Dr. Death, Weird Woman, Dead Mans Eyes, The Frozen Ghost, Strange Confession and Pillow of Death. Based on the popular radio shows of the 1940s, this collectible set is a must-own for every classic mystery and horror fan. Death, dementia, dark arts…its just another day in the forbidding and fascinating world of the Inner Sanctum!

Before I Hang

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June 4, 2017July 21, 2024

Before I Hang (1940) starring Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Edward Van Sloan

Before I Hang is a rather enjoyable Boris Karloff film, with a fine supporting cast, and a strong theme: the allure of eternal life. And a strong question: is murder in the blood?

Island of Lost Souls

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June 4, 2017May 28, 2023

Island of Lost Souls, starring Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen

Synopsis of Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls. After his ship goes down, Edward Parker is rescued at sea. But when he gets into a fight with the captain of the ship that rescued him, the captain maroons him while making a delivery to the tiny tropical island of Dr. Moreau. Moreau is very secretive, and Parker discovers why. The doctor is a whip-cracking cruel task master to a growing population of his own gruesome human/animal experiments. Only the beautiful Lota appears truly human … But she shows signs of her panther ancestry. Parker’s fortunes for escape look up after his fiancee Ruth finds him with the help of Captain Donohue. But Dr. Moreau has violated one of his own laws, and his bestial creations will hold him to account!