The Counterfeit Traitor
The Counterfeit Traitor, starring William Holden, Lilli Palmer
In The Counterfeit Traitor, a British intelligence officer pressures a Swedish oilman to spy on his Nazi customers.
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Walk on the Wild Side [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to Walk on the Wild Side (1962), written by Mack David, music was by Elmer Bernstein.
Sinner, hear what I’m sayin’
Sinner, you’ve been swingin’, not prayin’
One day of prayin’ and six nights of fun
The odds against goin’ to heaven, six-to-one
The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial (1962), starring Ray Milland, Hazel Court, directed by Roger Corman
In The Premature Burial, an artist grows distant from his newlywed wife. His father was a cataleptic, who was mistakenly buried alive. And so he’s terrified of the same. And step by step he grows more distant from his wife, more obsessed …
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Hand of Death [John Agar]
Hand of Death (1962) starring John Agar, Paula Raymond, Stephen Dunne
Hand of Death is a B-grade monster movie. It deals with a scientist who creates a paralyzing nerve gas. After a lab accident, his touch becomes lethal.
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The Music Man
The Music Man (1962) starring Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Ron Howard
Synopsis
Let 76 trombones lead the big parade! It’s The Music Man, the screen version of one of Broadway’s all-time blockbusters. Starring Robert Preston as the slick salesman and Shirley Jones as the not-quite-gullible librarian.
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Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror (1962) starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Joyce Jameson by Roger Corman
Synopsis
Tales of Terror is a trio of Poe horror tales, directed by Rober Corman. Based on: The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, Morella, and The case of M. Valdemar.
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Reptilicus [Godzilla imitation]
Reptilicus (1962)
When the accidentally thawed tail of a huge prehistoric monster is discovered … The process of regeneration begins growing into a full-sized monster… Reptilicus! Which attacks the city of Copenhagen.
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Billy Rose’s Jumbo
Billy Rose’s Jumbo (1962), starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye, Dean Jagger
Synopsis of Billy Rose’s Jumbo
In Billy Rose’s Jumbo, Pop and Kitty Wonder are the owners of the Wonder Circus. Because of Pop’s gambling addiction, they’re constantly in debt, with creditors very close to foreclosing on them. Their main attraction is Jumbo the Elephant. Their competitor, John Noble, wants Jumbo and to take their show. Out of nowhere, a mysterious new wire walker named Sam Rawlins joins. Kitty is taken with him, but what they don’t know is that he is Noble’s son.
Review of Billy Rose’s Jumbo
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Panic in the Year Zero
Panic in the Year Zero (1962), starring Ray Milland, Jean Hagen, Frankie Avalon
Synopsis of Panic in the Year Zero
In Panic in the Year Zero, Los Angeles is demolished by a nuclear attack. Looting and robbing run rampant. Seeking shelter from the chaos, a family hides out in an isolated fishing cabin. Only to find that the chief danger comes from a band of violent, crazed juvenile delinquents.
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King Kong vs Godzilla
King Kong vs Godzilla, 1962
No one will mistake King Kong vs Godzilla for high art — and that’s fine; it doesn’t pretend to be anything other than enjoyable silliness. It’s two men in rubber suits, fighting in choreographed style — shades of professional wrestling. The movie has a comically foolish executive decide to use King Kong for advertising. And he decides to bring the real deal to Tokyo. At roughly the same time, Godzilla is released from an icy tomb. He heads back to Tokyo for the inevitable slugfest.
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