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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 funThe odds against goin’ to heaven, six-to-one

August 25, 2021 user Song Lyrics No Comment

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...

June 4, 2021 user Horror movies No Comment

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.

October 7, 2020 user Horror movies No Comment

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.

November 28, 2019 user Musical No Comment

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.

August 10, 2019 user Horror movies No Comment

Reptilicus [Godzilla imitation]

Cover of Reptilicus - which really misrepresents the content of the movie

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.

May 26, 2019 user Monster movie No Comment

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...

October 7, 2018 user Musical No Comment

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...

March 6, 2018 user Science Fiction No Comment

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...

May 25, 2017 user Monster movie No Comment

Journey to the Seventh Planet

Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) starring John Agar, Greta Thyssen Synopsis of Journey to the Seventh Planet Journey to the Seventh Planet is a campy science fiction movie. It’s set in the “distance future” of 2001. In this utopia, the United Nations now rules the planet. And poverty and...

May 7, 2017 user Science Fiction No Comment