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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.
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
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The Premature Burial

The Premature Burial (1962), starring Ray Milland, Hazel Court, directed by Roger Corman
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...
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Hand of Death [John Agar]

Hand of Death (1962) starring John Agar, Paula Raymond
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
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
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]

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.
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Billy Rose’s Jumbo

Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962), starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye
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...
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Panic in the Year Zero

Panic in the Year Zero, starring Ray Milland, Jean Hagen, Frankie Avalon
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...
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King Kong vs Godzilla

King Kong vs Godzilla DVD cover
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...
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Journey to the Seventh Planet

Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) starring John Agar, Greta Thyssen
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...
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