1971

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

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January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

Cornelius and Zira Escape from the Planet of the Apes, back to the past – the present day, where they’re imprisoned, then famous, then …

Doctor Who: The Daemons (1971) starring Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Roger Delgado, Nicholas Courtney

In Gamera Vs. Zigra, an alien woman from the planet Zigra and her spaceship creates a series of earthquakes around the globe. Two children at a marine park are caught in the crossfire. And Gamera must combat the monster Zigra to save the earth.

Cold Turkey (1971) starring Dick Van Dyke, Pippa Scott, Bob Newhart, Tom Poston

Cold Turkey [Dick Van Dyke]

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August 23, 2020September 22, 2023

Cold Turkey (1971) starring Dick Van Dyke, Pippa Scott, Bob Newhart, Tom Poston

In Cold Turkey, Norman Lear makes his directorial debut with this farce about an entire town that tries to give up smoking in order to win $25 million.

Eddie Albert, Peter Falk, and a box full of souvenirs in Columbo

Dead Weight [Columbo]

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July 9, 2020May 31, 2022

Dead Weight – Columbo season 1, originally aired October 27, 1971, starring Peter Falk, Eddie Albert, Suzanne Pleshette

In Dead Weight, an unreliable witness, along with the absence of a body and murder weapon, complicate a case against an American war hero (guest star Eddie Albert).

Million Dollar Duck

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August 13, 2016November 2, 2021

The Million Dollar Duck (1971) starring Dean Jones, Sandy Duncan, Joe Flynn

In The Million Dollar Duck, a lab worker (Dean Jones) takes home a laboratory animal (Charlie the duck) to prevent it from being destroyed, as a pet for his son. However, the duck’s exposure to radiation has mutated it. And it now literally lays golden eggs when the family dog barks. At first, the scientist, this ditzy wife (Sandy Duncan) think this is a Godsend. Until they begin to get greedy, and their neighbor (Joe Flynn) begins to get suspicious.

Hands of the Ripper

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June 26, 2016January 18, 2022

Hands of the Ripper (1971) starring Angharad Rees, Eric Porter

Hammers Hands of the Ripper deals with the fictional story of the daughter of Jack the Ripper. Orphaned at a young age, at the age of 17 starts to be influenced by the spirit of her dead father. While a kindly psychiatrist tries to help her with tragic results for his household.

Dracula vs Frankenstein

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February 11, 2016June 12, 2022

Dracula vs Frankenstein (1971) starring J. Carrol Naish, Lon Chaney Jr.

Before talking about Dracula vs Frankenstein itself, I would like to point out that it was the final appearance by two excellent actors: J. Carrol Naish (Sahara, Annie Get Your Gun) and Lon Chaney Jr. (The Wolf Man, The Defiant Ones) — and both frankly deserved better. Lon Chaney Jr. was mute in the film, due to the damage done by throat cancer. Although I doubt that it would have improved the film very much if he had been able to speak. Yes, Dracula vs Frankenstein is that bad.

The plot is …

Lon Chaney Jr. as Groton, the axe murderer

The basic plot for Dracula vs Frankenstein, such as it is, is as follows: the lovely and successful Judith Fontaine (Regina Carrol) is looking for her missing sister, Joan (Maria Lease, St. Elsewhere) who has disappeared into the hippie community of Venice, California. However, Joan has become the victim of Groton (Lon Chaney Jr.), a mute, axe-wielding homicidal maniac who alternates with playing with little puppies. Groton, in turn, is working for Dr. Durea (J. Carrol Naish), a wheelchair-bound mad scientist who is experimenting with re-attaching decapitated heads and resuscitating the victims. Dr. Durea is secretly the last descendant of Dr. Frankenstein and is running a house of horrors by the beach as a cover, assisted by Grazbo the Evil Dwarf (yes, that’s the character’s name, portrayed by Angelo Rossitto).