“I think we’ve given that deed to the wrong woman!”
Synopsis:
Laurel and Hardy head to Brushwood Gulch to deliver a gold mine deed to the daughter (Rosina Lawrence) of a dead prospector. Once there, however, they find themselves swindled by the girl’s bosses (Jimmy Finlayson and Sharon Lynn), and must do what they can to return [...]
Posted on June 19th, 2006 by admin
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“I thought you said 100 soldiers six feet high!”
Synopsis:
Oliver Dee (Oliver Hardy) and Stanlee Dum (Stan Laurel) attempt to rescue Little Bo Peep (Charlotte Henry) from the evil clutches of Silas Barnaby (Harry Kleinbach).
Genres:
Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, and Mythology
Fantasy
Laurel & Hardy Films
Musical
Revenge
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary [...]
Posted on June 19th, 2006 by admin
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“This is an historical presentation of the Civil War and Reconstruction Period, and is not meant to reflect on any race or people of today…”
Synopsis:
After the defeat of the south in the American Civil War, the KKK fights against what it perceives as the emergence of black supremacy.
Genres:
African Americans
Civil [...]
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Synopsis:
A humble cotton farmer (Daniel Haynes) is seduced by a gambling vamp (Nina Mae McKinney), then repents for his sins by becoming an itinerant preacher.
Genres:
African Americans
Christianity
Deep South
Femme Fatales
Gambling
King Vidor Films
Musicals
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, this landmark all-black film (made and financed by white [...]
Posted on June 19th, 2006 by admin
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“How many men are you going to have to hang to heal your scar?”
Synopsis:
Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood), wrongly accused of cattle rustling, is hung by a group of vigilantes and left to die. When he survives, Cooper becomes a marshal for the local judge (Pat Hingle), and vows to seek revenge on the men who [...]
Posted on June 19th, 2006 by admin
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“I am not a comedian… I am Lenny Bruce.”
Synopsis:
Lenny Bruce debunks the obscenity charges made against him in New York City.
Genres:
Stand-Up Comedy
Response to Peary’s Review:
Lenny Bruce’s second-to-last live performance is crudely shot, lacking in focus, and only intermittently funny. Nonetheless, Bruce still manages to come across as both highly intelligent [...]
Posted on June 19th, 2006 by admin
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“You must get back to Earth, and tell them what we found…”
Synopsis:
A team of travellers on an eXpedition to the Moon (X-M) finds their rocketship heading towards Mars instead.
Genres:
Nuclear Threat
Science Fiction
Space Exploration
Response to Peary’s Review:
Viewed by many as an irredeemably “bad movie”, this dated sci-fi flick is primarily notorious for [...]
Posted on June 18th, 2006 by admin
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“There’s definitely a message in all these accidents: the higher you feel, the deeper you fall.”
Synopsis:
A high school student (Derrel Maury) takes revenge on the bullies who crippled him.
Genres:
Bullies
High School
Horror
Revenge
Serial Killers
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, this unusual hybrid film is “a real sleeper”. Unfortunately, its [...]
Posted on June 4th, 2006 by admin
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