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Category Archives: N
Ramon Novarro in “The Night Is Young” (1934) – reviewed by George
Well, hooray, this film,, unlike yesterday’s, does not condone rape as a legitimate courtship tactic. It is a relatively standard MGM musical. Novarro plays Arch Duke Paul Gustave, but why isn’t he Crown Prince? He’s the son of Emperor Franz … Continue reading
Night of the Living Dead (1968) – reviewed by George
There are “A” horror pictures, and there are “B” horror pictures, and “B” generally means made on the cheap, rather than anything necessarily lacking in the script or performances. This film didn’t cost much to make, and it shows. But … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, N
Tagged Duane Jones, George Romero, John Russo, Judith O'Dea, Judith Ridley, Keith Hardman, Keith Wayne, Kyra Schon, Marilyn Eastman, Night of the Living Dead
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Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey in “The Nine Tailors”, Parts 2, 3, and 4 (1974) – reviewed by George
After the shortest opening I could write (which was already too long to add to) here are the closing chapters of the story. We left Wimsey and Bunter (Glyn Houston) with their car off the road in a snowstorm and … Continue reading
Posted in Miniseries, N, TV
Tagged Anthony Steven, Dan Meaden, Donald Eccles, Dorothy L. Sayers, Elizabeth Proud, Gail Harrison, Geoffrey Russell, Glyn Houston, Herbert Chappell, Ian Carmichael, Judith Fellows, Mark Eden, Maryann Turner, Neil McCarthy, Raymond Menmuir, The Nine Tailors
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Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak in “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”, Season 1, Episodes 19 and 20 (1975) – reviewed by George
Episode 19: The Youth Killer An attractive, but clearly middle-aged, woman, Helen Surtees (Cathy Lee Crosby) is praying to the Greek goddess Hecate as she looks at the moon through a skylight. She goes outside and sees a jogger go … Continue reading
Posted in K, N, TV
Tagged Albert Paulsen, Cathy Lee Crosby, Chris Carter, Darren McGavin, Demosthenes, Don McDougall, Dwayne Hickman, Jack Grinnage, John Fiedler, John Hoyt, John Huff, Kathie Browne, Kathleen Freeman, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, L. Ford Neale, Rudolph Borchert, Ruth McDevitt, Seymour Robbie, Simon Oakland, Stuart Townsend, The X-Files, Tom Bosley
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Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak in “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”, Season 1, Episodes 17 and 18 (1975) – reviewed by George
Episode 17: Legacy of Terror A big star of the NFL has his heart cut out with a dull knife. Then a decorated Green Beret, who proved himself in the Vietnam War, is attacked by a bunch of Aztecs and … Continue reading
Posted in K, N, TV
Tagged Arthur Rowe, Bryan O'Byrne, Darren McGavin, David Chase, Erik Estrada, Hans Conreid, Jack Grinnage, Jeff Donnell, John Dehner, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Lieux Dressler, Michael Kozoll, Paul Magistretti, Pippa Scott, Ramon Bieri, Robert Emhardt, Ron McDougall, Simon Oakland, Victor Campos, Vincent McEveety
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Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak in “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”, Season 1, Episodes 15 and 16, (1975) – reviewed by George
Episode 15: Chopper In Chicago in April a developer bought a cemetery “The Hills of Lethe” to put up condominiums. The occupants of Lethe had to be moved. Care was taken, but there were still mistakes and oversights. One of … Continue reading
Posted in K, N, TV
Tagged Andrew Prine, Art Metrano, Bob Gale, Bruce Kessler, Carolyn Jones, Darren McGavin, David Chase, Don Weis, Frank Aletter, Jack Grinnage, Jackie Vernon, Jay Robinson, Jesse White, Jim Backus, Keenan Wynn, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Larry Linville, Michael Kozoll, Robert Zemeckis, Ruth McDevitt, Sharon Farrell, Simon Oakland, Stephen Lord, Steve Fisher, Steve Franken
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Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak in “Kolchak: the Night Stalker”, Season One, Episodes 13 and 14 (1975) – reviewed by George
Episode 13: Primal Scream Oceanic International Oil Corporation’s Dr. Jules Copenik comes back to the Chicago lab after a month in Helsinki, so eager to see the lab that he heads there straight from the airport. He seems to have … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Kopell, Beverly Gill, Bill S. Ballinger, Darren McGavin, David Chase, Diana Quick, Don Weis, Douglas Fowley, Henry Brandon, Henry Slate, John Marley, Katharine Woodville, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Lara Parker, Marvin Miller, Nina Foch, Pat Harrington, Peter Leeds, Priscilla Morrill, Richard Bakalyan, Robert Scheerer, Rudolph Borchert
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