The Blue Bird (1940)
Oct 27, 2000Fairy-Tale
With the success of The Wizard of Oz, 20th Century sought to capture the same by casting Shirley Temple in this appallingly schmaltzy fairytale about two children on a quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness
Russell Hicks
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Jul 15, 2000Two Idiots in a Haunted House
The fourth of Abbott and Costello's films, a knockoff of the then recent hit of the Bob Hope remake of The Cat and the Canary involving much comedic running around a supposedly haunted mansion
Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942)
Dec 27, 2007Jungle Hero Comes to Civilisation
Sixth of the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan films, this takes Tarzan out of the jungle to civilisation and is mostly played for comedy
Captain America (1944)
Aug 30, 2013Comic-Book Superhero/Serial
Captain America's first screen appearance was this 15 chapter serial, although about the only common element with the comic is the costume. On the plus side, the action and cliffhangers are good, while Lionel Atwill chews scenery in grand style as the villain
The Flying Saucer (1950)
Jul 20, 2017UFO Film
The very first film ever made about UFOs. This is fascinating as a work about UFOs made before all the other claptrap about abductions, impregnations etc came in. The film itself is rather dull