Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on June 21, 2014

KITOSCH, THE MAN WHO CAME FROM THE NORTH (1967) 6/21/2014 14 Comments Mountie Captain: "You've just made an enemy of White Wolf."Kitosch: "I did what??? I did no such thing! I only made friends with his   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on June 14, 2014

Happy Birthday, Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards! (June 14, 1895) 6/14/2014 2 Comments Wowsa! This has been a month of birthdays here on Phantom Empires! Basil Rathbone, William Boyd, Pol Plançon   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on June 13, 2014

Happy Birthday, Basil Rathbone!  (June 13, 1892) ~ The Mad Doctor (1941) 6/13/2014 2 Comments Well, it's both Basil Rathbone's b-day AND Friday the 13th, so I thought I'd pick a spooky-type picture for this sp   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on June 1, 2014

The Adventures of Tartu, aka Sabotage Agent (1943) 6/1/2014 24 Comments Officer #1: [leans in] "This is a sabotage job..."Officer #2: "...and a pretty long shot, what ever way you look at it. No one would b   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 31, 2014

Haldane of the Secret Service ~ Harry Houdini (1923) 5/31/2014 12 Comments Harry Houdini. It seems that everyone knows that name; it evokes images of mystery and magic, of locks, and chains, and daring. It has al   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 30, 2014

My Man Godfrey REMAKE (1957) 5/30/2014 3 Comments No until Hell freezes over. NO!!! No!To the 1957 My Man Godfrey remake, I say, NO!David Niven? NO!June Allyson?!?NO!Oh, so hideous. So hideous. June Allyson lo   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 29, 2014

5 OVERLOOKED MYSTERIES 5/29/2014 0 Comments Hey! I was asked, along with lots of other neat blogs, to add a list of my 5 Overlooked Mystery films. I did a little write-up of some of my fave lesser-knowns, and he   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 20, 2014

Three Mountie Movies I NEED to see! 5/20/2014 2 Comments Every day that I live, and this surprises me all the time, I find out about incredible and rare movies that look really amazing. I don't mean another Jimmy   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 19, 2014

NORTHERN PURSUIT - Errol Flynn (1943) 5/19/2014 2 Comments I have mixed feelings about this picture. I'm a mad Errol Flynn fan, a fan of Canadian Mountie movies, and on top of that, I have a certain special spot   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 19, 2014

ZARDOZ (1974) 5/19/2014 0 Comments I love a good tale of futurism...the darker and more brutal, the better. Well, Zardoz, featuring a post-James Bond Sean Connery (as a barbaric super-killer) seems like it should   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 19, 2014

A Rasputin Two-fer: Rasputin and the Empress (1932) & Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) 5/19/2014 0 Comments What person even slightly interested in history doesn't know those eyes? Burning and possessing,   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 8, 2014

GLADIATORS SEVEN - I SETTE GLADIATORI  (1962) 5/8/2014 0 Comments Hot on the heels of the magnificent GIANTS OF ROME on my TV screen, Richard Harrison strikes again with the amazing GLADIATORS SEVEN! This highly   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 7, 2014

North West Mounted Police (1940) - Happy Birdthday, Gary Cooper! 5/7/2014 0 Comments Hot on the heels of my celebration of Tyrone Power's birthday this week, in which I wrote about Power's amazing turn in the red coa   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 5, 2014

Tyrone Power - KING OF THE KHYBER RIFLES (1953) 5/5/2014 0 Comments The men who govern India...more power to them and her! ...are few. Those who stand in   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 4, 2014

A Heidi Double Feature - A Great Story! 5/4/2014 0 Comments From the outset, I'll state for the record that I'm aware that it's not cool to like movies like Heidi...especially   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 3, 2014

13 ASSASSINS ~ (十三人の刺客 Jūsannin no Shikaku) 2010 5/3/2014 0 Comments In these overly politically-sensitive times, where the trend is either toward the artsy or the comical, 13 Assassins stands out as proof tha   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 3, 2014

Caesar the Conqueror - Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie  (1962) 5/3/2014 0 Comments Cameron Mitchell has always been a slow rumble in the background of my movie and television experience. Throughout the   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 1, 2014

QUO VADIS  (1951) 5/1/2014 0 Comments I'm a huge fan of the Sword and Sandal picture. When I was a kid, beside the wonderful Italian Peplums, my Saturday and Sunday afternoon fare consisted mainly of some   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on April 19, 2014

GIANTS OF ROME - I GIGANTI DI ROMA  (1964) 4/19/2014 0 Comments To make any movie a success, it's important to cast the right people in the main roles, especially in a heroic epic like GIANTS OF ROME. The type th   read more

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on April 1, 2014

THE COSSACKS (Russian: Казаки - Kazaki) 1962 4/1/2014 2 Comments I feel compelled to start this review of the 1962 Russian   read more