The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 20, 2017

THE INDIAN FIGHTER (1955) is a Cinemascope Western starring Kirk Douglas, with a fantastic cast of supporting actors--Walter Matthau, Lon Chaney Jr., Alan Hale Jr., Hank Worden, Elisha Cook Jr., and several other faces that will be familiar to fans of American retro television. Kino has just release   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 9, 2017

What do you call STAR WARS? What I mean is...how do you refer to the 1977 film that was originally released by that name? The reason I ask this is that I have noticed more and more people on social media call the film "A New Hope" or even "Episode...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 7, 2017

THE VAMPIRE BAT (1933) has long been a staple of public domain home video. The fact that it features stars such as Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Dwight Frye has given several fly-by-night companies the incentive to slap a copy of it onto a videotape or a disc....   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 6, 2017

.....the cast list might have looked like this. Luke Skywalker--Simon Ward Princess Leia--fill in the name of your favorite Hammer Hottie Han Solo--Oliver Reed Obi-Wan Kenobi--Andre Morell Grand Moff Tarkin--Peter Cushing Darth Vader--Christopher Lee C-3PO--Francis Matthews R2-D2--Skip Martin Uncl   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 5, 2017

.....the cast list might have looked like this. Luke Skywalker--Robert Redford Princess Leia--Natalie Wood Han Solo--Steve McQueen Obi-Wan Kenobi--Ralph Richardson Grand Moff Tarkin--Lee Van Cleef Darth Vader--Christopher Lee C-3PO--Roddy McDowall R2-D2--Michael Dunn Chewbacca--Ted Cassidy   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 4, 2017

.....the cast list might have looked like this. Luke Skywalker--Paul Newman Princess Leia--Debbie Reynolds Han Solo--Kirk Douglas Obi-Wan Kenobi--William Powell Grand Moff Tarkin--James Mason Darth Vader--James Arness C-3PO--Clifton Webb R2-D2--Peter Lorre Chewbacca--Tor Johnson   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 3, 2017

.....the cast list might have looked like this. Luke Skywalker--Van Johnson Princess Leia--Ida Lupino Han Solo--Humphrey Bogart Obi-Wan Kenobi--Walter Huston Grand Moff Tarkin--Claude Rains Darth Vader--Lon Chaney Jr. C-3PO--Edward Everett Horton R2-D2--Mickey Rooney Chewbacca--Glenn Strange   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 2, 2017

.....the cast list might have looked like this. Luke Skywalker--James Stewart Princess Leia--Myrna Loy Han Solo--Clark Gable Obi-Wan Kenobi--Lionel Barrymore Grand Moff Tarkin--Basil Rathbone Darth Vader--Boris Karloff C-3PO--Franklin Pangborn R2-D2--Billy Barty Chewbacca--Noble Johnson   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 1, 2017

The 1959 Italian science fiction/horror film CALTIKI THE IMMORTAL MONSTER may not be magnificent, but the Arrow Blu-ray of this title certainly is. Jam packed with relevant extras, CALTIKI gets the type of treatment that most mainstream box office hits do not rate. CALTIKI was a collaboration betwe   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 30, 2017

One of the greatest romantic comedies of all time gets the Criterion treatment. WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942) is the very first collaboration between screen legends Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn, and many believe it is the best. When one watches WOMAN OF THE YEAR, it's hard to believe that...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 28, 2017

Among the latest of Arrow Video's fantastic releases is the 1967 Euro Western DJANGO, PREPARE A COFFIN, starring Terence Hill as the title character. The original DJANGO, directed by Sergio Corbucci, was such a success in Europe that dozens of films followed which used (or more accurately, ripped o   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 24, 2017

Soon after his game-changing portrayal of Dracula in Hammer's HORROR OF DRACULA, Christopher Lee played another vampire role--in an Italian comedy. Filmed in 1959 under the original title of TEMPI DURI PER I VAMPIRI, the movie was known in America as UNCLE WAS A VAMPIRE. For Christopher Lee fans, U   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 21, 2017

I felt I just had to write a blog post on the passing of French actress Yvonne Monlaur. She played the role of Marianne Danielle in the Hammer Film Gothic masterpiece THE BRIDES OF DRACULA, one of my favorite movies of all time. She also appeared in two other famous...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 20, 2017

YouTube Monster Theater continues with my recent viewing of SEDDOK--"L'EREDE DI SATANA"...a movie better known under its U.S. title, ATOM AGE VAMPIRE. An Italian production from 1960, SEDDOK is one of those "Obsessed Doctor Who Will Do Anything To Restore The Beauty Of A Woman" stories, in the same   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 18, 2017

Mill Creek Entertainment has released a Blu-ray triple feature consisting of three horror films from the late 60s-early 70s. Two of the films, TORTURE GARDEN and THE CREEPING FLESH, make sense being bundled together, since they are both British productions and they each star Peter Cushing. The third   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 8, 2017

Osprey Publishing is well known for their voluminous catalog of books on military history. Name any conflict in world history, and Osprey has probably put out a title covering it. Now the company looks at cinematic dramatizations of wars past in FIFTY GREAT WAR FILMS. FIFTY GREAT WAR FILMS, written   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 2, 2017

THE SKULL (1965) is one of the Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee horror movie team-ups, although Lee is really more of a guest star (he's even listed in the credits as such). The movie was produced by Amicus, the company that was the main rival to Hammer Films, and it was directed...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on April 1, 2017

THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH (1959) is one of the lesser known entries from Hammer Films. One of the reasons this may be is due to the fact that though Christopher Lee and Hazel Court appear in the film, German actor Anton Diffring is the main star. The film...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 29, 2017

INVISIBLE GHOST (1941) is the first of the so-called "Monogram Nine", a series of films that Bela Lugosi starred in for the Poverty Row movie studio. In my opinion it's also the best, though that isn't saying much. INVISIBLE GHOST has long been a public domain staple on home video,...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 27, 2017

This January I reviewed Robert Matzen's excellent book on the tragic plane crash that took the life of Carole Lombard as she was returning from a War Bond Rally. Matzen's latest work also involves a Hollywood legend and World War II. MISSION--JIMMY STEWART AND THE FIGHT FOR EUROPE details the...   read more