The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934) +8
Deep in the shadows of San Francisco’s Chinatown, Mr. Wong (horror icon Bela Lugosi) poses as a humble shopkeeper while secretly operating a ruthless criminal network. Wong is obsessed with obtaining the twelve ancient coins of Confucius, believing they will grant him absolute power over his province in China. As murders mount across the city, ambitious newspaper reporter Jason Barton investigates the deaths and uncovers Wong’s underground lair of torture devices and hidden passages. Captured by Wong’s henchmen, Barton must use his wits to survive and stop the mastermind before the final coin is collected. The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934) is a classic 1930s Monogram Pictures B-horror thriller showcasing Bela Lugosi’s theatrical villainy.
🎬 DIRECTOR
William Nigh
✍️ WRITERS
Harry Stephen Keeler — suggested by the story: “The Twelve Coins of Confucius”
Lew Levenson — adaptation
Nina Howatt — screen play
James Herbuveaux — additional dialogue
🎭 CAST
Bela Lugosi (as Béla Lugosi) — Mr. Fu Wong aka Li See
Wallace Ford — Jason H. ‘Jay’ Barton
Arline Judge — Peg
E. Alyn Warren (as Fred Warren) — Tsi Tung
Lotus Long — Moonflower – Wong’s Niece
Robert Emmett O’Connor (as Robert Emmet O’Connor) — Officer ‘Mac’ McGillicuddy
Edward Peil Sr. (as Edward Peil) — Jen Yu – Wong Henchman
Luke Chan — Prof. Chan Fu
Lee Shumway — Steve Brandon – Editor
Etta Lee — Lusan – Moonflower’s Attendant
Ernie Young (as Ernest F. Young) — Chuck Roberts – Reporter
Genres: Crime, Mystery
🎬 ALSO KNOWN AS (AKA)
The Mysterious Mr. Wong 🎬 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
As 12 Moedas de Confúcio 🇧🇷
Mysteriet i Kineserkvarteret 🇩🇰
O kitrinos tyhodioktis (transliterated title) 🇬🇷
Ο κίτρινος τυχοδιώκτης 🇬🇷
A sárga bestia (complete title) 🇭🇺
Таинственный мистер Вонг (Russian) ☭
El misterioso Mr. Wong 🇪🇸
Mysteriet Mr Wong 🇸🇪
Jeziva misterija (Serbian, literal title) 🏴
When two escaped young convicts stow away inside an experimental rocket ship, they are caught by visionary scientist Dr. Dirk Green, who forces them to pilot the vessel on a secret expedition to the Moon. Joined by Green’s partner and his fiancée, the unlikely crew blast off into deep space. Upon landing, they enter an underground lunar cavern home to terrifying giant Moon spiders, crushing Rock Men creatures, and an advanced civilization of alluring alien women ruled by the ruthless Queen Lido. Facing oxygen depletion, monster attacks, and alien deceit, the survivors must find a way back to their ship before the lunar night seals their doom. A remake of Cat-Women of the Moon, Missile to the Moon (1958) is an iconic piece of 1950s drive-in B-movie cinema.
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi
🎬 DIRECTOR
Richard E. Cunha (as Richard Cunha)
✍️ WRITERS
H.E. Barrie — screenplay
Vincent Fotre — screenplay
🎭 CAST
Richard Travis — Steve Dayton
Cathy Downs — June Saxton
K.T. Stevens — The Lido
Tommy Cook — Gary Fennell
Nina Bara — Alpha
Gary Clarke — Lon
Michael Whalen — Dirk Green
Laurie Mitchell — Lambda
Leslie Parrish (as Marjorie Hellen) — Zema
Henry Hunter — Col. Wickers
Lee Roberts — Sheriff Cramer
Sandy Wirth (as Sandra Wirth) — Moon Girl
Patricia Winters (as Pat Mowry) — Moon Girl
Tania Velia — Moon Girl
Sanita Pelkey — Moon Girl
Lisa Simone — Moon Girl
Marianne Gaba — Moon Girl
Renate Hoy (as Renata Hoy) — Moon Girl
Mary Ford — Moon Girl
🎬 ALSO KNOWN AS (AKA)
Missile to the Moon 🎬 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 🇳🇱 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Missile to the Moon in Color! (Alternative Title) 🌍
Invasión de la Luna 🇦🇷 🇲🇽
Fusée pour la lune 🇧🇪 🇫🇷
Fusée pour la Lune (French) 🇨🇦
Míssil para a Lua (reissue title) 🇧🇷
Terríveis Monstros da Lua 🇧🇷
月宫毒仙子 (Mandarin) 🇨🇳
Kuule 🇪🇪
Bestie des Grauens 🇩🇪
Úti cél a Hold 🇭🇺
Mooshak be Maah (Persian) 🇮🇷
Missili sulla luna 🇮🇹
Ракета на Луну (Russian) ☭
Invasión a la Luna 🇪🇸
In Bajo Rio, they pay to see a man kill a bull. Today, they’ll pay to see a man kill another man. Will Tenneray (Kirk Douglas) and Abe Cross (Johnny Cash) are two legendary, aging gunfighters who arrive in a dusty border town, both broke and weary from their reputations. Recognizing that the bloodthirsty townsfolk are eager to see who is the faster draw, the two men hatch a cold-blooded business proposition: rent out the local bullring, sell tickets to the crowd, and fight a real duel to the death with the survivor taking the entire gate. As ticket sales explode and the town transforms into a carnival of greed and anticipation, Tenneray and Cross form a respectful bond—knowing only one of them will walk out alive. Directed by Lamont Johnson, A Gunfight (1971) is a dark, revisionist Western exploring media violence, fame, and survival.
Genres: Drama, Romance, Western
🎬 DIRECTOR
Lamont Johnson
✍️ WRITER
Harold Jack Bloom — written by
🎭 CAST
Kirk Douglas — Will Tenneray
Johnny Cash — Abe Cross
Jane Alexander — Nora Tenneray
Karen Black — Jenny Simms
Dana Elcar — Marv Green
Robert J. Wilke — Marshal Tom Cater
Keith Carradine — The Young Gunfighter
Eric Douglas — Bud Tenneray
Paul Lambert — Ed Fleury
Raf Vallone — Francisco Alvarez
James D. Cavasos — Newt Hale
Philip L. Mead — Kyle Briggs
George Le Bow — Dekker
John J. Wallwork — Toby Leach
Neil Davis — Canbury
Dave Burleson — Poker Player
Douglas Doran — Teller
John Gill — Foreman
Timothy Tuinstra — Joey
Dick O’Shea — 2nd Poker Player
R.C. Bishop — MacIntyre
Donna Dillenschneider — Saloon Hostess
Paula Dillenschneider — Saloon Hostess
🎬 ALSO KNOWN AS (AKA)
A Gunfight 🎬 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Duelo de Bravos 🇧🇷
O Duelo (Video Title) 🇧🇷
Престрелката (Bulgarian) 🇧🇬
Gunfight 🇩🇰 🇳🇱 🇸🇪
Gunfight (DVD box title) 🇫🇮 🇫🇷
Gunfight (Alternative Title) 🇺🇸
Kaksintaistelu 🇫🇮
Dialogue de feu 🇫🇷
Pisztolypárbaj 🇭🇺
Quattro tocchi di campana 🇮🇹
Dvikova 🇱🇹
Pojedynek rewolwerowców 🇵🇱
Um de Nós Tem de Morrer 🇵🇹
Un duel 🇷🇴
Perestrelka (Russian, transliterated title) ☭
Перестрелка (Russian) ☭
El gran duelo 🇪🇸
Duellen (Video Title) 🇸🇪
Sarı yılan (Turkish) 🇹🇷
Die durch die Kugel leben – die durch die Kugel sterben (Alternative Title) 🇩🇪
Duell in Mexiko 🇩🇪
Rivalen des Todes (Video Title) 🇩🇪
Revolveraški dvoboj (Serbian, literal title) 🏴
On the bustling boardwalk of Coney Island, Mrs. Delano runs a popular penny arcade with her three children, providing a front for her eldest son’s illegal bootlegging operations. When her weak-willed younger son, Little Harry (James Cagney in his historic film debut), gets dragged into a bootlegging double-cross, a confrontation ends in a fatal shooting. Desperate to protect her family, Mrs. Delano attempts to frame an innocent man for the crime, triggering a web of blackmail, guilt, and heartbreak. Based on the hit Broadway play Penny Arcade, Sinners’ Holiday (1930) is an fast-paced pre-Code crime drama that introduced moviegoers to the iconic screen presence of James Cagney and Joan Blondell.
🎬 DIRECTOR
John G. Adolfi
✍️ WRITERS
Marie Baumer — based upon the play: “Penny Arcade”
Harvey F. Thew (as Harvey Thew) — screen adaptation
George Rosener — dialogue
🎭 CAST
Grant Withers — Angel
Lucille La Verne (as Lucille LaVerne) — Mrs. Delano
Warren Hymer — Mitch
James Cagney — Harry Delano
Joan Blondell — Myrtle
Noel Madison — Buck
Evalyn Knapp — Jennie
Otto Hoffman — George
Hank Mann — Happy
Ray Gallagher — Joe
Genres: Adventure, Crime, Romance
🎬 ALSO KNOWN AS (AKA)
Sinners’ Holiday 🎬 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
La vacanza del peccatore 🇮🇹
Праздник грешника (Russian) ☭
Penny Arcade (Working Title) 🇺🇸
Women in Love (Working Title) 🇺🇸
Would you spend one night in a mysterious mansion?
Spooktacular Soirée : The doors are locked at midnight – Survive the night for $10,000!
Eccentric millionaire Frederick Loren invites five strangers to spend a chilling night in a notoriously haunted mansion with a sinister past. Trapped behind locked steel doors with an enigmatic host, the guests must navigate treacherous traps, spectral frights, and shocking betrayals to claim their massive fortune.
Original Title: House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Horror • Mystery • Thriller • Cult Classic • Suspense • Camp
⭐️ CASTLIST
Vincent Price – Frederick Loren
Carol Ohmart – Annabelle Loren
Richard Long – Lance Schroeder
Alan Marshal – Dr. David Trent
Carolyn Craig – Nora Manning
Elisha Cook Jr. – Watson Pritchard
Julie Mitchum – Ruth Bridgers
🎬 CREW
Directed by William Castle
Written by Robb White
Cinematography by Carl E. Guthrie
Release date: February 17, 1959
Budget: $200,000
Filming location: Ennis House, Los Angeles, California
ALSO KNOWN AS (AKA) 🌐
🇦🇷 🇲🇽 Mansión siniestra
🇦🇹 🇩🇪 Das Haus auf dem Geisterhügel
🇧🇪 Le Manoir hanté
🇧🇷 A Casa dos Maus Espíritos, A Casa Mal Assombrada
🇨🇦 La nuit de tous les mystères
🇨🇿 Dům hrůzy, Dům na strašidelném návrší
🇩🇰 Spøgelseshuset
🇪🇪 Maja kummituste künkal
🇫🇮 Yö kummitustalossa, Natt i spökhuset
🇫🇷 La Maison de tous les mystères, La Nuit de tous les mystères
🇩🇪 Die 7 Särge des Dr. Horror
🇬🇷 O pyrgos ton fantasmaton, Ο πύργος των φαντασμάτων
🇭🇺 Ház a Kísértet-hegyen
🇮🇹 La casa dei fantasmi
🇯🇵 Jigoku e tsuzuku heya, 地獄へつづく部屋
🇲🇽 La casa de la colina embrujada
🇳🇱 Het spookhuis op de heuvel
🇳🇴 Spøkelseshuset
🇵🇪 La mansión siniestra
🇵🇱 Dom na Nawiedzonym Wzgórzu, Dom na Przeklętym Wzgórzu
🇵🇹 A Casa Assombrada
🇷🇴 Prețul groazei
🇷🇸 Kuća na ukletom brdu
🇷🇺 Дом ночных призраков
🇪🇸 La mansión de los horrores
🇸🇪 Skriet vid midnatt
🇹🇼 迷魂樓
🇺🇦 Будинок на проклятому пагорбі
🇻🇪 Mansión diabólica
WHY WATCH?
💀 Macabre Masterpiece – 🦇 Peak Vincent Price – 💰 Ultimate Greed Test
Step right up for a legendary spook-show orchestrated by the ultimate showman, William Castle! Dripping with deliciously wicked camp and anchored by Vincent Price’s delightfully sinister charm, this quintessential haunted house romp delivers classic chills and thrilling twists. It is a masterclass in atmospheric suspense that perfectly balances frightful fun with algorithm-friendly thrills!
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 – Full Movie
00:00:48 – Watson Pritchard introduces the cursed history of the eerie mansion.
00:13:56 – Frederick Loren seals the heavy steel doors to trap his anxious guests.
00:45:05 – Dr. Trent uncovers a shocking tragedy suspended from the gloomy ceiling.
01:10:44 – Annabelle Loren confronts a terrifying skeleton rising from the sinister depths.
01:13:36 – Frederick Loren accepts his uncertain destiny as the survivors prepare for daylight.
A rat-race for survival – They thought their experiments would change mankind… they were wrong.
In a remote research facility, a group of scientists develops an advanced regeneration serum intended to cure terminal diseases and revolutionize human health. But when this brilliant yet reckless experiment accidentally escapes containment and leaks into the local plumbing, the results are catastrophic. Once the resident rodents get a taste of the biological agent, they mutate into giant, hyper-aggressive predatory beasts. Trapped inside the locked-down laboratory, the surviving researchers and a group of friends must fight a terrifying battle to escape their own twisted creations.
Original Title: Altered Species (2001)
🇧🇷 Brazil – Ratos – Mutação Genética
🇨🇦 Canada – Rodentz
🇫🇮 Finland – Painajainen laboratoriossa
🇬🇷 Greece – Metalagmeno eidos
🇭🇺 Hungary – Rágcsálók
🇯🇵 Japan – Altered Species
🇲🇽 Mexico – Ratas asesinas
⭐️ CASTLIST
Allen Lee Haff – Walter
Leah Rowan – Alicia
Guy Vieg – Professor Irwin
Robert Broughton – Douglas
Richard Peterson – Gary
Derek Hofman – Burke
Alexandra Townsend – Chelsea
🎬 CREW
Directed & Written by Miles Feldman
Musical Score by Evan Evans
Cinematography by Pierre Chemaly
Release date: September 1, 2001
🎯 WHY WATCH?
Sci-Fi • Horror • Creature Feature • Monster Movie • Thriller • Cult Classic
🐭 Creature Feature Madness – 🧪 Mad Science Gone Wrong – 😱 Cult Monster Mash
If you love wild practical effects and late-night creature features, this mutant rodent romp delivers the goods. It perfectly captures the charming, low-budget sci-fi energy of the early 2000s with oversized fangs and frantic, edge-of-your-seat escapes.
Based on a story by Bram Stoker (Dracula), Shadow Builder (1998) follows a rogue, fanatical priest who performs a dark occult ritual to summon a demon crafted entirely from shadows. Once unleashed, the terrifying entity grows stronger with every life it takes, intending to plunge humanity into eternal darkness. However, to complete its physical incarnation, the monster must sacrifice a young boy possessing unique spiritual gifts before a solar eclipse ends. A gun-toting priest (Michael Rooker) and a local sheriff must unite in a desperate race against time to destroy the creature before shadows consume the Earth.
Genres: Action, Horror, Thriller
🎬 DIRECTOR
Jamie Dixon
✍️ WRITERS
Michael Stokes — screenplay
Bram Stoker — based upon the short story by
🎭 CAST
Michael Rooker — Father Vassey
Leslie Hope — Jenny Hatcher
Shawn Thompson — Sheriff Sam Logan
Andrew Jackson — Shadowbuilder
Kevin Zegers — Chris Hatcher
Tony Todd — Evert Covey
Hardee T. Lineham (as Hardee Lineham) — Nestor Tibbot
Catherine Bruhier — Maggie MacKinnon
Gordon Michael Woolvett (as Gordon M. Woolvett) — Larry Eggers
James B. Douglas — Doc Cole
Richard McMillan — Father Finler
Charlotte Sullivan — Jazz
Andrew Sardella — Paul
David Calderisi — Bishop Gallo
Lawrence Bayne — Quinlan
Eric Murphy — Vic Lambert
Paul Soles — Mr. Butterman
Billie Mae Richards — Mrs. Butterman
Nicole Stoffman — Kelly
Toby Proctor — Harvey Price
Tara Crooks — Lizzie
Steve Blum (voice) (as Steven Blum) — Shadowbuilder
🎬 ALSO KNOWN AS (AKA)
Shadow Builder 🎬 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Shadow Builder (TV Title) 🇫🇷
Bram Stoker’s Shadowbuilder (complete title) 🇺🇸
La sombra del mal 🇦🇷
Shadowbuilder – O Senhor das Sombras 🇧🇷
Демонът на мрака (Bulgarian) 🇧🇬
Le seigneur des ténèbres (French) 🇨🇦
Bram Stokerin Varjojen valtias (video box title) 🇫🇮
Shadowbuilder (DVD box title) 🇫🇮
Varjojen valtias 🇫🇮
Bram Stoker: Dark World 🇩🇪
A gonosz árnyéka 🇭🇺
シャドウビルダー (Japanese) 🇯🇵
La sombra de Lucifer 🇲🇽
Shadowbuilder – Mørkets makter 🇳🇴
Cień bestii 🇵🇱
O Filho das Trevas 🇵🇹
Зодчий теней 🇷🇺
Shadowbuilder (La sombra del mal) 🇪🇸
L’ombra del mal (Catalan) 🇪🇸
After shooting a man in self-defense, the charismatic young bandit known as “The Llano Kid” (Gary Cooper) flees across the Mexican border. On the run from relentless lawmen, he is recruited by a scheming gambler to pull off an elaborate impersonation scam: pose as the long-lost son of a wealthy, grieving Mexican matriarch. But when he meets the family and falls in love with the charming Consuelo (Fay Wray), the Kid’s conscience catches up to him. Adapted from O. Henry’s celebrated short story A Double-Dyed Deceiver, The Texan (1930) is a stylish pre-Code Western filled with romance, deception, and moral redemption.
Genres: Drama, Romance, Western
🎬 DIRECTOR
John Cromwell
✍️ WRITERS
Oliver H.P. Garrett — adaptation
O. Henry — story “The Double-Dyed Deceiver”
Daniel Nathan Rubin (as Daniel N. Rubin) — screenplay
🎭 CAST
Gary Cooper — Llano Kid
Fay Wray — Consuelo
Emma Dunn — Señora Granadas-Ibarra
Oscar Apfel — Abner Thacker
James A. Marcus (as James Marcus) — John Brown
Donald Reed — Nick
Soledad Jiménez (as Soledad Jimenez) — The Duenna
Enrique Acosta — Sixto
🎬 ALSO KNOWN AS (AKA)
The Texan 🎬 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
El adorable impostor (original subtitled version) 🇦🇷
El tejano (Alternative Title) 🇦🇷
Das Verbrechen von Buenas Terras 🇦🇹
O Adorado Impostor 🇧🇷
Hans smukke Senorita 🇩🇰
Revolverisankari 🇫🇮
Ektos nomou (transliterated title) 🇬🇷
Tekisasu mushuku 🇯🇵
テキサス無宿 (Japanese) 🇯🇵
Fryktet og elsket 🇳🇴
Oszust z Teksasu 🇵🇱
Todo un hombre 🇪🇸
Hans vackra señorita 🇸🇪
A ruthless band of pirates invades a quiet Central American village, forcing the terrified locals into hard labor to dig for a legendary hidden treasure buried deep within an ancient church. When a brave adventurer steps forward to lead a resistance, the villagers secretly forge weapons and plot an uprising. Together, they prepare to turn the tide against their captors in a high-stakes battle for their freedom and land.
Genre: Adventure
🎬 CAST
Anthony Dexter — Capt. Zargo
Martha Roth — Juanita
Lon Chaney Jr. — Padre Felipe (as Lon Chaney)
Robert Clarke — Manuel Azaga
Víctor Manuel Mendoza — Castro
Toni Gerry — Carlotta Luisa Maria Viego
Alfonso Bedoya — Garza
Jorge Treviño (as George Trevino)
Francisco Reiguera
Eddie Dutko — Little Dog (as Edward Dutko)
Clai Simmons
Laura Roth
Jerry St. John
🎥 DIRECTOR
Allen H. Miner
✍️ WRITERS
Fred Freiberger
Johnston McCulley — story “El Turbellino”
Al C. Ward
🎬 ALSO KNOWN AS (AKA)
🌐 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 The Black Pirates (Original Title)
🇦🇷 🇲🇽 El pirata negro
🇦🇹 🇩🇪 Schwarze Piraten
🇩🇰 Sørøverskatten
🇫🇮 Musta merirosvo
🇫🇷 Les pirates noirs
🇬🇷 Peiratai tou Mexikou (Transliterated Title)
🇮🇹 Il pirata nero
🇷🇴 Pirații negri
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