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In 1926, the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide - that actor was Rudolph Valentino, a ballroom dancer whose good looks and animal-like grace propelled him into a Hollywood career. He was the man known as the first ever movie sex symbol. Described as 'fictionalised/romanticised' and 'loosely based on the book Valentino, an Intimate Exposé of the Sheik, written by Chaw Mank and Brad Steiger. Also stars Michelle Phillips (of the 60s group the Mamas and the Papas) and Carol Kane. -
The story of the most daring cavalry operation of the American Civil War. A thousand silent horsemen hurry southwards on dusty Mississippi Roads - hungry, filthy and red-eyed with fatigue, too tired to speak. They are Marlowe's brigade, leaving behind them a trail of fire and chaos. The war between the States is in its third bitter year, and a rebel force fed by a single railroad artery holds out. Marlowe's brigade gets the job of cutting that lifeline - for good. -
After an errant satellite crashes to Earth near a remote New Mexico village, the recovery team discovers that almost everyone in the town are the victims of a horrible death, with the mysterious exception of a baby and an old homeless man. The survivors are brought to an underground state-of-the-art laboratory where scientists race against time to determine the nature of the deadly microbe before it wreaks world-wide havoc. Based on Michael Crichton's best-selling novel. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/andromeda-strain-michael-crichton. Original 1971 film. -
Keith Vincent, a Hollywood composer, is shot and killed as he alters the score of his latest composition, Nocturne. The police and the coroner believe it was suicide, but detective Joe Warne, on learning that the victim was a notorious womaniser, thinks it may be murder... Also stars Virginia Huston and Joseph Pevney. Produced by longtime Alfred Hitchcock associate Joan Harrison. -
Rescue from Gilligan's Island: When an antiquated Russian satellite crash lands on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer and thus learns that a massive wave is going to swamp the island. In desperation, the castaways lash their huts together into one structure to secure a chance to ride out the coming disaster. When the wave strikes and washes the huts out to sea, Gilligan accidentally starts a fire while trying to cook a meal. The smoke catches the attention of a naval helicopter and the castaways are rescued. Returning in triumph to Hawaii, they learn that much has changed and they have trouble fitting in. To further complicate things. two Russian spies are after the key component that Gilligan now wears as a necklace. The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West: A selection of 1970's episodes of Dusty's Trail featuring Bob Denver as the well-intentioned and ever clumsy side kick to Forrest Tucker's wagon master. Plenty of slapstick and pratfalls. Excess postage paid at the checkout will be refunded when order is processed. -
A fabulous parody of 1950s American society, the story follows King Igor Shahdov's adventures in the Big Apple after a revolution in his own country forces him from the throne. Shahdov accidentally becomes a television celebrity, experiments with plastic surgery and is falsely accused of being a communist. A large cast including Sid James. -
Baker, a private in the British Army in the 1880s, finds himself in the middle of Barash during a siege by Mahdi forces. Finding a boat to escape, he brings fellow soldier Murchison, governess Margaret Woodville and the daughter of an emir, Asua. Travelling down the treacherous Nile River they encounter wild animals, dangerous traders and fearsome tribesmen - and are then drawn into an attack on a Mahdist fort. Also stars Jenny Agutter. -
Gabrielle Van Der Mal, a young gifted and strong willed Belgian girl, becomes Sister Luke and as a nun must remove all traces of her former self and sublimate herself as a devoted bride of Christ with no room for her personal desires and aspirations. She dedicates her life to the care of the sick as she battles to reconcile the demands of her Order with her pride as a nurse. She must face the heart-breaking and terrifying task of nursing the insane and finds her faith tested in Africa where she finds herself at odds with headstrong Dr. Fortunati, operator of a remote Congo hospital, with whom she gradually builds respect. She is ordered not to take sides in World War II, even as she witnesses the horrors of the Nazi invasion of Belgium and risks her life aiding the escape of British airmen and this order causes the final conflict within Sister Luke. -
The Smith s are very married, very much in love - and can have disagreements that last for days! Then a jurisdictional error reveals that their three year marriage is not valid...Mr. knows about this error, and believes that Mrs. doesn't - but she does - and an invitation to a romantic dinner looks good for a proposal and a remarriage. When the proposal is not forthcoming, there's a huge row, and Mrs. kicks Mr. out - and then the revenge shenanigans fly thick and fast in this screwball comedy. The only comedy directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Also starring Gene Raymond, Jack Carson and Lucile Watson.
