Reference Guide to Fantastic Films
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- DirectorCharles BartonWalter LantzStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloLon Chaney Jr.The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.
- DirectorJan LenicaA man is persecuted by an enormous and abusive letter 'A'.
- DirectorBent H. Barfod
- DirectorGeorge JonasStarsArmando BógusAntônio FagundesFelipe CaroneClown tells the story of João Grilo, a rich couple's lively employee who cheats everybody in town: arranges a funeral for a dog, bribes the priest and the bishop into celebrating a mass in latin for the animal, and performs many other bizarre things. After he dies, he's submitted to a trial in Heaven, being judged by a black Christ, having the Devil as prosecutor and the Virgin Mary as his defense.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsMel BlancMargaret Hill-TalbotHarry StantonThe introduction of Lantz's little black-boy character, L'il Eight Ball, finds him going to bed in his small cabin and being visited by a baby ghost. He avers he is not afraid, and his isn't, so the little ghost transports him to a haunted mill where the adult ghosts hang out. They run the little hero through all the standard ghost tests and, while he is shaken, he still will not admit to being scared.
- DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyDanteStan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.
- DirectorRené ClairStarsRaymond CordyHenri MarchandRolla FranceSeeking better life, two convicts escape from prison.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsIngrid SchoellerAlberto LupoDina De SantisThe British Secret Service sends agent 606 to Cairo to collaborate with an American colleague in searching for a stolen anti-radar device. Arriving in Egypt, he finds that agent A008 is actually an attractive female.
- DirectorBoris KaufmanJean VigoWhat starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Cote d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.
- DirectorHenri ChometteMan RayA collaboration between Man Ray and Henri Chomette,, half-brother of the filmmaker René Clair.
- DirectorNanabhai BhattStarsAshok KumarRaginiSailesh KumarSuspected for killing the wealthy father of his lover, a man, formerly known as Mr.X, goes on the run from the Police.
- DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsDilip KumarWaheeda RehmanManoj KumarRajesh, though orphaned at a very age, comes from a very wealthy and noble family, is very insecure and possessive almost to the point of an obsession. As a child he had loved a girl named Meena, and when she tragically passes away, Rajesh substituted her with a doll. When he found that another young boy had touched the doll, he starts a fight with him, and ends up killing him. Years later, Rajesh has grown up, but still has the doll in his closet drawer, he has fallen in love with a woman named Meena and wants to marry her. He even gives Girdharilal, Meena's dad, some money so that he can get his eldest daughter, Parvati, married to Prem, the son of money-lender, Mayadas. He introduces Meena to his close and best friend, Dr. Shekhar, and soon gets formally engaged to Meena. Thereafter, Rajesh and Meena have an automobile accident, in which Rajesh becomes paralyzed and must be confined in a wheelchair. It is then that Rajesh finds out that Shekhar and Meena are having an affair, and the old murderous and possessive hatred, that he had managed to conceal, surfaces again - and this time it will be Shekhar's turn.
- DirectorMehboob KhanStarsDilip KumarNimmiPremnath MalhotraAfter ascending to the throne, King Shamsher Singh begins a reign of terror and oppression. A young commoner named Jai then decides to challenge the king and kidnaps his sister.
- StarsVaralakshmi G.Aaravalli is a women-oriented story. Aaravalli is the name of Queen who rules on Men. The story is set in the kingdom of Nellurupattinam of which the title character Aaravalli (G. Varalakshmi) and her sister Sooravalli (S. Mohana) are disputed rulers. The story in fact refers to seven sisters, but the reins of control were in the hands of these two women Aravalli and Sooravalli, who are described as magician. Bheema offers to conquer them. But Bheema (Thirupathisamy) faces defeat at the hands of these two women, who utterly humiliate him and send to prison. But he escape from prison. Then, Sooravalli visits Indraprasta and she complains to King Dharma (K. Nadarajan) for his brother Bheema and Dharma send back his brother for nelluru pattinam. The astrologer skill Sahadevan to formulated a master plan against the two cunning women. The plan is their nephew Alli muthu (S. G. Eswar) the son of their Sister Sangavathy (M. S. Draupadi), for the specific purpose of taking challenged posed sisters on behalf Pandavas. So, Alli Muthu and his companion named as Arayathi (Kaka Radhakrishnan) arrival to Nelluru Pattinam Kingdom. After long travel, their spent few hours for rest and Vainsh hungry and thirsty. Alli Muthu was got some rarity herbal nearby the water pond and their kept at it. Finally, their come to Nelluru pattinam and meets the magician's Queens and her posed three challenge to him. And alli Muthu accepts three challenges. alli Muthu meets Aaravalli's daughter alangaravalli (Mynavathi) at palace his impressed with her. Alangavalli and Alli Muthu fall in love. Then Alli Muthu faced three challenges and victory end of this challenge to help of dominate queen daughter Alangaravalli. As a sign of their submission the two queens offers their daughter alangaravalli in married to victory. The newly wedded couple and Arayathi arrives to Indraprasta Kingdom. The pair make their way into forest where the bride in her innocence follows the instruction of her mother and g
- DirectorA.E. ColebyStarsH. Agar LyonsFred PaulJoan ClarksonIn this 9th episode, a mysterious murder sets Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie once again on the trail of villainous Fu-Manchu, and seeking a strange old stick with magical powers.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloRobert PaigeTwo workmen accidentally launch a space rocket intended for Mars, and find mistakenly landing in New Orleans just the beginning of their misadventures.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloBoris KarloffTwo bumbling American cops hunt for the mysterious Mr. Hyde in London, England.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloNancy GuildTwo bumbling private eyes help a man, wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible, to clear his name.
- DirectorCharles BartonStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloBoris KarloffTwo employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloMarie WindsorTwo bumbling Americans stumble on the discovery of a lifetime when their search for a mummy leads them to a sacred medallion that holds the key to buried treasure.
- StarsM.G. Ramachandran
- DirectorRobert FuestStarsVincent PriceJoseph CottenVirginia NorthDoctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife.
- DirectorChuck JonesMaurice NobleStarsMel BlancBugs and Daffy run into the abominable snowman in the Himalayas.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsForrest TuckerPeter CushingMaureen ConnellA kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.