THIS BODY IS MINE 1971 (SINISTER CINEMA)

Another episode of "Out Of the Unknown" from the BBC.

John Carson stars as Allen Merideth, a brilliant scientist who developes a machine that can exchange minds between people.

Allen is very shy and cannot bring himself to ask for financing to get his inventions off of the ground. He and his wife Ann (Alethea Charlton) devise a scheme to get a wealthy businessman named Jack Gregory (Jack Hedley) to their home and then exchange minds with him.

This plan works and soon Jack has Allen's mind and things don't quite go as planned. The people in Jacks world know right away that something is wrong, and to make things worse Jack is plotting with Ann to keep Allen out of the way.

This is an interesting slice of sci-fi drama that gets better as it progresses. I enjoyed this episode a lot and found the somewhat open ending to be very unique.

If you get a chance to see any of these I recommend them highly. Sinister Cinema has a few of these and I have now reviewed 3. There will be more to come.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Angie Dickinson is 94, Antoinette Bower is 93, Ian Ogilvy is 82, Angela Pleasence is 84, Rula Lenska is 78, Candice Michelle is 47, Marilyn McCoo is 82, and Monica Bellucci is 61.

RIP SAMUEL M. SHERMAN 1940-2025

One of the last remaining kings of low budget film production has passed away.

Everyone who likes low budget films knows or had seen something Sherman was connected with. Sam worked with director Al Adamson on many films and all of them are classic.

Just a few of his movies include "Dracula Vs. Frankenstein", "Nurse Sherri", "Blazing Stewardesses", "Angels Wild Women", "Brain Of Blood", Satan's Sadists", and "Blood Of Ghastly Horror".

Sam Sherman was alsa film school teacher and just a darn nice guy to talk to. He will be missed, but his wonderful legacy will live on forever.

Sam passed away on September 29, 2025 at the age of 85.

FALCON IN SAN FRANCISCO 1945 (WARNER ARCHIVE)

This is the 11th of 16 Falcon films from RKO.

Tom Conway again takes the lead as Tom Lawrence aka The Falcon. In this film Lawrence and his assistant Goldie Locke (Edward Brophy) are on their way to San Francisco for a vacation.

On the train they meet a sweet young child named Annie Marshall (Sharyn Moffett) whose nurse is discovered murdered. Tom decides to make sure the young lass returns home, but is arrested en route and charged with kidnapping.

He is bailed out of jail by a mysterious women named Doreen Temple (Fay Helm). This ends up getting Lawrence involved in a web of murder and silk smuggling.

This is a fast moving film that any fan would enjoy. There are several good plot twists and there is almost always something happenng on the screen, which is as it should be.

Conway does his usual great job as the lead in The Falcon. The rest of the cast includes John Mylong, Paula Corday, Robert Armstrong, George Holmes, Carl Kent and Myrna Dell.

One of the best of the series.

DATE WITH THE FALCON 1942 (WARNER ARCHIVE)

This is the very first entry in the series of 16 movies made from 1942 thru 1949.

A scientist discovers how to make synthetic diamonds and now a criminal gang wants the formula. The Falcon (George Sanders) is following the gang.

A string of murders and double cross ensue and while that would make for some great adventure in the furture of the series, they mix too much comedy in with the action and it hampers the story in my opinion.

I also noticed that in this and the follow-up "The Falcon Takes Over" that there were a LOT of uncredited actors and actresses. Why? I have no idea.

While this film is alright, I didn't enjoy it as much as I would later entries, but hey, you have to start somewhere. The rest of the cast includes Lynn Bari, James Gleason, Allen Jenkins, Mona Maris, Hans Conried, Anthony Blair and Sam Bagley.

With all of it's flaws it's still a good place to start with the series...after all it's the first one. It got much better.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Naomi Watts is 57, Hilary Duff is 38, Brigitte Bardot is 91, John Sayles is 75, Fiona Lewis is 79, and Dita Von Teese is 53.

THE FALCON TAKES OVER 1942 (WARNER ARCHIVE)

Believe it or not this is based on "Farewell My Lovely" by Raymond Chandler.

The film opens with a large man named Moose Malloy (Ward Bond) getting into a fight in a night club while looking for a mysterious woman he calls Velma.

A murder ensues and before you know it Gay Lawrence AKA The Falcon (George Sanders) is involved in the case along with Insp. Mike O' Hara (James Gleason).

The plot has a lot of comedy thrown in involving James "Goldy" Locke (Allen Jenkins) and his encounters with Mallory. Does this help the movie? Not really in my opinion.

I like this series, but sometimes too much comedy can kill it. Anyway, The Falcon and O' Hara try and track down Malloy as well as solve what is becoming a trail of murders and blackmail.

Putting all of the material from the original story into a compact 63 minute film is rather hard to do, but it works here. The cast carries this film very well, and if not for the great job they all do, I don't know if this would have been any good.

The rest of the cast includes Lynn Bari, William Alland, Helen Gilbert, Turhan Bey, George Cleveland, Hans Conried, Edward Gargan and Sally Cairns.

This is the 3rd of the 16 films in the series.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

A Martinez is 77, and Patrick Muldoon is 57.

WELCOME HOME 1971 (SINISTER CINEMA)

This is an episode of the British anthology series "Out Of The Unknown".

Dr. Frank Bowers (Anthony Ainley) is released from a hospital after spending several months there recovering from a bad auto accident.

When he arrives home his wife does not recognize him and there is another man living there that claims to be Frank Bowers (Bernard Brown).

This leads to all kinds of problems as Frank tries to discover what is going on and keep his sanity at the same time. The story is a very slow burn and it builds up to a great climax.

It's not what I was expecting for a shock ending, and the story went a very different way than what I thought it would. I have only seen one other episode of this show and that was a few years ago with an episode entitled "To Lay A Ghost" which I wrote about here as well.

I liked this tale with all of it's twists and turns. It reminded me of "The Twilght Zone". The cast handles everything very well and if you get a chance you might want to check it out.

I have other episodes of this coming soon.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Linda Hamilton is 69, Melissa Sue Anderson is 63, Christina Milian is 44, Lysette Anthony is 62, Kent McCord is 83, Victoria Vetri is 81, Martine Beswick is 84, Serena Williams is 44, and Jeanie Buss is 64.

THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME 1947 (WARNER ARCHIVE) BLU-RAY

A brilliant, unforgiving film noir.

When I first saw this years ago on AMC it knocked my socks off. It still does as it's one of my Top 10 film noir movies. The film opens with a man named Larry telling his story to a jury in a courtroom trial.

Robert Young stars as Larry Ballentine who is involved in a failing marriage, but he and his wife Greta (Rita Johnson) never seem to get a divorce. Greta has hopes and Larry just wants out.

He meets a lovely woman named Janice Bell (Jane Greer) and they begin meeting every Saturday afternoon. Janice begins to fall in love with Larry and vice-a-versa. Greta gets Larry a new job with a 25 percent stake in the company to keep him away from Janice.

This seems to work until Larry meets the sexy Verna Carlson (Susan Hayward), and again the trouble starts. They begin a volatile relationship and we soon find out that Verna is even worse than Larry when it comes to scheming.

Soon the web of lies Larry has told has him implicated in the death of his wife Greta and the mysterious disappearance of Verna. This is a very tight knit film full of twists and turns that I will not give away here.

This is a movie you need to see if your a film noir fan. Actor Irving Pichel directed this thrilling 40's noir. All of the performances are very well done, and Greer and Hayward are both gorgeous as usual. Hayward steals the show with her beauty and coolness of soul.

The rest of the cast includes Tom Powers, George Tyne, Don Beddoe, Frank Ferguson, Harry Harvey and Nina Borget.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Heather Locklear is 64, Beth Toussaint is 63, Cheryl Tiegs is 78, and Jean Sorel is 91.

RIP WILLIAM SACHS 1942-2024

The prolific director has passed away.

It has just been announced that director William Sachs passed away on April 7, 2024 at the age of 81.

Sachs directed 12 movies in his career and one of them, "The Incredible Melting Man" was such an influence on me that I made my own low budget version entitled "Experiment Of Death" in 1995.

Other films helmed by Sachs include "Galaxina" "Spooky House", "The Force Beyond", "Secrets Of The Gods" and "Hot Chili".

WHITE FORCE 1988 (PLATINUM)

An ok 80's action film.

I decided to check out this movie based on star Sam J. Jones and director Eddie Romero.

Jones plays Johnny Quinn, a government agent who is framed for a murder. He escapes custody to find the killer before both the gangsters and his own agency off him.

Everything centers around a microchip with much information about a crimelord attempting to corner the worlds drug market. He is joined on the way by his former partners daughter Nicki (Kimberley Pistone).

There is a lot of action in this film and while I enjoyed it, it just didn't stand out. I was suprised that it was directed by Romero as it is so tame compared to his other material.

If you're looking for something different forget it. If you're looking for just something to watch you might like it.

The rest of the cast includes Vic Diaz, Tim Hughes, Raul Aragon, Jaime Fabregas and Ken Metcalfe.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Kevin Sorbo is 67, Jessica Lucas is 40, and Stephanie McMahon is 49.

RIP CLAUDIA CARDINALE 1938-2025

The Italian beauty has passed away.

Claudia's career spanned almost 70 years with over 120 credits to her name.

A small sample of her films include such titles as "Big Deal On Madonna Street", "Upstairs and Downstairs", "8 1/2", "The Pink Panther", and "Lost Command".

She is best known for two movies. One is "The Hell With Heroes" and her most well known role in the USA was in the film "Once Opon A Time In The West".

A true beauty in her prime. Claudia Cardinale passed away on September 23, 2025 at the age of 87.

FALCON'S ADVENTURE 1946 (WARNER ARCHIVE)

Another winner in the long running Falcon film series.

The movie opens with Tom Lawrence (Tom Conway) aka The Falcon rescuing a beautiful woman named Louisa Braganza (Magde Meredith) from kidnappers.

Lawrence learns that her father has developed a secret formula for creating diamonds. Soon her father is murdered and the blame is placed on The Falcon.

Louisa flees to Florida with Tom in hot pursuit. Lawrence finds himself trying to protect Louisa, himself and find the killers who will do anything to get the formula.

This is a very fast paced and well done entry that is full of beautiful women and plenty of plot twists. Some people have said the ending a kind of a letdown, but I disagree. It works perfectly.

There is some light comedy from the character of Goldie Locke (Edward Brophy) who is the valet of Lawrence. The rest of the excellent cast includes Steve Brodie, Robert Warwick, Myrna Dell, Ian Wolfe, Carol Forman, and Jason Robards, Sr.

Highly Recommended entry.

FALCON OUT WEST 1944 (WARNER ARCHIVE)

Fast moving RKO programmer starring Tom Conway as The Falcon aka Tom Lawrence.

The movie opens in a New York night club where a very rich man named Tex Irwin (Lyle Talbot) is killed. He has been bitten by a rattlesnake.

Lawrence follows a beautiful young woman named Vanessa Drake (Carole Gallagher) out west to a Texas ranch. Both are in turn followed by inspector Donovan (Cliff Clark) and Detective Bates (Edward Gargan).

More mystery and murder ensue as Lawrence tries to cope with beautiful women, angry cowhands and Indians in attempting to solve the killings.

There is some light comedy sprinkled thru the movie, as is usual in this series and it moves along very well in its brief running time of 64 minutes.

The final wrap up of the movie plays somewhat like a usual western, but with a twist. If you enjoy this series as much as I do, you won't be disappointed.

The rest of the cast includes Barbara Hale, Joan Barclay, Minor Watson and Lee Trent.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Catherine Oxenberg is 64, Paul Le Mat is 80, Shari Belafonte is 71, Toni Basil is 82, Joan Jett is 67, Asa Maynor is 89, and Debby Boone is 69.