TOMBSTONE CANYON 1932 (SINISTER CINEMA)

Ken Maynard stars in this weird and wild western with a lot of horror elements.

The movie starts with Maynard and his horse Tarzan walking thru a desert canyon and then he is accosted by several men whom he doesn't know.

A masked phantom dressed in black appears and helps Ken out. The phantom's screams are something to hear believe me. After the gunfight where the villians flee, Ken meets a lovely young woman named Jenny Lee (Cecilia Parker) who is also a pretty good shot with a rifle.

There is a mystery as to who Ken really is as he doesn't know himself. The plot veers into some horror elements and it moves at great speed in it's 59 minute running time.

The climax is very well handled and really catches your attention. I refure to give anything away. Maynard is in top form here and comes across as a nice guy who has stepped into a situation he has little control over.

I hadn't seen this since I had a VHS tape many years ago. However, I never forgot this film...that is how effective it is. HIGHLLY RECOMMENDED!!

The rest of the cast includes Bob Burns, Sheldon Lewis, Frank Brownlee and Lafe McKee.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Michael Moriarty is 84, Jane Asher is 80, Roger Davis is 86, and Agnetha Faltskog is 75.

NARCO MEN 1968 (TUBI)

I didn't find this film as bad as others.

I have not read many good things about this film, but I figured I'd give it a try, and was entertained. The movie does not stand out from any other of it's kind, but I liked it.

Tom Tryon is Harry Bell, a former intelligence officer that was set up by drug ealers in the past and has spent 3 years in prison. Bell is contacted by a top Italian gangster to get back a shipment drugs that were hijacked in the Mediterranean.

During his worldwide investigation, Bell runs across a beautiful young hippie chick named Jill(Lorenza Guerrieri). He uses her as part of his plan to get the drugs and Jill is very honest and up front about everything including the fact she has fallen in love with Harry.

Bell is a troubled man who never smiles, and has a lot of inner hatred towards everything. Jill slowly, very slowly starts to break thru to him, but the job he is on is all he is interested in at the moment.

Harry manages to get the drugs after many battles and the ending of the movie was a downer for me. I did not expect what happens to Jill. She is the only real likeable character in the movie.

This Italian made crime film was entertaining for me, but as I said, it doesn't stand out from any others. I have only seen Tryon in one other film and that was the 1957 sci-fi film "I Married A Monster From Outer Space". He seemed the same in that movie as he is in this one.

Oh well, check it out if you're so inclined.

FIVE SAVAGE MEN 1971 (GENEON)

A very well done western written and produced by actor Richard Bakalyan.

This is also known as "The Animals" and it stars Keenan Wynn as Pudge Elliot, a man we first see on a stagecoach in handcuffs and accompanied by a Sheriff.

Also on this coach are two women, Emily Perkins (Peggy Stewart) and Alice McAndrew (Michele Carey). The coach is attacked by four men and everyone is killed except Alice. The men take her with them, and Elliot claims her for himself.

They tie and rape Alice and in the morning they decide to leave her as buzzard food. Watching all of this take place is an Apache indian named Chatto (Henry Silva). He takes Alice with him and takes care of her.

Over time Alice and Chatto become very good friends and he teaches her how to ride and shoot. She wants him to help her take revenge on the men who raped her, and he does.

The end of the film is a shocker as far as movies go, but for some reason I saw it coming and it's probably because I have seen too many movies....lol.

I won't give it away, but it made me wonder if the title referred to the five men who rape Alice or the posse led by a Sheriff played by John Anderson.

In any event, I really recommend this movie. The print I saw was beautiful and in widescreen. The rest of the cast includes Joe Turkel, Pepper Martin, Bobby Hall, Peter Hellman and Michael Carr.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Eric Braeden is 84, and Lamberto Bava is 81.

NEW MEXICO 1951 (TUBI)

Well made western that seems forgotten.

Lew Ayres stars as Capt. Hunt, a young officer who believes there can be peace between the Indians and the white man.

The movie opens with President Lincoln (Hans Conried) making a peaceful pact with Indian Chief Acoma (Ted de Corsia), much to the shagrin of Judge Wilcox (Lloyd Corrigan).

Lincon is soon assassinated and a tyrant Colonel named McComb (Walter Greaza) breaks the pact with Acoma and has him arrested and two of his warriors killed.

Hunt and Acoma are friends but Acoma arranges to be broken out of jail and his wariors kill McComb. Hunt and some men go after him and soon find themselves in a battle for survival.

To make matters worse, Wilcox has given the go ahead for a stagecoach to head west carrying a beautiful singer named Cherry (Marilyn Maxwell). They too find themselves fighting for survival as they are attacked by a war perty.

This movie moves along at a brisk pace and runs only 70 minutes or so. The cast is very good and you really begin to feel for both sides in the war. None of them are there because they want to be.

Nothing ends well for anyone by the time the movie ends. If you're a western movie fan I recommend this obscure gem from the early 50's. The rest of the cast includes Andy Devine, Robert Huntton, John Hoyt, Jeff Corey, Raymond Burr, and Donald Buka.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Lindy Booth is 46.

RIP SIAN BARBARA ALLEN 1946-2025

The very underrated actress has passed away.

Sian made a few film appearances and had many TV roles. Some of the series she had roles in were "Ironside", "Hawaii Five-O", "Adam-12", "The Waltons".

Her movie roles included a couple of genre films "Scream Pretty Peggy" and "You'll Like My Mother". A fresh faced and beautiful woman who always brightened the screen.

Sian Barbara Allen passed away on March 31, 2025 from Alzheimer's. She was 78.

QUEENS OF EVIL 1970 (MONDO MACABRO) BLU-RAY

One hell of a bizarre adult fairy tale.

Ray Lovelock stars as a young man named David who helps a man with a flat tire on the road and then discovers the man put a nail in the front tire of his motorcycle.

He then sees the man killed in an accident and stops by a secluded house in the woods. He meets three beautiful women living there. Liv (Haydee Politoff), Samantha (Silvia Monti) and Bibiana (Ida Galli) and extremely beautiful and everyone of them seduces David at some point.

The women appear and disappear whenever they want and even though David suspects something isn't right, he stays with them. This is a very slow burn film, and David finally learns his fate with the women, and they aren't what they appear.

This movie has been sadly neglected when in reality it's an exceptional piece of Eurotrash that really needs more exposure. I found this movie without even looking for it, and when I saw it was Italian horror I HAD to get it.

This one just flew under my radar as it has been out on Blu-ray for almost 4 years and it's still available on Amazon. All I can say is get this film and enjoy something very, very unique.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Aliza Gur is 81, and Heather Young is 80.

THE BELLE STARR STORY 1968 (RARO) BLU-RAY

This was an interesting western, but be warned that it is not for everyone.

This does have it's slow moments. but all in all it's not too bad. Elsa Martinelli stars as Starr, a woman has has been abused so much in her youth she has had to learn to survive.

Now, she is one of the fastest guns in the west. She meets a man named Larry Blackie (George Eastman) who proves himself to be her equal, and they have an on again, off again relationship.

We find out about Belle thru flashbacks and can easily see whay she is the way she is. I will admit this was one of the most interesting and strange Italian westerns I have seen. That may be because it's from the female perspective, I don't know.

Martinelli makes a most sexy female western gunfighter and her leather garb in the last half of the movie is an eye catcher as well. If you want to see something really different, check out this Blu-ray.

The rest of the cast includes Robert Woods, Francesca Righini, Vladimir Medar and Bruno Piergentili.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Christopher Walken is 82.

RIP RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN 1934-2025

The fine and distinguished actor has passed away.

In his 60 year career, Chamberlain was in many movies and TV shows as well as hundreds of Broadway plays.

In the 60's he appeared in such TV shows as "Thriller", "Whispering Smith" and "The Deputy". However is was "Dr. Kildare" that solidified his career in TV. He appeared as Kildare in 191 episodes of the series from 1961-1966.

His movies include "Twilight Of Honor", "The Three Musketeers", "Towering Inferno", "The Swarm", "Shogun", "King Soloman's Mines" and "Nightmare Cinema".

Richard Chamberlain passed away on March 29, 2025 at the age of 90...just 2 days shy of his 91st birthday.

RIP BRUCE GLOVER 1932-2025

The very prolific actor passed away.

Glover had about 116 credits to his name in both TV and movies in his 65 years career.

Some of his memorable TV appearances include "Hart To Hart", "Police Story", "Barney Miller", "Chips", "Adam-12" and "Mission Impossible".

His movies include "Who Killed Teddy Bear", "The Over The Hill Gang", "Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster", "Diamonds Are Forever" and "Walking Tall".

Bruce Glover passed away on March 12, 2025 at the age of 92.

RIP ANGEL DEL POZO 1934-2025

The Spanish actor has passed away.

He may not be well known, but he made a few genre films that horror fans will remember.

His films include "Assignment Terror", "My Gun Is The Law", "Fort Yuma Gold", "Transplant Of A Brain" and "Horror Express".

Angel Del Pozo passed away on March 29, 2025 at the age of 90.