Mikes Mess Double Feature

this is our last presentation for this week. I looked at a bit of it and it looked good. Here is the info from archive.org

Man is involved in two freakish accidents that make him look like a murderer. Poverty row masterwork that is the most precise elucidation of the noir theme of explicit fatalism.” – noir expert Spencer Selby |

Cast: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald. |
A B-movie, it was shot in six days. The film, budgeted for $89,000 and ended up costing $117,000 to make.

Here is today’s last feature.

See you all next week. If you have any comments or wish to write me drop me a line at mikesmess@gmail.com Bye for now

Flash, Dale, and Zarkov return to Planet Mongo to find an antidote for the Purple Death.

here we go with chapter 4

Here is what sounds like an interesting movie. Here is the info from archive.org

D.O.A. (1950) is a film noir drama film directed by Rudolph Maté, considered a classic of the stylistic genre. The frantically-paced plot revolves around a doomed man’s quest to find out who has poisoned him – and why – before he dies. The film begins with a scene called “perhaps one of cinema’s most innovative opening sequences” by a BBC reviewer. The scene is a long, behind-the-back tracking sequence featuring Frank Bigelow (O’Brien) walking through a hallway into a police station to report a murder: his own. Disconcertingly, the police almost seem to have been expecting him and already know who he is.

So here we go with this weeks first presentation D.O.A.

This (I think) is the original version of this story. I remember the one in the 70s and have never seen this one so like you I hope to enjoy it. Here is the info on this movie

Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies.
Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of alcoholic star Norman Maine (Fredric March), is given a test, and is caught up in the Hollywood glamor machine.
She and her idol Norman marry; but his career abruptly dwindles to nothing

This was also Lana Turner’s film debut as an extra.

Noe here comes the movie. See you all next week

here is Chapter 3 of this serial. I hope you enjoy it, not much to say so enjoy

This week we present a cult classic, the Little Shop of Horrors. This movie was strang and I think the first one for Jack Nicolson. Here is the info on this movie from archive.org

Seymour is picked on by everybody in his life until he discovers a strange plant that makes him a media sensation. Only the plant has unusual dietary needs–human blood.

You can find out more about this movie on its IMDB page.

So come and join me for our first presentation from 1960.

Ride Ranger Ride (1936)

For our last movie we will have a Gene Autry movie. One of the files they made in the 30s. Here is the info I found on this one

Gene Autry is a Texas Ranger working undercover to protect an Army wagon train full of ammunition and supplies from Indian attack.

You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page.

enjoy

Well that is it for this week. See you on the 28th with a new double featuere. Enjoy

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe: Chapter 2 (1941)

Here is part 2 of this continuing chapter of Flash Golden. I hope you enjoy this and will keep track each week for a new chapter.

Things To Come (1936)

This is a classic movie of the future. it is interesting and gives an idea of what they thought it would be in 1936. Here is the info I found on this movie

A story of 100 years: a decades-long second world war leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and tries space travel. – IMDB Description

So now here is our First Presentation

Dishonored Lady (1947)

Here is the info on this movie, I have never seen it but I may later as it sounds interesting

Madeleine Damien is the fashion editor of a slick Manhattan magazine by day and a lively party girl by night. Unfortunately, the pressures of her job, including kowtowing to a hefty advertiser, and her bad luck with men are driving her to a breakdown. She seeks the help of a psychiatrist, and under his orders, quits her job and moves into a smaller flat under a new identity. She becomes interested in painting and a handsome neighbor. He soon finds out about her past when an ex-suitor implicates her in a murder.