(1962) Kyôko Enami, Shiho Fujimura, Kôji Fujiyama, Kôjirô Hongô.  This film could almost be in our fantasy or horror sections.  Once a year a small Japanese fishing village is terrorized by a gigantic whale, which has taken the lives of many of the villagers.  The whale is twice the size of a normal whale and is seemingly invincible in an almost supernatural sense...

(1958) Boris Buzancic, Djurdja Ivezic, Antun Vrdoljak, Vanja Drach.  This highly unique thriller centers around two vehicles—a bus and a truck—that are speeding towards each other along a wet, narrow two-lane highway on a stormy night.  Right from the start we learn that the two vehicles will eventually collide because of the actions of a reckless driver.  It’s even pointed out which seats will spell death for their occupants...

(1960) Debra Paget, Paul Christian, Walter Reyer, directed by Fritz Lang. Padget plays an exotic dancer who is coveted by an evil maharajah (she looks absolutely stunning). She's rescued by a daring adventurer.  They face many perils, including...

(1940) Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Greta Gynt, Charles Oliver, Gordon McLeod.  Radford and Wayne reprise their Lady Vanishes roles as Charters and Caldicott, a couple of well-seasoned yet naïve British world travelers.  By the random act of ordering certain items off a menu, they find themselves the unwitting carriers of a phonograph record filled secret Nazi info.  Of course the Nazis try everything possible to eliminate them...  

THE KASHMIRI RUN (1969) Pernell Roberts, Alexandra Bastido, Julián Mateos, Gloria Cámara, Leonard Bell.  Post-Bonanza Roberts plays a former mountaineer hiding out in the wilds of Tibet.  Ahead of an onslaught by Chinese troops, who have occupied most of Tibet, Roberts tries to smuggle a noted scientist and a good-looking girl (of course) across the border to safety...

THE GREAT WALL—Widescreen Edition (1962) Shintarô Katsu, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ken Utsui, Hiroshi Kawaguchi.  The time is 221 BC. The place is ancient China.  Warlord Qin Shihuangdi becomes emperor and rules over most of China. This lavish epic depicts the history of Qin's exploits, including the building of the Great Wall.  It’s filled with action and intrigue in the best traditions of epic filmmaking...

THE REBEL’S SON (1938) Harry Baur, Anthony Bushell, Roger Livesey. In the 16th century the Cossacks revolt against the Polish government.  They are led by Taras Bulba, played brilliantly by Baur.  Just as good is Bushell in the role of his educated but wayward son.  The final battle scenes are terrific and the climactic confrontation between Baur and Bushell is very memorable...

FANTOMAS VS. THE IRON CLAW (1969) Demir Karahan, Nebahat Çehre, Yildirim Gencer, Feri Cansel.  This likeable piece of Turkish shlock is about two masked adversaries:  The Iron Claw fights for justice, while the other, Fantomas, is a master criminal.  They do battle while the world watches on.  There are tons of shoot-outs, fistficuffs, and nightclub numbers featuring belly dancers...

SLAVE GIRLS OF SHEBA (1961) José Suárez, Linda Cristal, Cristina Gaioni, Hélène Chanel, Walter Barnes.  Much of this action thriller deals with the Saracen pirates of "Black Eagle" who attack Christian strongholds along the coast of Spain.  Things get very tense though when they stop off in Sheba to re-up their supplies, and also pick up a bevy of female slaves...

(1964) Jim Davis, Don 'Red' Barry, Margo Woode, R. Wayland Williams, Tris Coffin.  An inexperienced army lieutenant grabs five volunteers for a dangerous mission from which they may not return.  Their task is simple:  take out the North Korean mortar position that's been pounding U.S. supply convoys and preventing them from reaching the troops at the front line...

SHOOTOUT AT BIG SAG (1962) Walter Brennan, Don Robinson, Luana Patten, Leif Erickson, Les Tremayne.  An engaging action-western drama.  Brennan is the pawn of his bossy wife, who wants a range war with Erickson.  It doesn’t help that Walter’s daughter and Leif’s son have fallen in love. Tremayne, is great as the sleazy saloon owner hired to “seal the deal” in favor of Walter’s family... 

(1920) Pat O’Malley, Bull Montana, Agnes Ayres, Wesley Barry, Noah Beery, J. Barney Sherry.  A forgotten silent horror-science fiction gem resurfaces!  O’Malley is a green reporter who is caught in the middle of a plot to sabotage his newspaper.  Who is the traitor...