(1964) Lex Barker, Ralf Walter, Marie Versini, Rik Battaglia, Directed by Robert Siodmak.  An infamous bandit kidnaps Lex’s friend.  Later, the same villainous cad burns down a farmhouse and carries off a farmer’s daughter.  Lex and his partner put their lives in danger as they join in the pursuit...

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... 

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...

(1959) J Radovan Lukavský, Jirí Vala, Jirina Svorcová, Stanislav Remunda.  Being that this is a communist film from Czechoslovakia, it’s quite well done and genuinely exciting at times—a little grim, too, in places.  The story concerns the Czech border guards of the late 1940s and their constant challenges in keeping the smuggler and refugee problem in check (pun intended)...

(1959, Upgraded 12/16/21) Eddie Constantine, Richard Attenborough, Eva Bartok, Pier Angeli, John Gregson, Jean Anderson. Forget Alphaville, this IS the best Constantine film. Eddie's a tough sailor who's being flown back to the mainland for trial. Also on board is the sleazy snake who turned him in, played to the hilt by Attenborough. The plane is filled with many colorful characters: stuffy socialites, sexy playgirls, etc. During the flight, a fire erupts...

(1935) Paul Kelly, Marguerite Churchill, Russell Hardie, Walter Fenner. After cracking up during a race, Kelly seeks another line of work. He and Hardie soon open up a garage, only to be squeezed by

(1936) John “Dusty” King, Jean Rogers, Hooper Atchley, Stanley Blystone., Al Bridge, Noah Beery, Lon Chaney.  This is the action-packed feature version of the Universal 13-chapter serial, Ace Drummond, directed by Ford Beebe. The nice thing about condensations like this is you get all the best stuff...

Armchair fiction presents extra-large paperback editions of the best in classic science fiction novels.  “The Strange Story of William Hyde” by Patrick and Terence Casey is the 35th installment of our "Lost World-Lost Race Classics" series.  Where orchids grow the color of bright blood and the stones sing with the screams of unborn souls—where no white man had ever stepped before—lay the spectacular metropolis of Jallan Batoe...

(1927) George O’Brien, Janet Gaynor, Bodil Rosing, Margaret Livingston, J. Farrell MacDonald. Considered one of the greatest films of the silent era.  The charm of a brash city girl seduces a young farmer.  She ultimately convinces him to murder his wife and join her in the big city...

(1948) George Reeves, Ralph Byrd, Greg McLure, Michael Whalen, Denise Darcel. Old pals Reeves and Byrd are lumberjacks up in the wilds of Wisconsin. In an amazing coincidence, it turns out that both

PARTY GIRL (1930) Doug Fairbanks, Jr., Judith Barrie; WINGS OF ADVENTURE (1930) Rex Lease; MURDER AT MIDNIGHT (1931) Hale Hamilton; HOTEL CONTINENTAL (1932) Theodore Von Eltz.  Click on the image to the left to find out more about these four great titles...

(1957, Upgraded 12/20/21) Robert Beatty, Betty McDowall, Lee Patterson, Vincent Winters, Robert Ayres, Alan Gifford, Sean Connery. A banker's son is accidently locked in an air-tight vault that's not set to open again for over 60 hours. The problem is that the boy has, at most, ten hours of oxygen left.  It's a life-and-death race against time to save the boy's life in this great British thriller...

(1965) Lex Barker, Gerard Barray, Rik Battaglia, Michele Girardon, Alessandra Panaro, Theresa Lorca.   What a surprise this film turned out to be!   It's a great, sprawling action epic with a climax much in the Indiana Jones vien.  Barker plays an American diplomat in the service of Benito Juarez during the Mexican civil war.  There are multiple avenues of intrigue throughout the film and the action is plentiful featuring pitched gun battles, indian raids, duels, betrayals, fistfights, etc...

Armchair fiction presents extra-large paperback editions of the best in classic science fiction novels.  “The Valley of Eyes Unseen” by Gilbert Collins is the 34th installment of our "Lost World-Lost Race Classics" series.  Beyond the caravan trails that wind through the most treacherous desolation of Northern China, and past the mountain ranges that formed a vast frozen sea of snowy waves, lay the valley home of an ancient race, hidden from the world...