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...

(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

(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...

(1951) Laurence Harvey, Maxwell Reed, Susan Shaw, Hermione Baddeley.  This underrated British action thriller is set in a rundown fairground.  There are lots of interesting characters on hand.  You’ve got Reed, a race car driver with a chip on his shoulder, and Harvey, an iron-jawed young boxer, both vying for the hand of a dancer played by beautiful Susan Shaw.  The film has a plethora of excitement...

(1943) John Mills, Louis Bradfield, Ronald Millar, Jack Watling.  The crew of a British sub sets out on a secret mission.  Their task is to sink a huge German battleship that’s coming out to sea. Unfortunately, their target soon enters the Nazi-infested Baltic Sea...

(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...