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Ratboy
The Wikipedia page says:The film's scenario is at times comic or serious, and one of its peculiarities is that there never is any explanation for Ratboy's origin and existence as a human-rat hybrid.
Ratboy had a troubled production[2] and was both a critical and commercial failure
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 23, 2022 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature, Movies, 1980s
Vasilisa & The Hungry Doll
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 18, 2022 -
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Category: Family, Hobbies and DIY, Movies, Rituals and Superstitions, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Myths and Fairytales, Dolls and Stuffed Animals
Buster’s Joke on Papa
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 21, 2022 -
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Category: Animals, Movies, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Comics, 1900s, Pranks
Robert Mitchum Sings
Add Mitchum to our list of "singing actors who probably should have stuck to acting."
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 26, 2022 -
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Category: Crime, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Music, 1950s, Alcohol, Cars
Miss Celestial Airwaves of the Pacific
Dionne Wheeler won the title of "Miss Celestial Airwaves of the Pacific" sight unseen. She was selected by members of the Coast Guard weather patrol based "solely on descriptions of airline hostesses furnished by their pilot via radio".
Coast Guard Bulletin - Feb 1952
She also achieved minor fame in another way. The character of the stewardess named Spalding in Ernie Gann's 1953 bestseller The High and the Mighty (and subsequent 1954 film adaptation) was based on her.
The High and the Mighty was one of the first aviation disaster movies and served as one of the inspirations for 1980's Airplane!
Wheeler (right) on the set of The High and the Mighty
Left: actress Doe Avedon; middle: Director William Wellman
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jan 24, 2022 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Movies, Air Travel and Airlines, 1950s
Happy Soylent Green New Year!
Welcome to 2022, the year of Soylent Green.From wikipedia:
Abilene Reporter News - Jan 17, 1973
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 01, 2022 -
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Category: Movies, 2020s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Dangerous Darts
An unusual way to play darts.The woman is actress Jane Powell, and according to Getty Images the photo was taken circa 1955. But Getty offers no info other than that.
Powell is wearing that swimsuit on the poster for her 1957 movie The Girl Most Likely. However, she wore the exact same swimsuit in her 1958 movie The Female Animal (see video clip below).
So the photo must have been taken during the shooting of one of these two movies. But which one, I don't know. And was it a scene from the movie, or was this how the actors passed the time on set? Again, I don't know.
Powell died just a few months ago at the age of 92. More info from the NY Post.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 30, 2021 -
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Category: Movies, Sports, 1950s
Drive-In Movie Ads
With over 100 items like this one below, you can easily waste hours at the Internet Archives page called Drive-In Movie Ads.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 21, 2021 -
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Category: Movies, PSA’s, Advertising, Twentieth Century, Cars
The Damsel In Undress Campaign
A series of lingerie ads from the 1960s.Many more pics here, also from the same company's other campaigns.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 22, 2021 -
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Category: Movies, Advertising, Underwear, 1960s
A Tough Dance
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 16, 2021 -
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Category: Movies, 1900s, Dance
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