THERE'S A GIRL IN MY SOUP

The Fox-Colonie screened the British Roy Boulting comedy THERE'S A GIRL IN MY SOUP (1970) in January, 1971.

TEENAGE MOTHER / GIRL ON A CHAIN GANG

This Jerry Gross double-feature played the Mohawk and Riverview Drive-ins back in May, 1968. TEENAGE MOTHER (1967) featured Arlene Farber and Fred Willard. GIRL ON A CHAIN GANG (1965) was a southern civil rights exploitation piece. Both films are available on VHS and DVD-R from Something Weird.

TEENIE TULIP / THE MASTER

The immortal Center Drive-in screened this double-feature in February, 1971. TEENIE TULIP (1970) was a Cinex International Film Distributors release directed by Gerard Damiano; no home release known. Not sure exactly which film entitled THE MASTER was shown.

TEENAGE MOTHER / DEADLIER THAN THE MALE

The Center Drive-in screened this double-feature in March of 1968. TEENAGE MOTHER (1967) was directed by a pre-Cinemation Jerry Gross; available on VHS and DVD-R from Something Weird. The British spy thriller DEADLIER THAN THE MALE (1967) featured Richard Johnson as Bulldog Drummond.

HOW TO SUCCEED WITH SEX / BRICK DOLL HOUSE

The Center Drive-in screened this double-feature in January, 1971. HOW TO SUCCEED WITH SEX (1970) was a Bert I. Gordon adult comedy that had foreign VHS releases, but no domestic home release. BRICK DOLL HOUSE (1967) was a sexploiter released by Entertainment Ventures.

THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT, etc.

A pair of Nam-era dramas and an man-on-a-mission war flick make up this January, 1971 triple-feature at the Latham Drive-in. THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT (1970) was a student activist drama with Bruce Davison and Kim Darby; no DVD release. THE MAGIC GARDEN OF STANLEY SWEETHEART (1970) starred Don Johnson in the title role; no home release known. WHERE EAGLES DARE (1968) was a British-American production directed by Brian G. Hutton.

SPY IN THE SKY! / SATELLITE IN THE SKY

This cold war double-feature played the Turnpike Drive-in back in June of 1960. SPY IN THE SKY! (1958) was a UK/US co-production starring Steve Brodie and Andrea Domburg; Allied Artists distributed, but it saw no home release. SATELLITE IN THE SKY (1956) was a British production from Warner Bros., with Kieron Moore and Lois Maxwell; no DVD release but available on VHS from public domain labels.

The Spokesmen

Jazz band The Spokesmen played McLane's Log Room in Burnt Hills back in February, 1962. The band featured Wimpy Shoemaker, John Park, Mike Pascarella, and Lyle Warner.

SPEEDWAY, etc.

This triple-feature, with something for the whole family, screened at the Carman Drive-in in July, 1968. Elvis' race car feature SPEEDWAY (1968) co-starred Nancy Sinatra. WHERE ANGELS GO, TROUBLE FOLLOWS (1968) was a nun comedy with Rosalind Russell and Stella Stevens. DAY OF THE EVIL GUN (1968) was a western with Paul Fix, Harry Dean Stanton, and Royal Dano; no DVD release.

THE SPEED LOVERS, etc.

The New Forest Drive-in screened this diverse triple-feature in April, 1968. THE SPEED LOVERS (1968) was a southern racing flick. DONOVAN'S REEF (1963) was a John Ford/John Wayne comedy. NIGHTMARE (1964) was a Freddie Francis thriller from Hammer.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC / ARIZONA SHEEPDOG

The Carman Drive-in screened this family-friendly package in July, 1968. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) played for years, even after this. ARIZONA SHEEPDOG was a segment from "The Best Doggoned Dog in the World," the 11/20/57 episode of Disneyland, narrated by Rex Allen.

SON OF BLOB / EQUINOX

The Mohawk Drive-in screened this Jack H. Harris-distributed double-feature in January, 1973. Larry Hagman's SON OF BLOB (1972), aka BEWARE! THE BLOB was a local TV perrenial for years, into the 1980s. The immortal home movie horror classic EQUINOX (1970) was, unbelievably, given the deluxe Critereon treatment on DVD.

SONG OF NORWAY

The Madison screened the musical SONG OF NORWAY (1970) in January, 1971.

Soma

The band Soma played the Steak & Brew in Colonie back in January, 1975.

SIGN OF THE GLADIATOR / MAN ON THE PROWL

Awesome ad for a double-bill at Proctor's, from December, 1959. SIGN OF THE GLADIATOR was AIP's dubbed version of Nel segno di Roma (1959), a French/Italian/West German/Yugoslavian co-production starring Anita Ekberg and Georges Marchal; no DVD release known. MAN ON THE PROWL (1957) was a United Artists thriller with James Best and Mala Powers; doesn't seem to have gotten even a VHS release.

The Sights and Sounds

"All girl trio" The Sights and Sounds played the Cabaret on Central Ave. in Albany back in March, 1970.

SERGEANT RYKER

The Turnpike Drive-in screened this triple-feature in June, 1968. The courtroom drama SERGEANT RYKER (1968) was directed by Buzz Kulick; no DVD release. The comedy-western THE SHAKIEST GUN IN THE WEST (1968) was directed by Alan Rafkin. THE NAKED RUNNER (1967) was a UK spy thriller; no DVD release.

SEXUAL PRACTICES IN SWEDEN / I NEED

Here's a January, 1971 double-feature at the Cinema Art. SEXUAL PRACTICES IN SWEDEN (1970) was a US-lensed white-coater released by William Mishkin; on VHS and DVD-R from Something Weird. I NEED was Ferd Sebastian's roughie I NEED A MAN (1967), released by Paul Mart Productions; no home release known.

THE SEXTERMINATORS / MAROONED

This strange double-feature played the Center Drive-in back in April, 1971. Emerson Film Enterprises released the obscure THE SEXTERMINATORS (1970), which has some sci-fi angles; on VHS and DVD-R from Something Weird. John Sturges' MAROONED (1969) starred Gregory Peck.

SERGEANTS 3 / THE TWO LITTLE BEARS

Proctor's screened this double-feature in February, 1963. The Rat Pack western comedy SERGEANTS 3 (1962) has yet to make its DVD debut. Neither has the family fantasy THE TWO LITTLE BEARS (1961). Not sure if either even made it to VHS.

SEDUCTION BY THE SEA / THE LOVE ROOT

The Center Drive-in screened this Europix Consolidated double-feature back in January, 1969. SEDUCTION BY THE SEA was the US release of the 1963 West German/Yugoslavian drama Verführung am Meer, with Peter van Eyck and Elke Sommer. THE LOVE ROOT was the French/Italian comedy La Mandragola (1965). Neither film has had a US home video release.

THE SECRET SEX LIVES OF ROMEO AND JULIET, etc.

The Carman Drive-in featured this Harry Novak triple-bill in March, 1970. THE SECRET SEX LIVES OF ROMEO AND JULIET (1969) starred Forman Shane and Deirdre Nelson. THE TOUCHABLES (1961) was a gangster nudie with Claire Brennan; on VHS and DVD-R from Something Weird. THE GIRL WITH HUNGRY EYES (1967) starred Pat Barrington.

Twisted Sex Vol. 8

TWISTED SEX VOL. 8
199?, 115m22s
1. THE PINK PUSSY (Argentina/Venezuela: 1964, Cambist Films: 1966 with added scenes, VHS/DVD-R: Something Weird) US version of Acosada, a provocative-looking drama with rape and murder.
2. THE GIRL WITH HUNGRY EYES (1967, Boxoffice International Pictures, VHS/DVD: Something Weird) William Rotsler directs himself, and Pat Barrington shakes her fake melons at the camera.
3. THE PICK-UP (1968, Olympic International Films, VHS/DVD-R: Something Weird) Long trailer for this Bishop/Frost roughie features shots of the Vegas strip, lesbianism, full nudity, torture, and David F. Friedman as a gangster.
4. THE FABULOUS BASTARD OF CHICAGO (1969, Walnut International, VHS/DVD-R: Something Weird) John Alderman stars as the title character in this long trailer for the gangster sexploiter, hosted by Reed Hadley (!), with footage of director Greg Corarito and cinematographer Gary Graver; with full nudity and an orgy.
5. BEHIND LOCKED DOORS (1968, Boxoffice International Pictures, VHS/DVD: Something Weird) Rural thriller with rape, murder, and lesbianism.
6. THE TALE OF THE DEAN’S WIFE (1969, Perpetual Films, VHS: Alpha Blue, VCR, VHS/DVD-R: Something Weird) Christine Murray is the title character, with Eric Stern, campus demonstrations, whipping, acid orgies, and blackmail.
7. SOMETHING’S HAPPENING (1967, Headliner Productions, VHS/DVD: Something Weird as THE HIPPIE REVOLT/SOMETHING'S HAPPENING) Exploitive documentary with Haight footage, body painting, and "weirdies beardies whatsies."
8. HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK (1965, Headliner Productions: 1968, VHS/DVD-R: Sinister, VHS/DVD: Something Weird) Retitling of John Hayes' exploiter WALK THE ANGRY BEACH aka THE UNHOLY CHOICE, with Rue McClanahan and Sebastian Gregory/Tony Vorno.
9. WANG WANG (1974, Headliner Productions) Obcure African mondo film; no home video release.
10. THE DEVIL’S GARDEN (1971 or 1973, Boxoffice International Pictures, VHS/DVD-R: Something Weird) Shot in the West Indies, Bob Chinn directed this soft X sexploiter with Sandy Carey, Debbie McGuire, toe licking, and voodoo.
11. JOHNNY FIRECLOUD (1975, Entertainment Ventures, VHS: Cinema Video Theatre as REVENGE OF JOHNNY FIRECLOUD, Prism, VHS/DVD: Something Weird, DVD: Siren [Australia]) Billy Jack-style revenge flick with Victor Mohica as an abused Indian, Ralph Meeker, Christina Hart, Richard Kennedy, and Buck Flower.
12. THE EROTIC ADVENTURES OF ZORRO (France/USA/West Germany: 1972, Entertainment Ventures Inc., VHS: Derann [UK], Video Dimensions as THE NAKED SWORD OF ZORRO, VHS/DVD: Something Weird, DVD: Siren [Australia]) Dave Friedman produced and wrote this costume send-up with Douglas Frey, John Alderman, and Bob Cresse.
13. LES PLAISIRS FOUS (France: 1977, Prochainment, DVD: Alpha France) SWV says this is titled WILD PLEASURES, a translation of the French title, but only the French title appears in the trailer; adult film with typically high European production values; Brigitte Lahaie has a part.
14. LOVE PLAY (France: 1977, distributor unknown) Dubbed soft X film with rape; copyright is for Westminster Investments & Trust UK; no home release known.
15. FANTAISIES POUR COUPLES (France: 197?, Prochainment) SWV lists this as FANTASIES FOR COUPLES, but only the French title appears on the trailer; another Jean Desvilles/Georges Fleury film, but this doesn't appear on his IMDb filmography under this title.
16. THE SWINGIN' PUSSYCATS (West Germany: 1969, Hemisphere Pictures: 1973, VHS: Something Weird) US version of Rat' mal, wer heut bei uns schläft...?, a light-hearted sex comedy that played the drive-ins for years.
17. YOUNG SEDUCERS (Switzerland: 1972, Hemisphere Pictures: 1973, VHS: Vipco [UK], DVD: Elite as SEX UND NOCH NICHT 16 [Switzerland]) US version of Erwin C. Dietrich sexploiter Blutjunge Verführerinnen 2.
18. EROTIC CARTOON FESTIVAL (1976, distributor unknown, VHS: Alpha Blue) Amazing-looking collection of X-rated cartoons.
19. FISH FOR ALL (1970, distributor unknown) Alternate title for ODDLY COUPLED (VHS/DVD-R: Something Weird), a sex comedy with gay and fat jokes.
20. NUDE SCRAPBOOK (1964, Cinema Syndicate, VHS/DVD-R: Something Weird) Tame-looking Barry Mahon with posing models.
21. SINS OF RACHEL (1972, R.A. Enterprises, VHS/DVD: Something Weird) Weird mess with gore and incest from gay-theme director Richard Fontaine.
22. THE CAT ATE THE PARAKEET (1972, Hampton International, VHS/DVD-R: Something Weird as POT, PARENTS AND POLICE) Teen problem film with Phillip Pine and Johnny Legend.
23. MOTHER (1970, Geneni Film Distributors, VHS/DVD-R: Something Weird as UP YOUR TEDDY BEAR, DVD: Troma as SEDUCTION OF A NERD) Sex comedy with Victor Buono and gorgeous Julie Newmar in a bikini.
24. PUT OUT OR SHUT UP (Argentina: 1958, Cambist Films) US version of Armand Bo's Sabaleros with Isabel Sarli, a strange-looking drama with shoreline knife fights; no home release.
25. POSITIONS OF LOVE (Argentina: 1958, distributor unknown) Alternate title for the above (#24).
26. KARAMOJA (1954, Hallmark Productions Inc., VHS: Something Weird, Woodhaven) Exploitive mondo film on a Uganda tribe.
27. 5 MINUTES TO LOVE (1963, Headliner Productions, VHS/DVD-R: Sinister, DVD: Alpha) Rerelease title for John Hayes' exploiter THE ROTTEN APPLE (VHS/DVD: Something Weird), with Rue McClanahan, Paul Leder, and King Moody.
28. THE 3 DIMENSIONS OF GRETA (UK: 1972, General Film Corp.: 1973, VHS: Moviecraft, Something Weird, DVD: Salvation) US title for Pete Walker's THE FOUR DIMENSIONS OF GRETA (VHS: Derann [UK]).
29. RENT-A-GIRL (1965, Cambist Films, VHS/DVD: Something Weird) Appears to be a 7m42s clip from the feature; models strip with narration.
30. BANG BANG THE MAFIA GANG (1971, distributor unknown, VHS/DVD-R: Something Weird) Rerelease of UP YOUR ALLEY, a goofy mob takeoff with Cheri Caffaro, Uschi, and Haji.
31. THE NAKED FLAME (Canada: 1964, distributor unknown) A drama set in the Canadian wilderness, written by and starring Dennis O'Keefe; no home video release.
32. THE POST GRADUATE (1969, distributor unknown) Alternate title for TALE OF THE DEAN’S WIFE (#4).
33. ONE MORE TIME (1970, distributor unknown) Alternate title for ODDLY COUPLED (see #19).
34. THE SINISTER URGE (1960, Headliner Productions, VHS: Sinister) Ed Wood's study of the smut racket.
35. RED, WHITE & BLUE (1971, Entertainment Ventures Inc., VHS/DVD-R: Something Weird) The Sebastian's look at Nixon's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography, with Barney Rosset of Grove Press, Uschi at a film shoot, strip clubs, and full nudity.
36. MidCentury Marriage Guide (195?), 10m59s sex ed book pitch.

SCORPIO '70 / THE DETENTION GIRLS

This Center Drive-in double feature from May, 1971 was distributed by Sam Lake Enterprises, and both pictures featured Jennifer Welles. SCORPIO '70 (1970) was directed by Henri Pachard as "Ronald Sullivan." THE DETENTION GIRLS (1969), was a women-in-prison flick. Neither of these has surfaced to home video.

SCARLET NEGLIGEE / HOT BLOODED WOMAN

Today it's an enticing ad for a Texas-made adult double-feature at the Center Drive-in, from January, 1969; check out those silhouette caps. SCARLET NEGLIGEE (1968) was directed by Ron Scott, and featured Byron Lord. HOT BLOODED WOMAN (1965) was directed by Dale Berry; Bill Thurman, who appears here, will be the subject of an upcoming Chateau Vulgaria career retrospective. Both films were released by Crescent International Pictures and are on VHS and DVD-R from Something Weird.

SANDRA, THE MAKING OF A WOMAN / PEDDLERS OF SIN

Here's a nice, sleazy double-feature from the Colony Art, in January, 1971. SANDRA, THE MAKING OF A WOMAN (1970) starred Monica Gayle (where are you now?) as a young woman who's left her abusive home for an erotic journey with Uschi Digard and others; on VHS and DVD-R from Something Weird. PEDDLERS OF SIN (1967) was a Mitam production with Capri; has yet to surface to home video.

ROYAL FLESH

The Colony Art screened this adult double-feature in January of 1971; wish I could make out the second movie. ROYAL FLESH was a retitling of THE UNDERCOVER SCANDALS OF HENRY VIII (1970) with Lawrence Adams, Forman Shane, and Lori Brown; no home release known.

ROSEMARY'S BABY / BAREFOOT IN THE PARK

This bizarre double-feature played the Super 50 Drive-in back in July, 1968. Polanski's dark ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) was a strange juxtaposition with Neil Simon's sunny BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (1967).

ROSEMARY'S BABY

Here's the eye-catching ad for ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968), which screened at Proctor's in July, 1968.

ROMEO AND JULIET

The Hellman screened Franco Zeffirelli's British/Italian production of ROMEO AND JULIET (1968) in January, 1969.

THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE / THE DEADLY COMPANIONS

The Mohawk Drive-in screened this double feature in February, 1962. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE (1961) was a romantic drama with Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty. THE DEADLY COMPANIONS (1961) was Sam Peckinpah's first feature film.

THE ROAD HUSTLERS / THE WILD RACERS

This AIP double-feature played the Tri-City, Mohawk, and Riverview drive-ins back in May of 1968. The rare title THE ROAD HUSTLERS (1968) was a moonshine action flick with Jim Davis and Scott Brady; it's never had a home video release for some reason. THE WILD RACERS (1968) was a race car drama starring Fabian and Mimsy Farmer, and featuring some additional direction by Roger Corman and Francis Ford Coppola; I know of no home release but it has been broadcast on the Speedvision channel.

RETURN OF THE SEVEN, etc.

This rousing western triple-feature played both the Mohawk and Tri-City Twin drive-ins back in January, 1971. The US/Spanish co-production RETURN OF THE SEVEN (1966) was the first of three sequels to THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. GUNS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1969) followed, with George Kennedy taking over the lead role. THE UGLY ONES was United Artists' release of the Italian/Spanish El Precio de un hombre (1966), with Tomas Milian; on German DVD as THE BOUNTY KILLER.

THE REIVERS / WONDERFUL AUSTRIA

This double-feature played the State in Schenectady back in January of 1970. THE REIVERS (1969) featured Will Geer, Diane Ladd, and Dub Taylor. WONDERFUL AUSTRIA was a 1964 travelogue; no home release.

THE REIVERS / BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID

Latham's Circle Twin Cinemas screened the following in March of 1970: THE REIVERS (1969) was based on a William Faulkner novel. The hit BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) was still playing five months after its initial release.

THE REIVERS / 5 CARD STUD

Here's a January, 1970 double-feature at Albany's Strand on Pearl Street (most recently an OTB). THE REIVERS (1969) was a National General release directed by Mark Rydell. FIVE CARD STUD (1968) was a Henry Hathaway western with Dean Martin and Robert Mitchum.

RAW MEAT, etc.

Back in January, 1974, when people in Upstate NY were still crazy and stoned enough to go to the drive-ins in the middle of winter, the Tri-City Drive-in had become a United Artists-owned outfit, and they screened this pair of winning exploitation bills. RAW MEAT was AIP's US title for the British horror flick DEATH LINE (1972). THE FEMALE RESPONSE (1973) was an adult film distributed by edgy AIP offshoot Trans American, featuring Harry Reems and Jennifer Welles; it doesn't seem to have ever gotten a home video release. HELLS ANGELS ON WHEELS (1967) was a decent Richard Rush biker movie, famously starring a pre-EASY RIDER Jack Nicholson. DEVIL'S ANGELS (1967), from AIP, starred John Cassavetes; has yet to apper on DVD. ANGELS FROM HELL (1968) was producer Joe Solomon's follow-up to HAOW, this time with Tom Stern in the lead, and Jack Starrett as the lawman, in a similar role to his BORN LOSERS character; also has yet to make its DVD debut.

PSYCH-OUT, etc,

Here's an interesting pair of double-features at the late, great Tri-City Twin Drive-in, from April of 1968. PSYCH-OUT (1968) was Richard Rush's summer of love psychedelic exploitation with Nicholson. THE GLORY STOMPERS (1968) was the entertainingly square biker flick, with Dennis Hopper and a killer Davie Allan score; a DVD release is badly needed on this one. THE BIBLE (1966) was John Huston's Italian/American adaptation, with Michael Parks as Adam (!). NATURE'S HALF ACRE (1951) was a Disney short documentary on the birds and bees.

THE PRIVATE NAVY OF SGT. O' FARRELL, etc.

Today we examine a July, 1968 triple-feature at the Turnpike Drive-in. THE PRIVATE NAVY OF SGT. O'FARRELL (1968) was a World War II-based Bob Hope comedy. THE PENTHOUSE (1967) was a British thriller with Suzy Kendall and Martine Beswick; never released to home video, it's only available as a bootleg. THE HILLS RUN RED was United Artists' release of the Italian western Un Fiume di dollari (1966), with Henry Silva and Dan Duryea.

THE PRESIDENT'S ANALYST, etc.

Interesting pair of triple-features at the Tri-City Twin, from July, 1968. THE PRESIDENT'S ANALYST (1967; interesting spelling there) was the unique and of-its-time James Coburn vehicle. THE OLDEST PROFESSION was the Goldstone Film Enterprises release of the European anthology Le Plus vieux métier du monde (1967); no DVD release. WILL PENNY (1968) was a western featuring a great cast (Charlton Heston, Donald Pleasence, Lee Majors, Bruce Dern, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, Anthony Zerbe, Luke Askew). THE HAPPENING (1967, no "s") was a Columbia hippies-vs.-mafia comedy featuring Anthony Quinn and Michael Parks; doesn't seem to have ever gotten a home video release. WILD IN THE STREETS (1968) was the Robert Thom-scripted, caustic counterculture classic from AIP. FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965) was the middle film in the Leone/Eastwood trilogy.

THE POSTGRADUATE / MALE SERVICE

Here's a pair of adult films playing at Troy's Cinema Art Theatre, from January, 1971. THE POSTGRADUATE (1970) was a white-coater "documentary" from Cosmos Films. MALE SERVICE (1966) was a Mitam production directed by Arch Hudson of TORTURED FEMALES. Neither film has yet to resurface.

THE PLAY PEN GIRLS, etc.

The Mohawk Drive-in featured this adult triple-feature back in January, 1968. THE PLAY PEN GIRLS (1967) was an obscure nudie (maybe from New York) with Janet Banzet; no home release known. THE SEX CYCLE (1966) was a Joe Sarno film with Victor Bertini, the director of THE PLAY PEN GIRLS; on VHS from Alpha Blue and Something Weird. SATAN IN HIGH HEELS (1962) was a low-budget noir known for its Mundell Lowe crime jazz soundtrack.

PLANET OF THE APES / SOL MADRID

Here's a July, 1968 double-feature at the Carman Drive-in. Woodrow Parfrey, father of Feral House publisher Adam Parfrey, played Dr. Maximus in PLANET OF THE APES (1968). SOL MADRID (1968) was an MGM crime thriller starring David McCallum as the title character; doesn't seem to have gotten an official video release, but is available from bootleggers.

PLANET OF THE APES, etc.

Here's another pair of Tri-City Twin double-features, this one from July, 1968. Did you know Felix Silla played a baby gorilla in PLANET OF THE APES (1968)? Sinatra played a P.I. in TONY ROME (1967). DON'T RAISE THE BRIDGE, LOWER THE RIVER (1967) was a Jerry Lewis comedy. BERSERK! (1967) was a horror film starring Joan Crawford; no DVD on this one yet.