HERCULES UNCHAINED / THE BOY AND THE PIRATES

Classic matinee double-feature at the Plaza, from July, 1960. HERCULES UNCHAINED, with Steve Reeves, was the US release for the French/Spanish/Italian Ercole e la regina di Lidia (1959); THE BOY AND THE PIRATES (1960) was a Bert I. Gordon fantasy with Charles Herbert.

HARD TRAIL / 5 BOLD WOMEN

Raleigh's Center Drive-in screened this adult double-feature back in January, 1971. HARD TRAIL was the X-rated version of Greg Corarito's sex-western HARD ON THE TRAIL (1971), with Monica Gayle, Bruce Kimball, and a duped Lash La Rue (!). 5 BOLD WOMEN was a 1960 western with Jeff Morrow and Merry Anders. Neither film has seen DVD yet.

5 Big Happenings of Horror!

Amazing ad for a matinee spook show at Proctor's, from January, 1969...a "freakout of fright" featuring Dracula, the Frankenstein monster, the House of the Living Dead (whatever that is), and four "horror stories" on the screen. Wonder what they were?

HALF A SIXPENCE

The Scotia Art Theatre screened the British musical HALF A SIXPENCE (1967) back in July, 1968.

GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER / THE AMBUSHERS

This double-feature at the Carman Drive-in screened in July, 1968. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967) was carried over from the previous year; THE AMBUSHERS (1967) was the third Matt Helm pic for Dean Martin.

GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, etc.

This pair of double-features at the Tri-City Twin screened in July, 1968. Stanley Kramer's GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967) rolled over from its previous year's release; the Bond spoof CASINO ROYALE (1967) also was dug out; ANZIO (1968) was an Italian/American WW2 flick with Roberts Mitchum and Ryan; A DANDY IN ASPIC (1968) was an Anthony Mann British spy movie with Laurence Harvey (no DVD release yet).

THE GRUESOME TWOSOME, etc. #2

Two wild triple-features at the Tri-City Twin, from March, 1970. THE GRUESOME TWOSOME and SOMETHING WEIRD were both directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis in 1967; BORN WILD was an alternate title for THE YOUNG ANIMALS (1968) with Patty McCormack; ANGEL, ANGEL, DOWN WE GO (1969) was the only film directed by Robert Thom; CHASTITY (1969) was the infamous Cher vehicle; YOUNG, EVIL & SAVAGE (1968) was the US title for the Italian thriller Nude... si muore (1968), aka Naked You Die.

THE GRUESOME TWOSOME, etc.

H.G. Lewis triple feature at the New Forest in Raleigh, from March, 1968. THE GRUESOME TWOSOME (1967) featured Florida regular Chris Martell; SOMETHING WEIRD (1967) was one of his non-gore movies; COLOR ME BLOOD RED (1965) was the third film in Lewis' "blood trilogy."

THE GREEN BERETS / FIRECREEK

Action-packed double-feature at the Super 50 Drive-in, from July, 1968. THE GREEN BERETS (1968) was John Wayne's pro-'Nam war vehicle; FIRECREEK (1968) was the downbeat western directed by Vincent McEveety.

THE GRADUATE, etc.

Only two movies per screen at the Tri-City Twin Drive-in back in July, 1968. THE GRADUATE (1967) was still bringing in crowds; TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967) was the Stanley Donen romantic drama with Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney, featuring a Henry Mancini score; THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) was still being screened years after its initial release; PROWLERS OF THE EVERGLADES was a 1953 Disney True Life Adventure short about alligators.

THE GRADUATE / CAPER OF THE GOLDEN BULLS

July, 1968 double-feature that played the Riverview and Mohawk drive-ins. THE GRADUATE (1967) was still going strong a year after its release. THE CAPER OF THE GOLDEN BULLS (1967) was a humorous heist flick directed by Russell Rouse (THE FASTEST GUN ALIVE); it was release on VHS by Charter back in 1987, but no DVD yet.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY, etc.

Albany's Turnpike Drive-in screened what must have been a LONG night at the movies back on March, 1968. Be sure to pick up the deluxe DVD of the Eli Wallach tour-de-force THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1968) with deleted scenes integrated back into the film. THE WICKED DREAMS OF PAULA SCHULTZ (1968) was a Cold War comedy with Elke Sommer and Bob Crane; no DVD yet. THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE (1967) was Roger Corman's star-studded gangster picture.

GOLIATH AND THE BARBARIANS

Awesome ad for the screening of GOLIATH AND THE BARBARIANS at Proctor's in Schenectady from January, 1960. It was AIP's US release of the Italian peplum Il Terrore dei barbari (1959), with the great Steve Reeves. No US DVD release, though it is on Region 2 DVD from Warner.

THE GOLDEN BOX / PLEASURE PLANTATION

Softcore double-feature from July, 1971 at Raleigh's Center Drive-in. THE GOLDEN BOX (1970) was directed by Don Davis and featured Marsha Jordan and Ann Myers. PLEASURE PLANTATION (1970) featured Kim Pope and Linda Boyce. The ad claims they were made in North Carolina, but were likely made in (respectively) L.A. and NYC. Something Weird carries both titles on VHS and DVD-R.

THE GODFATHERS OF HONG KONG

The Ambassador in Raleigh screened THE GODFATHERS OF HONG KONG (1974), with Gordon Mitchell, in January, 1974. No DVD release but it's availabe on bootleg sites.

THE GLORY STOMPERS / THE CHRISTMAS KID

Raleigh's great Center Drive-in screened this double-feature in March, 1968. THE GLORY STOMPERS (1968) was a cool, if corny, biker flick; star Dennis Hopper (whose heavy methoding clashed with the old-fashioned acting of the teeth-gritting variety his fellow stars perfed) claims to have directed much of it; THE CHRISTMAS KID (1967) was a Spanish/American western directed by Sid Pink of THE ANGRY RED PLANET fame. No DVD on either title.

GAILY, GAILY / BUONA SERA, MRS. CAMPBELL

March, 1970 comedy double-feature at the State in Schenectady. GAILY, GAILY (1969) was Norman Jewison's follow-up to THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR; BUONA SERA, MRS. CAMPBELL (1968) was set in WW2-era Italy. No DVD on either title yet.

GABRIELLA, etc.

January, 1974 adult triple-feature at Raleigh's Center Drive-in...GABRIELLA (1972) was the softcore movie later re-edited into CLASS OF '74; Johnny Legend says this earlier version was never released theatrically but I guess he was wrong; Something Weird has it on VHS and DVD-R, and the later version is available on bootleg labels. SUGAR COOKIES (1973) was the NYC-shot adult horror film with Mary Woronov and Lynn Lowry. Can't find any info on 3 FOR A PARTY.

FREAKS, etc.

Wild triple-feature from January, 1971, which screened at Proctor's in Schenectady and the Oxford in North Troy. One for the heads, I guess. Wonder how the print for FREAKS (1932) looked? NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) is available on about a million labels, but I think the Elite version is the one to go with. Funny misprint for Buñuel's Un chien andalou (1929).

FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED, etc. part 2

One screen at this Tri-City Twin date from March, 1970 featured a Hammer triple-bill: FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED (1969), DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1968), and the thriller THE TRYGON FACTOR (1966); the other screened a Disney double-feature: IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS and RASCAL (see previous post).