Bay of Blood 1971  R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
aka: Last House on the Left, Part II
Carnage
Twitch of the Death Nerve
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati, Chris Avram, Leopoldo Trieste, Laura Betti, Brigitte Skay, Isa Miranda, Paola Montenero, Guido Boccaccini, Roberto Bonanni, Giovanni Nuvoletti, Renato Cestie, Nicoletta Elmi
Director Mario Bava is at his gruesome "best" as killings are accomplished in every manner possible, and the film may still hold the record for body count. It also inspired many slasher movies to follow, including the "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th" series. Oh, there is a plot of sorts: a fight for the inheritance of land on the bay.
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Dog Eat Dog 1964  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: When Strangers Meet
Director: Richard E. Cunha, Gustav Gavrin, Ray Nazarro, Albert Zugsmith
Cast: Jayne Mansfield, Cameron Mitchell, Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Isa Miranda, Ivor Salter, Siegfried Lowitz, Aldo Camarda, Dodie Heath, Ines Taddio, Werner Peters, Pinkas Braun
Thieves–Darlene (Jane Mansfield), Lylle (Cameron Mitchell), and Dolph (Ivor Salter)–steal a money shipment worth one million dollars but end up on an island in a hotel where the manager, Livio Morelli (Aldo Camarda), figures out what is going on and devises his own plot to get the money for himself. But, Livio is not the only one with plans to obtain the money, and murders are committed in unique ways in and around the hotel.
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Hotel Imperial 1939  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Isa Miranda, Ray Milland, Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, J. Carrol Naish, Albert Dekker, Curt Bois, Henry Victor, Robert Middlemass, Spencer Charters
Set in 1917, the plot involves Anna's (Isa Miranda) visit to the Hotel Imperial on the Austria/Hungary border where she meets Lieutenant Nemassy (Ray Milland), and the two conspire against the successful advancing Russian forces. This film was remade in 1943 as "Five Graves to Cairo."
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La Ronde 1950  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Max Ophuls
Cast: Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Simone Simon, Daniel Gelin, Danielle Darrieux, Fernand Gravey, Odette Joyeux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Isa Miranda, Gerard Philipe, Robert Vattier
Set in Vienna during the early 1900s, this story is narrated by Anton Walbrook who introduces a series of affairs in which a new character is involved with a character from the last scene. Beginning with young soldier Franz (Serge Reggiani) falling into the arms of prostitute Leocadie (Simone Signoret) who then has a short liaison with Alfred (Daniel Gelin), but he leaves her when he seduces housewife Emma Breitkopf (Danielle Darrieux). And on it goes until the seductions go full circle, and Franz is back with Leocadie.
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Roy Colt and Winchester Jack 1970 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Brett Halsey, Charles Southwood, Marilu Tolo, Teodoro Corra, Guido Lollobrigida, Isa Miranda, Bruno Corazzari, Federico Boido, Franco Pesce, Mauro Bosco
This comedy/spaghetti Western rip-off of the popular Westerns of the time follows gunslingers Roy Colt (Brett Halsey) and Winchester Jack (Charles Southwood) as they start out by saving a native American prostitute, Mahila (Marilu Tolo), from a murder charge. The trio, along with Monseignor (Teodoro Corra) and his outlaw gang, search for a buried fortune. Some good Bava touches, especially interesting photo shots.
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Summertime 1955 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lean
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda, Darren McGavin, Mari Aldon, Jane Rose, Andre Morell, Jeremy Spenser, MacDonald Parke, Gaitano Andiero
With Venice for its setting, this beautiful David Lean film involves a middle-aged spinster (Katharine Hepburn) who, while on vacation, falls in love with a married antique-dealer (Rossano Brazzi). Academy Award nominations were received for Actress and Director.
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The Walls of Malapaga 1949 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rene Clement
Cast: Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Vera Talchi, Andrea Checchi, Robert Dalban, Carlo Tamberlani, Vittorio Duse, Ave Ninchi, Checco Rissone, Dina Romano
This French-Italian production was filmed mostly in Genoa during rebuilding after World War II and tells the story of Pierre (Jean Gabin), a murderer on the lam. He stows away on a ship and gets off at Genoa in search of a dentist to take care of his toothache. There he meets a waitress, Marta (Isa Miranda), and romance blossoms. But, authorities are still on his trail. The film won an Honorary Oscar for Outstanding Foreign Film.
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| 1. Bay of Blood (1971)
aka: Last House on the Left, Part II
aka: Carnage
aka: Twitch of the Death Nerve
2. Dog Eat Dog (1964)
aka: When Strangers Meet
3. The Empty Canvas (1964)
4. Hotel Imperial (1939)
5. La Ronde (1950)
6. Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (1970)
7. Summertime (1955)
8. The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
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