 Babes in Toyland 1934  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
aka: March of the Wooden Soldiers
Director: Gus Meins, Charley Rogers
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charlotte Henry, Felix Knight, Henry Brandon, Florence Roberts, Ferdinand Munier, Virginia Karns, William Burress, Johnny Downs, Marie Wilson, Richard Alexander, Ellen Corby, Jack Hill, Alice Dahl
This very amusing film of Victor Herbert's "Mother Goose" operetta features Stannie Dum (Stan Laurel) and Ollie Dee (Oliver Hardy) as apprentice toymakers coming to the aid of Little Bo-Peep (Charlotte Henry). The evil Silas Barnaby (Henry Brandon) is threatening to force Bo-Peep into marrying him if she does not pay her rent. The wedding does occur, but it is Stannie, disguised as Bo-Peep, who marches down the aisle. Barnaby is humiliated and steals one of the Three Little Pigs making it look as if Bo-Peep's boyfriend Tom-Tom Piper (Felix Knight) did the dirty deed. When Stannie and Ollie step in and expose the plot, Barnaby attacks Toyland. But, never fear, the wooden soldiers come to the rescue and save Toyland.
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The Big Bird Cage 1972  R, 88 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Women's Penitentiary II
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Pam Grier, Sid Haig, Anitra Ford, Candice Roman, Teda Bracci, Carol Speed, Karen McKevic, Marissa Delgado, Vic Diaz, Andres Centenera
In this follow-up to "The Big Doll House," women's exploitation continues, but with some spoofing. Blossom and Django (Pam Grier and Sid Haig) team up in an attempt to spring women from the terrible conditions in a prison.
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The Big Doll House 1971 R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Women in Cages
Women's Penitentiary
Bamboo Dolls House
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Judy Brown, Roberta Collins, Pam Grier, Brooke Mills, Pat Woodell, Sid Haig, Christiane Schmidtmer, Kathryn Loder, Jerry Frank, Gina Stuart
Prison is hell, but this one is even worse as the sadistic warden and guards exploit the women prisoners. The women must at least attempt an escape. Similar exploitation films were made in quick order.
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 Coffy 1973  R, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQui, William Elliott, Allan Arbus, Sid Haig, Barry Cahill, Morris Buchanan, Lee de Broux, Ruben Moreno, John Perak, Carol Locatell, Lisa Farringer, John Perak, Linda Haynes
After a dedicated nurse, Coffy (Pam Grier), learns that her 11-year-old sister has been injured by using contaminated heroin, she poses as a prostitute for King George (Robert DoQui) who has connections to the drug world. After infiltrating the world of drug dealers, Coffy single-handedly takes to the streets combating the violence of drugs with her shotgun.
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The Fear Chamber 1968  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Torture Zone
Chamber of Fear
Director: Jack Hill, Juan Ibanez
Cast: Boris Karloff, Julissa, Carlos East, Isela Vega, Yerye Beirute, Santanon, Sandra Chavez, Eva Muller, Pamela Rosas
Scientists discover strange elements inside an active volcano. This film was among the last films made by Boris Karloff in 1968 but was not released until 1971.
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 Foxy Brown 1974 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Peter Brown, Terry Carter, Kathryn Loder, Harry Holcombe, Sid Haig, Juanita Brown, Sally Ann Stroud, Bob Minor, Tony Giorgio, Fred Lerner, Boyd "Red" Morgan, Judith Cassmore, H.B. Haggerty
After Foxy Brown's (Pam Grier) boyfriend Michael (Terry Carter) is slain, she vows revenge. Foxy goes undercover as a hooker working for Katherine Wall (Kathryn Loder) who heads up a drug cartel. Her efforts to try to infiltrate the mob and find the murderer of Michael leads to an overabundance of violence.
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House of Evil 1968  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
aka: Macabre Serenade
Dance of Death
Director: Jack Hill, Juan Ibanez
Cast: Boris Karloff, Julissa, Andres Garcia, Jose Angel Espinosa, Beatriz Baz, Manuel Alvarado, Arturo Fernandez, Quintin Bulnes, Carmen Velez, Jose Luis G. de Leon, Felipe de Flores, Fernando Saucedo, Estuardo Mora, Victor Jordan, Jose Antonio Garcia
Matthias Morteval (Boris Karloff) is dying and calls his relatives to his Morhenge Mansion to collect their inheritances. Matthias dies, but not before laying traps in the mansion involving killer toys that perform systematic killings of the relatives, one by one. Released in 1971, this is one of Boris Karloff's last films.
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The Incredible Invasion 1971  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Alien Terror
Sinister Invasion
Director: Jose Luis G. de Leon, Jack Hill, Juan Ibanez
Cast: Boris Karloff, Enrique Guzman, Christa Linder, Mauri Monti, Yerye Beirute, Sergio Kleiner, Tere Valez, Mariela Flores, Tito Novaro, Griselda Mejia
In this, Boris Karloff's last film, he plays a scientist whose experiments bring forth aliens. While made in 1968, the film was not released until 1971 and is a sad ending to Karloff's career.
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Isle of the Snake People 1968 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
aka: Snake People
Director: Juan Ibanez, Jack Hill
Cast: Boris Karloff, Julissa, Carlos East, Rafael Bertrand, Yolanda Montes, Quintin Bulnes, Santanon, Martinique, Julia Marichal, Yol Duhalt, Quintin Miller
This is another in the back-to-back final four movies for Boris Karloff and tells the story of wealthy Carl van Molder's (Karloff) niece Annabella (Julissa) and several others who become victims of a strange voodoo cult that is up to no good. Will newly arrived Capt. Pierre Labesch (Rafael Bertrand) be able to shut down the cult's activities?
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Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told 1964 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
aka: The Liver Eaters
Spider Baby
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Carol Ohmart, Quinn K. Redeker, Mantan Moreland, Sid Haig, Jill Banner, Beverly Washburn, Mary Mitchel, Karl Schanzer, Carolyn Cooper
A degenerate, diseased family lives in a dreary, rundown mansion and is cared for (and covered for) by the chauffeur (Lon Chaney Jr.). Trouble starts when relatives arrive who want the mansion for themselves.
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Switchblade Sisters 1975 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Jezebels
Playgirl Gang
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Robbie Lee, Joanne Nail, Monica Gayle, Marlene Clark, Kitty Bruce, Michael Miller, Asher Brauner, Chase Newhart, Janice Karman, Don Stark
The plot of this early Quentin Tarantino film involves gang warfare as the leader of the Dagger Debs (Robbie Lee) fights off Maggie (Joanne Nail) who wants to become gang leader. This film was rereleased in 1996 under Quentin Reynold's Rolling Thunder label.
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The Winner 1969 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Pit Stop
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Richard Davalos, Ellen Burstyn, Sid Haig, Beverly Washburn, George Washburn, George Barris, Titus Moede
The competitive spirit, and sometimes a win-at-all-cost attitude, prevails in this low-budget stock car racing film. Some good racing and crash footage help keep the interest in Brian Donlevy's last movie.
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| 1. Babes in Toyland (1934)
aka: March of the Wooden Soldiers
2. The Big Bird Cage (1972)
aka: Women's Penitentiary II
3. The Big Doll House (1971)
aka: Women in Cages
aka: Women's Penitentiary
aka: Bamboo Dolls House
4. The Brain Eaters (1958)
5. Coffy (1973)
6. The Fear Chamber (1968)
aka: Torture Zone
aka: Chamber of Fear
7. Foxy Brown (1974)
8. House of Evil (1968)
aka: Macabre Serenade
aka: Dance of Death
9. The Incredible Invasion (1971)
aka: Alien Terror
aka: Sinister Invasion
10. Isle of the Snake People (1968)
aka: Snake People
11. Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1964)
aka: The Liver Eaters
aka: Spider Baby
12. Switchblade Sisters (1975)
aka: The Jezebels
aka: Playgirl Gang
13. The Winner (1969)
aka: Pit Stop
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