Blood of Ghastly Horror 1972  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Psycho a Go-Go!
The Fiend with the Electronic Brain
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: Roy Morton, Tacey Robbins, Kirk Duncan, John Carradine, John Talbert, K.K. Riddle, Tanya Maree, John Armond, Lyle Felice, Joey Benson, Tommy Kirk, Kent Taylor
"Psycho a Go-Go" was released in 1965, after which new scenes were added the following year, and was retitled "The Fiend with the Electronic Brain." Finally, more footage was added, and the film was released again as "Blood of Ghastly Horror." So, according to which version is watched, the degree of "hodgpodgeness" will be different. The basic story involves Vietnam veteran Joe Corey (Roy Morton) who has been crazed by an implantation in his brain to solve post-war problems. It all begins when jewel thieves hide their loot in the back of David's (Kirk Duncan) pick-up truck. Later, when the thieves attempt to claim their prize, it can't be found. When Joe is sent to retrieve it, he kidnaps David's wife and daughter. Now David is hot on the trail.
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Brain of Blood 1972  PG, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Creature's Revenge
The Undying Brain
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: Kent Taylor, Grant Williams, John Bloom, Regina Carrol, Vicki Volante, Angelo Rossitto, Reed Hadley, Zandor Vorkov, Richard Smedley, Gus Peters
King Amir, the leader of an Arab country, appears doomed to die. But not to worry, mad Doctor Trenton (Kent Taylor) has a new technique to transplant brains. When the King is brought in, time is limited to complete the job, so when an appropriate recipient isn't found quickly, Trenton transplants Amir's brain onto the body of his grotesque assistant. When Amir awakens and looks at his new body, he goes on a rampage. And there's even more weird stuff going on in the basement, and elsewhere, in this, another low-budget film from Director Adamson.
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Brides of Blood 1968  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Grave Desires
Island of the Living Horror
Director: Eddie Romero, Gerardo de Leon
Cast: John Ashley, Kent Taylor, Beverly Powers, Eva Darren, Mario Montenegro, Oscar Keesee, Jr., Andres Centenera, Bruno Punzalan, Pedro Navarro, Carmelita Estrella
This is the first of a series of Philippine/US "Blood" films from director and producer Eddie Romero. This one may be the worst of the bad lot, as John Ashley–who made a career (after some "Beach" movies) of Romero's work–must save the day. Exposure to nuclear radiation turns people into ugly, mutated monsters that feast on scantily clad women.
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The Crawling Hand 1963 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Herbert L. Strock
Cast: Peter Breck, Kent Taylor, Rod Lauren, Sirry Steffen, Arline Judge, Alan Hale Jr., Richard Arlen, Allison Hayes, Tristram Coffin, Ross Elliott
A few (unintended) laughs keep this from being a total BOMB as a spacecraft explodes while returning to Earth. The hand of the astronaut falls to the ground where it is picked up by a medical student. Before long he realizes that the hand is possessed by an evil alien. Rip-off of "The Beast with Five Fingers."
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Gang War 1958  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gene Fowler Jr.
Cast: Charles Bronson, Kent Taylor, Jennifer Holden, John Doucette, Gloria Henry, Barney Phillips, George Eldredge, Whit Bissell, Ralph Manza, Billy Snyder
When teacher Alan Avery (Charles Bronson) takes on a teenage gang, his court testimony results in the murder of his wife, Edie (Gloria Henry), and a wave of gang violence.
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The Gracie Allen Murder Case 1939 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Gracie Allen, Warren William, Ellen Drew, Kent Taylor, Jed Prouty, Jerome Cowan, Donald MacBride, H.B. Warner, William Demarest, Richard Denning, Judith Barrett
The screenplay for this Philo Vance (Warren William) mystery/comedy was written especially for scatterbrained comedienne Gracie Allen. Gracie was witness to a murder and agrees to help Philo Vance by giving her recollections, which are crazy enough to drive Vance to a point of distraction. However, he comes up with the killer in due course.
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Hell's Bloody Devils 1970 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: The Fakers
Smashing the Crime Syndicate
Operation M
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: John Gabriel, Kent Taylor, Broderick Crawford, Scott Brady, John Carradine, Keith Andes, Robert Dix, Erin O'Donnell, Vicki Volante, Anne Randall, Jack Starrett, William Bonner
A Neo-Nazi group led by Nazi war criminal Baron von Delberg (Kent Taylor) teams with the Las Vegas Mafia and the vicious "Bloody Devils" motorcycle gang to further their cause and spread terror throughout the city. FBI agent Mark Adams (John Gabriel) is assigned the task of infiltrating the gang to bring down the bad guys. Extreme violence in another Al Adamson bomb.
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I Take This Woman 1940 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Verree Teasdale, Kent Taylor, Laraine Day, Mona Barrie, Louis Calhern, Marjorie Main, Frances Drake, Jack Carson
After Karl Decker (Spencer Tracy) saves the life of Georgi Gragore (Hedy Lamarr), they marry. Although Karl is determined to make Georgi happy, there are many obstacles in the way. Good cast can't save.
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 I'm No Angel 1933  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Cast: Mae West, Cary Grant, Edward Arnold, Kent Taylor, Gregory Ratoff, Ralf Harolde, Gertrude Michael, Russell Hopton, Hattie McDaniel, Nat Pendleton, Gertrude Howard
This is one of Mae West's best films. She plays a lion tamer in a sideshow who becomes entangled in an affair that results in a court case where she proves more than capable of providing her own defense.
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Merrily We Go to Hell 1932  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Dorothy Arzner
Cast: Fredric March, Sylvia Sidney, Adrienne Allen, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Kent Taylor, Cary Grant, George Irving, Esther Howard, Florence Britton, Charles Coleman, Harry Cording, Edwin Maxwell, Dennis O'Keefe, Harry Strang, Theresa Harris
A young heiress, Joan Prentice (Sylvia Sidney), marries dashing reporter Jerry Corbett (Fredric March) and–too late–discovers his problem with alcohol. Adding to the problem is Claire (Adrienne Allen) who has her eyes set on Jerry and works to get him away from Joan. Joan gets fed up, leaves Jerry, and returns to her father's (George Irving) home. Now, Joan learns that she is pregnant, and Jerry, meanwhile, dumps Claire when he realizes that he really loves Joan. Love does conquer all of the problems, and Jerry swears off alcohol in order to build a life together with Joan.
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1934 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Pauline Lord, W.C. Fields, Zasu Pitts, Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor, Donald Meek, Charles Middleton, Jimmy Butler, Virginia Weidler, George Reed
This is the story of Mrs. Wiggs (Pauline Lord), the mother of five children, who handles adversity and manages to instill positive messages in her brood. Remade in 1942.
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The Mysterious Rider 1933 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Fighting Phantom
Director: Fred(2) Allen
Cast: Kent Taylor, Lona Andre, Warren Hymer, Irving Pichel, Gail Patrick, Berton Churchill, Cora Sue Collins, Clarence Wilson, E.H. Calvert, Niles Welch
Based on a Zane Grey story, crooked lawyer Cliff Harkness (Irving Pichel) cheats ranchers out of their money and land. Cliff's life takes a turn for the worse when the "Mysterious Rider" (Kent Taylor) comes to the aid of the homesteaders.
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Payment on Demand 1951  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Bette Davis, Barry Sullivan, Jane Cowl, Kent Taylor, Frances Dee, Peggie Castle, Otto Kruger, Betty Lynn, John Sutton, Walter Sande
The coming divorce of a wealthy couple leads to memories, through flashbacks, of their lives together.
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Phantom from 10,000 Leagues 1956 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Dan Milner
Cast: Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen, Helene Stanton, Rodney Bell, Phillip Pine, Vivi Janiss, Pierce Lyden, Michael Garth
When bodies wash ashore, oceanographer Ted (Kent Taylor) is sent to investigate. What he finds is a (poorly) man-made monster that gets its power from atomic light. The dastardly scientist King (Michael Whalen) must be at work.
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Playgirl 1954 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Shelley Winters, Barry Sullivan, Colleen Miller, Richard Long, Gregg Palmer, Kent Taylor, Philip Van Zandt, Jacqueline deWit, Paul Richards, Mara Corday
A young naive girl, Fran (Shelley Winters), moves to New York City and gets involved in the glamorous night life–and gangsters.
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Roger Touhy, Gangster 1944 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Preston Foster, Victor McLaglen, Lois Andrews, Anthony Quinn, Kent Taylor, Harry Morgan, Trudy Marshall, William Post Jr., Moroni Olsen, Frank Jenks
This film is a loosely based-on-fact biography of the infamous murderer, Roger Touhy.
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Satan's Sadists 1969 R, 86 min.
Genre: Action / Horror
aka: Nightmare Bloodbath
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Scott Brady, John "Bud" Cardos, Kent Taylor, Robert Dix, Gary Kent, Greydon Clark, Regina Carrol, Jacqueline Cole, William Bonner, Bobby Clark, Evelyn Frank
Anchor (Russ Tamblyn) leads a biker gang, "Satans," that arrives at a diner in the California desert and proceeds to terrorize owner Lew (Kent Taylor), waitress Tracy (Jacqueline Cole), and the patrons. After terrorism turns to murder, two patrons escape–only to find the Satans in hot pursuit.
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Slightly Scarlet 1956 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl, Kent Taylor, Ted de Corsia, Lance Fuller, Buddy Baer, Frank Gerstle, George E. Stone, Ellen Corby
Ben (John Payne) works for crime boss Sol (Ted de Corsia), and he seeks to find dirt on the mayoral candidate, Frank (Kent Taylor), who is campaigning on a platform to rid the city of crime. But Ben falls in love with Frank's secretary, June (Rhonda Fleming), and decides to work for Frank's election. Meanwhile, June's sister (Arlene Dahl) trys to win Ben's love, and Sol is obviously upset over what's going on. Predictable film noir, but good use of Technicolor to set the mood (and show off the redheads).
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| 1. Blood of Ghastly Horror (1972)
aka: Psycho a Go-Go!
aka: The Fiend with the Electronic Brain
2. Brain of Blood (1972)
aka: The Creature's Revenge
aka: The Undying Brain
3. Brides of Blood (1968)
aka: Grave Desires
aka: Island of the Living Horror
4. The Broken Land (1962)
5. The Crawling Hand (1963)
6. Gang War (1958)
7. The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
8. Hell's Bloody Devils (1970)
aka: The Fakers
aka: Smashing the Crime Syndicate
aka: Operation M
9. I Take This Woman (1940)
10. I'm No Angel (1933)
11. Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)
12. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
13. The Mysterious Rider (1933)
aka: The Fighting Phantom
14. Payment on Demand (1951)
15. Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1956)
16. Playgirl (1954)
17. Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)
18. Satan's Sadists (1969)
aka: Nightmare Bloodbath
19. Slightly Scarlet (1956)
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