After the Civil War four brothers who fought for the South head west. Yanks are building the Santa Fe Railroad and one of the brothers joins them. The other three still hold their hatred of the North and join up with those trying to stop the railroad’s completion. The one brother unsuccessfully tries to keep the other brothers out of trouble but eventually has to join the posse that is after them.Read More »
Irving Pichel
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Irving Pichel – Santa Fe (1951)
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Irving Pichel – Destination Moon (1950)
1941-1950AdventureIrving PichelSci-FiUSAAfter their their latest rocket fails, Dr. Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer have to start over again. this time, Gen. Thayer approaches Jim Barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. Together they gather the captains of industry and all pledge to support the goals of having the united States be the first to put a man on the moon. They build their rocket and successfully leave the Earth’s gravitational pull and make the landing as scheduled. Barnes has miscalculated their fuel consumption however and after stripping the ship bare, they are still 100 lbs too heavy meaning that one of them will have to stay behind.Read More »
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Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Schoedsack – The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
1931-1940ClassicsErnest B. SchoedsackHorrorIrving PichelUSALuring unwary victims to his remote island, Count Zaroff wines and dines them, gives them a few hours’ head start to run into the jungle, then hunts them down with rifle and bow and arrow.Read More »
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Victor Halperin – Torture Ship (1939)
1931-1940ClassicsHorrorUSAVictor HalperinA mad scientist performs experiments on “the criminal mind” on captured criminals on board his private ship.Read More »