Theodore's World

“Music is the most direct art.
It enters the ear, goes to the heart and manifests itself in the soul.”

Stars: Lana Turner, Ezio Pinza, Debbie Reynolds
Director: Don Hartman

In this forgotten MGM Technicolor musical, a sultry nightclub singer dreams of becoming a star and meeting her very own “Prince Charming.” Sparks fly when she meets the suave “Mr. Imperium.” Could he be the one?

Starring: Wim Holland. Lili Dawn, Vicki Carlson

A series of bizarre crimes have New York City detectives on edge in this lurid thriller from first-and-only-time director Walter Strate. Famed Jazz guitarist Tony Mottola gets top billing for his flamenco meets burlesque score. Future grindhouse producer William P. Mishkin received his first movie credit for his highly original screenplay. And the gritty streets of New York provide a slice of the Big Apple circa 1953. If you prefer your PizzaFLIX on the seedy side, this one might be for you.

Writer/Director: Bert I. Gordon
Stars: Basil Rathbone, Gary Lockwood, Estelle Winwood

The son of a sorceress, armed with six magically summoned knights and a magic sword, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard. Loosely based on the medieval legend of Saint George and the Dragon.

Crazy Organ: Hank Sylvern
Starring: Thomas Mitchell, Pat Hitchcock, Louise Larabee

A middle-aged businessman seeks to rid himself of his wife when he strikes up a romance with his young secretary.

Directed by: Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hale
Screenplay: Leo Gordon, Jack Hill
Starring: Boris Karloff, Dick Miller, Sandra Knight, AND Jack Nicholson

In this Gothic Thriller by Roger Corman, a French soldier’s encounter with a ghostly woman leads him to a mysterious castle full of dark secrets.

Stars: Charles Bickford, Bonita Granville, Paul Kelly
Director: Felix E. Feist

Intrigued by whispers of what may be happening inside Post-WWII, Soviet-occupied Hungary, an American foreign correspondent travels to Budapest to investigate. He interviews Cardinal Josef Mindszenty, who has taken a courageous open stand against the Communists; and a Budapest music teacher labeled a traitor by the brutal regime.