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Blackbeard’s Ghost

February 25, 2021, Posted in 

Poster for the movie "Blackbeard's Ghost"
Poster for the movie "Blackbeard's Ghost"

Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)

G 106 min - Fantasy, Comedy, Family - 8 February 1968
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Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Elsa Lanchester (Stowecroft). The villains want to kick Lanchester and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good guy Steve Walker (Jones) gets caught in the middle of the squabble after evoking Blackbeard's ghost.

Director:  Robert Stevenson
Writers:  Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi
Stars:  Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester, Richard Deacon, Stefanie Powers, Joby Baker, Elliott Reid, Norman Grabowski, Kelly Thordsen
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North to Alaska

April 1, 2020, Posted in 

Poster for the movie "North to Alaska"
Poster for the movie "North to Alaska"

North to Alaska (1960)

NR 122 min - Western, Comedy, Romance - 7 November 1960
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Sam and George strike gold in Alaska. George sends Sam to Seattle to bring George's fiancé back to Alaska. Sam finds she is already married, and returns instead with Angel. Sam, after trying to get George and Angel together, finally romances Angel, who, in the meantime, is busy fighting off the advances of George's younger brother, Billy.

Director:  Henry Hathaway
Writers:  John Lee Mahin, Martin Rackin, Claude Binyon
Stars:  John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian, Capucine, Mickey Shaughnessy, Karl Swenson, Kathleen Freeman, John Qualen, Stanley Adams, Alan...
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