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Cult Classics

      Assassin of Youth   Assassin of Youth (1937)

Director: Elmer Clifton.
Cast: Luana Walters, Arthur Gardner, Fay McKenzie, Dorothy Short, Earl Dwire, Jack Ingram.
Description: For corny, over-the-top fun you can't beat the anti-drug films of the '30s, which would have you believe that marijuana turns its users into raving homicidal maniacs. In this 1937 opus--among the best of its type--a journalist goes undercover to expose pot-smoking miscreants who lead nice young girls down the road to ruin. Written by Charles A. Browne and Elmer Clifton.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 70 mins.   Item #1180  $14.99
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        Beat Girl (1962-British)

Director: Edmond T. Gréville.
Cast: David Farrar, Noëlle Adam, Christopher Lee, Gillian Hills, Shirley Anne Field, Adam Faith, Nigel Green, Oliver Reed.
Description: Here's a classic "J. D." film, British style. Beatnik teen Hills investigates her 24-year-old French stepmom Adam and finds out she was a stripper. While making inquiries, she's seduced by strip-club owner Christopher Lee. Surprisingly seedy for something from "across the pond," with a sensationally smarmy performance by Lee. Produced by George Willoughby. Written by Dail Ambler. Original music by John Barry, who scored the early James Bond films.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 91 mins.   Item #3610  $14.99
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        The Beatniks (1960)

Director: Paul Frees
Cast: Tony Travis, Joyce Terry, Peter Breck, Karen Kadler, Charles Delaney, Sam Edwards, Martha Wentworth.
Description: Eddie Crane is a young and talented artist ready to become the next top recording star. But sometimes it's hard to change who you are when you're born into trouble and continue keep bad company. The criminal life he's trying to leave may not let him and when his friends are wanted for murder it's only a matter of time before the law comes knocking on Eddie's door. If Eddie knows anything, snitches don't last long among The Beatniks.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 78 mins.   Item #5350  $14.99
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        The Big Sin

Director: Various Directors
Cast: An all-star stellar cast.
Description: Here's an exciting collection of some of the most bizzare and campy movie trailers from years gone by. Includes the trailers for such sleaze classics as Child Bride, Mated, Escort Girl, Kiss Me Baby, Dance Hall Racket and many many more.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 60 mins.   Item #5413  $14.99
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        Boarding House (1982)

Director: John Wintergate
Cast: John Wintergate, Kalassu, Alexandra Day, Joel Riordan, Brian Bruderlin, Belma Kora, Tracy O'Brian.
Description: One of the first, if not the first shot on video film to be transferred to 35mm and shown in theaters. A brain damaging film about a supernatural force killing off the local bikini babes. Our hero may have the mystical chops to take on these evil forces. A surreal and absolutely insane film with enough nudity and gore to keep fans of the genre happy. Contains footage not available on previous releases.
Color/B&W: Color.  Running Time: 100 mins.   Item #5481  $14.99
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        Child Bride (1938)

Director: Harry Revier.
Cast: Shirley Mills, Bob Bolinger, Dorothy Carrol, Diana Durrell, Warner Richmond, Angelo Rossitto (as Don Barrett).
Description: Possibly the most notorious exploitation film of its day, Child Bride scandalized viewers with its unabashed look at the despicable Appalachian custom marrying young, barely pubescent girls to much older men. Searing and salacious, this one will leave you with your jaw hanging. Produced by Kroger Babb, a legendary figure in the history of cinematic exploitation.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 52 mins.   Item #3068  $14.99
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        Cocaine Fiends (aka The Pace That Kills) (1936)

Director: William A. O'Connor.
Cast: Lois January, Noel Madison, Dean Benton, Sheila Mannors, Charles Delaney, Frank Shannon, Lois Lindsay.
Description: Thirties censors were berserk over this movie, in which mobster Noel Madison introduces an innocent girl (Lois January) and her brother (Dean Benton) to cocaine, which results in addiction, prostitution and suicide. Arguably the most outrageous anti-drug film of the '30s, The Pace That Kills still has the capacity to shock, which is really saying something in this era of motion-picture permissiveness. Produced by Willis Kent, who gave the film as much class as a limited budget would allow.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 74 mins.   Item #2765  $14.99
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      Date Bait   Date Bait (1960)

Director: O'Dale Ireland.
Cast: Gary Clarke, Marlo Ryan, Dick Gering, Carol Dawne, Jon Lindon.
Description: Never quite as tawdry as it pretends to be, Date Bait packs a punch nonetheless. Two teenagers decide to move out on their own after their parents tell them they're too young to get married. The kids end up living in a squalid apartment on the bad side of town, where the new bride's vindictive ex-boyfriend comes to even the score with his replacement. Produced by George S. Reppas and O'Dale Ireland. Written by Ethelmae Wilson Page.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 71 mins.   Item #2166  $14.99
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        Delinquent Parents (1938)

Director: Nick Grinde.
Cast: Doris Weston, Maurice Murphy, Terry Walker, Helen MacKellar, Theodore von Eltz, Morgan Wallace, Marjorie Reynolds, Betty Blythe, Byron Foulger.
Description: One of the classier exploitation films of the '30s, this well-made melodrama actually has a half-decent script and professional performances. But it also has a surfeit of goofy situations and unintended laughs. Wayward girl grows up to become a juvenile judge and meets up with the child she gave up for adoption, now a teenage punk. Produced by B.N. (Ben) Judell. Written by Nicholas T. Barrows and Robert St. Claire.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 62 mins.   Item #3323  $14.99
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      The Devil on Wheels   The Devil on Wheels (1947)

Director: Crane Wilbur.
Cast: Terry Moore, Darryl Hickman, Robert Arthur, William Forrest, Damian O'Flynn, Noreen Nash.
Description: Erstwhile child stars Darryl Hickman and Terry Moore (before she became a Fifties glamour girl) distinguish this effective low-budget potboiler about the dangers of reckless driving. Teenager Hickman's hypocritical father preaches the benefits of good driving, while constantly breaking the rules of the road himself. The kid grows up to be a reckless hot rodder, holding illegal drag races that result in death and destruction. Written and directed by Crane Wilbur, a movie veteran whose career dates back to 1914's The Perils of Pauline.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 67 mins.   Item #1955  $14.99
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        Glen or Glenda? (1953)

Director: Edward D. Wood Jr.
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Lyle Talbot, Timothy Farrell, Dolores Fuller, Edward D. Wood Jr. (as Daniel Davis), 'Tommy' Haynes, Conrad Brooks, Captain DeZita, George Weiss.
Description: This unintentionally hilarious look at transvestism is probably the most personal film of writer/director/actor Ed Wood, a real-life cross-dresser who made the most gloriously goofy films in Hollywood history. Here he plays a young man who just can't resist his girlfriend's clothes, especially her angora sweater. Bela Lugosi, at that time suffering the ravages of drug addiction and desperately in need of work, probably didn't know what he was getting into when he agreed to appear in this movie! Produced by George Weiss, who saw Wood's "potential" early on.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 67 mins.   Item #1931  $14.99
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      High School Caesar   High School Caesar (1960)

Director: O'Dale Ireland.
Cast: John Ashley, Gary Vinson, Lowell Brown, Steve Stevens, Judy Nugent, Daria Massey, Tony Dow.
Description: This modestly produced programmer is interesting for its fusion of gangster-movie cliches with teensploitation. Rich kid Matt Stevens (Ashley, later a star of cheesy horror movies) is abandoned by his pleasure-seeking parents and left to be raised by their cook and the butler. To gain the respect of his classmates, Matt begins creating an empire of small-time crime at his high school: rigging school elections, stealing exam answers for a fee, and shaking down kids after class for protection money. Fascinating and surprisingly well done. Produced by George S. Reppas and O'Dale Ireland. Written by Ethelmae Wilson Page and Robert Slaven.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 75 mins.   Item #2186  $14.99
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        Hot Rod Girl (1956)

Director: Leslie H. Martinson.
Cast: Lori Nelson, Chuck Connors, John Smith, Frank Gorshin, Mark Andrews, Dabbs Greer.
Description: Vivacious starlet Lori Nelson and pro-baseballer-turned-actor Chuck Connors enliven this formulaic "J. D." film. Police officer Connors organizes adult-supervised drag racing so the kids don't get out of hand. Filmed in the San Fernando Valley with lots of footage of teenagers cruising around Northridge, North Hollywood and Van Nuys. Produced by David T. Yokozeki and Norman T. Herman. Written by John McGreevy. Music by Alexander Courage, who wrote the Star Trek theme.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 72 mins.   Item #2600  $14.99
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        I Accuse My Parents (1944)

Director: Sam Newfield.
Cast: Mary Beth Hughes, Robert Lowell, John Miljan, Vivienne Osborne, George Meeker.
Description: This topical drama produced during World War II focuses on the plight of teenagers running wild because their parents are in the military or working for the war effort. Because of his parents' neglect, a basically good-hearted kid (Robert Lowell) winds up joining the mob and committing murder. Written by Harry L. Fraser.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 68 mins.   Item #1954  $14.99
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        Marihuana - The Devil's Weed (1935)

Director: Dwain Esper.
Cast: Harley Wood, Hugh McArthur, Gloria Browne, Pat Carlyle, Paul Ellis, Dorothy Dehn, Richard Erskine.
Description: Exploitation-film maestro Dwain Esper was the genius behind this laughable anti-drug screed portraying teenage pot use as the gateway to crime, premarital sex, and hard drugs. Like most of its type, Marijuana is a product of Hollywood's Poverty Row, and this campy romp betrays its meager budget in every hysterical frame. Written by Rex Elgin and Hildegarde Stadie, whose cornball dialogue has to be heard to be believed!
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 60 mins.   Item #1735  $14.99
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        Party Girl (1930)

Director: Victor Halperin.
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Judith Barrie, Jeanette Loff, Marie Prevost, John St. Polis, Sammy Blum.
Description: Swinging bachelor Doug Fairbanks Jr. is invited to a wild party, finds out potentially damaging information about his sweetheart (Jeanette Loff), and has a one-night stand with a morally casual girl (Judith Barrie) who blackmails him into marrying her. Pretty spicy stuff for 1930; rather slowly paced but genuinely engaging.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 67 mins.   Item #2746  $14.99
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        The Payoff/All Star Bond Rally (1938/1945)

Description: Exploitation gem begins with a scientific look of the effects of alcohol, and follows two men who have become alcoholics. "Three out of ten casual drinkers will become the alcoholics of tomorrow!" Produced by the Woman's Christian Temperence Union.
All-Star Bond Rally: Hosted by Bob Hope, this wartime fund-raiser features Betty Grable singing "Marching to a Love Song", Frank Sinatra with "Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week", and "Buy a Bond" by Bing Crosby. Also features radio's Fibber McGee & Molly, "A Salute to Pin-Up Girls," and musical zaniness with Harpo Marx.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 37 mins.   Item #2743  $14.99
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        Prehistoric Women (1950)

Director: Gregg C. Tallas.
Cast: Laurette Luez, Joan Shawlee, Mara Lynn, Kerry Vaughn, David Vaile.
Description: There are laughs aplenty in this camp classic, a low-budget epic that brims with bodacious babes in scanty costumes. Fifties pin-up queens Laurette Luez and Joan Shawlee are among the Amazonian cave girls (who have prehistoric perms and wear gobs of makeup) who decide they need to hunt for their mates...literally. Produced by Albert J. Cohen. Written by Sam Abarbanel and Gregg Tallas.
Color/B&W: Color.  Running Time: 74 mins.   Item #1521  $14.99
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      The Rebel Set   The Rebel Set (1959)

Director: Gene Fowler, Jr.
Cast: Gregg Palmer, Kathleen Crowley, Edward Platt, John Lupton, Don Sullivan, I. Stanford Jolley, Gene Roth, Robert Shayne.
Description: Here's a wacky "meller" whose cast is studded with future TV stars. Ed Platt (the Chief on Get Smart) plays the owner of a beatnik coffeehouse who enlists his loser buddies into a million-dollar armored car robbery. Produced by J. William Hayes and Earle Lyon. Written by Bernard Girard.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 72 mins.   Item #3324  $14.99
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        Reckless Decision (aka Protect Your Daughters) (1934)

Director: John Noble.
Cast: Doris Eaton, Barbara Kent, Don Dillaway, William Farnum, Dorothy Granger, Marion Quigley.
Description: Unusually daring for an early '30s exploitation film, this fascinating patchwork job incorporates a large portion of footage from an earlier feature covering the same basic topic. It's about girls with loose morals, of course, and today its concern over teenage sexuality seems remarkably prescient.
Color/B&W: B&W.  Running Time: 63 mins.   Item #2832  $14.99
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