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Episode 524: Half Human AKA: Ju Jin Yuki Otoko 1957
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The B-Movie Cast is back and this time we’re searching for the Abominable Snow man of the Himalayas. Only we couldn’t afford a trip to Napal, so we had to settle for John Caradine telling us all about how they found one in Nagano Japan! Join Mary, Nic, and Juan as we check out “Half Human” (original Japanese title: “J?jin Yuki Otoko” meaning ‘Beast/Forest Man, Snow Man”. In typical 1950s fashion, when it was released in the US, they stuck some American actors into cut scenes and built the story around them. In this case John Caradine narrates the whole film as a flashback as told to him by a Japanese colleague. Get ready for a whole lot of walking around in the woods and a monster covered all over with fur, but still somehow suffering from male pattern baldness! The B-Movie cast crew did a double header on this one, checking out the original Japanese version from 1955 and the American release from 1957. So, grab your skis and get ready for some fun with “Half Human” on the B-Movie Cast!
Check out the original Japanese version here: Jujin Yuki Otoko
Episode 514: Kiss Me Deadly
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The B-Movie Cast is going dark again with another visit to the world of film noir with the 1955 classic “Kiss Me Deadly”. Joining Mary and Nic in the seedy underworld of 1950’s LA is fan favorite Mark Mawston! So, get ready for Mike Hammer in the film that may have introduced the “anti-hero” and the search for the MacGuffin to end all MacGuffins… maybe literally, in a lose adaptation of Mickey Spillane’s novel of the same name. Join the B-Movie Cast team as we explore the dark world of “Kiss Me Deadly”!
Episode 443: This Island Earth
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In this episode of the B-Movie Cast Mary and Nic are joined by Juan. The 70s and 80s are great and all, but it was time to head back to our B-Movie roots. We looked at the films we’d covered and realized that there were a couple of startling holes in our 50s’ movie coverage. One of them was the classic film “This Island Earth”!
The gang gets out our Interocitors and dives into this sci-fi classic. A big studio film that took 2 ½ years to make, “This Island Earth” is a favorite of ours and we think you’ll enjoy it too! So sit back, grab a beer, heat up that TV dinner and check out the new episode of the B-Movie Cast!
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BMC250-It Came from Beneath the Sea 1955 with Mark Mawston
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IT CRUSHES! KILLS! DESTROYS!
This week in the B-movie clubhouse we have a very special guest all the way from the U.K. photographer and good friend to Ray Harryhausen Mark Mawston will be joining us as we continue our Ray Harryhausen tribute. This week’s film is “It Came from Beneath the Sea” from 1955. The film was directed by Robert Gordon and stars Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue and Donald Curtis.
Plus we have some great feedback.
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It Came From Beneath the Sea…Again! #2
It Came From Beneath the Sea (Color Special Edition)
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BMC204-Tarantula 1955 Toll Free Number 888-350-2570
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Science’s Deadliest Accident!
This week Nic, Mary and I will see how Unsafe Laboratory Practices Unleash a Giant Monster in Universals 1955 film Tarantula. The film was directed by Jack Arnold and produced by William Alland. The film stars John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll and Nestor Paiva.
Plus we have some great listener feedback.
00:00-Intro
05:50-News and Talk with hosts
19:06-Contest
20:23-Tarantula
57:14-Feedback/E-mail
02:04:57-End Song
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BMC177-Godzilla Raids Again 1955 with Peter H. Brothers
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Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda
Devil Bat Diary: The Journal of Johnny Layton
100 Tons of Hell and Fire!
On today’s show the author of “Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda” and “Devil Bat Diary” Peter H. Brothers will be joining Nic, Mary and I as we talk about the second Godzilla Film Godzilla Raids Again from 1955.
Plus we have some great listener feedback.
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