Speaking of Jean Yarbrough, I would love to do a series on his work with Rondo Hatton sometime. House of Horrors (1946) and The Brute Man (1946) are films that seem destined for this blog. I've never seen Yarbrough's The Creeper (1948)--a film you could see Hatton in had he not died two years before it--is another film I'd love to evaluate. Prolific filmmakers like Yarbrough aren't all that distinctive although their work spanned decades into television which gave a lot of work to those like him and John Brahm, talented journeymen directors. Staying busy directing every kind of genre film, Yarbrough could make a living. I plan to avoid Hillbillies in a Haunted House as long as possible, though.
4th of July 2025 Marathoning
McDowell and Comi prepare to leave for Mars. Aliens visiting the UN, dropping off their cook book, providing goodies for humans on Earth, easing them into trusting them, spiriting them away to be food for them on their home planet. To Serve Man is nearly 60 years ago. I've been watching Twilight Zone since I was a teenager in the mid 90s thanks to Sci Fi Channel. Many of my family have passed since (for instance, my mother's siblings are all about gone except one last sister), and it wouldn't be right to avoid a marathon during the 4th if just for nostalgic reasons. Syfy didn't see the value of TZ on Independence Day, except last year, so even though I cannot watch episodes like I do during New Year's Eve and Day, it is nice to try and sneak in a block of episodes whenever possible. I started with Death Ship from the fourth season, continuing with Stopover in a Quiet Town and The Gift . To Serve Man would feel like a later afternoon watch but SYFY showed it at 3:...
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