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Reference Guide to Fantastic Films

by DSindelar • Created 6 years ago • Modified 10 months ago
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  • Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Glenn Strange in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

    1. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

    19481h 23mApproved69Metascore
    7.3 (21K)
    The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.
    DirectorsCharles BartonWalter LantzStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloLon Chaney Jr.
  • A (1965)

    2. A

    196510mShort
    6.1 (256)
    A man is persecuted by an enormous and abusive letter 'A'.
    DirectorJan Lenica
  • 3. African Alphabet

    1964
    DirectorBent H. Barfod
  • A Compadecida (1969)

    4. A Compadecida

    19691h 32m
    6.7 (64)
    Clown tells the story of João Grilo, a rich couple's lively employee who cheats everybody in town: arranges a funeral for a dog, bribes the priest and the bishop into celebrating a mass in latin for the animal, and performs many other bizarre things. After he dies, he's submitted to a trial in Heaven, being judged by a black Christ, having the Devil as prosecutor and the Virgin Mary as his defense.
    DirectorGeorge JonasStarsArmando BógusAntônio FagundesFelipe Carone
  • A Haunting We Will Go (1939)

    5. A Haunting We Will Go

    193910mApprovedShort
    6.0 (95)
    The introduction of Lantz's little black-boy character, L'il Eight Ball, finds him going to bed in his small cabin and being visited by a baby ghost. He avers he is not afraid, and his isn't, so the little ghost transports him to a haunted mill where the adult ghosts hang out. They run the little hero through all the standard ghost tests and, while he is shaken, he still will not admit to being scared.
    DirectorBurt GillettStarsMel BlancMargaret Hill-TalbotHarry Stanton
  • A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)

    6. A-Haunting We Will Go

    19421h 7mApproved
    6.2 (1.5K)
    Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.
    DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyDante
  • À nous la liberté (1931)

    7. À nous la liberté

    19311h 23mNot Rated
    7.4 (5.2K)
    Seeking better life, two convicts escape from prison.
    DirectorRené ClairStarsRaymond CordyHenri MarchandRolla France
  • Ingrid Schoeller in 008: Operation Exterminate (1965)

    8. 008: Operation Exterminate

    19651h 24m
    5.1 (198)
    The British Secret Service sends agent 606 to Cairo to collaborate with an American colleague in searching for a stolen anti-radar device. Arriving in Egypt, he finds that agent A008 is actually an attractive female.
    DirectorUmberto LenziStarsIngrid SchoellerAlberto LupoDina De Santis
  • À Propos de Nice (1930)

    9. À Propos de Nice

    193024mNot RatedShort
    7.3 (4.8K)
    What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Cote d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.
    DirectorsBoris KaufmanJean Vigo
  • 10. What Do Young Films Dream About?

    1924
    8.2 (18)
    A collaboration between Man Ray and Henri Chomette,, half-brother of the filmmaker René Clair.
    DirectorsHenri ChometteMan Ray
  • Adhi Raat Ke Baad (1965)

    11. Adhi Raat Ke Baad

    19652h 17mNot Rated
    6.3 (39)
    Suspected for killing the wealthy father of his lover, a man, formerly known as Mr.X, goes on the run from the Police.
    DirectorNanabhai BhattStarsAshok KumarRaginiSailesh Kumar
  • Aadmi (1968)

    12. Aadmi

    19682h 55m
    6.9 (246)
    Rajesh, though orphaned at a very age, comes from a very wealthy and noble family, is very insecure and possessive almost to the point of an obsession. As a child he had loved a girl named Meena, and when she tragically passes away, Rajesh substituted her with a doll. When he found that another young boy had touched the doll, he starts a fight with him, and ends up killing him. Years later, Rajesh has grown up, but still has the doll in his closet drawer, he has fallen in love with a woman named Meena and wants to marry her. He even gives Girdharilal, Meena's dad, some money so that he can get his eldest daughter, Parvati, married to Prem, the son of money-lender, Mayadas. He introduces Meena to his close and best friend, Dr. Shekhar, and soon gets formally engaged to Meena. Thereafter, Rajesh and Meena have an automobile accident, in which Rajesh becomes paralyzed and must be confined in a wheelchair. It is then that Rajesh finds out that Shekhar and Meena are having an affair, and the old murderous and possessive hatred, that he had managed to conceal, surfaces again - and this time it will be Shekhar's turn.
    DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsDilip KumarWaheeda RehmanManoj Kumar
  • Dilip Kumar and Nimmi in The Savage Princess (1952)

    13. The Savage Princess

    19521h 41mNot Rated
    6.7 (377)
    After ascending to the throne, King Shamsher Singh begins a reign of terror and oppression. A young commoner named Jai then decides to challenge the king and kidnaps his sister.
    DirectorMehboob KhanStarsDilip KumarNimmiPremnath Malhotra
  • Aaravalli (1957)

    14. Aaravalli

    19573h 30mNot Rated
    6.3 (17)
    Aaravalli is a women-oriented story. Aaravalli is the name of Queen who rules on Men. The story is set in the kingdom of Nellurupattinam of which the title character Aaravalli (G. Varalakshmi) and her sister Sooravalli (S. Mohana) are disputed rulers. The story in fact refers to seven sisters, but the reins of control were in the hands of these two women Aravalli and Sooravalli, who are described as magician. Bheema offers to conquer them. But Bheema (Thirupathisamy) faces defeat at the hands of these two women, who utterly humiliate him and send to prison. But he escape from prison. Then, Sooravalli visits Indraprasta and she complains to King Dharma (K. Nadarajan) for his brother Bheema and Dharma send back his brother for nelluru pattinam. The astrologer skill Sahadevan to formulated a master plan against the two cunning women. The plan is their nephew Alli muthu (S. G. Eswar) the son of their Sister Sangavathy (M. S. Draupadi), for the specific purpose of taking challenged posed sisters on behalf Pandavas. So, Alli Muthu and his companion named as Arayathi (Kaka Radhakrishnan) arrival to Nelluru Pattinam Kingdom. After long travel, their spent few hours for rest and Vainsh hungry and thirsty. Alli Muthu was got some rarity herbal nearby the water pond and their kept at it. Finally, their come to Nelluru pattinam and meets the magician's Queens and her posed three challenge to him. And alli Muthu accepts three challenges. alli Muthu meets Aaravalli's daughter alangaravalli (Mynavathi) at palace his impressed with her. Alangavalli and Alli Muthu fall in love. Then Alli Muthu faced three challenges and victory end of this challenge to help of dominate queen daughter Alangaravalli. As a sign of their submission the two queens offers their daughter alangaravalli in married to victory. The newly wedded couple and Arayathi arrives to Indraprasta Kingdom. The pair make their way into forest where the bride in her innocence follows the instruction of her mother and g
    StarVaralakshmi G.
  • 15. Aaron's Rod

    192328mShort
    6.3 (6)
    In this 9th episode, a mysterious murder sets Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie once again on the trail of villainous Fu-Manchu, and seeking a strange old stick with magical powers.
    DirectorA.E. ColebyStarsH. Agar LyonsFred PaulJoan Clarkson
  • Anita Ekberg, Bud Abbott, Mari Blanchard, Lou Costello, and Jean Willes in Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)

    16. Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

    19531h 17mApproved
    5.9 (3.7K)
    Two workmen accidentally launch a space rocket intended for Mars, and find mistakenly landing in New Orleans just the beginning of their misadventures.
    DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloRobert Paige
  • Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Helen Westcott in Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)

    17. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    19531h 16mApproved
    6.4 (5.3K)
    Two bumbling American cops hunt for the mysterious Mr. Hyde in London, England.
    DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloBoris Karloff
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Adele Jergens in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

    18. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    19511h 22mApproved
    6.6 (6.5K)
    Two bumbling private eyes help a man, wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible, to clear his name.
    DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloNancy Guild
  • Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott, Lenore Aubert, Lou Costello, and Donna Martell in Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949)

    19. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff

    19491h 24mApproved
    6.7 (4.4K)
    Two employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect.
    DirectorCharles BartonStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloBoris Karloff
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Eddie Parker, and Marie Windsor in Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

    20. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

    19551h 19mApproved
    6.2 (6.6K)
    Two bumbling Americans stumble on the discovery of a lifetime when their search for a mummy leads them to a sacred medallion that holds the key to buried treasure.
    DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloMarie Windsor
  • Abe Hayat (1955)

    21. Abe Hayat

    19552h 20m
    5.0 (31)
    DirectorRamanlal DesaiStarsPremnath MalhotraAmeetaShashikala Jawalkar
  • 22. Abhimanyu

    1936
    StarM.G. Ramachandran
  • Vincent Price and Virginia North in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

    23. The Abominable Dr. Phibes

    19711h 34mPG-13
    7.0 (18K)
    Doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife.
    DirectorRobert FuestStarsVincent PriceJoseph CottenVirginia North
  • The Abominable Snow Rabbit (1961)

    24. The Abominable Snow Rabbit

    19617mTV-GShort
    7.5 (1.1K)
    Bugs and Daffy run into the abominable snowman in the Himalayas.
    DirectorsChuck JonesMaurice NobleStarMel Blanc
  • Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell, and Forrest Tucker in The Abominable Snowman (1957)

    25. The Abominable Snowman

    19571h 25mApproved
    6.4 (5.4K)
    A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.
    DirectorVal GuestStarsForrest TuckerPeter CushingMaureen Connell

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