The Nearly Good B-Pictures of the 1960s
Can there even be a thing like 'nearly good B-pictures'? At first I wasn't so sure either. But after years of watching B-movies, more often than not I stumbled across a B-picture which I wouldn't exactly consider to be a good (or even brillant) one. On the other hand it didn't reach the absolute bottoms of z-grade moviedom that connoisseurs of this kind of pictures are used to either. It was simply a movie which, in terms of B-pictures, was competently done, had all those ingredients we love so much in this kind of movies, yes, possibly it was even done bad for all the right reasons. But nevertheless, it didn't click with me, didn't offer that special something which makes B-pictures so enjoyable. What you can expect on this list are B-pictures which are not bad per se, they are more like near misses which can still offer plenty for the B-movie fan. Especially if you are a fan of a certain subgenre, actor or whatever. So have fun browsing through the nearly, but not quite, good B-pictures of the 1960s.
If you're up to it, don't hesitate to leave a comment.
PS: The movies are sorted by year and not necessarily by my preference. This list is by no means complete as I will add new worthwhile films as I stumble across them.
If you're up to it, don't hesitate to leave a comment.
PS: The movies are sorted by year and not necessarily by my preference. This list is by no means complete as I will add new worthwhile films as I stumble across them.
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- DirectorPiero RegnoliStarsLyla RoccoWalter BrandiMaria GiovanniniFive beautiful showgirls are trapped by a storm and find refuge in a creepy old castle. The owner of the castle, a strange nobleman, has a secret laboratory in the basement and has his own plans for the girls.
- DirectorRenato PolselliStarsHélène RémyTina GlorianiWalter BrandiA troupe of beautiful young dancers find themselves stranded in a sinister, spooky old castle, not knowing that it is home to a group of vampires.
- DirectorRobert DayStarsGordon ScottJock MahoneyBetta St. JohnA clever crook and a romantic triangle complicate Tarzan's efforts to bring a wanted criminal to justice.
- DirectorNunzio MalasommaStarsRhonda FlemingLang JeffriesDarío MorenoDuring the later years of the Roman Empire, the daughter of a wealthy patrician falls in love with a Christian slave.
- DirectorVittorio CottafaviStarsBelinda LeeSpyros FokasCarlo GiustiniScheming Messalina marries Roman Emperor Claudius but goes too far with a gladiator.
- DirectorVittorio CottafaviStarsMark ForestBroderick CrawfordGaby AndréA warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.
- DirectorSilvio AmadioStarsBob MathiasRosanna SchiaffinoAlberto LupoA mythological hero attempts to rescue a princess from being sacrificed to a half-man, half-bull creature.
- DirectorHenry CassStarsDerek BondReed De RouenBryan ColemanA Police Inspector follows the trail and circumstances of the murder of a one-handed man back to a prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1946.
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsRoland CareyZiva RodannAlberto FarneseIn order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders and beset with natural disasters, King Jason takes his Argonauts on a search for the fabled Golden Fleece. Meanwhile, back at home, his scheming regent is plotting to get his hands on the kingdom--and the queen.
- DirectorKurt MaetzigStarsYôko TaniOldrich LukesIgnacy MachowskiWhen an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.
- DirectorPietro FrancisciStarsTina LouiseKerwin MathewsRiccardo GarroneHe-man Phaon impresses Sappho of Lesbos at the temple of Aphrodite, circa 600 B.C.
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsDebra PagetEttore ManniErno CrisaAfter Cleopatra's death her daughter Shila is brought up in Assyria. When the new pharaoh Nemorat conquers Assyria he takes Shila to Egypt and marries her. He soon dies, and his widow is required to be buried with him - alive.
- DirectorRené CardonaStarsMaría Elena MarquésEduardo FajardoLuz María AguilarFelipe and Margarita get married and have a boy named Jorgito. Her uncle Gerardo tell them about a curse that affects the first born boy in the family.
- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsAntonio EspinoAna Luisa PeluffoAndrés SolerA couple travels by accident to the Moon and have to deal with aliens lurking for the earth's destruction.
- DirectorRichard L. BareWilliam RowlandStarsRita MorenoMark DamonGerald MohrDamon's in black-face as blacks take on whites who take on Hispanics in this very entertaining teenage gang war extravaganza. Teenage punks slice and dice each other, turn innocent young girls into sleazy tramps, threaten innocent citizens, get involved in interracial romance, and sell drugs to local citizens. Whew! That's a lotta trashy behavior for one movie.
- DirectorLuigi CapuanoStarsLex BarkerChelo AlonsoLivio LorenzonIn 16th century Italy, mercenary Marco is hired by cruel duke Astolfo whose unjust reign is threatened by the notorious outlaw the Red Mask.
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsRon FosterPatricia BlairHarp McGuireA detective falls in love with the diamonds--and the girlfriend--of a thief he's pursuing.
- DirectorEugène LouriéStarsBill TraversWilliam SylvesterVincent WinterGreedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's much-larger mother.
- DirectorPaolo HeuschStarsBarbara LassCarl SchellCurt LowensAt a girls' school, several students are murdered by a snarling, wolf/man-like creature. Suspicion falls upon a newly-arrived teacher.
- DirectorHerbert L. StrockCurt SiodmakStarsLon Chaney Jr.Karen KadlerMichael HinnSatan enlists the help of a suicide victim in Hell to lure unsuspecting earthly victims to their eternal doom. Contains three somewhat unrelated Twilight Zone-esque stories.
- DirectorWilliam J. Hole Jr.StarsLinda ChristianRobert AldaAriadne WelterA man is haunted by visions of a beautiful woman. When he finally meets her, he winds up involved in a Satanic cult.
- DirectorPoul BangSidney W. PinkStarsBent MejdingAsbjørn AndersenPovl WøldikeAfter copper miners discover a piece of the frozen tail of a giant prehistoric reptile in Lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life.
- DirectorEdward BerndsStarsCesare DanovaSean McCloryJoan StaleyIn 1881, in Algeria, Michael Denning and Hector Servadac are fighting a duel when a comet brushing Earth takes the two men to the Moon where they discover a prehistoric civilization.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsAntony CarboneBetsy Jones-MorelandRobert TowneA crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn't know is that the creature is real.
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsSal PontiJoyce TaylorJohn DallWelcome to Atlantis, where royal guardsmen wear uniforms that could easily be from the wardrobe of Ming the Merciless and some unfortunate slaves are turned into bovine-headed beasts.
