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Movie Review: Lady Bug Lady Bug (1963)

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Synopsis: When an alarm rings at a secluded smalltown elementary school, signaling an impending nuclear attack, the staff members are unable to determine if it is real and the principal, Mr. Calkins, decides to follow procedure and have the teachers take the kids home to be with their families. The uncertainty about what is about to happen takes a toll on both the children and the adults as they realize they may not see tomorrow. Who's in it? The movie stars Jane Connell , William Daniels , Kathryn Hays , Jane Hoffman and Nancy Marchand. Review: I came across Lady Bug Lady Bug a few days ago and thought the description sounded interesting enough to add it to my movie library. I don't say this about a lot of movies, but after watching it this morning, I might possibly be scarred for life. I grew up during the tail-end of the Cold War and while there was always that fear of a nuclear holocaust and there were even still well-marked fallout shelters in some public buildings, m...
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Morning Walk Photos (4/28/2025)

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It was kind of windy out this morning, but there's a chance of storms later, so I braved it and went for a walk with my camera. I am definitely out of practice with my photography and the limited sunlight wasn't helping much but I did get a few photos that weren't as bad as the others. Here they are:
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Location: Edgewater Park, McKinley Beach Rd, Beaver Dam, WI 53916, USA
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Trail Camera Photos (4/27/2025 - 4/28/2025)

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Either it wasn't overly busy in our backyard last night or it's time to replace my trail camera batteries because while it was fairly nice out, I only had a few photos and most of those were before midnight. Anyway, here are some of the opossum photos I did get:
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Trail Camera Photos (4/25/2025-4/26/2025)

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The weather has been spotty the past few days but seemed decent enough last night to put out one of my cameras. It wasn't as busy as other nights in the backyard, but I still managed to get some photos:
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Movie Review: Mystery Street (1950)

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Synopsis: After his wife, Grace, loses their baby during childbirth, a mournful Henry Shanway gets drunk at a Boston tavern. When he is told his yellow Ford is parked illegally, B-girl Vivian Heldon offers to help him move it only to later leave him on the side of the road miles out of town when he sobers up enough to realize she is using his car to drive to the Cape. Six months later, the stolen car and Vivian's skeletal remains are both found, resulting in Shanway being arrested for murder. However, while most people, including Grace, believe he is guilty, Police Lieutenant Peter Morales has doubts and continues to investigate. Who's in it? The movie stars Ricardo Montalban , Sally Forrest , Elsa Lanchester , Bruce Bennett and Marshall Thompson . Review: I've had Mystery Street saved to my movie library for a few months but every time I intended to watch it, I would find another movie instead. I finally changed that this morning and, overall, it turned out to be an i...
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Movie Review: Fighting Trouble (1956)

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Synopsis: When their friend Danny loses his job and faces jailtime over $200 in missing money, Sach and Duke attempt to help him by entering one of Sach's photos in a newspaper contest. They learn the contest is already over, but the city editor offers them an opportunity to earn the money by photographing New York gangster Frankie Arbo and learning more about his criminal activities.  Who's in it? The movie stars Huntz Hall , Stanley Clements , Adele Jergens , Thomas Browne Henry and Queenie Smith . Review: I came across Fighting Trouble about a week ago and added it to my library knowing it was one of the later Bowery Boys movies, post Leo Gorcey , and was interested in seeing how the film was. Overall, I think I'd describe it as not being one of my favorites but also an OK comedy. I think, even by the later films that still had Gorcey, the whole Bowery Boys description was there for name recognition only. Hall was clearly the breakout star with Gorcey falling into mo...
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Movie Review: The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)

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Synopsis: Struggling to find his way in life after being wrongly imprisoned for murder, Mike teams up with his friend, Dandy, and kidnaps actress Laurel Stevens on the night her new movie The Kidnapped Bride premieres. They have one major problem, however, once the word of the kidnapping gets out, everyone, including the police, think it's just a publicity stunt. Realizing her career will be ruined if people don't believe she was really kidnapped, Laurel tries to help the pair. Adding another complication is she is beginning to fall for Mike and doesn't want to see him go to prison again. Who's in it? The movie stars Jane Russell , Ralph Meeker , Keenan Wynn , Fred Clark and Una Merkel . Review: I added The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown to my movie library a few days ago, mostly because I haven't seen a lot of Jane Russell movies and wanted to give her a try. From the description, I wasn't really expecting much more than a goofball comedy. However, it ended up bein...
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