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Synopsis: Up-and-coming stock car driver Dave Owens travels from California to South Carolina and establishes himself by beating the local hero, Leander Fox, for the first time. The wealthy and beautiful Martha Bryan tricks Dave into smuggling moonshine for her and while he doesn't want to make a career of it, is forced to do so by two revenuers who will send him to prison if he doesn't gather information for them. When he is run off the road during one of his runs, Dave suspects Leander as being the person behind it, adding to their racing rivalry, even as Leander offers to partner with him to find the culprit. Who's in it? The movie stars Frankie Avalon , Fabian, Annette Funicello, Chill Wills , Julie Parrish and Harvey Lembeck . Review: I've had Fireball 500 in my library for a while and finally decided to watch it this morning. It wasn't quite what I was expecting based on who starred in it but that was something that actually worked in its favor. The movie ...

Synopsis: In the year 2000, the spaceship, Hope One, is sent on a mission to explore new galaxies and find planets that could be colonized. After encountering an alien craft and being forced to destroy it, Hope One goes off course and crash lands on an Earth-like moon. Who's in it? The movie stars Francine York , James Brown , Russ Bender , Baynes Barron and James Macklin. Review: While I like most black-and-white movies, I've found science fiction films are a bit iffy as far as my viewing enjoyment is concerned. Part of this is the dated references and inaccurate predictions make movies that are supposed to be dramas into comedies but there are also other factors that play a role as well. That was the case with Space Probe Taurus when I watched it earlier today. To be fair, this was a film that I think could have had a lot of potential. The prediction we'd be doing intergalactic by the end of the 20th century was dead wrong and the special effects were what I'd ex...