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Movie Review: Flight That Disappeared (1961)

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Synopsis: Trans-Coast Airways Flight 60 is enroute from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. with a team of scientists that have the combined knowledge to create a super weapon. While approaching a storm, the plane begins to ascend on its own, reaching a height that should be impossible for it to reach and causing all on board to pass out from the lack of oxygen. When the three scientists wake up, they find they have been placed in a state of suspended time so they can face a jury from the future for their role in destroying the world. Who's in it? The movie stars Craig Hill , Paula Raymond , Dayton Lummis , Meg Wyllie and Harvey Stephens. Review: After watching a pair of classic teen movies the past couple of days, I decided to change things up this morning and go with something different. I settled on Flight That Disappeared and wasn't disappointed.  The movie is fairly basic, introduce the main characters, have the plane begin flying itself and then place the three scientists...

Movie Review: Diary of a Madman (1963)

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Synopsis: In 1886, Paris Magistrate Simon Cordier gives audience to a murderer he has sentenced to be executed. When the prisoner, Louis Girot, claims the murders were the result of an unseen entity controlling his body, Cordier doesn't believe him. However, when Cordier accidentally kills Girot in self-defense, he begins hearing a strange, disembodied, voice that eventually compels him to commit murder himself. Who's in it? The movie stars Vincent Price , Nancy Kovack , Chris Warfield , Elaine Devry and Ian Wolfe. Review: I came across this movie a few days ago and, mostly because I am a Vincent Price fan, I decided to add it to my library. I had an opportunity to watch the film yesterday evening, while waiting for my daughter to get done at the ice rink and the movie more than met my expectations. One thing I found I liked about this movie was the way the "Horla" is portrayed. The movie does a fairly decent job of creating doubt about the unseen entity's pre...