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Movie Review: Runaway Daughters (1956)

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Synopsis: Three high school girls with troubled homes decide to runaway together and go to Los Angeles. Pursued by police and going further into delinquency by stealing a car and getting jobs at a seedy dance club, they soon find their lives getting worse until a tragedy strikes. Who's in it? The movie stars Marla English , Anna Sten, Mary Ellen Kay , Gloria Castillo and John Litel. Review: When I decided to watch Runaway Daughters this morning, I figured it would end up being yet another 1950s movie that focused on the corruption of youth and teenage delinquency. However, it instead turned out to be a pleasantly decent surprise. For the most part, the movie is what I had expected, Audrey (English), Mary (Kay) and Angie (Castillo) are rebellious and as the film progresses, grow increasingly delinquent to the point their reputations and lives are ruined. From that point forward, it was easy to predict what would happen to them, though there were also some admittedly decent surpr...

Movie Review: Voodoo Woman (1957)

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Synopsis: Deep in the jungle, a scientist experiments with a combination of biochemicals and voodoo in an effort to create a superhuman being that will mother a perfect, unkillable, race that he will control. When a treasure-hunting group stumbles upon the village, the scientist thinks the group's ruthless female leader would be the perfect subject for his experiment. Who's in it? The movie stars Marla English , Tom Conway , Mike Connors , Lance Fuller and Mary Ellen Kay. Review: Whenever I have heard someone talking about this movie, it is usually in reference to it being "the worst movie ever made." I was intrigued by this so, when I had an opportunity to finally watch it, I gave it a try. The description of it being the worst movie ever is far from accurate, I have definitely seen worse. However, I will admit, it was pretty bad. To tell you the truth, the overall concept actually isn't a terrible one. In fact, it's actually kind of hard to go wrong with...