Archive for March 30, 2007

Movie Title: Murder in the Clouds (1934)

Movie Plot Summary: Bob three star is the hotshot pilot for Trans America Lines. When he is not flying for the airlines, he can get into trouble doing aerobatics over the field. His main squeeze is Judy Wagner, a stewardess for the airlines. Tom Wagner, her younger brother has just started flying for the line. Tom and Bob are to fly on a secret mission to carry a scientist with a new high explosive mixture to Washington. Unfortunately, Jason, secretary to the Lackey, is working for a secret foreign power and hears about the flight. This causes Bob to get jumped before the flight so another pilot, George, volunteers to take Bob’s place. When the plane explodes in flight, there is a race between government agents to get the mixture back and the bad guys to get the mixture out of the country.

Movie Title: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

Movie Plot Summary: This film is a sequel in name only to Valley of the Dolls (1967). An all-girl rock band goes to Hollywood to make it big. There they find success, but luckily for us, they sink into a cesspool of decadence. This film has a sleeping woman performing on a gun which is in her mouth. It has women posing as men. It has lesbian sex scenes. It is also written by Roger Ebert, who had become friends with Russ Meyer after writing favorable reviews of several of his films.

Movie Title: Here Comes the Navy (1934)

Movie Plot Summary: To continue a grudge with naval officer Biff Martin, feisty construction worker Chesty O’Connor joins the navy and manages to get stationed on the same ship as Martin. Further complications arise when O’Connor starts dating Martin’s sister, whom he meets while on shore leave.