ph: Javier Biosca
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
S.O.S. Iceberg (1933)
An Arctic expedition searches for a party of adventurers that went missing a year ago.
Semi-documentary
adventure drama has a fairly conventional narrative, but is spectacular
in its dramatic scenes of Arctic dangers, all photographed on location.
Halliwell*: "At the time this was a spectacular semi-documentary, but it did no business."
Maltin***: "Vivid drama with many hair-raising scenes, shot on locations...filled with striking images...American version...is substantially different. It opens with entirely different exposition and features much more dialogue, until the climax."
The Rocket Man (1954)
An orphan zaps his town with a spaceman's ray gun that makes people tell the truth.
Mildly amusing, well-intentioned sci-fi comedy is aimed for a young audience, but also has a political message for adults.
Halliwell (no star): "Elementary fantasy with amusing moments."
Maltin**: "Campy fantasy..."
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