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finders, keepers (1966)

"Time Drags"
Cliff and The Shadows travel to Spain for a gig, but find out that a small bomb has been dropped on the town. So they decide to find the bomb and return it! But a Colonel Roberts (Robert Morley) also wants it, to sell to the highest bidder.
Lesser Cliff musical, with thin plot and even thinner songs.

frankenstein meets the wolfman (1943)

"Alive!"
Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.), seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of a Dr. Mannering (Patric Knowles), and when they find Frankenstein's monster (Bela Lugosi) they work to revive it.
Lots of atmosphere adds to the fun let down slightly by Bela's monster act.

the mummy's hand (1940)

"We've got to get you out of here in a hurry."
When amateur archaeologists (Dick Foran and Wallace Ford) defile the tomb of the mummified Kharis, they invoke the curse, and the wrath of high priest (George Zucco).
Passable comedy horror, that inspired three sequels.

army of the dead (2021)

"Did you see her die?"
Following on from the heist comedy Army of Thieves, the search for the third of the legendary Wagner safes leads Sebastian, now called Ludwig (Matthias Schweighöfer), to Las Vegas, when recruited by Scott Ward (Dave Bautista). Complicating things is that Vegas is now a quarantine for zombies and about to be nuked! Wonderful mix of drama, comedy and horror, in this stylish looking crime heist twist. Yes there are terrible plot holes, but its a zombie film not war and piece!

army of thieves (2021)

"It's not just about the money, Brad. It's about the quest."
Sebastian (Matthias Schweighöfer) is a bank clerk with the hobby of safecracking, who is recruited to crack three legendary safes by Gwendoline (Nathalie Emmanuel), but as usual it very rapidly gets much more complex...
An entertaining heist comedy drama, that hints at the zombie film it prequels.

the yellow balloon (1953)

"Think what the police will think about it?"
Young Frankie (Andrew Ray) is accidental involved in the death of a friend, and a crook (William Sylvester) exploits his guilt using it to blackmail the kid.
Nice thriller that unerringly builds the tension to its conclusion.

do you know this voice? (1964)

"I've got to do it. The old lady knows."
An old lady (Isa Miranda) witnessed a kidnapper using a public phone box, but she only remembers the criminals shoes, and when the trail goes cold she she volunteers to be the bait, and a game of cat and mouse begins...
Interesting thriller that builds the tension nicely.