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a yank in ermine (1955)

"I'm like a fish out of water over here."
American Joe Turner (Peter M. Thompson) inherits an English title and lands, and with his buddies Butch (Harold Lloyd Jr.) and Slowburn (Jon Pertwee), goes over to find out more, leading to lots of misunderstandings, especially when he starts to fall for Angela (Noelle Middleton).
Lacks much in the way of comedy.

navy vs. the night monsters (1966)

aka The Navy vs. the Night Crawlers.
"Is that the same stuff that was on the plane."
A scientific mission in the Antarctica discovers unusual tree specimens, and ship them off for further investigation. Unfortunately the plane carrying the trees, crashes onto a south seas Naval base, and they reveal themselves as killers.
Creature feature played for laughs and featuring Mamie Van Doren.

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jail bait (1954)

aka Jailbait. Hidden Face.
"They've had my picture in the files so long it's getting moldy."
Don Gregor (Clancy Malone) is drawn into a life of crime by Vic Brady (Timothy Farrell), who then blackmails Gregor's plastic surgeon father into giving him a new face, in order to continue to evade the cops.
An inept but enjoyable attempt at film noir from the enthusiastic Ed Wood.

robocop (1987)

"Dead or alive, you're coming with me!"
In a Detroit of the near future, crime has taken over the city, with the police force cowed. Up steps big business, with their robocop, to save the day; part robot, part man (Peter Weller). But the man inside has some disturbing memories, that start bubbling to the surface, and becomes the target of crime boss Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith).
A brutally dystopian view of broken America, ruled by the almighty dollar.

night of the big heat (1967)

aka Island of the Burning Damned. Island of the Burning Doomed.
"Surely it can't get any hotter?"
Whilst the mainland is shivering in a winter cold snap, the island of Fara is baking in the heat. No one can figure out why this is but visting scientist Godfrey Hanson (Christopher Lee) suspects aliens!
Drama that throws away its punchline, lacks any sense of horror, and under uses Peter Cushing.

cul-de-sac (1966)

"That'll teach you to tell lies."
Following a botched robbery a wounded criminal (Lionel Stander) and his dying partner (Jack MacGowran), take refuge in a castle. They hold the owners, a mild mannered Englishman (Donald Pleasence) and his French wife (Francoise Dorléac) hostage. But soon their relationships twist.
Extremely black character study.

i'm alright jack (1959)

aka I'm All Right Jack.
"Ahhh, Russia. All them corn fields and ballet in the evening."
Stanley Windrush (Ian Carmichael) iS a naive young aristocrat, who enters the job market and finds himself caught up in an industrial dispute between his devilish uncle (Terry-Thomas) and idealistic Socialist union leader Fred Kite (Peter Sellers).
Classic comedy looking at British post-war industrial relations.