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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “ON THE RIVIERA”

By | November 2005

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the funky world of rare, classic and hard-to-find films which can only be obtained via bootleg video channels. This week, Phil gets two Danny Kayes for the price of one!

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Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “ON THE RIVIERA”

BOOTLEG FILES 105: "On the Riviera” (1951 romp starring Danny Kaye). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public screening of this film. AMERICAN HOME...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “TITICUT FOLLIES”

BOOTLEG FILES 104: "Titicut Follies” (1967 documentary by Frederick Wiseman on a prison facility for the criminally insane). LAST SEEN: We cannot...

ENTER THE DEN OF SIN: CINEMUERTE '05

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “MOTHER RILEY MEETS THE VAMPIRE”

BOOTLEG FILES 103: "Mother Riley Meets the Vampire” (1951 British feature with Bela Lugosi and Arthur “Old Mother Riley” Lucan) LAST SEEN: Playing...

EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: DARIO

Dario Argento’s “The Card Player” is not his best work. In fact, there were times I thought it had to be someone else’s film. I wasn’t...

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