The construction of a Stuckey’s pecan log roll is deceptively simple yet carefully balanced.
Stuckey’s pecan log rolls are among the most enduring confections in American roadside history, closely tied to the rise of automobile travel and the culture of the open highway in the twentieth century. The candy traces its origins to 1937 in Eastman, Georgia, when Williamson Sylvester “W.S.” Stuckey Sr., a local pecan farmer,
Based on the detective fiction of Erle Stanley Gardner.
Perry Mason is a landmark American legal drama television series that originally aired on CBS from 1957 to 1966. Based on the detective fiction of Erle Stanley Gardner, the show centers around the brilliant criminal defense attorney Perry Mason, portrayed by Raymond Burr. Mason, a calm and methodical legal mind, regularly defends clients accused of murder, often exposing the real perpetrator in a dramatic courtroom confession.
UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU’VE SEEN BEFORE!
I watched the 1953 House of Wax, originally called The Wax Works, which was Warner Bros.’ answer to the surprise 3-D hit Bwana Devil[1], on Svengoolie. They contracted Julian and Milton Gunzburg’s Natural Vision 3-D system1, the same one used for Bwana Devil2, and filmed a remake of their thriller Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), based on Charles S. Belden’s three-act play The Wax Works. The director André de Toth (May 15, 1913 – October 27, 2002) was blind in one eye and couldn’t see the 3D results.
The film stands out for its practical special effects.
I watched the British, Amalgamated Production, Mayer Goldwyn Mayer’s 1958 horror movie “A Fiend Without a Face” on Svengoolie. Directed by Arthur Crabtree and produced by John Croydon for Amalgamated Productions, the film stands out for its practical special effects and eerie plot that taps into Cold War paranoia. Set near a U.S. Air Force base in Manitoba, Canada, the story revolves around Major Jeff Cummings (played by Marshall Thompson) as he investigates a series of mysterious deaths occurring in the small town near the base.
Distinctly chilling. So real that it is nearly incredible.
“The Monster That Challenged the World” (1957) is a classic science-fiction horror film from the 1950s, a time when giant monsters dominated cinema screens in the wake of atomic anxiety. Directed by Arnold Laven and produced by Arthur Gardner and Jules V. Levy, the film exemplifies the era’s fascination with creatures spawned from scientific mishaps. Laven, who had a background in both film and television, crafted a film that, while modest in budget, resonated with fans of the genre due to its engaging plot and intense suspense.
For one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you’re a wise man, Van Helsing. – Count Dracula
I watched the 1931 Universal Pictures movie “Dracula” on Svengoolie. We see possums, armadillos, bats, and spiders while they talk about eating roaches, flys and we hear the wailing of wolves during the film. We also learn just about everything about vampires, from their need for their sacred earth, cannot be in sunlight, Wolf’s bane will repel them, they have no reflection, bullets won’t hurt them, a crucifix will temporarily force them back, they can transform into bats or wolves,
Mr. BIG
Bert Ira Gordon, also known as “Mr. B.I.G.”, was an American film director, producer, writer, and special effects artist. He was born on September 24, 1922, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and began making home movies in 16mm after his aunt gave him a camera for his 13th birthday. He dropped out of college to join the Army Air Forces in World War II. After the war, he married and he and his wife began making television commercials.
“The City of Homes”
Anytime a city is named on “Svengoolie”, the hosted horror movie television program, they play a running gag audio clip with a crowd asking “BERWYN?” The show has been shot in Chicago since 1970, while hosts Jerry G. Bishop and Rich Koz are natives of the Chicago metro.
Attaboy, Luther!
I watched Universal Pictures 1966 comedy/horror film “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” (for the umpteenth time) on Svengoolie. This movie stars Barney, I mean Don Knotts, as Luther Heggs, the typesetter at the local newspaper. He spends a night in a haunted house, where there had been a murder-suicide, and on this 20th anniversary of the event, witnesses a series of horrifying events. When his story is published by the paper, Luther is a hero but the homeowner, Simmons, sues the newspaper and Luther for liable.
A Thousand Tons of Horror! From A Million Years Ago …
I watched the 1957 Universal-International science-fiction monster film “The Deadly Mantis” on Svengoolie. It was written and produced by William Alland (The Black Castle, It Came from Outer Space, Creature from the Black Lagoon, This Island Earth, Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula, The Creature Walks Among Us, The Mole People, The Land Unknown, The Colossus of New York, The Space Children, The Rare Breed). The film was directed by Nathan Juran (The Black Castle, 20 Million Miles to Earth, The Brain from Planet Arous,
