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Title: O/T Valerie French film on Retro TV channel (Mrs. Thayer David)
Post by: dom on April 24, 2016, 01:27:57 AM
Secret of Treasure Mountain (1956), an action/adventure/western film about the search for gold, starring Valerie French & Raymond Burr will be on after midnight tonight, 3:20am - 4:30am on Retro TV and again after midnight Wednesday at 3:05am - 4:15am (Thursday morning technically speaking). Theses are EST times so check your local listings.

Title: Re: O/T Valerie French film on Retro TV channel (Mrs. Thayer David)
Post by: dom on April 24, 2016, 07:56:58 PM
The channel is Retroplex (a movie channel).
Title: Re: O/T Valerie French film on Retro TV channel (Mrs. Thayer David)
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on April 24, 2016, 08:23:28 PM
Hmmm - I know I don't get Retro TV in my area - but I'm going to have to check for Retroplex...
Title: Re: O/T Valerie French film on Retro TV channel (Mrs. Thayer David)
Post by: Gothick on April 25, 2016, 07:00:15 PM
I finally got the chance to see one of Valerie's films last year.  It was also from the 1950s and had a sci fi theme.

G.
Title: Re: O/T Valerie French film on Retro TV channel (Mrs. Thayer David)
Post by: Uncle Roger on April 25, 2016, 07:44:11 PM
Would that be the 27th Day, Gothick? That used to show up on the local Chiller Theatre show fairly often. It's a fairly decent little film. I was surprised to see that it was directed by William Asher of Bewitched fame.
Another one of Valerie's 1950's movies that I only vaguely remember seeing is the very odd The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.
Title: Re: O/T Valerie French film on Retro TV channel (Mrs. Thayer David)
Post by: dom on April 25, 2016, 08:34:57 PM
MB, I believe Retroplex is part of the Starz system.

I recorded the movie but wasn't in a "western" mood (as it was early afternoon) so I FF through it stopping to catch glimpses of VF for curiosity's sake. I may give it another shot as "after midnight" fare.
Title: Re: O/T Valerie French film on Retro TV channel (Mrs. Thayer David)
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on April 25, 2016, 08:42:02 PM
Quote from: dom on April 25, 2016, 08:34:57 PM
MB, I believe Retroplex is part of the Starz system.

Ah - OK.  [ghost_smiley]
Title: Re: O/T Valerie French film on Retro TV channel (Mrs. Thayer David)
Post by: Gothick on April 25, 2016, 11:15:13 PM
Yes, Uncle Roger, it was the 27th Day.

An odd little film but I enjoyed seeing Valerie in action having read about her for years.

G.
Title: Re: O/T Valerie French film on Retro TV channel (Mrs. Thayer David)
Post by: dom on April 30, 2016, 05:24:54 PM
Finally watched to completion. I found VF quite the capable actress and she is quite lovely. I'm looking forward to seeing her in other projects. I'm pretty sure I've seen the movie Jubal but I don't remember her in it, or the movie itself really.

Burr was disturbingly (and surprisingly) awful. The movie was barely watchable but I relished the opportunity to see French at work.