Deadline Auto Theft (1983)

A bit of a mess of a film, although good fun to watch as long as you don't think about it too much.

A gang of criminals led by Maindrian Pace (HB Halicki) is stealing valuable cars. After the gang steal the car of police captain Gibbs' (Hoyt Axton) fiancé, Gibbs is out to get the gang. Meanwhile, Pace has been contracted by a drug lord to steal dozens of cars for him...

This film frequently doesn't make a lot of sense, but it is actually an older film (1974's Gone in 60 Seconds) which has been edited quite heavily and has a whole new opening scene (quite a good action set piece as well although cars are crashed for no apparently logical reason apart from it looks cool). The jarring fashions of the two sources of this film are quite noticeable at times, it is all a lot of nonsense really but fun to watch.

Bad Georgia Road (1977)

A very amiable tale of moon shine running and culture shocks.

Bored New Yorker Molly (Carol Lynley) finds she has inherited a farm from a distant relative in Alabama. When she gets there she finds her fantasies of a fancy farmstead are a bit off base as her farm is very run down and the only thing that makes money is the moon shine still. 

Leroy (Gary Lockwood) takes the illegal booze to customers in his hot rod and he immediately takes a dislike to Molly, though you know that won't last long...

This is a fun film although not very original. The culture shock of the NY city slicker ending up in the middle of nowhere is amusing, though the best parts of the film are the various car chases between Leroy and the law.

That Wonderful Urge (1948)

A light if ultimately forgettable romantic comedy.

Heiress Sarah Farley (Gene Tierney) is annoyed that a reporter has been writing some gossip pieces about her. To her surprise a nice young man (Tyrone Power) she has met at a resort turns out to be the reporter Thomas Tyler. 

She aims to ruin his career by falsely claiming they got married. Much to-and-fro will follow, but you know it will end in a kiss.

Somewhat predictable but an amiable little story. There is nothing wrong with the film it just lacks any bite or a spark.

The Bat Whispers (1930)

Not a great film but interesting from a historical and technical point of view.

Master criminal The Bat steals a necklace from under the police's noses, he then goes into the countryside. Pausing only to rob a bank, he then goes to a lonely country mansion to terrify the occupants including Miss van Gorder (Grayce Hampton) and Dale (Una Merkle). The police in the form of Chester Morris turn up to investigate, but who is The Bat?

This is a remake of the 1926 film The Bat, though this one has sound. It is a bit of a silly romp with plenty of overacting and nonsense but an enjoyable watch. 

This is one of the few films in the Magnifilm wide-screen format which didn't catch on. The film is also cited by Batman's creator as being part of the inspiration for the character.

Dixie Dynamite (1976)

A low budget usually harms a film but in this case it kind of suits it.

After their moonshine making father (Mark Miller) is killed in a police chase, his daughters (Jane Anne Johnson and Kathy McHaley) take over the still and aim to get revenge. They discover that the federal agents who caused the police trouble were fake and an evil rich businessman Stanley Adams is looking to get his hands on Miller's land. The girls get the help of a dirt biker Warren Oates with their search for revenge.

The grubby setting and cheap rough camerawork at times suits the story. A fine B-movie. One of the stunt bikers was Steve McQueen (though he was wearing a helmet but not recognisable) who took the job as he was bored!