last night's viewing

Omega Man
The trailer made me wish we'd watched this instead of Will Smith's version. The motorbike stunt down stadium stairs is jagged, and Rosalind Cash wears a leather suit. Bright red blood.

Westworld
I'd seen this one at the Astor (the trailer that is). Starring the Dad from Little House on the Prairie, a scary image of some Roman bust in a stream, Yul Brynner's shiny contacts and a convincing rattler, also bright red blood.

Soylent Green
Naturally. But this was not the trailer with the refrain I like to repeat around the house from time to time: What is the secret of Soylent Green. R asked, what is Soylent Green and we said you'll have to watch the movie. With Edward G Robinson and thrillseeker Chuck Connors who was also in:

Flipper
Wherein Chuck promises son he'll kill any dolpin who gets in the way of his nets. Even Flipper? Even Flipper. But the kid rescues the dolphin. M said she watched this every afternoon, the TV show that is.

The New Adventures of Flipper
This one's set on an island, but it doesn't star Chuck, even though the voiceover promises excitement for any red-blooded boy or Dad. There's underwater caves and green bananas and Flipper flips a fish to a girl. The voiceover promises it's like a dream.

Dracula
We were getting the hang of watching trailers so we looked this one up because K told us about a meme about armadilloes in the movies that apparently no one knew about armadilloes until they appeared in the original Dracula. There's no armadilloes in the preview, only floppy bats. What did he do to you? He made me drink...

Freaks
Also directed by Todd Browning, but not so much of a trailer more a couple of scenes cut together, punters looking into a box, a lady screaming, two small people having a tiff and the small man flirting with tall lady. Viewers also watched:

Them!
See the whole film in two and half minutes! From teletype tickertape technology to bazooka igniting pool of oil! Comes with a catchy acrostic: Terror Horror Entertainment Monsters! R felt sorry for the giant ants and this afternoon said she wanted to watch the movie. You've seen it already I tried to persuade. Directed by Gordon Douglas or Douglas Gordon who also made:

Viva Knievel
Evel's first movie vehicle, also starring his stars and stripes motorbike and his haircut, Lauren Hutton in a jumpsuit, Leslie Nielson in a porsche and Red Buttons, who joins Rip Torn and Nique Needles in my venn diagram slash pantheon of actors with unnames for names. The theme tune is sing-around-the-house-able and there's a motorbike stunt down stadium stairs.