Quote from: M.10rda on June 05, 2026, 01:00:20 PMFORBIDDEN DAUGHTERS (1927):
Now here's an old-timey movie title that sounds naughty and actually is naughty! Within moments I thought to myself, "Say, is this Porn?" and even though it ultimately isn't Porn (no actual sex, softcore or otherwise) it probably came close enough to fitting the bill in 1927!
Alva, the American wife of an anthropologist (?), somehow learns that he has become the sex slave of "Princess Lona", so she travels to Africa to rescue him. Her grasp on geography might be shaky though because she seems to end up in the Far or possibly Middle East, where she infiltrates the harem (of an unseen Sheik or something) which is populated mostly by black women but also a few extremely Anglo (even Celtic!) looking women. Eventually Alva walks in on Princess Lona (who doesn't look African) dancing for Mister Alva and the film feels like it should climax but really it just ends abruptly. It's only 13 minutes long and feels truncated/incomplete, but maybe it was never even finished by mysterious director "Albert Arthur Allen". Say, wasn't "Arthur Allen" the prime suspect in the Zodiac Murders?![]()
I will say this for the plotless and nearly action-less FORBIDDEN DAUGHTERS - the ladies are pretty (and all are topless)! I have no idea where (if anywhere) FORBIDDEN DAUGHTERS screened in the 20s but I assume the target audience was gentlemen's clubs/bachelor parties/etc. On the down side, all of the black women look really depressedwhich makes me think a little bit too much about the actual working conditions and material realities of these performers. However/on the upside again, the two pale-skinned curvaceous redheads in the harem look happy, healthy, extremely modern, and crazy smokin' hot.
Well, this is quasi-pron, after all. 2/5
Quote from: claws on February 01, 2026, 02:32:44 PMA Look Back: How Our Weather Used to Be
September used to carry the "taste" of Autumn in its first week. By the time school started on the 15th, we'd see the season's first morning frost, a rarity today. October was in full swing with plenty of rain and the occasional dusting of snow by Halloween. November was the month of perpetual fog. I remember it lasting for days on end, though now it's a rare sight. By month's end, the ground was always frozen solid.
December didn't always promise a "winter wonderland," but we usually had enough snow for snowmen and sledding. January held the title of the coldest month, followed by February which consistently brought fresh layers of snow. Even in March, the ice was thick enough for skating. April was known for lingering patches of snow at Easter, with the first hint of warmth only arriving at the very end. May was pleasantly warm, but never stifling.
As for June, July, and August, we had hot days, but the heat felt different then. Today, Summer feels like being an ant under a magnifying glass. I used to love the season back when we had three to five massive thunderstorms every month that would roll on all through the night.
Quote from: zombie no.one on June 05, 2026, 02:16:44 AMI was just checking on My Cousin Vinnie but there you goQuote from: HappyGilmore on June 04, 2026, 04:14:16 PM74.) Drop Dead Fred
was gonna be my next choice!
77. MY COUSIN VINNIE (1992)


