The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)

The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)

[6] Innovative producer/directors Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper (King Kong, Dr Cyclops) tackle a religious parable that ends in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius with The Last Days of Pompeii. Preston Foster stars as a poor blacksmith hardened…
Dr. Cyclops (1940)

Dr. Cyclops (1940)

[5] Ernest B. Schoedsack (King Kong, The Most Dangerous Game) directs this schlocky sci-fi matinee flick about a mad scientist (Albert Dekker) who summons colleagues to his South American jungle laboratory. Once there, the guests discover he is using radium…
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

[7] An eccentric recluse hunts shipwrecked humans on a remote jungle island in The Most Dangerous Game, one of the earliest successful 'talkies'. The film's creative team (including producer Willis O'Brien and director Ernest B. Schoedsack) would next bring us…