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|year = [[1958]] |
|year = [[1958]] |
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|producer = Giorgio Marzelli |
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|writer = Guido Malatesta |
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|runtime = 58 minutes |
|runtime = 58 minutes |
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|riffed=[[MST3K 307 - Daddy-O|Experiment #307]]|music=Guido Robuschi<br> |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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| + | [[File:Daddyofilm.PNG|left|thumb|266x266px|'''''Daddy-O''''']] |
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| − | [[File:Colossusmovie.jpg|thumb|227x227px|left|'''''Colossus and the Headhunters''''']]The hero Maciste arrives on an island to find that it is being rocked by a catastrophic volcanic eruption and sinking. The survivors board Maciste's raft, and he pilots it toward a nearby yet unknown island. The group gets captured by a tribe led by Queen Amoha. Her people are under continuous attack by a tribe of savage headhunters who also inhabit the island. Maciste and his survivors decide to help her, so he and some of his friends set out to find Amoha's father. |
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| + | A truck-driving singer named Phil meets a blonde bombshell when she tries to run his truck off the road. Guy meets girl again at a nightclub. They have a drag race. |
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| + | Meanwhile, Phil’s best friend is run off the road by drug-dealing bad guys and dies in the crash. Though our hero is briefly accused of causing the accident that killed his best friend, he is quickly exonerated. |
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| − | They travel to a ruined castle occupied by the headhunters, which used to be a great city of gold. They find Amoha's father, now blind, imprisoned and alone in one of the dungeon rooms. |
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| + | Phil goes undercover at the bad guys’ nightclub (taking on the alias "Daddy-O") to find out who really caused his best friend’s death. He sings at the nightclub and moonlights driving the drug smugglers’ car. The blonde girl wants to help him investigate, so she gets hired on as a cigarette girl, against Phil’s wishes. |
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| − | Meanwhile, the leader of the headhunters captures Amoha and decides to marry her by compelling her father to give his blessing. A large battle erupts at Queen Amoha's village when the headhunters attack. During the fight, the headhunter leader abducts Queen Amoha. Maciste pursues them, saves Amoha, and fights and defeats the wily leader of the headhunters. Having saved the day, Maciste rides away on his raft with Amoha in his arms. |
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| + | The good guys solve the crime and fall in love. |
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== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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| + | *Music composed by [[John Williams]] (making his debut here). |
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| − | *Distributed in the U.S. by [[American International Pictures]] and later bundled into the ''Sons of Hercules'' TV package. |
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| − | *In this dubbed English version everyone still calls the hero “Maciste” (Mike and the bots prefer to call him “My cheesesteak”). Nobody ever refers to him as “Colossus.” |
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| − | *Kirk Morris, who plays Maciste, is Italian. His real name is Adriano Bellini. |
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| − | *Another film featuring Maciste (played by [[Gordon Scott]]) would be released the following year. ''[https://cinematictitanic.wikia.com/wiki/Samson_and_the_Seven_Miracles_of_the_World Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World]'' would later be used in [[Cinematic Titanic]] live shows. |
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Revision as of 21:33, 16 May 2021
- For the MST3K episode, see MST3K 307 - Daddy-O.
Daddy-O is a 1958 musical crime thriller film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and written by Jack Lewis.
Plot
Daddy-O
A truck-driving singer named Phil meets a blonde bombshell when she tries to run his truck off the road. Guy meets girl again at a nightclub. They have a drag race.
Meanwhile, Phil’s best friend is run off the road by drug-dealing bad guys and dies in the crash. Though our hero is briefly accused of causing the accident that killed his best friend, he is quickly exonerated.
Phil goes undercover at the bad guys’ nightclub (taking on the alias "Daddy-O") to find out who really caused his best friend’s death. He sings at the nightclub and moonlights driving the drug smugglers’ car. The blonde girl wants to help him investigate, so she gets hired on as a cigarette girl, against Phil’s wishes.
The good guys solve the crime and fall in love.
Cast
- Kirk Morris as Maciste
- Laura Brown as Amoha
- Alessio Pregara as King Olibana
- Frank Leroy as Kermes
- Alfredo Zammi as Tyran
Notes
- Music composed by John Williams (making his debut here).