We're Amber and Mike Tresca: a married couple who decided to celebrate our 50th birthdays by watching some old movies.
A LOT of old movies.
Join us as we watch 50 movies on our date nights and have fun dissecting them.
Each episode is accompanied by an original character Mike created and designed for use in tabletop roleplaying games.
50 Date Night Screams contains mature themes and is intended for adult audiences, so take care when listening.
We’re glad you’re here! Have a seat, grab a glass of your favorite beverage, and get ready to scream along with us!
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We're Amber and Mike Tresca: a married couple who decided to celebrate our 50th birthdays by watching some old movies.
A LOT of old movies.
Join us as we watch 50 movies on our date nights and have fun dissecting them.
Each episode is accompanied by an original character Mike created and designed for use in tabletop roleplaying games.
50 Date Night Screams contains mature themes and is intended for adult audiences, so take care when listening.
We’re glad you’re here! Have a seat, grab a glass of your favorite beverage, and get ready to scream along with us!
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There's no movie for this episode because we finished all 50 episodes! I'm calling this "Season 1" and Mike is maybe not convinced that we should go on to Season 2. We go over our ratings and discuss the movies we rated lowest and highest. Then Mike quizzes Amber on the characters he created from this series of movies and...well, you'll just have to listen to find out how well she did. Or didn't do.
Learn about what we'll be up to next and if you have an opinion, you're welcome to share it! Find us on the interwebs:
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"The House of Secrets" is an old, dark house mystery from 1936. When a man unexpectedly inherits an English estate, he tries to take over the property only to find squatters there. He's later attacked by a group of American gangsters, and along with a detective friend, works to find out the mystery of why everyone wants to get into his house. Amber and Mike sum up the plot of this confusing movie, and Mike shares the original character he created based on this movie that you can download for use in tabletop role playing games.
Title: The House of Secrets
Director: Roland D. Reed
IMDB Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Rating: Approved
Content warnings: Misogyny, trivializing mental illness, kidnapping and abduction, violence, murder
5th Edition Character: Hector Munson, a poison gas wizard
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In "The House of Mystery," an archeologist is cursed after stealing treasure from a temple. Twenty years after he goes home, he invites the investors he shrifted over to his old, dark house for shenanigans and murder. This movie, like many in the genre, is offense, because it trivializes Hinduism in several different ways. Plus, it trivializes disability and involves animal abuse. Other than that, it hits all the notes for your basic haunted house movie, including a seance which makes no sense at all. Amber and Mike sum up the plot of this movie and Mike shares the original character he created based on this movie that you can download for use in tabletop role playing games.
Editor's Note: The movie Saltburn is mentioned in a general way at 1:05:00. You may want to skip 30 seconds if you don't want any whiff of the plot of that movie.
Title: The House of Mystery
Director: William Nigh
IMDB Rating: 4.8 out of 10
Content warnings: Racism, trivializing disability, trivializing religion, animal abuse
Notable actors: Joyzelle Joyner
5th Edition Character: Chanda the Gorilla Queen
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"House of Danger" is not really a mystery -- the audience is in on the "mystery" almost from the beginning. Instead, it's more of a romance/thriller, where the main characters work out how to disengage from the mess they put themselves in. It's an uneven film, with a few nice moments sprinkled in, and an ending that we guessed at, but couldn't quite believe actually happened. Stay to the end to hear about the character Mike created while inspired by this movie for use in tabletop role playing games.
Title: House of Danger
Alternate Title: The Great Gamble
Director: Charles Hutchison
B/W or Color: B/W
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
Content warnings: Suicide, kidnapping, car crash, impersonating someone
Hilarious tagline: “A MYSTERY STORY OF THRILLS AND ROMANCE!"
5th Edition Character: Gordon, a villainous manservant
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"The Savage Girl," starting with its title and continuing on to its conclusion, is a loathsome male power fantasy passing as a jungle adventure. A rich man with an alcohol dependency talks a big game trapper into traveling with him to Africa. While there, they cross paths with a White woman living alone in the jungle, and the men of the expedition fight over who can possess her. Amber and Mike go through this stinker but in the end, find nothing redeeming in it. However, Mike creates a brilliant and glorious non-player character from the ashes, which is free for use in tabletop role playing games.
About The Movie
Title: The Savage Girl
Year: 1932
B/W or Color: B/W
Director: Harry Frasher
IMDB Rating: 4.4 out of 10
Hilarious tagline: A wild goddess rules the jungle!
Length: 1 hour and 6 minutes
Content warnings: Racism, misogyny, attempted rape, violence
5th Edition Character: The Goddess, an elven druid
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"The Phantom of 42nd Street" takes the trope of the reporter as a detective a step further and has a newsletter theater critic turning detective. A wealthy and prominent theater owner is murdered and his family and employees are all suspects. Tony, the Broadway theater critic, reluctantly takes on the investigation to find the killer. This mystery from 1945 suffers from an inscrutable plot, although it's well acted and there are some high points. Mike and Amber go through the plot of this movie and share an original character for use in tabletop role playing games that listeners can download for use in their campaigns.
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"The Lion Man" is a desert adventure from 1936 that is set in the middle east, but was filmed in Arizona. A titled man from England takes his young son on a business trip, but it turns violent and the boy is orphaned an left to be raised by a man who trains lions. As he grows, he finds there is disharmony in the community and winds up being a pawn between two groups. Amber and Mike try to understand this murky plot and Mike describes the original character he created for use in tabletop role playing games that he developed based on this movie.
Title: The Lion Man
Director: John P. McCarthy
IMDB Rating: 4.8 out of 10
Rating: Approved
Content warnings: death of an animal, kidnapping, murder, human trafficking, violence against children, drugging someone against their will, hostage situation
Hilarious tagline: “He led an army of lions!"
5th Edition Character: El Lion, a lion-themed barbarian who ferociously defends his territory.
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In "Wanted: Babysitter," the young son of a wealthy man and his babysitter are held hostage by a disparate group. The plan goes awry and results in a series of events that puts everyone at risk. This thriller from 1975 starts out strong and has a few twists and turns but is ultimately difficult to follow due to the poor quality and number of characters who behave in ways that often don't make sense. Mike and Amber go through this movie and try to understand who ended up with the ransom money. Plus, Mike shares an original character that he created for tabletop role playing games which is available for free download (see below).
Title: Wanted: Babysitter
Director: René Clément
IMDB Rating: 5.4 out of 10
Rating: NR
Content warnings: Kidnapping, child abuse, domestic abuse, the dog dies, murder, nudity, body horror, trauma, extortion, suicide, adultery
5th Edition Character: Vic the kidnapper
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"The Thirteenth Guest" is an old, dark house / whodunit from 1932. It was one of Ginger Rogers' early film roles, although it doesn't showcase her talent. A wealthy man left his millions to a "thirteenth guest," but no one knows this person's identity. His former home has lain empty for many years and is now the site of several murders which the police and a private investigator are tasked with solving. Mike and Amber try to understand all the twists and turns of this movie and Mike shares an original character that he created for tabletop role playing games which is available for free download.
Title: The Thirteenth Guest
Director: Albert Ray
IMDB Rating: 5.7 out of 10
Rating: NR
Notable actors: Ginger Rogers, who is probably best known for 42nd Street, which won best picture in 1934
Content warnings: Misogyny, infantilization of women, murder
Hilarious tagline: “BAFFLING! BREATHTAKING! CHILLS-THRILLS!"
5th Edition Character: The Hooded Terror — A lightning Gnome
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"The Tell-Tale Heart" from 1960 is a loose adaptation of the 1843 short story by Edgar Allan Poe. A man becomes obsessed with his neighbor, Betty, and goes on a few dates with her while covertly spying on her through her bedroom window. Edgar introduces Betty to a friend of his, Carl, and Betty and Carl consummate their relationship in full view from Edgar's window. Edgar takes out his jealousy on Carl and is driven mad by his guilt. Mike and Amber review this worthy effort that takes Poe's work and expands upon it to bring a new perspective. Plus, Mike shares his original character based on this movie that is created for use in tabletop role playing games.
Title: The Tell-Tale Heart
Director:Ernest Morris
IMDB Rating: 5.8 out of 10
Rating: N/R
Content warnings: Murder, Violence, Drug Use, Sexual Predator, Mutilation of Corpses
Hilarious tagline: "From the Terrifying Pages of Edgar Allan Poe!"
5th Edition Character: Edgar Marsh, bard, cursed to live a life without love
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"Son of Ingagi" is a 1940 monster movie directed by Richard C. Kahn and based on Spencer Williams' short story, House of Horror. It is thought to be the first horror film to feature an all-black cast. A married couple inherits a house from an acquaintance, not knowing there are many surprises waiting for them in the basement. Amber and Mike take on the nuances of this film. At the end of the episode, Mike describes the character that he created for tabletop role playing games that's available for download (see links below).
Title: Son of Ingagi
Director: Richard C. Kahn
IMDB Rating: 4.3 out of 10
Rating: Not rated
Content warnings: Murder, violence, gunplay
Hilarious tagline: “Terror reigns when the giant of the jungles breaks loose!"
5th Edition Character: N'gina, a bugbear rogue with a strangle attack
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_Noire:_A_History_of_Black_Horror
CP TIME - BLACK HORROR MOVIES: https://www.cc.com/playlists/wgh9az/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-cp-time-roy-wood-jr-celebrates-black-history/mb6xqb
How Hetty Green Became ‘The Richest Woman In America’ During The Gilded Age: https://allthatsinteresting.com/hetty-green
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A wealthy man is murdered at a costume party, and all his houseguests and family are suspects. As the story unfolds, we learn that the murdered man has a difficult history with his family, his finances were not as expected, and that his granddaughter was a disappointment to him. A snarky novelist works with the police to solve the crime, but not before becoming a target for the murder himself. This difficult to follow mystery has some unique moments, but overall Mike and Amber found "Green Eyes" to be a challenging film to understand and discuss. Stick around to the end for the original character Mike created for use in tabletop role playing games.
5th Edition Character: "Green Eyes," a cursed mask
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"Ghosts on the Loose" is a comedy/old, dark house movie from 1943. It starred a comedy group called "The East Side Kids," which was a rotating cast of young men who starred in many movies of the time. Amber and Mike take you through the plot, which includes the bust of a ring of propagandists and an ending that didn't need to be there which needs some explanation, because it includes a potentially upsetting symbol from World War II that we don't use casually today.
Title: Ghosts on the Loose
Director: William Beaudine
IMDB Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Rating: Not Rated
Content warnings: Overlooked female characters, war symbolism, trivialization of illness
Hilarious tagline: "You'll yell with glee when these happy-go-lucky hooligans invade the shivery domain of the Man of a Thousand Horrors! It's Chill-arious!"
5th Edition Character: Emil, a bardish wear-boar that awakens other animals
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"The Ghost and the Guest" from 1943 is a poverty row comedy that also includes elements of the mystery and old, dark house genres. The one-liner humor holds up in some cases, and it did have Mike and Amber laughing. However, this movie also contains a disturbing thread of execution by hanging. It's played for laughs in the movie, but it exposes how pervasive and dangerous racism was used as a comedic trope. This makes a commentary on this movie nuanced but important in being aware of how racism was coded in early movies.
Title: The Ghost and the Guest
Director: William Nigh
IMDB Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Rating: Not rated
Content warnings: Racism, misogyny, murder, execution, and a discussion of lynching, which doesn't occur in the movie, but which we address in the commentary
Hilarious tagline: “A newlywed couple winds up spending their honeymoon night in an old, dark, spooky mansion."
5th Edition Character: Honeyboy, an undead in search of his jewels, and his gang of jewel thieves
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Reference Material:
History of Lynching in America: https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/history-lynching-america
As American as the Blues: Lynching in Film and TV: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/as-american-as-the-blues-lynching-in-film-and-tv/
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Another Tod Slaughter vehicle, "The Face at the Window," shows us 1880 France, where a serial killer is stalking Paris. After a bank is robbed and a clerk is killed, presumably by the murder known as "The Face," a wealthy benefactor seeks to exploit the banker and his daughter to get what he wants. The true identity of the killer is finally revealed only with the use of an elaborate ruse. Mike and Amber take on this film which makes some unnecessary turns, but finally lands with a sensational conclusion.
Title: The Face at the Window
Director: George King
IMDB Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Rating: NR
Content warnings: Abuse, kidnapping, mental illness and ableism, violence, assault, murder, misogyny
5th Edition Character: Le Loup, a werewolf mastermind and his half-ogre brother
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"The Ticket of Leave Man" from 1937 is a British thriller directed by George King. A young man is set up by a criminal known as 'The Tiger' (played by Tod Slaughter) and serves a prison sentence for something he didn't do. When he is released on "ticket of leave," The Tiger tries to keep him from getting a job and getting married. Mike and Amber go through this film and try to understand all the little points to the plot while enjoying the characteristic scenery chewing from Tod Slaughter.
Title: The Ticket of Leave Man
Director: George King
IMDB Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Content warnings: Anti-semitism, sexual assault, murder
Hilarious tagline: “A man is accused of a series of murders that were actually committed by a crazed killer called "The Tiger." He must prove his innocence and catch the murderer."
5th Edition Character: The Tiger, a weretiger
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"Drums of Africa (Jungle Man)" is a jungle adventure that suffers from a lack of a plot as well as an insidious white savior complex. This Buster Crabbe vehicle follows a family who travels from the United States to Africa in order to search for a lost city and also visit an uncle who happens to be a missionary. While there, they also find Dr Hammond, who was working on a treatment for an infectious disease that's in danger of becoming an epidemic. An outbreak of the condition, encounters with wild animals, and a sunken ship all come into play as the newcomers try to find the lost city and Dr Hammond tries to save lives. Mike and Amber go through the huge problems with this film, including how it treats the entire continent of Africa and its lack of a plot.
Title: Drums of Africa (Jungle Man)
Director: Harry L. Fraser
Writer: Rita Douglas
IMDB Rating: 3.6 out of 10
Rating: NR
Content warnings: Misogyny, racism, mistreatment of animals, death
Notable actors: Buster Crabbe, who was Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon and Charles Middleton, who played Ming the Merciless in the 30s. He was also in Duck Soup with the Marx brothers.
5th Edition Character: Malaka, a tiger-like beast with a spiky spine ending in a barbed tail, large bat-like wings, and a humanoid face
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"The Crooked Circle" from 1932 is an 'old dark house' mystery/comedy that pits an amateur detective group against a crime syndicate. The Crooked Circle gang has marked a member of The Sphinx Club for death. But they first have to find him at his country house on Long Island, which is supposedly haunted by the violin playing ghost of a jilted lover. Mike and Amber take on this Zasu Pitts vehicle that delivers on some fronts but falls short of others. Plus, Mike debuts a truly unique character for use in tabletop role playing games, which you will absolutely not find anywhere else!
Title: The Crooked Circle
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10
Rating: NR
Content warnings: Racism and racial slurs, trivializing mental illness, drugging someone against their will, stalking
Notable actors: Zasu Pitts (Strangers of the Evening), James Gleason (he fought in the Spanish American War and World War 1, Arsenic and Old Lace, lots of TV)
Hilarious tagline: “Evil is on the way, and it’s tied with a string."
5th Edition Character: The Crooked One, a violin-playing skeleton
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Lon Chaney, Jr is once again the headliner for this post-Hayes code crime drama, "The Shadow of Silk Lennox.” This movie follows a crime boss, Silk, who decides to rob a bank with the help of his gang. He has been running his criminal enterprise mostly unopposed by the local police. But this time, federal agents show up on the scene and he is out of his depth. This movie has some interesting moments, but Mike and Amber both nitpicked on some things that they really hated about it.
Title: The Shadow of Silk Lennox
Director: Ray Kirkwood and Jack Nelson
IMDB Rating: 4.2/10
Rating: NR
Content warnings: Assault, murder, violence, racism, kidnapping, misogyny, threats against women
Hilarious tagline: “A crooked nightclub owner, pretending to go straight, is forced to kill a henchman when the latter tries to run off with the gang's latest haul."
5th Edition Character: Silk, a wizard and master illusionist
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"A Scream in the Night” from 1935 is a Lon Chaney, Jr vehicle that is deeply problematic when viewed today. On the face of it, it’s a crime drama set somewhere in the Middle East. However, as typical for the time, it manages to include a whole lot of things that aren’t necessary to tell the story of a jewel thief and the detectives looking to stop him. Mike and Amber dig into the highly questionable parts of this film while putting it into historical context and looking for something good in the narrative.
Title: A Scream in the Night
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer
IMDB Rating: 4.3 out of 10
Rating: Unrated
Notable actors: Lon Chaney Jr.
Content warnings: Racism and racial slurs, violence, kidnapping, domestic violence, misogyny
5th Edition Character: The Fly, a jewel thief and murderer
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