The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)

The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
Rating: ★★★
Dec 15, 2015Mad Scientist Perfects Bodyswap Process
Classic Boris Karloff mad scientist effort in which he plays a scientist who invents a device that allows him to swap minds into different bodies. All the usual Gothic fear-filled view of science from this era, but rather well made and with Karloff on fine form

Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)

Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)
Rating: ★★★★
Jan 6, 2002Disney Leprechaun Film
This leprechaun fantasy is one of the best and most underrated live-action films Disney ever made. The effects are at a peak of the era and the film plays with a sublime charm that proves absolutely winning

The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)

The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
Rating: ★★★★
Apr 9, 1999Anti-Gravity Rubber/Disney Comedy
One of the inspired delights from Disney's live-action era, a hit that became the template for their subsequent live-action films. The scenes with flying vehicles and basketball teams are entirely charming.

In Search of the Castaways (1962)

In Search of the Castaways (1962)
Rating: ★★★
Apr 2, 2006Jules Verne Adventure
Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea created a fad for Jules Verne adaptations throughout the 1950s/60s. Disney returned to Verne in this colourfully absurd adventure with children on a globe-spanning hunt for their missing father