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In the 30s Hollywood studios began offering double feature programs, an A film followed by a budget or B film, offering depression customers more entertainment for the hard-earned price of a ticket. B films used older actors, possibly on the way down, and new actors on the way up. This practice continued up to the early 60s, slowly being replaced by high production costs and television. I the 50s in rural areas and small towns, the B film would sometimes stand alone. Theaters would change programs 3 times a week: Fri-Sat for children and families, Sun-Tue for new studio releases and Wed-Thur for studio B films, usually black and white and running 70-90 minutes.
BLACK GOLD(Warner Bros.1962) was one of the last of the major studio B films that I saw in a walk-in theater.
The 4 leads are Philip Carey, hero; Claude Akins, villain; James Best, friend; and Diane McBain; girl in distress. Like a good B movie, it has good production values, good photography and direction, and good...
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