Narda Onyx Movies
- 2005
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Viewers are offered a retrospective look at the world of hip-hop circa 1993 in this program from Music Video Distributors. Along with interviews with the likes of The Pharcyde and Live Squad, Hip Hop Time Capsule 1993 includes live performances by Onyx and MC Lyte, and a video for Apache's "Gangsta Bitch." ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 1965
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William "One Shot" Beaudine's companion piece to the equally nonsensical Billy the Kid vs. Dracula represents a memorable closing to the eccentric "Z"-movie auteur's amusing body of work. The hare-brained concept finds the legendary outlaw Jesse James (John Lupton) stumbling into the decrepit lair of Maria Frankenstein (Narda Onyx) -- not the daughter but the granddaughter of the infamous monster-making Baron. Maria is, of course, following in Grandpa's footsteps by creating a creature of her own, transplanting the dormant but still-intact brain of Frankenstein's original monster into the body of one of James' cohorts. The lumbering, homicidal monster -- imaginatively dubbed "Igor" -- begins terrorizing townsfolk until the inevitable showdown between living and undead gunslingers. Though not as flamboyantly awful as its predecessor (mainly due to the absence of John Carradine), this is still worth a look for trash-movie completists. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- 1963
Narda Onyx makes a return visit as Jed Clampett's Parisian lady friend Mlle. Denise. On this occasion, Denise flies back from Paris with a litter of poodles -- and the Clampetts' bloodhound Duke is the daddy. Delighted at Denise's arrival, Jed resumes their mildly romantic relationship -- fancy duds, sweet-smellin' hair, and all. Meanwhile, Mrs. Drysdale once again bemoans the "mongrelization" of Beverly Hills society. "Duke Becomes a Father" first aired on April 17, 1963. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1963
Duke, the Clampetts' faithful if lethargic bloodhound, strikes up a friendship (if you want to call it that) with a French poodle. This leads to an equally warm relationship between Jed Clampett and the poodle's owner, attractive Parisian jet-setter Mademoiselle Denise (Narda Onyx). Though Denise is enchanted by Jed's rustic charms, Mrs. Drysdale is outraged that the social order of Beverly Hills has been set on its ear. "Duke Steals a Wife" originally aired on February 20, 1963. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1962
This was the last film by director Stuart Heisler, and in his uneven output it was not one of the most memorable. The evil dictator (Richard Basehart) is shown to be very much involved with his love life, as though impotency and a severe Oedipal complex alone could account for his dominion over Germany and the insanity that led into World War II. Other characters in the top echelons make their way into and out of the story, including Heinrich Himmler (Rick Traeger), Joseph Goebbels (Martin Kosleck), and of course, Eva Braun (Marla Emo). Any viewers looking for an explanation of how the madness within Hitler related to his rise to power and his downfall, will best look elsewhere. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Basehart, Cordula Trantow, (more)
- 1960
Having been invited to spend the weekend at a lavish estate, Donald Stuart (John Hudson) is upstairs preparing for dinner when he sees a man (Francis Bethencourt) beating his wife (Narda Onyx) to death. Rushing downstairs, Donald is surprised to see the same couple, happily exchanging affectionate words as if nothing has happened. In truth, nothing HAS happened: the murder which Donald saw won't occur until tomorrow...unless he does something to prevent it. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
One of several filmed presentations seen on the otherwise "live" TV anthology Playhouse 90, "Four Women in Black" is a western story based on fact. Ralph Meeker plays outlaw Carbine Webb, who while fleeing a posse takes refuge in a covered wagon in the middle of the desert. But Carbine is not alone: The wagon also shelters four Roman Catholic nuns, who'd been heading to Tucson when they were besieged by horse thieves. Hoping that there is still some essential goodness in Webb, the nuns prevail upon him to guide them to safety. He does so, assuming that once he's played good samaritan, the sisters will leave him alone--but he's very, very wrong. Helen Hayes heads the cast as Sister Theresa, with Katy Jurado, Janice Rule and Narda Onyx as the other three nuns. Originally telecast in 1957, Four Women in Black was rebroadcast by Playhouse 90 on August 22, 1961. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Helen Hayes, Ralph Meeker, (more)
- 1956
The third film version of Robert E. Sherwood's play Waterloo Bridge, Gaby is also the most antiseptic of the three. In the original 1931 film, Mae Clarke is cast as a British streetwalker who falls despearately and tragically in love with aristocratic military officer Douglass Montgomery. In the cleaned-up 1940 version, Vivien Leigh plays a ballerina who becomes a prostitute only after being informed that her lover, British "landed gentry" officer Robert Taylor, was killed in battle. In the 1956 edition, Leslie Caron is once again a ballerina at the outset, who once again turns to the World's Oldest Profession when she believes that her sweetheart, American GI John Kerr, has been killed during the D-Day invasion. The source material has been dry-cleaned to the extent that the heroine is permitted a happy ending, something she was flatly denied in the first two versions. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Leslie Caron, John Kerr, (more)
