684. Black Dragons (1942)

<When we last left off The Warlock and Mr. America had freed Lady T from the S.O.F. Project but had learned nothing. The Warlock and Mr. America are in the base with Warlock doing his usual pacing back and forth>

A: Again with the pacing.

W: Something’s bothering me.

A: Ya think?

W: Why Bruceman, Ashlee and Lady T? Why them? I haven’t seen them in years.

A: That might be it. Remember how Dr. Taylor Ahearn and Nate The Average disappeared, same thing. We just never noticed.

W: Well we haven’t seen Wallstreet in a long time but he’s fine. Maybe we’re out of the woods and we can just finish with the project.

A: Whatever, let’s just get this damn movie started.

W: So you have a one point lead over me and three on Wallstreet.

A: Yes, victory will be mine!

*Warlock turns to the camera*

W: Welcome back to the S.O.F. Project here at Warlock’s Movie Realm. We have just five movies left and tonight we’re going all the way back to 1942 for the suspense thriller BLACK DRAGONS.

A: Wait, as in the Black Dragon Society??

W: Yes, that one. For those who don’t know, The Black Dragon Society was Japan’s answer to the CIA or Germany’s answer to the Gestapo.

A: Slightly more complicated than that.

W: Bottom line is when World War 2 broke out in the United States following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Society became a total boogeyman for the US at the time. To capitalize on this, Hollywood rushed out to make a movie about them…..and here we are. In BLACK DRAGONS, a mad scientist is working for the Society on something sinister? On what? We don’t know. I don’t know if this is going to be a body count movie so hopefully it’ll at least be interesting. The only other thing I know is it stars Bela Lugosi, so at least we got one actor I know. At only 64 minutes long, at least it’ll be short. So grab your popcorn, grab your drink and grab your woman because its time for BLACK DRAGONS.

Written by Harvey Gates and Robert Kehoe

Directed by William Nigh

Cast:


Bela Lugosi
Dr. Melcher – aka Monsieur Colomb / Cell Prisoner
Joan BarclayAlice Saunders
George PembrokeDr. Bill Saunders
Clayton MooreDick Martin
Robert FrazerAmos Hanlin
Edward Peil Sr.Ryder (as Edward Piel Sr.)
Robert FiskePhillip Wallace
Irving MitchellJohn Van Dyke
Kenneth HarlanFBI Chief Colton
Max Hoffman Jr.Kearney
Frank MeltonFBI Agent
Joseph EggentonStevens
I. Stanford JolleyThe Dragon (as Stanford Jolley)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack CheathamPoliceman (uncredited)
Jack ChefeHotel Clerk (uncredited)
Bernard GorceyThe Cabbie (uncredited)
Jack HolmesIndustrialist (uncredited)
Ethelreda LeopoldGirl at Party (uncredited)
Carl M. LevinessIndustrialist (uncredited)

*America reads the tag-line*

A: “A cabal of American industrialists, all fifth-columnists intent on sabotaging the war effort, are methodically murdered by the malevolent Monsieur Colomb. It is only until detective Dick Martin is assigned to the case that everyone’s true motives and identities are revealed.”

W: This makes no god damned sense.

<After the movie is over>

W: That was a piece of garbage.

A: Let’s never speak of that again.

W: I’m not even gonna bother getting mad so once again you have two point lead over me and 3 over Wallstreet with four movies left.

A: I can taste VICTORY!

*A green cloud emerges from the PS5*

W: Okay, here we go. Maybe now we’ll get some answers.

A: We better, this shit is annoying.

*A face appears in the cloud*

W: Thug D???

D: Ahhh, what the fuck Warlock? What kind of bullshit did you get involved in?

W: Its a long story D, but thankfully you’re free. Is there anyone else in there with you?

D: No. I got dragged in here by the Demonic Toys with some annoying bitch and a married couple. I didn’t know the Toys were real.

W: Did they say why?

D: They told me I was collateral for your project, whatever that means.

W: The hell does the project have to do with you? This had nothing to do with you.

D: I don’t know! I just know they said you had to pay for Lucinda, whatever that means.

W: I don’t get it.

D: I don’t either but this is too weird, even for me.

W: Wait…..WAIT A MINUTE!

*The cloud disappears and Warlock shoots up like a cannon*

W: OH SHIT!

A: What??

W: I just figured it out. Why they’re trapped in THESE movies.

A: Why?

W: It all fits. This is the S.O.F. Project right?

A: Yeah, why?

W: Don’t you get it? The original project had all of our friends in it. Since we lost contact with them gradually in the last 19 years, the Demonic Toys replaced them with our Realm crew. That means instead of some of the others we have Bruceman, Lady T, Thug D and…….

*America and Warlock look at each other for a second and both scream simultaneously*

A & W: NEYZOR BLADES!

W: Let’s go.

*America and Warlock hop in Warlock’s 1958 Plymouth Fury and drive back to The Lair. They run in and look around to find it totally empty*

W: She’s not here, dammit!

A: You think they got her?

W: Had to. I called my dad on his phone, he didn’t answer either.

A: What do we do?

W: I think we have to finish the final disc.

A: Wait, I have an idea, call Mr. Wallstreet.

W: What? Why?

A: Just do it!

*Warlock boots up his laptop and calls Mr. Wallstreet on Skype. Wallstreet answers*

Wall: You know what time it is?

A: We need you here. Can you get here by tomorrow?

Wall: What in God’s name for?

War: I think I see where you’re going with this, America. Long story short…..The Demonic Toys are taking our crew one by one until we finish the S.O.F. Project.

Wall: Oh no, not them again!

War: You’re not safe, come to The Lair.

Wall: Wait, why am I not safe?

War: Because the Toys can come get you if you’re eliminated. They can’t enter The Realm, we sealed the portal.

Wall: I’m eliminated?

War: Just about. But I’d rather have you here where you’re safe.

Wall: Fine, I’m on my way.

*The skype call ends*

A: So let me get this straight. You bonked Satan’s wife eight years ago and he got pissed and kept sending the Demonic Toys after you. We kept beating them so they kidnapped our friends and trapped them in movies we were supposed to see which would release them as well. Then because we never watched those movies, and we shut the portal, nothing was going on so they trapped the friends into our S.O.F. Project movies. Then when we released our friends, it summoned the Toys back. Now they want our current crew because we never finished the Project?

W: Don’t you get it? They’re going after our crew because we have to finish the project, in essence WE are the characters in the story. They kidnapped Thug D, Lady T, etc because they’re taking the place of our friends from the past. We have four movies left and the only three left are you, me and Mr. Wallstreet. That means Neyzor Blades and my father must be in the final disc.

*Warlock puts the completed disc away and goes back to the dusty box. He pulls out the final disc*

W: 19 years later, its time to finish this.

A: Alright, pop it in.

W: We can’t.

A: Why not?

W: We closed the portal, we can’t free them here. It has to be at The Base.

A: You know what that means right?

W: Yes, I know, stay frosty. If they’re coming, we need to be ready.

A: Wait, you told Mr. Wallstreet to come to The Lair. We won’t be here.

W: I know, but he wouldn’t be safe at The Base if the Toys show up. At least if he’s here, he’d be fine.

A: Alright, let’s go.

*Warlock and America leave but then Warlock walks back in*

W: Would help if he brought the fucking disc.

A: You idiot!

*Warlock takes the disc and walks out*

W: Yeah yeah.

<TO BE CONTINUED>

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