B & S About Movies podcast Episode 140: The Sons of Hercules

Embassy Pictures, who created Sons of Hercules, was founded in 1942 by Joseph E. Levine as a distributor of foreign films. He knew that these movies had been popular in theaters and that while that initial success may be waning, local UHF channels had a desperate need for content. They answered with Sons of Hercules, which gave these stations fourteen movies unified with a memorable name, a catchy theme song and a voiceover that starts each movie placing them into the same cinematic universe, even if there was no such connection.This episode gives an overview of the movies in that package:Ursus, Son of HerculesMole Men vs the Son of HerculesTriumph of the Son of HerculesFire Monsters Against the Son of HerculesVenus Against the Son of HerculesUlysses Against the Son of HerculesMedusa Against the Son of HerculesSon of Hercules in the Land of FireTyrant of Lydia Against The Son of HerculesMessalina Against the Son of HerculesThe Beast of Babylon Against the Son of HerculesTerror of Rome Against the Son of HerculesSon of Hercules in the Land of DarknessDevil of the Desert Against the Son of HerculesCopyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Important links:Theme song: Strip Search by Neal GardnerClosing song: Sons of Hercules themeVisit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠B&S About Movies⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and email me at [email protected].