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Director: Robert Stevenson    More Info
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Leon Ames, Tommy Kirk, Ed Wynn, Elliott Reid, Edward Andrews, Wally Brown, Forrest Lewis

 When eccentric college chemistry professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) accidentally creates Flubber, the anti-gravity version of Silly Putty, the local college basketball team uses airborne slam-dunks against their archrivals. There is romance, in which Ned tries to win back his fiancee Betsy (Nancy Olson), along with other amusing complications as well in this Disney film.

Director: Jack Donohue    More Info
Starring: Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Ed Wynn, Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Ann Jillian, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Mary McCarty

 On the eve of the wedding of Mary Quite Contrary (Annette Funicello) to Tom the Piper's Son (Tommy Sands), the evil Barnaby (Ray Bolger) hires henchmen Gonzorgo (Henry Calvin) and Roderigo (Gene Sheldon) to get rid of Tom and steal Mary's sheep that Little Bo Peep is caring for. This will make Mary unable to care for the children who live with her and force her to turn to Barnaby for help. All goes as planned, until Tom escapes, and goes with the children to Toyland where they help the Toymaker (Ed Wynn) finish the toys on his Christmas list.

Director: Mario Bava    More Info
Starring: Reg Park, Christopher Lee, Franco Giacobini, Leonora Ruffo, Giorgio Ardisson, Ida Galli, Marisa Belli, Ely Drago, Mino Doro, Monica Neri

 Hercules (Reg Park) must save the dying princess (Leonora Ruffo), and the only way is to obtain a magical stone from Hell. So, our hero descends to Hell where he encounters many obstacles. Is he up to the challenge?

Director: Ishiro Honda    More Info
Starring: Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyoko Kagawa, Emi Ito, Yumi Ito, Jerry Ito, Akihiro Tayama, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Kenji Sahara

 Tiny (one-foot tall) twins (Emi Ito and Yumi Ito), who have supernatural powers, are abducted from their island by Clark Nelson (Jerry Ito) and taken to Tokyo where they are exploited in a vaudeville show. But, their singing reaches far away to a giant caterpillar, Mothra, that comes to their rescue–destroying Tokyo in the process.

Director: Arthur Lubin    More Info
Starring: Steve Reeves, Giorgia Moll, Arturo Dominici, Edy Vessel, Georges Chamarat, Daniele Vargas, Giancarlo Zarfati, Anita Todesco, Antonio Battistella, Eduardo Bergamo

 A young man (Steve Reeves) must find an enchanted blue rose before he can marry the beautiful princess.

Director: Luis Bunuel    More Info
Starring: Enrique Rambal, Lucy Gallardo, Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Jacqueline Andere, Jose Baviera, Augusto Benedico, Enrique Rambal, Antonio Bravo, Cesar del Campo

 While attending a dinner party, the guests are entranced by their host's music room and then find that, for reasons unknown to them, they are trapped in the room. As the days pass, they are reduced to living like savages. Russell (Antonio Bravo) dies, and the other guests put his body in a cupboard. More guests die, and the situation deteriorates until it is suggested that they sacrifice Nobile (Enrique Rambal). Then Letitia (Sylvia Pinal) recommends that they retrace their actions of the last days, and they find themselves freed from the room. Celebrating their freedom, the guests attend mass at a cathedral–only to find that they, along with the priest and congregation, are now trapped inside the cathedral.

Director: Nathan Juran    More Info
Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Judi Meredith, Torin Thatcher, Walter Burke, Roger Mobley, Don Beddoe, Barry Kelley, Dayton Lummis, Anna Lee, Robert Gist

 Jack (Kerwin Mathews) slays the giant sent by evil wizard Pendragon (Torin Thatcher) in an attempt to kidnap Princess Elaine (Judi Meredith). Now, Jack is assigned the task of protecting Elaine from future spells cast by Pendragon.

Director: Abe Levitow    More Info
Starring: Jim Backus, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano, Morey Amsterdam, June Foray, Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, John Hart, Jane Kean, Les Tremayne

 Ebenezer Scrooge has more than just his known problem of "seeing" the greed that he has allowed to permeate his life when Mr. Magoo (voice of Jim Backus) takes on the role–myopic vision and all.

Director: William Castle    More Info
Starring: Tom Poston, Julia Meade, Jim Backus, Fred Clark, Cecil Kellaway, Margaret Dumont, Jimmy Hawkins, Elaine Martone, Zeme North, James Millhollin

 College professor Jonathan Jones (Tom Poston) discovers "zotz," which is a magic coin that gives him power over those around him. Jones offers "zotz" to the Pentagon only to learn that the Army brass believes he is crazy. When foreign agents learn about "zotz," they set out to kidnap Jones, but, during the attempt, Jones drops his magic coin, and it is lost forever in the sewer.

Director: Don Chaffey    More Info
Starring: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith, Niall MacGinnis, Michael Gwynn, Douglas Wilmer, Jack Gwillim, Honor Blackman, John Cairney

 Master stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen really makes this a fantasy to watch. Based on Greek mythology, Jason (Todd Armstrong) is heir to the throne of Thessaly, but it is ordained that he must first return the magical Golden Fleece. Thus, under the protection of the goddess Hera, he and his crew set sail, encountering many obstacles along the way–including a seven-headed reptile, a 100-foot tall live statue, and an army of skeletons.

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman    More Info
Starring: Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews, Alan Napier, Norman Alden, Martha Wentworth, Barbara Jo Allen, Ginny Tyler, Richard & Robert Reitherman

 Narrated by Sir Ector (voice of Sebastian Cabot), this animated film by Disney is based on the tale of King Arthur (voice of Rickie Sorensen) and revolves around a boy named Wart (voices of Richard and Robert Reitherman) who is aided by the magician Merlin (voice of Karl Swenson).

Director: Arthur Lubin    More Info
Starring: Don Knotts, Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan, Larry Keating, Oscar Beregi Jr., Charles Meredith, Elizabeth MacRae, Paul Frees, Phil Arnold

 Harry Limpet (Don Knotts) is a nervous little bookkeeper who is infatuated with fish. He volunteers for the Navy at the start of World War II but is turned down. Then the miracle happens: he slips off a pier, becomes a fish, and helps the war effort by hunting down German U-boats. Good animation in this enjoyable film.

Director: Aleksandr Rou    More Info
Starring: Aleksandr Khvylya, Natalya Sedykh, Eduard Izotov, Inna Churikova, Pavel Pavlenko, Vera Altajskaya, Georgi Millyar, Galina Borisova, Anatoli Kubatsky, Valentin Bryleyev

 This unusual children's fairy tale from Russia follows Nastenka (Natalya Sedykh) who gets the Cinderella treatment from her stepmother (Vera Altajskaya) and sisters and a conceited boy, Ivan (Eduard Izotov). Nastenka meets Ivan, and they now enjoy high-energy adventures together, including a gremlin giving Ivan the head of a bear.

Director: Robert Stevenson    More Info
Starring: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Ed Wynn, Elsa Lanchester, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Arthur Treacher, Hermione Baddeley, Reginald Owen, Reta Shaw

 English children Jane and Michael Banks (Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber) feel neglected by their parents. They receive a new "magical" nanny, Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) who takes them on exciting adventures and changes the lives of everyone in the family. Andrews won the Best Actress Oscar for her role, and "Chim Chim Cheree" won for Best Song. There were three other Academy awards as well as eight nominations, including Best Picture and Director. A delightful film that is filled with great songs.

Director: Ray Goossens    More Info
Starring: Arnold Stang, Peter Lazer, Conrad Jameson, Cliff Owens, Mavis Mims, Kevin Kennedy, Jess Cain, Minerva Pious

 This animated tale starts with Pinocchio (voice of Peter Lazer) being turned back into a puppet for bad behavior. He meets Nurtle the Turtle (voice of Arnold Stang), a space alien, who accidentally lands on Earth. He invites Pinocchio to accompany him to Mars where they defeat the bad Flying Whale and return to Earth as heroes.

Director: F.R. Crawley    More Info
Starring: Susan Conway, Larry D. Mann, Alfie Scopp, Carl Banas, Susan Morse, Peggi Loder

 In this made-for-TV version of the story, Dorothy (voice of Susan Conway), still in possession of the shoes, is whisked back to Oz for more adventures with renamed (from a TV series) friends, the Wizard, and, of course, the witches.

Director: Kizo Nagashima    More Info
Starring: Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Billie Mae Richards, Paul Soles, Stan Francis, Janet Orenstein, Alfie Scopp, Carl Banas, Corinne Conley, Peg Dixon

 This is the now-classic animated, Christmastime TV offering of young Rudolph, the reindeer that was rejected because of his shiny nose. Sam the Snowman (voice of Burl Ives) tells Rudolph's story as the reindeer heads off on an adventure with his elf friend Hermie (voice of Paul Soles). When he comes to an island of misfit toys, Rudolph (voice of Billie Mae Richards) heads back to the North Pole to talk the cranky Santa (voice of Stan Francis) into helping the toys. With Christmas Eve at hand and fog covering the area, Santa has a "bright" idea. Filled with good songs.

Director: Nicholas Webster    More Info
Starring: John Call, Leonard Hicks, Vincent Beck, Bill McCutcheon, Victor Stiles, Donna Conforti, Chris Month, Pia Zadora, Leila Martin, Charles Renn

 Martians–in need of a Santa Claus of their own–head to Earth to kidnap ours. The deed is done, and they head back with Santa Claus (John Call) and Earth children Billy and Betty (Victor Stiles and Donna Conforti). Can Santa save the Martians from themselves? Boy, those Martians are really bright green!

Director: Charles S. Dubin    More Info
Starring: Lesley Ann Warren, Stuart Damon, Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, Celeste Holm, Jo Van Fleet, Pat Carroll, Barbara Ruick, Joe E. Marks, Bill Lee

 This made-for-TV remake of the classic fairy tale is set to music (by Rodgers and Hammerstein) and is enjoyable fare. Cinderella (Lesley Ann Warren) is treated poorly by her stepmother (Jo Van Fleet) and stepsisters (Pat Carroll and Barbara Ruick). They forbid Cinderella to go to the ball where the Prince (Stuart Damon) will choose his bride. The Fairy Godmother (Celeste Holm) appears and magically transforms Cinderella into the belle of the ball. Cinderella meets the Prince and captures his heart. But, the Fairy Godmother's magic will last only until midnight, and Cinderella must flee the ball. Will the Prince pursue her?

Director: Jules Bass    More Info
Starring: Ray Bolger, Jack Gilford, Margaret Hamilton, Paul O'Keefe, Tallulah Bankhead, Boris Karloff, Burl Ives, Victor Borge, Terry-Thomas, Patty Duke

 This story, told partly through animation, is about Hans Christian Andersen's boyhood meetings with many of the characters that become subjects for his later stories.

Director: Chuck Jones    More Info
Starring: Boris Karloff, June Foray, Thurl Ravenscroft

 Adapted from the Dr. Seuss children's book, this television classic features Boris Karloff as the narrator and as the voice of that mean old Mr. Grinch who is fed up with Christmas. The Grinch comes up with an evil plan to disguise himself as Santa Claus and steal all the presents in the happy little town of Whoville. But, when he crosses paths with Cindy Loo Who (voice of June Foray) "who is no more than two," she melts the Grinch's heart with kindness. As the narrator, Boris Karloff says, "Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, he thought, means a little bit more." And, by story's end, the good citizens of Whoville are enjoying a merry Christmas.

Director: Shigeo Tanaka    More Info
Starring: Kojiro Hongo, Kyoko Enami, Koji Fujiyama, Akira Natsuki, Yuzo Hayakawa, Ichiro Sugai, Takuya Fujioka, Yoshiro Kitahara, Bontaro Miyake, Jutaro Hojo

 At the end of "Gamera the Invincible," our favorite turtle monster is fired into space on a rocket. But wait! The rocket collides with a meteor, and Gamera is hurled back to Earth–just in time to save the day from the terrible monster Barugon.

Director: Stanley Donen    More Info
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron, Raquel Welch, Alba, Robert Russell, Barry Humphries, Daniele Noel, Michael Bates, Charles Lloyd Pack

 A short-order cook, Stanley Moon (Dudley Moore), sells his soul to George Spiggott (Peter Cook), a.k.a. the Devil, in return for seven sinful wishes in this modern-day version of "Dr. Faust."

Director: Richard Fleischer    More Info
Starring: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Richard Attenborough, Peter Bull, Geoffrey Holder, William Dix, Norma Varden, Muriel Landers, Portia Nelson

 Veterinarian Dr. John Dolittle (Rex Harrison) has the unique ability of talking in animal languages–a feat that comes in handy when he leaves Puddleby-By-The-Marsh, England in search of the elusive Great Pink Sea Snail. An Oscar went to "Talk to the Animals" as Best Song. It also won for Special Visual Effects and was nominated for eight more, including Best Picture.

Director: Jules Bass    More Info
Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Bradley Bolke, Bob McFadden

 All the fairy tale characters show up in this animated film for children with Mother Goose (voice of Margaret Rutherford) telling the story of heroines and heroes who thwart a group of spies.