 Charlotte's Web 1973  G, 93 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical
Director: Charles A. Nichols, Iwao Takamoto
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde, Henry Gibson, Rex Allen, Martha Scott, Danny Bonaduce, Agnes Moorehead, Herb Vigran, Pamelyn Ferdin, John Stephenson, Bob Holt, Joan Gerber, Dave Madden, Don Messick
Farm girl Fern Arable (Pamelyn Ferdin) talks her father into saving the life of a baby pig that she names Wilbur (voice of Henry Gibson). When Wilber gets big, he is transferred to a relative's farm and becomes very lonely. That's when the spider Charlotte (voice of Debbie Reynolds) comes into the picture. She spins Wilber's praises in her web for all to see and gives Wilbur the support he needs so that he will not be sent to the slaughterhouse. Lots of other little animals fill the screen in this delightful animated film adaptation of the popular children's book by E.B. White.
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Julius Caesar 1950  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David(2) Bradley
Cast: Harold Tasker, Charlton Heston, Bob Holt, Theodore Cloak, David(2) Bradley, Grosvenor Glenn, William(2) Russell, Frederick Rosco, Arthur Sus, Cornelius Peeples
William Shakespeare's drama of the rise and fall of Roman emperor Julius Caesar is brought to the screen with Harold Tasker in the title role and Charlton Heston–in a pre-Hollywood debut–playing Mark Antony. Filmed on a tight budget in and around Chicago.
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The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat 1974  R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert(2) Taylor
Cast: Skip Hinnant, Reva Rose, Bob Holt, Robert Ridgely, Fred Smoot, Pat Harrington Jr., Dick Whittington, Peter Leeds, Louisa Moritz, Stanley Adams
This second go-around of the original X-rated "Fritz the Cat" is not bad, with some funny moments as Fritz is on welfare, has a nagging wife, and looks for escape through dreaming of what his other eight lives might be like. Still clearly for adults only.
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| 1. Charlotte's Web (1973)
2. Julius Caesar (1950)
3. The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)
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