First to Fight 1967 N/R, 97 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Christian Nyby Cast: Chad Everett, Marilyn Devin, Dean Jagger, Bobby Troup, Gene Hackman, Claude Akins, James Best, Norman Alden, Bobs Watson, Ken Swofford, Ray Reese, Garry Goodgion, Robert Austin, Clint Ritchie, Stephen Roberts
This is an insightful psychological story about a Congressional Medal of Honor winner, Jack Connell (Chad Everett), cracking up when he returns to fight in the Pacific.
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The Thing from Another World 1951 N/R, 87 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror aka: The Thing
Director: Christian Nyby Cast: James Arness, Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, Douglas Spencer, James R. Young, Dewey Martin, Robert Nichols, Eduard Franz, John Dierkes, William Self, Sally Creighton, Edmond Breon, Paul Frees, David McMahon
This is the classic film about an enemy, The Thing (James Arness), from outer space whose UFO has crashed at an Arctic radar post. Captain Patrick Hendry (Kenneth Tobey) accidentally explodes the UFO ship, but The Thing remains frozen in ice. An electric blanket is used to thaw The Thing, but it escapes and goes on a rampage. Now, the U.S. Army matches wits with its unwelcome "guest" as the suspense mounts, and they try to stop The Thing before it destroys Earth.
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Young Fury 1965 N/R, 80 min. Genre: Western
Director: Christian Nyby Cast: Rory Calhoun, Virginia Mayo, Lon Chaney Jr., Richard Arlen, John Agar, William Wellman Jr., William Bendix, Preston Pierce, Merry Anders, Jody McCrea, Linda Foster, Robert Biheller, Marc Cavell, Jay Ripley, Jerry Summers
There are several old-time stars in this Western, which brings a gunslinger (Rory Calhoun) home, after a long absence, with a gang on his tail. His son (Preston Pierce) has his own gang at home and relations are strained as dad tries to make up. After finding out why he left, the son repents and rides to save dad, who's being chased by the gang who has now caught up with him.
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| 1. First to Fight (1967)
2. The Thing from Another World (1951) aka: The Thing
3. Young Fury (1965)
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