The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. 1953  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Hans Conried, Tommy Rettig, Noel Cravat, Henry Kulky, John Heasley, Robert Heasley, George Chakiris, Tony Butala, Diki Lerner, Kim Charney, Jack Heasley
This Dr. Seuss tale is brought to the screen in the story of 10-year-old Bart Collins (Tommy Rettig) who much prefers playing baseball and spending time with his dog than practicing the piano. One night, Bart has a nightmare in which he stumbles into the castle of his piano teacher (Hans Conried)–now named Dr. T.–who has kidnapped 500 young boys and is forcing them to practice the piano 24 hours a day, all week long. Even worse, Bart discovers that Dr. T. has hypnotized Bart's mother (Mary Healy), and she is now his helpmate. Bart is determined to put an end to Dr. T.'s "school" and to save his mother, and with help from a plumber (Peter Lind Hayes), Bart succeeds in rescuing them all.
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All Fall Down 1962  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Eva Marie Saint, Warren Beatty, Karl Malden, Angela Lansbury, Brandon DeWilde, Constance Ford, Barbara Baxley, Henry Kulky, Albert Paulsen
Based on William Inge's script, this is the story of Berry-Berry Willart (Warren Beatty), a young man who falls in love with an older woman, Echo O'Brien (Eva Marie Saint), and then is responsible for her untimely demise.
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Fixed Bayonets! 1951 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Richard Basehart, Gene Evans, Michael O'Shea, Richard Hylton, Craig Hill, Skip Homeier, Henry Kulky, Richard Monahan, Paul Richards, Tony Kent, Neyle Morrow, John Doucette, James Dean
Corporal Denno (Richard Basehart) is a member of a group of U.S. Army soldiers fighting in the Korean War. Denno, who cannot imagine killing another human being, ends up in command of his platoon. When the situation reaches a crisis point, Denno is finally able to shake off his fear and manages to save his soldiers.
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The Gunfight at Dodge City 1959  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Nancy Gates, Richard Anderson, James Westerfield, Walter Coy, Don Haggerty, Wright King, Harry Lauter, Gregg Barton, Earle Hodgins, Frank Sully, Frank J. Scannell, Henry Kulky
Bat Masterson (Joel McCrea) has reluctantly taken the job of sheriff of Dodge City where he is trying to bring about law and order. Along with his official duties, Bat manages to find time for lady friends Pauline (Julie Adams) and Lily (Nancy Gates). Now, real problems arise when his old outlaw gang comes to town, and Masterson must deal not only with them but with Dodge City's corrupt politicians as well. And the story culminates with that gunfight at Dodge City.
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Guns of the Timberland 1960 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cast: Alan Ladd, Jeanne Crain, Gilbert Roland, Frankie Avalon, Lyle Bettger, Noah Beery Jr., Verna Felton, Regis Toomey, Paul E. Burns, Henry Kulky
Set in the Pacific Northwest, this is a tale about problems that erupt over difference of opinions over land use between loggers and other members of the community.
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Hell and High Water 1954 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen, Cameron Mitchell, Gene Evans, David Wayne, Stephen Bekassy, Richard Loo, Peter Scott, Henry Kulky, Harry Carter, Robert Adler, Rollin Moriyama, Leslie Bradley
In this Cold War era film, Prof. Montel (Victor Francen) and his daughter Denise (Bella Darvi) worry that the U.S. government is not capable of handling a nuclear threat. The solution is to hire ex-Navy Captain Adam Jones (Richard Widmark) to command a submarine as the means of looking for evidence that the Communists are planning to launch a nuclear missile aimed at North Korea and then blame the U.S. for the action. Special effects are impressive–especially when Jones must deal with a Communist Chinese submarine that his own submarine is no match for, and the subs run silent and deep.
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Tarzan's Magic Fountain 1949 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lee Sholem
Cast: Lex Barker, Evelyn Ankers, Brenda Joyce, Albert Dekker, Charles Drake, Alan Napier, Henry Kulky, Henry Brandon, Ted Hecht, Elmo Lincoln
This is Lex Barker's first portrayal of Tarzan. The plot involves a hidden valley of youth where people do not age–until they leave. Watch for the original Tarzan (Elmo Lincoln) in a bit part.
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The World in His Arms 1952 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Gregory Peck, Ann Blyth, Anthony Quinn, John McIntire, Andrea King, Eugenie Leontovich, Hans Conried, Rhys Williams, Sig Ruman, Carl Esmond, Gregory Gaye, Bill Radovich, Bryan Forbes, Henry Kulky, Gregg Barton
Set in the 1850s, this film is about a sea captain, Jonathan Clark (Gregory Peck), who illegally hunts seals. He falls in love with a beautiful Russian princess, the Countess Marina (Ann Blyth), while helping her flee from an arranged marriage to Prince Semyon (Carl Esmond). Now, Clark and the Countess are about to wed, but the Countess is kidnapped by Prince Semyon and taken to Alaska. After recovering from a drunken stupor, Clark races fellow seal hunter Portugee (Anthony Quinn) to Alaska, but they are both arrested by the Russians. In an effort to save them, Countess Marina says she will marry Semyon when he orders the release of Clark and Portugee.
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| 1. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
2. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
3. All Fall Down (1962)
4. Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
5. The Glory Brigade (1953)
6. The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
7. Guns of the Timberland (1960)
8. Hell and High Water (1954)
9. No Holds Barred (1952)
10. Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
11. The World in His Arms (1952)
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