Above and Beyond 1952  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Cast: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, James Whitmore, Larry Keating, Larry Gates, Marilyn Erskine, Jim Backus, Stephen Dunne, Robert Burton, Hayden Rorke, Lawrence Dobkin, Dick Simmons, Jeff Richards, John McKee, Christopher Olsen
This biographical drama is about Air Force Colonel Paul Tibbetts' (Robert Taylor) training and preparation for his B-29 bombing mission that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and helped bring an end to World War II.
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The Big Operator 1959  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Anatomy of a Syndicate
Director: Charles F. Haas
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Ray Danton, Jim Backus, Jackie Coogan, Jay North, Don "Red" Barry, Lawrence Dobkin
When federal agents investigate, labor union boss Little Joe Braun (Mickey Rooney) fights the government crackdown of his operation.
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Cabinet of Caligari 1962  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Kay
Cast: Glynis Johns, Dan O'Herlihy, Richard Davalos, Lawrence Dobkin, Constance Ford, J. Pat O'Malley, Vicki Trickett, Estelle Winwood, Doreen Lang, Charles Fredericks
A young woman (Glynis Johns) takes refuge at a desolate estate where the inhabitants are strange, and mysterious owner Caligari (Dan O'Herlihy) is a sadistic pervert. Can she escape? Remake of the 1920 German classic.
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D.O.A. 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Beverly Garland, Lynn Baggett, William Ching, Henry Hart, Neville Brand, Jess Kirkpatrick, Laurette Luez, Frank Gerstle, Lawrence Dobkin, Cay Forrester, Frank Jaquet, Carol Hughes
This good, tense mystery starts with Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) walking into the police station to report his own murder. He had gone to San Francisco for a week on the town before his marriage. But, he gets poisoned, and the doctor says he has but a week to live and no known antidote exists. He sets out to discover who did it and why. Remade in 1969 as "Color Me Dead" and again in 1988.
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 The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller / Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Frank Conroy, Fay Roope, Tyler McVey, Harlan Warde, Lock Martin, Marshall Bradford, Wheaton Chambers, Holly Bane, Lawrence Dobkin
Alien Klaatu (Michael Rennie) with his robot Gort (Lock Martin) make a trip to Earth to discover the nature of its people. If they don't like what they find, they, along with members of other alien planets, are prepared to destroy the Earth. When the Earthlings discover the aliens and their purpose, they become very intent on a plan to capture the two spy aliens. This film set the standard for sci-fi movies.
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The Defiant Ones 1958 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Cara Williams, Lon Chaney Jr., Charles McGraw, King Donovan, Claude Akins, Whit Bissell, Lawrence Dobkin, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Kevin Caughlin
Hatred turns into understanding and finally love when two escaped convicts (Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier) must lean on each other to survive. This movie, about the futility of racial hatred, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, Actor (both Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier), Supporting Actor (Theodore Bikel), Supporting Actress (Cara Williams), Director, and Film Editing. It won for Best Writing and Cinematography.
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The Gene Krupa Story 1959  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Drum Crazy
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Sal Mineo, Susan Kohner, James Darren, Susan Oliver, Yvonne Craig, Lawrence Dobkin, Celia Lovsky, Red Nichols, Bobby Troup, Anita O'Day, Shelly Manne, Buddy Lester
Although not entirely accurate, this film is entertaining as it covers Gene Krupa's (Sal Mineo) life from his childhood, when he expected to become a priest; to his early days in friend Eddie's (James Darren) band; through his years of drug and alcohol addiction; and then his life as a great jazz drummer and band leader.
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 Kiss of Fire 1955 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Barbara Rush, Jack Palance, Rex Reason, Martha Hyer, Leslie Bradley, Alan Reed, Lawrence Dobkin, Steven Geray, Joseph Waring, Pat Hogan
In this romantic drama a member of the Spanish aristocracy (Barbara Rush) chooses love over royalty and gives up the throne for true love.
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The Midnight Man 1974 R, 117 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roland Kibbee, Burt Lancaster
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Cameron Mitchell, Morgan Woodward, Harris Yulin, Robert Quarry, Joan Lorring, Lawrence Dobkin, Ed Lauter, Charles Tyner
Following a co-ed's slaying, a paroled ex-cop (Burt Lancaster) impersonates a college security guard and solves the case.
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 Patton 1970  PG, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Michael Bates, Frank Latimore, Ed Binns, Lawrence Dobkin, John Doucette, Bill Hickman, Carey Loftin, Albert Dumortier, Morgan Paull, Karl Michael Vogler, Tim Considine
This is the story of Gen. George S. Patton (George C. Scott) as he assumes command of the American forces during World War II and engages in battle against Germany's Field Marshal Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler). After slapping an American soldier (Tim Considine), Patton loses his command but leads the U.S. 3rd Army through Europe and defeats Hitler's counteroffensive in the Battle of the Bulge. The film won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Actor (George C. Scott declined to accept).
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Sabaka 1954 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: The Hindu
Director: Frank Ferrin
Cast: Boris Karloff, Reginald Denny, Victor Jory, Lisa Howard, Jeanne Bates, Jay Novello, June Foray, Peter Coe, Lou Krugman, Vito Scotti, Lawrence Dobkin, Nino Marcel, Paul Marion, Louis Merrill
Set in India, this is the story about a religious cult and its very strange practices. Gunga Ram (Nino Marcel) is an elephant driver who swears to avenge the murder of his sister Indria and her husband. To attain his goal, Gunga Ram must overcome the opposition of General Pollegar (Boris Karloff) who the Maharajah of Bakore (Lou Krugman) has ordered to rout out Sabaka worshippers. Then, he plans to destroy Ashok's (Victor Jory) fire shrine of Sabaka and put an end to Ashok's fire-worshipping cult.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 4 (Episodes 8&9) 1966 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Lawrence Dobkin, Vincent McEveety
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Grace Lee Whitney, Abraham Sofaer, Mark Lenard, Robert Walker Jr.
Two episodes of the original series are presented in this DVD. "Charlie X" (aired 9/15/1966, stardate 1533.6)-Charlie, a youth that is the only survivor of an expedition to the planet Thasus, is picked up and brought to the Enterprise. He claims to have been the only person on the planet, and then bad things happen when he is not pleased. "Balance of Terror" (aired 12/15/1966, stardate 1709)-The dastardly Romulans are attacking the outposts that guard the neutral zone between the Federation and Romulan territory. Now the Enterprise is in hot pursuit, but the Romulan warship has a screen that makes them invisible. In addition to the battle that is sure to ensue, the Romulans look a lot like Vulcans, which causes the Enterprise crew to be skeptical of Spock.
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 Twelve O'Clock High 1949  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Dean Jagger, Roger Anderson, Lawrence Dobkin, Kenneth Tobey, Millard Mitchell, Robert Arthur, John Kellogg, Paul Stewart, Robert Patten, Lee MacGregory, Sam Edwards, Paul Picerni
This war film stars Gregory Peck as General Frank Savage who takes over Major Harvey Stovall's (Dean Jagger) World War II bomber squadron in England. The story is told in flashback as Stovall relates the perils of leadership and the stresses of command. Savage institutes strict discipline, but the men grow cold to him because of his orders. Eventually, Savage cares for his men above all else, and the story concerns the stresses of command as the leader becomes too close to his men. Dean Jagger won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor and nominations were received for Best Picture and Actor (Gregory Peck).
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| 1. Above and Beyond (1952)
2. The Big Operator (1959)
aka: Anatomy of a Syndicate
3. Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
4. D.O.A. (1950)
5. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
6. The Defiant Ones (1958)
7. The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
aka: Drum Crazy
8. Kiss of Fire (1955)
9. The Midnight Man (1974)
10. Patton (1970)
11. Sabaka (1954)
aka: The Hindu
12. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 4 (Episodes 8&9) (1966)
13. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
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