Born to Be Sold 1981  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Cast: Lynda Carter, Harold Gould, Dean Stockwell, Sharon Farrell, Philip Sterling, Lloyd Haynes, Ed Nelson, Joy Garrett, Bernard Behrens, Rita Taggart
The underworld practice of selling babies is the subject of this made-for-TV thriller starring Linda Carter in the role of the social worker who tries to crack down on the world of black market babies.
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The Greatest 1977  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gries, Monte Hellman
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Muhammad Ali, John Marley, Robert Duvall, David Huddleston, Ben Johnson, James Earl Jones, Lloyd Haynes, Paul Winfield, Dina Merrill, Roger E. Mosley, Annazette Chase, Lucille Benson, Skip Homeier
This is the biography of boxer Muhammad Ali who plays himself–beginning as 18-year-old boxer Cassius Clay who wins a Gold medal at the Olympic Games. Later, he trains under Angelo Dundee (Ernest Borgnine) and wins the World Heavyweight title from Sonny Liston (Roger E. Mosley). Now, he converts to Islam, refuses to join the Army, and goes through a three-and-a-half year court battle before returning to the ring to retake the World Heavyweight title. Throughout the film, Muhammad Ali's actual fight sequences are inter-cut into the story.
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The Mad Room 1969 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernard Girard
Cast: Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Skip Ward, Carol Cole, Beverly Garland, Michael Burns, Barbara Sammeth, Severn Darden, Lloyd Haynes, Jennifer Bishop
This remake of "Ladies in Retirement" is the bloody tale of Mrs. Armstrong's (Shelley Winters) demise when psychotic ex-patients from a mental hospital (Michael Burns and Barbara Sammeth) move into her home.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 1 (Episodes 3&10) 1966  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure
Director: James Goldstone, Joe Sargent
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Clint Howard, Gary Lockwood, Sally Kellerman, Paul Fix, Lloyd Haynes, Andrea Dromm, Paul Carr, Anthony D. Call
Two episodes (3 and 10) of the original Star Trek TV series: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (aired 9/22/1966, stardate 1312.4)-This episode is the first one where Spock felt some human-like emotion and his friendship with Kirk begins. The Enterprise encounters a magnetic storm at the edge of the galaxy which has a large effect on Kirk's best friend. "The Corbomite Maneuver" (aired 11/3/1966, stardate 1512.2)-During a mapping mission in uncharted regions, the Enterprise encounters a glowing, radioactive cube. When it is destroyed (after it affected ship's equipment), a large spaceship with pulsating lights appears, with a captain who wants to destroy the Enterprise. Watch your backside, Kirk!
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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion 1967  G, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William Witney
Cast: Ron Ely, Ulla Stromstedt, William Marshall, Manuel Padilla Jr., Sam Jaffe, Lloyd Haynes, Jason Evers, Harry Lauter, Charles Wood, Nichelle Nichols
Taken from a two-part TV series, this was not very good TV fare and is not any better as video fare.
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| 1. Born to Be Sold (1981)
2. Good Guys Wear Black (1979)
3. The Greatest (1977)
4. The Mad Room (1969)
5. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 1 (Episodes 3&10) (1966)
6. Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)
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