The Abdication 1974  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Harvey
Cast: Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Cyril Cusack, Michael Dunn, Paul Rogers, Kathleen Byron, Graham Crowden, James Faulkner, Harold Goldblatt, Noel Trevarthen
Set in the 17th century, Sweden's Queen Christina converts to Roman Catholicism and abdicates her throne. Love with a Cardinal follows in this so-so historical drama.
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Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks 1974  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror / Thriller
aka: House of Freaks
Terror
The Monsters of Dr. Frankenstein
Director: Robert Oliver
Cast: Rossano Brazzi, Michael Dunn, Edmund Purdom, Christiane Rucker, Gordon Mitchell, Loren Ewing, Luciano Pigozzi, Salvatore Baccaro, Xiro Papas, Eric Mann, Simonetta Vitelli, Laura De Benedittis, Robert Marx, Margaret Oliver, Alessandro Perrella
Mad scientist Frankenstein (Rossano Brazzi) creates monster Goliath (Loren Ewing), but all does not go well in the process. As a result, helper Genz (Michael Dunn) is fired. Now, Genz sets out for revenge with the help of a Neanderthal man (Salvatore Baccaro).
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Madigan 1968  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Harry Guardino, James Whitmore, Michael Dunn, Susan Clark, Steve Ihnat, Don Stroud, Sheree North
Detective Daniel Madigan (Richard Widmark) and Detective Rocco Bornaro (Harry Guardino) track down a psychopath who has stolen Madigan's service revolver and is using it on his victims. This excellent film spawned a TV series.
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 Murders in the Rue Morgue 1971 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Gordon Hessler
Cast: Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Lilli Palmer, Adolfo Celi, Maria Perschy, Michael Dunn, Peter Arne, Rosalind Elliot, Marshall Jones
Members of a theater playgroup are systematically done away with by a mysterious demon in a major re-write of the Edgar Allen Poe story.
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No Way to Treat a Lady 1968  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Smight
Cast: Rod Steiger, Lee Remick, George Segal, Eileen Heckart, Murray Hamilton, Michael Dunn, Martine Bartlett, Barbara Baxley, David Doyle, Doris Roberts
A psychopathic actor, Christopher Gill (Rod Steiger), kills old women as a way to work out neuroses regarding his mother's (Eileen Heckart) constant interference in his life. Now Mo Brummel (George Segal) is on his trail in this good comedy/mystery.
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Ship of Fools 1965 N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Oskar Werner, Heinz Ruhmann, Lee Marvin, Jose Ferrer, Michael Dunn, George Segal, Elizabeth Ashley, Alf Kjellin, Jose Greco, Charles Korvin, Lilia Skala, Barbara Luna
This is the screen adaptation of Katherine Anne Porter's bestseller about passengers on a 1933 voyage from Vera Cruz to Bremerhaven. The story shows great insight into people on the verge of changes in their lives. Among the Academy Award nominations are Best Picture, Actor (Oscar Werner), Actress (Simone Signoret), and Supporting Actor (Michael Dunn).
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 34 (Episodes 67&68) 1968  TV, 102 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: David Alexander, Jud Taylor
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, Kathie Browne, Michael Dunn
Two episodes from the third season are presented in this DVD. "Plato's Stepchildren" (aired 11/22/1968, stardate 5784.0)-There's trouble on Platonius–the leader needs medical attention. A landing party from the Enterprise beams down to the planet and Dr. McCoy treats the king. When the team tries to beam back up, they are unable to do so. The Platonians have great powers and decide the Enterprise members should stay on as jesters for their entertainment. There must be SOME way to deal with this situation. "Wink of an Eye" (aired 11/29/1968, stardate 5710.5)-A call for help from the planet Scalos has Enterprise rushing to the scene. After crew members start disappearing–including Kirk–we find out that the Scalosians' lives move so rapidly that they are invisible to "normal" beings. This was caused by radiation released during a volcanic eruption and caused the men to be sterile to boot. The material is still in their drinking water, which crew members drank. So–the women on Scalos send out distress calls to lure men in order to propagate the race. Will Kirk be able to get his problem back to Spock and the others? So what if he does? Hmmmm.
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The Werewolf of Washington 1973  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Director: Milton Moses Ginsberg
Cast: Dean Stockwell, Katalin Kallay, Biff McGuire, Clifton James, Michael Dunn, Beeson Carroll, Jane House, Barbara Spiegel, Despo Diamantidou, Thayer David, Nancy Andrews, Henry Ferrentino, Jacqueline Brookes
White House Press Secretary Jack Whittier (Dean Stockwell) is bitten by a werewolf while visiting Hungary, returns to Washington, D.C., and turns into a deadly beast at night attacking politicians. Now, the President (Biff McGuire) appears to be his next intended victim.
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| 1. The Abdication (1974)
2. Boom! (1968)
3. Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974)
aka: House of Freaks
aka: Terror
aka: The Monsters of Dr. Frankenstein
4. Madigan (1968)
5. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
6. No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
7. Ship of Fools (1965)
8. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 34 (Episodes 67&68) (1968)
9. The Werewolf of Washington (1973)
10. You're a Big Boy Now (1966)
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