Black Eagle 1948  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones, James Bell, Trevor Bardette, Will Wright, Edmund MacDonald, Paul E. Burns, Harry Cheshire, Ted Mapes
Based on an O. Henry story, this trivial flick concerns a vagabond who becomes involved in a range war. After being on both sides of the "fence," all ends well.
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The Gatling Gun 1973 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama
aka: King Gun
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: Robert Fuller, John Carradine, Guy Stockwell, Barbara Luna, Woody Strode, Patrick Wayne, Pat Buttram, Carlos Rivas, Tommy Cook, Steve Conte, Judy Jordan, Phil Harris, David Cargo, Kalai Strode
Lt. Malcolm (Guy Stockwell) leads a Cavalry troop trying to recover a Gatling gun disposed of by greedy Pvt. Sneed (Robert Fuller) and Rev. Harper (John Carradine). The Gatling gun has become the great equalizer as the Cavalry now has firepower greater than the Apache arrows and the conventional guns of the criminals. During their search, Malcolm and his troops must find a way to beat Apache chief Two Knives (Carlos Rivas) and his braves who are closing in on them.
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It Came from Beneath the Sea 1955  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis, Ian Keith, Dean Maddox Jr., Chuck Griffiths, Harry Lauter, Richard W. Peterson, Del Courtney, Tol Avery
H-bomb tests have had a bad effect on the giant, six-tentacled octopus. It escapes from Pete Mathews' (Kenneth Tobey) nuclear submarine and heads for San Francisco while the submarine captain and a pair of scientists tries to figure out how to deal with it. But before they can take care of the monster, it wrecks the Golden Gate Bridge as well as other San Francisco landmarks. As usual, special effects innovator Ray Harryhausen's scenes are excellent for the time.
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 The Jazz Singer 1927  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Alan Crosland
Cast: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, William Demarest, Roscoe Karns, Myrna Loy, Eugenie Besserer, Otto Lederer, Robert Gordon, Richard Tucker, Nat Carr, Will Walling
Although this film is considered the first "talkie," in reality it is a silent film with a musical score. Al Jolson plays Jack Robin, the son of a cantor (Warner Oland) who, to his father's regret, finds jazz more appealing than the music of his father's synagogue. Warner Brothers received an Honorary Oscar for this pioneer talkie.
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The Joe Louis Story 1953  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: Coley Wallace, Paul Stewart, Hilda Simms, James Edwards, John Marley, Dots Johnson, Evelyn Ellis, Carl "Rocky" Latimer, John Marriott, William Thourlby
Amateur boxer Coley Wallace takes on the role of Joe Louis, the "Brown Bomber," in this biographical drama that follows Louis' rise in the boxing world–showing his out-of-the-ring problems as well as his in-ring successes.
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The Loveless 1982  R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Monty Montgomery
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Robert Gordon, Marin Kanter, J. Don Ferguson, Tina L'Hotsky, Lawrence Matarese, Danny Rosen, Phillip Kimbrough, Ken Call, Liz Gans, Bob Hannah, Margaret Jo Lee
On the way to Daytona for a big race, bikers stop in a small town for lunch and wreak havoc among the local citizens. This film marks Willem Dafoe's first starring role. 1 User Review
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Revenge of the Red Baron 1994  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy / Comedy
aka: Plane Fear
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Tobey Maguire, Laraine Newman, Cliff De Young, Ronnie Schell, John C. McDonnell, Don Stark, Kristin Horton, Gerry Gibson, Michael McDonald, Ted Davis, Jim Wise
Grandpa Spencer (Mickey Rooney) was a World War I flying ace and is now 93 years old and sits in a wheelchair. His grandson, Jimmy (Tobey Maguire), needs help. Jimmy owns a model triplane that is possessed by that infamous World War I Red Baron (voice of John C. McDonnell) who is now shooting real bullets. Who does Jimmy turn to? Why, Grandpa, of course, because he is the one who shot down the real Red Baron during the war.
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| 1. Black Eagle (1948)
2. The Gatling Gun (1973)
aka: King Gun
3. It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
4. The Jazz Singer (1927)
5. The Joe Louis Story (1953)
6. The Loveless (1982)
7. Revenge of the Red Baron (1994)
aka: Plane Fear
8. Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)
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