Backlash 1956  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Richard Widmark, Donna Reed, William Campbell, John McIntire, Barton MacLane, Harry Morgan, Robert J. Wilke, Edward Platt, Jack Lambert, Roy Roberts
Jim Slater (Richard Widmark) is searching for the truth about what happened to his father during and after an Apache raid in post-Civil War Arizona. He runs across Karyl (Donna Reed) who is on a similar mission after her husband was killed in the same raid. They join forces, and, to Jim's regret, his father is the thief he was accused of being and had sold out his fellow thieves. John McIntire does his usual good job, this time in the role of Jim's father. Other than that, this expensive film, though beautifully shot, is not at the level of Sturges' other Western sagas such as "Bad Day at Black Rock" and "Gunfight at O.K. Corral".
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Black Gunn 1972  R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Hartford-Davis
Cast: Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes, Luciana Paluzzi, Vida Blue, Stephen McNally, Keefe Brasselle, Timothy Brown, William Campbell, Bernie Casey
Nightclub owner Gunn (Jim Brown) gathers together a mean group of men to extract revenge on gang members who killed his brother. Violent, weak, blaxploitation film.
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The Breaking Point 1950  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Sherry Jackson, Ralph Dumke, William Campbell, John Doucette, Edmon Ryan
This remake of Ernest Hemingway's "To Have and Have Not" stars John Garfield in the role of Harry Morgan–the captain of a boat who, needing money, contracts to smuggle illegal aliens into California.
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Dementia 13 1963  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: William Campbell, Luana Anders, Bart Patton, Mary Mitchel, Patrick Magee, Ethne Dunn, Peter Read, Karl Schanzer, Ron Perry, Barbara Dowling
As the annual family reunion to mourn the death of the matron's young daughter nears, members arrive and bicker over the inheritance. One heir dies of a heart attack, but his wife (Luana Anders) hides the body so as not to be left out of the inheritance. Then, family members start meeting their deaths by an axe-wielding murderer. Francis Ford Coppola's first "mainstream" movie.
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Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 1974  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Hough
Cast: Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke, Vic Morrow, Eugene Daniels, Roddy McDowall, Lynn Borden, Kenneth Tobey, William Campbell
Larry (Peter Fonda) is a star, sports-car driver who picks up Mary (Susan George) and Deke (Adam Roarke). They hold up a grocery store to steal money for a new car, and the chase is on as they elude the California Highway Patrol.
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Eighteen and Anxious 1957 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Parker
Cast: Martha Scott, Jim Backus, Mary Webster, William Campbell, Jackie Coogan, Yvonne Craig, Ron Hagerthy, Connie Stevens, Jackie Loughery, Damian O'Flynn
A teenage woman secretly marries, and is shortly widowed when her husband is killed while drag racing. She has a child, but can't prove she was married. Her life goes downhill from there in this exploitation film.
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Escape from Fort Bravo 1953 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest, Richard Anderson, Polly Bergen, Carl Benton Reid, William Campbell, John Lupton, Howard McNear, Glenn Strange, Alex Montoya, Charles Stevens, William Newell, Harry Cheshire
During the Civil War, Confederate Captain John Marsh (John Forsythe) is being held prisoner at the prison camp where Southern belle Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker) is brought in to distract Union Army Captain Roper (William Holden) and aid in a prison break. The ploy works, Roper falls in love with Carla, and she leaves with the escaping rebels including Marsh who has also fallen for Carla. But, Roper catches up with them and leads them back to Fort Bravo. It proves to be a difficult trek–especially when they meet up with a Mescalero Apache hunting party and must form an alliance to fend off the attack.
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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964  N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Victor Buono, Mary Astor, Bruce Dern, George Kennedy, Cecil Kellaway, Wesley Addy, William Campbell, Frank Ferguson, Dave Willock, John Megna
Haunted by memories of her murdered fiance, Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) has only her housekeeper Velma (Agnes Moorehead) for company. When she learns that her decaying Southern mansion is slated for demolition, she calls her cousin Miriam (Olivia de Havilland) for help. Miriam arrives on the scene with the family doctor (Joseph Cotten) to help, but he causes even more problems, and now Charlotte fights for her sanity as her Southern lifestyle is about to disintegrate, and Miriam tries to drive her crazy. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead).
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 Love Me Tender 1956 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cast: Elvis Presley, Debra Paget, Richard Egan, Robert Middleton, William Campbell, Neville Brand, Mildred Dunnock, Bruce Bennett, James Drury, L.Q. Jones
This film represents Elvis Presley's first starring role. The story takes place in Texas just after the Civil War and has a plot of brothers fighting for the same girl.
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Man in the Vault 1956 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: William Campbell, Karen Sharpe, Anita Ekberg, Berry Kroeger, Paul Fix, Mike Mazurki, Robert Keys, James Seay, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Nancy Duke, Vivianne Lloyd
Mobster Willis Trent (Berry Kroeger) threatens to hurt locksmith Tommy's (William Campbell) girlfriend Betty (Karen Sharpe) if Tommy will not make the key to a safety deposit box that contains $200,000. Under the influence of double-dealing gang moll Flo Randall (Anita Ekberg), Tony makes the key and then pockets the $200,000 for himself. Wise in the ways of the mobster world, Trent then kidnaps Betty and sets up a ransom for her return. The amount of the ransom: $200,000.
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Man Without a Star 1955 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor, William Campbell, Richard Boone, Mara Corday, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Elam, George Wallace, Paul Birch
Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) is a drifter who helps Jeff Jimson (William Campbell) learn the ropes of being a cowboy. At the same time, he stays in one place just long enough to help Reed Bowman (Jeanne Crain) protect her land while he carries on a romance with dancehall hostess, Idonee (Claire Trevor). By film's end, Rae is drifting on to the next town.
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Money, Women and Guns 1958 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Bartlett
Cast: Jock Mahoney, Kim Hunter, Tim Hovey, Gene Evans, Tom Drake, Lon Chaney Jr., James Gleason, Ian MacDonald, William Campbell, Jeffrey Stone
Utilizing the will for evidence, detective Hogan (Jock Mahoney) searches for the killer of a wealthy man by investigating those who would benefit from his death.
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The Naked and the Dead 1958 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson, Raymond Massey, Lili St. Cyr, Barbara Nichols, William Campbell, Richard Jaeckel, Joey Bishop, Jerry Paris, L.Q. Jones
In this World War II drama, based on Norman Mailer's novel, tough Sgt. Croft (Aldo Ray) and the idealistic Lt. Hearn (Cliff Robertson) display differing methods as they strive for success in their mission of getting their squad behind enemy lines to observe Japanese troop movements.
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Operation Pacific 1951 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Waggner
Cast: John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Scott Forbes, Martin Milner, Philip Carey, Milburn Stone, Paul Picerni, William Campbell, Kathryn Givney
This World War II submarine drama involves the love story of "Duke" Gifford (John Wayne) and Mary Stuart (Patricia Neal) whose romance must often be put on hold while Gifford is off testing torpedoes and fighting submarine battles.
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Secret Invasion 1964 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney, Edd Byrnes, Henry Silva, William Campbell, Peter Coe, Spela Rozin, Helmo Kindermann, Enzo Fiermonte, Nan Morris, Helmuth Schneider, Todd Williams
During World War II, British Intelligence officer Maj. Richard Mace (Stewart Granger) recruits five convicts ((Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney, Henry Silva, William Campbell, and Edd Byrnes) for a secret mission against the Nazis. Their mission: rescue Italian Gen. Quadri (Enzo Fiermonte) from prison in Dubrovnik so that he can convince his troops to turn against their German allies and help end the war. They complete their mission only to find that the "General" is an imposter, and that is only one of the problems that will ultimately result in only one surviving convict.
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The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 1958 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Kenneth More, Jayne Mansfield, Henry Hull, William Campbell, Bruce Cabot, Robert Morley, Ronald Squire, David Horne, Charles Irwin, Sid James
An English gunsmith (Kenneth More) is given the job of sheriff in a troubled town and manages to do the job surprisingly well.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 21 (Episodes 41&42) 1967 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Marc Daniels, Joseph Pevney
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Roger C. Carmel, William Schallert, William Campbell
Two episodes of the classic series are presented in this DVD. "I, Mudd" (aired 11/9/1967, stardate 4513.3)-An android disguised as a crew member kidnaps the Enterprise and takes it to a planet where Kirk's old nemesis, Harry Mudd, is on hand. The androids have been built by a now-extinct race and are designed to serve humans. Mudd hopes that they will serve the Enterprise crew and let him get away. But the androids are just too servile, and it's going to be hard for anyone to shake them. "The Trouble With Tribbles" (aired 12/29/1967, stardate 4523.3)-A space station manager gets nervous when Klingons arrive for R&R (as allowed by treaty) since he has a valuable load of wheat on board that is destined for a colony where famine exists. The Enterprise is sent to keep the peace and on arriving finds that the station is overrun by the fast-propagating tribbles, lovable furry balls that seem to only eat and have babies. But–there are dead tribbles all over the wheat storage area, which turns out to be caused by poison. The Klingons are responsible, prompting Kirk and Co. to get to work.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 9 (Episodes 17&18) 1966 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Sparr, Don McDougall
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Marcia Brown, William Campbell, Richard Carlyle, Perry Lopez
Two more episodes of the original series are presented in this DVD. "Shore Leave" (aired 12/29/1966, stardate 3025.3)–The Enterprise crew needs a short vacation, so they land on an earth-like planet thought to be uninhabited. Then, bizarre things start to happen. "The Squire of Gothos" (aired 1/12/1967, stardate 2124.5)–Enterprise encounters a planet where one is not supposed to be. They meet a strange and powerful man that dresses like a 17th-century British squire who decides that he should keep the crew for his collection.
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Young Racers 1963 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Mark Damon, William Campbell, Luana Anders, Patrick Magee, John McLaren, R. Wright Campbell, Milo Quesada, Anthony Marsh, Marie Versini, Margarete Robsahm, Christina Gregg, Beatrice Altariba
Grand Prix racer Joe Machin (William Campbell) is married to Sesia (Marie Versini), but that doesn't slow him down in the realm of extramarital affairs. Joe's womanizing is the perfect subject that racer-turned-writer Stephen Children (Mark Damon) needs for his book–especially after his girlfriend Monique (Beatrice Altariba) cheated on him with Joe. Steve starts writing his expose on Joe, but later–after their racing duel–Steve has a change of heart, and the two become friends.
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| 1. Backlash (1956)
2. Battle Circus (1953)
3. Black Gunn (1972)
4. The Breaking Point (1950)
5. Dementia 13 (1963)
6. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974)
7. Eighteen and Anxious (1957)
8. Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
9. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
10. Love Me Tender (1956)
11. Man in the Vault (1956)
12. Man Without a Star (1955)
13. Money, Women and Guns (1958)
14. The Naked and the Dead (1958)
15. Operation Pacific (1951)
16. Secret Invasion (1964)
17. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)
18. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 21 (Episodes 41&42) (1967)
19. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 9 (Episodes 17&18) (1966)
20. Young Racers (1963)
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