Black Tuesday 1954  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Hugo Fregonese
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Peter Graves, Jean Parker, Milburn Stone, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Silvia Findley, James Bell, William Schallert, Vic Perrin
Vincent Canelli (Edward G. Robinson) and Peter Manning (Peter Graves) are escaped convicts trying to stay one step ahead of the cops in this exciting gangster film.
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Charley Varrick 1973   PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson, Sheree North, Norman Fell, Jacqueline Scott, Tom Tully, Benson Fong, Woodrow Parfrey, William Schallert, Marjorie Bennett, Ruby Diaz, Charlie Briggs, Colby Chester
Bank robber Charley Varrick (Walter Matthau) and his partner Garman Sullivan (Andrew Robinson) rob a small bank in Tres Cruces, New Mexico, and later learn that they have stolen $750,000 in Mafia funds. Now, they must find a way to return the money in order to escape being killed by the Mob hit man Molly (Joe Don Baker) who is hot on their trail and killing everyone in the way.
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Colossus: The Forbin Project 1970 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: The Forbin Project
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, William Schallert, Leonid Rostoff, Georg Stanford Brown, Willard Sage, Alex Rodine, Martin E. Brooks, Marion Ross, Dolph Sweet, Byron Morrow
Dr. Forbin (Eric Braeden) develops a supercomputer, "Colossus," intended to control the military defense system. Shortly after being turned on, Colossus finds that Russia has made a similar computer, and the two hook up to share information. Before long, the two merge with the intention of taking over the world and threaten destruction if they are unplugged. Will Forbin be able to outwit the computers? A good flick.
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 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 1969  G, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, William Schallert, Alan Hewitt, Richard Bakalyan, Debbie Paine, Frank Webb, Michael McGreevey, Jon Provost
In this Disney comedy, college student Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell) is involved in an accident that causes computer data to be implanted in his brain. This leads to a merry chase as mobster A. J. Arno (Cesar Romero) wants the information stored in Riley's head. There is a sequel: "Now You See Him, Now You Don't."
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Cross of Fire 1989 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: John Heard, Mel Harris, David Morse, Lloyd Bridges, Kim Hunter, George Dzundza, Donald Moffat, Keith Szarabajka, William Schallert, Gilbert Lewis
Originally a two-part TV movie, this is a good biography of the rise and fall of the 1920s KKK Grand Dragon, D.C. Stephenson (John Heard).
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Death Sentence 1974 TV, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Murder One
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Laurence Luckinbill, Nick Nolte, Alan Oppenheimer, William Schallert, Yvonne Wilder, Herb Voland, Hope Summers, Peter Hobbs, Doreen Lang
When Susan Davies (Cloris Leachman) is selected for the jury in a murder case, she begins to believe the defendant is innocent, and the real killer goes after her–and he's a very close friend.
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Flat Top 1952  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Richard Carlson, William Phipps, John Bromfield, Keith Larsen, William Schallert, Todd Karns, Phyllis Coates, Dave Willock, Walter Coy
World War II newsreel photographs enhance this story of daring exploits of the pilots aboard an aircraft carrier.
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Gunslinger 1956  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: John Ireland, Beverly Garland, Allison Hayes, Martin Kingsley, Jonathan Haze, Dick Miller, Margaret Campbell, Chris Alcaide, Bruno VeSota, William Schallert
When the marshal is murdered, his widow (Beverly Garland) takes over the helm of a Texas town and falls in love with the wrong man.
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 Harvey 1998 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Harry Anderson, Swoosie Kurtz, Leslie Nielsen, William Schallert, Robert Wisden, Alf Humphreys, Ingrid Tesch, Jonathan Banks, Brendan Beiser, Jessica Hecht, Lynda Boyd, Lisa Akey, Dolores Drake, Alex Ferguson
In this made-for-TV version of "Harvey," Harry Anderson takes on the role of Elwood P. Dowd whose relationship with invisible rabbit Harvey may get him committed to an insane asylum.
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Hour of the Gun 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Sturges
Cast: James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan, Albert Salmi, Charles Aidman, Steve Ihnat, Michael Tolan, Larry Gates, William Windom, Frank Converse, Lonny Chapman, William Schallert
After Wyatt Earp (James Garner) kills members of the Clampton gang, remaining members retaliate by killing his brother, and Wyatt gets help from Doc Holliday (Jason Robards) to track down the killers.
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House Party 2 1991 R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Doug McHenry
Cast: Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Iman, Paul Anthony, Queen Latifah, Tony Burton, William Schallert, Martin Lawrence, Helen Martin, Bowlegged Lou, B-Fine, Kamron, Whoopi Goldberg, Georg Stanford Brown
The first time around, the party was given while parents were away. Now, Kid (Christopher Reid) is in college but has loaned Play (Christopher Martin) money and is broke–but determined to find money for his college tuition. Play comes up with the solution: throw an all-night pajama party jam to raise funds to pay off the loan. Whoopi Goldberg makes a brief, comic appearance.
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 In the Heat of the Night 1967 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Quentin Dean, James Patterson, William Schallert, Scott Wilson, Matt Clark, Anthony James, Larry Gates, Beah Richards
Black Philadelphia homicide detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) visits a backwater Mississippi town. While there, he is mistakenly arrested for murder. When the confusion is resolved, bigoted Police Chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) and Tibbs join forces to investigate a murder. Tibbs teaches Gillespie about crime solving methods and about prejudice. This film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Actor (Steiger) and was nominated for two others, including Best Director.
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The Incident 1990 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Walter Matthau, Susan Blakely, Robert Carradine, Peter Firth, Barnard Hughes, Harry Morgan, William Schallert, Ariana Richards, Norbert Weisser, Helen Stenborg
In a small town during World War II, Harmon Cobb (Walter Matthau) reluctantly defends a Nazi POW charged with the death of the town's doctor. While the townsfolk are ready for a hanging, the case becomes more complicated than expected. Made for TV.
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 Little Women 1978 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey, Ann Dusenberry, Greer Garson, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Plumb, William Shatner, Robert Young, Cliff Potts, John de Lancie, Richard Gilliland, William Schallert, Virginia Gregg, Joyce Bulifant, Carlene Watkins
This is a good TV adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's famous novel about the four March sisters–Meg (Meredith Baxter), Jo (Susan Dey), Amy (Ann Dusenberry), and Beth (Eve Plumb)–growing up in the Civil War era. Dorothy McGuire and Greer Garson are particularly good in their roles as Marmee and Aunt Katherine March.
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Lonely Are the Brave 1962 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Miller
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane, Carroll O'Connor, George Kennedy, William Schallert, Karl Swenson, Bill Bixby, Martin Garralaga, William Mims, Lalo Rios, Harry Lauter, Charles Wagenheim, Dan White
Jack Burns (Kirk Douglas) is an aging cowboy having trouble relating to the contemporary world. He gets imprisoned in an effort to rescue his jailed friend, Paul Bondi (Michael Kane). When Burns discovers that Bondi is reluctant to escape, he breaks out of jail alone. Now Burns escapes on his horse, and he is chased by Sheriff Morey Johnson (Walter Matthau)–along with jeeps and helicopters–as he heads for the border.
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 Man on Fire 1957 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ranald MacDougall
Cast: Bing Crosby, Inger Stevens, Mary Fickett, E.G. Marshall, Malcolm Broderick, Richard Eastham, Anne Seymour, Dan Riss, William Schallert, Leslie Parrish
Earl Carleton (Bing Crosby) wants full custody of his son Ted (Malcolm Broderick) in his divorce settlement. When emotions flare, Earl kidnaps the boy.
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Sam Whiskey 1969 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Arnold Laven
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Clint Walker, Ossie Davis, Angie Dickinson, Rick Davis, William Schallert, Woodrow Parfrey, Del Reeves, Anthony James, Robert Adler, Chubby Johnson, Sidney Clute
Lovely widow Laura (Angie Dickinson) offers Sam Whiskey (Burt Reynolds) a job to retrieve gold bars (that her late husband stole) and return them to the Denver mint before they are missed. But, the gold is on a sunken ship in the Platte River. No way, you say. The team he puts together to carry out his plan could be thwarted by the bad guys who would love to get rich.
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 Speedway 1968 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Elvis Presley, Bill Bixby, Nancy Sinatra, Gale Gordon, William Schallert, Victoria Paige Meyerink, Ross Hagan, Carl Ballantine, Poncie Ponce, Harry Hickox
Elvis Presley plays a racecar driver in this story revolving around stock car racing. It does feature, as part of the racing scene, real-life racers Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough.
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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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The Tarnished Angels 1958 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Jack Carson, Robert Middleton, Alan Reed, Alexander Lockwood, Christopher Olsen, Robert J. Wilke, Troy Donahue, William Schallert, Eugene Borden
Roger Shumann (Robert Stack) had been a flying ace in World War I but is now struggling to make a living as a barnstorming pilot. Along with his wife LaVerne (Dorothy Malone), 9-year-old son Jack (Christopher Olsen), and his troupe, Roger arrives at an air show and meets New Orleans journalist Burke Devlin (Rock Hudson). As Burke gets to know Roger's family, he is attracted to LaVerne. Tragedy lies ahead in this story about the importance of living the truth.
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Teachers 1984 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Arthur Hill
Cast: Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Judd Hirsch, Ralph Macchio, Allen Garfield, Lee Grant, Richard Mulligan, Royal Dano, Zohra Lampert, Morgan Freeman, William Schallert, Art Metrano, Laura Dern, Crispin Glover
Alex (Nick Nolte) is a burned-out high-school teacher who is fed up with wimpy principal Horn (William Schallert) and arrogant vice-principal Roger (Judd Hirsch). Now, a recent graduate sues the school because he remains illiterate, and Alex's efforts to change school policies throw him into a conflict with school superintendent Dr. Burke (Lee Grant). Lots of subplots make up this story–including Alex's love interest: an attractive lawyer, Lisa (JoBeth Williams).
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Will Penny 1968 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Lee Majors, Bruce Dern, Anthony Zerbe, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, Donald Pleasence, Clifton James, William Schallert
Charlton Heston plays the title role of a rugged cowboy living on the range who forsakes society until he meets Catherine Allen (Joan Hackett) who is out for a new life, and introduces him to the more civilized world in which she lives. One of Heston's best performances.
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| 1. Black Tuesday (1954)
2. Charley Varrick (1973)
3. Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
aka: The Forbin Project
4. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
5. Cross of Fire (1989)
6. Death Sentence (1974)
aka: Murder One
7. Flat Top (1952)
8. Grace Kelly (1983)
9. Gunslinger (1956)
10. Hangar 18 (1980)
aka: Invasion Force
11. Harvey (1998)
12. Hour of the Gun (1967)
13. House Party 2 (1991)
14. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
15. The Incident (1990)
16. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
17. Little Women (1978)
18. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
19. Man on Fire (1957)
20. Sam Whiskey (1969)
21. Speedway (1968)
22. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 21 (Episodes 41&42) (1967)
23. The Tarnished Angels (1958)
24. Teachers (1984)
25. Will Penny (1968)
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