Emergency - Season One
by Randolph Mantooth
from Universal Studios
Created and produced by TV legend Jack Webb, Emergency! delivered a double dose of medical drama and real-life action into its stories, which made it a major favorite among viewers during its '72-77 network run. The season 1 set compiles the first 11 episodes of the program, in which paramedics Gage (Randolph Mantooth) and DeSoto (Kevin Tighe) tackle crises both big and small, from plane accidents ("Crash," "Dealer's Wild") and baby deliveries ("Brushfire") to the rescue of a horse in a ditch ("Publicity Hound"). Ably assisting the men in the field are the emergency room hospital staff, led by Dr. Joe Early (Bobby Troup, the composer of "Route 66"), Dr. Kelly Brackett (Robert Fuller of Laramie), and Nurse Dixie McCall (singer Julie London); Deirdre Hall of Days of Our Lives fame also appeared (in this season only) as Nurse Sally Lewis. An energetic and entertaining series, the success of Emergency not only spawned a host of promotional tie-ins (and a Saturday morning cartoon), but also helped spark attention for and interest in paramedic work during its network run, which is a considerable legacy for any television program.
Though no extras are included in the season 1 double-disc set, the 1972 two-part pilot, "The Wedsworth-Townsend Affair," is included; directed by Jack Webb, the pilot also features guest appearances by Martin Milner and Kent McCord in their roles from another of his then-current series, Adam-12. --Paul Gaita
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
by Lee H. Katzin
from MGM (Video & DVD)
The battle of wits is on! Oscar® winners* Geraldine Page and Ruth Gordon sharpen their claws on each other (Boxoffice) in this enjoyable piece of jolly horror (Los Angeles Times) about a lost fortune a mad heiress and a housekeeper hellbent on digging up the truth!Mrs. Marrable (Page) is a society matron who s had some shocking news. Her late husband left her only a stamp collection! Determined to maintain her extravagant lifestyle she takes advantage of an unlikely new source of income her housekeepers by robbing them not only out of their life savings but also their lives! The turnover rate for help speeds faster than a revolving door until Mrs. Marrable s latest hire (Gordon) develops a drive to unearth the terrible secret buried in the front yard!System Requirements: Running Time 101 Mins. Color Screen Format: 16x9 Widescreen (1.85:1) Language: ENG (Mono) Subtitles: ENG FR SPFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating: PG UPC: 027616913241 Manufacturer No: 1007189
The Brain From Planet Arous
by Nathan Juran
from Image Entertainment
A strange alien ship crash lands in the California desert, bringing a terrifying evil intelligence from another planet whose mission is to conquer the world using subversive mind control. Wonderful Atomic Age entertainment with floating brains, telepathic possession, atom bombs and a scientist whose eyes can destroy planes in mid-flight, plus a sex-starved alien brain monster with lustful desires for beautiful leading lady Joyce Meadows, who delicately refuses its advances with a meat ax. Not to be missed!
Return of the Magnificent Seven
by Burt Kennedy
from MGM (Video & DVD)
Yul Brynner returns to lead a new band of gunfighters in this sequel to the classic Magnificent Seven, which delivers enough Western action to please genre fans. Return has Brynner's Chris recruiting a new Seven to rescue original member Chico (Julian Mateos, replacing Horst Buchholz), who has been kidnapped by a bandit (Emilio Fernandez). The Magnificent Seven is such an established critical and fan favorite that comparisons between it and Return will inevitably yield negative reactions, and while some aspects of the second film are inferior (in particular, a colorless new Seven, save for veteran scene-stealers Claude Akins and Warren Oates), it's capably directed by Western specialist Burt Kennedy, who is aided in no small part by returning composer Elmer Bernstein's rousing score. Two sequels followed--Guns of the Magnificent Seven and The Magnificent Seven Ride!--with George Kennedy and Lee Van Cleef, respectively, in the Brynner role. --Paul Gaita
The legendary Magnificent Seven thunder through Mexico and make cinematic historyagain! StarringAcademy AwardÂ(r)winner* Yul Brynner and a stellar supporting cast that includes Robert Fuller, Warren Oates and Claude Akins, Return of the Magnificent Seven features Elmer Bernstein's OscarÂ(r)-nominated** score and raises the bar for rugged western adventure to a new, heart-stopping level!It's been six years since Chico (Julian Mateos) rode with Chris Adams (Brynner) and his band of gunslingers. It was then that he married the beautiful Petra (Elisa Montes) andpromised to lay down his weapons forever. But when the cruel outlaw Lorca (Emilio Fernandez) beginsto terrorize his village, Chico, Chris and five new brave gunmen must ride again. Now, with the odds against them, the heroic seven emerge with guns blazing to face the shootout of their lives and what may be their final battle!
Gatling Gun
by Robert Gordon
from Timeless Media Group
Before the invention of Doctor Gatling's gun, a powerful predecessor of the modern machine gun, the weaponry of the Wild West was limited to bow and arrow, Colt revolvers, Winchester rifles and the shotgun. All of that changed with Doctor Gatling's terrifying new technology. The Gatling Gun is a stirring dramatization of the introduction of this ultimate weapon to the frontier. The story centers on a small band of cavalry transporting the newfangled gun to their fort through hostile country, who cross swords with a tribe of Apache Indians hell-bent on taking the Gatling Gun for themselves. Bristling with action and frontier drama, The Gatling Gun brings together a fine cast of some of the Western genre's best actors. Guy Stockwell (Peyton Place) and Robert Fuller (Laramie, Wagon Train) star as Lt. Wayne Malcolm and Private Sneed, Cavalrymen at odds with each other. The talented supporting cast includes Woody Strode (The Black Stallion Returns), Pat Buttram (The Gene Autry Show), Patrick Wayne (Young Guns), Barbara Luna (Winchester '73) and the great John Carradine.
Television: The First 50 Years
from PASSPORT VIDEO
Trace the history of television and its impact on American traditions, thinking, and culture. This exciting program contains film clips, newsreels, stills, and exclusive interviews with television greats such as:
Film Clips *The Steve Allen Show *Milton Berle *Red Skelton *I Love Lucy *Your Show of Shows *Art Linkletter *Gunsmoke *Colgate Comedy Hour *Jack Benny *Mickey Mouse Club *Jackie Gleason *Howdy Doody *The Ed Sullivan *The Cisco Kid *One Step Beyond *Untouchables *WKRP in Cincinnati *Saturday Night Live *Burns and Allen *Donna Reed *Leave It to Beaver *Voyage to Bottom of the Sea *You Asked For It *Dobie Gillis *Dallas *Bob Hope *Dragnet *Shindig *Batman *Star Trek *Hee Haw *BayWatch *Laugh-In And Many More!
Interviews *Tony Randall *Tom Hanks *Walter Cronkite *Art Linkletter *Rod Steiger *Carol Burnett *Victoria Principle *David Duchovny *Robert Stack *Jay Leno *Jerry Stiller *Tom Selleck *Monty Hall *Hugh O'Brien *Dick Van Patten *Alan Young *Dale Evans *Lea Thompson *Tom Arnold *Charlton Heston *Johnathon Harris *David Hasselhoff *Peter Graves *Jerry Springer *George Burns *Robert Fuller *Harry Morgan *Shecky Greene *James Arness *Maury Povich *Anne Francis *Henry Winkler *Ron Howard *Robert Vaughn *Norman Fell *Carroll O'Connor *Larry Hagman *Joyce DeWitt *Doc Severinsen *Linda Gray *Edd Byrnes *Larry Storch *Ernest Borgnine *Adrienne Barbeau *Ed Asner *Joan Collins *Carl Reiner *Jamie Farr *Ted Knight *Angie Dickinson *Isabel Sanford *Bernie Kopel *Lou Ferrigno *Gale Storm *Dennis Weaver *Steve Allen And Many More!
The Lawless Years: First Complete Season
by Allen H. Miner
from Timeless Media Group
This 1959-61 police series starred James Gregory in an authentic, action-packed re-creation of the incredible exploits of New York City Police Detective Sergeant Barney Ruditsky. This is the complete first season!
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