Anna-Lisa Movies
- 1964
The Seaview is called upon to investigate a series of bizarre deaths in the North Sea. They find a Norwegian village living in fear, and a few people who aren't telling what they know, and a murderer lurking somewhere nearby. They follow a trail of clues that leads them to an aging research scientist (Steve Geray) and his one-time assistant (Richard Carlson), and their experiments with marine life, which have created catfish as big as whales. But their biggest worry concerns the other creatures that those experiments have loosed into the ocean. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide
- 1963
A young lady calling herself Eva Griffin (Patricia Barry) calls upon Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) hoping that he will save her from a nasty scandal. Eva is really a married woman named Eva Belter, and she was photographed leaving a local gambling joint with prominent politician Harrison Burke (James Philbrook). If the photo is published in the lurid scandal sheet "Spicy Bits", Burke will be ruined and Eva will face a violent reprisal from her husband George (Richard Webb). Having an old score to settle with "Spicy Bits", Perry agrees to take Eva's case--only to find himself a murder suspect when Eva's husband George is shot dead! This episode is based on the very first "Perry Mason" novel written by Erle Stanley Gardner, which was previously adapted as a theatrical film in 1935 with Warren William as Mason (in the original film, the events took place while Perry was on his honeymoon with his new bride--Della Street!) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1960
Bumping along over several flaws, this is an odd sci-fi film directed by David Bradley, best known for his incredibly vast private film library rather than his stints in the director's chair. A very motley crew is winging its way through space with the moon as its objective. On board the spaceship are a dozen scientists, engineers, and researchers from the U.S., Sweden, Russia, Israel, Germany, and even Turkey. The flight captain has not only a variety of nationalities to juggle but must also contend with the dissension between the German and Israeli due to a certain holocaust tragedy in World War II. The romance between the magnificent Swedish chemist and the Turkish biologist is also heating up. But the worst is yet to come. After landing on the moon, the crew discovers that underneath the lunar surface is a whole civilization of peace-loving moon-beings who never asked for visitors. Their reaction is rather chilling. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michi Kobi, Tom Conway, (more)
- 1960
En route to Virginia City, Adam Cartwright bears witness as Chief Chato (Hal Jon Norman) kills two white trappers who have dared to venture upon a Shoshone burial ground. But Chato refuses to scalp the corpses, eliciting the name "White Buffalo Woman" as he walks off. Later on, Adam rescues the selfsame Woman (Anna-Lisa), a white Shoshone captive long believed to be a spirit woman, capable of healing the sick. Unfortunately, the Indians have discovered that White Buffalo Woman possesses no recuperative powers, and have condemned her to death. She is afforded a rare opportunity to redeem herself when Adam is seriously wounded. Cowritten by Joe Stone and Paul King, "The Savage" originally aired on December 3, 1960. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, (more)
- 1959
Joe De Rita makes his debut as the third Stooge in this rollicking slapstick comedy that has the three bunglers accidentally locking themselves into a rocket ship and blasting off to Venus. Once on the second planet they find fantastic life forms, including a verbose unicorn. They also find themselves called heroes and this of course leads to all kinds of comical chaos. Though made with a minimal budget, it revived the flagging career of the trio, who had just been re-discovered via television. Thanks to this film's success, the Stooges made five more feature films. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1958
On the verge of starting a business with Walter Osbourne (John Vivyan) in Mexico, Bart (Jack Kelly) discovers that all his money has been stolen by can-can dancer Karen Gustavson (Anna-Lisa). Tracking the girl down, Bart is not entirely convinced when Karen insists that the grabbed the cash in order to save his life. But when two sinister strangers express an interest in the money as well, Bart begins to believe Karen's story. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
