Jackie Lane Movies

Filmed in England, The Gamma People is a strange blend of "Prisoner of Zenda" type adventure, comic opera, cold war paranoia and science fiction. The film is set in Gudavia, a mythical European country ruled by scientists. These misguided intellectuals have been utilizing gamma rays to create a race of genius-level supermen, Instead, they wind up either with emotionless automatons or hulking, mindless brutes. American newsman Paul Douglas and British photographer Leslie Phillips, literally stumbling into this situation, attempt to save the day. Also battling the Gamma People is Eva Bartok, the sister of one of the human "experiments". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This low-budget swashbuckling film is not in the same league with the Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn portrayals, but still fun if the viewer doesn't do comparisons. Standard Robin Hood plot. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide

Wonderful Things was one of two Frankie Vaughan vehicles produced in the late 1950s by actress Anna Neagle. The popular British recording artist is cast as a Gilbraltar fisherman named Carmello, who vies with his brother Mario (Jeremy Spenser) over the attentions of the beauteous Pepita (Jackie Lane). While on holiday in London, Carmello falls in love with society girl Anne (Jean Dawnay), leaving the field clear for Mario back home. Since this is essentially a romantic drama, Frankie Vaughan limits himself to a single ballad, but it's a good one. Wilfred Hyde-White offers the film's best performance as the debutante's dry-witted papa. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Robert Aldrich (Kiss Me Deadly) directed this cloak-and-dagger yarn (based on a bestseller by Leon Uris), filmed on sumptuous locations in Greece. Set in Athens in 1941, before the Nazis overran the country, Robert Mitchum plays American war correspondent Mike Morrison, who has come into the possession of a list of 16 Greek underground leaders that he agrees to deliver to British intelligence in London for a $20,000 fee. Trying to keep him from getting there is the local Gestapo chief Conrad Heisler (Stanley Baker) and fifth columnist Tassos (Theodore Bikel). Morrison also becomes involved with a group of Greek freedom fighters -- particularly the beautiful Eleftheria (Gia Scala). But then Morrison comes down from the mountains and back to Athens, where he finds himself trailed, not only by the Nazis, but by charming widow Lisa Kyriakides (Elisabeth Muller). ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Former Tarzan Lex Barker plays Robin Hood in this Italian actioner. What's it about? Look at the title. Robin Hood takes on a gang of invading pirates-honest he does. Anything can happen in one of these here movin' pitcher shows. The lissome Jackie Lane costars as Robin's sweetie Karin (Maid Marian must have been seasick). At the risk of redundancy, we note that the original Italian title of Robin Hood and the Pirates was Robin Hood e i pirati. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this romantic comedy, a free-wheeling member of the U.S. Air Force goes AWOL. While traveling, the man and his girlfriend encounter another young couple. Both men are dressed exactly alike and are driving the same kind of bike. When the women climb aboard the wrong bikes, romantic mayhem ensues. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide

The four-part Doctor Who adventure "The Ark" began on March 5, 1966, with the episode titled "The Steel Sky." Attempting to stomp out a plague on the spaceship carrying the last human survivors of Earth to the planet Refusis II, the crew of the TARDIS rematerializes on the same ark 700 years in the future. Little do they realize that their arrival will make things far worse than before. At the moment, however, the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his friends, Steven (Peter Purves) and Dodo, must contend with the terrors awaiting them in a strange jungle. "The Steel Sky" was written by Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the third episode of the four-part story "The Ark," the Doctor (William Hartnell) has managed to isolate the source of the plague that may wipe out all remaining life forms from the devastated planet Earth. Alas, his solution may have come too late; it appears as though the "space ark" upon which the Earth survivors are being transported to the planet Refusis II has been taken over by a race of formerly servile aliens called the Monoids. Written by Paul Erickson and Lesley Scott, "The Return" originally aired on March 19, 1966. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Gunfighters," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions Steven (Peter Purves) and Dodo (Jackie Lane) may very well meet their doom as the Earps and the Clantons shoot it out at the OK Corral in Tombstone, AZ. Complicating matters is Doc Holliday (Anthony Jacobs), who hasn't yet decided which side he will take in the climactic showdown. Written by Donald Cotton, "Johnny Ringo" was originally telecast on May 21, 1966. For the record, "The Gunfighters" was the last Doctor Who adventure to contain separately titled episodes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the third episode of the four-part story "The Gunfighters," the plot continues to thicken in the hours just prior to the gunfight at the OK Corral. Rescued from a lynch mob, Steven (Peter Purves) faces a new threat in the form of gunslinger Johnny Ringo (Laurence Payne). The Doctor (William Hartnell) is torn between rescuing Steven and coming to the aid of the still-imperiled Dodo (Jackie Lane). Written by Donald Cotton, "Johnny Ringo" was originally telecast on May 14, 1966. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the second episode of the four-part story "The Celestial Toymaker," the title character (Michael Gough) renders himself and the Doctor (William Hartnell) invisible as they play a deadly game of one-upsmanship. The pawns in this game are the Doctor's companions, Steven (Peter Purves) and Dodo (Jackie Lane), who must accumulate a large number of "points" if they ever hope to escape the Toymaker's colorful but sinister domain. Complicating matters is a group of malevolent living dolls, whose mission in life is to hoodwink Steven and Dodo into making disastrous miscalculations. Written by Brian Hayles, "The Hall of Dolls" first aired on April 9, 1966. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide