Hal Torey Movies
Lost in Space: The Reluctant Stowaway
1965
While it is true that Lost in Space officially debuted on September 15, 1965, every true fan of the series knows that it actually begins on October 16, 1997, the date that the...
The Andy Griffith Show: Mayberry Goes Bankrupt
1961
Sheriff Andy is forced by the indignant taxpayers of Mayberry to evict old Frank Myers (Andy Myers), the poorest man in town. While helping Frank pack, Andy comes across an old...
The Cat Burglar
1961
Cat Burglar is an unofficial reworking of 1953's Pickup on South Street. Burglar Jack Hogan steals a briefcase which, unbeknownst to him, contains a valuable secret...
The Sergeant Was a Lady
1961
Military women prove their mettle against military men in this low-budget comedy. The fun begins after a handsome corporal is accidentally assigned to a WAC base located on a...
Valley of the Redwoods
1960
Weakly etched characters are one of the problems in this simple story of three thieves on the run. Wayne (John Hudson), Jan (Lyn Bernay), and Dino (Ed Nelson) try pulling...
Inside the Mafia
1959
Thanks to the notorious gangland conference in Appalachian, New York, the word "Mafia" was on everyone's lips in 1959. Rushing to capitalize on this fact was the low-budget expose...
Invisible Invaders
1959
The Earth is attacked by mysterious invaders from outer space, who plan on destroying humankind. The invaders are invisible in our atmosphere, but are able to inhabit and...
The Cosmic Man
1959
The Cosmic Man is a moralistic sci-fi tale that does not quite live up to the pretensions of its title. Everything starts when a strange sphere settles down in a California...
Crash Landing
1958
Captain Steve Williams (Gary Merrill) is piloting a commercial airliner across the Atlantic when he loses two engines in mid-ocean. With the real prospect of ditching at sea,...
War of the Colossal Beast
1958
War of the Colossal Beast picks up a year after the end of The Amazing Colossal Man -- Joyce Manning (Sally Fraser), sister to the first film's 70-foot-tall Colossal Man,...
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sardonic Sergeant
1958
Although Army major Frank Lessing (John Archer) left behind a suicide note before his death, Sgt. Joseph Dexter (Paul Picerni) is charged with Lessing's murder. Exercising...
Earth vs. the Spider
1958
A man driving along a lonely back road at night is suddenly startled by what he sees, and is promptly killed by something that crashes through his windshield. The next day, in the...