Captain video and his video rangers is an american science fiction television series that aired on the dumont television network and was the first series of its genre on american television. Reactivating tobor, the robot springs to life and attacks the spies. This is a 1950s science fiction film that is geared toward younger audiences. The film was written by carl dudley and philip macdonald and was.
Hiroyuki kawashima, jerry berke, bob gaynor, jack metger, sandy warshaw, reuben guberman, kazumasa hirai, jiri kuwata. Tobor the great full movie 1954 best horror tv films dhorreur complet en francais. Originally planned as a spinoff from the captain video series on the dumont network. Tobor the great is pretty fun stuff, as goofy as it might be, particularly if you have an affinity for fifties scifi and robot movies.
A young boys beloved companion, the robot tobor, is kidnapped by nefarious communists who wish to change him into a force for evil. Hollywood domicile complete with harmonious relations between all the inhabitants. Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for tobor the great 1954. Tobor the great 1954 a boy calls upon his best friend, a lumbering robot, to save him and his inventor grandfather from communist agents. Tobor the great 1954 cast and crew a boy calls upon his best friend, a lumbering robot, to save him and his inventor grandfather from communist agents. Mar 25, 2014 tobor the great is a small budget film with minimal special effects.
Tobor the great is a juvenile science fiction picture released by. When i was a lad of about seven, i wanted to stay home and watch tobor the great on wor. Tobor the 8th man original tv series anime box set 1 4 disc set. Tobor was 9 feet tall with a stenciled robot 1 sign on his chest backwards it read. Read the full synopsis of tobor the great, 1954, directed by lee sholem, with charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin, at turner classic movies. Tobor the great 1954 directed by lee sholem written by philip macdonald, carl dudley starring charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin. In order to transmit alien data, the extraordinary robot is infused with a powerful. Tobor is a robot invented by a wheelchair bound scientist. This is a video showing the completed assembly of my full size hand cast tobor the great robot.
Tobor the great 1954 opening with an atomic blast to remind audiences of the communist threat breaking out in the korean war, lee scholem cranked out this kiddie flick that explores the psychic relationship between a boy billy chapin as gadge and his robot. This scifi adventure, aimed towards a childrens audience. The movie obviously needs an anthropomorphic robot to make tobor a. Kinos bluray presents the film in very nice shape and with a genuinely interesting audio commentary as its main feature. A young boygenius befriends his grandfathers robot, designed as a test pilot for space travel and coveted by foreign spies.
The script isnt all that great storywise, tobor doesnt really get to do very much, and the actors are all given really stilted lines everyone in the film, even the kid, speaks impeccably in complete sentences, and the acting is sometimes eyerolling, but for a slightly silly 50s kiddie flick theyre both more than adequate. Lee sholems direction maintains the films story at a steady pace and the acting is solid and genuine. Tobor is a 1954 independently made american blackandwhite science fiction film, produced by richard goldstone, directed by lee sholem, and starring charles drake, karin booth, and billy chapin. Tobor the great bluray nr charles drake scifi robot cult. I dont remember much about this show except that i had to see it every afternoon when i was in kindergarten. A reference to his name pops up in the tv pilot as fleet admiral dudley. This b movie, tobor the great holds up well after a 60year wait for this scifan buff. Mar 15, 2020 tobor the great 1954 scifi a young boygenius befriends his grandfathers robot, designed as a test pilot for space travel and coveted by foreign spies. Tobor the great dvd, 2008 karin booth, charles drake, billy. The rest of their expedition, believing them to be lost, abandons hope of finding them. Eightman anime gets priceddown rerelease faster than a speeding. Ralph considers that if brian is close enough tobor might be able to develop a telepathic connection. Carl ward dudley was the executive producer uncredited and writer for the 1954 film tobor the great. Tobor and the nephew age about 10 get involved in the hijacking of an atomic submarine.
Tobor is robot backwards, so that secret identity was well hid. Harrison and professor nordstrom team up to create a robot with esp to pilot the ship. It is pitched at mainly younger viewers while maintaining entertainment value for older audiences. Just as the title states this is the origin episode and details how special agent brady was cruelly rundown by an automobile and killed by saucer lips mukade and his gang. Heres your complete netflix 2020 calendar david harbour. Unsubscribe from best horror tv films dhorreur complet en francais. To avoid the lifethreatening dangers of manned space exploration, professor nordstorm taylor holmes, quicksand creates a highly advanced form of artificial intelligence capable of piloting a starship to other worlds. My mother had to pick up my dad from work and didnt want me to stay home alone. Tobor is a 1954 independently made american blackand white science fiction film, produced by richard goldstone, directed by lee sholem, and starring charles drake, karin booth, and billy chapin. Tobor the great 1954 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Sep 18, 2012 a pilot for a scifi show from about 1956. May 25, 2019 four adventurers descend to the depths of the ocean when the cable on their underwater diving bell snaps. Its one of peter jacksons favorite films so i guess tobor is great ish. Tobor the great a manmade monster with every human emotion. A boy calls upon his best friend, a lumbering robot, to save him and his inventor grandfather from communist agents. Tobor the great on bluray 738329217303 from kino lorber. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. His credits also include a series of shorts, including dozens under the this world of ours banner and a segment of south seas adventure, a cinerama travelogue. Tobor is a precursor to robbie the robot of forbidden planet and lost in space fame. Here comes tobor failed pilot tobor and the atomic. After seeing the other scifi films with robots, some achieving academy awards and such recent thrills as robocop, this limited plot film stands up quite well to this grownup kid. Carl dudley, richard goldstone, carl dudley, philip macdonald. Lee sholems direction maintains the film s story at a steady pace and the acting is solid and genuine.
Theres a reason tobor the great is relatively unknown. Tobor and the atomic submarine pilot 1957 vostfr youtube. Watch tobor the great movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie. Tobor the great 1954 is a small budget film with minimal special effects. Tobor the great was released on dvd on may, 2008 by lionsgate home entertainment. Staring karin booth, steven geray, charles drake and taylor holmes. Vic noir movies robot scifi short film 2016 ii e n v o y scifi movie full hd. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. The series aired between june 27, 1949, and april 1, 1955, originally on monday through saturday at 7 p. The incredible petrified world 1959 full adventure, scifi. Harry potter complete 8film collection dvd 2011, 8disc set free shipping. Originally, tobor was a fictional robotic character that appeared semiregularly on the sciencefiction tv series captain video and his video rangers 19491955. In order to transmit alien data, the extraordinary robot is infused with a powerful telepathic device that enables it to instantly read and even feel emotions. The film inspired a tobor the great comic book story series, written by denis gifford and.
The film was written by carl dudley and philip macdonald and was distributed by republic pictures. He makes quick work of three of the men, but the ring leader escapes by car tobor stops the car, and then renders it inoperable by ripping the hood away and disabling the wiring. Charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin, taylor holmes. Tobor the great 1954 scifi, drama video dailymotion. Cast and crew credits for tobor the great, 1954, directed by lee sholem, with charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin, at turner classic movies. Hiroyuki kawashima, reuben guberman, kazumasa hirai, jiri kuwata, jerry berke, bob gaynor, jack metger, sandy warshaw. Tobor the great is a 1954 american blackandwhite science fiction film from republic pictures, produced by richard. Overview of tobor the great, 1954, directed by lee sholem, with charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin, at turner classic movies. Most of the inside of nordstroms house is a typical 1950s hollywood domicile complete with harmonious relations between all the inhabitants. Shelved when dumont went under in 1955, then resurrected as a. The standard dvd, containing the film only, had an incorrect open matte transfer. To avoid the lifethreatening dangers of manned space exploration, professor nordstrom creates highly advanced form of artificial intelligence capable of piloting a starship to other worlds.
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