Tobor the great bluray nr charles drake scifi robot cult. According to a modern source, portions of the film were shot at the iverson ranch in chatsworth, ca. Lee sholems direction maintains the film s story at a steady pace and the acting is solid and genuine. It stars charles drake, karin booth, and billy chapin. Harrison and professor nordstrom team up to create a robot with esp to pilot the ship. The solution is a giant silver robot that goes by the name tobor. Overview of tobor the great, 1954, directed by lee sholem, with charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin, at turner classic movies. Tobor the great is a small budget film with minimal special effects. Carl dudley, richard goldstone, carl dudley, philip macdonald. Ralph harrison charles drake team up with solving the problem of putting human danger in space travel. Carl ward dudley was the executive producer uncredited and writer for the 1954 film tobor the great. Amazing just how much we knew in 1954, the depth of projected knowledge.
The film inspired a tobor the great comic book story series, written by denis gifford and. Here comes tobor and other lost action shows of the 1950s. A young boygenius befriends his grandfathers robot, designed as a test pilot for space travel and coveted by foreign spies. Staring karin booth, charles drake and billy chapin. 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. This scifi adventure, aimed towards a childrens audience. In order to transmit alien data, the extraordinary robot is infused with a powerful telepathic device that enables it to. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. Staring karin booth, steven geray, charles drake and taylor holmes.
Tobor the great 1954 approved 1h 17min scifi 1 september 1954 usa a young boygenius befriends his grandfathers robot, designed as a test pilot for space travel and coveted by foreign spies. A manmade monster with every human emotion overview. Tobor was 9 feet tall with a stenciled robot 1 sign on his chest backwards it read. Tobor the great 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Not only can tobor receive telepathic direction, but it can also learn on its own. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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. This neglected 50s scifi gem follows enemy agents who plot to steal americas latest secret weapon. 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 a manmade monster with every human emotion. Reactivating tobor, the robot springs to life and attacks the spies. Praesent vestibulum tempor augue, vel egestas nulla commodo quis. Cast and crew credits for tobor the great, 1954, directed by lee sholem, with charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin, at turner classic movies. Tobor the great on bluray 738329217303 from kino lorber. Tobor the great 1954 scifi, drama video dailymotion. 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. A reference to his name pops up in the tv pilot as fleet admiral dudley. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for tobor the great 1954. Mar 25, 2014 tobor the great is a small budget film with minimal special effects. Buy tobor the great movie posters from movie poster shop. 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. 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.
Oct 25, 2014 tobor the great 1954 directed by lee sholem written by philip macdonald, carl dudley starring charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin attack from planet b is a website dedicated to all. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1954. 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. 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. Feb 26, 2011 tobor was played by lew smith and rightly so. Hollywood domicile complete with harmonious relations between all the inhabitants. Tobor the great 1954 is an entertaining scifi film just released on bluray and dvd by kino lorber. 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. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. In order to transmit alien data, the extraordinary robot is infused with a powerful. Nordstrom has a solution, but wants harrisons aid to complete it.
Tobor the great 1954 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Cutting, barbara wilson, kenneth tobey, rod williams, david mcmahon. Tobor the great 1954 directed by lee sholem written by philip macdonald, carl dudley starring charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin. Lee sholems direction maintains the films story at a steady pace and the acting is solid and genuine. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The series aired between june 27, 1949, and april 1, 1955, originally on monday through saturday at 7 p. Get info about the original print of tobor the great, 1954, directed by lee sholem, with charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin. Charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin, taylor holmes. 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. This article needs additional citations for verification.
Photograph your local culture, help wikipedia and win. It is pitched at mainly younger viewers while maintaining entertainment value for older audiences. 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. Theres a charm to their lowbudget nature of recycled sets, cheap effects, and their reliance on random stock footage to pad out the runtime to an appropriate feature length. I dont really think we need to compare this to bicentennial man what a hunk of junk and an embarrassment for robin williams. Vic noir movies robot scifi short film 2016 ii e n v o y scifi movie full hd.
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. On the waterfront won the academy award for best picture. Theres a reason tobor the great is relatively unknown. Proin pellentesque mollis enim, at vulputate odio mollis sed. Watch tobor the great 1954 full movie online 123movie watch tobor the great 1954 123movies online for free. Tobor the great 1954 09011954 us science fiction 1h 17m user score. The film was written by carl dudley and philip macdonald and was distributed by republic pictures. A young boys beloved companion, the robot tobor, is kidnapped by nefarious communists who wish to change him into a force for evil.
Ralph considers that if brian is close enough tobor might be able to develop a telepathic connection. Best horror tv films d horreur complet en francais 15,032 views. 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. Forry ackerman introduces william malone and robby the robot from forbidden planet duration. The film was written by carl dudley and philip macdonald and was. Originally, tobor was a fictional robotic character that appeared semiregularly on the sciencefiction tv series captain video and his video rangers 19491955. Tobor the great 1954 a boy calls upon his best friend, a lumbering robot, to save him and his inventor grandfather from communist agents. 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.
Tobor the great is a 1954 american blackandwhite science fiction film from republic pictures, produced by richard. Read the full synopsis of tobor the great, 1954, directed by lee sholem, with charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin, at turner classic movies. 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 the series aired between june 27, 1949, and april 1, 1955, originally on monday through saturday at 7 p. Tobor the great 1954 aka tobor a scifi horror movie. Tobor the great movie posters from movie poster shop. Tobor the great 1954 directed by lee sholem written by philip macdonald, carl dudley starring charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin attack from planet b is a website dedicated to all. Here comes tobor failed pilot tobor and the atomic.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Its one of peter jacksons favorite films so i guess tobor is great ish. Tobor the great 1954 is a small budget film with minimal special effects. Tobor the great 1954 123movies 123 movies watch full movie. Tobor the great on dvd 0398232834 from lions gate films.
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