Here comes tobor 1956 was a proposed american sciencefiction television series, meant as a spinoff off the 1954 film tobor the great. With charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin, taylor holmes. September 23 a young boygenius befriends his grandfathers robot, designed as a test pilot for space travel and coveted by foreign spies. 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. 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. Very rare and desirable piece lights up, store display. According to a modern source, portions of the film were shot at the iverson ranch in chatsworth, ca. Anything i say is all the way to the left of the page. Hal baylor and charles drake in tobor the great 1954. Get the best deals on reproduction film art posters when you shop the largest. Tobor the great, movie, 1954 internet movie cars database.
Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for tobor the great 1954. See more ideas about retro robot, sci fi and vintage robots. Get the best deals on film art posters when you shop the largest online. A boy calls upon his best friend, a lumbering robot, to save him and his inventor grandfather from communist agents. Tobor the great 1954 screen archives entertainment. Feb 26, 2011 tobor was played by lew smith and rightly so. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Charles drake, billy chapin, karin booth, taylor holmes, joan gerber, steven geray. Wikimedia commons has media related to 1954 films for convenience, all 1954 films should be included in this category. Villainous communists attempt to make evil use of tobor, only to be thwarted in the end.
This is a video showing the completed assembly of my full size hand cast tobor the great robot. My mother had to pick up my dad from work and didnt want me to stay home alone. Tobor i robots by robots international the old robots web site. The time period of this movie is supposedly in the future but the not too distant future. One night, the communists intrude on nordstroms land, setting off alarms, which nordstrom created using the soundtrack of the movie sands of iwo jima. Tobor the great 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. 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. Overview of tobor the great, 1954, directed by lee sholem, with charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin, at turner classic movies. Arnold, who built tobor as a suit did, as mentioned, work on. Hollywood domicile complete with harmonious relations between all the inhabitants. The film was written by carl dudley and philip macdonald and was distributed by republic pictures. Find great deals on ebay for tobor and tobor robot.
The film inspired a tobor the great comic book story series, written by denis gifford and. Believing they are being bombed from the air, the spies flee. 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. 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. The alligator people 1959 the character of paul webster the gator man was likely the inspiration for the marvel character, dr. Tobor the great on bluray 738329217303 from kino lorber. 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. It is pitched at mainly younger viewers while maintaining entertainment value for older audiences. Its one of peter jacksons favorite films so i guess tobor is great ish. March 14 otto gebuhr, 76, german actor, the great king march 18 louis lipstone, 61, american conductor, head of paramount pictures music department march 24 alberto colombo, 65, american film composer and music director, portia on trial. Danger strikes when a sinister band of covert agents kidnaps gadge billy chapin, the night of the hunter, the professors 10yearold grandson. This scifi adventure, aimed towards a childrens audience. Despite that, i still love the classic cheesy robots of the 40s and 50s, as well as murderers, such as the famous killer robot from the mysterious dr satan 1940, or the emotionless clomping of tobor the great 1954.
When robots in film are far from robotic audio network uk. The same robot also appeared in a pilot for a tv series called here comes tobor tobor, protagonist in the north american translation of the japanese manga and anime series 8 man. Another great example of the fears and fascinations of the times mixed into a bgrade science fiction entertainment of no immediately obvious quality, yet structured floortoceiling by a multitude of living, breathing joys. Staring karin booth, charles drake and billy chapin. Tobor the great 1954 directed by lee sholem written by philip macdonald, carl dudley starring charles drake, karin booth, billy chapin. Tobor telesonic remote controlled robot schaper 1978 usa. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports. Tobor the great 1954 original movie poster italian 2foglio linen backed 39x55 preowned. Carl ward dudley was the executive producer uncredited and writer for the 1954 film tobor the great. Tobor the great 1954 is a small budget film with minimal special effects. Staring karin booth, steven geray, charles drake and taylor holmes. The film was written by carl dudley and philip macdonald and was.
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. Tobor the great movie posters from movie poster shop. Tobor the great 1954 science fiction film vintage poster print retro robot art. Nordstrom challenges the man to attack tobor and see what happens. King of the rocket men 1949 movie serial chapter 1 of 12 part 1. William joseph schallert july 6, 1922 may 8, 2016 was an american character actor who appeared in dozens of television shows and movies over a career that spanned almost 60 years.
Tobor was 9 feet tall with a stenciled robot 1 sign on his chest backwards it read. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Tobor was going to be given his own tv series but ultimately the idea was scrapped. Jan 02, 2011 i, tobor robot and galaxy ii spaceship captain video and his video rangers tobor duration. This includes all 1954 films that can also be found in the subcategories. Tobor the great on dvd 0398232834 from lions gate films. Tobor the great is not a bad idea for a movie, though surprisingly enough it is executed badly by a director from whom one might have expected more lee sholem aka roll em sholem was an action movie specialist, an expert at bringing lowrent but nonetheless bracing thrills to the screen, large or small, on time and under budget. Im not sure why i find tobor driving a jeep funny, but here i am. A boy calls upon his best friend, a lumbering robot.
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 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. Tobor the great on dvd 738329217297 from kino lorber. A young boygenius befriends his grandfathers robot, designed as a test pilot for space travel and coveted by foreign spies. Mechanism made by robots international, atlanta georgia. The giant ants are not even seen until almost a third of the way into the film.
However, the project was not aired and only a pilot episode was filmed tobor robot spelled backwards was a ninefoottall robot that had come into the control of the u. 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. Buenas noticias is a 1954 spanish comedy film directed by eduardo manzanos brochero. Because this is a reproduction of an original poster it will feature the same characteristics as the original which can include registration issues, discoloration, etc. Extensive details on this film can be found at sfmzs them. Not all robots of the era were evil, though if they werent, the alternative was to exist as programmable servants, or mostly. Full length old scifi and horror movies good, bad and ugly. May th, 2008 not yet rated 1 hr 17 min plot summary.
Lee sholems direction maintains the film s story at a steady pace and the acting is solid and genuine. A suitable receiver has been completed but the development of a working transmitter has been delayed. When i was a lad of about seven, i wanted to stay home and watch tobor the great on wor. Tobor the great is a juvenile science fiction picture released by republic. 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. It stars charles drake, karin booth, and billy chapin. Tobor the great 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This is a 1950s science fiction film that is geared toward younger audiences. Tobor the great, a robot in the 1954 film with the same name, directed by lee sholem for republic pictures. 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 1954 a boy calls upon his best friend, a lumbering robot, to save him and his inventor grandfather from communist agents.
Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Tobor the great 1954 scifi, drama video dailymotion. A young boys beloved companion, the robot tobor, is kidnapped by nefarious communists who wish to change him into a force for evil. Best sci fi film, sad animated cgi cartoon, top scifi fantasy movies, 3d.
But gadge has a powerful ally, for he has developed a psychic, emotional bond with his grandfathers robot, tobor. Tobor the great is a 1954 american blackandwhite science fiction film from republic pictures, produced by richard. This movie was made in 1954 and was distributed by republic pictures. Direct tobor to pick up the support module with its moveable arms.
Sturdy, slow and straightforward, the film takes little advantage of the ideas in its script. Tobor the great 1954 tt0047590 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. Sentimental and poorly executed, this film tells the tale of a boy, his grandfather, and tobor the robot. The masked marvel episodes 1 6 by atomicagepictures. 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. Menace from outer space 1954 rocky jones, space ranger duration. Tobor is robot spelled backwards a remote controlled action toy. Meanwhile, the ashamed tobor apologizes to gadge by petting the boys arm, and nordstrom perceives that tobor loves him. Reproduction image size varies based on original poster dimension ratios.
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