Alex Film Society presents FORBIDDEN
Saturday, July 7, 2007 PLANEt 2 pm & 8 pm Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1956)
Forbidden Planet was nomi- nated for an Oscar® (special effects) and is presented in CinemaScope with Color by DeLuxe. Print Courtesy of Warner Bros Distributing.
Short Subjects: Jumpin’ Jupiter (1955) Warner Bros Merrie Melodies with Porky Pig
Warner-Pathé Newsreel Highlights of 1956
Alex Film Society P O Box 4807 Glendale, CA 91222 www.AlexFilmSociety.org ©2007 AFS FORBIDDEN PLANEt Directed by...... Fred McLeod Wilcox Color – 1956 – 98 minutes CinemaScope Produced by...... Nicholas Nayfack Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story by...... Irving Block & Allen Adler Print Courtesy of Warner Bros Based on William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” Screenplay by...... Cyril Hume
CAST CREW Walter Pidgeon...... Dr. Edward Morbius Cinematographer...... George J. Folsey Anne Francis...... Altaira Morbius Editor...... Ferris Webster Leslie Nielsen...... Commander John J. Adams Production Designers...... Irving Block* Warren Stevens...... Lt. ‘Doc’ Ostrow Mentor Huebner* Jack Kelly...... Lt. Jerry Farman Art Directors...... Cedric Gibbons & Arthur Lonergan Richard Anderson...... Chief Engineer Quinn Set Decorators...... Hugh Hunt & Edwin B. Willis Earl Holliman...... James Dirocco, the cook Costume Designer...... Walter Plunkett Robby the Robot...... Robby, The Robot Ms. Francis’ Costumes By...... Helen Rose George Wallace...... Bosun Makeup Artist...... William Tuttle Bob Dix...... Grey Hair Stylist...... Sydney Guilaroff Jimmy Thompson...... Youngerford Assistant Director...... George Rhein James Drury...... Joe Strong Sound Recording Supervisor...... Dr. Wesley C. Miller Harry Harvey Jr...... Randall Special Effects...... A. Arnold Gillespie, Joshua Meador Roger McGee...... Lindstrom Warren Newcombe, Irving G. Ries Peter Miller...... Moran Doug Hubbard*, Glen Robinson* & Morgan Jones...... Nichols Franklyn Soldo* Richard Grant...... Silvers Animation Effects...... Bob Abrams* James Best...... Crewman* Robby The Robot Builder...... Robert Kinoshita* William Boyett...... Crewman* Assistant Effects Illustrator...... Joe Alves* Frankie Darro...... Robby the Robot* Matte Painters...... Howard Fisher* & Henri Hillinck* Marvin Miller...... Robby the Robot (voice)* Color Consultant...... Charles K. Hagedon Les Tremayne...... Narrator* Composer: Electronic Tonalities.... Bebe Barron & Louis Barron Designer: Id Monster...... Ken Hultgren* *uncredited
Coming Attractions
Saturday, September 15, 2007, 8 pm Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 2 & 8 pm 8th Annual! Live Music, Comedy acts, and Laurel & Hardy’s THE MUSIC BOX. Creature from a million years ago!... VAUDEVILLE EXTRAVAGANZA! Every man his mortal enemy... and a woman’s beauty his prey!! CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON The grand tradition of Vaudeville returns the Alex A scientific expedition searching for Theatre to its roots, when fossils along the Amazon River discover a we present 5 acts of live prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black music, magic, comedy and Lagoon. The creature escapes capture but thrills. Our evening will be returns to kidnap the lovely young fiancée capped off by two comedy Kay whom it loves. Stars include Richard classics both involving prat- Adamson and Julia Adams. Directed by falls and stairs: Stan Laurel Jack Arnold. This classic 50’s horror film is and Oliver Hardy’s THE MUSIC BOX (1932) and Larry, Moe and Curly presented in 3-D. Universal (1954). in AN ACHE IN EVERY STAKE (1941). Tickets: $25 general admis- sion; $17.50 seniors/kids; AFS members $12.50. This is an evening of Saturday, November 24, 2007 at 2 & 8 pm family entertainment at its best, don’t miss it! 10th Anniversary “Best of the Stooges” show THREE STOOGES® BIG SCREEN EVENT! For tickets call 818-243-2539 or alextheatre.org At our 10th Anniversary, see the best of the Stooges on the Big Screen.