1964

What a Way to Go

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March 2, 2018March 22, 2024

What a Way to Go (1964) starring Shirley MacLaine, Dick Van Dyke, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Gene Kelly, Dean Martin, Bob Cummings

Synopsis of What a Way to Go

What a Way to Go is a black comedy. It opens with Louisa Foster donating a multi-million dollar check to the IRS. The tax department thinks she’s crazy and sends her to a psychiatrist. She then discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

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January 20, 2018March 30, 2024

The Time Travelers (1964) starring Merry Anders, Preston Foster, Philip Carey, John Hoyt, Steve Franken

Synopsis of The Time Travelers

In The Time Travelers, four scientists step through a time portal, travels 107 years into the future and find a barren underground post-nuclear war world where a handful of “normal humans” are being attacked by mutants.

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July 7, 2017July 4, 2022

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus (1964) starring William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell, Carole Ann Ford

Synopsis of Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

On a remote island of glass surrounded by a sea of acid, there is a machine that can remove evil from the minds of an entire population – the Conscience of Marinus. Fearful of its immense power falling into wrong hands, its sole guardian has scattered the machine’s operating keys across the planet. The TARDIS crew arrives to find the island under attack by the evil Voord. Marinus’ last line of defense – and its only hope – is the Conscience machine. The Doctor and his companions must undertake a deadly quest to recover the keys of Marinus.

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May 29, 2017February 21, 2024

Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster (1964)

Synopsis of Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster

In Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster, a meteor crashes to Earth. With a danger hidden within that will threaten the entire world. Only the combined might of Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra can stand against it. But neither Godzilla nor Rodan cares to help humanity since they’ve both been attacked by them numerous times. How can Mothra persuade them to work together before it’s too late?

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March 5, 2017November 20, 2024

A Shot in the Dark (1964), starring Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, Herbert Lom, directed by Blake Edwards

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October 10, 2016March 25, 2022

The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964), starring Ingrid Bergman, Rex Harrison, George C. Scott, Shirley MacLaine, Alain Delon, Art Carney, Omar Sharif

Synopsis of The Yellow Rolls-Royce: The adventures of a Rolls-Royce roll across Europe in this far-flung comedy. The Marquess of Frinton purchases it as a gift for his wife. Over time, it falls into multiple owners in this anthology.

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August 2, 2016November 3, 2021

The Disorderly Orderly (1964) starring Jerry Lewis, Susan Oliver, Karen Sharp, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman

In The Disorderly Orderly, Jerry Lewis plays the part of Jerome Littlefield, a would-be medical student who has dropped out of school due to his extreme case of sympathy pains—whenever a patient discusses his or her symptoms, Jerome begins to feel the malady himself. In addition, he finds himself pining for the girl that he fell in love with in college. She doesn’t know that he exists (Susan Oliver). To the distress of one of the nurses (Karen Sharp), who has fallen in love with Jerry Lewis’ character.

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June 6, 2016April 20, 2024

The Incredible Mr. Limpet, starring Don Knotts

The Incredible Mr. Limpet is a very funny, entertaining film, starring Don Knotts. He’s the mild-mannered Henry Limpet. Set during World War II, the patriotic Mr. Limpet, an avid fan of fish, tries to enlist in the Navy, only to be rejected due to his poor eyesight. A wish magically comes true, and Henry Limpet is turned into a fish, who becomes the Navy’s secret weapon during World War II.