tom thumb (1958)
Dec 18, 2000Miniature Boy/Fairy Tale
George Pal adapts the Brothers Grimm fairytale with Russ Tamblyn as a miniature youth amid colourful effects and extended slapstick scenes
George Pal
The Time Machine (1960)
Jan 19, 2001Time Travel/H.G. Wells Adaptation
This adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic novel was one of the best films from 1950s SF producer/director George Pal. The time travel is depicted with considerable wondrousness and standout effects for the era
Atlantis, The Lost Continent (1961)
Sep 3, 2000Adventures in Atlantis
George Pal was one of the top genre producers of the 1950s. Here he aims to emulate the Cinemascope Biblical spectaculars of the day albeit with an SF spin but this ends up one of his lesser works
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Dec 19, 2002Brothers Grimm Anthology/Biopic
Anthology of Brothers Grimm stories from George Pal where the brothers are wound in as characters. The film’s effectiveness is killed by Pal pitching everything down at a mawkish and simple-minded level