Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1838 Films to Buy & Rent
Kidnapped (1960)
- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Peter Finch, James MacArthur, Bernard Lee…
- The third screen version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic about a young lad who lands in the middle of the 18th century Scottish uprising. With…
My Favourite Martian (TV Series) (1960)
- Dir. Sheldon Leonard
Feat. Ray Walston, Bill Bixby
- Affectionate 60's TV sitcom starring Ray Walston and Bill Bixby about a friendly alien who settles down in modern America.
Season One: 37 episodes…
Pollyanna (1960)
- Dir. David Swift
Feat. Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan…
- Disney live–action classic about the little orphan whose lust for life brings inspiration to not only her stuffy Aunt, but the entire New…
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
- Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur
- The shipwrecked family prove as resourceful as the eponymous army–knife in their fight for survival against Mother Nature and dastardly…
Three Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
- Dir. Jack Sher
Feat. Kerwin Mathews, Jo Morrow, June Thorburn…
- Gulliver's travels bring him to the lands of the giants and the tiny in this adaptation of Johnathan Swift's classic. The then break–through…
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Albert Sharpe, Sean Connery, Jack MacGowran…
- Sharpe plays an Irish caretaker who befriends the King of the Leprechauns. This live–action classic from Uncle Walt, mixes whimsy, humour and…
Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (TV Series) (1959)
- The classic family cartoon series. Join the titular reindeer and chipmunk, plus Snidley, Horse, Nell, Dudley, Mr Peabody, Sherman and the rest for…
Shaggy Dog, The (1959)
- Dir. Charles Barton
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk…
- Fred MacMurray excels in this Disney live–actioner, playing a postman whose son accidentally transforms himself into a talking sheepdog with…
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- Dir. Clyde Geronimi
- Classic animated feature interprets the fairy tale material with Disney's usual flair for storytelling and impeccable production values.
Smiley Gets A Gun (1959)
- Dir. Anthony Kimmins
Feat. Sybil Thorndike, Chips Rafferty, Keith Calvert…
- Sequel to the 1956 Aussie family movie, with Archer and Rafferty again appearing, as young hero and local constable respectively. Likeable,…