Lee Sholem

A 1972 American science fiction film mostly filmed in 1967 under Herbert J. Leder's direction but completed years later without the original cast, costumes, or sets. Spies discover that the Red Chinese have built a "doomsday machine" capable of destroying the surface of the Earth, and plan to use it within days. The U.S. scrambles a mission to Venus, at the last minute replacing three male crew members with female ones to ensure repopulation. The film is notorious for its disjointed production history and marked Public Domain on Archive.org. Casey Kasem appears as the Mission Control Officer.

Sci-Fi

A 1957 American South Seas adventure directed by Lee Sholem and Elmo Williams, starring Jon Hall — who also produced and narrated — alongside John Carradine, Peter Lorre, and Mike Mazurki. Captain Jim Knight sails the South Sea Islands and discovers a criminal gang that has seized a small island, forcing the native pearl divers to work beyond safe limits. After Knight captures the gang, they escape en route to Tahiti and a corrupt French magistrate joins them when a native boy locates a sunken ship carrying a Burmese king's treasure. The film was compiled from Knight of the South Seas, an unsold 1955 television pilot, and gave Hall ample opportunity to show off the underwater diving footage he loved. It is in the public domain.

Adventure · Action