Starring Tim Holt, James Britton, Jack Herman, Ann Pellegrino, Robert Kelly
Directed by Russ Marker
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A newspaper reporter looks into a young man's story that he was shot at by men in Civil War costumes, and while searching for his missing girlfriend, finds clues that suggest time travel.
An independent feature from writer/producer/director Russ Marker, the movie shows its amateurism, but remains an interesting attempt with much of the same feel of more professional 1950s and 1960s sci-fi efforts. Hollywood actor Tim Holt, who plays the film's police detective, gets top billing, but Britton is the lead, and doesn't do too badly as the two-fisted crime reporter. Marker's screenplay contains some interesting ideas, but is rather slow-paced and really gets bogged down when Britton meets the film's villain and has to endure a science lesson on the concepts behind the time machine. Still, it's a novel idea, the actors do well enough, Marker makes good use of his low budget, and the jazzy soundtrack is pleasant to listen to.
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