Steven Helmer Publications

  Synopsis: After a series of successful tests with dummies, the Air Research and Development Command is ready to use human test subjects for its new downward ejection seat, designed to allow bombardiers to escape from high altitudes. Major Paul Peterson has been called back to active service and is in line to test the ejection seat. However, when the first test results in the volunteer suffering a broken neck, Paul, who has a wife and son, is reluctant to go through with his duty. Who’s in it? The movie stars John Payne , Karen Steele , Paul Kelly , Richard Eyer and Eddie Firestone . Review: I’ve had Bailout at 43,000 in my library for a few weeks but every time I was going to watch it, came across something else I wanted to watch more. I finally got around to seeing the movie this morning and while I started out having some doubts about it, it turned out to be a decent choice. This is a different type of war movie. There are no gun battles and not a whole lot of action ov...

Synopsis: Bank teller Vince Grayson has a nightmare about killing another man in a mirrored room and wakes up with blood on his hand. Later, while returning from a picnic with his sister and her husband, a police detective, Vince discovers both the house and room from his dream are real and a murder had been committed. Who's in it? The movie stars DeForest Kelley , Paul Kelly , Kay Scott , Ann Doran and Robert Emmett Keane. Review: I came across this movie a few days ago and, thinking the plot sounded interesting, ended up adding it to my library. Since it was a relatively short film, I was able to watch it this morning before heading into the office. After seeing it, I found I liked some things but wound up being disappointed overall. I'll start with the positives from this movie. The main one is the mystery surrounding Vince (Kelley) and what happened to him at that house. It becomes immediately clear his nightmare was much more than a dream, especially since he was even ...