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Summary:

From the early 1950s, the Nashville-based Ormond family independently produced a wild bunch of movies, from westerns to stripper-gore musicals, and later made several shocking, surreal 'warning' pictures for Mississippi Baptist preacher Estus Pirkle.
Untamed mistress: Two men search the jungle for a woman who has been captured by a tribe of murderous gorillas. When they finally find her, they must fight off attacks by the gorillas, who are determined to keep her.
Please don't touch me: A woman who is unable to have sex with her husband goes to a psychiatrist for help. He sends her to a hypnotist, who discovers that she has a deep, dark secret.
White lightnin' road: Concerns a stock car race between rival moonshiners.
Forty acre feud: Set in an obscure Tennessee county, two clans begin to feud over the best candidate for state representative. Peace is restored when the Smokey Mountain Jamboree comes to town and plays their good old fashioned country music.
Girl from Tobacco Row: Prison convict Earl "Snake" Richards seeks stashed stolen cash in a small tobacco town and ends up falling for the preacher's pretty daughter.
The exotic ones: A trio of hunters in the Louisiana bayous capture a monster called the Swamp Thing. They take it to New Orleans where they display it in a strip joint. When the monster's favorite stripper gets into a fight with another stripper, he breaks loose and starts killing.
If footmen tire you what will horses do?: Warns of the dangers facing the United States from Communist infiltrators, interspersing scenes of Pirkle preaching with vignettes depicting the violent persecution of Christians in a near-future Southern United States under a totalitarian Communist regime.
The burning hell: Pastor Estus W. Pirkle preaches about hell, where all non-Christians will suffer eternal torment. He's also visited by two self-professed "Christians" who don't believe in hell.
The grim reaper: A mother is worried about her husband and her older son. They are no longer going to church, begin communicating with dead spirits and, worst of all, the son wants to become a stock-car racer.
The believer's heaven: While holding a sermon for his followers, the real-life fire-and-brimstone preacher Estus W. Pirkle portrays what Christian Heaven looks like, according to his interpretation of the Bible.
39 stripes: A dramatized version of Ed Martin's life in prison follows him swinging on a hammer in a chain gang, remembering his life of squalor and petty crime, finding Jesus through the persistence of his future wife Alfreda, and helping other inmates find salvation through his preaching in the prison chapel. The 39 stripes refer to the Jewish tradition of flogging criminals just short of the fatal 40 lash mark.
It's about the second coming: Depictions of famous Biblical stories as well as the end times accompany an overarching plot of a man who continues to avoid church even as the end of the world draws closer.
The sacred symbol: A documentary drama in which a man describes his adventures and observations in his worldwide search for spiritual truth.

Table of Contents:

• Disc 1. Untamed mistress / Ron Ormond Enterprises presents ; written for the screen by Paul L. Peil, Ron Ormond and Orville Hampton ; produced and directed by Ron Ormond (cast: Allan Nixon, Jacqueline Fontaine, Byron Keith, John Martin) (1951, 72 min.)
• Please don't touch me / United Film Organization presents ; story and screen play by Ron Ormond and Ormond McGill ; produced and directed by Ron Ormond (cast: Al La Rue, Ruth Blair, Larry Wallace, Viki Caron, Ormond McGill) (1959, 67 min.)
• White lightnin' road / J.R.T. Films presents ; produced by Ron and June Ormond ; written & directed by Ron Ormond (cast: Arlene Hunter, Ter'l Bennett, Earl "Snake" Richards, Tim Ormond) (1964, 95 min.).
• Disc 2. Forty acre feud / Airlon Pictures presents ; story by Bill Packham ; screenplay, Forrest Carpenter and Chuck Scott ; produced by Bill Packham ; directed by Ron Ormond (cast: Ferlin Huskey, Minnie Pearl, Del Reeves, Bob Corley, Claude Casey) (1965, 86 min.)
• Girl from Tobacco Row / June and Ron Ormond present ; story by Bill Packham ; written, produced, directed by Ron Ormond (cast: Tex Ritter, Rachel Romen, Earl "Snake" Richards) (1966, 86 min.)
• The exotic ones / June & Ron Ormond present ; produced by Ron & June Ormond ; written & directed by Ron Ormond (cast: Georgette Dante, Edward B. Moates, Gordon Terry, Sleepy La Beef) (1968, 92 min.).
• Disc 3. If footmen tire you what will horses do? / Estus W. Pirkle and Monnie Stanfield present ; from the book by Esus W. Pirkle ; adapted for the screen and directed by Ron Ormond (cast: Estus W. Pirkle, Judy Creech, Cecil Scaife, Gene McFall, Wes Saunders) (1971, 53 min.)
• The burning hell / Estus Pirkle Evangelistic Association presents ; entire production by the Ormond Organization ; original story, Estus W. Pirkle ; written, produced and directed by Ron Ormond (cast: Estus W. Pirkle, Jimmy Robbins, Tim Ormond) (1974, 58 min.)
• The grim reaper / PS 126 Productions presents ; produced by the Ormond Organization ; written and directed by Ron Ormond (cast: Cecil Scaife, Viola Walden, Tim Ormond) (1976, 59 min.)
• The believer's heaven / Estus Pirkle presents ; story, Estus Pirkle ; directed by Ron Ormond (cast: Carl Lackey, Tim Ormond, F.E. Moffitt, Tim Green, J.O. Grooms) (1977, 60 min.).
• Disc 4. 39 stripes / Hope Aglow Ministries presents ; inspired by the life of Ed Martin "The man who broke rocks" ; written for the screen by Tim & Ron Ormond ; produced & directed by Ron Ormond (cast: Tim Ormond, Nancy Harper, Craig Cortney, Duane Hahn, Steve Wallace, Sharon Burrus) (1979, 60 min.)
• It's about the second coming / Film Evangelism Inc. and the Ormond Organization present ; produced by June Ormond ; written for the screen by Ron and Tim Ormond ; directed by Tim Ormond (cast: Fran Pultro, Jim Watson, Jac Zaca, Cecil Scaife) (1982, 56 min.)
• The sacred symbol / Film Evangelism Inc. presents ; produced by June Ormond ; written and directed by Tim Ormond (cast: John Calvert, Ormond McGill, Viola Walden, Cecil Scaife) (1984, 60 min.).

Contributors:

Ormond, Ron, 1910-1981 , film director, screenwriter, film producer

Ormond, Tim, 1950- , film director, screenwriter, actor

Refn, Nicolas Winding, 1970- , presenter

Peil, Paul Leslie , screenwriter

Hampton, Orville H. , screenwriter

McGill, Ormond , screenwriter, actor

Packham, Bill , screenwriter, film producer

Carpenter, Forest (Actor) , screenwriter

Glore, Charles, 1937- , screenwriter

Carr, June , film producer

Pirkle, Estus W. , presenter, creator, screenwriter, actor

Stanfield, Monnie , presenter

Nixon, Allan, 1915-1995 , actor

Fontaine, Jacki , actor

Keith, Byron , actor

LaRue, Lash , actor

Browne, Reno, 1921-1991 , actor

Husky, Ferlin , actor

Minnie Pearl , actor

Reeves, Del , actor

Corley, Bob , actor

Casey, Claude , actor

Ritter, Tex , actor

Terry, Gordon , actor

LaBeef, Sleepy, 1935-2019 , actor

Creech, Judy , actor

Scaife, Cecil , actor

McFall, Gene , actor

Grooms, J. O., 1923-2010 , actor

Zacha, Jac , actor

Calvert, John, 1911-2013 , actor

Powerhouse Films Ltd. , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Indicator (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Ormond Organization , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Included Works:

Untamed mistress (Motion picture)

Please don't touch me (Motion picture)

White lightnin' road (Motion picture)

Forty acre feud (Motion picture)

Girl from Tobacco Row (Motion picture)

Exotic ones (Motion picture)

If footmen tire you what will horses do? (Motion picture)

Burning hell (Motion picture)

Grim reaper (Motion picture : 1976)

Believer's heaven (Motion picture)

39 stripes (Motion picture)

It's about the second coming (Motion picture : 1982)

Sacred symbol (Motion picture)

Subjects:

Jungle survival — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Rape victims — Psychology — Drama

Psychosexual disorders — Patients — Drama

Stock car drivers — Drama

Moonshine (Liquor) — Transportation — Drama

Elections — Tennessee — Drama

Theft — Drama

Monsters — Drama

Stripteasers — Drama

Communism — United States — Drama

Christianity — Drama

Salvation — Christianity — Drama

Redemption — Christianity — Drama

Heaven — Drama

Ex-convicts — Religious life — United States — Drama

Prisoners — Religious life — United States — Drama

Second Advent — Drama

Prophecy — Drama

Christian life — Drama

Jungle survival

Man-woman relationships

Rape victims — Psychology

Rape victims

Psychosexual disorders — Patients

Psychosexual disorders

Stock car drivers

Moonshine (Liquor)

Transportation

Elections

Theft

Monsters

Stripteasers

Communism

Christianity

Salvation — Christianity

Salvation

Redemption — Christianity

Redemption

Heaven

Ex-convicts — Religious life

Ex-convicts

Prisoners — Religious life

Prisoners

Second Advent

Prophecy

Christian life

United States

Tennessee

Genres:

Motion pictures

B films

Exploitation films

Crime films

Comedy films

Horror films

Religious films

Bible films

Documentary films

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A, B, C; mono audio.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Originally released as motion pictures 1951-1984.
Special features (disc 1): audio commentary with author and Ormond biographer Jimmy McDonough on 'Please don't touch me'; 'Edge of tomorrow' (ca. 1961, 50 min.), June and Ron Ormond's lost portrait of UFO huckster Reinhold O Schmidt; 'White lightnin' road' theatrical trailer; 'White lightnin' road' radio spots.
Special features (disc 2): audio commentary with actress, exotic dancer, fire eater, and carny queen Georgette Dante and biographer Jimmy McDonough on 'The exotic ones'; radio spots.
Special features (disc 3): audio commentary with Greg Pirkle, son of Baptist minister and Ormond collaborator Estus Pirkle, and documentarian Prian Rosenquist on 'If footmen tire you what will horses do?'; audio commentary with actor-director Tim Ormond, author Jimmy McDonough, and film restorationist Peter Conheim on 'The burning hell'; "Estus Pirkle sermon" (1970, 64 min.), rare and previously unreleased archival audio recording; 'The grim reaper' radio spots.
Special features (disc 4): audio commentary with filmmaker Tim Ormond and author Jimmy McDonough on 'It's about the second coming'; "A tribute to Houdini' (1987, 60 min.), directed by Tim Ormond, and featuring John Calvert performing an array of tricks inspired by celebrated escape artist and magician Harry Houdini; 'Lash LaRue: a man and his memories' (1982, 71 min.), rarely seen documentary, directed by Tim Ormond, in which the beloved western star reflects upon his life and work; 'June Carr: the virtual vaudevillian' (1997, 31 min.), Tim Ormond's loving portrait of his mother and collaborator, June Carr Ormond; 'Forgotten memories' (1997, 20 min.), short drama, directed by Tim Ormond and starring June Ormond, in which two women meet under extraordinary circumstances; 'Forgotten memories' production footage (15 min.); '39 stripes' radio spots.

Audience:

Not rated.

Physical Description:

4 videodiscs (904 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (97 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm) + 5 art cards

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; sound

Film Characteristics:

(Untamed mistress, If footmen tire you what will horses do?, The burning hell, The grim reaper, The believer's heaven, 39 stripes, It's about the second coming, The sacred symbol) 1.37:1; (Please don't touch me, White lightnin' road, Forty acre feud, Girl from Tobacco Row, The exotic ones) 1.66:1; (Untamed mistress, If footmen tire you what will horses do?, The burning hell, The grim reaper, The believer's heaven, 39 stripes, It's about the second coming, The sacred symbol) full screen; (Please don't touch me, White lightnin' road, Forty acre feud, Girl from Tobacco Row, The exotic ones) wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; all regions

Call Numbers:

FRO 1951 BLU

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Indicator: PHILE390 (set container/booklet)
Publisher Number, Indicator: PUSLE390B (disc 1)
Publisher Number, Indicator: PHILE390B (disc 1 container)
Publisher Number, Indicator: PUSLE391B (disc 2)
Publisher Number, Indicator: PHILE391B (disc 2 container)
Publisher Number, Indicator: PUSLE392B (disc 3)
Publisher Number, Indicator: PHILE392B (disc 3 container)
Publisher Number, Indicator: PUSLE393B (disc 4)
Publisher Number, Indicator: PHILE393B (disc 4 container)

OCLC Numbers:

1431904588