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Production Manager. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Lester Wm. Berke was born on 17 September 1934 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Quincy M.E. (1976), The Rockford Files (1974) and The Lost Missile (1958).
- Lester Wm. Berke
- September 16, 2004
- September 17, 1934
Lester Wm. Berke was born on September 17, 1934 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Quincy M.E. (1976), The Rockford Files (1974) and The Lost Missile (1958). He died on September 16, 2004 in Sun Valley, California, USA.
- September 17, 1934
- September 16, 2004
The Lost Missile is a 1958 American science fiction film written by John McPartland and science-fiction writer Jerome Bixby. It was to have been directed by William Berke, who was also the executive producer, but following Berke's sudden death, his son Lester Wm. Berke became the film's director. It stars Robert Loggia in one of his earliest roles.
The Lost Missile: Directed by Lester Wm. Berke, William Berke. With Robert Loggia, Ellen Parker, Phillip Pine, Larry Kerr. A strange missile from outer space circles the Earth at low altitudes, destroying everything in its path.
by Lester Wm. Berke (director, story); John McPartland, Jerome Bixby (screenwriters); Robert Loggia, Ellen Parker, Phillip Pine, Larry Kerr (starring) Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1958. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1958 film.
A missile from outer space is blazing its way from Alaska through Canada on course towards New York City, turning everything it passes into nothing more than a burned cinder. Original director Willim Berke died of a sudden heart attack on the first day of shooting. His son, Lester Wm Berke, took over.
Title page present, undated, with credits for screenwriter Donald L. Gold and story credits to Lester Wm. Berke. 128 leaves, with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads.
