Directing

Lee R. Bobker

Born — Died

1925-07-19 — 1999-12-28

Place of birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

18 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Psychiatric Nursing poster
9.0

Psychiatric Nursing: The Nurse-Patient Relationship is a 1958 American documentary film directed by Lee R. Bobker. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Psychiatric Nursing

1958

A Gift of Harvest poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Gift of Harvest

1981

The Price of a Life poster
NR

Ex-con trying to make good in the outside world with the help of his parole officer in New York City. Filmed on 16mm black and white film on a 12 inch reel.

The Price of a Life

1967

The Price of a Life poster
NR

Ex-con trying to make good in the outside world with the help of his parole officer in New York City. Filmed on 16mm black and white film on a 12 inch reel.

The Price of a Life

1967

All the Way Home poster
9.0

A white family has just put their house on the market and are soon showing it to an interested black family. The neighbors begin to gossip and soon the white family becomes the target of harassment and threats by bigoted residents in the community, who do not want a black family in the neighborhood.

All the Way Home

1957

The Revolving Door poster
7.0

The Revolving Door is a 1968 American short documentary film directed by Lee R. Bobker, about the U.S.judicial system, explaining the types of cases tried in the lower court, showing the typical minor offenders and examining the inadequate jailing facilities. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

The Revolving Door

1969

No artwork available
7.0

The story of a teenage girl who starts wearing a Jewish charm bracelet that she received for her birthday. She then begins to experience anti-semitism and prejudice first hand from her friends at high school and in the community.

An American Girl

1958

No artwork available
NR

POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY: Presents various aspects of the political, economic, military, and cultural interests of the U.S. abroad, showing some of the ways in which the foreign service protects and advances these interests in Ecuador. Shows views of the city jail in Quito where an imprisoned American is in need of help, of docks at Guayaquil where the American Attache works among laborers and officials of the banana loaders trade union, and of the Presidential palace where U.S. Ambassador Maurice Burnbaum discusses the Alliance for Progress with the ruler of Ecuador.

The Unending Struggle

1965

No artwork available
NR

POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY: Presents various aspects of the political, economic, military, and cultural interests of the U.S. abroad, showing some of the ways in which the foreign service protects and advances these interests in Ecuador. Shows views of the city jail in Quito where an imprisoned American is in need of help, of docks at Guayaquil where the American Attache works among laborers and officials of the banana loaders trade union, and of the Presidential palace where U.S. Ambassador Maurice Burnbaum discusses the Alliance for Progress with the ruler of Ecuador.

The Unending Struggle

1965

No artwork available
10.0

The story of Leonardo da Vinci: his life, his thoughts, his times, his art and inventions and the individuals who had an influence on his life.

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

1983

The Movie Palaces poster
NR

A documentary about the great American movie palaces of the 1920s and 1930s. Filmed on location at some of the extraordinary theaters across the country, the program explores the diverse and priceless architecture of such greats as the Atlanta Fox, the Wiltern in Los Angeles, San Antonio's Majestic, Seattle's Fifth Avenue and, perhaps the most famous, Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Also included are stills and vintage clips of classic movies and newsreels of the era that illustrate the historical evolution and mass appeal of the movie palaces. Picture palace organist Gaylord Carter performs a variety of movie accompaniments.

The Movie Palaces

1987

The Movie Palaces poster
NR

A documentary about the great American movie palaces of the 1920s and 1930s. Filmed on location at some of the extraordinary theaters across the country, the program explores the diverse and priceless architecture of such greats as the Atlanta Fox, the Wiltern in Los Angeles, San Antonio's Majestic, Seattle's Fifth Avenue and, perhaps the most famous, Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Also included are stills and vintage clips of classic movies and newsreels of the era that illustrate the historical evolution and mass appeal of the movie palaces. Picture palace organist Gaylord Carter performs a variety of movie accompaniments.

The Movie Palaces

1987

The Mind-Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens poster
7.0

This FDA film explores the history of hallucinogenic drugs, and specifically the effects and therapeutic uses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Combining graphics that suggest a hallucinogenic experience, snippets of interviews with users (who explain their reasons for taking the drug) and doctors, and taped sessions of research with volunteers, the film delves into the destructive as well as possible positive uses of the drug.

The Mind-Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens

1967

The Mind-Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens poster
7.0

This FDA film explores the history of hallucinogenic drugs, and specifically the effects and therapeutic uses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Combining graphics that suggest a hallucinogenic experience, snippets of interviews with users (who explain their reasons for taking the drug) and doctors, and taped sessions of research with volunteers, the film delves into the destructive as well as possible positive uses of the drug.

The Mind-Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens

1967

Play It Cool: A Question Of Attitudes poster
NR

Demonstrates how police behavior can increase or diminish the hostility potential in everyday occurrences in law enforcement. Sequences illustrate such typical problems as a street corner gang, a speeding car, a barroom brawl, and a campus demonstration.

Play It Cool: A Question Of Attitudes

1970

Play It Cool: A Question Of Attitudes poster
NR

Demonstrates how police behavior can increase or diminish the hostility potential in everyday occurrences in law enforcement. Sequences illustrate such typical problems as a street corner gang, a speeding car, a barroom brawl, and a campus demonstration.

Play It Cool: A Question Of Attitudes

1970

The Odds Against poster
6.2

A raw, rare short film about the need for a progressive overhaul of the penal system.

The Odds Against

1966

Crisis in Levittown poster
NR

Unrehearsed and often startling interviews with residents, filmed during disturbances following arrival of the first Black family.

Crisis in Levittown

1957