I usually don't give out movie reviews in a genealogy list, but this one is! A few weeks ago, I cited a newspaper article about a 3-yr old mountain climber named Doug Gorin; and his sister Linda (on our list) clarified some statements. Privately we chatted a bit and she told me about a movie that her late father, Roy Martin Gorin was in. Well, I wanted to see it so I did a web search and found the movie for around $5.00 plus shipping offered by several companies. They shipped it the next day and it is in perfect shape. The name of the movie is 'Three Secrets' and is a black and white movie, 1950 (per cover) and stars Patricia Neal, Eleanor Parker and Ruth Roman. My generation knows those names! It is a surprisingly good movie and Roy appeared at least twice as one of the mountain climbers who was involved in a rescue of a 5-yr old boy from the top of a mountain. He is introduced on the radio in the movie using his real name and occupation - and he was a mountain climber. I was really pleased by the plot (which I won't give away) and it was fun seeing one of our Gorin's in the movies! The next movie doesn't contain any of our Gorin clan but did definitely involve them. This movie, produced in 1985 in color, stars Timothy Bottoms and a cast of whom I don't know a single one. It is billed as a spooky, campy sci-fi horror movie and on a scale of 1-10 for acting and continuity, I'd give it a 3. A lot of people are killed, gruesomely per 1980's standards. But why did I want it? The movie is supposedly centered in a mountain range and a cave in South America. However - it was filmed at two caves in America, one in Alabama but primarly at the Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville TN which is owned by Standiford Rogers Gorin and Roy Davis. Roy is a cave developer and he was the technical consultant for the movie. Having been in the Cumberland Caverns (which they expanded from 2 smaller caves 50 yrs ago), I could recognize a lot of the locations within the cave. At the beginning, these two guys - whatever they're doing, working for the US Army, make their escape from some bad guys by driving their jeep into a cave. It is the entrance to Cumberland Caverns. So, it was a fun movie as I recognized sites within the cave, not really that exciting, even with the subterranean monster and the tribe of albino people who had never seen the light of day ... This one I found from a few dollars for $3.00 plus shipping; the box was rather beat up but the tape was fine. S. R. Gorin ("Tank") had told me about the movie many years ago and that it was really a pain to have all the filming crews at the cave while they were trying to give tours and live a normal life. I didn't spot any of the family or employees of the cave as extras. So, if you really get bored some cold winter night - you might shoot the budget and try to find these movies, just for their family connections! I imagine that's the last movie review that I'll be able to do but am glad Linda told me about "Three Secrets"! On a sad note, Victor Gorin, died December 6th. He was the husband of Mercedes Joan Brashear; the next to the last living child of James Clay Gorin and Martha Emma Hamann; grandson of John Gladden Gorin and Judith Cann; g-grandson of James J. Gorin and Lucy Ann Mansfield, gg-grandson of John Henry Gorin and Elizabeth Jones; ggg-grandson of Gladin and Nancy Hinch Gorin. He was 90 years old at his passing; I don'tknow all of his survivors, but know that he was survived by his daughter, Joanne Carole Gorin Schwilk of this list and many others. Our condolences to his family. Merry Christmas to all of you! Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin