Actor, director and producer Norman Lloyd died May 11 at age 106. Over a career that began in childhood and spanned nearly a century, he worked in theater, radio, television and film, collaborating, among many others, with Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock. Following, in alphabetical order, are capsule reviews of some of the movies in which Lloyd was featured.

"Buccaneer's Girl" (1950)

Tongue-in-cheek romantic adventure directed by Frederick de Cordova in which a New Orleans singer (Yvonne De Carlo) turns against a pirate (Philip Friend) after discovering his secret identity as a respected sea captain engaged to the governor's daughter (Andrea King), then helps rescue him from prison to nab the real culprits. Stylized violence and romantic complications. The Catholic News Service classification is A-II – adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association. (Universal Studios Home Entertainment; also available on Blu-ray)

"Dead Poets Society" (1989)

A teacher (Robin Williams) returns in 1959 to the tony New England prep school for boys from which he had graduated, determined to turn his students on to poetry and into freethinkers, but his unorthodox methods inspire the impressionable youths to take personal risks not always in their best interests. Director Peter Weir's thought-provoking period drama raises more questions than it answers in exploring such issues as peer pressure, child rights, values clarification, teen suicide and the price of nonconformity. Mild locker room language and an unsettling, unresolved teen suicide. The Catholic News Service classification is A-III – adults. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG – parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. (Touchstone; also available on Blu-ray)

"The Flame and the Arrow" (1950)

Energetic adventure set in medieval Italy where a grinning outlaw (Burt Lancaster) leads the citizens of Lombardy in a revolt against a cruel Hessian despot (Frank Allenby) whose niece (Virginia Mayo) sides with the rebels. Directed with gusto by Jacques Tourneur, the script gives full bent to Lancaster's acrobatic skills and those of his partner, Nick Cravat, in this overbusy Robin Hood variation. Stylized violence and considerable menace. The Catholic News Service classification is A-II – adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association. (Warner Archive)

"The Green Years" (1946)

Solid family drama set in 1900 Scotland where an orphaned Irish youth (Dean Stockwell) is taken in by his mother's family and grows to manhood (Tom Drake) under the tutelage of his strong-willed great-grandfather (Charles Coburn) who insures he goes to college rather than become a factory worker. Directed by Victor Saville from A.J. Cronin's novel, the result mixes humor and pathos in a richly detailed picture of period family life, including the lad's steadfast practice of Catholicism in a Protestant household. The Catholic News Service classification is A-I – general patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association. (Warner Archive)

"Limelight" (1952)

Written, produced and directed by Charles Chaplin, the story is about a World War I music hall comic (Chaplin) who helps a ballerina (Claire Bloom) but the movie's importance comes from the light it casts on Chaplin as an artist and a man. Deeply steeped in Victorian sentimentality and simplistic affirmations of nature's goodness, the narrative may seem hopelessly dated and artificial but its sensibilities are sincere, deeply felt and enduring. Challenging but well worth seeing. The Catholic News Service classification is A-II – adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G – general audiences. All ages admitted. (Criterion Collection; also available on Blu-ray)

"Saboteur" (1942)

Accused of sabotage, a war plant worker (Robert Cummings) flees the police to hunt down the real culprit (Lloyd) and, with the help of a spunky blonde (Priscilla Lane), traps him atop the Statue of Liberty. Director Alfred Hitchcock's uneven thriller delivers the usual goose bumps as the cross-country chase leads to a homegrown nest of spies (led by Otto Kruger), though the proceedings are slowed by much wartime flag-waving. More menace than violence. The Catholic News Service classification is A-II – adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association. (Universal Studios Home Entertainment; also available on Blu-ray)

"The Southerner" (1945)

A year in the life of a Texas sharecropper (Zachary Scott) who works hard to support his wife (Betty Field), two children and grandmother (Beulah Bondi) until his first harvest is wiped out by a flash flood and he considers quitting the land to become a factory worker. Directed by Jean Renoir, the location photography gives a semi-documentary flavor to this portrait of simple, home-spun characters whose sense of independence and self-reliance sustain them through the hardships and insecurities of farm life. The Catholic News Service classification is A-I – general patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association. (VCI Entertainment)

Mulderig is on the staff of Catholic News Service.