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Made-For-Television-Titles A Brand New Life Cloris
Leachman, Martin Balsam, Wilfred Hyde White, Gene Nelson After
18 years of marriage, a middle-aged couple has to face the prospect of
having their first child. Knowing how much their lives will change the
couple faces the question if they should have the child or not. Won Emmy
for ABC Television and Tomorrow Entertainment. 1973 Color 74 minutes
A Christmas Without Snow
Michael Learned, John Houseman, James Cornwell. A divorced woman moves to
a new city with her child, trying to build her life again. She joins the
choir of a local church but has some personality conflicts with the
choirmaster, a curmudgeonly old gentleman who will accept nothing but
perfection from his group. As Christmas approaches and the choir practices
for a big show and the director pushes them all to their emotional limits,
she contemplates quitting the group. Made For TV. 1980 Color 95 Minutes. A Real American Hero 'The Buford
Pusser Story' Brian Dennehy,
Forrest Tucker, Ken Howard, Sheree North. Bufford Pusser is the Sheriff of
a Tennessee County who must go against a former friend, and a group of
women who use an old blue law to segregate a recently freed prostitute. To
fight them he uses other old laws that aren't relevant today. Is he ready
to face opposition, or will there be any? The opening narration says,
"The wrong kind of people have had their say for too long and I want
to remind them that somewhere in this world there is a little law and
order left - to let them know in the only way their kind understands, that
they can't bribe or threaten their way and they will damn well pay dearly
for every crime they commit." This made for TV movie inspired the
film "Walking Tall". Made by Bing Crosby Productions for CBS
Television. 1978 Color A Tattered Web
Lloyd Bridges, Broderick Crawford, Ellen Corby, Frank Converse, Murray
Hamilton. A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He
confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin
the crime on a local derelict. Made for TV Movie on CBS. 1971 Color 90
Minutes A Woman Accused aka In The Glitter
Palace Chad Everret, Barbara
Hershey, Howard Duff, Diana Scarwid, Ron Rifkin, Anthony Zerbe,. An
intriguing situation evolves between two ex-lovers. A lawyer (Chad
Everett) is approached by the woman (Barbara Hershey in an early starring
role) who left him for another woman to defend her lesbian lover. This
1977 TV-movie murder mystery is filled with unspoken longing and features
a cast of many character performers. 1977 Color 97 minutes. Acceptable Risks Brian
Dennehy, Cicely Tyson. Oakbridge, a mid-size midwest American city, is the
site of a major chemical disaster. At Citichem, the production manager (Dennehy),
is forced to shortcut his safety procedures to speed up the production of
a highly toxic and volatile chemical. Of course, as expected, an accident
occurs. A worker is killed and the town is exposed to calamitous impacts.
Cicely Tyson is the City Manager who has misgivings about the whole
operation. 1986 Color 92 minutes Adventures of Heidi
Burl Ives, Kathy Kurtzman.. Warm hearted retelling of the family favorite.
In this film Heidi leaves the Alps and goes to New York. Made for CBS
Television. 1978 COLOR 82 minutes. Affair,
The Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner It was love at first sight for Marcus
Simon an attorney when he saw Courtney Patterson a 32 year old composer
crippled by polio. Marcus tries to slowly and gently remove the emotion
barriers Courtney built around herself and give them both a chance at love
and happiness. Spelling- Goldberg Production. Made for TV (ABC) 1973 color
74 Minutes All The Kind Stranger
Stacy Keach, Samatha Eddar, John Savage, Robbie Bensen, Arlene Farber.
There is nothing more dangerous than a kind face. A couple traveling
through a backwoods area are held by a group of orphans who want them to
become their parents. Unfortunately, the kids have a habit of killing
adults who refuse that particular honor. Made for ABC TV. 1974 Color 97
minutes Anatomy of An Illness Edward
Asner, Eli Wallach, David Ogden Stiers, Millie Perkins. Asner plays Norman
Cousins who also wrote the book. How Cousins credits laughter for his
sure. Made for CBS Television. 1984 Color 96 minutes. Assassin Robert
Conrad, Karen Austin, Jonathan Banks. A retired agent from an Intelligence
Agency is contacted by the Agency in order to stop an ultra-secret robot
who is killing some government officials. That will be not an easy task,
because the robot looks human and it was specifically built to be an
efficient killer, not to mention that it is almost invulnerable. The
retired operative, played by Robert Conrad, trails the cyborg and tries to
destroy it. Directed by Sandor Stern. Made for TV 1986 Color 74 Minutes. Autobiography
of Miss Jane Pittman Cicely
Tyson, Odetta. In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches
Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane
Pitman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to
her earliest memories before slavery ended, a long walk toward freedom,
marriage to Joe Pitman, her adopted son Ned's work as an educator, helping
to raise Jimmy, who returns as a civil rights worker, and her own decision
to become involved in contemporary issues. In between the chapters of her
life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy,
are dramatized/ Emmy Award winning production. 1974 color Barnaby
and Me Sid Caesar, Julliet MIlls, Sally Boyden, Ivor Kants, Daws
Butler. The title character is a talented Koala Bear, who is to
Australian fans what Benji is to Americans. Pausing in his escape from a
vengeful mobster, American con artist (Sid Caesar )falls in love with a
mom (Juliet Mills )whose daughter Sally Boyden keeps Barnaby as her
pet. The kooky koala teams up with Sid for a series of adventures. Daws
Butler famous cartoon voice for Warner Bros and scads of TV cartoons
supplies the voice for Barnaby. Made for Australian Broadcasting
Company Television in Australia . 1977 Color 90 minutes. Betrayal Amanda Blake, Dick Haymes, Trish Sterling, Sam Groom. In her first
non-Gunsmoke appearance in two decades, Amanda Blake plays Helen Mercer, a
lonely, middle-aged widow. Helen hires the deceptively sweet Adele Murphy
(Tisha Sterling) as her companion. What she doesn't know (but we do,
thanks to a rather violent prologue) is that "Adele" is really
an extortionist named Gretchen, in league with her homicidal con-artist
boyfriend Jay (Sam Groom). Singing star Dick Haymes makes his TV movie
debut in the third-billed role of Harold Porter. Based on a novel by
suspense specialist Doris Miles Disney. Made for TV. 1974, color Birds
of Prey David Jansen Ralph Meeker Elayne Heilvell. Action Thriller. Harry
Walker, X-military pilot, works for a radio station in Salt Lake City as a
traffic helicopter pilot. While on his rounds he observes a bank robbery
taking place and the abduction of a female teller. He follows, 1st the
criminals in their car, then they transfer to a helicopter. Harry is
running out of fuel so he stops on the road to flag down a tanker truck,
gets fuel then continues the pursuit. Made for CBS Television. 1973 Color
89 minutes Black
Brigade, The Billy Dee
Williams, Richard Pryor, Robert Hooks, Moses Gunn, Roosevelt Grier Glynn
Turman. A redneck officer is put in charge of a squad of black troops
charged with taking an important bridge from the Nazis. Made for TV by
Aaron Spelling who also shared the writing credits with David Kidd. (ABC
Television) The best friend twosome of Pryor and Grier is formidable. From
the Aaron Spelling Danny Thomas TV series Carter's army. 1970 Color 90
Minutes. Black
Water Gold Bradford Dillman, Keir Dulea, France Nuyen, Lana Wood, Ricardo Montalban.
A scuba bum joins a marine archeologist and a Mexican historian in a race
to reach a treasure from a sunken Spanish galleon ahead of a well-armed
dilettante and his associates. Music by Mike Curb. Made by
MetroMedia for ABC Television. 1970 Color 90 minutes Blunt,
The Fourth Man Anthony Hopkins,
Ian Richardson. Based on true saga of four British Spies at
Cambridge. (Blunt, Burgess, Maclean, Philby and Cairncross) and their
impact on world history. Back in the late 1940's the FBI detected that
there was a Soviet spy in the British Embassy in Washington D.C but could
only narrow him down to a half dozen high ranking members of the British
Foreign Service or MI5. It wasn't until 1949 that the spy code name
"Homer" was identified as being Donald MacLean (Michael McStay)
and the FBI, together with the British Government, set a trap to not just
arrest him but those who he was in contact and working with in the British
Isles and it was there where the movie "Blunt" begins, in late
May 1951. Compelling drama. Made for BBC Television. 1985 Color Born
To Be Sold Lynda Carter, Harold Gould, Dean Stockwell, Ed Nelson. Lynda
Carter plays a caring social worker that is suddenly drawn into a horrid
reality of underworld mayhem. Babies are bought from troubled teenagers
and then are placed into the hands of unstable parents for a fee of $
30,000. Can you believe it. The saddest part of all is that this has
really happened. While Lynda Carter investigates the businessman believed
to be responsible, she puts her own life in danger from the band of
villains working for him. She is threatened, manipulated and puts her job
in jeopardy desperately trying to crack the operation wide open. Made for
TV Thriller. 1981 Color 96 Minutes Borrowers,
The Eddie Albert, Tammy
Grimes, Edith Anderson, Bernard Hughes, An eight-year-old boy
discovers a family of tiny people, only a few inches tall, living beneath
the floorboards of a Victorian country home. Made for NBC Original music
Rod McKuen. 1973 Color 83 Minutes Bounty
Man, The Clint Walker, Richard Basehart Two rival bounty hunters are after the
same killer, but find they have to join together to fight off his gang.
Made by ABC Circle Films. 1972 Color 73 minutes Boy In The Plastic Bubble John
Travolta. Glyniss O'Conner, Robert Reed, Ralph Bellamy, Dianna Hyland,
Karen Morrow. Based on a true story, Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient
immune system (not unlike being born with AIDS). As such, he must spend
the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is
completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is
specially prepared, and his only human contact comes in the form of gloved
hands. The movie follows his life into a teenager. Produced by Aaron
Spelling ABC Television. 1976 Color 100 Minutes Brass
Ring, The Dina Merrill,
Sylvia Sydney, A mother afflicted with depression comes into
conflict with own mother and children when she refuses to seek
professional health care. Sylvia Sidney also appears .Made for
Television by Bob Balaban. Has played on Show Time Cable. 1983 Color 81
minutes Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol Christopher
Corey Smith, Ginny Tyler. (Animated Christmas Special) When Brer Rabbit
learns that Brer Fox is planning to evict Brer Bear on Christmas, he
decides to teach the fox a lesson. Brer Rabbit gets the townspeople to
stage their own version of "A Christmas Carol" and trick Brer
Fox into thinking that the ghost of his friend, Brer Wolf, has returned.
The ghost warns Brer Fox to reform his miserly ways by showing him his
past, present and future Christmases. Brer Fox is so terrified by these
visions he vows to change his ways, and throws a big Christmas party for
the whole town. Television 1992 Color 58 minutes Callie
& Son with Lindsey Wagner, Dabney Coleman and Michelle Pfeiffer. An unwed
mother forced to give up her child and is cheated by a phony private
investigator. Later she marries a wealthy publisher and continues her
search for her child. Made by Motown Productions for CBS Television. 1981
Color 142 Minutes PG Can
You Hear The Laughter? Burt
Brinckerhoff A sensitive made-for-television drama about Freddie Prinze's
rise to the top of his profession and subsequent tragic suicide. 1979
color 96 minutes Cape Town Affair, The
Claire Trevor, James Brolin, Jacqueline Bisset, Bob Courtney, John
Whiteley, Gordon Milholland Children Of The Night Kathleen
Quinlan, Nicholas Campbell, Mario Van Peebles. Fact-based
drama about a sociology graduate (Kathleen Quinlan) who starts working
with teen prostitutes in Hollywood. The film does not draw back on its
depiction of the brutality that the teens face nor of the exploitation
that occurs from the pimps and johns ho use them. Pat Benatar's song
"Hell Is For Children" is used to set the film's theme. Made for
CBS Television. 1985 Color 83 minutes
Christabel
Elizabeth Hurley, Stephen Delane, Geoffrey Palmer, Ann Bell. An English
girl marries a German lawyer in the 1930s and they try to live as normal a
life as they can in Hitler's Germany. When Allied bombs start falling on
German cities, Christabel takes her two young sons to a village in the
mountains. Then she learns that her husband and some of his friends have
been arrested for plotting to assassinate Hitler. She travels to the
prison where he is held, wondering if telling the commandant that she
knows Winston Churchill will help her husband or seal his fate. This
film is based on Christabel Bielenberg's historical memoir, "The Past
Is Myself," looking back on the years 1932-45, was the source for
this depiction of life in Germany during Hitler's rise. Dennis
Potter chose to dramatize their story because, "One, it's a
celebration of married love, and, two, it's the perfect answer to the idea
of collective guilt. They were confronted with this raving maniac and yet
managed to emerge without doing anything degrading." Made for
Television (BBC) 1988 Color 149 minutes. Christmas
Wife, The Jason Robards,
Julie Harris, Don Francks, James Eckhouse, Patricia Hamilton, Afraid to
spend the Christmas holiday alone, an aging widower decides to hire
himself a spouse to spend the vacation with him in his lovely mountain
retreat and finds true romance in this heartwarming made-for-cable
television drama that is based on a story by Helen Norris. Jason Robards
and Julie Harris are wonderful in this leisurely film that is reminiscent
of the great classic movies. 1988 color 73 minutes. Class
of 63 James Brolin, Cliff
Gorman, Jane Hackman. A jealous husband uses a college reunion to take
revenge on his wife's former lover, who he is convinced is still having an
affair with her. This 20th Century Fox production is one of ABC's best
movie of the week offerings in the 70s. The plot concerns the ten year
reunion of a group of college students, one of whom has homicidal
intentions towards his former classmates, stemming from a romantic slight.
But it's not a by the numbers revenge flick. The script is literate and
intelligent, John Korty's direction is very sharp, and the acting
(especially by Cliff Gorman and Joan Hackett) is surprisingly good. There
is a haunting use of the song "Louise," that contributes to the
suspense. 1974 Color 74 minutes
Coach
of The Year Robert Conrad, Erin Gray A former player for the Chicago Bears is
paralyzed in the Vietnam War. He returns to get a job coaching at a youth
prison. Made for Television. 1980 Color 120 minutes Concrete
Cowboy Tom Selleck, Jerry
Reed, Barbara Mandrell, Morgan Fairchild, Claud Aikens, Roy Acuff.
Ex cowboy (Tom Selleck) and his side kick (Jerry Reed) travel the highways
and byways of America in search of adventure. Along with Morgan Fairchild
they find plenty of it. Made for CBS Television. Also released as "Ramblin'
Man". 1979 Color 100 minutes Conflict
Martin Sheen, Trevor Howard,
Cyril Cusack. In the near future, the Catholic church has joined with
other western religions in an ecumenical movement that has washed out much
of the original message of the religion. A group of Irish monks have begun
saying the mass again in Latin and have begun to have an international
following. Martin Sheen is sent from Rome to bring them to task and they
must confront what is truly essential in their worship and what is not.
Made for CBS Television. (aka Catholics) 1973 color 78 minutes Congratulations
it's a Boy Bill Bixby, Diane
Baker, Jack Albertson, Ann Southern, Tom Bosley. A bachelor's life is
interrupted by the appearance of a teenager who claims to be his son. Bill
Bixby (America's favorite Dad from the series "Courtship of Eddies
Father") discovers he has a son he didn't know about and it changes
his 'swinger' image. Made for ABC Television. Produced by Aaron Spelling.
1974 Color 90 Minutes. Crossbar
Brent Carver, Kim Cattrall, Kate Reid, John Ireland Cry
of the Innocent Rod Taylor, Joanna Pettet, Nigel Davenport, Cyril Cusack. This is
an Irish film that premiered on American TV. It's a conspiracy story
involving industrial spying and a plane from Rome that crashes in Ireland.
It's Rod Taylor's family that is wiped out in the plane crash and,
outraged at discovering that it was no accident, he finds a way to gain
revenge on the people behind it. Taylor plays an American insurance exec
in Ireland with a background as a former Green Beret. Cyril Cusack
is a standout as the Irish police inspector. He is rumpled, calm and
casual, yet brilliant and steals every scene. Made in Ireland for
Television in America. 1980 Color 93 minutes. Cry
Panic John Forsythe, Earl Holliman, Ralph Meeker, and Anne Francis
David Ryder( Forsythe) accidentally hits a pedestrian while on a business
trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco. He examines the body to find the
man dead. He then walks to the nearest house to call the police. He
confronts a nervous woman who permits him to use her phone. Once the cops
arrive, no body is found. As the mystery deepens, Ryder learns that the
town is attempting to cover up a conspiracy of some kind. Ryder becomes
the target of those who see him as a danger to their covert scheme..
Forsythe, heretofore known mainly for his rather bland role as
"Bachelor Father" and later of "Charlie's Angels"
fame, surprises the viewer with one of the best performances ever in a TV
film. The talented writer Jack B. Sowards, who helped write the screenplay
for the best of the Star Trek movies, "The Wrath of Khan," comes
up with a great story of a story. Made for ABC Television. 1974 Color 74
minutes Dark
Forces Robert Powell, David Hemming, A modern-day
politician is faced with an incomprehensible in this mystical-fantasy.
Senator Rast is a very powerful man. But his is nothing compared to the
extraordinary power of the enigmatic stranger who mysteriously comes to
"visit" him. Possessing uncanny magical prowess and miraculous
psychic abilities, the peculiar, but seemingly benevolent, visitor quickly
gains a spell-binding hold over the senator and his family. But a
power-lusting political backer is also vying for control over the
up-and-coming senator. And he would kill the influential stranger, without
question, for that power. But he and the senator are about to be
enlightened.1980 Color 96 minutes
David
Copperfield,
Richard Attenborough, Dame Edith Evans, Laurence Olivier, Michael
Redgrave, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Richardson, Robin Phillips as David
Copperfield. Charles Dickens' favorite child was David Copperfield. His is
the tale of success triumphing over adversity. A must‑see for the
entire family. What a cast of stars! Made for NBC Television. 1969 Color
188 minutes Deadly
Recruits Terence Stamp, Carmen DuSotoy. Michael Culver, Robin Sachs.
Stamp plays a most irritating government agent. an unusual and
unexpectedly intelligent spy thriller made for British television. A
motorcycle accident leads two government agents to investigate a series of
disappearances from among the best and brightest students at Oxford
University. The case takes some unexpected twists. Requires careful
attention as well as a nodding acquaintance with British slang on
occasions. There is also some nice dry English wit. The cast is good,
particularly Michael Culver, a familiar face from films including
Thunderball and The Empire Strikes Back. 1986 Color 92 Minutes Death
at Love House Robert Wagner, Kate Jackson, Slyvia Sidney, Joan Blondell, Dorothy
Lamour, Marianna Hill and John Carradine. Donna and Joel Gregory
(Kate and Robert) are staying at the estate of Lorna Love while
researching a book about the long dead Hollywood goddess. Joel, who's
father had a passionate affair with Lorna, becomes obsessed with her. His
wife attempts to break the spell which threatens their marriage and their
very lives. TV horrors produced by Aaron Spelling for ABC . 1976 Color 74
minutes Death
of Ritchie Robbie Bensen, Ben Gazzara This powerful made-for-television drama made
a memorable impact on audiences (over NBC ) in the late '70s and has
earned a cult following as a result. The story focuses on Richie (Robby
Benson), a well-meaning but emotionally confused teen who finds it all too
easy to turn to drugs when he feels the world closing in on him. This
brings him into conflict with his father, George (Ben Gazzara), a stern
man who loves his son, but has trouble expressing his feelings. Both men
make genuine attempts to meet each other halfway, but their relationship
worsens as social pressures and personal failings drive Richie deeper into
his drug addiction. The interaction between father and son becomes
violent, resulting in a tragedy for the whole family. The Death of Richie
attracted critical acclaim when it was telecast in 1977 for its sensitive
but unflinching treatment of difficult family issues, as well as the
impressive performances of Benson and Gazzara. 1997 Color 97 minutes.
Death Sentence
Cloris Leachman, Laurence Luckinbill, Nick Nolte, Alan Oppenheimer Desperate For Love
Christian Slater, Tammy Lauren, Brian Bloom. The story of murder among a
trio of teenagers after a boy breaks up with a girl and she runs into the
arms of his vulnerable best friend. 1989 Color 93 minutes
Destination
Nightmare Boris Karloff.
Made from a series of four short films hosted by Boris Karloff. He also
plays roles in each of them. The individual sequences were meant to be
episodes for a proposed TV series that was never sold. The episodes
weren't meant to be horror movies but series of supernatural stories based
on supposed real life occurrences. They were meant to make you wonder and
perhaps give you a little chill down the back of your neck. It reminded me
of the successful TV series "One Step Beyond". 1958 B&W Disappearance
of Flight 412, The Glenn Ford,
Bradford Dillman, Guy Stockwell, Greg Mullavey. David Soul. Ford stars as
Col. Pete Moore, the commander of a radar testing group. After
experiencing strange difficulties with the testing procedure, a group of
aircraft sent to investigate disappear mysteriously. Moore, anxious to
discover what has happened to his men, runs afoul of other government
agencies investigating the possibility of UFO activity in the area. This
film was originally broadcast on NBC in 1974, during a period of increased
production of TV movies. It stands out, however, for its taut editing and
effort by director Jud Taylor (a television veteran and former president
of the DGA) to maintain a photographic realism in a science fiction tinged
drama. A jet vanishes while chasing a UFO, and the subsequent
investigation reveals a huge conspiracy to cover up the event. Starring .
Made for TV.1974 Color Divorce
Hers Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton The story of the breakup of an 18-year
marriage, as seen from the points of view of both the husband and the
wife. 1973 Color Presented in two parts 180 minutes Divorce
His Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Carrie Nye, Barry Foster. The story of
the breakup of an 18-year marriage, as seen from the points of view of
both the husband and the wife. 1973 Color presented in two parts/ Escape
From Sobibor with
Alan Arkin and Rutger Hauer. Escape from Nazi death camp weeks before the
end of World War II. An important film well acted and authentic. Both
Arkin and Hauer were nominated for 1988 Golden Globe awards. Hauer won.
Directed by Jack Gold. This is one of the finest and most important films
we offer. Made For CBS Television Narrated by Howard K. Smith. 1987 Color
143 minutes F.
Scott Fitzgerald & the Last of the Belles
Richard Chamberlain, Blythe Danner, Susan Sarandon. F. Scott Fitzgerald
and "The Last of the Belles'" was a large budget and highly
publicized made for television movie apparently designed to capitalize on
interest in Fitzgerald because of the then current release of the
theatrical movie "The Great Gatsby" starring Robert Redford.
"Belles" is a story within a story. Fitzgerald and his wife,
Zelda, have returned form Europe. Through high living, he is deeply in
debt, while his wife Zelda has distanced herself becoming obsessed with
being a ballerina, even though she is 30 years old and never had a dance
lesson, which indeed was true of the real Zelda. Fitzgerald is out of
ideas for new stories and spends the empty hours carousing. Finally, the
seed of an idea for a story begins to emerge. The film then alternates
between Fitzgerald's life and his story of young soldiers from the north
at a training camp in the south during World War I and the southern belles
they court. Richard Chamberlain is Fitzgerald and Blythe Danner is Zelda,
while David Huffman and Susan Sarandon are the couple in the story.
Made for ABC Television. 1974 Color 93 Minutes. Fair
Play Paul Ford, Robert
Middelton, Terry Wilson. A rather silly comedy western with some kid
appeal. Good for a Saturday morning. 1972 Color 83 minutes.
Father
Kino Story, Mission on Horseback Ricardo
Montalban, Cesar Romero, Rory Calhooun, John Ireland, Victor Jory,
Aldo Ray, Kenan Wynn. Featuring an all-star television cast
including Ricardo Montalban of "The Love Boat" and Cesar Romero
of "Falcon Crest," The Father Kino Story is based on the
true story of Old West missionary Father Kino. A Jesuit priest who
dedicated much of his life to building missions for Native Americans,
Father Kino also helped these indigenous residents of California, Arizona
and Mexico sustain agricultural communities. This made-for-TV movie
chronicles his adventurous and exciting experience in what was, at the
time, a "savage" and unknown land. Following the conventions of
the Western genre, The Father Kino Story, aka "Mission To Glory"
is an edge-of-your-seat ride through unknown territory! 1977 Color 117
Minutes Fer-de-Lance David
Janssen, Hope Lange, Ivan Dixon, Jason Evers, Charles Knox Robinson Firehouse
Richard Roundtree, Andrew Duggan, Val Avery, Vince Edwards, Sheila Frazer.
Directed by Alex March. Tensions arise when a previously all-white
firehouse gets its first black fireman. An African American youth must
deal with both many physical tests and the racism of his peers as he works
to become a full-fledged fire fighter in this drama that was originally
made as a television pilot. As he is the only black man in an all white
unit, things are difficult, especially after he learns that the man he
replaced was killed in a fire set by a black arsonist. Richard Roundtree
gives an emotional performance as a dedicated black firefighter who is a
fish out of water in an all-white firehouse. His character does not beat
around the bush when it comes to confronting his co-workers about the race
issue. If you like Richard Roundtree, you will enjoy this film. Made for
ABC Television. 1972 Color 73 Minutes.
Freddy the Freeloader's Christmas
Dinner. Red Skeleton, Vincent
Price, Imogene Cocoa. Freddy the Freeloader sets out to have Xmas dinner
in a very expensive New York restaurant with his good friend, the
Professor. Along the way he stops in a hospital to entertain some children
on Xmas. Red Skelton does a couple of songs on his own & a duet with
Vincent Price. Made for CBS. 1981 Color 60 minutes Gargoyles
Cornel Wilde, Jennifer Salt, Scott Glenn, Woody Chambliss. An anthropologist/paleontologist
and his lovely daughter, while traveling through the southwestern US,
stumble upon a colony of living, breathing gargoyles who in the
end only want to be left alone. (Can't we all just be friends?) Made for
CBS Television. 1972 color 74 minutes Get
Christie Love! Teresa Graves, Harry Guardino, Louise Sorel, Paul Stevens. She's one bad
mamma jamma! A beautiful policewoman goes undercover to break up a drug
ring. A beautiful policewoman goes undercover to break up a drug ring.
Teresa Graves started out as one of the bikini-clad dancers on 'Laugh-In'
before she landed this somewhat forgotten role. This was another ABC
network pilot which seemed to test well. It's significant in that she was
the first black actress to have a leading role in a prime time police
drama. 1974 Gentle Ben Dean Cain, Corbin Bensen, Jack Conley. When shady oil tycoon Cal Stryker (Jack Conley) strikes a deal to drill for oil near a wildlife preserve, ranger Jack Wedloe (Dean Cain from TV's 'Lois & Clark') decides to do some investigating. He discovers that more than oil drilling is going on, and finds that illegal toxic waste dumping is occurring and is threatening the home of everyone's favorite bear, Gentle Ben. It is up to Jack and his friends to right this wrong. Made for TV. 2002 Color Girl
That Came Gift Wrapped, The Farrah
Faucett, Karen Valentine, Richard Long, Tom Bosley. A small-town beauty
queen is hired, as a joke, as a "birthday present" for a
magazine publisher. Spelling- Goldberg Production. Made for TV (ABC)
1977 Color 74 minutes Glass House, The
Alan Alda, Billy Dee Williams, Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow, Clu Gulagher,
A young guard and a college professor convicted of manslaughter both start
their first day in prison. aka "Truman Capote's the Glass
House". Made for CBS Television by Tomorrow Entertainment. 1972 color Good
Against Evil Dack Rambo, Dan O'Herlihy, Richard Lynch, Kim Cantrell ABC-TV pilot
about a writer, Rambo, teaming up with an exorcist, O'Herlihy, to battle
an exorcist, Lynch, and his group of Devil worshipers. Made for ABC
Television by 20th Century Fox. 1977 Color 78 Minutes Guilty Conscience Anthony Hopkins, Blythe Danner, Swoosie Kurtz.. Criminal defense attorney Arthur Jamison wants to get a divorce from his wife Louise Jamison. He knows that the downside would be the hefty alimony payments his wife would receive from him. Instead of facing this monetary dilemma, he comes up with an imaginary alter ego to help him plan the perfect murder of his wife. 1985 Color 104 minutes Gun
and the Pulpit Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Sue Martin, Estelle Parsons, Slim Pickens,
Geoffrey Lewis, David Huddleston. 1974 Gunfighters,
The Art Hindle, George
Kennedy. The Everetts, two brothers and a cousin are trying to make a go
of their ranch in Kansas but Deke Turner, someone who wants to see them
fail, is doing everything he can to see that happen. The younger brother's
hero is Billy the Kid, and while during an argument with someone who works
for Turner, he kills him in self-defense but Turner makes it appear that
he killed an unarmed man. He is then urged by his brother to run. When he
is caught and is about to be brought back to Kansas to be hung, his
brother and cousin break him out. And now pegged as outlaws, they decide
to get back at Turner by robbing him. Made for Television. 1987 color 86
Minutes Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim
Jones Booth Powers, Ned Betty,
Diane Ladd, LeVar Burton, Randy Quaid, James Earl Jones. Based
upon the true story of Jim Jones, a self proclaimed prophet. Jim Jones had
a loyal following of about 1000 people, who had donated their entire life
savings to him to join his commune. When possible illegal activities came
to the attention of the authorities, they started to investigate. Rather
that faces the charges, Jim Jones committed suicide, and convinced
virtually All of his followers to do the same. James Earl Jones makes a
small appearance as Father Divine. The dialogue used in the mass
suicide/murder scene near the end of the film was taken almost
word-for-word from an audiocassette found in a portable tape recorder
under Jim Jones' chair. The tape recorder had weak batteries and was
running at a much slower than normal speed, allowing the entire event to
be recorded. The song "Welcome" that the choir sings is taken
from a recording of the actual People's Temple Choir. Made for CBS
Television. 1980 Color 192 minutes Hands Of A Stranger
Paul Lukather, Joan Harvey, James Stapelton. The line to advertise this
film was ... "They gave him the hands of a killer!" A surgeon
must graft new hands on a concert pianist to replace his badly mangled
ones. However, after the operation, the pianist comes to believe that his
new hands have a mind of their own, and are trying to force him to
commit evil acts. This film being shot in black and white was not made for
TV but it was so popular in TV in the 70's we added it to this collection.
1962 B&W 95 minutes
Hanged Man, The
Steve Forrest, Dean Jagger, Will Geer, Sharron Acker. A western with
physic overtones. A gunfighter survives his own hanging and discovers that
he has the power to read people's minds. He decides to use his powers to
help people, and comes across a young widow who is trying to keep a
ruthless land baron from taking her ranch. Made by Bing Crosby Productions
for ABC Television. 1974 color 73 minutes Hard
Knox Robert Conrad, Red West,
Joan Sweeny, Bill Erwin. A retired fighter pilot tough guy becomes head of
his alma mater military school. This two week experience is something the
school will never forget. There are lots of laughs, but the consequence is
the students are shaped up, the school takes on another military academy
and shines. Wild Wild West TV star Conrad plays Col Joe Knox and does the
job. Made for NBC Television. 1984 Color 93 minutes Harvest James Dean, Ed Begley, Dorothy Gish, Robert Montgomery Narrator. This
film presents a Thanksgiving story portraying an American family. When the
Zalinka's wheat crop is destroyed by a hailstorm just before harvest, many
of the family's dreams vanish. Other problems arise as well. The youngest
son, portrayed by James Dean, loses his girlfriend, and Grandpa Zalinka
passes away just short of his 100th birthday. "Yet this is a time of
harvest for the people as well as the crops. The Thanksgiving message
makes for inspired viewing as well as a chance to see James Dean in a role
tailor-made for his talents". Made by NBC for Television. 1953
B&W 53 minutes. Heidi
Maxi million Shell, Jean
Simmons, Walter Slezak. A good adaptation of the oft told story that
through no fault of its own, became embroiled in a U.S. broadcasting
brouhaha known to this day as the "Heidi Bowl." On Sunday, 17
Nov 1968, the NBC television network was scheduled to begin airing
"Heidi" at 7pm Eastern Standard Time, following coverage of an
American Football League game between the New York Jets and the Oakland
Raiders. The game ran long; however, with the Jets leading the Raiders,
32-to-29, NBC broke away to begin "Heidi" on schedule. During
the remaining minute of play (which was extended by penalties and
timeouts), Oakland managed to score two touchdowns, and ended up beating
New York, 43-to-32. Outraged football fans inundated NBC switchboards. The
network expressed regret, saying it had intended to stay with the football
game until it ended, and blaming a series of miscommunications for the
gaffe. A result of this fiasco is that NFL television contracts require
games to be televised in their entirety. The film did win an Emmy for it's
musical score. 1968 B&W 105 minutes Hit
Lady Yvette Mimieux, Dack
Rambo, Clu Gulager, Joseph Campanella, Keenan Wynn,. A beautiful
young artist moonlights as a syndicate killer. Produced by Aaron Spelling
and written by Yvette Mimieux, who stars it, plays a woman in a man's job
- she's a hit woman. Though very successful knocking people off, she gets
tired of it and, in love with Rambo, wants to retire from the business and
live with him in Mexico. Her costars, besides Rambo, are- basically all
men. Made for ABC Television. 1974 Color 74 Minutes Home
at Last Frank Converse, Adrien Brody, Caroline Lagerfelt, Sascha Radetsky. A
delightful story of boys, animals and family. This is a straightforward
story told simply, making it enjoyable family entertainment. Life in the
1800s on the peaceful Anderson homestead takes a turn after they adopt and
orphaned little boy named Billy. Family appeal movie. Made for Public
Television. 1988 Color 58 minutes Honor
Thy Father Brenda Vaccaro, Joseph Bologna. Narrated by Joseph Campanella, Story of
the rise and fall of the Bonanno organized crime family. Based on the book
by Gay Talese, Made for CBS Television 1973 Color 100 minutes How
Awful About Alan Anthony
Perkins, Julie Harries, Joan Hackett, Kent Smith, Molly Dodd. A
young man who is tormented with guilt over his father's death years before
starts hearing strange voices and feeling the presence of an unknown force
that seems to be menacing him. Produced for ABC Television by Aaron
Spelling. 1970 Color 93 Minutes
Hurricane
Larry Hagman, Barry Sullivan, Jessica Walter, Will Geer, Martin Milner. A
relaxing weekend by the sea becomes a battle for survival when a killer
hurricane strikes. Tidal waves over thirty feet high and thunderous,
destructive winds batter the coastline. An all-star cast fight
overwhelming odds to escape the incredible destructive power of the
hurricane. Using actual footage of hurricane "Camille" and a
plethora of special effects, "Hurricane" is a pulse pounding
vision of nature's savage fury! Made for ABC Television. 1974 color 74
minutes Hustling Lee
Remick, Monte Markham, Jill Clayburgh, Alex Rocco, Melanie Mayron, Hope
Atkinson, Burt Young. Based on Gail Sheehy's book, this film chronicles
how a reporter for a New York City magazine decided to investigate the
city's prostitution industry to find out just who was making all the
money. What she found out caused a firestorm of controversy--that many of
the city's richest and most powerful families and corporations benefited
directly and indirectly from the illegal sex business. 1975 I Will Fight Forever
No More Forever James Whitmore,
Sam Elliot, Ned Romero. Re-enactment of the story of Chief Joseph of the
Nez Percé Indians, who lived in the beautiful Wallowa Valley of Idaho and
Oregon. In 1877, President Grant opened the Valley to white settlement,
and the Nez Percé were given 30 days in which to move to the Lapwai
Reservation. The government sent the one-armed soldier-chief, General
Oliver Otis Howard, to clear all Nez Percé out of Wallowa Valley. Chief
Joseph, in a succession of shrewd military actions, outmaneuvered ten
pursuing units of the U.S. Army until his outnumbered band -- sick,
starving, and tired -- finally surrendered after a 1700-mile, 108-day
fighting retreat. On October 8, 1877, Chief Joseph made his noble speech,
"from where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
Made for TV by the prestigious David Wolper Productions for ABC this film
was nominated for two Emmy Awards. 1975 color 100 minutes.
If
Tomorrow Comes Patty Duke, Frank Michael Liu, Anne Baxter, James Whitmore, Anne
Baxter. California, a young Caucasian girl and a Japanese-American
boy defy local prejudices and secretly marry--on Dec. 7, 1941, minutes
before Pearl Harbor is attacked. 1971 Color 73 minutes In The Year 2889
Paul Peterson, Quinn O'Hara, Neil Fletcher, Bill Thurman. Shot in
16mm and color and used to pad out one of American International's
television syndication packages. AIP gave the director the script
for _Day the World Ended (1956) to use for this film. The result is
an almost line-for-line remake. A group of post A-war survivors, gathered
together in a valley, are menaced by cannibalistic human mutants with
telepathic powers. They argue and complain a lot, which doesn't really
help their situation. PG elements and has a reputation as being a very bad
film. Made For TV by AIP. 1967 Color 80 minutes In
This House of Breede Dianna
Rigg. A well-to-do London businesswoman gives up her comfortable life,
including the man who loves her, to become a cloistered Benedictine nun.
The movie recounts the quest for individual spirituality, grief,
loneliness, the questioning of one's personal decisions, jealousy, envy,
discipline, and most importantly, love. The character of Dame Phillipa
(Diana Rigg) is one who feels deeply, but builds up very thick walls for
her own protection. Rigg's performance manages to express pain, grief, and
inner turmoil while holding back the tears. Made for CBS Television. 1975
Color 105 Minutes In Search of America
Jeff Bridges, Carl Betz, Vera Miles and Sal Mineo. Directed by Paul
Bogart. The late 60's was a different and frightening time and place.
Adolescents and adults alike were questioning who they were, why they
existed, and whether these gosh-darned flower children kids might just
have something. This groovy time capsule movie shows all that as suburban
Dad, Carl Betz, flower child Jeff Bridges, loose-as-a-goose grandma Ruth
McDevitt take off for the road in search of America. Made for CBS
Television 1971 Color Incident
on a Dark Street William
Shatner, James Olsen, Richard Castellano A small-time hood is murdered
just as he is about to blow the whistle on an organized crime ring. Made
for NBC produced by 20th Century Fox Television. 1973 Color 93 Minutes. Intimate Agony
Anthony Geary, Judith Light, Mark Harmon, Robert Vaughn. This filmed
originally aired on ABC Television in 1983 to deal with the stunning
spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. The film is a morality play that
deals with what was then a growing epidemic, herpes as a sexually
transmitted disease. Ironically, not long after this film aired, the
spread of AIDS was making worldwide headlines. How tragic that these
circumstances render "Intimate Agony" nearly moot. Made For
Television. 1983 Color 95 Minutes IIt's
Good To Be Alive Lou Gossett
Jr., Paul Winfield, Ruby Dee. The story of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher
Roy Campanella, whose career was cut short in 1959 when he lost the use of
his legs in an auto accident. This made for CBS Television movies was
directed by Michaek Landon. 1974 color 100 minutes
Jack Frost Christmas TV Special Robert
Morse, Buddy Hackett, Larry Storch, Dave Garroway, Dee Stratton,
Debra Clinger and Paul Frees. Produced and Directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr.
and Jules Bass. This is a love story told by a loveable and wise old
groundhog by the name of Pardon-Me-Pete. It's about a girl that is so
beautiful that she melts the heart of old Jack Frost himself. There must
be some Christmas magic in the snowflakes cause as Jack falls head over
heels in love with Elisa the prettiest girl in town of January Junction,
he turns into a real boy. Just as their love affairs starts to flourish
Elisa is captured by Kubla Kraus the Cossack and his hateful band of
mechanical men. Jack has to muster all his icy powers to vanquish the
enemy. This is surely one of the most unique of the Rankin Bass made
for TV animated holiday specials. 1979 Color 48 minutes James Dean
Michael Brandon, Meg Forster, Steven McHathie, Candy Clark, Dane Clark,
Jayne Meadows, Julian Burton. A dramatization of the story of legendary
movie actor James Dean. The film's writer, William Bast, had roomed with
Dean in the early '50s, when both were trying to break into films as
actors. Dean, played by the gifted Stephen McHattie, has returned home to
find his sensitive roommate sulking in the dark over the sudden
realization that the mercurial Dean is broadening his horizons and
slipping away from him. By no means unmoved, Dean's response is to read
aloud a particularly meaningful passage from his favorite book "The
Little Prince". And as he reads consolingly, dramatically; you can
see the joy he takes in forming the words, the pleasure he derives from
sharing them with an audience, the immense respect he has for the piece
itself. The scene plays out as a sort of communion, with Dean seeming to
re-absorb the passage as a way of purifying himself. His roommate is
mesmerized at this level of devotion to craft and only then begins to
appreciate what his friend is becoming, has become. Made For Television.
1976 Color 94 Minutes Jane
Eyre
George C. Scott, Susannah York, Ian Bannen, Rachel Kempton, Jack Hawkins,
Jean Marsh, directed by Delbert Mann. Hailed by critics as nearly as good
as the early black and white release. Although filmed in color with great
production values, this is a darker, more brooding and gothic version of
the classic Bronte novel. Scott gives a powerful performance as the
tortured Mr. Rochester, and Jean Marsh of "Upstairs Downstairs"
fame does a turn as his first wife. Shown in Europe on the big screen but
only played on Television in the USA. 1974 Color 106 minutes. Katherine
Sissy
Spacek, Art Carney, Henry Winkler, Jane Wyatt. A harrowing look at
the 60s and early 70s through the eyes of Katherine Alman, a wealthy
debutante who slowly, but inexorably spirals down into a fight for the
causes that shook a nation, leading a path to the underground life. Made
for ABC Television. 1975 Color 125 minutes. Killing of Randy Webster Hal Holbrook, Dixie
Carter, James Whitmore Jr., Barry Corbin A young man is shot
and killed in an altercation with Houston police. His father doesn't
believe the police version of the incident and starts digging around on
his own. A psychologically abused teen, unable to settle down, goes to
another city and gets himself bumped off by the local law. His distraught
parents then spend several years trying to prove the police had no
business shooting the boy, who the police said had a gun at the time of
his death. Good drama about a pair of parents who were unfit for their
role as childraisers, but who cared enough to seek justice for their
child's death. 1981 Color 90 minutes
Lady
and the Highwayman Hugh Grant,
Oliver Reed, Michael York, John Mills, Emma Sands, Gordon Jackson, Claire
Bloom. Based on Barbara Cartland's romance novel. The young lady Panthea
Vyne falls in love with the handsome highwayman who saves her from her
brutal husband. He kills him in a fair duel. Later on when Charles the 2nd
is reinstated as King of England she attends the royal court. But here she
becomes the enemy of the kings former mistress and the plot against her
thickens. Gainsborough Pictures. Directed by John Hough. Made for
Television. 1989 Color 100 Minutes Lassie's Great Adventure June Lockhart, Jon Provost Lassie and her young master struggle for survival in the Canadian wilderness. At one harrowing point in their adventures, they end up sailing wildly through the air, as their hot-air balloon has become unfastened by a windstorm! 1962 Color 103 minutes Last Days Of Patton, The George
C. Scott Eva Marie Saint. Following the close of World War II,
General George S. Patton is seriously injured in a car accident and not
expected to survive. "The Last Days of Patton" tells the story
of these last few months of the General's life and the Army Medical Corps
efforts to save him. Intermixed with flashbacks, the film also shows
Patton's earlier career as a fledging tank commander during the First
World War. Emmy Award Winning made for TV movie Directed by Delbert Mann.
1986 Color Last
Song, The Lynda Carter, Ronnie Cox, Paul Rudd, Nicholas Pryor. Movie about a Love
Canal like town, Landry Texas, that is about to explode with long buried
toxins seeping out of the ground and effecting everyone there, man and
animal alike, through the water supply as well as the air itself. After a
young boy was found dead at the bottom of a shaft on the Buckhurst
Industries site the owners of the company went all out to prevent the
truth from coming out. Lynda Carter plays the singer, housewife,
private investigator and action hero, or heroine, not only playing
detective to break the case wide open but also flying up and down the
skies of Texas with helicopter pilot Sid Pachanski (Ronny Cox), to get the
jump on the bad guys before the turn Lawery Texas, by causing a
tractor-trailer truck loaded with the deadly 10-45T to explode and the
area to become uninhabitable. Besides being the reluctant heroine, at
first all Brooke wanted to do is get out of town with her young daughter
and away from the hit men, Brooke also had a chance to sing the title song
"The Last Song" in the film. Produced by Motown Productions and
made for Television. 1980 Color 96 minutes. Lazarus
Syndrome, The Lou
Gossett, Jr. , E.G Marshall, Ronald Hunter, Laura Parker, Peggy McCay. An
adulterous newspaper reporter, who has just experienced a heart attack,
pesters a black doctor into investigating the questionable medical
practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing. Made for
Television. 1978 Color 73 minutes. Legend
of Valentino, The Franco
Nero, Suzanne Pleshette, Judd Hirsch, Yvette Mimieux, Milton Berle.
A "dramatization" of the life of actor Rudolph Valentino, widely
regarded as the screen's first male sex symbol. Franco Nero,is more than
credible as Valentino. Milton Berle appears as movie mogul Jesse Lasky.
Seldom seen since it's first broadcast on ABC. 1 975 Letters from Three Lovers June Allyson, Ken Berry, Barry Sullivan, Juliet Mills, Lyle Waggoner. Three letters, whose delivery has been delayed by a year, change the lives of the people to whom they were addressed. Made for ABC Television 1973 Color 75 minutes Little
Christmas Burro Lorne Greene
Narrator. This is a charming animated Christmas Story told by Lorne
Greene. Made For Television. 1978 Color Little
Ladies of the Night David
Soul, Lou Gossett Jr., Carolyn Jones, Vic Tayback, Linda Purl. The sister
of ex-pimp and current Los Angeles Police detective Kyle York (David Soul)
was murdered working the streets a few years ago. Since his reform, he has
teamed with Officer Russ Garfield (Louis Gossett Jr.) to clear the streets
of under-age girls working in prostitution. Pretty, young runaway Hailey
Atkins (Linda Purl) has been turned out. Down deep she wants to go
straight but has had great difficultly escaping her pimp and doesn't even
have a place to go. York and Garfield go out on a limb to try and help.
Made for TV Aaron Spelling Production for ABC. 1977 Color 120 minutes Littlest
Angel, The Johnny Whitaker Johnny Whitaker, Fred Gwynne, Tony Randal,
Cab Calloway, Connie Stevens, James Coco, John McGiver. Ten-year-old
Johnny Whitaker was still playing little red-headed "Jody" on
the "Family Affair" television series (with Sebastian Cabot and
Brian Keith) when he portrayed a little shepherd boy lured off the side of
a cliff by a white dove sent by God (E. G. Marshall) in this musical
television special. Killed by the fall, the boy wakes up in heaven, where
he encounters a guardian angel named Patience (Fred Gwynne), choir-leader
Gabriel (Cab Calloway); ancient Greek atomic theorist Democritus (Tony
Randall) and an attractive blonde angel known as "Flying
Mistress" (Connie Stevens). John McGiver and James Coco also appear
in this heartwarming story of a deceased child's gradual acclimation to
his new home in heaven. 1969 Color Love is Forever Priscilla
Presley, Michael Langdon, Jürgen Prochnow, Edward Woodward. Film based in
a real life event: the story of a foreign journalist in Laos who is
declared "non grata person" by the Communist regime. Made for
NBC Television. 1983 Color 96 minutes Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring Sally
Field, Eleanor Parker, David Carradine, Jackie Cooper. The story of
America's throw away kids. Dennie (Sally Field) has returned from a year
among the hippies to her superficial, image-conscious suburban family. She
must face their disapproval of her actions. They refuse to even try to
understand. She must also deal with an ex-lover, and a beloved young
sister who is following in her footsteps, wanting the idealistic hippie
life but making some rash decisions in the process.1971 Color 74 minutes
Mazes and
Monsters Tom Hanks, Wendy
Crewson, David Wallace, Peter Donat, Vera Miles. Seen on CBS
Television as Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters, a group of young people are
bound together by a desire to play the game Dungeons and Dragons. Robbie
(Tom Hanks) and his four college classmates decide to move the board game
into the local legendary cavern. Robbie starts having visions for real,
and the line between reality and fantasy fuse into a harrowing adventure.
Also known as Dungeons and Dragons. 1982 Color 100 minutes Message To My
Daughter Robert Michael Lewis,
Bonnie Bedelia, Martin Sheen, Kitty Winn. A confused teenager discovers a
stack of tapes recorded years earlier by her dying mother. Made for
Television. 1973 Color 76 minutes. Mission Monte Carlo Tony
Curtis, Roger Moore, Susan George, Laurence Naismith. Actually two
episodes from the popular TV series spliced together as a made for TV
movie. Entertaining reminder of the action series from the 70's. 1974
color 102 minutes, Moon Of The Wolf, The David
Jansen, Barbara Rush, Bradford Dillman, John Davis Chandler.A Louisiana
sheriff investigates a series of horrifying killings in the depths of the
bayou. . Creepy atmosphere, good story, fine direction, excellent
photography and effective music. Made for ABC TV. 1972 Color 75
minutes Murder Story Christopher Lee, Bruce Boa. Tony
Zonis wants to write the next great suspense thriller, so he decides to
study the work of master crime writer, Willard Hope (Christopher Lee).
Together, they pick through newspaper stories, looking for the unusual
event that will make a good thriller. What they find is murder. A
government cover-up...an international scandal...and the bodies are just
beginning to fall into place. Now Tony isn't just writing the next
best-seller....he's writing his own obituary. 1989 Color 98 minutes.
New Adventures of Heidi, The Burl
Ives, Katy Kurtzman, John Gavin, Marilyn Mason, Sean Marshal. Heidi
leaves the mountains of Switzerland for a trip to New York City. Burl Ives
plays Grandfather who is going blind. Originally shown as a "NBC
Thanksgiving Holiday Special Presentation. There are some touching
Christmas scenes in this film including, This is Christmas. 1978 Color 98
minutes. No Place To Run Herschel Bernardi,
Scott Jacoby, Steffaine Powers, Larry Hagman, Tom Bosley. An adopted boy's
parents are killed, and to keep him from returning to the state's custody,
he and his grandfather run. This ABC "Movie of the Week" was a
real tear-jerker, about a young boy (very well played by Scott Jacoby) and
his renegade grandfather (the incomparable Herschel Bernardi), running
away to Canada (close parallels there to the extant Vietnam War), in order
to escape parental authority. The theme song (by the talented, now veteran
songwriter, Paul Williams) still rings in my head: "Leave us alone,
we live in the country...etc." Get out the hankies, maybe old,
recycled ones, nevertheless, prepare to cry. 1972 Color 73 minutes. Over The Hill Gang Rides Again
Walter Brennan, Edgar
Buchannan, Parley Baer, Andy Devine, Chill Wills, Fred Astaire, Lana
Wood. Walter Brennan is back as the clever and funny over the hill
Texas Ranger Nash Crawford. This time the gang must face corruption in
their own home town. The gang put their heads together to clean up their
town, take back the rule of law and rehabilitate the town lush (played by
Fred Astaire) along with way. Made for ABC Television 74 minutes.
Over The Hill Gang Pat
O'Brien, Ricky Nelson, Edward Buchannan, Chill Wills, Gypsy Rose
Lee, Andy Devine. Classic comedic western, Captain Oren Hayes (Pat
O'Brien) of the Texas Rangers takes a break to visit his daughter in a
neighboring town. When he arrives he find's his daughter Hannah's (Kristin
Harmon) husband Jeff (Ricky Nelson) is running for Mayor against a corrupt
town boss, Nard Lundy (Edward Andrews). Lundy has no intention of allowing
the free election of the honest Jeff Rose, so he has his henchmen beat
them up. Hayes then calls for the help of some his old buddies in the
Rangers. Upon arriving in town, they realize quickly that age has caught
up with them and they must rely on their sheer wits to out-smart and
defeat Lundy. Made for ABC Television. 1969 Color 75 minutes Panic
in Echo Park Dorian Harewood, Robin Gamwell, Regis Cordic, James Hong. A young
black M.D. tries to prove that the community of Echo Park is endangered by
a deadly epidemic. But he has to fight his superior in the hospital and
city government who accuse him of just causing panic. Made for NBC
Television. 1977 color 72 minutes. Paper
Man Dean Stockwell Stephanie Powers, James Stacey. Early techno thriller
that foresaw the whole issue of identity fraud when national credit cards
were just a few years in existence. Four college students take advantage
of a credit card mistakenly issued to someone who doesn't exist, then use
their university's computer to erase the charges they run up. But the
computer seems to have some ideas of its own ... Seen in theaters first
and then released by Twentieth Century Fox to CBS Television. 1971 color
75 minutes. People,
The William Shatner, Dan O'Herlihy. "The People" is based
entirely on one of Zenna Henderson's short stories, "Pottage",
which appeared in the brilliant book "Pilgrimage: The Book of the
People" back in the '60s. "Pottage" is the darkest of the
stories, centering on a group of people living in fear and isolation in
the tiny town of Bendo, and the teacher, Melody, who learns the truth of
their origins and the secrets they keep. Kim Darby plays Melody with
warmth, but the frustration, determination, and courage in the story is
somehow muted in her performance. William Shatner plays Dr. Curtis, who
has a somewhat expanded role in the movie version. Dan O'Herlihy's
performance as the stern Sol Deimus is the best translation of the
character to the screen. 1972 Color 74 Minutes Pied Piper of Hamlin, The Van Johnson, Kay Starr, Claude Rains, Jim Backus, directed by Bretaigne Windust, produced by Hal Stanley. Colorful musical adaptation with Van Johnson as the forlorn piper seeking to have Hamelin's Mayor, Claude Rains, keep his promise of payment for ridding the village of its rodent population by threatening to rid the town of all its children as well. Made for Television. 1957 Color 87 minutes Pinocchio
Sandy Dennis, Flip Wilson and Danny Kaye. Charming made for TV musical.
This tuneful children's adventure offers another retelling of the classic
tale of a marionette who achieves his dream of becoming a real live boy.
Color USA 1976 76 minutes. Pioneer
Woman William Shatner, Jonna Pettet, Helen Hunt. In 1867 a Wyoming
family faces the ultimate tragedy as the father is killed and the mother
must carry on and determine the fate of the family. A story of hope and
courage oft repeated by pioneers. One of the first choice the wife must
decide is to whether to remain or take her son and daughter back East.
Made for NBC Television. 1973 Color 74 minutes Portrait
of a Show Girl Rita
Moreno, Lesley Ann Warren, Dianne Kay, Tony Curtis .An interesting
melodrama as three dancers of differing skill levels who are hired for a
new revue in Las Vegas at Caesar's Palace, where the picture is set, and
focuses upon various travails within their private lives as they prepare
for the opening of their show, with the eponymous Warren's character
deservedly garnering the most screen time. As a Broadway dancer recruited
for the engagement, Warren plays high-stepping Jillian Brooks, whose need
for success upon the stage is altered by her affairs of the heart, while
Moreno portrays a veteran hoofer whose husband (Tony Curtis) is a sucker
for entrepreneurial scam artists, and Kay is an inexperienced beauty queen
from the Midwest. Made for CBS TV. Color 1982 94 minutes Power,
Passion and Murder Michelle
Pfeiffer, Darren McGavin and Stella Stevens Set during the '30s,
this made-for-television sudser tells the melodramatic tale of a beautiful
Hollywood starlet who throws away her promising career for the love of a
married man. 1978 Color 102 minutes
Pride of Jesse Hallum,
The Johnny Cash, Brenda Vaccaro, Eli Wallach There are 25 million
functional illiterates in the United States, and this film made for
television is purportedly based upon events in the life of one of them,
Jesse Hallam, portrayed by Johnny Cash, primarily about Hallam's troubles
after moving to a large city (Cincinnati). Hallam, a miner since 14 from
the Coal Fields sector of Western Kentucky in Muhlenberg County, has no
choice but to leave his country home when his young daughter requires
spinal surgery in the Ohio metropolis, paid with cash in advance obtained
from the sale of his property after his wife's death. He pits his native
intelligence and work ethic against the problem of not being able to read
or write, and discovers that in order to support himself and his two
children, he must become literate; scenes involving the methods used in
developing his new skills are the most engrossing of the production.
Brenda Vaccaro plays Marion Galucci, vice-principal of the high school
which Jesse's son Tully attends. One must appreciate the spirited
performance of veteran Eli Wallach as her father Sal, employer and sponsor
of the erstwhile coal miner. Made for CBS Television. 1981 Color 97
Minutes Promise
of Love Shelly Long,
Craig T. Nelson, Valerie Bertinelli, Jameson Parker In this comment on the
tragic effects of The Vietnam War. Ms.Bertinelli plays a young widow of a
US Marine. Who is killed during America's intervention into Vietnam.
With her husband dead and the military trying to force her to return to
her family. Ms. Bertinelli refuses to give up her home and be treated like
a pampered child. Unable to work with the military's unsuccessful social
programs. She gets a job with the director of the base's rec center
(played by Parker Stevenson. Best remembered for his previous TV efforts
on "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" and for playing one
half of "Simon & Simon. Who not only helps her enjoy her life
again but gives her the strength to move on. The plot is predictable. But
Valerie Bertinelli performances makes this film an enjoyable flick worth
watching. Made for CBS Television. 1980 Color 76 Minutes Punch and Jody Glenn
Ford, Parley Baer, Billy Barty, Ruth Roman, Kathleen Widdoes, Don 'Red'
Barry. Glen Ford as a circus grafter who meets a young woman claiming to
be his daughter. Made for NBC Television 1974 Color 78 minutes. Rehearsal for Murder Patrick
McNee, Robert Preston, Lynn Redgrave. A noted playwright is devastated by
the apparent suicide of his fiancée, a famous film actress, after her
Broadway debut in one of his plays. On the first year anniversary of her
death, he arranges a reunion of cast and crew from that fateful opening
night. He asks them to read for parts in his new play, but in reality he
believes that his fiancée was murdered, and that someone at the rehearsal
is the killer. Made for CBS Television.1982 Color 96 minutes Rescue From Gilligan's Island Bob
Denver, Alan Hale, Jim Bacus, Russel Johnson. When a decaying Russian
satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a
barometer. With that device, he learns that a massive wave is going to
swamp the island. In desperation, the castaways lash their huts together
into one structure in order to have any chance to ride the disaster out.
The wave strikes the island and the hut is swept out to sea. Once there,
Gilligan accidents starts a fire trying to cook a meal and nearly burns
the floating hut down. Occupied with stopping the fire, the gang fails to
notice that the smoke caught the attention of a naval helicopter who
summoned a ship to rescue the castaways. In triumph, they return to
Hawaii, only to learn that things have changed over the years and they
will have trouble fitting in. To further complicate matters, two Russian
spies are after that the key component that Gilligan now wears as
necklace. 1978 Color 95 minutes. Return From Fantasy Island Ricardo
Montalban, Herve Villechaize, Adrenne Barbeau, Pat Crowley, Joseph
Campanella, Karen Valentine, Laraine Day, Joseph Cotton, Cameron Mitchell.
Mr Roarke and Tatoo are back in this nicely done 1978 TV Movie. These are
NOT from the TV series. The stories are darker and more mysterious than
the TV series. where 3 fantasies are brought to life 1.A couple
ventures to meet the daughter that they gave up for adoption 12 years ago
as long as they don't divulge their identity to her which Mr.Roarke has
taken strict measures to enforce.2.A beautiful executive is lured to the
island under false pretenses assuming that she is striking a lucrative
business deal but is tricked by her employee who wants to confess his love
for her.3.A young couple whose wife suffers from amnesia caused by a
mysterious incident 4 years ago. Their past is recreated as a cure for her
sickness. 1978 Color 94 minutes
Rogue
Male Peter O'Toole,
John Standing, Alastair Sim. Early in 1939 Sir Robert Thorndyke
takes aim at Adolph Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses
its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir
Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has
followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German
authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers.
The plot is marvelously gritty, with a brutal struggle for survival and a
sense of desperation rarely seen in British films. Made for BBC
Television. 1976 Color 103 Minutes Sandcastles
Hershel Bernadi, Jan Michael Vincent, Bonnie Belinda, Marriette
Hartley. A young man who dies in an auto accident returns from the dead to
meet up with the young woman who tried to save him. A spellbinder love
story made for CBS Television. 1972 Color Santa and The Three Bears
Hal Smith, Robby Rea, Jean Vander Ply, Joyce Taylor. Full length
animated Christmas Special with real juvenile appeal. Directed and written
by Tony Benedict. Distributed in Canada by Cineplex and in the USA by
Warner Bros (home) and Stellar Film Associates (television.) 1970 Color 76
minutes Satan's
School for Girls Cheryl Ladd,
Kate Jackson Pamela Anderson, Roy Thinnes. David Lowell Rich's
"Satan's School for Girls" is an atmospheric, early 1970's
horror/mystery which has plenty of atmosphere and some reasonably
suspenseful moments. The film is completely bloodless, so fans of gore
will be disappointed. The acting is good with familiar TV cast to
boost. So if you like horror movies from early 70's check out
"Satan's School for Girls"-still it beats most of the weak stuff
being put out today. Highly recommended. Made for ABC Television and
Produced by Aaron Spelling. 1973 Color 78 Minutes. Scandal Sheet
Burt Lancaster, Pamela Reed, Robert Urich, Lauren Hutton, Frances
McDormand. Similar to his legendary role in Sweet Smell of Success",
Burt Lancaster plays a sleazy tabloid publisher in Scandal Sheet.
Interested only in selling papers, Lancaster sees an easy target in a
recovering alcoholic actor (Robert Urich) trying to make a comeback.
Reporter Helen Grant (Pamela Reed) is in serious economic trouble, and
Lancaster hires her to dig up dirt on the actor due to her close
friendship with his wife (Lauren Hutton). Helen must now choose between
her friendship and journalistic integrity on one hand and her desperation
and Lancaster's persuasive ways on the other. Here is a critical
look at the seedy and base world of sensationalist journalism in the made
for Network Television film. 1985 Shattered Silence Michael Douglas, Ben
Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley, Helen keeps on receiving phone calls from
a child, who claims being her nephew Michael - but Michael died 15 years
ago... Also known as, When Michael Calls. Made for ABC Television. 1972
Color 90 minutes
Shell Game John
Davidson, Tommy Atkins, Robert Sampson, Maria O'Brien. A convicted
con artist sets out to expose the head of a charity fund who has been
embezzling money to cover his huge gambling losses. Made for CBS
Television 1975 Color 90 minutes Snowbeast Bo Svennson, Clint Walker, Sylvia
Sydney, Yvette Mimieux. In this made for TV film, an enormous and
angry bigfoot creature begins to terrorize a Colorado Ski Resort during a
winter carnival, by eating several skiers. At first everyone insists it is
just a bear, until ski patrolman Tony Rill (Robert Logan) sees a white
shadowy beastly shape disappearing into the woods. Although Tony's
grandmother Mrs. Carrie Rill (Syliva Sidney), who owns the Ski Resort and
the town sheriff, Sheriff Paraday (Clint Walker) disagree, it soon becomes
clear when the creature finally attacks the town. 1977 Color 82 minutes
Small
Killing Ed Asner, Jean Simmons, Sylvia Sidney, Andrew Prine An undercover
cop and a college professor fall in love investigating the murder of a bag
lady. 1981 Color 93 minutes. Sticking Together aka Wonderland
Cove Clu Gulager, Sean
Thomas Roche, Lori Walsh Stranger
in 7 A, The Andy
Griffith, Ida Lupino, Michael Brandon A building superintendent and his
wife are held hostage in their apartment by a sadistic would-be bank
robber and his spaced-out accomplices. Made for CBS Television. 1972 Color
74 Minutes Strike
Force - Richard Gere, Joseph Spinell, Cliff Gorman, Marilyn Chris. In one of
his first screen roles, Richard Gere stars in a "French
Connection"-like thriller, as a New York detective, a state trooper
and a federal agent team up to bust a narcotics ring. With Joe Spinell,
Cliff Gorman. Made for Television. NBC had hopes of making a series based
on the pilot movie. AKA: "Crack." 1975 Color 74 Minutes Stunts Robert Forester, Gary Davis, Fiona Lewis, Jonna Cassidy. On a movie
location shoot, someone is killing the stuntman. This neat little sleeper
of a movie, which is a pre-cursor to the more mainstream "The
Stuntman", grabs you from the first few minutes and takes you on a
wild ride right up to the end. When stuntman Greg Wilson (Gary Davis)
meets a grisly end while on location with a film company, his brother Glen
(Robert Forster) shows up to complete the film in his place, and find out
what really happened. Seen on HBO as "Who Is Killing the
Stuntmen". 1977 Color 89 minutes Terror on the 40th Floor John Forsythe, Joseph Campanella, Aniette Comer. A number of businesspeople, keeping the Christmas Eve office party going longer than was originally intended, are beset by a fire that starts in the basement of their office building and creeps up at them from floor to floor. This is the backdrop as John Forsythe and Anjanette Comer edge toward an adulterous romance, Don Meredith and Joseph Campanella are helping themselves to proffered charms from others of the secretarial staff as the holocaust approaches. While actual New York City firemen struggle manfully with the encroaching blaze, flashbacks are utilized so that we may fully appreciate the risks, romantic and otherwise, milked by the threatened sextet. Made for NBC Television. 1974 Color Texas Justice Based on a true
story, Texas Justice recounts the events surrounding Texas millionaire T.
Cullen Davis (Peter Strauss). Jealous, bitter, and vengeful, Davis was
forced to stand trial for attempting to murder his ex-wife (Heather
Locklear) in addition to actually taking the lives of people who were
close to her. Features a standout supporting turn from Dennis Franz as
Davis' flamboyant lawyer Richard "Racehorse" Haynes. They Call It Murder
Jim Hutton, Ed Asner, Leslie Nielson, Jessica Walter, Lloyd Bouchner.
Vic Tayback.. A small-town district attorney is saddled with several major
investigations, including a gambler's murder and a possible insurance
scam. Based on an Earl Stanley Gardner novel that exercises the
grey-matter. Produced by 20th Century Fox and aired on NBC TV. 1972 Color
120 Minutes Thursday's
Game Gene Wilder, Bob Newhart, Rob Reiner, Valerie Harper, Nancy Walker,
Ellen Bursten. Norman Fell. Two friends keep seeing each other long after
the regular Thursday night card game breaks up. Then the wives find out.
Written by James L. Brooks. Made for ABC Television. 1974 color 100
minutes To
All My Friends Ashore Bill
Cosby, Dennis Hines, Gloria Forster The Cos' had just finished his TV run
as Coach Chett Kincaid on "The Bill Cosby Show" when He wrote
the music for this made-for-TV movie. He produced. He acted. He even
supplied the "original idea". It's about .East Coast Ghetto
Project dwellers struggling to escape... Mom works as a maid...she's a
nursing student, too...Dad works odd jobs and is a talented
"scavenger". Dad is scrimping and saving to buy the house of his
dreams. Unfortunately, in the process, Dad is missing out on his son's
growing-up years. Dad is so cheap, saving every nickel for their escape
house dreams. Mom and Dad are busy fussing and fighting...and then the kid
gets sick...real sick. Not a comedy this is about good people stuck in
hard times. Made for CBS Television. 1972 Color 72 Minutes. Virus
Glen Ford, George Kennedy, Chuck Connors, Sonny Chiba, Olivia Hussey,
Robert Vaughn, Henry Silva. A military-engineered virus, released during a
plane crash, kills the entire human population. The only survivors are
scientists in Antarctica. Made for Japanese Television. Also released in
the USA as Day of Resurrection. 1980 Color 108 Minutes Voyage Of The Yes
Desi Arnaz, Jr., Della Reese, Mike Evans, Beverly Garland, Skip
Homeier, Scoey Mitchel, Disk Powell, Jr. This is one of those movies that
left you wanting more. Desi Arnaz Jr. puts in a surprisingly good
performance and pretty much steps out of the shadow of his famous parents.
Michael Evans also showed how good an actor he was. This film pretty much
dealt with a lot of issues from race relations to trust. You really see
that close to the end as Cal (Arnaz's character) tries to keep Orlando
(Evans' character) alive after the encounter with the shark. I often felt
that this could have made a great series with the two youths traveling
from port to port and showing the different encounters they had with
people they met along the way. Made for CBS Television by Bing Crosby
Productions. 1973 Color 75 minutes Wackiest
Wagon Train in the West Bob Denver is a role much like
his sea going character plagues a wagon train heading west. This comical
western chronicles the silly adventures of a bumbling wagon master and his
klutzy assistant as they attempt to take seven passengers across the
prairie. Among the passengers are two wealthy Bostonians, an aspiring
showgirl, a teacher, and bachelor. (Sound familiar?) The story is adapted
from Dusty's Trail, a television sitcom 1977 Color 86 Minutes Wake Me When The War is Over Ken
Berry, Eva Gabor, Jim Backus, Werner Klemperer, Hans Conried . During the
latter days of WW2 an American Lieutenant (Berry), accidentally falls out
of an airplane that he was on and falls into German territory. He is taken
in by a Baroness (Gabor). She is taken with him and doesn't want him to
leave, so she doesn't tell him that the war has ended. So, for nearly five
years he thinks that the war is still going on, and so when he leaves her
estate he thinks that he has to do what he can to defeat the Germans,
cause he can't find anyone who speaks English or is willing to tell him
that the war is over. Made for ABC. 1969 Color 74 minutes Wanted: The Sundance Woman Katherine
Ross, Lucille Bensen, Warren Berlinger, Michael Constantine, Stella
Stevens, Hector Elias.. The Sundance Kids widow Etta Place joins up with
Pancho Villa. Made by 20th Century Fox for ABC Television. 1976 Color 100
minutes. When The
Bough Breaks Ted Danson,
Richard Masur, Rachael Tictotin, James Nobel. This is a good adaptation of
the popular Jonathan Kellerman Novel. Danson and Masur are very
genuine and accurate in their portrayals of the dynamic private detective
and shrink duo. Danson this serious in a role, and was very surprised
at how good he is. Masur is very much Milo, both capture the bantering
dialog that is the duo's hallmark. If you like the Alex Delaware mysteries
by Jonathan Kellerman, you'll enjoy this film. Made for Television. 1986
Color 100 minutes. Where Have All The People Gone?
Peter Graves, Kathleen Quinlan, Verna Bloom. A strange series of
solar flares proves fatal for inhabitants of the Earth, except for the
fortunate few who are somehow immune from the effects. Animals go insane
and human beings turn to white powder, leaving behind only empty clothing.
A handful of survivors attempt to rebuild their lives on the de-populated
Earth. Made for NBC Television. 1974 Color 74 minutes Who am I This Time
with Susan Sarandon and Christopher Walken. As a play within a play
(contains scenes from Streetcar Named Desire) it is a showcase for the
range of these excellent actors -- Susan Sarandon and Christopher Walken.
It is also a sensitive tale of lonely people finding each other and their
hearts. Walken plays a hardware store clerk becomes the character he plays
in a local little theater group. Made for PBS Television. 1981 Color 60
minutes. Winner Take All
Shirley Jones, Joyce Van Patten, Parley Baer, Silvia Sydney, Joan Blondell,
Bill Luckenbill. Shirley Jones plays an average American housewife who
just happens to be addicted to gambling. The story chronicles how her
problem is destroying her "ideal" suburban life and that of her
family. It's a stretch to say that the picture is a remake of "The
Lady Gambles", but certain elements of that classic Stanwyck flick
are present here. This was a highly rated NBC Television Movie Of The
Week. 1975 Color 120 minutes Woman
Hunter, The Barbara Eden,
Robert Vaughn, Stuart Whitman, Sydney Chaplin. Barbara Eden stars as a
rich heiress vacationing in the Bahamas with husband Robert Vaughn. It
seems that Stuart Whitman is following her and recording her every move on
his tape recorder. Barbara finds the tape recorder and fears
Whitman wants to kill her. But, the police won't take her seriously. Made
for CBS Television by Bing Crosby Enterprises. 1972 Color 90 minutes Wrestler, The Ed
Asner, Elaine Giftos, Dusty Rhodes, Lord James Blears, Superstar Billy
Graham, Verne Gagne and Odd Job from the James Bond Movies.. An
arrow-straight promoter whose once secure stranglehold on the wrestling
world is being muscled in on by the mob and its hired henchmen on the mat.
1973 Color 95 Minutes Yuma Clint Walker,
Barry Sullivan, Edgar Buchanan, Kathryn Hays, Bing Russell, Peter Mark
Richman Morgan Woodward. Clint Walker pins on a badge to bring law and
order to a rough town in this explosive classic western filmed on location
in Yuma, Arizona. 1971 Color 73 minutes. Zontar, The Thing From Venus
John Agar A misguided scientist enables an alien from Venus named Zontar
to come to earth in order to help solve man’s problems. However, Zontar
has other ideas, like disabling the power supply of the entire world and
taking possession of important officials with mind control devices. Not
our best flick. 1966 Color 80 minutes The Cold Room George Segal and Amanda Pays A girl brought to modern
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