Jerome CourtlandFilmography

Amy

Crew: Producer

Actors: Jenny Agutter, Barry Newman, Kathleen Nolan, Chris Robinson, Lou Fant

Synopsis: Amy Medford (Jenny Agutter) is a dutiful housewife of the early 1900s. But when her husband objects to a wife with a career, Amy leaves her husband and comfortable lifestyle. She goes on to devote her life to teaching sight-and-hearing-impaired students at a tradition-bound special school. This Read More

The Sky Trap

Crew: Director

Synopsis: In this suspenseful drama an adolescent glider pilot and his assistant are falsely accused of smuggling drugs by the Hawk's evil henchman. Naturally it is the enigmatic Hawk who is behind it all. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Return From Witch Mountain

Crew: Producer

Actors: Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann, Jack Soo

Synopsis: The Fury meets The Misadventures of Merlin Jones in this comic-book sequel to Disney's Escape to Witch Mountain. Reprising their roles as the psychic siblings from another world are Kim Richards as Tia and Ike Eisenmann as Tony. Their Uncle Bene (Denver Pyle) gives the kids a treat by letting them Read More

Pete's Dragon

Crew: Producer

Actors: Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters

Synopsis: Based on a story by Hollywood old-timers Seton I. Miller and S. S. Field, Pete's Dragon divides its time between its flesh-and-blood characters and an animated blue dragon. Pete (Sean Marshall), a lonely orphan boy in turn-of-the-century Maine, runs away from his abusive foster family. He stumbles Read More

Escape to Witch Mountain

Crew: Producer

Actors: Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann

Synopsis: This fast-paced Disney endeavor stars Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann as two adolescents with acute psychic powers. The kids are actually space aliens, but suffer from amnesia and are unaware of their origins. Pursued by greedy business-mogul Ray Milland, who wants to harness their special powers Read More

Born to Run

Crew: Producer

Actors: Michael Craig, John Meillon, Robert Bettles, Eva Griffith, Graham Rouse

Synopsis: Two children ride the same pony in this Disney film, but neither one is happy about sharing the animal they both love. James Ellison is rich and wears leg braces; on the pony, she is not crippled. Scotty Pirie is a poor farm boy, and he loves to ride the pony as well. The two dispute the ownership Read More

Diamonds on Wheels

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Several teenagers involved in auto-racing find they must outrun a gang of diamond robbers when the kids accidentally discover some stolen loot while on a road rally. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

The Partridge Family: Fellini, Bergman, and Partridge

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Hoping to become a famous movie director, Keith (David Cassidy) picks up his handy 8-millimeter camera and films the deathless epic "History of the World", starring his own family in key roles and featuring Reuben (Dave Madden) in drag as Dolly Madison! Thanks to the wheeling and dealing of Read More

Run, Cougar, Run

Crew: Director

Synopsis: In this nature adventure, a courageous cougar must struggle to survive after a cruel human hunter kills her mate. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Flying Nun: The Dumbest Kid in School

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Robert Lansing guest-stars as Mr. Sanders, a former (and none too distinguished) student of San Tanco's convent school. Now a successful businessman, Sanders wants to demonstrate his gratitude to the nuns by adopting the most backward and troublesome orphan in Sr. Bertrille's classroom, a lad Read More

The Flying Nun: Papa Carlos

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Back during the Korean War, Carlos Ramirez adopted a 2-year-old orphan girl named Kim, whom he has supported, sight unseen, ever since. Now it is 1970: Kim (Mike Kayama) is 19 years old, a stunning beauty-and intent upon marrying Carlos! Once again, it's Sr. Bertrille to the rescue. Written by Read More

The Flying Nun: Operation Population

Crew: Director

Synopsis: To qualify for state aid to build a children's day camp, Convent San Tanco must increase their community's popular by 444 residents. Spunky Sr. Bertrille immediately embarks upon a recruiting drive for new citizens-and with equal immediacy, runs afoul of a land-grabbing business tycoon. Pedro Read More

The Flying Nun: The Boyfriend

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Written by Michael Morris, "The Boyfriend" is The Flying Nun's spin on "Rashomon." Dwayne Hickman guest-stars as Randy Putnam, the former boyfriend of Elsie Ethrington, aka Sr. Bertrille. In flashbacks, Randy and Sr. Bertrille offer different versions of their romance, their breakup, and the Read More

The Flying Nun: Great Casino Robbery, Part Two

Crew: Director

Synopsis: In the conclusion of the two-part "Great Casino Robbery," Sr. Bertrille and her light-fingered Uncle Reggie (Alan Hale Jr.) are accused of masterminded a heist at Carlos Ramirez' casino. Meanwhile, the genuine thief, a brassy blonde named Faye (Ruta Lee), is hiding in Convent San Tanco, posing as Read More

The Flying Nun: Cousins by the Dozens

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Casino owner Carlos Ramirez' latest romantic conquest is the lovely Elena. At least, she was his latest conquest until Carlos was besieged by a huge number of very distant-and dependent-relatives, led by Uncle Antonio (Henry Corden) and Aunt Constancia (Athena Lorde). Not surprisingly, the Read More

The Flying Nun: Marcello's Idol

Crew: Director

Synopsis: At the urging of Sr. Bertrille, casino owner Carlos Ramirez agrees to act as surrogate father to convent orphan Marcello (Manuel Padilla). Things take a tricky turn when Marcello, suffering a severe case of hero worship, insists upon being adopted by Carlos-and even offers to pick his own Read More

The Flying Nun: Great Casino Robbery, Part One

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Part One of the two-part Flying Nun episode "Great Casino Robbery" first aired on January 30, 1969. Alan Hale Jr. guest-stars as Sr. Bertrille's lovably larcenous Uncle Reggie, who goes to work at Carlos Ramirez' casino. Reggie's fast-and-loose relationship with honesty inadvertenly paves the way Read More

The Flying Nun: The Big Game

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Season Three of "The Flying Nun" was ushered in on September 17, 1969 with the episode titled "The Big Game." On this occasion, Sr. Bertrille takes over the coaching duties for the Convent San Tanco baseball team-and the result is a staggering 43-to-1 loss! Former Los Angeles Dodgers stars Willie Read More

Gidget Grows Up

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Gidget, the teenybopper surfer created by Frederick Kohner, grows up in the form of Karen Valentine (rather than such previous Gidgets as Sandra Dee and Sally Field). She leaves her friends and family at Malibu to head for New York, there to take a job as a guide at the United Nations building. Read More

The Flying Nun: The Organ Transplant

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Vocalist Abbe Lane plays Felicia and sings Burt Bacharach's "The Look of Love" in this episode of The Flying Nun. It all begins when Sr. Bertrille purchases an ancient pipe organ for Convent San Tanco. Before the episode is half over, the organ has caused a heap o' trouble for long-suffering Read More

The Restless Ones

Synopsis: In this religious movie, a married pair of television writers begin researching a script on restless teenagers and end up as born-again Christians. Meanwhile their own adolescent son runs away with a pregnant teen who is looking for the child's father. When she cannot, she tries to kill herself. Read More

Black Spurs

Actors: Rory Calhoun, Linda Darnell, Scott Brady, Lon Chaney, Jr., Bruce Cabot

Synopsis: In this western, a world-weary bounty hunter begins working for an avaricious crook who wants to destroy the good name of a little town so that the railroad will be built across his land. To enact his plan he brings a notorious gambler to town. He also establishes a brothel in the saloon. The Read More

Thaurus, Son of Attila

Synopsis: A couple of beefy barbarian brothers battle each other over a luscious babe while going up against a malevolent ruler. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

Cafe Oriental

Queen of the Seas

Synopsis: Lisa Gastoni plays the lady swashbuckler in Queen of the Seas. Motivated by revenge, Lisa joins the cutthroat crew of one Captain Poof (Walter Barnes). Belying his name, the Captain isn't one to be trifled with-but then, neither is Lisa. After several skirmishes at sea, Lisa settles down with the Read More

Disneyland: The Saga of Andy Burnett: The White Man's Medicine

Synopsis: In the fifth episode of Walt Disney's six-part miniseries The Saga of Andy Burnett, Andy (Jerome Courtland and his fellow Mountain Men have been captured by the Blackfeet Indians. Through careful manipulation of his telescope, Andy convinces his captors that he is a friend of the Sun God. Chief Read More

Disneyland: The Saga of Andy Burnett: The Big Council

Synopsis: In the final episode of Walt Disney's six-part miniseries The Saga of Andy Burnett, Andy (Jerome Courtland and his friends are still the "guests" of Kiasak (Abel Fernandez), Chief of the Blackfeet Indians. Kiasak like Andy, but refuses to let him go until he has competed in a series of grueling Read More

Disneyland: Rusty and the Falcon

Actors: Jerome Courtland, Morlan Nelson, Rudy Lee, Jay W. Lee, The Mello Men

Synopsis: Filmed independently by Paul Kenworthy Productions, "Rusty and the Falcon" was first shown as an episode of the TV anthology Walt Disney Presents. Based on Charles Ogburn's book The White Falcon and lensed on location in Heber, UT, this is the tale of Rusty (Rudy Lee), a 12-year-old boy who lives Read More

Tonka

Actors: Sal Mineo, Philip Carey, Jerome Courtland, Rafael Campos, H.M. Wynant

Synopsis: This Disney adventure differed from many films of its era in that it depicted an unusually humanistic view of Native Americans as it tells the story of a young Sioux who finds a wild horse, captures the magnificent animal, names him Tonka, and patiently gentles him. According to custom, he is Read More

Disneyland: The Saga of Andy Burnett: Land of Enemies

Synopsis: In this 4th episode of Walt Disney's six-part miniseries The Saga of Andy Burnett, Andy (Jerome Courtland) and the Mountain Men have struck out for the New Mexico outpost of Taos. While making their way through the unmapped Rocky Mountains, Andy and his pals Joe (Jeff York), Jack (Andrew Duggan) Read More

Disneyland: Fourth Anniversary Show

Actors: Walt Disney, Sharon Baird, Bobby Burgess, Lonnie Burr, Tommy Cole

Synopsis: Disneyland began its fourth season on the air with a gala, all-star "special", essentially designed to promote all three of Disney's network TV series. Pressured by his cartoon creations and the latest crop of Mouseketeers to tell them what's in store for the 1957-58 season, host Walt Disney Read More

Disneyland: The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's Initiation

Synopsis: Originally telecast on the Disneyland anthology, the six-part miniseries The Saga of Andy Burnett was the first of several efforts by Walt Disney to create a live-action property that would match the success of his Davy Crockett programs. Based on a novel by Stewart Edward White, Andy Burnett Read More

Disneyland: The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's Love Affair

Synopsis: In this third episode of Walt Disney's six-part miniseries The Saga of Andy Burnett, Andy (Jerome Courtland, Joe Crane (Jeff York) and the other Mountain Men have finally arrived in New Mexico. The head of the local border patrol agrees to guide Jack Kelly (Andrew Duggan, the head Mountain Man, to Read More

Disneyland: The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's First Chore

Synopsis: In this second episode of Walt Disney's six-part miniseries The Saga of Andy Burnett, easterner Andy (Jerome Courtland) and his trapper pal Joe Crane (Jeff York) have joined a group called the Mountain Men in their journey the west. In order to survive the rough terrain ahead, Andy trains himself Read More

Old Yeller

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York, Chuck Connors

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Fred Gipson, Old Yeller is set in Texas in 1869. While his father is away on a cattle drive, 15-year-old Travis Coates (Tommy Kirk) takes over management of the family farm. Adopting a "strictly business" policy, Travis is irritated when younger brother, Arliss (Kevin Corcoran Read More

The Bamboo Prison

Actors: Robert Francis, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith, Jerome Courtland, E.G. Marshall

Synopsis: American POWs struggle to escape from a North Korean camp. While this is basically a remake of Stalag 17, it does feature interesting scenes of a North Korean brainwashing. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Take the High Ground

Actors: Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Elaine Stewart, Russ Tamblyn, Carleton Carpenter

Synopsis: "You guys will never be soldiers!" With these words Richard Widmark opens and closes Take the High Ground. Widmark plays a tough drill sergeant, whipping his recruits through basic training in preparation for shipment to Korea. Carleton Carpenter is the standard-issue private who just can't seem Read More

Cripple Creek

Actors: George Montgomery, Karin [Katharine] Booth, Jerome Courtland, William Bishop, Richard Egan

Synopsis: Cripple Creek is an excellent example of Columbia's "A-minus/B-plus" Technicolor westerns of the 1950s. Government agent Bret Ivers (George Montgomery) goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of gold smugglers. Ivers and his two partners (Jerome Courtland and Richard Egan) face exposure and sudden Read More

Sunny Side of the Street

Actors: Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels, Terry Moore, Jerome Courtland

Synopsis: Pop-music favorites Frankie Laine and Billy Daniels head the cast of The Sunny Side of the Street. Terry Moore plays Betty Holloway, receptionist at a major TV station. Hoping to secure a break for her singer boyfriend Ted Mason (Jerome Courtland), Betty enlists the aid of Laine. Mason's career Read More

Santa Fe

Actors: Randolph Scott, Janis Carter, Jerome Courtland, Peter Thompson, John Archer

Synopsis: The creative team of producer Harry Joe Brown and star Randolph Scott turned out some of the best westerns of the 1950s, and Santa Fe is no exception. Set in the years following the Civil War, the film casts Scott as Britt Canfield, one of four ex-Confederate brothers who head West to carve out a Read More

The Barefoot Mailman

Actors: Robert Cummings, Terry Moore, Jerome Courtland, John Russell

Synopsis: To call The Barefoot Mailman episodic would be understating the issue: the film's story stops and starts so often that it appears to be three half-hour TV episodes strung together. No matter, since the premise is workable and the characters appealing. Though Robert Cummings is top-billed as Read More

The Texas Rangers

Actors: George Montgomery, Gale Storm, Jerome Courtland, Noah Beery, Jr., William Bishop

Synopsis: Not a remake of the 1936 film of the same name, The Texas Rangers is an enjoyable second-echelon western from the Columbia Pictures mill. George Montgomery stars as Johnny Carver, a former outlaw serving a life sentence in prison. Carver is given a second chance by the Texas government. Here's the Read More

When You're Smiling

Actors: Jerome Courtland, Frankie Laine, Lola Albright, Jerome Cowan

Synopsis: When You're Smiling is distinguished by the presence of several top recording artists of 1950. The wafer-thin plotline concerns the misadventures of Texan Gerald Durham (Jerome Courtland), who arrives in the Big City to learn the ropes of the music business. Durham not only ends up with a Read More

The Palomino

Actors: Jerome Courtland, Beverly Tyler, Joseph Calleia, Roy Roberts, Gordon Jones

Synopsis: With The Palomino, Columbia Pictures inaugurated its policy of giving "class" to its medium-budget pictures by filming in Technicolor. Columbia stock player Jerome Courtland stars as Steve Norris, scion of a meat-packing family. Steve decides to go into another line of work when he meets Maria Read More

A Woman of Distinction

Actors: Ray Milland, Rosalind Russell, Edmund Gwenn, Janis Carter, Mary Jane Saunders

Synopsis: A Woman of Distinction serves as a tailor-made vehicle for Rosalind Russell. The star is cast as Susan Middlecott, a highly respected college dean. As can be expected, Susan is too busy for romance -- at least until handsome professor Alec Stevenson (Ray Milland) enters the picture. At first, the Read More

Battleground

Actors: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Marshall Thompson, James Whitmore

Synopsis: Incoming MGM production head Dore Schary ramrodded Battleground into the studio's schedule over the virulent protests of MGM boss Louis Mayer. The result was an award-winning box-office hit, as well as the beginning of the end of Mayer's power. This dramatization of the battles of Bastogne and the Read More

Tokyo Joe

Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Alexander Knox, Florence Marly, Sessue Hayakawa, Jerome Courtland

Synopsis: One of the less famous Humphrey Bogart films is this 1949 drama about post-war guilt and remembrance. Bogart plays U.S. airman and war hero Joe Barrett. During the war, he believes, his wife Trina (Florence Marly) died in a Japanese concentration camp. But when Barrett returns to Tokyo and the bar Read More

The Walking Hills

Actors: Randolph Scott, Ella Raines, Arthur Kennedy, John Ireland, William Bishop, Edgar Buchanan

Synopsis: The Walking Hills stars Randolph Scott as a Westerner named Jim Carey. He is one of several people searching for a lost gold mine. Carey's cohorts in this treasure hunt include at least one convicted murderer and several potential killers, so it's a source of wonder who'll survive till fade-out Read More

The Man from Colorado

Actors: Glenn Ford, William Holden, Ellen Drew, Ray Collins, Edgar Buchanan

Synopsis: Glenn Ford is top-billed in Man From Colorado, though he's anything but a hero. Ford plays a seriously disturbed Civil War vet who kills because he enjoys killing. William Holden, Ford's army buddy, tries to stem Ford's homicidal tendencies. When Ford is appointed the "hanging" judge of a Colorado Read More

Make Believe Ballroom

Actors: Jerome Courtland, Ruth Warrick, Ron Randell, Virginia Welles, Al Jarvis

Synopsis: Make Believe Ballroom is a feature-length derivation of the popular LA-based radio series of the same name. Hosted by Martin Block and then by Al Jarvis, the original Ballroom was a combination disc-jockey program and quiz show. Jarvis plays himself in the film version, introducing such musical Read More

Kiss and Tell

Actors: Shirley Temple, Jerome Courtland, Walter Abel, Katherine Alexander, Robert Benchley

Synopsis: If there were any doubts that little Shirley Temple was all grown up by 1945, those doubts were disippated by her appearance in Columbia's Kiss and Tell. Based on the mildly risque stage comedy by F. Hugh Herbert, the film casts Temple as impulsive teenager Corliss Archer, who is the only person Read More

Together Again

Actors: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Charles Coburn, Mona Freeman, Elizabeth Patterson, Jerome Courtland

Synopsis: The title Together Again referred to the fact that frequent costarsIrene Dunne and Charles Boyer were once more united on film. Dunne plays the lady mayor of a small Vermont town. Boyer portrays a big-city sculptor, hired to erect a statue in the memory of Irene's husband, the former mayor. Dunne Read More

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