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Nov. 24, 2009 8:07 PM ET (AP)
Actors: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Herbert Jefferson, Jr., John Colicos
Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story, the Colonials have fallen under the spell of godlike alien Iblis (Patrick MacNee), who offers them safe passage to the 13th Colony in exchange for their total and unquestioning obedience. Once Iblis successfully brings the treacherous Baltar (John Colicos) to Read More
Synopsis: In the first episode of a two-part story, Patrick MacNee guest stars as Count Iblis, a shipwrecked alien rescued by a Galactica recon mission. Claiming to be the last descendant of a long-gone alien culture, Iblis promises to grant three wishes to the Colonials -- including safe passage to Read More
Actors: Peter Ustinov, Julie Covington, John Cleese, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller
Actors: David Niven, Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, Herschel Bernardi, Barbara Feldon
Synopsis: In this Disney comedy, a pair of spoiled kids, bored by their filthy rich grandfather, decide they'd rather be with their mom who is in Hong Kong. In order to get her attention, they engineer their own kidnapping. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Brock Peters
Synopsis: Lost in the Stars was an American Film Theatre adaptation of the musical play by Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill--which in turn was based on the Alain Paton novel Cry the Beloved Country. Brock Peters portrays a South African minister who goes to the Big City to locate his son Raymond St. Jacques Read More
Synopsis: John Williams guest stars as Bill Walston, a British police inspector who shows up in San Francisco, ostensibly to a attend a convention. Linking up with his old friend Ironside (Raymond Burr), Walston effusively offers to help the Chief in his investigation of a robbery. What Ironside doesn't Read More
Synopsis: Four Australian directors explore different angles of the title topic in this generally downbeat anthology. In "The Husband" a husband increases his arousal during lovemaking by imagining his wife in different sexual liaisons without realizing that his fantasy may based on fact. The second Read More
Actors: Stewart Granger
Synopsis: This oft-filmed Conan Doyle story is given the TV-quickie treatment, with Stewart Granger as master sleuth Sherlock Holmes. The Great Detective is engaged to protect the life of Henry Baskerville, a young man whose life has been put in jeopardy, ostensibly by an ancient family curse. Holmes sends Read More
Actors: Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Tom Bosley, Andrew Duggan, John Williams
Synopsis: This World War II comedy finds Harry Frigg (Paul Newman) as the unwilling volunteer slated to rescue five generals from the clutches of the Germans and Italians. Frigg would rather spend his time goofing off than fighting the war, but his superiors make him a fake general and pack him off to Read More
Actors: Rosemary Harris, Louis Jourdan, Rachel Roberts, John Williams
Synopsis: Taken from the 1907 comedy play by Georges Feydeau, A Flea In Her Ear is a comedic sex romp about a wife suspicious of her husband's activities away from home. Gabrielle (Rosemary Harris) is convinced her attorney husband Victor (Rex Harrison) is seeing another woman because of his inattention to Read More
Synopsis: Hoping to bond with his nephew Jody (Johnnie Whitaker), Bill (Brian Keith) takes the boy along on a business trip. Alas, Bill's efforts to entertain Jody, first with a baseball game and then with a fishing trip, come a-cropper. Although everything ends up going wrong, somehow Jody finds a way to Read More
Synopsis: Now that they're in an accelerated-learning class, Buffy (Anissa Jones) and Jody (Johnnie Whitaker) must face the treacherous perils of "New Math". Unfortunately, their Uncle Bill (Brian Keith) hasn't the time to help with the twins' homework, since he is being kept occupied by his latest lady Read More
Actors: Elvis Presley, Annette Day, John Williams, Yvonne Romain, Chips Rafferty
Synopsis: Elvis Presley plays Guy Lambert, a musician (so far, so good) who is touring Great Britain (something Elvis never managed in real life). Jill Conway (Annette Day), a wealthy heiress, is a big fan of Guy's who has developed a very serious crush on him; her family wants to keep her away from the Read More
Synopsis: Misunderstanding a situation as usual, Buffy (Anissa Jones) and Jody (Johnnie Whitaker) try to play matchmaker for Mr. Nigel French (John Williams) and Miss Faversham (Heather Angel). Likewise misunderstanding the same situation is Mr. French, who thinks that the twins are trying to get him to Read More
Synopsis: Mr. Nigel French (John Williams) receives a visit from his nephew David (Martin Horsey), and is appalled to discover that the boy has adopted the speech patterns and attitudes of a "typical" American teenager. Even worse, David intends to buck family tradition, forsaking a career as a gentleman's Read More
Synopsis: In dire need of some peace and quiet, Bill (Brian Keith) bundles Jody (Johnnie Whitaker) and Buffy (Anissa Jones) off to camp, sending Cissy (Kathy Garver) along as counselor. Now Bill is a carefree bachelor again--and now he not only misses the kids, but he can't stop talking about them, driving Read More
Synopsis: The troublesome Aunt Fran (Louise Latham) breezes into New York in hopes of taking Cissy (Kathy Garver) and Buffy (Anissa Jones) back to live with her in Terre Haute. Unfortunately, Fran's husband Harold (Bill Zuckert) is of the opinion that two is company and three's a crowd; thus, Jody (Johnnie Read More
Synopsis: Hollywood icon Myrna Loy guest stars as Adele, a once wealthy matron forced by circumstance to work as a maid. Out of the goodness of his heart, Mr. Nigel French (John Williams) helpfully covers up Adele's ineptitude, an act of largesse that backfires when Adele makes a shambles of a society Read More
Synopsis: An erstwhile student of the Cantonese language, Mr. Nigel French (John Williams) hopes to test out his linguistics skills on Marilyn (Lisa Fong), the daughter of a Chinese diplomat (Richard Loo). Unfortunately, Mr. French is not as conversant in Cantonese as he imagines himself to be, and Read More
Synopsis: Buffy (Anissa Jones) is chosen over her classmate Melissa (Cindy Eilbacher) as the lead dancer in a ballet version of "Little Red Riding Hood". Miffed over this casting coup, Melissa's mom Clara (Ann McCrea) insists that Buffy got the starring part only because dance teacher Margot Dunbar is a Read More
Synopsis: On furlough in London, Saunders (Vic Morrow) delivers a $300 bequest to a local orphanage. The hard-bitten sergeant ends up lending a helping hand to Ann Tinsley (Carol Lawrence), who in true stiff-upper-lip fashion is trying to keep the orphans hale and hearty during an upsurge of German bombing Read More
Actors: Marty Allen, Steve Rossi, John Williams, Nancy Sinatra, Lou Jacobi
Synopsis: Two tourists, portrayed by the comic duo Marty Allen and Steve Rossi, are talked into working for the good guys to keep art thieves from stealing the Venus di Milo at the London World Fair. Minor entry in the comic spy category. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: James Stewart, Fabian, Glynis Johns, Cindy Carol, Bill Mumy
Synopsis: This family comedy stars James Stewart as Dr. Robert Leaf, a college professor who dislikes science and tries to instill in his children a love of art and music. So Robert and his wife Vina (Glynis Johns) are dismayed to discover that their eight-year-old son Erasmus (Billy Mumy) is tone-deaf and Read More
Actors: Carol Lynley, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Ginger Rogers, Barry Sullivan, Hurd Hatfield
Synopsis: Hurriedly assembled to capitalize on the Paramount feature of the same name, Magna Pictures' Harlow was shot in less than two weeks, utilizing a glorified TV-kinescope process called Electronovision. Carol Lynley is physically an excellent choice to play 1930s Hollywood "platinum blonde" Jean Harlow Read More
Actors: John Williams, Lloyd Corrigan
Synopsis: Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Viv (Vivian Vance) rent their spare room to Gordon Bentley (John Williams) and Carter Harrison (Lloyd Corrigan) two well-spoken gentlemen who claim that they're in town to attend the New York World's Fair. In fact, Bentley and Harrison are a pair of bank robbers who are Read More
Actors: Jack Weston, John Williams, Burt Reynolds, John McGiver
Synopsis: Former streetcar conductor Julius Moomer (Jack Weston) aspires to be a highly paid TV writer, but he is handicapped by a severe talent deficiency. Julius' fortunes take a sudden upswing when, practicing a bit of black magic in his tiny apartment, he conjures up the ghost of William Shakespeare (John Williams Read More
Synopsis: Based on Stefan Zweig's novel, this made-for-TV movie was adapted by John Mortimer and directed by Silvio Narizzano. Told in flashback, a middle-aged woman (Ingrid Bergman) travels to Europe after the death of her husband of 17 years. In Monte Carlo, she goes to a casino with a friend (John Read More
Actors: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Myrna Loy, Roddy McDowall
Synopsis: Kit (Doris Day), an American married to wealthy London businessman Tony Preston (Rex Harrison) becomes the terrified victim of a mysterious stalker, who she hears but can never see. She is threatened by the eerie, high-pitched voice as she walks in the thick London fog. She then begins receiving Read More
Actors: Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Fred Clark, John Williams
Synopsis: When a space alien's fascination with Earthlings gets the better of him, he breaks one of his planet's laws and speeds off to visit the blue planet. Once there the alien (Jerry Lewis) encounters a nice family who kindly take him in. The father is a news commentator. Ironically, just prior to Read More
Synopsis: One of the true classics of suspense fiction, Rupert Croft-Cooke's short story Banquo's Chair had been adapted for radio and television innumerable times before it was given the Alfred Hitchcock touch in this unforgettable episode. John Williams plays Scotland Yard inspector Brent, who is Read More
Actors: Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith, Diane Brewster
Synopsis: Something of an urbanized, upscale version of Peyton Place, Vincent Sherman's The Young Philadelphians is a glossy adaptation of Richard Powell's bestselling novel The Philadelphians that revels in melodrama. The film opens strongly, with a lengthy 1924 prologue. Socialite Kate Lawrence Read More
Actors: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Una O'Connor
Synopsis: Having just recovered from a heart attack, fabled British barrister Sir Wilfred Robards (Charles Laughton) has been ordered by his doctor to give up everything he holds dear-brandy, cigars and especially courtroom cases. Robards' already shaky resolve to follow doctor's orders flies out the window Read More
Synopsis: This episode is, amazingly enough, based on a story by A.A. Milne, creator of Winnie the Pooh. Henpecked husband Ernest Findlater (John Williams) dreams of escaping his dreary existence and heading off to the South Seas. During one such dream, a beautiful native girl named Lalage (Barbara Baxley) Read More
Synopsis: Previously filmed as a theatrical feature in 1939, Alec Coppel's semi-serious mystery play I Killed the Count was adapted 17 years later as Alfred Hitchcock Presents' only three-part episode. In part one, London police inspector Davidson (John Williams) hopes to find out who killed the much-hated Read More
Actors: Jayne Mansfield, Tony Randall, Betsy Drake, Joan Blondell, Mickey Hargitay, John Williams
Synopsis: Jayne Mansfield recreated her starmaking stage role in this film adaptation of George Axelrod's Broadway comedy. Mansfield plays a Monroe-like movie queen whom adman Tony Randall hopes to sign for a product endorsement. Through a fluke, the press believes that Randall is having an affair with Read More
Actors: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Collins, Michael Rennie
Synopsis: Political intrigue and romantic gamesmanship send an already torrid Caribbean community to the boiling point in this drama. Maxwell Fleury (James Mason) and David Boyeur (Harry Belafonte) are two men running for political office in a British-controlled island in the West Indies. Maxwell is the son Read More
Synopsis: Previously filmed as a theatrical feature in 1939, Alec Coppel's semi-serious mystery play I Killed the Count was adapted 17 years later as Alfred Hitchcock Presents' only three-part episode. In part three, Inspector Davidson (John Williams) is no closer to solving the murder of Count Martoni than Read More
Synopsis: Previously filmed as a theatrical feature in 1939, Alec Coppel's semi-serious mystery play I Killed the Count was adapted 17 years later as Alfred Hitchcock Presents' only three-part episode. In part two, Inspector Davidson (John Williams) has his hands full trying to determine who murdered the Read More
Synopsis: Publisher Alexander Vinton (John Williams) is curious about a novel that has been submitted to him, in which a woman murders her husband. Somehow, the descriptive passages in the novel suggest that it is not a work of fiction at all, but instead something of a biography. Thus, Vinton pays a visit Read More
Actors: Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter, Edmond O'Brien, John Williams
Synopsis: We don't see much of Omaha Beach in D-Day, the Sixth of June. Instead, the film concentrates on a romantic triangle involving American officer Robert Taylor, British officer Richard Todd and the lovely Dana Wynter. Taylor and Todd spend the last hours before D-Day reminiscing about Wynter. The Read More
Synopsis: Season two of Alfred Hitchcock Presents begins with a droll but sinister little mood piece, directed by Hitchcock himself. Cedric Hardwicke heads the cast as wealthy and powerful Mr. Princey, whose daughter Millicent (Tita Purdom) has just finished murdering her faithless suitor. Determined to Read More
Actors: Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas, Fred Clark, John Williams, Neva Patterson, Hiram Sherman, Arthur O'Connell
Synopsis: The Solid Gold Cadillac was adapted from the George S. Kaufman-Howard Teichmann Broadway hit of the same. Both the play and film were predicated upon the notion of a humble ten-share stockholder triumphing over a corrupt big-business board of directors, but there was one significant difference. In Read More
Synopsis: Domineering Hermione Carpenter (Isobel Elsom) wants to take a trip to America and then return home to home to England for Christmas, but her henpecked husband Herbert (John Williams) has other ideas. Murdering Hermione, Herbert buries her in the cellar and heads to America on his own. He is smugly Read More
Synopsis: Newly arrived in Heaven, mystery writer Alexander Arlington (John Williams) asks permission from Recording Angel Wilfred (Alan Napier) to return to Earth so that he can find out who murdered him. The list of suspects is formidable indeed, including not only Arlington's faithless wife Carol (a pre-Gunsmoke Read More
Actors: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jesse Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel
Synopsis: A jewel thief is at large on the Riviera, and all evidence points to retired cat burglar Cary Grant. Escaping the law, Grant heads to the Cote D'Azur, where he is greeted with hostility by his old partners in crime. All of them had been pardoned due to their courageous activities in the wartime Read More
Synopsis: Forced to leave New York in a hurry, impoverished gambler Charlie Raymond (Peter Lawford) answers a newspaper ad from a fellow Londoner named Walter Hendricks (John Williams), who wants someone to drive with him to San Francisco and share expenses. En route to the West Coast, Raymond discovers Read More
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden, John Williams
Synopsis: Billy Wilder directs the lighthearted romantic comedy Sabrina, based on the play by Samuel A. Taylor. Sabrina Fairchild (Audrey Hepburn) is the simple, naïve daughter of a chauffeur, Thomas Fairchild (John Williams). They live on an estate with the wealthy Oliver Larrabee (Walter Hampden) and his Read More
Actors: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams, Anthony Dawson
Synopsis: Based on the popular mystery play by Frederick Knott, Dial M For Murder is more talky and stagebound than most Hitchcock films, but no less enjoyable. British tennis pro Ray Milland suspects that his wealthy wife Grace Kelly is fooling around with handsome American Robert Cummings. Milland Read More
Actors: Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Ericson, Louis Calhern, Edmund Gwenn
Synopsis: Edmund Purdom plays Prince Karl, but Mario Lanza sings the bold tunes coming out of Purdom's mouth, in this MGM remake of the 1927 Ernst Lubitsch silent picture based on the renowned 1924 operetta by Sigmund Romberg and Dorothy Donnelly, which itself was based on the novel and play by Wilhelm Read More
Actors: Alan Ladd, Deborah Kerr, Charles Boyer, Corinne Calvet, Cecil Kellaway
Synopsis: During the early days of East Indian independence in 1947, a native rebellion threatens a hotel full of Britishers, Europeans and Americans. Gunrunner Alan Ladd could care less about anything other than his own neck. Ladd runs up against the resistance of a pacifist Indian leader (Charles Boyer) Read More
Actors: Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, Suzanne Dalbert, Tom Tully, John Williams
Synopsis: The "bandit" of the title is notorious 18th-century British highwayman Dick Turpin, herein portrayed by Louis Hayward. The lady is the high-born Joyce Greene (Patricia Medina), who becomes Turpin's bride. Motivated by Irish patriotism and revenge against the man who hanged his father, Turpin cuts Read More
Actors: Ethel Barrymore, Maurice Evans, Angela Lansbury, Keenan Wynn, Betsy Blair
Synopsis: This remake of the 1935 version is considered far superior to the original. It is the harrowing story of a kindly old British woman with a love of art who is tricked into allowing an artist, his wife, and another couple into staying in her house. They then begin holding her prisoner in her home Read More
Actors: Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Mildred Natwick
Synopsis: A Woman's Vengeance concerns a "likely" murderer, Henry Maurier, played by Charles Boyer. It is no secret that Maurier is enamored with young Doris (Ann Blyth), but is his love for the girl motive enough for Maurier to murder his invalid wife? Only family friend Dr. Libbard (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) Read More
Actors: Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Louis Jourdan, Ethel Barrymore
Synopsis: Based on a novel by Robert Hichens, The Paradine Case concerns Anna Paradine (Alida Valli), on trial for the murder of her wealthy husband. British barrister Anthony Keane (played by the aggressively American Gregory Peck) takes on the case-and in the process, falls in love with Anna, despite Read More
Actors: Tommy Trinder, Constance Cummings, Clifford Evans, Robert Morley, Gordon Jackson
Synopsis: Set near the beginning of WW II, this exciting war drama follows a courageous British factory foreman as he makes a dangerous foray into occupied France to recover three machine parts that will be vital to the Allies. He is accompanied by a pair of tough British soldiers and an American girl. Read More
Synopsis: Future action-film expert Basil Dearden cut his directorial teeth on The Goose Steps Out, a wartime espionage comedy. The star (and co-director) is Will Hay, a major British comedian of the era whose stock in trade was playing pompous, inefficient schoolmasters. This time Hay and his confederates Read More
Actors: George "Gabby" Hayes, Mary Glynne, Clare Greet, John Williams
Synopsis: The British Emil was yet another adaptation of Erich Kastner's frequently-filmed children's novel Emil and the Detectives. John Williams (no relation to the British character actor of the same name) stars as 11-year-old Emil, who while en route to London to visit his aunt is robbed of his Read More
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