Marvin MillerFilmography

Hell Squad

Actors: Bainbridge Scott, Glen Hartford, Tina Lederman, Maureen Kelly, Penny Prior

Synopsis: Nine Las Vegas showgirls are chosen to go fight terrorists in the Middle East (by distracting them?) in this under-par action drama with some nudity and sexual encounters. The son of a diplomat has been kidnapped by Arabs -- as usual cast in the role of villains -- who want to get their hands on Read More

Swing Shift

Actors: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Fred Ward, Ed Harris

Synopsis: Director Jonathan Demme made one of his more conventional movies with Swing Shift, an examination of life on the American home front during WWII. Goldie Hawn, who also served as the film's producer, stars as Kay, a woman who takes a job on the line at a plant producing war planes after her husband Read More

Evita Peron

Actors: Faye Dunaway, James Farentino

Synopsis: Faye Dunaway portrays the Argentinian title character in this four-hour TV biopic. The story traces Evita's rise to power from humble origins; she establishes herself as a radio and film actress, then meets and marries powerful politico Juan Peron (played by James Farentino, a last minute Read More

Kiss Daddy Goodbye

Synopsis: Two unusual children have a unique solution to the problem of living without a father in this offbeat horror vehicle. Tom Blanchard (Fabian Forte) is the new deputy in a small town along the California coast, and during his first day on duty he gets to know Nora Dennis (Marilyn Burns), who works Read More

The Call of the Wild

Actors: John Beck

Synopsis: Unlike the 1935 film version of Jack London's 1897 novel Call of the Wild, which devoted most of its running time to a romance between Clark Gable and Loretta Young, this 1976 TV-movie version wisely remains faithful to the source. The star is a magnificent dog--part St. Bernard, part German Read More

Brink's: The Great Robbery

Actors: Darren McGavin, Leslie Nielsen, Carl Betz, Stephen Collins, Jenny O'Hara

Synopsis: In this crime drama, two dogged FBI agents are on the case to investigate one of the U.S.'s most infamous bank robberies. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Tidal Wave

Synopsis: This is a badly re-edited and "Americanized" version of a popular Japanese disaster movie, The Submersion of Japan (1973). The trouble begins when scientists learn that Japan's islands are sinking and must be evacuated within two years. The story chronicles the ways in which various people react Read More

How to Seduce a Woman

Actors: Jackie Brett, Angus Duncan Mackintosh, Eileen McDonough, Schoneberg

Synopsis: This sex farce stars Angus Duncan as a lothario on a mission to sleep with five very different women. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

Land of the Lost [TV Series]

Actors: Spencer Milligan, Ron Harper, Kathleen Coleman, Wesley Eure, Phillip Paley

Synopsis: The fourth Saturday morning TV series produced by puppeteers Sid and Marty Krofft, Land of the Lost was far more serious in tone than their earlier efforts (H.R. Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, and Lidsville), and far more ambitious. While embarked upon an expedition of the Colorado River, camp Read More

The Naked Ape

Synopsis: Somewhat based on Desmond Morris' fascinating book of pop anthropology, this partially animated satirical docudrama -- produced by Playboy Magazine publisher Hugh Hefner -- traces the evolution of humankind and offers insight into the reasons why we behave the way we do. Though often dealing with Read More

Mission: Impossible: Two Thousand

Actors: Peter Graves, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus, Vic Morrow, David White

Synopsis: In a reversal of the situation in the sixth-season episode "Encore," in which a gangster was persuaded that he had gone back in time from 1971 to 1937, the IMF must jump forward some 27 years in the seventh-season Mission:Impossible entry "Two Thousand." Vic Morrow guest-stars as master thief Read More

Where Does It Hurt?

Actors: Peter Sellers

Synopsis: Where Does It Hurt? is a hospital comedy which is carefully designed to leave no interest group unoffended. In the broadest of broad comic manners, it recounts its tale of greed, ignorance and corruption in the medical profession. Dr. Albert T. Hopfnagel (Peter Sellers), a hospital administrator Read More

Adam-12: The Ferret

Synopsis: Steve Franken, best known to baby-boomers as the snotty Chatsworth Osborne Jr. on the old Dobie Gillis TV series, is here cast in a straight role as "The Ferret", a pro-environmental terrorist. Targetting manufacturers whom he regards as shameless polluters, the Ferret specializes in giving these Read More

M*A*S*H

Actors: Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Jo Ann Pflug, Robert Duvall, Roger Bowen, Gary Burghoff

Synopsis: Although he was not the first choice to direct it, the hit black comedy MASH established Robert Altman as one of the leading figures of Hollywood's 1970s generation of innovative and irreverent young filmmakers. Scripted by Hollywood veteran Ring Lardner, Jr., this war comedy details the exploits Read More

Is This Trip Really Necessary?

Synopsis: Though the title smacks of World War II, Is This Trip Really Necessary is actually a 1971-vintage drug flick. The "trip" of the title is induced by LSD, consumed by a couple of nubile film actresses at the behest of realism-obsessed director John Carradine. Hero Peter Duryea attempts to rescue the Read More

Aquaman: The Sinister Sea Scamp

Synopsis: While harvesting precious phosphorous in the Valley of the Glowing Rock, Aquaman, Aqualad and Tusky run up against the cunning and capricious Sea Scamp, who is something of an underwater "Mr. Mxyzptlk". From the safety and comfort of his submarine, the Sea Scamp creates an ersatz phosphorous Read More

Aquaman: Goliaths of the Deep Sea Gorge

Synopsis: Aqualad is terrified when he confronts a fearsome-looking Gill-man (who bears a striking resemblance to the Creature from the Black Lagoon). It turns out, however, that the Gill-man is a good guy who has come to Aquaman for help. A huge and relentless Mastadon Man is destroying the Gill-people's Read More

Aquaman: The Satanic Saturnians

Synopsis: The Saturnians are a race of extraterrestrials (from guess where?) who look and act like demons. Anticipating global warming by several decades, the Saturninans intend to melt the Arctic Circle in order to flood the earth so they can take over everything. Though Aquaman and Aqualad mete out a lot Read More

Aquaman: Treacherous is the Torpedoman

Synopsis: The wreckage of an ancient pirate ship turns out to be the headquarters of the evil, shapeshifting Torpedoman. Using methods both foul and fouler, Torpedoman manages to capture both Aquaman and Aqualad, the first step in his master plan to become the supreme ruler of the sea. But Aquaman is a lot Read More

Aquaman: The Sea Scavengers

Synopsis: An offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico is attacked by the scurrilous Scavo and the Sea Scavengers. Swimming to the rescue, Aquaman and Aqua-lad discover that Scavo has outfitted himself with a "mech", namely a Subma-Robot which rips things apart and spews out deadly steel bubbles. For bad Read More

Aquaman: The Devil Fish

Synopsis: Navy test pilot Mark Bartholomew asks Aquaman to help him try out the experimental vessel "Devil Fish", a combination jet and submarine. Anxious to get his hands on the invention, the Black Manta conjures up the Great Whirlpool to caputre the drylander. Leaving Aqualad behind on this occasion Read More

Aquaman: The Onslaught of the Octomen

Synopsis: The Octomen, a sinister race of multi-tentacled, scientifically advanced sea creatures, use giant suction cups to capture Aqualad and thereby lure Aquaman into a trap. It turns out that the King of Octo-City intends to steal Aquaman's power of telepathy--and if ordinary methods of persuasion fail Read More

Aquaman: Where Lurks the Fisherman!

Synopsis: Slithering onto the scene in his crab-shaped sea vessel, the Fisherman uses his endless reserve of angling equipment in his efforts to destroy Aquaman and conquer Atlantis. Among the Fisherman's "hammerhead" minions is a bomb expert who plants a booby trap in the Aquacave. The ensuing explosion Read More

Aquaman: The Brain, the Brave and the Bold

Synopsis: The supervillain-of-the-week is The Brain, who kidnaps Aqualad for more mental mischief. In what seems like record time, the enslaved Aqualad is not only brainwashed, but he is also endowed with superstrength, transforming him into the perfect weapon against Aquaman. Only after several awkward Read More

Aquaman: The Torp, the Magneto and the Claw

Synopsis: In the previous episode, Aquaman and Aqualad did battle against the "Terrible Trio" The Brain, Black Manta and Queen Vassa. This time out, the Aqua-Duo is up against the "Awesome Threesome"--namely those mechanical monstrosities Torpedo Man, the Magneto and the Claw. Uncovering a plot to ambush Read More

Aquaman: The Trio of Terror

Synopsis: It's a dark day for the Atlanteans when those three formidable villains The Brain, the Black Manta and Queen Vassa combine their powers and weaponry. In an effort to nullify the Aqua-duo, the Brain entraps Aquaman in a pillar of salt, while Black Manta and Vassa prepare a full frontal assault on Read More

Aquaman: Mephisto's Marine Marauders

Synopsis: While the Aqua-duo performs a maintenance check on the pipeline which pumps oxygen into Atlantic, the demonic Mephisto and his equally satanic minion Sandman prepare to lull the Altanteans to sleep with gigantic knockout pellets. Though Aqualad manages to catch the villains in the act, the pellet Read More

Aquaman: In Captain Cuda's Clutches

Synopsis: Aquaman's enemy on this occasion is modern-day pirate Captain Barracuda (not to be confused with the Marvel Comics villain of the same name). Accompanied by extraterrestrial starfish Starro, Captain 'Cuda intends to plunder the riches possessed by the underwater Jewel People--and to expedite this Read More

Aquaman: The Stickmen of Stygia

Synopsis: A practical joke on Aquaman is anything but funny when those merry pranksters Mera and Aqualad find themselves surrounded by the Stickmen from the water-planet Stygia. The invaders intend to lure Aquaman out into the open, then enslave the "Sea King" by zapping him with their immobilizing ray. But Read More

Aquaman: The War of the Quatix and the Bimphars

Synopsis: On a secret government assignment, Aqualad and Tusky pay a visit to the all-water world Planet Q344. Soon the pair find themselves embroiled in the never-ending war between the froglike Bimphars and the fishlike Quatix. One thing leads to another, and by episode's end Aqualad is leading the Read More

Aquaman: Programmed for Destruction

Synopsis: The Brain returns, this time equipped with a gigantic computer (they were ALWAYS gigantic in the 1960s!) which gives him access to all known facts about Aquaman. Using the information at hand, the Brain figures that the best way to vanquish the "Sea King" is to use an Oxymite buoyancy ray, which Read More

Aquaman: To Catch a Fisherman

Synopsis: When Tusky vanishes, Aquaman and Aqualad ask for help in finding their walrus friend from all-knowing Oceanus, the Old Man of the Sea. Oceanus directs the Aqua-Duo to a volcanic region of ocean land, surrounded by illuminated water. Alas, it turns out that the two superheroes have fallen into a Read More

Aquaman: The Silver Sphere

Synopsis: After years of living in peace, the Tortoids and the Lizard Men go to war over possession of a silver sphere. Hoping to end the conflict peacefully, Aquaman offers to enter an athletic competition to decide which of the two races will win possession of the sphere for one year. Alas, Aquaman's good Read More

Aquaman: Three Wishes to Trouble

Synopsis: Aqualad accidentally releases Snork the Great, a prankish genie who offers to grant three wishes. Not surprisingly, Aqualad's first wish is for a robot to do his household chores. Alas, because the boy has not been specific as to what kind of robot he wants, chaos ensues. Forced to waste his Read More

Aquaman: The Mirror-Man From Planet Imago

Synopsis: The Brain is back, and if anything he's nastier than ever. This time out, the Brain has teamed up with Reflecto from the planet Imago for the purpose of creating an Aquaman clone. Their master plan is to replace the orginal with the duplicate, then conquer Atalantis. At first, the ever-trusting Read More

Aquaman: The Sea-Snares of Captain Sly

Synopsis: Aqualad is captured and imprisoned in the orbiting globe commandeered by underwater buccaneer Captain Sly. Actually, Sly isn't all that interested in the "tadpole": he's merely using Aqualad to lure Aquaman into a trap. Though Aquaman manages to rescue his sidekick, he must still fend out Sly's Read More

Aquaman: The Sea Sorcerers

Synopsis: Ever the good Samaritans, Aquaman and Aqualad lend a helping hand to the downtrodden victim of an evil--and unidentified--villain. Imagine the good guys' surprise when the "victim" turns out to be the villain in disguise: namely, an ancient Sea Sorcerer with awesome spellbinding powers. Using his Read More

Aquaman: The Vicious Villainy of Vassa

Synopsis: Vassa, evil queen of the Mermen, is back to bedevil Aquaman for a third time. On this occasion, Vassa is using five tunnelling ships to drill a hole under Atlantis, thereby flooding the city. Things begin to look really grim when a vortex sucks Mera into Vassa's ship, and Aqualad is felled by a Read More

Aquaman: The Undersea Trojan Horse

Synopsis: Mad scientist Dr. Lamprey has created an underwater Trojan Horse--actually a huge replica of a Portuguese Man-O-War, surrounded by a force field which "entrances" its victims. Lured to the gigantic structure, Mera is compelled to open it up Pandora-style, thereby unleashing thousands of deadly Read More

Aquaman: The Crimson Monster From the Pink Pool

Synopsis: The titular Crimson Monster is a creature from another dimension, capable of shooting dangerous bolts of acid at its enemies. Like most of the other horrific creatures in the "Aquaman" saga, this one decides to destroy Atlantis and everyone in it. Aquaman is eager and willing to do battle against Read More

Aquaman: The Rampaging Reptile-Man

Synopsis: While having fun with Imp and Tusky, Aqualad is captured by the green, hissing Reptile-Men, who have taken over an Atlantean hydropower station. Responding to Aqualad's telepathic call for help, Aquaman races to his rescue, only to end up trapped in a subterranean air pocket, facing certain doom Read More

Aquaman: Menace of the Black Manta

Synopsis: No sooner had the evil Black Manta been introduced in DC's "Aquaman" comic books than the black-cowled villain made his TV cartoon debut on The Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure. Piloting his sinister sea-saucer through the ocean depths, the Black Manta uses an electronic-impulsive device to Read More

Aquaman: The Return of Nepto

Synopsis: A bolt of lightning on the ocean floor releases the tyrannical Nepto and his "spooky" Viking Raiders after centuries in suspended animation. Rejecting Aquaman's gesture of friendship, Nepto picks up where he left off and sets about to conquer Atlantis. At first it seems that Aquaman and Aqualad Read More

Aquaman: War of the Water Worlds

Synopsis: Falling under the aromatic spell of a strange sea flower, Mera becomes the prisoner of an evil underwater war lord. To rescue Mera, Aquaman and Aqualad must journey to a strange new waterworld where no one has gone before. Captured by the war lord's minions, Aquaman is forced into mortal combat Read More

Aquaman: The Volcanic Monster

Synopsis: A violent underwater volcano unleashes a fierce, flaming lava monster, which then lays siege upon Atlantis. Aquaman and Aqualad must not only vanquish the blazing beast, but also tame a gas-propelled waterspout which threatens to bring about a catastrophic title wave. With the regular "good guys" Read More

Aquaman: The Fiery Invaders

Synopsis: Solar-powered space aliens invade the earth, setting the planet's oceans on fire! The evil interlopers then barrage Atlantis with wave upon wave of flaming missiles. With Aqualad injured and out of commisison, it is up to Aquaman to save Atlantis and send the aliens back where they came from. Of Read More

Aquaman: Sea Raiders

Synopsis: A band of plundering space aliens dives to the ocean floor, there to harvest sea-life specimens for their own private collection. Among the life forms sucked up by the aliens' demon machine is Aqualad's walrus pal Tusky, who is then miniaturized for easier shipping. In order to rescue Tusky--and Read More

Aquaman: The Ice Dragon

Synopsis: The "ice dragon" is of course no ordinary dragon (by the way, has anyone ever MET an ordinary dragon?) Instead of breathing fire, this huge lizard spews out cold air which freezes its victims on the spot. Aquaman, Aqualad and the others would love to do battle against the dragon, but unfortunately Read More

Aquaman: Vassa, Queen of the Mermen

Synopsis: This episode marks the first appearance of the evil Queen Vassa, who commands a huge army of predatory mermen, to say nothing of a flotilla of steel whales. In preparation for the takeover of Atlantis, Vassa kidnaps Mera to keep Aquaman from interfering (This plot twist must have resulted in a Read More

Aquaman: The Microscopic Monsters

Synopsis: Our old "friend" the Black Manta is back for more sinister skullduggery and world-weary wisecracks (though not necessarily in that order). This time, the cowled supervillain wants to steal Aquaman's latest invention, a "growth ray" that is capable of enlarging the smaller forms of sea life. After Read More

Aquaman: The Deadly Drillers

Synopsis: This time Aquaman is pitted against the evil (if slightly myopic) Molemen, who invade Atlantis in vessels with diamond-tipped drills. The villains bore a hole in the ocean floor which threatens do destroy not only Atlantis but also everything on dry land. Making matters worse, Aquaman is captured Read More

Hell on Wheels

Actors: Marty Robbins, John Ashley, Robert Dornan

Synopsis: Del (John Ashley) is an auto mechanic who leaves his brother Marty (Marty Robbins) to open his own business in this routine action drama. The brothers are kidnapped when Del is chased by federal agents for running moonshine. Marty races stock cars during the day and sings at night. How else could Read More

Saturday Night in Apple Valley

Actors: Philip Ford, Mimi Hines, Cliff Arquette, Shanton Granger, Joan Benedict

Synopsis: In this comedy, a gambler and his friends endeavor to set up operations in Apple Valley, CA. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest

Synopsis: The near-sighted cartoon character Magoo inhabits the role of Friar Tuck in this animated version of the Robin Hood legend. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

The Twilight Zone: Uncle Simon

Actors: Cedric Hardwicke, Constance Ford, Ian Wolfe, Marvin Miller

Synopsis: Resentful over having to wait on her invalid Uncle Simon (Cedric Hardwicke) hand and foot, Barbara Polk (Constance Ford) perserveres only because she expects to inherit the old man's fortune. But Simon, a famed inventor, has a surprise in store for Barbara after he shuffles off his mortal coil. In Read More

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lover's Leap

Synopsis: Not long after divorcing his wife Valerie (Julie Adams), Roy Comstock (John Conte) apparently commits suicide. In truth, both the divorce and the phony suicide are part of an elaborate scheme to swindle Comstock's partner Peter Brent (Carleton Carpenter). When Comstock turns up dead for real, it Read More

When the Girls Take Over

Synopsis: This comedy makes fun of Castro's take-over of Cuba. The story is set upon the mythical Caribbean island of Hondo-Rico, which is suffering a similar military coupe until 26 pink Jeeps filled with beautiful women, wine and exotic food arrive to distract the soldiers from their mission. The ploy Read More

Sampo

Synopsis: This fantasy is based upon a Finnish epic poem Kalevala. It tells the tale of a magical mill that produces grain, salt, and gold for a mythical land. A witch queen covets the mill, but her plan for getting it is thwarted by a daring hero. Enraged, the witch steals the sun. As a result, everything Read More

Sleeping Beauty

Actors: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton

Synopsis: Disney produced this lavish animated fairy tale, the most expensive cartoon ever made up to its release with a budget of $6 million. When the young princess Aurora is cursed at birth by the evil fairy Maleficent, the baby is kidnapped by a trio of good fairies who raise the girl themselves, hoping Read More

Senior Prom

Actors: Freddy Martin, Jill Corey, Paul Hampton, Jimmy Komack, Barbara Bostock, Tom Laughlin, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Ed Sullivan, Mitch Miller, Connee Boswell, Bob Crosby, Les Elgart

Synopsis: Senior Prom is another of those musical salads of the 1950s, heavy on the guest stars but very light on plot. The story concerns the romance between pretty high-schooler Gay Sherridan (Jill Corey) and wealthy BMOC Carter Breed III (portrayed by future "Billy Jack" star-auteur Tom Laughlin). Read More

Disneyland: Magic Highway U.S.A.

Actors: Marvin Miller

Synopsis: A Disneyland salute to America's roadways--past, present, and future--this episode is an agreeable blend of animation (much of produced especially for TV) and live action. Chronicling the early days of motor transportation, the episode features rare newsreel footage of the opening of the Lincoln Read More

The Story of Mankind

Actors: Ronald Colman, Hedy Lamarr, Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Peter Lorre, Chico Marx, Dennis Hopper

Synopsis: Future "Master of Disaster" Irwin Allen produced this curious but inarguably fascinating adaptation of Henrik Willem Van Loon's best- selling historical volume. A Celestial Tribunal has been convened to decide the fate of the Earth after the invention of nuclear weapons, with The Devil (Vincent Price Read More

The Invisible Boy

Actors: Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster, Harold J. Stone, Robert Harris

Synopsis: Though Richard Eyer and Philip Abbott get top billing, the real star of The Invisible Boy is Robby the Robot of Forbidden Planet fame. Based on a short story by Edmund Cooper (which, incidentally, contained no robots!), the film finds electronics genius Dr. Merrinoe (Abbott) developing a huge Read More

Santiago

Actors: Alan Ladd, Rossana Podestà, Lloyd Nolan, Chill Wills, Paul Fix

Synopsis: Set during Cuba's struggle to free itself from colonialist Spain, this exciting adventure chronicles the exploits of a tough, mercenary gun runner who learns about honor, sacrifice and caring for others when he ends up forced to smuggle his latest weapon's cache aboard a beat up stern wheeler Read More

Bell Science: Our Mister Sun

Synopsis: Modern audiences may not be familiar with Our Mister Sun, but many students growing up in the '50s and '60s (and into the '70s) remember being pleasantly surprised when this very entertaining program was part of their science class curriculum. Given its age, it's surprising how much of Our Mister Read More

Forbidden Planet

Actors: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly

Synopsis: MGM's first big-budget science fiction film, Forbidden Planet, combined state-of-the-art special effects with a storyline based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. In the 23rd century, Cmdr. J.J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen) guides United Planets cruiser C-57-D on a rescue mission to faraway planet Read More

King Dinosaur

Actors: Wanda Curtis, Douglas Henderson, Patti Gallagher

Synopsis: From the title on down, King Dinosaur consistently promises more than it delivers. Filmed in three days by quickie king Bert I. Gordon, the story is predicated on the notion that a new solar system has set up shop "a half-year's rocket flight away" from our own. A group of intrepid space Read More

Jivaro

Actors: Fernando Lamas, Rhonda Fleming, Brian Keith, Lon Chaney, Jr., Richard Denning

Synopsis: In this adventure, four explorers search for a vast treasure in the Amazon jungle. One of the explorers is a woman who got involved after she traveled from California to marry her fiance whom she hasn't seen in two years. Another man tries to convince her that her fiance has become an alcoholic Read More

The Shanghai Story

Actors: Ruth Roman, Edmond O'Brien, Richard Jaeckel, Barry Kelley, Whit Bissell

Synopsis: Produced and directed by the prestigious Frank Lloyd, The Shanghai Story was promoted as a "class" production by the bread-and-butter firm of Republic Pictures. The film takes place in the eponymous far-eastern metropolis (courtesy of the Republic backlot), where Communist police chief Colonel Read More

Song of the Land

Synopsis: In the wake of Disney's "True Life Adventures" series, many an enterprising producer shipped out similar nature-oriented documentaries. Some of these were cheaply and sloppily put together, and are best forgotten. One of the better of the Disney-wannabe docs was Henry Kester's Song of the Land. Read More

Forbidden

Actors: Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru, Lyle Bettger, Marvin Miller

Synopsis: Forbidden bears traces of several earlier film noirs, with Tony Curtis filling the shoes vacated by the likes of Alan Ladd, Dick Powell and Robert Mitchum. Curtis acquits himself very nicely as a small-time hood sent to Macao by gangster Lyle Bettger to locate Joanne Dru, the widow of another Read More

Off Limits

Actors: Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Marilyn Maxwell, Eddie Mayehoff, Stanley Clements

Synopsis: At age 50, Bob Hope was getting a bit too long in tooth for frenzied farces like Off Limits, but his surplus of energy makes up for his chronological unsuitability. Hope plays the manager of boxing champ Stanley Clements, who has just received his draft notice. Gangster Marvin Miller strong-arms Read More

Red Planet Mars

Actors: Peter Graves, Andrea King, Orley Lindgren, Walter Sande, Marvin Miller, Herbert Berghof

Synopsis: A husband-and-wife scientist team (Peter Graves, Andrea King) are experimenting with a "hydrogen tube" invention (which he got from a missing German scientist, lost in the collapse of the Reich), when they get signals back from what appears to be Mars. The culture-shock of that event is serious Read More

Hong Kong

Actors: Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Nigel Bruce, Marvin Miller

Synopsis: This thriller is set in Asia and follows the exciting exploits of a villainous soldier of fortune (Ronald Reagan) involved in shady shenanigans with the communists who gets caught red-handed by the authorities. He manages to escape and during his flight encounters a charming Chinese orphan who Read More

The Golden Horde

Actors: Ann Blyth, David Farrar, George Macready, Henry Brandon, Howard Petrie

Synopsis: There's stock footage galore in The Golden Horde, a second-feature recreation of the Arabian Nights era. Sir Guy (David Farrar) defends Christianity by lopping off heads in Samarkand. Ann Blyth is the non-distressed princess who uses strategy to save her city from invasion--and to keep Sir Guy at Read More

Smuggler's Island

Actors: Jeff Chandler, Evelyn Keyes, Phillip Friend, Marvin Miller

Synopsis: Jeff Chandler stars in the Universal actioner Smuggler's Island. Chandler plays ex-Navy frogman Steve Kent, now employed as a diver for hire in Macao. On the verge of bankruptcy, Kent is bailed out by mystery woman Vivian Craig (Evelyn Keyes), who wants him to locate a stolen cache of gold. Other Read More

The Prince Who Was a Thief

Actors: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Everett Sloane, Jeff Corey, Betty Garde

Synopsis: Universal's newest "heartthrobs" Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie were first teamed in this lavish adaptation of Theodore Dreiser's The Prince Who Was a Thief. Curtis stars as Julna, the rightful heir to a Middle Eastern throne. Kidnapped in infancy, Julna is raised as a thief by the roguish Yussef (Everett Sloane Read More

Peking Express

Actors: Joseph Cotten, Corinne Calvet, Edmund Gwenn, Marvin Miller, Benson Fong

Synopsis: Peking Express was the second remake of Josef vonSternberg's Shanghai Express. In the original film, a group of railroad passengers escaping war-torn China are overtaken by Chinese; in the first remake, Night Plane to Chungking, a plane is forced down in a jungle surrounded by Japanese troops. Read More

Gerald McBoing Boing

Synopsis: The McCloy family is a seemingly normal, everyday kind of nuclear family -- a mother who sews and embroiders, a father who calmly reads the evening paper, and cute little baby, Gerald. Unfortunately, when Gerald gets to the age when he should begin speaking, he opens his mouth and, instead of Read More

The Brasher Doubloon

Actors: George Montgomery, Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, Roy Roberts, Fritz Kortner

Synopsis: Raymond Chandler's famed detective Philip Marlowe (George Montgomery) is hired by a rich, eccentric widow, Mrs. Murdock (Florence Bates) to find and return a stolen gold coin. Marlowe quickly finds himself involved an a case which includes robbery, blackmail and murder. Just as Marlowe begins to Read More

Dead Reckoning

Actors: James Bell, Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, William Prince, George Chandler, Charles Cane, Wallace Ford, Marvin Miller

Synopsis: In Dead Reckoning, Rip Murdock (Humphrey Bogart) recites the film's plotline to a priest in the confessional. Murdock and Johnny Drake (William Prince) are Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, en route to Washington by train. Drake hops off and disappears, leading Murdock on a hectic manhunt. Read More

Intrigue

Actors: George Raft, June Havoc, Helena Carter, Tom Tully, Marvin Miller

Synopsis: George Raft once again plays the outcast of society who comes through in the end in Intrigue. Dishonorably discharged from the Army Air Corps, Brad Dunham (Raft) disconsolately decides to try his luck with Shanghai's postwar black market. Teaming with the treacherous Tamara Baranoff (June Havoc) Read More

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

Actors: George Brent, Joan Blondell, Adele Jergens, Jim Bannon, Leslie Brooks

Synopsis: Reminiscent of the classic "screwball" comedy-mysteries of the prewar years, Columbia's The Corpse Came C.O.D stars Warner Bros. alumni George Brent and Joan Blondell as rival Hollywood-based reporters Joe Medford and Rosemary Durant. When movie star Mona Harrison (Adele Jergens) receives a dead Read More

Without Reservations

Actors: Claudette Colbert, John Wayne, Don DeFore, Dona Drake, Anne Triola, Louella Parsons, Phil Brown

Synopsis: Without Reservations has to be the least typical John Wayne picture of the postwar era. Top billing is bestowed upon Claudette Colbert as Kit, a best-selling novelist heading westward to oversee the film version of her latest novel. Taking it upon herself to select the man who should portray the Read More

The Phantom Thief

Synopsis: Boston Blackie is back and in hot pursuit of a jewel thief and killer in this mystery. The reformed thief soon tracks the thief to the domicile of a suspicious spiritualist. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Deadline at Dawn

Actors: Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams, Joseph Calleia, Osa Massen

Synopsis: Deadline at Dawn represented not only the sole film directorial effort of Broadway's Harold Clurman, but also the only cinematic collaboration between Clurman and his former Group Theatre associate, screenwriter Clifford Odets. While on shore leave in New York, sailor Alex (Bill Williams) is Read More

A Night in Paradise

Actors: Merle Oberon, Turhan Bey, Thomas Gomez, Gale Sondergaard, Ray Collins

Synopsis: If Grecian storyteller Aesop really did exist, he was most likely a black slave. He wasn't an Austrian actor with an Egyptian name, but that's who played him in A Night in Paradise. Turhan Bey portrays the fable-spouting Aesop, who tries to escape his bondage by disguising himself as an old man. Read More

Blood on the Sun

Actors: James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, Wallace Ford, Porter Hall, Robert Armstrong, John Emery, Rosemary de Camp

Synopsis: In his first film in two years, James Cagney stars as Nick Condon, the American editor of a pre-WW2 Tokyo newspaper. When two of his best friends are horribly murdered, Condon suspects that the "peaceful" Japanese military government is up to no good. He dedicates himself to getting his hands on Read More

Johnny Angel

Actors: George Raft, Claire Trevor, Signe Hasso, Lowell Gilmore, Hoagy Carmichael

Synopsis: No relation to the later Shelley Fabares song hit of the same name, RKO Radio's Johnny Angel was adapted by Steve Fisher and Frank Gruber from a short story by Charles Gordon Booth. In one of his better performances, George Raft plays sea captain Johnny Angel, who doggedly pursues the no-good rats Read More