Tom Jackman Movies

A pile of human bones found at a construction site reopens one of Los Angeles' most notorious unsolved murders: the "Black Dahlia" case of 1947. Veteran movie tough guy Lawrence Tierney) is cast as Doyle, the original investigating detective on the case. Once Doyle has come out of retirement to help Hunter (Fred Dryer) and McCall (Stepfanie Kramer) piece the new clues together, it becomes apparent that the "Black Dahlia" killer is still alive and at large--and that he was also responsible for another unsolved murder on Doyle's watch. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Zunar J5/90 Doric 4-7, also known as Jake, is an alien cat who crash-lands on earth. He heads off to the nearest scientist to find gold ($120,000 worth!) in order to repair his spaceship. Jake reveals that he can predict the winners in sporting events and soon the military is trying to track him down. The plot becomes more complicated when a wacky veterinarian inadvertently puts Jake into a deep sleep; now he must hide the alien cat from government authorities. The Cat from Outer Space was written by cartoonist Ted Key, who also wrote other Disney family fare, including Gus and The $1,000,000 Duck. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

No sooner has Coach Henderson (John Close) delivered a lecture about avoiding horseplay in the locker room than Eddie (Ken Osmond) and Lumpy (Frank Bank) have started a towel fight. Ordering his pals to "cut it out," Wally (Tony Dow) gets a towel in the face -- and when he retaliates, the coach pops in and suspends him from the track team. Incredible though it may seem, Eddie and Lumpy suffer the pangs of conscience for getting Wally in trouble, and both decide to confess that the towel battle was all their fault -- with unexpected results. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi