David Reed Movies
- 1965
A salesman has an inspirational dream in this comedy. The sleeping salesman dreams that his boss is ordering him to increase his sales. A ghost then appears and gives him much-needed help by locating likely customers. On his ethereal journey, the ghost finds five nearly nude women. The salesman visits each one, and each woman does her darnedest to entice him. Upon his return, the ghost returns to the salesman and proves that there are plenty of potential customers about, if he will only look for them. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
A simple case of mistaken identity causes a gold prospector to get mixed up in a grudge between two outlaws in this Western-thriller featuring Arch Hall Jr. in his sixth screen appearance. When Southern gold prospector Billy May (Hall) sets up camp in the Deadwood, the fearful inhabitants of the lawless town quickly mistake him for Billy the Kid. Unaware that Wild Bill Hickok is on the hunt for Billy the Kid and deeply in love with a beautiful squaw, Billy May sets out to seek revenge in Deadwood when his girl is raped by a pair of local troublemakers. As Wild Bill Hickok arrives in Deadwood awaiting the appearance of Billy the Kid, the stage is set for an explosive confrontation that could blow the whole Western frontier sky high. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1965
This gritty character study chronicles the ruthless exploits of an ambitious, cold-blooded rock singer who will do anything to make it to the top, even if it means sleeping with an older woman and robbing her while she sleeps. Following the theft, he heads for Hollywood and engages a top agent; he soon begins an affair with the agent's wife. At the same time, he also impregnates a teenager who he takes to a veterinarian for an abortion. He dumps her when he begins to get popular. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Hal Bokar, Warrene Ott, (more)
- 1963
In this comedy, Homer L. Pettigrew (Tommy Holden) is a salesman for a brassiere company who sells his products door-to-door. As Homer's sales tactics secure him remarkable success, his jealous manager comes up with various schemes to set him up for a sure failure. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
- 1946
A scrappy gang of street kids, living in New York's lower East Side put aside their juvenile delinquent activities to help a disabled war vet start a chicken ranch in this, the first episode in a trio of low-budget knock-offs of the successful "The Dead End Kids" series. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1946
Several years after the "Michael Shayne" B-movie series ran its course at 20th Century-Fox, PRC Pictures revived the property with Murder is My Business. Hugh Beaumont-yes, Ward Cleaver!--replaces Fox's Lloyd Nolan as Brett Halliday's red-headed gumshoe Michael Shayne. This time around, Shayne is hired by a wealthy woman to protect her from blackmailers. When his client is murdered, Shayne takes it upon himself to track down the killer. Murder is My Business was adapted from the Brett Halliday novel The Uncomplaining Corpse. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, (more)
- 1945
In this drama, a hard-boiled juvenile court judge orders that a popular road house be raided because she knows it is a popular hangout for young punks. She is appalled when the cops bring her own daughter in with the rest of the rabble. The judge's daughter and her creepy boy friend manage to escape. Fortunately, the other youths are only too happy to snitch upon them. The whole situation forces the judge to consider the wisdom of putting her career before her home life. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Cora Sue Collins, Eric Sinclair, (more)
