Vince Howard Movies
One of the few 1960s satires of the hippie culture that doesn't appear to be concocted by grumpy old men, I Love You, Alice B. Toklas stars Peter Sellers as Harold Fine, a staid, fortysomething Jewish attorney. Engaged to the equally straitlaced Joyce (Joyce Van Patten), Harold wistfully dreams of having a more exciting lifestyle. Through a fluke, Harold is obliged to drive a station wagon emblazoned with "psychedelic" imagery; it is with this vehicle that he picks up his flower-child brother Herbie (David Arkin), and Herbie's groovy chick Nancy (Leigh Taylor-Young). Rather enjoying the company of people outside of his establishment orbit, Harold visits Nancy at her pad, where she plies him with "hash brownies" -- concoctions laced with marijuana. His inhibitions released by the spiked pastries, Harold kicks over the traces, grows his hair to shoulder length, and embarks upon an affair with Nancy. But when the effects of the brownies wear off, Harold suddenly feels like the rather foolish middle-aged man that he is. The beauty of I Love You, Alice B. Toklas is that it patronizes neither the hippies nor the Establishment characters; both groups are shown as human beings rather than agit-prop stereotypes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, (more)
- 1968
Having stolen $10 million, Albert Jenkins (Donnelly Rhodes) allows himself to be arrested for another offense under an assumed name, secure in the belief that, by the time his 14-year sentence has been served, the statute of limitations will have expired and he will be able to recover his stolen loot. It is up to the IMF to persuade Jenkins to reveal the whereabouts of the money. This assignment requires a phony medical diagnosis, which will convince Jenkins to allow himself to be cryogenically frozen: The next step is to convince him that he has awakened in the year 1983. Written by Paul Playdon, "The Heir" was originally broadcast on December 22, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, (more)
- 1968
Chad Everett guest stars as Daniel Sayres, a singularly despicable con artist. Decked out with a phony USAF uniform and a "borrowed" identity from the Vietnam casualty list, Sayres specializes in tricking gullible women into marrying him, whereupon he steals all their money. The FBI is alerted to Sayres' racket when one of his victims turns up murdered. Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) must act quickly before Sayres' latest bride, Margaret Caine (Kathleen Widdowes), meets the same grisly fate as her predecessor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
After much intense negotiation, Bill (Brian Keith) agrees to let the twins' new friend Oliver spend three days in the Davis apartment. What the kids have failed to tell Bill is that Oliver is a huge, slobbering, unhousebroken dog. Not only is having such a pet against apartment-house regulations, but Oliver also develops an intense dislike for Bill, which is manifested in wholesale destruction! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
15 years after defecting to the Communists, disillusioned American atomic scientist John Streyer (Richard Kiley) secretly returns to the United States. Not surprisingly, Streyer's homecoming is greeted with outright hostility by former friends and loved ones--and worse, a Red assassin has surfaced with orders to kill him. Arthur Ward (Philip Abbott), the boss of FBI inspector Lew Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.), makes it his personal mission to locate Streyer before the killer does. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1967
Kimble (David Janssen) uses the alias "Bill March" when he signs up as a deckhand on the Mexico-bound yacht skippered by Ralph Schuyler (Charles Bronson). The yacht's only passenger is Felice Greer (Anne Francis), who is heading toward a rendezvous with her embezzler husband Oliver (Charles Drake). What neither Kimble nor Felice realize is that Schuyler is an undercover cop, determined to put them both behind bars. But an engine-room fire radically alters the situation, placing Kimble on the horns of yet another "damned if he does, damned if he doesn't" dilemma. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1967
Once again peeved by Jeannie's persistence, Tony (Larry Hagman) orders her to stop doing favors for him and to help someone else instead. Jeannie (Barbara Eden) tries to oblige, but the first people whom she "helps" turn out to be a pair of bank robbers! Veteran movie tough guy Mike Mazurki shows up as a bank guard, while popular LA radio personality and game-show host Geoff Edwards appears as a teller. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1967
When Samantha decides that her house needs painting, helpful Aunt Clara summons up the spirit of the best painter she knows: Leonardo Da Vinci (John Abbott). Trying to undo her misfire spell, Clara inadvertently places Darrin in a Renaissance costume, leading his newest client to mount an ad campaign using the image of the Mona Lisa. Naturally, Da Vinci is outraged at this desecration of his masterpiece, and it is up to Samantha to straighten things out. Written by Jerry Mayer and Paul L. Friedman, "Samantha's Da Vinci Dilemma" was first shown on December 28, 1967. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, (more)
- 1966
Versatile composer-conductor-comic actor Frank DeVol (remember him as "Happy Kyne" on Fernwood 2-Night?) is cast in this episode as Stew, an old friend of Prof. Russ Lawrence (Don Porter). Called out of town on business, Russ invites Stew to spend the weekend as his house guest. Unfortunately, Russ' daughter Gidget (Sally Field) is unaware of this--and when she begins hearing strange noises on a dark and stormy night, she's convinced that the Lawrence house is haunted! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
In Washington DC for a secret meeting with a journalist who believes in his innocence, Kimble (David Janssen) saves the life of African ambassador Unawa (Ivan Dixon). Out of gratitude, Unawa allows Kimble to hide out in his country's embassy building, where the fugitive is protected by diplomatic immunity. Unforunately, Unawa's wife Davala (Diana Sands) is planning to turn Kimble over to the cops in a desperarte efforts to improve relations between her country and the U.S. Brock Peters rather surprisingly shows up unbilled in the role of an embassy servant. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
In desperate need of money for his daughter's operation, research chemist Edward Lennan (Arthur Hill) agrees to sell some stolen vials to foreign spy Jago (Michael Strong). Lennan is convinced that the vials contain only a newly developed cosmetic base. In truth, they are contaminated with a deadly bacteria--and unless FBI Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) acts quickly, millions of lives will be lost on both sides of the Iron Curtain. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
