Anthony Caruso Movies

Outlaws are no match for the famed frontiersman and his pet bear Martha in this Western adventure. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

When a grizzly begins killing the people of a small Alaskan town, a woodsman, a game warden, and an Indian join forces to hunt him down. ~ All Movie Guide

A Vietnam War veteran (Fred Williamson) is discharged from the Army, and becomes involved with mobsters when he is unable to find a job. The gang uses him on a job when one of the thugs (Roddy McDowall) and his girlfriend (Jenny Sherman) decide to provoke a gang war. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide

Without taking anything away from series stars Karl Malden and Michael Douglas, it must be admitted that this episode is stolen hands-down by its formidable array of guest actors, headed by future Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven costar Victor French as ruthless alien smuggler Reggie Noris. Witnessing the latest unloading of Noris' "human cargo" are a pair of hapless fishermen, Joe Porturo (Nicholas Colasanto) and Lou Roselli (Anthony Caruso). Bullied into silence by Noris' goons (one of whom actually warns the pair that they may end up "sleeping with the fish"!), Joe and Lou refuse to cooperate with the police--leading to catastrophic consequences. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This episode would seem to have been inspired by director Michael Powell's classic psychological thriller Peeping Tom. Someone has been shooting 8-millimeter films featuring pretty young women, then mailing those films to Chief Ironside (Raymond Burr) shortly after each woman is found murdered. Assisting the Chief in his investigation of this disturbing sequence of events is policewoman Fran Belding (Elizabeth Baur), who in turn has enlisted the aid of her current boyfriend, aspiring filmmaker Eric Blair (Joe Don Baker). The case takes a frightening turn when Ironside receives yet another reel of film--focusing on Fran herself! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Seeking the location of a New York repair shop for his broken antique watch, Oliver (Eddie Albert) gets in touch with his former secretary Carol Rush (Elaine Joyce), who is now working for a realtor. One thing leads to another, and by the end of the story Oliver and Carol have combined forces to save her boss from being bilked out of 10,000 dollars. This 170th and final episode of Green Acres was intended as the pilot for a spinoff series starring Elaine Joyce, Emmaline Henry, and Richard Deacon. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A Federal agent is seriously injured at the US/Canadian border when exiled Mafia functionary Peter Tenny (Christopher George) sneaks back into the contry. Though his main scheme is to regain control of his criminal activities, Tenny is also determine to prove that a trusted relative (Mark Richman) has been embezzling Mob funds. Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) hopes to use this "blood feud" to the Feds' advantage--provided that everyone stays alive long enough to be arrested. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The FBI is summoned when a murder occurs on an Indian reservation. A local band of young Native American activists have accused a group of miners of ordering the killing, so that the miners can seize full control of the land. But Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) suspects the presence of a third party who is playing one side against the other. (Incidentally, in typical late-1960s Hollywood fashion the three main Indian characters are played by non-Indian actors), ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Kirk, Spock, and McCoy encounter an alien civilization with an unusual similarity to the seedier side of 1920s Chicago in this episode of the original Star Trek television series. It seems that 200 years before, another starship had visited the planet and unintentionally left behind a book about the heyday of the Chicago mobs, which the planet's inhabitants, skilled mimics, subsequently adopted as a guide to structuring and modernizing their society. Already challenged by dealing with a world ruled by warring, violent gangs, the situation grows even more difficult for the three Enterprise officers when they are captured by one of the gang bosses. Even worse, their captors seem quite interested in examining and copying the Starfleet officers' equipment -- particularly their weaponry. As in the numerous time-travel episodes of the series, the episode combines the series' traditional adventure element with fish-out-of-water humor, as Kirk, Spock, and McCoy attempt to adapt their futuristic ways to the extremely different requirements of an ancient Earth environment. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Carroll Baker, the Sharon Stone of the sixties, plays another classy-looking blonde with a sordid background in Sylvia. Millionaire Peter Lawford is about to marry the glamorous but secretive Sylvia (Baker). Before taking the plunge, he hires private eye George Maharis to do a background check on the girl. Whew, what he finds out! Apparently the only sin Sylvia doesn't commit is robbing parking meters, but we have no idea what might happen after the final fadeout. Shortly before it opened, Sylvia was the subject of several magazine articles, trumpeting the fact that Carroll Baker had conducted extensive interviews with real-life prostitutes in order to prepare herself for her role. This apparently left her no time to consult an acting coach. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This exploitation crime drama offers a fictionalized account of John Dillinger just before he became known as one of the most ruthless mobsters of the 1930s. The tale begins as Dillinger and his girlfriend try to rob her daddy's safe and get caught red-handed. Dillinger takes the fall and goes to the joint where he encounters some of America's most infamous gangsters including Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson. Dillinger helps them all escape and together they become some of the most fearsome criminals ever. Because he is considered Public Enemy No. 1, Dillinger decides to undergo a total face transformation. Following the operation, he kills the surgeon, who was trying to force himself on Dillinger's moll. Later, he wrongs her and this ultimately leads to tragedy for him and for her. Keep an eye out for background people dressed in 1960s clothing, quite an anomaly for a film set in the '30s. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Based on the novel by Harold Robbins, comes this family drama from director Edward Dmytryk. Adapted for the the screen by John Michael Hayes, the film follows the events that befall Luke Miller (Michael Connors) when he discovers that his daughter, Danielle (Joey Heatherton), has been arrested for murdering his ex-wife Valerie's (Susan Hayward) new lover. As Danielle's trial unfurls, and the sordid events of the family's past are brought into the open, Luke is forced to address and relive several of the painful events that led to the family's present state. Also starring Bette Davis as Valerie's mother and a pre-Star Trek DeForest Kelley, Where Love Has Gone netted Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn, the songwriters behind the film's title song. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide