Dick Moder Movies

In the conclusion of a two-part story (originally intended to air as Dukes of Hazzard's two-hour Season Four opener, but moved to a later airdate), Sheriff Roscoe (James Best) is still basking in the news that he has inherited $10,000,000. Sweetening the pot is the fact that, thanks to a rigged poker game, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) has been reduced to working as Roscoe's deputy. Meanwhile, Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) formulate a plan to get even with Roscoe's hired thug Jason Steele (William Smith), who has caused Uncle Jesse serious injury. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The supremacy of Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) is challenged by the equally corrupt (and far more dangerous) Boss J.W. Hickman (Larry D. Mann), who has set his sights on taking over Hazzard County. At the same time, Daisy (Catherine Bach) has fallen for a handsome hitchhiker named Earl Beckett (Phillip Brown)--little suspecting that Earl is Hickman's bomb-throwing chief henchman. This week's victims of Boss Hogg's "celebrity speed trap" are The Oak Ridge Boys, who sing "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" Originally slated to air on February 20, 1981, this episode was ultimately bumped forward to January 9. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Hughie Hogg (Jeff Altman), the scheming-and-conniving nephew of the estimable Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) returns to Hazzard County with yet another plan to rid the community of the Duke family. This time, the plot involves framing the Dukes for the possession of moonshine. What Boss doesn't realize is that he himself has been set up as one of Hughie's victims, with the help of a phony IRS agent (John H. Fields). Roger Torrey and Pat Studstill (the latter a former NFL star) make their first series appearances as Hughie's doltish henchmen Wayne and Floyd. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) champion the cause of runaway heiress Suzy Holmes (Susan Walden), who has stowed away in the boys' car to avoid the hired minions of her nasty millionaire father C.J. Holmes (Robert Alda). Hoping to elope with her boyfriend Fred Andrews (Edward Edwards), Suzy persuades the Dukes to help deliver her fiance across the county line--in effect asking our heroes to break their parole and risk arrest. Mr. Holmes strikes back at the Dukes by kidnapping Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle), while Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) also gets into the game, hoping that by returning Suzy to her daddy he'll be rewarded with one of the famous Holmes oil wells. This episode marks the final appearance of Daisy Duke's (Catherine Bach) famous yellow car--and the introduction of her even more famous white jeep "Dixie". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Sorrell Booke plays a dual role as the flamboyantly larcenous Boss Hogg and Boss' scrupulously honest and virtuous twin brother Abe. Arriving in Hazzard County after a long absence, Abe Hogg hopes to claim some valuable land willed to him by his aunt--only to find out that Boss has declared Abe legally dead so that he can snatch up the property himself. The Duke clan comes to Abe's rescue, a task made difficult when they find themselves unable to determine which twin is which! John Schneider (Bo Duke), who was filming a TV movie at the time, does not appear in this episode, leaving Abe Hogg's salvation in the hands of Luke (Tom Wopat) and Daisy (Catherine Bach). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the conclusion of The Dukes of Hazzard's two-part Season Three opener (originally telecast as a single two-hour "special"), Duke cousins Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) have had a falling out over Diane Benson, the gorgeous owner of the Carnival of Thrills. What's more, Bo intends to defy the wishes of Luke, Daisy (Catherine Bach) and Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle) and drive the "General Lee" in a treacherous jump over 32 cars. Enter insurance inspector Zimbra (Vernon Weddle) with the disturbing news that four men have tried the same jump in the past three months, with catastrophic results--and it looks as though someone is deliberately sabotaging the stunt, with Bo neatly set up as the next victim! This episode was originally filmed for the series' second season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

To the people of Hazzard County, Granny Annie Coggins (Lurene Tuttle) is merely a sweet little old lady who has achieved fame as a rustic artist. But Granny Annie happens to have another little pastime--namely, the counterfeiting of five-dollar bills. As Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) schemes to get his mitts on Annie's beautifully rendered counterfeit plates, a professional "funny-money" purveyor named Big Jim Downey (George Murdock) schemes to put the old lady out of business--and out of this world in the bargain. Mickey Jones appears as temporary mechanic B.B. Davenport, replacing his "cousin" Cooter (Ben Jones, who had gone on strike against the show because he didn't want to shave his beard for his role). Also, The Oak Ridge Boys perform "Old Time Lovin". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Adapted by Jay Presson Allen from the French farce by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy, Forty Carats is a standard-issue sex comedy elevated by the performances of its stars. Fortyish Realtor Ann Stanley (Liv Ullman) finds herself attracted to Peter Latham (Edward Albert) - a man literally half her age. After a summer fling in Greece, Ann and Peter come to a parting of the ways, and that, Ann supposes, is that. Imagine her surprise when Peter comes to visit her back in New York. Though at first dismissed as a fortune hunter, Peter turns out to a financial whiz with a lot more in the bank than his lady friend. Both Ann's mother (Binnie Barnes, whose husband Mike Frankovich produced the film) and daughter (Deborah Raffin) are delighted at the prospect of Ann's romance with Peter -- the only one unsure is Ann herself. Lending his considerable comic expertise to Forty Carats is Gene Kelly as Liv Ullman's ex-husband-who also takes a liking to the personable Edward Albert and encourages the May-December romance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Hoss Cartwright is forced to kill neighboring farmer Willie Twilight (Keith Richards) in self-defense, whereupon Willie's brother Red (Adam Williams) promises to get even. When Hoss is shot in the back, it is Little Joe's turn to swear vengeance against Red. Beverly Tyler rounds out the guest cast as Mary, who is caught in the middle of the hostilities. First telecast February 11, 1961, "Vengeance" was written by Marion Parsonnet. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This undistinguished murder muddle by director Michael Curtis involves an artist and his alcoholic psychologically disturbed wife -- who disappears one day. John Hamilton (Alan Ladd) has retreated to the New England countryside to pursue a potential career as an artist, but his wife Linda (Carolyn Jones) wants to go back to New York. She is observed as being both drunk and a little strange, while John is clearly the anchor in the relationship. When Linda disappears, John is immediately suspected of doing away with his troublesome wife, and so a net of suspicion and circumstantial evidence closes in ever-tightening circles around him. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

When Lizabeth Scott's Jane Greer husband Arthur Kennedy accidentally gets his mitts on $60,000 in stolen money, she insists that he keep the dough rather than turn it over to the authorities. Two-bit private eye Dan Duryea catches on to Scott's subterfuge, and demands that she turn the cash over to him. Scott persuades Duryea to split the money with her--then, determining that Kennedy might be too honest for everyone's own good, she murders her husband. To cover her tracks, Scott reports her husband as missing. This brings in yet another fly in the ointment: Don DeFore, the brother of Scott's first husband, who died under mysterious circumstances. The already knotted webs of intrigue become even more tangled before Scott's ironic comeuppance. Too Late for Tears was scripted by Roy Huggins, who later produced such TV detective series as The Rockford Files. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide