Arthur Alsberg Movies
- 1981
This early-'80s made-for-TV movie includes most of the cast of the original Munsters TV series. An evil scientist creates android replicas of the Munster family in order to frame them for the robbery of an art-gallery. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
In this Disney western, Jim Dale plays Eli Bloodshy, and his twin sons Wild Billy and Jasper. The older man has founded the town of Bloodshy, and now that he has apparently died, his sons must battle for control of his legacy in a wild train race. One of them is a city-slicker, a mild-mannered, bible-spouting fellow; the other is a gun-fighting, drunken, hot-tempered lad, more at home with outlaws than with law-abiding citizens. When they settle with each other, they still have to battle venal Mayor Ragsdale (Darren McGavin) for real control. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jim Dale, Karen Valentine, (more)
It's love at first spark plug for Herbie, the spunky Disney Volkswagen, in Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo. Herbie reunites with Jim Douglas (Dean Jones), his driver from the original The Love Bug, as they participate in the annual Monte Carlo road rally. Herbie holds his own in the qualifying races, but he blows a gasket over a lovely powder-blue Lancia named Giselle. Jim also catches the eye of the attractive driver of Giselle, the fresh-faced Diane Darcy (Julie Sommars). With the love bug biting again, the romantic infatuations of man and metal end up interfering with the auto race. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dean Jones, Don Knotts, (more)
In this Disney comedy, a pair of spoiled kids, bored by their filthy rich grandfather, decide they'd rather be with their mom who is in Hong Kong. In order to get her attention, they engineer their own kidnapping. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Niven, Darren McGavin, (more)
In this Disney film, Hank Cooper (Ed Asner) the owner of a losing professional football team, recruits Gus, a Yugoslavian soccer player, to his team. Even though Gus is a mule, he figures the animal can be taught to make field-goal kicks. Despite the outrage of his team, and sabotage efforts by Crankcase, Spinner and Gwymm (Tim Conway, Tom Bosley and Harold Gould), Gus the Mule kicks his team all the way to a championship. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ed Asner, Don Knotts, (more)
- 1969
The nuns of San Tanco busy themselves arranging a surprise party for one of the convent orphans. Police Captain Fomento gets wind of the preparations, and mistakenly believes that the party is being thrown for him. To avoid yet another incident with the prickly Fomento, Sr. Bertrille has to do some quick thinking and high flying. Written by Arthur Alsberg, "Happy Birthday, Dear Gaspar" was originally telecast on March 13, 1969. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
Feeling that Darrin has been rude to her, Endora retaliates with a magic spell that transforms Darrin into a perfect gentleman. Unfortunately, his excessive gallantry arouses suspicion rather than admiration from his friends and associates. Mala Powers, the actress who played Darrin's old girlfriend, Mary Jane, in the fourth-season episode "No Zip in My Zap," is here cast as Adrienne. Scripted by John L. Greene from a story by Arthur Alsberg, "Instant Courtesy" first aired on December 26, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, (more)
- 1965
Hoping to coerce Tony (Larry Hagman) into marrying her, Jeannie pretends to accept Roger's marriage proposal. This makes it imperative for Jeannie to hide her true identity from Roger(Bill Daily). For this purpose, she "creates" a set of wealthy parents, who live in the house across the street from Tony--which she also conjures up out of thin air, leading to no end of complications for her long-suffering Master. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
Tony (Larry Hagman) and Roger (Bill Daily) are ordered to entertain a pair of Russian Cosmonauts--one of whom turns out to be a gorgeous young woman, Maj. Sonya Tiompkin (Arlene Martel). The jealous Jeannie (Barbara Eden) decides to keep tabs on Tony by hiding herself, and her bottle, in Roger's coat pocket. The fun begins when Sonya expresses fascination in Jeannie's bottle--whereupon generous Roger, unaware of the bottle's contents, hands it over to her as a goodwill gift! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
Jeannie (Barbara Eden) is so mad that she's smoking when Tony's former girl friend Diane (Elizabeth MacRae) shows up in town, hoping to rekindle the romance. Shortly thereafter, Roger meets Jeannie for the first time, and, as yet unaware that she's a genie (much less Tony's "housemate!"), asks her for a date. As a result, Tony and Diane spend an entire evening narrowly missing Roger and Jeannie, and vice versa. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
