Jack Marks Movies

Hockey-masked killer Jason Vorhees returns to terrorize a lakeside family and their rowdy teen neighbors in this fourth installment of the long-running slasher series. After the events of Friday the 13th, Part 3, Jason's seemingly lifeless body is brought to the morgue, where horny attendant Axel (Bruce Mahler) is trying to score with foxy Nurse Morgan (Lisa Freeman). The pair quickly meet a grisly end. Meanwhile, at Crystal Lake, estranged wife Mrs. Jarvis (Joan Freeman) and her kids -- young Tommy (Corey Feldman) and teenaged Trish (Kimberly Beck) -- find their quiet invaded by a group of hard-partying kids moving into the rental house next door. The youngsters include curious virgin Sara (Barbara Howard), hot-to-trot Samantha (Judie Aronson), and nebbish Jimmy (Crispin Glover). Tommy, a monster makeup enthusiast, enjoys watching the scantily clad young ladies through his window, while Trish toys with the idea of joining in their revelries. Also lurking around the area is Rob (Erich Anderson), who claims to be hunting bear but actually has mysterious ties to the events of Friday the 13th, Part 2. As the house full of teens begins to pair off -- aided by the addition of local twins Tina (Camilla More) and Terri (Carey More) to the mix -- an unseen killer begins to pick them off one by one. The bloodshed climaxes with a tense showdown in which Tommy disguises himself as a bald, lumpy boyhood version of Jason in hopes of distracting the relentless psychopath who hunts him. Feldman would return for a cameo in Friday the 13th, Part V: A New Beginning, only to be replaced by another actor in a grown-up version of the role. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

After years of faithful supporting service, British comic actor Ronald Shiner was finally rewarded with a few leading roles in the 1950s. In Not Wanted on Voyage, Shiner plays cockney ship's steward Higgins, who tends to the needs of the various passengers on a Tangiers-bound luxury liner. When a valuable necklace is stolen from one of the vacationing dowagers, Higgins and his buddy Hollebone (Brian Rix) decide to play detective, hoping for a huge reward upon recovering the missing item. Along the way, Higgins and Hollebone find it necessary to disguise themselves as Arabs, leading to a wacky slapstick chase. Even those filmgoers who'd seen and heard the wheezy gags in Not Wanted on Voyage in earlier films were amused by the breezy ridiculousness of the project. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Once again comedian Arthur Lucan dons an old woman's togs to become the tart-tongued Irish washerwoman. This time Mother Riley somehow is appointed the headmistress of a girl's school. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Music-hall comedian Arthur Lucan first brought his "drag" character Old Mother Riley to the screen in 1937. Lucan went on to star in 14 films as the rambunctious Irish washerwoman, while Lucan's wife Kitty McShane co-starred as Old Mother Riley's daughter, who had a habit of bursting into song whether the audience liked it or not. The first series entry, aptly titled Old Mother Riley, found the title character put in charge of managing a huge luxury hotel. A jewel theft seriously compromises Mother Riley's new position, but everything is resolved in a climactic slapstick-fest, replete with pie-throwing. Perhaps because the character was too regional in her (his?) appeal, Old Mother Riley wasn't released in the U.S. until 1952, 15 years after it was made. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, the boisterous Mother Riley plays a nurse who was forced to volunteer for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Mayhem ensues until she is able to prevent German spies from acquiring important documents. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

In this comedy, a mild-mannered bank clerk can't help but wonder why things happen to him. One night, his wife goes to visit an ailing aunt and the clerk goes to a dubious nightclub with some friends. When the police raid the joint, the hapless clerk is sent to prison. Not only that, he is also charged with burglarizing his own house. In the end, he discovers why things keep happening--he has a mischievous look-a-like running about. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

In this comedy, a photographer is placed in charge of the village coffer. He takes the cash and hides it in an old dresser. The trouble begins when his wife sells the junkie chest to a junk man. A frantic search ensues. Fortunately, during the hunt, the cameraman locates an old charter that saves the village from the encroachment of developers. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Blacksmith Howard turns to a career of soccer in this comedy. ~ Rovi

In this lightweight drama, two good pals become bitter foes when they fall in love with the same starlet. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

College students Baxter and Underdown fall in love and are harassed by gym teacher Howard who wants to break up their relationship to the extent of pretending to be the school's headmistress in this comedy. ~ Rovi

In this comedy, an unemployed young woman gets a job managing a duchess' estate after the previous manager nearly destroyed it. Unfortunately, the new manager knows nothing about management and business. Fortunately she does possess a lot of good old fashioned common sense. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

In this comedy, a portly stable boy ends up buying a Derby-winning horse from his financially ruined boss. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

In this drama, a wealthy social worker locates an unemployed trombone player and cons him into running for mayor. Of course she supports him. When he wins, he immediately begins tearing down the slums owned by the incumbent. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi