Howard Davis Movies
- 1966
Model Sharon Camody (Mary Ann Mobley) has an excellent chance of being hired as the spokeswoman for White Snow Soap--so long as she is able to keep her unsavory past a secret from the public. Unfortunately, Sharon is targetted for a shakedown by blackmailer Ed Grover, who subsequently turns up murdered. Convinced that he has killed Grover with his bare hands, Sharon's ex-boxer boyfriend Duke (Paul Lukather) confesses his "crime" to Perry Mason (Raymond Burr)--who is subsequently faced with an ethical dilemma when derelict Jake Stearns (James Griffith) is arrested for the crime. In order to clear Jake, Perry may be forced to turn his own client Grover over to the authorities...a move that will not only ruin Grover's life but Sharon's as well. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
In this action film, an American detective is hired by an aging millionaire to investigate the murder of his valet. The detective journeys to South Africa and discovers that the murder is linked to Nazi POWs who never went back to Germany. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lex Barker, Ronald Fraser, (more)
A Yank in the RAF is brash pilot Tim Baker (Tyrone Power), freshly arrived in London. Hoping to impress his nightclub-singer girlfriend Carol Brown (Betty Grable), Tim joins the Royal Air Force, immediately alienating everyone with his cockiness and "What the Hell?" attitude concerning the war. All this changes when Baker is obliged to fly under combat conditions, whereupon he shows what he's really made of. One of the most popular of the pre-Pearl Harbor "preparedness" films, A Yank in the RAF comes to an exciting conclusion, with actual newsreel footage of the evacuation of Dunkirk expertly matched with studio mockups. As a bonus, Betty Grable sings such catchy numbers as Another Little Dream Won't Do Us Any Harm. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tyrone Power, Betty Grable, (more)
- 1918
Lawyer John Corbin (J. Barney Sherry) believes that any man can murder his wife and avoid the hangman by pleading insanity. Corbin's best friend, Dr. Richard Hyde (Howard Davis), is afforded the opportunity to test out this theory when he stabs his apparently faithless wife to death. The legal and moral ramifications of this powerful opening are incredibly forgotten halfway through the film, when the plot's emphasis shifts to the romantic relationship between Corbin's son John Jr. (Eugene Corey) and Hyde's daughter Wyliss (Pauline Starke). Originally titled The Argument, Evidence suffered not only from a fragmentary plotline, but also from an overabundance of dialogue subtitles. There was also an inordinate amount of time spent on the misadventures of two bellboys who were unwittingly responsible for Mrs. Corbin's death. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
