Donald Morley Movies

This dark drama unfolds in an unnamed community outside of London, where a beleaguered and grief-stricken tavern owner named Jim Radford (James Booth copes with the rape and murder of his young daughter. The remainder of his family shares his distress, and in time, it begins to rip the clan apart. When the young man who is being tried for the crime is let off thanks to paltry connecting evidence, Jim grows desperate and teams up a buddy of his named Harry (Ray Barrett) whose daughter suffered from a like fate - presumably, though not definitively, at the hands of the same killer. The two hone in on the young man who they believe is responsible, kidnap him and torture him in a number of ways. Unfortunately, the youth will not talk and ends up dead. Moreover, in time it becomes apparent that this might not have been the correct individual. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide

At one time, The Dave Clark Five were considered the Beatles' key rivals in international pop stardom, and so, when the Fab Four made a smash at the box office with A Hard Day's Night, Mr. Clark and his partners followed with Catch Us If You Can (also known as Having A Wild Weekend). Dinah (Barbara Ferris) is a famous model and actress who is getting tired of life in the limelight and wants to take a break. While shooting a commercial spot for meat, she meets Steve (Dave Clark), a stuntman. Dinah and Steve hit it off and decide to head to an island to get away from it all (bringing along four of Steve's friends, Mike Smith, Lenny Davidson, Denis West Payton, and Rick Huxley, who -- surprise! -- play music with him). Before long, Dinah is reported missing and everyone is looking for her, making their getaway anything but tranquil. While A Hard Day's Night launched director Richard Lester into international success, Catch Us If You Can was the feature debut for John Boorman, who similarly went on to bigger and better projects. Songs featured include "I Can't Stand It," "Catch Us If You Can," and "Having A Wild Weekend." ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

In the third episode of the six-part story "The Reign of Terror," the Doctor (William Hartnell) arrives in the Paris of 1794, intending to save Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) and Susan (Carole Ann Ford). Meanwhile, Ian (William Russell) has managed to link up with a moderate underground revolutionary group, headed by a mercurial, and not altogether trustworthy, spy. As the Doctor prepares to impersonate the Superintendent of Parisian Prisons, Barbara and Susan are unexpectedly snatched from the jaws of doom by underground leader Jules Renan (Donald Morley). Written by Dennis Spooner, "A Change of Identity" first aired on August 22, 1964, and is one of four episodes of "The Reign of Terror" still known to exist. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Reign of Terror," a so-called friend of 18th century French underground leader Jules (Donald Morley) turns out to be a spy for the Revolutionary Tribunal and turns Ian (William Russell) over to the authorities. Likewise recaptured are Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) and Susan (Carole Ann Ford), whom the Doctor (William Hartnell), still disguised as the Superintendent of Parisian Prisons, hopes to rescue. By episode's end, the Doctor is forced to strike an unholy bargain with the eminently untrustworthy Lemaitre (James Cairncross) to save the lives of his companions. Written by Dennis Spooner, "A Bargain of Necessity" first aired on September 5, 1964 and apparently no longer exists. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this confusing drama, the IRA, intrigue, psychiatric analysis, and a young man framed for murder are thrown together in a series of events that were perhaps originally intended to highlight the psychological aspects of the case under study. One night, eighteen-year-old Harry Jukes (British rock 'n roller Adam Faith in his first dramatic role) is driving down a deserted country road when he gets a flat tire. A policeman stops to help him out when a truck drives by, and the next thing Harry knows, the policeman is lying dead on the road and Harry is literally holding a smoking gun in his hand. From there to his arrest and trial is a brief hop, skip, and then a jump into prison to await his execution. His lawyer thinks he did it, but his psychiatrist (Anne Baxter) disagrees -- and sets out to prove she is right. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

In this horror movie, a scientist resuscitates the head of 16th-century seer Nostradamus by transplanting it onto the body of a man suffering from a brain tumor for the benefit of an avaricious financier who wants the prophet to give him the power of prediction in business. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide