Bob Tetrick Movies
- 1960
Jim Davis was light-years away from his role as Larry Hagman's dad on Dallas when he starred in Noose for a Gunman. In this 1960 B oater, Davis is a gunslinger who is appointed town marshal to clean out the criminal element. It isn't long before Davis is kicked out of town on a trumped-up murder rap. The real villain is cattle baron Barton MacLane, who exercises his usual prerogative of shouting all his lines. Noose for a Gunman was a Premium Production (an inaptly-named firm), released through United Artists. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jim Davis, Lyn Thomas, (more)
- 1958
American-International's Suicide Battalion was filmed virtually simultaneously with the studio's Jet Attack; both films were originally released on a double bill. Michael Connors plays Lt. Matt McCormick, who leads the eponymous battalion on a suicide mission in the Philippines during WW II. Their objective: to destroy valuable American documents, left behind when the area was evacuated just before the Japanese takeover. Before long, only two of the volunteers are left alive to complete the mission -- and they're none too fond of each other. Hawaiian entertainer Hilo Hattie unexpectedly shows up as the proprietress of a native saloon. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Connors, John Ashley, (more)
- 1958
Superstar-to-be Charles Bronson is atypically cast as Chris Sorenson, a rough-hewn by shy rancher who is hopelessly in love with aristocratic Spanish ranch owner Maria deCastro (Grace Raynor). For a nominal fee, Paladin (Richard Boone) attempts to help Chris win Maria's love by teaching him how to talk and behave like a proper gentleman. The fly in the ointment is Maria's crooked foreman Brewer (Edmund Johnson), who frames Chris on a cattle-rustling charge. Watch for a young Dyan Cannon in a bit role. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
