Richard Gilden Movies
- 1966
Mickey Rooney guest stars as Charlie Paris, a former standup comedian and Syndicate bookie who has "gone straight" and is running the Yonkers laundromat where Richard Kimble (David Janssen) is presently employed. Unfortunately, some gamblers who knew Charlie back in his mob days have come to town to get even for his testifying against him. Though nervous about this turn of events, Charlie is confident that no matter what happens he can count on the undying devotion of his girlfriend Paula (Nita Talbot)--who at this very moment is planning to double-cross Charlie for a hefty sum. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
This melodrama exploits racial tensions with the tale of a light-skinned African-American who impersonates a Caucasian and joins the notorious Ku Klux Klan to get revenge on the bigots who bombed a church and killed his daughter. Soon after joining, the vengeful father begins having sex with the clan leader's daughter. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Gilden, Rima Kutner, (more)
- 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
In the conclusion of My Favorite Martian's two-part Season Three opener, Martin (Ray Walston) and Tim (Bill Bixby) are still stuck in the West of 1849, still endeavoring to return to the 20th century via their "CCTBS" time machine. Joining a wagon train headed for California, they are victimized by a pair of riverboat thieves who think our heroes know the location of a valuable gold strike. Things get worse when Martin, Tim and the lookalike ancestors of Mrs. Brown (Pamela Britton) and Detective Brennan (Alan Hewitt) are captured by Indians. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1958
This melodrama tells the tale of a great battle between the French Foreign Legion and the rebellious Arab tribe, the Tuaregs, who fight it out upon the blistering Sahara sands. Just before the Legionnaires embark upon their dangerous mission, the commander discovers that he is being cuckolded by his lieutenant. Because the mission is urgent, there is no time to fight over the commander's wife. Unfortunately, as they travel, the tension between the two mounts and they begin squabbling over how to plan the attack. Their inability to work together results in tragedy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Keith, Barbara Hale, (more)
- 1958
Phyllis Coates, TV's erstwhile Lois Lane, essays one of her largest film roles in Blood Arrow. Coates is cast as a devout Mormon girl whose mission is to transport smallpox vaccine to her friends and neighbors. Unfortunately, this requires her to journey through hostile Indian territory. Appointing themselves as the girl's unofficial protectors are Indian scout Scott Brady, trapper Don Haggerty and (reluctantly) gambler Paul Richards. Any resemblance to Stagecoach and The Outcasts of Poker Flat were probably intentional. Incidentally, Don Haggerty was the father of Dan Haggerty, star of TV's The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Scott Brady, Paul Richards, (more)
3DLost, Lonely and Vicious3D is so archetypical a 1950s film title that it was recently reused for a coffee-table book consisting of movie-poster reprints. Essentially an 3Da clef3D retelling of the life of James Dean, the film stars Ken Clayton as Johnnie, a Deanlike Hollywood actor. Obsessed with the concept of Early Death, Johnnie insists upon courting disaster with fast cars and faster women. He never commits to any one girl, convinced that he is destined to be killed in a sports-car crackup. Finally, Johnnie meets the Right Girl, a drugstore clerk whom he nicknames Preach (Barbara Wilson). Through her influence, Johnnie decides that living just might be more fun than dying. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ken Clayton, Barbara Wilson, (more)
- 1957
Western writer/director Charles Marquis Warren makes one of his periodic excursions into horror with The Unknown Terror. Filmed in Mexico, the story focuses on three American adventurers (John Howard, Mala Powers and Paul Richards) who search for a missing explorer. They stumble across the Cave of Death, the forbidden domain of a mad scientist (Gerald Milton) who has developed a "killer fungus." Before long, one of the trio has fallen victim to the homicidal mold. It is up to the survivors to escape the scientist's clutches and warn the rest of the world of the now-known terror that festers in the wilds of Mexico. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mala Powers, Paul Richards, (more)
- 1957
Ride a Violent Mile is an economically produced western with a Civil War background. Penny Edwards stars as Susan, a Union spy who poses as a dance-hall girl in a Confederate-friendly frontier town. Susan hopes to prevent the Mexican government from casting its lot with the South, and to do that she must halt a Confederate cattle drive. Enlisting the aid of boyfriend Jeff (John Agar), our heroine does her best to scare off the cattle. The heavy of the piece is sheriff Marshal Thorne (John Pickard), who turns out to be a secret operative for the Johnny Rebs. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Agar, Penny Edwards, (more)
- 1956
After closing down his film studio, producer Robert L. Lippert took charge of Regal Films, a subsidiary of 20th Century-Fox designed to turn out low-budget, non-CinemaScope productions. One of the first of these films was the modest western The Black Whip. Colleen Gray, Angie Dickinson, Adele Mara and Dorothy Schuyler play four women of questionable morals who conspire to help a notorious outlaw escape the law. The ladies are ushered into a stagecoach by the village elders and ordered to get out of town and stay out. En route to their next destination, the ladies' coach breaks down at a way station managed by Hugh Marlowe. As Marlowe repairs the wheels, an outlaw gang rides up, demanding that the girls be handed over to them. By this time, the ladies have no use for the bad guys, but Marlowe is too mild-mannered to intervene. He finally outfoxes the villains by using brains instead of brawn. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Hugh Marlowe, Coleen Gray, (more)
- 1955
Despite several warnings, hard-bitten buffalo hunter Jase Murdock (Peter Whitney) heads into hostile Indian territory. Close on his heels is Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness), willing to risk death in order to arrest Murdock on a prior charge. Crucial to the outcome of this story is Golden Calf (Richard Gilden, Murdock's youthful Indian skinner. This episode is based on an oft-heard Gunsmoke radio play, first broadcast on June 7, 1952. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
