Bob Duggan Movies
- 1981
In this socially conscious drama, set in 1955, three tough New York youths must learn to deal with a troubled world. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1980
Delayed for several months due to an industry strike, season seven of The Jeffersons was belatedly launched on November 2, 1980, with "Marathon Man." Determined to prove that each is in better physical shape than the other man, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) and Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) enter a Central Park marathon. By the time the two men have gotten ready, set, and gone, their rivalry has sorely strained the friendship between their respective wives, Louise (Isabel Sanford) and Helen (Roxie Roker). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, (more)
- 1976
Edith becomes a celebrity when she saves the life of old Mr. Kleever (Phil Leeds) at the Sunshine Rest Home. She is even lauded with a medal, which is presented in front of a vast TV audience. Should anyone be surprised that Archie feels overshadowed -- and has become intensely jealous? Written by Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine, "Mr. Edith Bunker" made its first CBS network appearance on November 27, 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, (more)
- 1976
Is Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert) genuinely in love with Lionel (Sherman Hemsley)? That's the question she is asking herself when word arrives that Lionel, George (Sherman Hemsley), and Tom (Franklin Cover) may have been killed in a bus crash. A tearful Jenny joins the grieving wives of the other "victims" in eulogizing their lost sweethearts. And then the three men suddenly show up very much alive -- and stewed to the gills. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, (more)
- 1973
The multitalented Jackie Cooper is cast against type as Harlan Slade, the cold-blood patriarch of a criminal family. The action gets under way when Slade's clan breaks him out of Federal Prison. Their next step is a "break-in"--of a bank holding millions of dollars. Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) is hot on Slade's trail, but the canny crook manages to keep at least two steps ahead of the Feds for most of the episode. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
Working undercover on an oil field in Texas, Colby (William Reynolds) is seriously injured in an assault that costs the life of another agent. Investigating, Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) runs up against a formidable foe in the person of powerful oilman Mitchell Flynn (James Franciscus). Having raised millions of dollars with his phony oil claims, Flynn has managed to cover his debts by blackmailing his cohorts into tapping the wells owned by his neighbors--and he's not above committing murder to cover his grimy tracks. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Kimble (David Janssen) covers several states using several aliases in this episode, barely escaping capture at every turn. The reason? Lt. Gerard (Barry Morse) has opted to use technology in his efforts to trap Kimble, and to this end has teamed with electronics expert Dr. Mark Ryder. Utilizing Ryder's state-of-the-art computer "2130", Gerard is now able to anticipate Kimble's every move by evaluating the geographical pattern of the fugitive's travels. For once, it looks as if Kimble has met his match--but machines, like people, are capable of making mistakes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Now working as a tenement janitor under the name "Carl Baker", Kimble (David Janssen) offers a helping hand to an emotionally disturbed youth named Roger Roland (Robert Drivas)--who repays the favor by stealing Kimble's passkey. Shortly afterward, a female tenant is murdered and a shadowy figure is seen running from her apartment. Suspected of the crime, Kimble must figure out a way to clear himself before his true identity is discovered...and the road to exoneration may lead to Roger Roland's doorstep. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1961
First telecast March 3, 1961, this is a deft reworking of the first-season Twilight Zone episode "Mr. Bevis." Making his second appearance on the series, Burgess Meredith stars as Luther Dingle, a mild-mannered salesman whom a pair of Martians select for a most unusual experiment. The aliens endow Dingle with the strength of 300 men, a gift which he eventually abuses and loses. The ending of this one is a beaut. Don Rickles costars as an obnoxious horse player, displaying the same comic invective with which he infested his nightlclub act. Written by Rod Serling, "Mr. Dingle, the Strong" would be remade, after a fashion, as the third-season Twilight Zone entry "Cavender Is Coming." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Burgess Meredith, Don Rickles, (more)
- 1961
Dean Jagger stars as Ed Lindsay, a cranky middle-aged man living in a boarding house with several other old-timers, including his former fiancée Vinnie Brown (Carmen Mathews). Fed up with television, Ed squirrels himself away in his room, where he begins tooling around with the antique radio he's found in the cellar. Before long, he is receiving broadcasts from the 1930s and 1940s -- live broadcasts, not reruns. Having opened a window to the past, Ed desperately tries to correct several mistakes he's made in life. Scripted by Charles Beaumont from a story by OCee Ritch, "Static" was one of six videotaped Twilight Zone episodes and was originally telecast March 10, 1961 (and yes, that voice emanating from Ed's old-time radio does belong to future Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dean Jagger, Carmen Mathews, (more)
