Cynthia Hull Movies
- 1970
Officers Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and Jim Reed (Kent McCord) try to break up a gang of auto thieves who use pretty, miniskirted girls as decoys for unwary male drivers. Elsewhere, the two cops are summoned to a teenage pot party (this is, after all, a Jack Webb) production. And in another incident, Jim and Pete rescue a mugger from an angry old lady (Hope Summers) who turns the tables on the "perp" and beats him up. Former Leave It to Beaver costar Tony Dow has a sizeable supporting role in this episode. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1970
Now Sr. Bertrille is flying in her sleep, with no recollection of her nocturnal forays into the clouds. While snoozing away late one night, she flies over Carlos Ramirez, who is innocently stranded in his car with an impulsive girl named Sofia (Cynthia Hull). The next morning, Sofia's father demands that Carlos marry the girl-and the only witness to the fact that Carlos is blameless doesn't remember anything about the incident. First broadcast on February 20, 1970, "The Somnaviatrix" was written by John L. Greene). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1969
Once again cooking up a fund-raising scheme for San Tanco, Sr. Bertrille wants to use the convent's kitchen facilities-plus a huge new oven-to make and distribute bread. As always, Carlos Ramirez gets mixed up in the scheme, and as expected, slapstick havoc ensues. Future MASH costar Jamie Farr appears as a policeman. First telecast on March 20, 1969, "Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters" was written by William Raynor and Myles Wilder. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1969
Eve (Barbara Anderson) is upset that her niece Kimberly (Susan O'Connell) has been arrested on a marijuana possession charge--especially since it is the girl's second offense. Though she knows she will be institutionalized unless she reveals her supplier, Kimberly refuses to talk. In order to save the girl, Ironside conducts an investigation which leads him to Kimberly's high school--and a near-impenetrable wall of silence. In typical late-1960s fashion, the adult "enablers" are proven to be just as culpable as the pot-smoking kids. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1968
What would a late-1960s detective series be without the obligatory "flower child" episode? After Detective Ed Brown (Don Galloway) busts a Haight-Ashbury drug house, he is accused of beating a hippie to death. To clear Ed's name, Ironside (Raymond Burr) follows a trail of clues to a group of outwardly clean-cut students in a private school--and runs up against a vast and sinister conspiracy of silence, involving not only "the kids" but also a few grownups. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1968
What would a Jack Webb-produced TV series be without at least one narcotics-related episode per season? On this occasion, Officers Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and Jim Reed (Kent McCord) participate in a stakeout to trap a particularly vicious drug dealer, and also come to the rescue of a runaway teenage girl who has overdosed in a hippie commune (Classic dialogue exchange: "Hi." "I don't know--are you?") Curiously, Robert Donner, appearing in his recurring Adam-12 role as police informer TeeJay, was misidentified as "Ralph Donner" in the original TV Guide listings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1968
Three teenage runaways leave home for life in the big city. Shelly (Brooke Bundy) runs away from her father (Lloyd Bochner), when communication breaks down between the success-minded dad and his daughter. Dewey (Kevin Coughlin) leaves behind life on the farm when his girlfriend suggests she may be pregnant. Deanie (Patty McCormick) is the sex-starved teen who runs away from her promiscuous mother (Lynn Bari) and her father who doesn't have a clue (Norman Fell). Dick Sargent plays the kind soul who offers the teens temporary refuge in his home. Richard Dreyfuss makes an early film appearance as a lazy, draft-dodging car thief in this youthful exploitation feature. The Gordian Knot delivers two songs as the runaways fall victim to drugs, prostitution and other urban nightmares. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Brooke Bundy, Kevin Coughlin, (more)
- 1968
Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) gets to show off his tennis prowess when he goes undercover to end the criminal activities of suave racketeer John Harris (Joseph Campanella). The elusive Harris has ordered the killing of a Federal agent, and Erskine hopes to trap the man into incriminating himself. Meanwhile, Harris' paid assassin prepares to eliminate the only witness to the killing, a lonely teenage girl named Barbara (Brooke Bundy). Featured in a villainous role is future Hill Street Blues star Daniel J. Travanti, here billed as "Dan Travanty." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1967
The Monkees launched its second season with the South of the Border misadventure "It's a Nice Place to Visit." Stranded in Mexico, the Monkees run afoul of notorious bandit leader El Diablo (Peter Whitney) when Davy falls in love with the bad guy's sweetheart Angelita (Cynthia Hull). One of the boys' tactical maneuvers is to pose as banditos themselves, with Peter declaring himself "El Torko -- the Bandit Without a Nickname." The gloriously named Pedro Gonzales Gonzales appears as Lupe. Song: "(What Am I Doin') Hangin' 'Round". Written by Treva Silverman, "It's a Nice Place to Visit" originally aired on September 11, 1967. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1966
Chosen to direct the senior high school play, Helen allows the kids to dance the Watusi during one of the production numbers. As a result, the show is closed down by ultra-conservative Principal Hampton (Leon Ames), who considers the production too "revolutionary". Helen retaliates with a new play which proves that Hampton's generation was considered pretty radical in itstime. First shown on November 14, 1966, "The Senior Play" was written by Sid Morse. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Leon Ames, Aneta Corsaut, (more)
- 1966
No relation to the 1977 Barbra Streisand vehicle of the same name, the independent 1966 film For Pete's Sake top-bills none other than evangelist Billy Graham. This well-intentioned effort concerns a gas-station attendant (Robert Sampson), his wife (Pippa Scott) and son (Johnny Jensen). Barely eking out a living, the attendant must endure harassment from a local motorcycle gang. After attending a Billy Graham revival meeting, the attendant and his family decide to apply their new found religiosity in dealing with the nasty cyclists. A remarkably stellar cast -- including Sam Groom, Al Freeman Jr. and Terri Garr -- do their best to lend credibility to this farfetched fable. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1965
The Eye Creatures don't really attack anybody, but are attacked by a band of hostile teenagers. It all begins when the creatures, acting out of self-preservation, try to pin the blame for an accidental killing on an innocent Earthling. Star John Ashley sagaciously retreated to the Philippines shortly after appearing in this one. The Eye Creatures was one of a group of cheap color remakes of earlier American-International productions; all were made to pad out AIP's TV package, and all were produced and directed by Larry Buchanan. This one was a remake of 1957's Invasion of the Saucer Men, minus the earlier film's clever monster designs by the resourceful Paul Blaisdell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1965
Set during the tempestuous mid '60s, this drama seeks to expose the darkest aspects of a contemporary upper class family as it tells the story of a 17-year-old light skinned African American who decides to pass herself off as a white girl. She gets a job working in the home of a powerful movie mogul. Everything seems hunky-dory on the surface, but it doesn't take her long to learn the sordid truth about the man's troubled family. The wife is a sniveling hypochondriac, a promiscuous hellion for a daughter, and a son who was booted out of West Point after he was falsely accused of homosexuality. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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