Sheldon Stark Movies

This 1977 installment in the Wonderful World of Disney anthology series tells the story of Penny, a teenage girl who was raised on a horse farm, and dreams of becoming a jockey herself. But the world of racing rarely includes women, and nobody accepts Penny's aspirations until one fateful day, when a new horse named Woodhill shows up at the farm. The wild new addition seemingly can't be tamed, but Penny feels a connection to the new horse, and soon it looks like her ability to communicate with Woodhill could also help her realize her dream. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

Hal Williams and Erin Blunt make their first series appearances as itinerant laborer Harley Foster and his son Jody. After a brief and tantalizing glimpse of family life at the Walton home, Jody begs his father to stop wandering and settle down. But the fiercely independent Harley prefers his nomadic existence, prompting Jody to take drastic action to get what he wants. All the while, Harley seems unaware that widow Verdie Grant (Lynn Hamilton) has set her cap for him--but he won't stay unaware for long! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Acting upon a clue in a broken liquor bottle, UNCLE agents Solo and Illya investigate possible skullduggery at a Swiss monastery. It turns out that the ancient structure is being used by THRUSH agent Abbott Simon (David J. Peter) as the construction site for a laser gun aimed at the Louvre. This week's innocent bystander is Andrea Fouchet, played by ubiquitous 1960s starlet Celeste Yarnall); also in the cast as Brother Paulus is Iggie Wolfington, who created the role of Marcellus Washburn in the original Broadway production of The Music Man. Written by Sheldon Stark, "The Monks of St. Thomas Affair" originally aired on October 14, 1966. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In Paris, UNCLE agent Solo is assigned to prevent THRUSH from gaining control of a fortune in stolen diamonds. To do this, our hero arranges for Mary Pilgrim (Kathryn Hays), the former girlfriend of fraternal diamond thieves Josef and Max Van Schrechten (Gerald Mohr and Lloyd Bochner) to come between the brothers again. Meanwhile, poor Mary is targeted for extinction by Solo's opposite number, THRUSH agent Corio (Alfred Ryder). Scripted by Peter A. Fields and Sheldon Stark from a story by Stark, "The See Paris and Die Affair" first aired on March 1, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Using the alias "Jeff Parker", Kimble (David Janssen) finds work in a fishing village where Captain Vardez (Joe De Santis) rules with an iron hand. Noting evidence of bubonic plague, Kimble is duty-bound to alert the authorities, even though he himself will be quarantined in town, thus placing himself in danger of being arrested. But the fugitive's most immediate problem is the despotic Vardez, who is not only outraged that "his" town has been shut down due to illness, but also because his daughter Carla (Brenda Scott) is sweet on Kimble. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Now travelling under the name "Sanford", fugitive Richard Kimble (David Janssen) takes a job at the Long Island estate of wealthy Harlan Guthrie (Robert Webber). It doesn't take Kimble long to figure out that Guthrie only married his long-suffering wife Ann (Peggy McCay) for her money, and that his new boss would rather dally with Ann's younger sister Carol (Pippa Scott). What no one knows is that Guthrie is planning to murder his wife--and pin the blame on Kimble. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi