Kathy Kersh Movies
- 1975
Marta Kristen, who once upon a time played Judy Robinson on TV's Lost in Space, joins former Dr. Kildare regular Kathy Kersh in The Gemini Affair. Though both look rather long in tooth, the ladies play a couple of young, star-struck lasses who yearn for fame and fortune. They decide that the shortest distance to their dreams is a straight line to Hollywood. You're way ahead of us: Marta and Kathy are in for several disillusionments and disappointments, mostly sexual in nature. Like the two stars, film veteran Anne Seymour seems to be slumming as she goes through the weary motions of The Gemini Affair. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marta Kristen, Kathy Kersh, (more)
- 1964
Invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Commerce Bank building, the Clampetts show up with picks, shovels, and hammers in hand, intending to help build the structure. They soon learn that the ceremony is, well, merely ceremonial. But this doesn't stop them from invading the construction site after everyone else has gone home and putting up their own jerry-built version of the new bank. The exteriors for this episode were clearly filmed on a very windy day, as indicated by the actors' tendency to shout their lines in the climactic scene. "The Bank Raising" first aired on April 8, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
The lively but somehow slightly distasteful The Americanization of Emily stars James Garner as a WWII naval officer who happens to be a craven coward. While his comrades sail off to their deaths, Garner makes himself scarce, generally hiding out in the London flat of his lothario navy buddy James Coburn. Garner falls in love with virtuous war widow Julie Andrews (the "Emily" of the title), but she can't abide his yellow streak. Meanwhile, crack-brained admiral Melvyn Douglas decides that he needs a hero--the first man to die on Omaha Beach during the D-Day Invasion. Coburn is at first elected for this sacrifice, but it is the quivering Garner who ends up hitting the beach. He survives to become a hero in spite of himself, winning Andrews in the process. Paddy Chayefsky's script, based on the novel by William Bradford Huie, attempts to extract humor out of the horrors of war by using broad, vulgar comedy instead of the light satirical touch that would seem to be called for. Americanization of Emily was Julie Andrews' second film; it should have led to a steady stream of adult-oriented roles, but the box-office clout of Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music consigned her to "wholesome family entertainment". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- James Garner, Julie Andrews, (more)
- 1964
First shown on February 5, 1964, "The Race for Queen" was the fifth highest-rated episode of The Beverly Hillbillies. This time out, the Clampetts strike oil again, this time on their Beverly Hills property. Meanwhile, Elly May competes in the Miss Beverly Hills beauty contest. Robert Cummings, who starred in the previous Paul Henning-created series Love That Bob, appears as himself, while Susan Hart, a regular in the American-International beach pictures of the 1960s, is seen as Candy Davis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Peter Whitney makes the first of four series appearances as shiftless mountaineer Lafe Crick. Arriving in Beverly Hills in hopes of freeloading off his old "friend" Jed Clampett, Lafe brings along his plump daughter, Essiebelle (Muriel Landers), who hopes to land Jethro as a husband. While Essiebelle is supposed to be a beauty contest winner, the real Miss Rheingold of 1963, Kathy Kersh, plays a supporting role. The second highest-rated episode of The Beverly Hillbillies, "The Girl From Home" originally aired on January 15, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
The Clampetts call the Beverly Caterers to help them prepare a tasty meal, consisting mainly of jackrabbit stew. Meanwhile, Mr. Drysdale receives a kangaroo as a practical joke from an Australian banker. Anyone who's ever seen one of the Warner Bros. "Hippity Hopper" cartoons will be able to guess what happens next. Originally telecast January 8, 1964, "The Giant Jackrabbit" received a 44 percent ratings share, making history as the highest-rated half-hour program since 1960. Over 40 years later, it remains one of the 20 top-rated TV episodes of all time. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1963
Martin (Ray Walston) decides to combine business with pleasure by agreeing to go on a picnic with Tim (Bill Bixby) and their pretty neighbor Jennifer Richmond (Kathy Kersh)--not to mention the girl's pesky kid brother Stevie (played by a pre-"Eddie Munster" Butch Patrick). Figuring that Tim will be kept busy with Jennifer, Martin will have plenty of time to hunt for "glink", an element necessary to reactivate his spaceship. But when Stevie manages to get stuck on the top of Thunder Mountain, Martin is saddled with the responsibility of helping Tim (who is deathly afraid of heights) become a hero by rescuing the boy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
