Scott Marlowe Movies

The Scarlet Hour was a relatively bold experiment for a mid-1950s Paramount release. The studio expended a great deal of money on the project and enlisted the services of top-flight director Michael Curtiz -- then populated the cast with young unknowns. Carol Ohmart and Tom Tryon (yes, the future novelist) star as Paulie and Marsh, respectively the film's villainess and protagonist. Knowing that Marsh is hopelessly in love with her, Paulie uses him as a dupe in an upcoming jewelry heist. Only after a killing has occurred does Marsh come to his senses. Jody Lawrance, whose previous career as a Columbia contract player had led nowhere, is "introduced" as the good girl to whom Marsh eventually retreats. Other comparative newcomers in the cast include Elaine Stritch, James Gregory and Edward Binns. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this western, a young cowboy becomes a man as he tries to decide whether to escape the notorious shadow of his late father, a feared and famous gunfighter, or follow in his footsteps. Many young men assume that the cowboy has followed in his father's footstep and challenge him. Though he remains undecided, he does face down one group of young men and they begin treating him as their leader. The trouble begins when some of the group begin plotting to rob a bank without telling him. In the end, the young man decides to follow the higher path, and he stops the robbery. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Anthony Mann, best known for his intelligent Westerns and hard-boiled crime films, directed this unflinching look at the realities of war set against the backdrop of the Korean conflict. Lt. Mark Benson (Robert Ryan) is the leader of a platoon that has just been given orders to advance to Hill 465, where they are to join awaiting troops and advance on the territory. While Benson and his men are weary, they have little choice but to comply. Needing a transport for their weapons, Benson and his men commandeer a truck, only to discover that it's not empty -- Sgt. "Montana" Williamette (Aldo Ray) has been ordered to escort a colonel (Robert Keith) suffering from extreme battle fatigue to a field hospital for examination and treatment. While Benson's loyalty is to his troops and his mission, Montana refuses to turn over the truck; the colonel is one of the only men he's been able to rely on during his stretch in the Army, and he is determined to stand by him in his time of need. Either way, the men find themselves frequently confronted by danger, and their numbers are decimated when they're ambushed by enemy troops. The supporting cast includes L.Q. Jones, Nehemiah Persoff, and Vic Morrow, who five years later would confront the dark side of war on a weekly basis as star of the TV series Combat. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

This over-the-top '50s juvenile delinquency melodrama has developed a cult following for its rabid anti-marijuana message and a thoroughly enjoyable performance by teen-pic icon Dick Bakalyan as one of the teenagers gone bad. A reform-school graduate turns some long-in-the-tooth high schoolers onto the loco weed; before long, they're hopelessly addicted, with crime, insanity, and death the inevitable results. The Cool and the Crazy was shot on location in Kansas City, where Dick Bakalyan actually spent a few hours in jail when local cops thought he was a for-real bad guy and not just acting. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Conflicting views on how to handle juvenile delinquents are not convincingly brought across in this teen melodrama by Edward Cahn. Colonel Walton (John Hoyt) is the repressive head of an institution for young male juvenile delinquents. Responsibility for the deaths of two teens is indirectly laid on Walton's doorstep, and he is replaced by liberal-minded Dr. Paul Furman (Jerome Thor). Furman throws out the old rule book when he decides to change the attitude to the young men by housing female delinquents in the prison. Although warned against this action by a matron and the former warden, Furman goes ahead with his plan. The result is friction between two of the young men over two of the women, and an attempted rape, putting Furman's views and control in jeopardy. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Based rather loosely on a novel by Jack Kerouac, The Subterraneans concerns a writer (played by George Peppard) who moves to San Francisco and falls in with a crowd of beatniks after falling in love with a French girl (Leslie Caron). The woman was black, not French, in Kerouac's novel, only the most obvious of the many areas in which this strays from the source material. Jazz great Gerry Mulligan has a small role as a saxophone-playing priest; jazz fans will also want to watch for cameos by Art Pepper, Shelly Manne, and Art Farmer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Alexander Singer directed this low-budget independent American film from 1961 featuring Lola Albright in a sexy, tactile performance as a bored stripper in her late 30s who, as an afterthought, seduces her 17-year-old downstairs neighbor (Scott Marlowe). After bedding down the young virgin, the stripper discovers a kind of sexual ecstasy she never imagined in her wildest burlesque hallucinations. Unfortunately for her ecstasies, when the boy finds out her line of work, he is shocked and disgusted and he leaves her, moving on to sexual conquests with women closer to his own age. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

An idealistic, exceedingly arrogant young Austrian nobleman named Franz (Scott Marlowe) hopes to succeed where his ill-fated cousin, Emperor Maximillian, had failed by becoming Emperor of Mexico. Though he initially refuses to assist Franz in this foolhardy venture, Paladin (Richard Boone) quickly learns that Franz is willing to exact harsh punishment upon those who stand in his way. Ultimately, Paladin realizes that Franz is the unwitting dupe of his advisor Ludwig (Eduard Franz) who has entered into a gunrunning scheme with a notorious Mexican bandit. With famed fencing master Albert Cavens in the cast, it should be no surprise that a lively clash of swords is an episode highlight. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Dr. Stuart Peters (Michael Forest) arrives in Los Angeles from upstate New York, with his ne'er-do-well younger brother Jory (Scott Marlowe) in tow, to take a job at NORCO, an energy research laboratory. After an odd encounter with a guard -- who tries to warn him away from NORCO -- he reports for work and immediately goes incommunicado for a week. When he reappears, Peters looks worn, haggard, and preoccupied -- and dies when something seems to explode in his chest. The medical examiner determines that the cause of death was a faulty heart pacemaker. The problem, for the police detective (Edward Asner) investigating the death, and for the victim's grief-sticken brother, is that the physicist was in perfect health and had never worn a pacemaker. They want to know what happened to him during the week he was unaccounted for at NORCO -- and why the staff, from the director (Kent Smith) on down, won't cooperate with the investigation. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide

The FBI's search for escaped confict Charles Nyack (Scott Marlowe) is stymied by a massive power blackout. Meanwhile, Nyack commits murder in his efforts to cover his tracks. Unless Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) can (literally!) shed light on the case, Nyack's next victim will be Virginia Lambeth (Diana Hyland), the woman who had originally turned him over to the authorities. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The FBI is summoned when a murder occurs on an Indian reservation. A local band of young Native American activists have accused a group of miners of ordering the killing, so that the miners can seize full control of the land. But Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) suspects the presence of a third party who is playing one side against the other. (Incidentally, in typical late-1960s Hollywood fashion the three main Indian characters are played by non-Indian actors), ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Season Four of Mission: Impossible came to a thrilling conclusion with the series' March 29, 1970 episode "The Martyr." This time, the IMF must discredit the repressive regime of Communist leader Anton Rojek (John Larch). To solidify his base of power, Rojek intends to destroy a youthful cult built around the hero worship of a martyred resistance leader. Paris poses as the long-lost son of the deceased hero, while fellow IMF agents Barney and Roxy (Lynn Kellogg pretend to be teenaged students (convincing everyone except the viewer). Soap-opera doyenne Anna Lee makes a guest appearance as Maria Malik, widow of the hero in question. "The Martyr" was written by Ken Pettus. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide