Richard Jury Movies
- 1966
At Herman's insistence, the Munsters spend their vacation in Buffalo Valley. While the rest of the family relaxes, Herman (Fred Gwynne) manages to get himself lost in the desert, ultimately wandering into a Native American village. This proves to be a most exciting happenstance for elderly Indian medicine man Powatuma (played by Felix Locher, the father of movie star Jon Hall), who insists that Herman is the reincarnation of the Mighty Spirit Wanitoba! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
In this 32nd and final episode of Gidget, the titular heroine (Sally Field) does her best to console young Davey Seldon (Frankie Kabott), whose pet alligator has died. Thanks to local government bureaucracy, there is no place to "inter" the gator's body until the funeral, so Gidget generously deposits the corpse in her father's freezer. Confusion reigns supreme when, thanks to the machinations of the scriptwriter, the alligator vanishes! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Murdock Sneep (J. Pat O'Malley), sour-faced owner of the Pixley Hotel, is none too happy over the fact that business is booming at the Shady Rest. In order to win back customers, Sneep declares "war" on the rival hotel. It is a challenge that Shady Rest owner Kate Bradley (Bea Benaderet) is more than willing to accept--and what follows is a maelstrom of ever-lowering prices, free "perks" and general chaos and confusion. Jack Bannon, the son of series regular Bea Benaderet, appears as "Ed". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
In desperate need of money for new furniture, Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Mary Jane (Mary Jane Croft) attempt to take advantage of an advertising campaign created by Col. Andrew Bailey (Ed Begley), aka "The Bean King." Succeeding at getting double her money back on a can of Colonel Bailey's Bean, Lucy and Mary Jane go through the same rigmarole time and time again, until the two ladies have managed to collect $1500. What our heroines don't know is that Lucy's boss Mr. Mooney (Gale Gordon) is Colonel Bailey's biggest investor! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ed Begley, Sr., Mary Jane Croft, (more)
- 1965
The photographer is Arthur Mannix (Jack Cassidy); the undertaker is Hiram Price (Harry Townes). Both men supplement their incomes by moonlighting as professional hitmen -- and both work for the same gangster boss. The "fun" begins when Arthur is ordered to bump off Hiram, and vice versa...leading to a bizarre set of circumstances that neither one of our "heroes" could ever have anticipated. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jack Cassidy, Harry Townes, (more)
- 1963
The latest quarry of Elliot Ness (Robert Stack) is Ed "The Duke" Monte (Torin Thatcher), who has broken out of a Federal penitentiary to bump off the stoolie who turned him over to the Feds. Monte suspects that he might have been betrayed by his own son-in-law Lou Sultan (Paul Richards), but he doesn't want to run the risk of alienating his daughter Barbara (Peggy Ann Garner) by killing Lou himself--especially now that he is slowly dying from a bullet wound. Thus, Monte dispatches his henchman Janos (Karl Lucas) to determine if Lou is guilty--and if so, to turn Barbara against her husband. But Barbara claims to be loyal to her husband and renounces Janos' story...until an unexpected incident transforms her from innocent bystander to "giant killer". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1963
Saunders (Vic Morrow) and the squad are assigned to capture a heavily guarded enemy bridge. Threatening to sabotage the mission from the get-go is Pvt. Mick Haler (guest star Nick Adams), an obnoxious wisecracker who'll do anything to stay alive long enough to resume his civilian career as a jazz drummer. The other men wonder if Haler is merely another griper, or a craven coward who will let them down when they need him most. By episode's end, most of the survivors are asking themselves the same question that Haler had posed at the beginning: Is all the bloodshed really worth it? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
