Francisco Ortega Movies
- 1974
John (Randolph Mantooth) would like to date a new nurse named Daisy (Britt Lind), but it looks like he'll have to wait in line. Among the evening's emergency patients is a refrigerator repairman who ends up frozen to an ice-house floor, an elderly hobbyist (John Carradine) who has glued himself to a model ship, and a man trapped in a theater fire. The guest cast this week includes TV-sitcom veterans Steve Franken ("Chatsworth Osborne" on Dobie Gillis) and Ann Morgan Guilbert ("Millie Helper" on The Dick Van Dyke Show. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1974
In the 240th and final episode of The F.B.I., Inspector Lew Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) and his partner Chris Daniels (Shelly Novack) are hot on the trail of escaped convict Sam Belson (Jon Cypher). The two agents manage to capture Belson in the middle of the California wilderness, but in the process Daniels is seriously wounded. It now falls to Erskine to guide himself, Belson and Daniels to safety--but time is rapidly running out for the Inspector's injured fellow agent, who may die unless he receives emergency medical treatment. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1973
Chief Ironside (Raymond Burr) again matches wits with erudite master thief Arthur Justin, whom he sent to prison in the second-season episode "Shell Game". On that occasion, Justin had been played by Sorrell Booke; this time, the role is handled by Dan O'Herlihy. Determined to have his revenge on Ironside, Justin draws up elaborate plans for a spectacular art heist, dropping tantalyzing clues all along the way--and never revealing that he ultimately plans to "hijack" Elizabeth Van Deering (Skye Aubrey), the current sweetheart of Sgt. Ed Brown (Don Galloway). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1971
The Clampetts are still encamped at Malibu Beach, preparing to fend off the annual grunion invasion -- unaware that their "enemy" consists of fish rather than humans. Meanwhile, the bank secretaries, upset that Mr. Drysdale has forced them to aid the Clampetts' "line of defense" without extra pay, go on strike against the covetous Mr. Drysdale. Things reach the crisis stage when even loyal Jane Hathaway joins the secretaries' picket line. Comedian Foster Brooks is appropriately cast as a drunk. "The Grun Incident" first aired on January 19, 1971. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1971
Inspired by the secretarial strike at Mr. Drysdale's bank, Elly May and Granny are swept up in the women's liberation movement. Casting off the shackles of domesticity, the Clampett women stage a protest of their own in the Clampett mansion. As a result, poor Jed and Jethro end up doing all the housework. Suffice to say that this episode was written from a male point of view, with all the chauvinist implications therein. "Women's Lib" originally aired on January 26, 1971. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
Boarding the S.S. Star of Suez, the cleverly disguised agents of the IMF attempt to prevent Communist agent Yorgi Petrosian (Michael Strong) from getting his hands on a valuable microfilm. Unbeknownst to himself, gun salesman Victor Tomar (William Smithers) is in possession of the film, which is affixed to a priceless emerald. The recovery of the film is contingent upon a meticulously staged poker game. Written by William Read Woodfield and Allan Balter, "The Emerald" first aired on January 21, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, (more)
- 1965
In the conclusion of a two-part story arc, Mr. Drysdale is still trying to convince the city of Beverly Hills -- and its neighboring communities -- to stage a Possum Day parade so that the Clampetts will not return to the Ozarks. Meanwhile, Granny has convinced herself that her principal competition for the coveted title of Possum Queen is none other than Mrs. Drysdale. Sharon Tate appears in her customary role of bank secretary Janet Trego. "The Possum Day Parade" was originally broadcast on October 20, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Elvis Presley stars as Mike Windgren, a former trapeze artist who's suffered from vertigo ever since accidentally dropping his partner during a performance. Working as a lifeguard/entertainer at an Acapulco resort, Mike falls in love with social director Margarita Dauphine (Ursula Andress). With her help, he overcomes his fear of heights in a spectacular high-dive finale. Presley songs featured include "Vino, Dinero y Amor," "Marguerita," "Bossa Nova Baby" and the title tune. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, (more)
- 1960
Hubert Cornfield wrote, directed, and co-produced this standard suspense story about two people who commit both murder and fraud -- out of revenge on the one hand and materialistic gain on the other. Marian Forbes (Laraine Day) has been having an affair with her boss and when he drops her for another woman she sees green -- jealousy and greed take over. She convinces an acquaintance (Edmond O'Brien) to murder her former lover and then impersonate him just long enough to get their hands on a large sum of money. Everything comes off as she plans, but then as the two cover up their crime, the danger of being discovered looms larger at every turn. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Edmond O'Brien, Julie London, (more)
