Rachel Romen Movies
- 1974
The title of this episode is something of a misnomer: It's anything but routine for Officers Jim Reed (Kent McCord) and Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) when they pursue four young car thieves. The quartet has stolen a vehicle full of weaponry and ammunition, and now they're taking advantage of this fact by going on a violent crime spree. Other crises facing Jim and Pete tonight include a "dead spouse" report and an outsized bar fight. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1970
In this crime drama, set in and around the Grand Canyon, a million-dollar kidnapping scheme is enacted. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1970
In a departure from the usual Adam-12 format, Officer Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) narrates the life story of his former partner Tom Porter (Mark Goddard), who was killed in the line of duty. Malloy recalls his friendship with Porter, which began when both men were rookies at the police academy. Also reflected upon is Porter's home life with his wife Marge (Rachel Roman) and their children. Other than Martin Milner's narration and a few opening comments by series producer Jack Webb, this unique documentary-style drama contains no dialogue. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1969
- R
When Angel (William Smith) writes a story about the Devil's Advocates motorcycle gang, his luck changes. The good news is he sells the story to a magazine for $10,000. The bad news is he is a wanted man, now hunted by the biker gang. Angel and his girlfriend head for the northern California hills where ex-biker Dan Felton (Dan Kemp) gives the two a job on his ranch. When Dan's daughter Meg (Margaret Markov) unknowingly tells the bikers where the two are hiding, she is gang raped. Angel and his girlfriend try to stay one step ahead of the gang who would like nothing more than to send them to their great reward in this cycle drama. The title track is sung by Tammy Wynette and why not? ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Smith, Valerie Starrett, (more)
Two young men pretend to be gay when they are asked to pay a visit to the local draft board. Danny (Kevin Coughlin) and his pal Elliot (Larry Casey) camp it up in front of Army recruiter Dixon (Jack Starrett). When the two return to their apartment to celebrate with their girlfriends, they are shadowed by the suspicious officer. Danny and Elliot move into an apartment complex that caters to homosexuals. Comedy ensues when the two must pretend to be gay and confusion reigns among family and friends. The two end up losing their girlfriends but have a secret admirer in the macho military man this ribald comedy. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin Coughlin, Brooke Bundy, (more)
- 1966
O'Rourke (Forrest Tucker) would like to keep Captain Parmenter (Ken Berry) out of his hair so that he can inaugurate a few more crooked business enterprises. Figuring that the Captain would be less of an interference if he were married, O'Rourke decides to play matchmaker between Parmenter and Wrangler Jane (Melody Patterson)--but it is Agarn (Larry Storch) who unwittingly assumes the role of Jane's sweetheart. The highlight of this episode is a short-but-sweet parody of the sexy "eating scene" from the 1963 Oscar winner Tom Jones. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Ron Ormond, the Carolina-based purveyor of bottom-budget "regionals," was producer of The Girl From Tobacco Row. Per its title, the film concerns a young lady from a tobacco-growing community, played by Rachel Romen. Surrounded by a flock of inbred boyfriends who won't take no for an answer, Rachel struggles to rise above her poverty-stricken surroundings. Legendary singing cowboy Tex Ritter, who certainly didn't need the money, is top billed in this inexpensive melodrama. Co-directed by producer Ormond and his wife June, this drama features their son Tim Ormond in the cast. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
In this drama, a outlaw leads his fugitive band into the desert after they murder a rich woman while robbing her. They are sheltered by an Indian woman who killed her husband after he made advances toward her daughter. The youngest outlaw falls for the daughter. They decide to come clean to the law. The gang leader and the Indian mother are killed by the cops. The daughter patiently awaits the release of her lover, who was sent to prison. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Lust and corruption destroy the career of a prominent senator in this super-sleazy political drama. He is involved with at least three different women, one of whom he inadvertently impregnates during a big party. Another of the senator's women takes the girl to a back-alley abortionist who violates the poor woman. Eventually the Senator asks one of the women to marry him, but later as he is watching a skin-flick he realizes that his beloved is the star and he drops dead from heart failure. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
A man makes the highly unexpected discovery that he has two wives in this romantic comedy. Widower Nick Arden (James Garner) has just set off on his honeymoon with his new wife Bianca (Polly Bergen) when his mother Grace (Thelma Ritter) receives a very unexpected guest -- Nick's late wife Ellen (Doris Day). While Ellen was proclaimed legally dead five years after her plane disappeared in a flight over the Pacific Ocean, in truth her flight crash-landed on a desert island where she was stranded with Stephen Burkett (Chuck Connors) and only now has managed to return to civilization. When Grace informs Ellen that Nick has just left town with his new wife, Ellen heads out to the resort where the newlyweds are staying, and comic confusion ensues. Move Over, Darling began life as a project called Something's Got to Give, which was the film that Marilyn Monroe was working on at the time of her death; besides Monroe, the original cast included Dean Martin, Cyd Charisse, and Phil Silvers. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Doris Day, James Garner, (more)
Shock Corridor represents filmmaker Samuel Fuller at his most excessive, but few would have it otherwise. Peter Breck plays a ruthless journalist who believes that the quickest way to a Pulitzer Prize is to uncover the facts behind a murder at a mental hospital. To glean first-hand information, Breck pretends to go insane and is locked up in the institution. While pursuing his investigation, Breck is sidetracked by the loopy behavior of his fellow inmates. During a hospital riot, Breck is straightjacketed and subjected to shock treatment. By now almost as crazy as he's previously pretended to be, Breck begins imagining that his exotic-dancer girlfriend Constance Towers (a Samuel Fuller "regular") is actually his sister! Typical of the Fuller ouevre, the characters in Shock Corridor are either saved or destroyed by their individual obsessions. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Breck, Constance Towers, (more)
