Lisa Seagram Movies
- 1969
John Abbott, a citizen of Ancient Rome, is transported against his will to the 20th Century. No sooner has he landed in Tinseltown than he's pounced upon by opportunists and sharpsters. Ad man Terry-Thomas exploits Abbott for marketing purposes, while gorgeous Lisa Seagram hopes to use the hapless Roman as a launching pad for her own showbiz career. There's a lot of comic talent in 2000 Years Later--in addition to Terry-Thomas, the film features Edward Everett Horton, Pat Harrington Jr. and Casey Kasem. In keeping with its title (in a manner of speaking), the film fares well as a 1960s time capsule, with cameo appearances by such icons of the decade as singer Monty Rock III and designer Rudi Gernreich. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Doris Day plays a swinging, mod-attired agent of espionage (yes, that Doris Day) in this caper comedy directed by Frank Tashlin. Patricia Fowler (Day) is an industrial spy who is hired to work undercover at a cosmetics company. While posing as a low-level employee, she is to get the goods on a new formula they intend to market. However, it turns out that makeup isn't all this firm has to sell; they're also involved in an international drug-smuggling ring, and she finds herself doing battle with other agents willing to kill to ensure that the flow of narcotics is unabated. Her adventures cause her to cross paths with Christopher White (Richard Harris), a fellow agent with whom Patricia is soon romantically involved, and together the couple locate the secret lab of cosmetics tycoon and evil genius Stuart Clancy (Ray Walston). While this was a game attempt to update Day's squeaky-clean image, it was not terribly well received; one year and three films later, Day retired from movies to devote herself to television work, and quit showbiz altogether in 1973 (with the exception of a short-lived talk show that aired in 1984). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Doris Day, Richard Harris, (more)
- 1966
Perry Mason's one-and-only color episode is a loose adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. The "Fagin" character is slimy art collector Benjamin Huggins (Victor Buono), who with the assistance of henchman Bill Sikes (Scott Graham) masterminds a teenage car-stripping gang. Murder rears its ugly head when 18-year-old gang member Lennie Beale (Kevin O'Neal) is charged with killing Sikes, apparently as retaliation for Sikes' shooting of Lennie's girlfriend Robin Spring (Lisa Seagram). Even though he had previously been robbed by Lennie, Perry (Raymond Burr), in true "Mr. Brownlow" fashion, agrees to defend the boy in court. One of the seventy-six Perry Mason episodes removed from the series' original 1966 syndication package, "The Case of the Twice-Told Twist" was finally rebroadcast on cable TV in the early 1990s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Granny and Elly head back to the Ozarks, there to assist Mrs. Brewster (Lisa Seagram) in the delivery of her first baby. In their absence, Jed and Jethro are left in charge of the Beverly Hills mansion. Though Jethro intends to run things as usual, Jethro hopes to convert the Clampett home into a swingin' bachelor pad. Frank Wilcox makes a return appearance as oil executive Mr. Brewster. "Brewster's Baby" first aired on February 16, 1966. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
The first episode of the first season of Family Affair finds the carefree lifestyle of globetrotting consulting engineer (and swinging bachelor) Bill Davis (Brian Keith) scattered to the four winds when his newly orphaned nephew Jody (Johnnie Whitaker) and niece Buffy (Anissa Jones) arrive on the doorstep of his Manhattan apartment. The six-year-old twins had been living with their Aunt Fran (Louise Latham), but her husband can't stand kids and so Bill is appointed the new surrogate father. He isn't keen on the prospect, nor is Bill's veddy British butler Mr. French (Sebastian Cabot) thrilled at the prospect of being a "nanny". By episode's end, of course, the kids have won Bill over, but not before a crisis wherein Buffy, feeling completely unwanted, hides in the basement of the apartment building. And there's another big surprise in store for Mr. French at fadeout time ("Good Heavens! I AM a nanny!"). In this episode, Philip Ober appears as Bill's business partner Ted Gaynor, a role later played by John Hubbard. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
Martin's newest invention is the Dimensional Separator, which is unwittingly activated by Mrs. Brown (Pamela Britton), who immediately morphs from a fully formed three-dimensional person to a flat 2-D! In this state, Mrs. Brown is mistaken for a painting, and hung in a gallery--where she is subsequently stolen by art thieves. Martin (Ray Walston) and Tim (Bill Bixby) endeavor to rescue Mrs. Brown, all the while avoiding Detective Brennan (Alan Hewitt), who is convinced that they're in on the heist. This is the last episode of My Favorite Martian's second season, and the last to be filmed in black and white. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
The Clampetts again serve a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality -- hillbilly, that is -- to oil executive Brewster (Frank Wilcox) and his lovely new wife (Lisa Seagram). But the Brewsters would just as soon celebrate their marriage quietly, without the "help" of the hillbillies. "The Brewsters Return" was originally scheduled to air on June 2, 1965, but according to contemporary TV Guide listings, the episode was moved up to May 19. In most syndicated packages, however, the episode is catalogued after "Luke's Boy," which was shown on May 26, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
Frank Wilcox makes a return visit to The Beverly Hillbillies in the role of dapper oil company executive Mr. Brewster. Arriving in Beverly Hills with his fiancée Edythe Williams (Lisa Seagram), Brewster visits the Clampett mansion to inform the family that even more oil has been found on Jed's mountain property. The Clampetts respond by inviting Brewster and his bride-to-be to spend their honeymoon in Granny's backyard cabin -- and they won't take no for an answer. "Brewster's Honeymoon" originally aired on March 24, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Endora just won't give up her efforts to cause a rift in the matrimonial bonds between her daughter, Samantha, and that goofy mortal Darrin. This time around, Endora insists that Janine (Lisa Seagram), a beauty contest winner hired for Darrin's latest ad campaign, will ultimately break up Sam's marriage. Sam pooh-poohs this notion, unaware that Endora has already used witchcraft to prove that Darrin is capable of infidelity. Written by Jack Sher, "It Takes One to No One" was first telecast on November 26, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, (more)
- 1964
This drama tells the true story of one of Broadway's most successful madams in the 1920s. It is loosely based on the autobiography of Polly Adler. The story begins when young Polly is seduced and raped at her job by the sweatshop foreman. When her uncle, with whom she lived, learns of the act, he blames her and tosses her out. She then moves into an apartment owned by a racketeer. It is he who encourages her into her "helping" profession when he gives her money for bringing her pals to a gangster party. Soon she is beginning to build up her own clientele. As her business prospers, she begins to choose nicer locations. Her tiny cathouse becomes a haven for sleazy politicos, mobsters, and businessmen. The madame herself has a passionate romance with a young songwriter and she helps his career. He does not know of her vocation and she eventually breaks up with him to keep his reputation intact. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shelley Winters, Robert Taylor, (more)
Edward Dmytryk brings Harold Robbins' trashy, dirt-dishing Hollywood best-seller to the screen with George Peppard starring as Jonas Cord, a rancidly-sketched portrait of Howard Hughes. In 1925, when his father dies of a stroke, Jonas inherits the Cord Chemical factory, a manufacturer of dynamite and other explosives. Jonas proceeds with several cut-throat transactions, making a settlement with his sexy stepmother Rina (Carroll Baker) and liquidating the stock owned by cowhand Nevada Smith (Alan Ladd, in his final American film role). With the help of Mac McAllister (Lew Ayres), his father's attorney, Jonas builds his father's company into a multi-million dollar business, expanding into plastics and aeronautics. Meanwhile, Rina has become a top fashion model and movie star and Nevada Smith has parlayed his laconic demeanor into a career as a popular silent film cowboy idol. Jonas then marries, then ignores, the well-meaning Monica Winthrop (Elizabeth Ashley), and ruins her father's company in the process. Then, with the advent of sound films, Jonas helps Nevada Smith through the sound film crisis by offering financial backing for a film to star both Nevada and his ex-mother-in-law Rina. Jonas decides to direct the film himself, hoping to seduce Rina. But Jonas's insensitive and egomaniacal behavior causes Monica to leave him. Jonas invests all his time in film production but the alcoholic Rina dies in a car accident. The owners of the film studio -- Bernard B. Norman (Martin Balsam) and Dan Pierce (Robert Cummings) -- want to sell the studio to Jonas but hide the fact that Rina, the studio's biggest star, has died. Jonas buys the studio and when he finds his biggest asset is gone, he goes on a drunken binge. But Jonas quickly meets call girl Jennie Denton (Martha Hyer), who he decides to turn into a superstar modeled upon Rina. Despite having made her a star, Jonas's vile treatment of Jennie repulses both her and his old friend Nevada Smith, and Smith decides it's time to beat some sense into Jonas's head. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- George Peppard, Alan Ladd, (more)
