James Seay Movies

The murder of a stockbroker tips Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) to Organized Crime's latest racket: obtaining valuable stock certificates which are then used as collateral for large Mob loans. At the center of this scheme is the beautiful but treacherous Meredith Schader (Michele Carey), who targets vulnerable male stockbrokers, pretends to fall in love with them, then blackmails them into doing the Mob's bidding. Meredith's latest victim is wealthy but lonely Val Palmer (Barry Nelson), who is blissfully unaware that he is being set up for the worst fall of his life. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A murder investigation uncovers a plot that could destroy the world as we know it in this thriller. When a scientist doing research on nuclear weapons is murdered during a hospital stay, federal investigator Dave Pomeroy (Howard Duff) is called in to find out who killed him and why. With the help of Dr. Paula Stevens (Linda Cristal), the late scientist's assistant, Pomeroy learns that the scientist fell victim to a group of communist renegades whose members include two brilliant but unstable weapons experts, August Best (Nehemiah Persoff) and Myra Pryor (Anne Jeffreys). Pomeroy discovers that Best and Pryor have constructed an atomic bomb of their own -- and that they're threatening to use it to start World War III, forcing the detective to take swift action to prevent worldwide devastation. Panic in the City also features Dennis Hopper in the small role of Goff, just a year before Easy Rider would make him a star. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

The title of this episode refers to the Virginia town which serves as the home of the FBI Training Academy. One of Quantico's most promising trainees is Charlie Hunter (Michael Callan), who'd grown up in a slum neighborhood with his mentally unbalanced cousin Willard Smith (Robert Walker Jr.). Upon learning that Willard is planning to blow up the Supreme Court Building with a homemade bomb, Charlie is faced with a dilemma that could cost him his career--to say nothing of his life. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Now aspiring to be a hard-boiled private detective, Jethro opens an office in Drysdale's bank building. He then installs all sorts of "double-naught spy" gadgetry, most of which backfires in a hilarious fashion (Best gag: the "two-way" mirror.) Less hilarious is a gang of clever crooks, who decide to use Jethro as their unwitting accomplice in a bank robbery. Donald Curtis, Eileen O'Neill, and James Seay appear in the supporting cast. "The Private Eye" first aired on October 6, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Filmed as the first episode of The Andy Griffith Show's fifth season, "Barney's Bloodhound" was not telecast until October 26, 1964, by which time the season was already six weeks old. Hoping to track down an escaped convict (Arthur Banatides), Barney adds a stray bloodhound named Blue to the Mayberry Police Force. Alas, Blue does not respond to Barney's commands-and even worse, the dog develops a strong affection for the fugitive! "Barney's Blodhound" was written by Bill Idelson and Sam Bobrick. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Taking a long-overdue vacation, Andy leaves Barney and Gomer in charge of the jailhouse. No sooner has Andy left than the boys have managed to lock themselves in the cell. Later on, Barney and Gomer successfully catch a crook (Allen Melvin)--who not only promptly escapes, but does so twice! Suffice to say that Andy's R-and-R is somewhat abruptly cut short. Written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum, "Andy's Vacation" first aired on March 9, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A prowler has been reported in the neighborhood, so Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Viv (Vivian Vance) decide to learn how to defend themselves. This decision leads to a memorable afternoon at a judo academy, presided over by real-life martial arts expert Louis Coppola. Despite the usual slapstickery, the girls become quite adept at judo--but their new-found athletic prowess inevitably backfires, and at the worst possible time to boot. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Opie loses his baseball on the grounds of the foreboding Rimshaw mansion, which is rumored to be haunted. Pooh-poohing this, Barney and Gomer gallantly offer to retrieve the ball, only to be frightened away by what seems to be a veritable army of spooks and goblins. It is up to Andy to uncover the source of all those moans, groans and rattling chains. First telecast on October 7, 1963, "The Haunted House" was written by Harvey Bullock. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the seventh episode of Walt Disney's eight-part miniseries The Swamp Fox, Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion (Leslie Nielsen) has rescued his sweetheart Mary Videaux (Barbara Eiler) from the clutches of British officer Col. Tarleton. In their efforts to escape the British-held port of Charleston, Marion and his band of guerillas must first find themselves a sailing vessel. Mary works out a clever scheme whereby she convinces the captain of a British prison ship that she is a loyalist and that she hopes to throw Marion's men in irons. "A Woman's Courage" originally aired as part of the Walt Disney Presents anthology. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Wally (Tony Dow) is escorting Evelyn (Mary Mitchel) to a school dance, and since he doesn't yet have a driver's license, he needs a set of wheels to get there. At first he plans to ride along with Lumpy Rutherford (Frank Bank), but Wally's parents think that Lumpy is too reckless behind the while and refuse their permission. At this point, Evelyn offers to drive Wally to the dance -- but our hero is worried that he'll get "the business" if his friends learn that he must rely on a girl for his transportation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In this routine crime melodrama, detective Steve Keenan (Robert Knapp) is faced with several problems at one time. He has a reputation for using excessive force in dealing with criminals, so when he kills a gangland boss during an arrest, there is some room for doubt about the circumstances leading up to the killing. In the meantime, Keenan is dogged by an unidentified man out to avenge the death of the gangster. Aside from that continually evolving situation, there is some mystery surrounding a woman who gets involved with Keenan. The setting is Los Angeles, and the city plays its own role in the film. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Tired of churning out dull commission jobs, sketch artist Anthony March (Michael Higgins) yearns for more excitement in his life. One afternoon, Anthony glances out of the window of his Greenwich Village apartment and sees a young woman apparently planning to commit suicide in her hotel room--but when he rushes over to save her, the room turns out to be empty. This disturbing hallucination occurs time and time again before coming to a startling climax when Anthony's model Jeannie (a young Louise Fletcher) finds herself playing a key role in the proceedings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi