Mary Sinclair Movies
Historically significant for being the first actress to sign a seven-year contract during the early days of television, Mary Sinclair's 1951 contract with CBS led her to became a staple of the one-hour drama. Frequently appearing on popular programs such a The U.S. Steel Hour and Playhouse 90, SInclair began her career as an aspiring model. Seeking the fame and fortune of the big city, Sinclair moved to New York City in 1944, where she met her future husband, Broadway producer George Abbot, in 1946. The catalyst of her career as an actress, however, was a chance encounter with CBS chairman of the board William S. Paley, eventually resulting in the contract which lead to her stardom. A divorce from Abbot soon followed, and Sinclair continued working in television and theater through the 1950s. After disappearing from the spotlight in the 1960s -- she studied painting and lived in Italy and France during the early '70s -- Sinclair relocated to Los Angeles, where she became active in local theater. Retiring to Arizona in her later years, Sinclair died in Phoenix on November 5, 2000, at the age of 78. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide- 1961
Gypsy fortune teller Lola (Betty Garde) knows that she's a fraud, but that doesn't stop her from making her living by predicting the future of lonely and gullible women throughout the English countryside. During one session, however, Lola peeks into her crystal ball and actually witnesses a future event: namely, the murder of one of her customers. Even worse, the killer is Lola's own son Mario (Scott Marlowe)--and unless the Gypsy charlatan acts quickly, the grim prophecy will soon be fulfilled. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1960
Leslie Nielsen guest stars as Tom Sebring, a disgruntled prison inmate who has unexpectedly been denied parole. Elliot Ness (Robert Stack) hopes to play on Sebring's resentment to persuade him to act as an "inside man" at Leavenworth, the better to trap the partners of recently murdered mobster Nick Segal (Peter Leeds). But Ness' plans may be thwarted by a corrupt prison guard and a phony "escape" designed to cover up a second murder--and pulling the strings on the "outside" is none other than Frank Nitti (Bruce Gordon. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1955
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Telecast live from Hollywood, this hour-long version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde stars Michael Rennie in the title role--or rather, roles. Obsessed with his theory that every man has two distinct personalities within him, the kindly Dr. Henry Jeckyll (Rennie) begins to experiment with a drug that will release the dark side of his soul. He succeeds all too well, created a hedonistic and ultimately murderous human monster named Edward Hyde. Breaking away from the traditional staging of this material, the production is offered in flashback form, with the reading of the late Dr. Jekyll's will--whereby a strange bequest, and a stranger story, is revealed bit by bit. Adapted for television by no less than Gore Vidal, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is one of a handful of episodes from the CBS dramatic anthology Climax! that still exists in kinescope form. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Rennie, Mary Sinclair, (more)
Adapted from a novel by W.R. Burnett (which hadn't yet been published when the film was released), Arrowhead is a tough, uncompromising western dealing with the delicate issue of White-Indian relations. Charlton Heston is at his most truculent as Indian agent Ed Bannon, who though raised by Apaches has a very low opinion of the tribe's trustworthiness. Bannon's warnings about Indian treachery would seem to be borne out by a series of bloody raids upon the cavalry, but the officers in charge refuse to believe him. It turns out that the man behind the Apache attacks is Toriano (Jack Palance), the chief's college-educated son, who has rejected the ways of the White Man and intends to reclaim his birthright. The film boils down to a mano y mano battle between Bannon and Toriano, personal enemies from way back. Hardly politically correct, Arrowhead is worth seeing if only for the multitextured performance by Jack Palance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, (more)
