June Vincent Movies
Blond actress June Vincent entered the movie business in 1940. Occasionally a leading lady, as in Abbott & Costello's Here Come the Co-eds, Vincent was more effectively cast as an ice-princess "other woman." After a string of progressively uninteresting film parts, she received a shot in the arm careerwise when she began accepting television roles, rapidly establishing herself as an versatile character actress; TV Guide, taking into consideration the number of times that the on-screen Vincent tried to steal away somebody's husband or boyfriend, referred to her as "Television's Favorite Homewrecker." June Vincent made her final TV appearances in the mid-1960s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide- 1970
With the "inside" help of misguided maid Maria Montoya (Pilar Seurat), a gang of thieves steals a 33-carat diamond from wealthy Everlyn Harcourt (June Vincent). The FBI enters the scene after one of the crooks is killed during the heist and the rest scatter to the four winds. Athough the gang's fence is captured, master thief Victor Amazeen (Jack Klugman) manages to elude a trap set by Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.)--but if Amazeen thinks his problems are over, he is sorely mistaken. Featured among the villains is future Hill St. Blues star Daniel J. Travanti, here billed as Dan Travanty. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1969
At the insistence of his boss Larry Tate, a reluctant Darrin joins the snooty and exclusive Burning Oak country club. Believing that he has sold out his egalitarian values, Endora transforms Darrin into an insufferable, bigoted snob. Samantha straightens out the mess by revealing a few unsavory truths about the ancestors of "blue-blooded" club chairman J. Earl Rockeford (Edward Andrews) and his equally haughty wife, Hortense (Glenda Farrell). Taking time out from her duties as Mrs. Drysdale on The Beverly Hillbillies, Harriet MacGibbon is seen as Jessica. Written by Pauline Townsend and Leo Townsend, "The Battle of Burning Oak" was first broadcast on March 13, 1969. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, (more)
- 1967
Hollywood icon Myrna Loy guest stars as Adele, a once wealthy matron forced by circumstance to work as a maid. Out of the goodness of his heart, Mr. Nigel French (John Williams) helpfully covers up Adele's ineptitude, an act of largesse that backfires when Adele makes a shambles of a society party--and holds French responsible. At the same time, Bill (Brian Keith) gets into trouble for extending his own helping hand and taking over the twins' school science project. All this intrigue leads to the conclusion by the adults in the Davis household that they will never, ever "get involved" again--but it's up to 15-year-old Cissy (Kathy Garver) to resolve the situation. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1967
Once again, Ironside (Raymond Burr) comes to the aid of an old friend, in this case an outwardly solid citizen who faces extradition to New York on a murder charge. Although Wally Stowe (Victor Jory) is a fugitive from justice who has been living under an assumed identity for nearly two decades, Ironside is convinced that Stowe was wrongly convicted of the killing--and he intends to scour the length and breadth of Manhattan Island to prove his point. Featured in the cast as Stowe's son Tom is a young Harrison Ford. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Using the alias Stephen Fitzgerald, con artist Andrew Cook (James Daly) has married the widow of a bank owner, embezzled the bank funds, and murdered his wife--a pattern he has followed for years in several other cities. Now the homicidal Cook has targeted wealthy Amy Hunter (Margaret Leighton) as his next victim, with both Amy's life and a million-dollar "prize" at stake. Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) must figure out the reason behind Fitzgerald's modus operandi in order to stop him before he can steal--and kill--again. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
While on a test of new equipment -- for which only Nelson (Richard Basehart), Crane (David Hedison), and eight scientist-observers are aboard -- the Seaview loses all power nearly a mile below the surface. The 10 people aboard are trapped, unable to launch the Flying Sub and too deep to escape using diving gear or the mini-subs, and then they start getting killed off one by one, in what initially look like accidents. It's clear that one of them is stalking the others, but which one, and to what purpose? Nelson and Crane must find the identity of the murderer and the reason for the sabotage of the ship before it's too late. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Now posing as "Ed Sanders", Kimble (David Janssen) shows up at an electronics demonstration being held in a shopping mall, where he witnesses security guard Pete Dawes (Howard Da Silva) gunning down a teenage thief. Now Kimble must save an innocent man from being accused of the shooting--but he dares not make a move out of the mall for fear of being arrested. Caught in the middle of this dilemma is camera-store employee Marcia (Lois Nettleton), who has offered to provide Kimble a safe harbor from the authorities. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1965
Andy, Opie and Aunt Bee arrive in Hollywood, there to witness the filming of Andy's life story Sheriff Without a Gun. But upon paying their first visit to Belmont Studios, the Taylors are none too pleased with the liberties taken by the scriptwriter. Aunt Bee in particular is aghast to discover that her movie counterpart is a shapely young blonde! Featured in the cast are two sitcom favorites: Hayden Rorke (I Dream of Jeannie) as Considine, and Gavin McLeod (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) as Bender. First telecast November 1, 1965, "Taylors in Hollywood" was written by Bill Idelson and Sam Bobrick. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Eluding the local authorities, Richard Kimble (David Janssen)--aka "Peter Broderick"--hops a freight car containing three other passengers: A hobo named Preacher (Royal Dano), a woman named Carol (Diana Hyland), and a little baby. Carol claims to be the infant's mother, and further insists that she is searching for her husband. But it soon turns out that the woman has been mentally unbalanced since becoming a widow--and that she has kidnapped the baby. Kimble's efforts to help Carol and return the baby to its parents are complicated by the child's precarious health...to say nothing of the treacherous Preacher. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Wealthy Adelaide Snow (Patricia Collinge) confronts her nephew Bruce (Don Chastain), who has been passing bad checks to pay his gambling debts. Rather than allow Adelaide to notify the authorities, Bruce locks the old woman in her own money vault and leaves her there to suffocate. Bruce has taken the precaution of locking one of Adelaide's pet cats in the vault as well, reasoning that the police will conclude that she entered the vault to retrieve her cat and was trapped by accident. What our "hero" hadn't figured on was that his own wife, Lorna (Jessica Walter), does not possess his sociopathic streak. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Patricia Collinge, Jessica Walter, (more)
- 1961
Tim Decker (Kenneth Tobey) enjoys a home-town reputation as being extraordinarily quick on the trigger. With this in mind, the townsfolk cannot understand why Tim is reluctant to give chase when a gang of outlaws rob the local bank. It is up to Paladin (Richard Boone) to coerce Tim into joining a search party for the outlaws--and in the process Paladin learns a terrible secret, one with potentially devastating consequences for Tim's hero-worshipping son Larry (Johnny Eimen). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1961
During a stopover in a mining camp, a weary Paladin (Richard Boone) allows self-proclaimed mystic Mme. Destin (June Vincent) to read his future with Tarot cards. The cards subsequently reveal that Paladin is slated to meet a sailor--whereupon death will follow! Almost on cue, a tough character named Danceman (Barry Kelley) roars into camp primed for revenge...and it looks like Paladin's fate has been sealed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1961
Making a rare TV appearance after falling victim to the 1950s Hollywood Blacklist, Larry Parks guest stars as minor hoodlum George "Blackie" Dallas, a character obviously inspired by real-life outlaw "Machine Gun" Kelly. Egged on by his ambitious wife Lily (Norma Crane), Dallas kidnaps millionaire Thomas Randall (Dabbs Greer) and holds him for ransom. Though he is unable to save Randall's life, Elliot Ness (Robert Stack) still holds out hope that he can bring Blackie and Lily to justice--and to do this, he exploits the couple's personal problems with their young daughter Arlene (Judy Strangis). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1961
Perry (Raymond Burr) is summoned to Manzan Valley to settle a bitter land dispute. His client is Judy Bryant (Sarah Marshall), who claims the the boundary on her property was illegally changed when the river was rerouted. Judy's key witness is her no-good stepfather Amos (Robert Lowery), who agrees to testify on her behalf--but only if she ponies up $10,000. Soon afterward, Amos is blown to bits by a homemade bomb, and Judy finds herself facing a murder charge. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1961
Inventor Walter Randall (Jerome Thor) is saddled with a nasty wife named Laura (June Vincent), who is insanely jealous of her husband's romance with Phyllis Hudson (Marianne Stewart). Setting a time bomb to destroy Walter's newest invention, an underwater sounding device, Phyllis decides to literally kill two birds with one stone by knocking out Phyllis and leaving her to die in the explosion. Fortunately, Phyllis escapes in the nick of time; unfortunately, she is subsequently charged with Laura's murder. Attorney Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) relies upon an elaborate (and expensive) courtroom demonstration to save Phyllis from the gas chamber. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1960
Taking a few small steps into her rented country house, Ruth Graham (June Vincent) prompty vanishes, never to be seen again. When Ruth's husband Fred (Edward Binns) reports her disappearance to the authorities, police lieutenant Barnes (Fredd Wayne) accuses him of murder. There is a trial and an acquittal, but neither Fred nor Barnes will be satisfied until the truth is revealed--which it is, sort of, once the history of the country house is fully researched. Series host John Newland takes an active part in the episode's finale. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1960
Pat Wayne, the real-life son of John Wayne, is cast as Ben Huttner, the illegitimate offspring of a wealthy Virginia colonel. The good news is that Huttner has fallen heir to the colonel's $5,000,000 estate. The bad news is that Huttner is on the lam from the law, charged with robbery and manslaughter. Catching up with Huttner, Paladin (Richard Boone) offers the man a choice: relinquish all claims to his inheritance, or return with Paladin to stand trial--and very likely face a quick execution. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Swimsuit manufacturer Wally Dunbar (John Lupton) is none too happy when his new summer line of bikinis is pirated after the design sketches are stolen. It gets worse when Dunbar's girlfriend Kitty Wynne (Terry Huntingdon) is charged with the murder of Dunbar's top designer Rick Stassi (Stephan Bekassy), with Lt. Tragg (Ray Collins) offering as motive the fact that Stassi was systematically blackmailing Kitty. Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) agrees to defend Kitty in court--never imagining that DA Burger (William Talman) intends to put Perry's detective friend Paul Drake (William Hopper) on the witness stand. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1959
Miracle of the Hills is a melodramatic, standard western with two ostensible "enemies" that fuel the plot: a decent town preacher, Scott Macauley (Rex Reason) and an "indecent" former prostitute, Kate Peacock (Betty Lou Gerson). The preacher is on his way to cleaning up his parish and the town but comes up against Peacock, who now owns the main source of employment in the town, a coal mine. In revenge for the way she was treated in the old days, she lords it over the town and her workers. Just as the preacher is mediating the best he can between Peacock and the rest of the community, three young boys get trapped in the mine. (Jay North, just before his Dennis the Menace fame on American TV, plays one of them). Sure enough, it is a potential disaster that galvanizes everyone and erases past battle lines. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rex Reason, Theona Bryant, (more)
- 1958
Jockey Billy Pearson, who skyrocketed to fame by winning big-time on the 1950s TV game show The $64,000 Question, is appropriately cast in this episode--not as a game-show winner, but as a jockey named Tic Barton. Banned from the track after losing a fixed race, Tic confronts the man who arranged the fix, racketeer Johnny Starr (Don Durant), knocking him down in the process. Naturally, when Johnny turns up dead, Tic is charged with the crime. Representing Tic in court, Perry (Raymond Burr) finds that the case against his client may be insurmountable--especially when it is revealed that the jockey's avaricious wife Gloria (Barbara Lawrence) was having an affair with the dead man. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1958
Feeling sorry for Albert Sanders (Fred Sherman), who has lost his entire family in a terrible accident, Perry agrees to defend the man pro-bono on a smuggling charge. The situation becomes a bit more serious when Sanders is accused of murdering cabdriver Kim Lane (Betty Utey). In order to clear his client, Mason and Paul Drake must expose a vicious smuggling ring operating from a tawdry dance hall. This episode is based on a 1958 novel by Perry Mason creator Erle Stanley Gardner. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
In a customary act of gallantry, Paladin (Richard Boone) acquires opera tickets for Mexican noblewoman Maria Rojas (June Vincent) and her aristocratic husband Miguel (Michael Pate). No sooner have the lights gone down that shot rings out and Miguel is felled by an assassin's bullet. As he lies dying, Miguel persuades Paladin to escort his body back to his home in Mexico. Paladin agrees--little knowing that there is much, much more to this situation than meets the eye! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
Paladin (Richard Boone) is hired by Colonel Lathrop (Robert F. Simon), a wealthy and aristocratic ex-military man who claims to be writing a history of the West. Lathrop wants Paladin to find out what became of a legendary saloon queen who once presided over a now-deserted Nevada mining town. The job turns out to be a lot more dangerous than it first appears: no one previously hired by the Colonel to find the missing lady has ever returned alive. Supporting players Denver Pyle (Clay Sommers) and Peggy Rea (Lulu) were later reteamed on another popular TV series, The Dukes of Hazzard. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1955
After several years of supporting parts, Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republic's City of Shadows. McLaglen plays Big Tim Channing, an ageing but powerful gangster who raises young newsboy Dan Mason as his own son. Upon reaching adulthood, Mason (John Baer) becomes a law student, with the covert (and illegal) help of Channing. Despite his checkered past, Mason opts for honesty when he falls in love with Fern Fellows (Kathleen Crowley). This decision ultimately spells the doom for Mason's mentor Big Tim. The all-character actor cast includes such familiar faces as Anthony Caruso, Paul Maxey, Frank Ferguson, Richard Travis, and Kay E. Kuter. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Victor McLaglen, John Baer, (more)
- 1953
When the Bowery Boys go to visit a friend on an Air Force base, they are pulled into an investigation to discover why their friend is being accused of treason. Accidentally enlisting in the service, they continue their investigation and eventually stumble on a Nazi plot. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, (more)
