Jus Addiss Movies
- 1963
Ordered to London, Lt. Hanley (Rick Jason) finds he has been selected for a dangerous espionage mission in Occupied France. Teamed with veteran OSS agent Ted Slocum (J.D. Cannon), Hanley must rescue a French physicist who is being forced to work on a top-secret German project (could it be The Bomb?) The assignment turns out be a personal matter for Hanley: one of his college friends, the physicist's son, had been killed in a previous rescue attempt. Undermining the mission is an unidentified traitor in the ranks of the French Resistance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1963
Disillusioned with the present, Paul Driscoll (Dana Andrews) builds a time machine and heads to the past, hoping to correct mankind's mistakes. Failing spectacularly in this endeavor, he elects to take up permanent residence in the small town of Homeville, Indiana, circa 1881, where he hopes to live out his life in quiet contentment. Alas, despite his herculean efforts not to alter the course of history, that is just what he ends up doing. As originally written by Rod Serling, this hour-long Twilight Zone episode opened with a lengthy philosophical discussion between Driscoll and his mentor Dr. Harvey. This was adjudged too dull for TV consumption, thus a new opening was dreamed up wherein Driscoll was shown trying to prevent the sinking of the Lusitania and the rise of Hitler's Nazi Party. Accordingly, the role of Dr. Harvey was diminished, obliging proposed costar Joseph Schildkraut to drop out of the episode. The final version of "No Time Like the Past" premiered March 7, 1963. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dana Andrews, Patricia Breslin, (more)
- 1961
Having successfully robbed a train shipment of gold bullion, four thieves, headed by Mr. Farwell (Oscar Beregi), decide to lay low until the heat is off -- for 100 years, to be exact. Farwell and his three cohorts -- DeCruz (Simon Oakland), Brooks (Lew Gallo), and Erbie (John Mitchum) -- repair to a cave, where they enter four glass cases and place themselves in suspended animation. Awakening a century later, Farwell and his partners figure that they can now enjoy their $1,000,000 booty. . .but they're wrong, dead wrong! First telecast April 21, 1961, "The Rip Van Winkle Caper" is a typical lesson in human nature from the pen of Twilight Zone series creator Rod Serling. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Oscar Beregi, Simon Oakland, (more)
- 1961
Thrown off course by a freak tailwind, a passenger jet finds itself flying over a prehistoric landscape, festooned with dinosaurs. Deducing that they've somehow passed through a time warp, the crew of Flight 33, headed by Captain Farver (John Anderson), desperately seek out a way of returning to their own time. Managing to retrieve the tailwind, the crew succeeds in its goal -- almost. Written by Rod Serling, with technical advice from his novelist brother Robert J. Serling (then an aviation writer for American Airlines), this Twilight Zone episode is highlighted by some disturbingly convincing "monster" animation, courtesy of film producer Jack H. Harris (of Dinosaurus! fame) and the special-effects wizards at Project Unlimited. "The Odyssey of Flight 33" first aired February 24, 1961. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Anderson, Paul Comi, (more)
- 1958
This odd drama features Jack Nicholson, then only 21-years old, in his first feature film. He plays a young delinquent who thinks he may have killed one of the two thugs who were pursuing him. He hides out in a local drive-in where he takes three hostages and barricades himself and them in a storeroom. Police surround the place and try to negotiate with the frightened boy but even his friends cannot reach him. Meanwhile, the media has learned of the situation and soon a TV news crew arrives followed by a crowd of spectators. Soon concessions are being sold, and the event becomes a circus. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Harry Lauter, Jack Nicholson, (more)
- 1957
Terminally ill Clarence Weems (Russell Collins) is offered 50 dollars per week for the rest of his life if he will invest in a cemetery plot purchased by his lodge brothers. Unfortunately for the other investors, it soon becomes apparent that Clarence is not about to cash in his chips in the near future. Out of desperation, his "brothers" give serious thought to hastening Clarence's demise before his 50-per-week stipend bankrupts them all. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
Taxidermist George Tiffany (Henry Jones) is commissioned to stuff a horse named Napoleon, whose body will then be included in a time capsule being prepared by the town of West Warlock. While trying to complete his job, George suffers the constant annoyance of his boorish brother-in-law Wadron (Sam Buffington). Finally, George can stand no more -- at which point he takes advantage of the fact that the time capsule will not be opened for another 100 years. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
Housewife Mabel McKay (Judith Evelyn) obsesses over her favorite movie star Marsha Mason, even insisting that she and Marsha look exactly alike. Fed up with her delusional behavior, Mabel's husband Henry (Robert Emhardt) tells her that she's crazy. The outraged Mabel kills Henry and tries to cover up the crime -- until she arrives at the conclusion that the best way to "become" Marsha Mason is to act upon the principle that any publicity is good publicity. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
Halloran (Harold Stone), an obnoxious newspaper reporter known for his elaborate practical jokes, chooses an old barfly named Johnny (Russell Collins) as his next victim. To this end, Halloran prints up a dummy newspaper bearing the headline "World to End Tonight at 11:45 p.m." Thoroughly convinced of his imminent doom, the pathetic Johnny decides to spend his last moments fulfilling several long-suppressed desires -- with disastrous and ultimately fatal consequences. One of the street urchins appearing in the climactic department-store sequence is a young Harry Shearer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
Lonely old Emma Paisley (Dorothy Stickney) adopts a stray cat, which insists upon roaming outside Emma's apartment and annoying her next-door neighbor, a bookie named Rinditch (Fred Graham). Finally, Rinditch tells Emma to keep the cat locked up, else he'll kill the wandering feline. As it turns out, however, it is Rinditch who ends up dead -- and he doesn't have eight spare lives like Miss Paisley's cat. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
Warren Selvey (Pat Hingle), a district attorney who has his eye on the governor's mansion, has successfully prosecuted a murder case and sentenced a man to be put to death. But on the eve of the execution, a seedy-looking oldster named Ed Barnes (Russell Collins) shows up at Selvey's home, confessing that it was he who committed the murder. Convinced that he'll be ruined if word leaks out of Barnes' confession, Selvey goes to extreme lengths to ensure the old man's silence -- only to discover at episode's end that his efforts were futile from the get-go. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
Much to the dismay of his wife Norma (Virginia Gregg), middle-aged Harry Parker (Henry Jones) is quite smitten by his new neighbor across the hall, sexy actress Lainie Elliott (Barbara Baxley). Thus it is that, when Lainie comes to Harry's door in a panic, he offers to help her in any way he can. It seems that someone fired a shot through Lainie's window, instantly killing her husband -- and rather than be blamed for the murder, Lainie begs Harry to help her dispose of the body. The viewer might conclude that Harry is being set up for a fall by Lainie...but the viewer would be only half right. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1956
Fired after decades of loyal service to an investment firm, mousy Benjamin Stepp (John Qualen) retaliates by murdering his boss Mr. Baldwin (Sebastian Cabot). Imagine Stepp's astonishment when, the day after the murder, Mr. Baldwin shows up in the office alive and well -- and not only rehires Stepp, but gives him a raise and a promotion. Not surprisingly, Stepp cannot rely upon the evidence of his own eyes...but what happens after he has gotten over his initial shock is quite a surprise indeed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1956
American reporter Mary Prescott (Claire Trevor) has been given a safe conduct pass by the Iron Curtain dictator whom she has interviewed. En route to West Germany, Mary is approached by East German soccer player Jan Gubak (Jacques Bergerac), who tells her a sob story about a sick sister and an expensive operation. The upshot of all this finds Mary agreeing to smuggle a watch across the border on behalf of Gubak -- with surprising consequences. Hogan's Heroes fans will enjoy the brief appearances of the future Colonel Klink Werner Klemperer and Sgt. Schultz (John Banner) in key supporting roles, while comedy aficionados will recognize perennial Laurel & Hardy foil Charlie Hall as a pool player in Alfred Hitchcock's prologue sequence. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1955
Upon his release from prison, gangster Dan Varrel (Gene Barry) vows to kill Lois Williams (Nancy Gates), the woman responsible for his brother's death. Catching up to Lois, Dan is surprised to find a lonely, impoverished, and thoroughly depressed young woman who all but begs him to put her out of her misery. Almost instantly, Dan changes his tune and does everything he can to help Lois pull herself out of her doldrums and gain a new lease on life -- but his motives are not entirely altruistic! "Salvage" had been previously dramatized on the radio anthology Suspense, with Burt Lancaster in the leading role. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
