Harry Harris Movies
- 1967
Written by Frank Chase, "The Gentle Ones" is the tale of two brothers, both in the horse trading business. Kindhearted Mark (Robert Walker Jr.) is a cowboy who loves horses; his brutal sibling Frank (Pat Conway) is a rancher who likes nothing more than to "break" his horses in the most sadistic manner imaginable. Because Mark has never stood up to his brother, he is regarded as a coward by his girl friend Dana (Lana Wood), but with the help of the Cartwrights Mark proves himself to be the worthier of the two siblings. "The Gentle Ones" originally aired on October 29, 1967. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, (more)
- 1967
Albert Salmi returns in the role of rascally space pirate Alonzo P. Tucker (you remember: the guy with the robot parrot on his shoulder). This time, Tucker and his crew are on an intergalactic search for the treasure of Billy Bones. Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris) gets mixed up in the swashbuckling when is mistaken as the "master" of Billy Bones--who exists in the form of a hideous mechanical head. Arrr, mateys! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Briggs is forced to play along with powerful mobster boss Frank Egan (William Smithers when the daughter of Briggs' friend Joe Mantell is kidnapped. In order to secure the girl's release, Briggs and the IMF must themselves kidnap the key witness against Egan in an upcoming Grand Jury investigation. This pulse-pounding Mission: Impossible episode was a radical--and effective--departure from the series' usual format. Originally telecast November 5 1966, "The Ransom" was written by William Read Woodfield and Allan Balter. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Steven Hill, Barbara Bain, (more)
- 1966
James Westerfield hams it up as Dr. Marvello, the pitchman for a travelling space circus that shows up to entertain the Robinsons--in exchange for a meal. Unfortunately, the food supply is perilously low, so Marvello ends up seeking another form of payment. The crafty showman sets his sights on Will Robinson (Billy Mumy), who has suddenly attained the power to materialize whatever he wants--and as such would be a wonderful attraction in Marvello's freak show. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Pompous Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris) is delighted to be selected as king of the planet Andronica. He will of course, be less than delighted when he discovers that he has been chosen not because of his superiority, but because he is the least essential member of the Robinson party. And imagine his surprise when he learns that the Andronicans intend to sacrifice him to their local gods. Kevin Hagen, later a semi-regular on Irwin Allen's Land of the Giants, appears as the Andronican Master. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
When Penny (Angela Cartwright) offers refuge to an intergalactic thief named Ohan (Larry Ward), the fugitive gratefully entrusts a small disc to her, telling the girl that it will lead her to untold riches. At the behest of greedy Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris]), Penny follows the disc to a magic ring that bestows the "platinum touch" upon its owner. Inasmuch as this is obviously a retelling of the King Midas legend, guess who gets the platinum touch--and guess who turns into platinum. Werner Klemperer takes time off from his Hogan's Heroes duties to play an outer-space detective named Bolix. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Michael Rennie returns as The Keeper in this conclusion of a two-part story. Thanks to Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris, the Keeper's menagerie of space monstrosities is running wild on the Robinsons' planet. Only the Keeper can recapture these hideous creatures and return them to his intergalactic zoo--but he will do so only on condition that the Robinsons allow him to add Will (Billy Mumy) and Penny (Angela Cartwright) to his collection. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Michael Rennie, who earned his sci-fi/fantasy chops as the benevolent alien Klatu in The Day the Earth Stood Still, essays a far less benign characterization in this, the first episode of a two-part story. Rennie plays the titular Keeper, the curator of an intergalactic zoo comprised of monstrosities gathered from all over the galaxy (two of each). Careless Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris) accidentally releases the Keeper's hideous monstrosities, who threaten to destroy the Robinsons' planet unless the family agrees to a set of frightening "conditions." Although we're not supposed to notice, sharp-eyed viewers will recognize several of the monsters appearing herein as "carryover" creatures from earlier Lost in Space episodes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
Patricia Medina guest stars as Dr. Karen Miller, who has become an outcast on the frontier by virtue of her profession and her foreign birthplace. During a diptheria epidemic, Dr. Miller numbers among her patients another "outcast", namely ex-Army officer Jason McCord (Chuck Connors). As Jason struggles to recover from his illness, he decides to help Dr. Miller gain acceptance from the hostile settlers by acting as guinea pig for a new, untested serum. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
