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- DirectorFrank McDonaldStarsGuy MadisonAndy DevineWilliam PhippsTwo episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok", The Yellow Haired Kid and Johnny Deuce, edited together and released as a feature.
- DirectorMarc DanielsEdward SedgwickStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceDesi Arnaz greets the "I Love Lucy" studio audience and invites them to watch Lucille Ball and the cast film a special extended episode.not commercially released until 2007 DVD
- DirectorAnthony AsquithStarsJack WarnerRobert MorleyGeorge RelphSam Palmer is a cricketer about to play the final test match of his career. His schoolboy son Reggie is a budding poet who disappoints him by not attending the penultimate day's play. Unexpectedly, Reggie is invited to the home of poet and writer Alexander Whitehead. Reggie fears he will also miss the final day--and therefore Sam's last innings--but it turns out that Alexander is a cricket lover.remake of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre episode
- DirectorFrank McDonaldStarsGuy MadisonAndy DevineGloria SaundersA compilation of two episodes from the "Wild Bill Hickok" TV series, Border City Election and Pony Express vs. Telegraph, edited together and released as a feature film.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRay MillandGrace KellyRobert CummingsA former tennis star arranges the murder of his adulterous wife.remake of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre episode
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderRichard BooneTwo homicide detectives investigate the brutal shotgun murder of a crime syndicate member.
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonCompilation of 3 episodes of the "Adventures of Superman" TV show: episodes #30 ("Jet Ace"), #35 ("The Dog Who Knew Superman"), and #42 ("The Clown Who Cried").
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonCompilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episode #33 ("Superman in Exile"), 36 ("The Face and the Voice"), and #51 ("The Whistling Bird").
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonCompilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episodes #39 ("Machine That Could Plot Crimes"), #40 ("Jungle Devil"), and #31 ("Shot in the Dark").
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonCompilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episode #47 ("The Golden Vulture"), #44 ("The Semi-Private Eye"), and #32 ("The Defeat of Superman").
- DirectorGeorge BlairThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesNoel NeillJack LarsonCompilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episodes #34 ("A Ghost for Scotland Yard"), #49 ("Lady in Black"), and #38 ("Panic in the Sky").
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsErnest BorgnineBetsy BlairEsther MinciottiA middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.remake of The Philco Television Playhouse episode
- DirectorVal GuestStarsBrian DonlevyJack WarnerRichard WordsworthProfessor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsFess ParkerBuddy EbsenBasil RuysdaelAmerican frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.three The Magical World of Disney episodes edited together
- DirectorBill KarnStarsMyron HealeyDon C. HarveySam EdwardsHardened criminal repeatedly breaks out of Oregon State Prison, eluding police for prolonged periods afterwards.
- DirectorSam NewfieldStarsJon HallRay MontgomeryMarjorie LordThree episodes (27,28,29) of the TV series Ramar of the Jungle (1952) edited together and released as a feature.
- DirectorFrank McDonaldStarsGuy MadisonAndy DevineBobby JordanTwo episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok" edited together and released as a feature.
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsBette DavisErnest BorgnineDebbie ReynoldsWhen Jane tells her parents that she is getting married to Ralph Halloran, her mother Agnes starts planning an elaborate wedding, even though Jane does not wish it.remake of Goodyear Playhouse episode
- DirectorFielder CookStarsVan HeflinEverett SloaneEd BegleyWhen Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds.remake of Kraft Theatre episode(s)
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsFess ParkerBuddy EbsenJeff YorkDavy and his friends leave for New Orleans to sell some fur pelts.two episodes of The Magical World of Disney edited together
- DirectorAlex SegalStarsGlenn FordDonna ReedLeslie NielsenAfter the child of wealthy parents gets abducted, the police and a member of the press intervene to assist the parents in their search but end up complicating their impending decisions.remake of The United States Steel Hour episode, "Fearful Decision"
- DirectorArnold LavenStarsPaul NewmanWendell CoreyWalter PidgeonA decorated Korean War hero inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed.remake of The United States Steel Hour episode
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.remake of Studio One episode
- DirectorVal GuestStarsBrian DonlevyJohn LongdenSidney JamesProfessor Quatermass, trying to gather support for his Lunar colonisation project, is intrigued by mysterious traces that have been showing up.
- DirectorMartin RittStarsJohn CassavetesSidney PoitierJack WardenThe growing friendship of two NYC longshoremen is threatened by a notably repellent punk.remake of The Philco Television Playhouse episode, "A Man Is Ten Feet Tall"
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsAnthony PerkinsKarl MaldenNorma MooreTrue story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.remake of Climax! episode
- DirectorHall BartlettStarsDana AndrewsLinda DarnellSterling HaydenIn 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WWII fighter pilot (Dana Andrews) to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.remake of Encounter episode, "Flight Into Danger"
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsDon MurrayE.G. MarshallNancy MarchandFive office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes.remake of The Philco Television Playhouse episode
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsSal MineoBrian KeithSusan KohnerA juvenile delinquent (Sal Mineo) on parole receives support from a social worker (Brian Keith) and a girl (Susan Kohner) from a slum.remake of Studio One episode
- DirectorRichard C. KahnBill KarnStarsMyron HealeyJean HarveyPaul DubovA composite of three re-edited episodes from the 1952 TV series, Gangbusters, released to theatres in 1957 as a feature film. Gang Busters (1954) was a similar effort.
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsMichael CaineSean ConneryJacqueline Hill"Mountain" McClintock is over the hill as a boxer, but his corrupt manager keeps putting him back in the ring.remake of Playhouse 90 episode, "Requiem for a Heavyweight"
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsAndy GriffithMyron McCormickNick AdamsWill Stockdale is a country bumpkin drafted into the Air Force and too dumb to realize he's driving everyone around him crazy, no one more than Sergeant King.remake of The United States Steel Hour episode
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsEli WallachRobert KeithRichard JaeckelIn San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.
- DirectorLewis R. FosterNorman FosterStarsGuy WilliamsHenry CalvinGene SheldonA masked vigilante battles a corrupt commandant by night while masquerading as an aristocrat by day.edited from eight episodes of Zorro
- DirectorAlfred ShaughnessyStarsLonnie DoneganDickie ValentineJim DaleA young singer on a train bound for London finds herself among a group of famous musicians and performers.
- DirectorMontgomery TullyStarsBernard BresslawMichael MedwinAlfie BassA group of misfit soldiers are desperately trying to fiddle themselves some leave. Instead they wrangle a posting to the British Middle-East protectorate of Darawa. Their frustrations and disappointment at landing one of the harshest territories is compensated when they discover a secret passage to the King's harem.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsKim NovakGlenda FarrellJan NorrisA widowed businessman becomes obsessed with one of his employees, the divorcée Betty Preisser.remake of The Philco Television Playhouse episode
- DirectorCharles BartonStarsGuy WilliamsCharles KorvinHenry CalvinCompiled from six episodes of the original Disney Zorro series, this film has El Zorro, "The Fox," battling Jose Sebastian Varga, "The Eagle," a corrupt dictator set on taking control of all of Spanish California.
- DirectorPhilip LeacockStarsErnest BorgnineDavid BrianBethel LeslieJob or family? The perennial conflict is depicted in this drama about a draftsman able to free himself from the job for a very overdue family vacation, who is threatened with the sack if he doesn't return to work mid-holiday.remake of Goodyear Playhouse episode
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsJerry LewisJoan BlackmanEarl HollimanThe weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth...remake of Goodyear Playhouse episode
- DirectorC.M. Pennington-RichardsStarsShaun O'RiordanPeggy MountRonan O'CaseyWhen a couple from London move to the country to take over a pub they have inherited, they find that rural life isn't as idyllic as they'd imagined, thanks to the manoeuvrings of a powerful local brewery.
- DirectorEnrique CarrerasStarsNarciso Ibáñez MentaMercedes CarrerasNarciso Ibáñez SerradorAn anthology of three Edgar Allan Poe stories: "The Case of Mr. Valdemar," "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Tell-Tale Heart."remakes of three Masterworks of Terror episodes
- DirectorBill BixbyStarsBill BixbyLou FerrignoMarta DuBoisWhen Banner is held as a witness to a violent crime linked to the Kingpin, the fugitive is helped by lawyer Matt Murdock who is also the superhero, Daredevil.
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracyBurt LancasterRichard WidmarkIn 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes.remake of Playhouse 90 episode
- StarsJohn StoneKathleen MichaelPatsy RowlandsVeteran cricketer Sam Palmer is playing in his final test match today and wants his son to attend, but the boy has other priorities.remake of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre episode
- 19891h 36mNot Rated5.9 (1.2K)TV MovieDirectorAlan J. LeviStarsLindsay WagnerLee MajorsRichard AndersonThe Bionic Woman and the Six Million Dollar Man reunite, with a few younger bionic assistants, and try to catch a bionic spy.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJack LemmonLee RemickCharles BickfordAn alcoholic marries a young woman and systematically addicts her to booze so that they can share his "passion" together.remake of Playhouse 90 episode
- DirectorStan LathanStarsDick Van PattenSandy FaisonGrant GoodeveThis second made-for-television reunion film finds eldest son David on the brink of marriage to a divorcee. However, some of his sisters would prefer to see a reunion with his ex-wife Janet.
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsAnthony QuinnJackie GleasonMickey RooneyKnockout performances by Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris highlight this hard-hitting drama of corruption in the ring. Featuring Muhammad Ali.remake of Playhouse 90 episode
- DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsBurt LancasterJudy GarlandGena RowlandsJean Hansen joins the staff at a state training institution for developmentally challenged children. When she disagrees with teaching methods used for a 12-year-old autistic boy, the principal does not believe her approach is the answer.remake of Studio One episode
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsJune LockhartHugh ReillyJon ProvostWhile in Canada Timmy and Lassie encounter a downed hot air ballonist. By accident they end up in the balloon which takes them into the wilderness. The young boy and his dog must find a way to survive even fending off a wild pig.
- DirectorChristian NybyStarsRobert LoggiaLynn BariJay C. FlippenElfego Baca was a real-life Mexican American lawman in the late 1800s.
- DirectorEdward MontagneStarsErnest BorgnineTim ConwayJoe FlynnThe crazy crew of McHale decide to use their PT boat as an off-track betting parlor and run in to lots of trouble when they owe money to some marines and a horse they bought causes a Japanese sub to run aground.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsGlenn FordGeraldine PageAngela LansburyBubbly, middle-aged Evie Jackson has been single and alone for quite some time. When she attends a postmasters' convention at a New York City hotel, she meets rakish greeting card salesman Harry Mork and falls in love.remake of Studio One episoe, "The Out-of-Towners"
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsCharles BronsonSusan OliverKurt RussellWagon train scout Linc Murdock reminisces about his old feud with rancher Rance Macklin over pretty Maria during the time when Linc worked for the Macklin ranch.
- DirectorDon MedfordStarsRobert VaughnLuciana PaluzziPat CrowleyThe pilot for the TV series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," re-edited and released to theaters as a feature.
- DirectorRintarôYoshitake SuzukiEiichi YamamotoStarsJunji ChibaMichiru HojoKazuko ImaiThe story of Astroboy, a robot created by Dr Elephant, in the image of a boy, who has super strength and could fly.
- DirectorGordon FlemyngStarsPeter CushingRoy CastleJennie LindenAn eccentric inventor and his companions travel in his TARDIS to the Planet Skaro and battle the evil menace of the Daleks.
- DirectorJohn NewlandStarsRobert VaughnSenta BergerDavid McCallumU.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin are sent to the Swiss Alps to find a secret nuclear weapon design but T.H.R.U.S.H. agents kidnap Solo and replace him with a look-alike double.
- DirectorEdward MontagneStarsJoe FlynnTim ConwayBob HastingsThe crew of PT-73 are in trouble again when Ensign Parker poses as an Air Force pilot and sinks the Japanese fleet, without McHale.
- DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsAdam WestBurt WardLee MeriwetherThe Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
- DirectorGordon FlemyngStarsPeter CushingBernard CribbinsRay BrooksDr. Who and his companions arrive on Earth in the year 2150 AD, only to discover that the planet has been invaded and its population enslaved by the dreaded Daleks.
- DirectorEarl BellamyStarsFred GwynneYvonne De CarloAl LewisThe Munsters travel to England after Herman discovers he's the new Lord of the Munster Hall.
- DirectorDavid LaneStarsSylvia AndersonRay BarrettAlexander DavionWhen the launch of a mission to Mars goes awry due to sabotage, International Rescue is requested to assist in the mission's second attempt.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsAlan ReedMel BlancJean Vander PylWhile preparing for a camping trip, Fred Flintstone is enlisted by the Bedrock Secret Service to capture a criminal mastermind after a spy who looks like him is injured on the job.
- DirectorEiichi YamamotoStarsToshiko YokotaHajime AkashiHisashi KatsutaThe story of a white lion cub growing to become the king of the jungle. The movie is an edited version of the 1965 Japanese television series of the same name based on the eponymous 1950s manga.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsJames DonaldAndrew KeirBarbara ShelleyA mysterious artifact is unearthed in London, and famous scientist Bernard Quatermass is called in to divine its origins and explain its strange effects on people.
- DirectorBarry ShearStarsRobert VaughnDavid McCallumJoan CrawfordU.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin battle T.H.R.U.S.H. spies to seize Dr. True's secret chemical formula used in extracting gold from sea water.
- StarsPeter FernandezCorinne OrrJack GrimesSpeed Racer, his girlfriend Trixie and all the gang are in a desperate race to save hundreds of lives from the evil clutches of "The Car Hater." Speed's daring driving is sure to thrill kids and parents alike!
- DirectorBob RafelsonStarsPeter TorkDavy JonesMicky DolenzThe Monkees frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing surreal humor and anti-establishment social commentary.metaphysical sequel to The Monkees series
- DirectorDavid LaneStarsPeter DyneleySylvia AndersonShane RimmerSeveral members of the International Rescue crew attend the maiden flight of Brains' revolutionary craft Skyship One, unaware that they are being lured into a deadly trap.
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsKim NovakPeter FinchErnest BorgnineA dictatorial film director (Peter Finch) hires an unknown actress (Kim Novak) to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.remake of The Dupont Show of the Week episode
- DirectorKazuho MitsutaStarsHideaki NitaniNaoko KuboHiroshi MinamiEspionage team Mighty Jack, headquartered on a flying submarine, oppose an organization known as Q, who are trying to take over the world using ice that doesn't melt.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsRoger MooreSylvia SymsJustine LordThe Saint's asked to act as a bodyguard to the best-selling adventure author Amos Klein, a young woman who uses a male pen-name.
- DirectorNorman CohenStarsWarren MitchellDandy NicholsAnthony BoothThe film version of Till Death Us Do Part (1965) tells the story of Alf Garnett and his family living through the London Blitz.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsRobert VaughnDavid McCallumCarol LynleyAn African village is nearly exterminated by a deadly weapon - The Thermal Prism. Napoleon and Ilya must find it first before it can be used again for the conquest of the world.
- DirectorHajime TsuburayaStarsAkiji KobayashiSusumu KurobeHiroko SakuraiA feature-length compilation of episodes of the famous Japanese sci-fi TV series about a futuristic policeman who secretly transforms into a giant extraterrestrial savior.
- DirectorMichael TrumanPeter YatesStarsPatrick McGoohanYôko TaniAmanda BarrieSecret agent John Drake (aka Danger Man) goes to Japan to infiltrate a secret society that specializes in murder.two episodes of Secret Agent edited together
- DirectorNorman FosterSam WanamakerStarsWayne MaunderSlim PickensMichael DanteLt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been reinstated and assigned to command the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays. The regiment has become a ragtag outfit of thieves and ruffians and Custer must whip the soldiers into shape to fight, the Kiowa, Sioux and Blackfoot tribes who confront them. These tribes are being supplied shotguns by a white gunrunner and Custer and his men must rescue General Terry and the Fifth Cavalry Regiment from annihilation when they are ambushed and trapped by a large Kiowa war party.
- DirectorEarl BellamyDavid Lowell RichPaul StanleyStarsNeville BrandPeter BrownWilliam SmithSeveral episodes of the TV series "Laredo" edited together and released as a feature.
- DirectorJohn PeyserStarsChristopher GeorgeGary RaymondLawrence P. CaseyRommel's last open port is maintained by POW labor against Allied bombing, a commando operation is undertaken to liberate the prisoners.
- DirectorOlle HellbomStarsInger NilssonMaria PerssonPär SundbergPippi Longstocking, a super-strong redheaded little girl, moves into her father's house Villa Villekulla, and has adventures with her next-door neighbors Tommy and Annika in this compilation film of the classic European TV series.
- DirectorOlle HellbomStarsInger NilssonMaria PerssonPär SundbergThe further adventures of super-strong girl Pippi Longstocking and her friends Tommy and Annika in this sequel compilation film of the classic Swedish TV series.
- DirectorYôji YamadaStarsKiyoshi AtsumiChieko BaishôSachiko MitsumotoTora-San, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting.
- DirectorEarl BellamyStarsNeville BrandJames DruryDoug McClureWyoming cowhand and gambler Trampas is sent by his employer to Mexico to buy a bull but in Laredo he unwillingly joins three Texas Rangers on a dangerous mission into Mexico.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsBarry SullivanGlenn CorbettKathryn HaysOhio widower Ben Pride moves to Kansas with his parents and children shortly after the Civil War. When they arrive in Lawrence they are harassed by Confederate marauders.
- DirectorHal SutherlandStarsDal McKennonHoward MorrisJane WebbReggie nominates Moose to run against him for class president, thinking it will be no contest. Meanwhile, Sabrina can't seem to make any friends when she begins school at Riverdale.
- DirectorOlle HellbomStarsInger NilssonMaria PerssonPär SundbergWith the help of her friends Tommy and Annika, Pippi Longstocking ventures to the South Pacific island Porto Piluse to rescue her father, who was captured by ruthless pirates.
- DirectorOlle HellbomStarsInger NilssonMaria PerssonPär SundbergFed up with their strict parents, Tommy and Annika run away from home, with their friend Pippi Longstocking to look after them in their long trek.
- DirectorDan CurtisStarsJonathan FridGrayson HallKathryn Leigh ScottVampire Barnabas Collins is accidentally released from his centuries-long confinement at his family's estate in Maine. He targets his clueless descendants who live there now and pursues Maggie, the incarnation of his lost love.
- DirectorHollingsworth MorseStarsJack WildBillie HayesMartha RayeFrom the Land of the Lost producers comes a family comedy filled with mirth, magic and music about a little boy named Jimmy and his fantastic adventures with the dragon H. R. Pufnstuf.
- DirectorAllen FuntStarsJoie AddisonLaura HustonMartin MeyersFrom Candid Cameraman Allen Funt comes a hysterical feature films that tells and shows all. Witness America's response to one of the most titillating stunts of all time in this hilarious expose of sex and society.x-rated spin-off of Candid Camera
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsEli WallachJulie HarrisDeborah WintersComfortable New York suburbanites Arthur and Gerrie Mason learn that their seemingly innocent teenage daughter Maxie is a drug addict.
- DirectorFumio KurokawaEiji OkabeStarsKurumi KobatoToshiko AsaiKôichi ChibaThe first out of four recap films of Attack No.1. It covers the first 6 episodes of the TV anime.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsJohn CleeseMichael PalinGraham ChapmanAn anthology of the best sketches from the first and second seasons of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969).
- DirectorNorman CohenStarsArthur LoweJohn Le MesurierClive DunnThe misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.
- DirectorHarry BoothStarsReg VarneyDoris HareMichael RobbinsWhen the bus company finds itself short-staffed, Inspector Blake comes up with the brilliant idea of employing female drivers. The company is delighted, but the bus crews are horrified and try to get rid of the women.
- DirectorDan CurtisStarsDavid SelbyGrayson HallKate JacksonA painter and his wife move into a home and find themselves plagued by ghosts and spirits of his ancestors that used to be witches.
- DirectorBob KellettStarsFrankie HowerdPatrick CargillBill FraserRoman slave Lurcio inadvertently becomes the possessor of a scroll naming the proposed assassins of the Emperor Nero. Administering to the participants of his master's orgy guests seems small compared to the trouble the scroll brings, but all are in for a nasty shock when Mount Vesuvius decides to erupt.
- DirectorMark StuartStarsJohn AldertonDeryck GuylerNoel HowlettIn this spin-off from the ITV television series "Please Sir!" which ran from 1968 to 1972, Mr Hedges takes his class on a field trip, with disastrous consequences.