The wives of three wealthy men are kidnapped and held for a $3 million ransom, but one of the men doesn’t want to pay his share.Read More »
Leslie Nielsen
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Sutton Roley – Snatched (1973)
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David Friedkin – Hot Summer Night (1957)
USA1951-1960CrimeDavid FriedkinFilm NoirBrief Synopsis:
A hot-shot reporter risks his life to land an interview with a notorious crook.Quote:
Hot Summer Night is an out-of-the-ordinary crime yarn from the TV/radio production team of Morton Fine and David Friedkin. Unemployed journalist William Joel Pertain (Leslie Nielsen) hopes to reestablish himself by capitalizing on a recent wave of bank robberies. Pertain has a “lead” to the gang’s leader Tom Ellis (Robert Wilke), and intends to parlay this into a hot news story. Instead, he places the lives of himself and his wife Irene (Colleen Miller) in dire peril. Of interest is the fact that the villain is portrayed with a modicum of sympathy, while the reporter comes off as a bit of a jerk. — Hal EricksonRead More » -
Fred M. Wilcox – Forbidden Planet (1956)
1951-1960ClassicsFred M. WilcoxSci-FiUSAQuote:
A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet’s colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has.Read More » -
David Leaf & John Scheinfeld – The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993)
1991-2000David LeafDocumentaryJohn ScheinfeldTVUSALeslie Nielsen hosts this retrospective of the Marx Brothers, from their early career on stage to their post-film career in television. Their children and co-workers are interviewed, and numerous clips and rare footage being shown.Read More »