Dick Sargent
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His father was a World War I flying ace, and his mother was a silent film actress. His name was Richard Cox until he changed it to Dick Sargent, fearing that casting directors of the 1950s would assume he was trying to capitalize on the success of... more
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Cast: Greg Mullavey Marilyn Hassett Dick Sargent Paul Leder Tommy Ryan
Tags: Slasher Film Horror
Length: 90min
When Robert Knight (Bernie White) is placed in a mental institution by his money-hungry relatives, he escapes and seeks vengeance. Hardly an innocent victim, Robert really is a crazed killer, so none of the characters evoke much sympathy. His main...
Cast: Greg Mullavey Vivian Blaine Dick Sargent Paul Leder Paul Coufos
Tags: Drama
Length: 96min
In this stereotyped but right-on look at the world of show-business, drama builds as a New York director (Dick Sargent) auditions aspiring new talent for his upcoming play, while the possibility of rejection looms in everyone's mind. The potential...
Cast: Steve Allen Martha Raye Betty White Jim Backus Jack Carter
Tags: Drama
Length: 100min
The Gossip Columnist is a rare one-part offering from Operation Prime Time, the TV-syndication service responsible for such miniseries as The Kent Family Chronicles. Fourth-billed Kim Cattrall plays the title character, journalist Dina Moran....
Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979)
Cast: Peter Graves Keenan Wynn Lurene Tuttle Dick Sargent Robert S. Fiveson
Tags: Science Fiction Horror Sci-Fi Horror
Length: 90min
This routine, relatively low-budget horror film with a few well-known actors (Peter Graves, Keenan Wynn) unfolds a tale that has echoes in George Orwell's -1984 or in various sci-fi movies. The premise: Americans have not realized that their...
Cast: George C. Scott Peter Boyle Paul Schrader Michael Chapman Tracey Walter
Tags: Post-Noir (Modern Noir) Drama Psychological Drama
Length: 108min
"Oh my God, that's my daughter." So read the advertising copy of Hardcore. George C. Scott plays Jake Van Dorn, a man of means and conservative values who discovers that his precious daughter is appearing in X-rated films. Desperately making his way...
Cast: Ricardo Montalban Hugh O'Brian Peter Lawford Eleanor Parker Dick Sargent
Tags: Fantasy Adventure
Length: 100min
The long-running Aaron Spelling TV series Fantasy Island was launched with a two-hour pilot film, which originally aired January 14, 1977. Ricardo Montalban stars as the enigmatic, sartorially splendiferous Mr. Roarke, who welcomes those willing to...
Live a Little, Love A Little (1968)
Cast: George W. Davis Elvis Presley Rudy Vallee Norman Taurog Michele Carey
Tags: Musical Comedy Comedy Musical Rock Musical Romance
Length: 90min
Singing stars from two very different generations appear in Live A Little, Love A Little. Elvis Presley plays Greg, a photographer who divides his time working for a skin magazine and a conservative newspaper. Rudy Valle plays Penlow, the veteran...
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Cast: Don Knotts Liam Redmond Bud Westmore Skip Homeier Dick Sargent
Tags: Comedy
Length: 90min
Luther Heggs (Don Knotts) is a typesetter at a newspaper who longs for a chance to be a reporter. Editor Beckett (Dick Sargent) gives Luther his big break and assigns him to spend the night in a house generally considered to be haunted. The situation...
Cast: Cary Grant Doris Day Gig Young Delbert Mann Bud Westmore
Tags: Comedy of Manners Romantic Comedy Comedy
Length: 99min
When people refer to Doris Day as "the world's oldest professional virgin," they generally have the 1962 comedy That Touch of Mink in mind. It isn't that Cathy Timberlake (Day) is above a bit of hanky-panky; it's just that she wants such tangibles as...
Cast: Janet Gaynor Dean Jagger Pat Boone Natalie Schafer Terry Moore
Length: 94min
Ultra-pasteurized pop singer Pat Boone makes his feature film debut in this comical and tuneful look at adolescent life in the late 1950s. A group of teen-age boys discuss the attributes of the perfect girl and proceed to create a mental image of...
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