The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975  G, 104 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Western
Director: Norman Tokar
Cast: Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Slim Pickens, David Wayne, Harry Morgan, John McGiver, Don Knight, Clay O'Brien, Dennis Fimple, Iris Adrian
In this Disney film, three spirited children are "inherited" by Bill Bixby and get involved with bumbling bank robbers (Don Knotts and Tim Conway) in the old West.
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Black Market Baby 1977  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Dangerous Love
Don't Steal My Baby
Director: Robert Day
Cast: Desi Arnaz Jr., Bill Bixby, Linda Purl, Tom Bosley, Annie Potts, Jessica Walter, David Doyle, Beulah Quo
Based on Elizabeth Christman's novel "A Nice Italian Girl," this film tells the story of a baby-racket ring that hires a man (Desi Arnaz Jr.) to impregnate a college girl (Linda Purl) and then sell the resulting baby. When he falls in love with her, the bad guys are not happy.
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Clambake 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Arthur H. Nadel
Cast: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Will Hutchins, Bill Bixby, Gary Merrill, James Gregory, Suzie Kaye, Harold Peary, Sam Riddle, Angelique Pettyjohn, Olga Kaya, Jack Good, Sue England
An oil executive's son, Scott (Elvis Presley), trades places with a water-ski instructor (Will Hutchins) to see if he can make it on his own when people do not know about his rich father.
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Kentucky Fried Movie 1977  R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Landis
Cast: Bill Bixby, Henry Gibson, Evan C. Kim, Donald Sutherland, George Lazenby, Bong Soo Han, Marilyn Joi, Saul Kahan, Barry Dennen, Jim Abrahams, Marcy Goldman, Joseph G. Medalis, Rich Gates, Tara Strohmeier, Neil Thompson
Satirical skits from the Kentucky Fried Theater–a group that was formed at the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the early 1970s–are brought to the screen. This film contains over 20 segments, which include well-known stars, and features satire and parodies of a variety of subjects. One of the best segments is "A Fistful of Yen" that presents a spoof on martial-arts films.
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Lonely Are the Brave 1962 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Miller
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane, Carroll O'Connor, George Kennedy, William Schallert, Karl Swenson, Bill Bixby, Martin Garralaga, William Mims, Lalo Rios, Harry Lauter, Charles Wagenheim, Dan White
Jack Burns (Kirk Douglas) is an aging cowboy having trouble relating to the contemporary world. He gets imprisoned in an effort to rescue his jailed friend, Paul Bondi (Michael Kane). When Burns discovers that Bondi is reluctant to escape, he breaks out of jail alone. Now Burns escapes on his horse, and he is chased by Sheriff Morey Johnson (Walter Matthau)–along with jeeps and helicopters–as he heads for the border.
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Ride Beyond Vengeance 1966 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Night of the Tiger
Director: Bernard McEveety
Cast: Chuck Connors, Michael Rennie, Kathryn Hays, Joan Blondell, Gloria Grahame, Gary Merrill, Bill Bixby, Claude Akins, Paul Fix, Harry Harvey, Jamie Farr, Arthur O'Connell
Told in flashbacks by a bartender (Arthur O'Connell), this is the violent tale of Jonas Trapp (Chuck Connors) who returns to his small Texas town, after an 11-year absence, with a fortune made by hunting buffalo. He had originally married Jessie (Kathryn Hays) to have access to her aunt's money. Now, he receives a brutal homecoming from thugs who think he made his money rustling cattle, and they brand Jonas with a "T." Jonas' revenge will be bloody.
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 Speedway 1968 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Elvis Presley, Bill Bixby, Nancy Sinatra, Gale Gordon, William Schallert, Victoria Paige Meyerink, Ross Hagan, Carl Ballantine, Poncie Ponce, Harry Hickox
Elvis Presley plays a racecar driver in this story revolving around stock car racing. It does feature, as part of the racing scene, real-life racers Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough.
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Under the Yum Yum Tree 1963  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Swift
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Dean Jones, Edie Adams, Imogene Coca, Paul Lynde, Robert Lansing, Bill Bixby, Bill Erwin, Cliff Carnell, Irene Tsu, Joy Harmon, Celeste Yarnall, Lyn Edgington
A young couple, Robin (Carol Lynley) and David (Dean Jones), rent an apartment–not knowing that their landlord, the rakish Hogan (Jack Lemmon) has plans to seduce Robin.
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| 1. Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (1991)
2. The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
3. Black Market Baby (1977)
aka: A Dangerous Love
aka: Don't Steal My Baby
4. Clambake (1967)
5. Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
6. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
7. Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
aka: Night of the Tiger
8. Speedway (1968)
9. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
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