The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1981  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Jack B. Hively
Cast: Kurt Ida, Dan Monahan, Brock Peters, Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Lurene Tuttle, Mike Mazurki, Jack Kruschen, Don Haggerty, Helen Kleeb, James Griffith, Michele Marsh, Cliff Osmond, Bill Zuckert, Elvia Allman
In this made-for-TV offering of Mark Twain's story, Tom Sawyer (Dan Monahan) joins his best friend Huckleberry Finn (Kurt Ida) as they help runaway slave Jim (Brock Peters). The trio drifts down the Mississippi River on a raft, and, along the way, they run into con-men "the Duke" (Forrest Tucker) and "the Dauphin" (Larry Storch) and inadvertently become involved in their schemes.
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Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell 1978  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Curtis Harrington
Cast: Richard Crenna, Yvette Mimieux, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann, Victor Jory, R.G. Armstrong, Lou Frizzell, Ken Kercheval, Martine Beswick, Warren Munson, Bill Zuckert
First shown on TV on Halloween, 1978, this is the tale of a family that obtains dog, which is possessed by Satan. The dog causes all sorts of terrible things to happen, especially to the family's neighbors and other friends.
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The Girl Most Likely to... 1973  TV, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lee Philips
Cast: Stockard Channing, Edward Asner, Jim Backus, Joe Flynn, Chuck McCann, Carl Ballantine, Susanne Zenor, Larry Wilcox, Warren Berlinger, Annette O'Toole, Angela Clarke, Bill Zuckert
Miriam Knight (Stockard Channing) is bright and witty, but she has one flaw: she is ugly. Plastic surgery is chosen by Miriam, and it is successful. But, that is not good enough. Miriam sets out to take murderous revenge on all who have wronged her in the past. Detective Ralph Varone (Edward Asner) enters the scene as the death count rises.
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Hitched 1971 TV, 73 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: Tim Matheson, Sally Field, Neville Brand, Kathleen Freeman, Slim Pickens, Denver Pyle, Don Knight, John Fiedler, John McLiam, Bo Svenson, Bill Zuckert, Charles(2) Lane, John Davis Chandler, Henry Jones, John Anderson
Newlyweds Roselle and Clare Bridgeman (Sally Field and Tim Matheson) head West in search of a better life, but end up having to deal with crooks. To make matters worse, they become separated, and their adventures continue This Comedy/Western is a sequel to "Lock, Stock and Barrel."
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How to Frame a Figg 1971 G, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rafkin
Cast: Don Knotts, Joe Flynn, Edward Andrews, Elaine Joyce, Yvonne Craig, Frank Welker, Parker Fennelly, Bill Zuckert, Pitt Herbert, Robert P. Lieb, Bob Hastings, Bruce Kirby
Hollis Alexander Figg (Don Knotts), a shaky assistant bookkeeper at City Hall, is framed by corrupt city officials of stealing money from the city's funds. With the help of wholesome Ema (Elaine Joyce) and a computer, Hollis is cleared after the usual hilarity.
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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 1994 PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Fred Ward, Kathleen Freeman, Anna Nicole Smith, Ellen Greene, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Joe Grifasi, Pia Zadora, Julie Strain, Bill Zuckert, Raquel Welch, Olympia Dukakis
Imperturbable Lieutenant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) is back. Never mind that he is now retired from the police force and married to Jane (Priscilla Presley), he is needed to fight off terrorists and is happy to comply. Drebin goes undercover in a state prison in order to obtain information from the terrorists, led by Rocco (Fred Ward), who are planning to set off a bomb at the Oscars. Nielsen fans will enjoy this one. Several cameo appearances.
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Shock Corridor 1963  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best, Hari Rhodes, Larry Tucker, Bill Zuckert, Philip Ahn, Chuck Roberson, Paul Dubov
Reporter Johhy Barrett (Peter Breck) wants to win a Pulitzer prize, and he thinks he has the subject: a murder in an asylum and only three witnesses, none of whom will talk. The solution is to get himself admitted, but there will be a price to pay if he gets the job done. A typical Fuller effort–even more intense than usual.
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The Trouble with Girls 1969 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Cast: Elvis Presley, Marlyn Mason, Nicole Jaffe, Sheree North, John Carradine, Vincent Price, Joyce Van Patten, Dabney Coleman, Bill Zuckert, Edward Andrews
Walter Hale (Elvis Presley) manages the 1927 Chautauqua Players. When a murder is committed, the case is solved during a performance. Dabney Coleman is great as a lecherous man in pursuit of Nita Bix (Sheree North).
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| 1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1981)
2. Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978)
3. The Girl Most Likely to... (1973)
4. Hitched (1971)
5. How to Frame a Figg (1971)
6. The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (1977)
7. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
8. Shock Corridor (1963)
9. The Trouble with Girls (1969)
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