Bug 1975  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Richard Gilliland, Jamie Smith-Jackson, Alan Fudge, Jesse Vint, Patty McCormack, Brendan Dillon, Frederic Downs, James Greene, Sam Jarvis, Jim Poyner, Bard Stevens, Karoly Fogassy, William Castle
An earthquake releases mutant cockroaches that have the unique ability to start fires and thus wreak havoc on a nearby town. Professor James Parmiter (Bradford Dillman) takes an interest in the creatures after his wife is killed by them, begins to cross-breed them, and finds that they have intelligence. Sounds like a problem is developing.
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 The Hound of the Baskervilles 1972  TV, 78 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Barry Crane
Cast: Stewart Granger, William Shatner, Bernard Fox, John Williams, Anthony Zerbe, Jane Merrow, Sally Ann Howes, Brendan Dillon, Ian Ireland, Alan Caillou, Arline Anderson, Liam Dunn, Michael St. Clair, Constance Cavendish, Barry Bernard
In this made-for-TV version of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes tale, Holmes (Stewart Granger) is asked to investigate the Baskerville family curse and protect the latest heir, Sir Henry Baskerville (Ian Ireland). Holmes sends Dr. Watson (Bernard Fox) to the Baskerville estate to investigate, while Holmes disguises himself to perform undercover work. Together, Watson and Holmes learn that a relative of the Baskerville family plans to use a gigantic hound to kill Henry and then gain possession of the estate.
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The Molly Maguires 1970  PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Zerbe, Art Lund, Frank Finlay, Bethel Leslie, John Alderson, Anthony Costello, Philip Bourneuf, Brendan Dillon, Frances Heflin, Malachy McCourt, Susan Goodman, Chuck Hicks
This film is based on the true story of Irish emigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and worked in coal mines during the 1800s. The miners form a secret group, the "Molly Maguires" whose aim is to correct abuse in the mines. Jack Kehoe (Sean Connery) serves as their leader, and sabotage and murder are how they fight the mine owners. The owners hire Pinkerton detective James McParlan (Richard Harris) to go undercover, infiltrate the Molly Maguires, and report on their activities. McParlan does get first-hand information and begins to understand that the Molly Maguires are protesting truly miserable conditions and exploitation in the mines. Now, McParlan's loyalties become divided between the mine owners who hired him and the struggling miners.
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The Premature Burial 1962 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Heather Angel, Alan Napier, John Dierkes, Dick Miller, Clive Halliday, Brendan Dillon
Based on Edgar Allen Poe's tale, this is Roger Corman's only film based on Poe's stories that does not star Vincent Price. The plot involves medical student Guy Carrell (Ray Milland who is afraid of being buried alive. His fears are realized, and following his premature burial he returns for revenge.
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| 1. Bug (1975)
2. Hero's Island (1962)
3. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)
4. The Molly Maguires (1970)
5. The Premature Burial (1962)
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