36 Hours to Die 1999  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Yves Simoneau
Cast: Treat Williams, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek, Carroll O'Connor, Alain Goulem, Barbara Eve Harris, Stewart Bick, Hrothgar Mathews, Aidan Devine, Alexandra Clermont
This is actually a decent made-for-TV offering. The plot revolves around an extortion scheme of funneling cash from Noah Stone's (Treat Williams) brewery. But Noah refuses to be taken and enlists the aid of his family to outsmart the mobsters.
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By Love Possessed 1961 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jason Robards, George Hamilton, Susan Kohner, Thomas Mitchell, Everett Sloane, Carroll O'Connor, Barbara Bel Geddes, Yvonne Craig
A successful lawyer (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) has an affair with his partner's wife (Lana Turner) in this soapy melodrama that is very loosely based on James Gould Cozzens' novel.
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Convicted 1986 TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: John Larroquette, Lindsay Wagner, Carroll O'Connor, Bert Remsen, Patricia Gaul, Jenny Lewis, Jaime McEnnan, Christopher Roberts, Caitlin O'Heaney
After a man (John Larroquette) is falsely accused and convicted of rape, his loyal wife (Lindsay Wagner) spends five years determined to uncover the truth behind the crime.
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The Devil's Brigade 1968 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, Andrew Prine, Claude Akins, Richard Jaeckel, Dana Andrews, Michael Rennie, Carroll O'Connor, Patric Knowles
A group of thugs unite to form a Special Forces unit during World War II. Their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Frederick (William Holden), leads them on a dangerous mission into Italy.
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Doctors' Wives 1971  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Dyan Cannon, Richard Crenna, Gene Hackman, Carroll O'Connor, Rachel Roberts, Janice Rule, Ralph Bellamy, Richard Anderson, Cara Williams, Scott Brady
This less-than-glamorous depiction of the lives of doctors' wives is boring, artless fare.
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For Love of Ivy 1968  G, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Abbey Lincoln, Beau Bridges, Nan Martin, Lauri Peters, Carroll O'Connor, Leon Bibb, Hugh Hurd, Lon Satton, Stanley Greene, Paul Harris, Tony Major, Clark Morgan, Bob Carey, Christopher St. John
When their housekeeper Ivy Moore (Abbey Lincoln) announces that she is ready to quit her job working for the Austin family, Frank Austin (Carroll O'Connor) and his children conspire to find a husband for Ivy. They do–in the person of gambler Jack Parks (Sidney Poitier), a dyed-in-the-wool bachelor, who is won over by Ivy. The title song received an Oscar nomination for Best Song. 1 User Review
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| | An excellent movie | Movie Lover 02/04/2007 | | This is a great love story and one about a woman finding the courage to be strong. |
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Hawaii 1966  N/R, 186 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Carroll O'Connor, Gene Hackman, Jocelyne LaGarde, Elizabeth Ashley, Torin Thatcher, Heather Menzies, Lou Antonio
Hawaii's beautiful scenery enhances James Michener's epic story of the development of America's 50th state. Exploitation of the natives by the early 1800s missionaries along with their love interests are pivotal points in this story.
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In Harm's Way 1965 N/R, 165 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Burgess Meredith, Slim Pickens, Dana Andrews, Brandon DeWilde, Jill Haworth, Stanley Holloway, Franchot Tone, Carroll O'Connor
The heroic efforts of the U.S. Navy following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and the camaraderie of those men and women as they found ways to fight back is the theme of this movie. John Wayne plays the hero and romantic lead Capt. Rockwell Torrey, while Kirk Douglas takes on the role of the executive officer Commander Paul Eddington Jr. who creates problems.
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 Kelly's Heroes 1970  PG, 145 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Adventure / Drama
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, Gavin MacLeod, Harry Dean Stanton, Stuart Margolin, Jeff Morris, Richard Davalos, Hal Buckley, Perry Lopez, Tom Troupe, Gene Collins, Dick Balduzzi
The time is World War II, and American serviceman Kelly (Clint Eastwood) learns that the Nazi's have $16 million in gold bullion. While on a three-day pass, Kelly leads a very unlikely group–Big Joe (Telly Savalas), Crapgame (Don Rickles), and Oddball (Donald Sutherland)–inside enemy territory with plans to steal the gold bullion for their own use at war's end.
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The Last Hurrah 1977 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Carroll O'Connor, John Anderson, Dana Andrews, Jack Carter, Mariette Hartley, Burgess Meredith, Patrick O'Neal, Patrick Wayne, Kitty Winn, Arthur Franz
This is a TV remake of John Ford's 1958 film based on the bestselling novel by Edwin O'Connor. Carroll O'Connor takes on the role (formerly played by Spencer Tracy) of the flamboyant, shady Mayor Frank Skeffingon. A good effort, especially by O'Connor, though not on a par with the 1958 film.
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Law and Disorder 1974  R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Passer
Cast: Carroll O'Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth, Anita Dangler, Karen Black, Jack Kehoe, David Spielberg, Pat Corley, Leslie Ackerman, Joe Ragno
Two New Yorkers (Carroll O'Connor and Ernest Borgnine) are fed up with the city's crime rate and become auxiliary policemen to help curb the problem.
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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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Marlowe 1969 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor, Rita Moreno, Sharon Farrell, William Daniels, Jackie Coogan, Kenneth Tobey, Bruce Lee, H.M. Wynant
James Garner is very believable in the role of detective Philip Marlowe in this update of Ray Chandler's "The Little Sister." The "sister" hires Marlowe to find her missing brother, and there's lots of fun before the case is solved.
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Nightmare in Chicago 1964 TV, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Michael Murphy, Andrew Duggan, Charles McGraw, Robert Ridgely, Carroll O'Connor, Ted Knight, Philip Abbott, Mary Frann, Ron Masak, Barbara Turner
This tense made-for-TV film, shot entirely on location, follows a psycho terrorizing the city during a killing spree, concentrating on drive-by shootings on a Chicago toll road.
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Not with My Wife, You Don't 1966 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Panama
Cast: Tony Curtis, Virna Lisi, George C. Scott, Carroll O'Connor, Richard Eastham, Ann Doran, Bob Hope, Eddie Ryder, George Tyne
Julie (Verna Lisi) is a bored Air Force wife whose husband, Tom (Tony Curtis), worries about her fidelity to their marriage.
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 Point Blank 1967 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Strong, John Vernon, James Sikking, Sharon Acker, Roberta Haynes
A gangster (Lee Marvin) is double-crossed by his wife and partner in crime. He is shot and left for dead; however, a few years later, he returns and is out for vengeance. Good thriller.
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Return to Me 2000 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Cast: David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Carroll O'Connor, Robert Loggia, Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, Joely Richardson, Eddie Jones, James Belushi, Marianne Muellerleile
Grace Briggs (Minnie Driver), a waitress with progressive heart disease, gets Elizabeth Rueland's (Joely Richardson) heart after a fatal car accident. One year later Elizabeth's widower, Bob (David Duchovny), dines at an Italian restaurant, and guess who's his waitress? Romance blooms, but will it survive the moment that they realize Grace lives only because of Elizabeth's transplanted heart?
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Warning Shot 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: David Janssen, Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Sam Wanamaker, Lillian Gish, Stefanie Powers, Eleanor Parker, George Grizzard, George Sanders, Steve Allen, Carroll O'Connor, Joan Collins
Sgt. Tom Valens (David Janssen) strives to clear his name after he is suspected of killing a man during a stakeout when, in actuality, the man first pulled a gun on Valens.
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Waterhole #3 1967 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: James Coburn, Carroll O'Connor, Margaret Blye, Claude Akins, Bruce Dern, Joan Blondell, James Whitmore, Robert Cornthwaite, Timothy Carey, Roy Jenson, Harry Davis, Jim Boles, Steve Whittaker, Ted Markland, Rupert Crosse
During the 1880s, Cavalry Sergeant Henry J. Foggers (Claude Akins), with help from Hilb (Timothy Carey), robs gold from the Army and buries it in a waterhole in the middle of a desert. Lewton Cole (James Coburn) wants to get his hands on the treasure map showing where the gold is buried. He steals Sheriff Copperude's (Carroll O'Connor) horse and makes love to Copperude's daughter Billee (Margaret Blye). Billee tells her father that she was raped, and they follow Cole to bring him to justice. They catch up with Cole, but then Foggers arrives and takes the gold. Later, a shootout ensues, and Billee finds where the gold is hidden. But, Cole also arrives, takes the gold and Billee's clothing, and rides off to Mexico.
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? 1966 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Sergio Fantoni, Aldo Ray, Harry Morgan, Carroll O'Connor, Giovanna Ralli, Leon Askin, Jay Novello, Kurt Kreuger, Rico Cattani, Vito Scotti, William Bryant, Johnny Seven, Art Lewis
During the 1943 Allied invasion of Italy, American soldiers–Capt. Cash (Dick Shawn) and Lt. Christian (James Coburn)–are ordered to invade a strategic town in Italy. The Italian soldiers agree to surrender IF they can first hold the annual soccer game and wine festival. The deal is made. There is aerial reconnaissance, but those viewing from the planes see the celebration and believe it is a battle in progress. American and German soldiers arrive on the scene, and they are greeted by the drunken troops enjoying a wild party.
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| 1. 36 Hours to Die (1999)
2. By Love Possessed (1961)
3. Convicted (1986)
4. The Devil's Brigade (1968)
5. Doctors' Wives (1971)
6. For Love of Ivy (1968)
7. Hawaii (1966)
8. In Harm's Way (1965)
9. Kelly's Heroes (1970)
10. The Last Hurrah (1977)
11. Law and Disorder (1974)
12. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
13. Marlowe (1969)
14. Nightmare in Chicago (1964)
15. Not with My Wife, You Don't (1966)
16. Point Blank (1967)
17. Return to Me (2000)
18. Warning Shot (1967)
19. Waterhole #3 (1967)
20. What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
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