The Big Land 1957  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Anthony Caruso, Julie Bishop, John Qualen, David Ladd, Don Castle, George J. Lewis, James Anderson
Cattlemen and farmers make an uneasy truce as both see the railroad as a new means for profit.
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Catlow 1971 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Wanamaker
Cast: Yul Brynner, Richard Crenna, Leonard Nimoy, Daliah Lavi, Jo Ann Pflug, Jeff Corey, Bessie Love, David Ladd, Julian Mateos, Michael Delano, Robert Logan, John Clark, Dan van Husen, Cass Martin, Jose Nieto
Based on Louis L'Amour's novel, this is the story of Catlow's (Yul Brynner) attempt to take off with a fortune in gold and the subsequent hunt for him by friend and foe alike. Hot on Catlow's trail is Marshal Ben Cowan (Richard Crenna) who was Catlow's Civil War buddy. Also in pursuit is a killer, Miller (Leonard Nimoy), who has been hired to kill Catlow. The action sequences in this film are very good.
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Death Line 1972  R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Raw Meat
Director: Gary Sherman
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Norman Rossington, David Ladd, Sharon Gurney, Hugh Armstrong, June Turner, Clive Swift, James Cossins, Heather Stoney, Hugh Dickson, Ron Pember, Christopher Lee
A man is found unconscious in the London Underground and Inspector Calhoun (Donald Pleasence) is put in charge of the case. But when he arrives at the scene, the man in gone. It turns out that the stranger is the descendant of a worker who was trapped in the tunnel during a cave-in in the early 1900s. He, along with his mate, feed on people who use the Underground. The problems for the good inspector are just beginning.
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The Klansman 1974  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Burning Cross
KKK
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, Cameron Mitchell, Lola Falana, Linda Evans, O.J. Simpson, Hoke Howell, David Ladd, Luciana Paluzzi, David Huddleston, Ed Call, John Alderson, John Pearce
Sheriff Bascomb (Lee Marvin) and townsman Breck Stancill (Richard Burton) battle against the Ku Klux Klan in their town.
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Misty 1961  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: James B. Clark
Cast: David Ladd, Arthur O'Connell, Pam Smith, Anne Seymour, Duke Farley
This story, taken from Marguerite Henry's novel "Misty of Chincoteague," is a delightful family film about the wild ponies of Assateague Island and their yearly round-up. Brother and sister Paul and Maureen Beebe (David Ladd and Pam Smith) eagerly await the annual round-up of the ponies that are then auctioned off by the Chincoteague fire department. Paul and Maureen have their hearts set on buying a mare named Phantom and her colt Misty, but a stranger purchases both ponies. Luckily for Paul and Maureen, the townsfolk step in, and all ends happily.
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The Proud Rebel 1958 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger, David Ladd, Cecil Kellaway, Henry Hull, Harry Dean Stanton, John Carradine, James Westerfield, Tom Pittman
Civil War veteran John Chandler (Alan Ladd) and his mute son David (played by Alan Ladd's real-life son David Ladd) work on Linnet Moore's (Olivia de Havilland) farm. While John seeks medical help for his young son, he becomes involved in efforts to keep Linnet's ranch in her name.
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The Treasure of Jamaica Reef 1976 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Evil in the Deep
Director: Virginia L. Stone
Cast: Stephen Boyd, David Ladd, Roosevelt Grier, Chuck Woolery, Cheryl Ladd, Darby Hinton, Art Metrano, Clive Trenchard, Derek Rhoen, Wendy Douglas
Hugo (Stephen Boyd) leads a team of scuba divers in a search for sunken treasure near Jamaica. But, a menacing giant killer shark hampers the search. Bad, very bad. Is that Chuck Woolery the game show host? You bet it is.
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| 1. The Big Land (1957)
2. Catlow (1971)
3. Death Line (1972)
aka: Raw Meat
4. Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
5. The Klansman (1974)
aka: The Burning Cross
aka: KKK
6. Misty (1961)
7. The Proud Rebel (1958)
8. Raymie (1960)
9. The Treasure of Jamaica Reef (1976)
aka: Evil in the Deep
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