Billie 1965  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Patty Duke, Jim Backus, Jane Greer, Warren Berlinger, Billy De Wolfe, Charles(2) Lane, Dick Sargent, Michael Fox, Richard Deacon, Ted Bessell
Talented athlete Billie (Patty Duke) bows to the wishes of parents and others to change her lifestyle from that of tomboy to a "ladylike" young woman.
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Captain Newman, M.D. 1963  N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: David Miller
Cast: Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Bobby Darin, Eddie Albert, Jane Withers, Larry Storch, Robert Duvall, James Gregory, Dick Sargent, Bethel Leslie, Robert F. Simon, Vito Scotti, Crahan Denton, Paul Carr
This film adaptation of Leo Rosten's tragi-comedy bestseller is about Army neuropsychiatrist Dr. Newman (Gregory Peck) whose patients suffer breakdowns from battle fatigue. His job is to heal his patients and return them to active duty. But, he needs more help and gets it in the form of new arrivals–orderly Jackson Leibowitz (Tony Curtis) and nurse Lt. Francie Corum (Angie Dickinson). Jackson performs more than his fair share of pranks, but he aids Newman and Francie in dealing with the traumatized patients. Meanwhile, Newman and Francie are attracted to each other, and a romance blooms.
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The Clonus Horror 1979  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
aka: Parts: The Clonus Horror
Director: Robert S. Fiveson
Cast: Tim Donnelly, Dick Sargent, Peter Graves, Paulette Breen, Keenan Wynn, David Hooks, Zale Kessler, James Mantell, Lurene Tuttle, Frank Ashmore
A secret government project's goal is to clone citizens, thus creating a society that can be controlled. Richard (Tim Donnelly), one of the subjects, escapes to warn the world of what's going on. The only thing saving the film from being an utter disaster is a couple name stars: Peter Graves and Keenan Wynn.
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For Love or Money 1963   N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Gig Young, Thelma Ritter, Julie Newmar, William Bendix, Leslie Parrish, Dick Sargent, William Windom, Alvy Moore
Chloe Brasher (Thelma Ritter) wants to see her daughters married. To accomplish her goal, Chloe hires lawyer Deke Gentry (Kirk Douglas) to find the right husbands for her girls.
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 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Mystery / Romance
aka: Running Scared
Director: Alan Rafkin
Cast: Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond, Dick Sargent, Skip Homeier, Reta Shaw, Lurene Tuttle, Philip Ober, Harry Hickox, Charles(2) Lane, Nydia Westman, George Chandler, Jesslyn Fax, Robert Cornthwaite, Jim Begg
Nervous Luther (Don Knotts) is a typesetter at the local newspaper and longs to become a reporter. He gets his chance when, as part of a publicity campaign, he must spend a night in a supposedly haunted house. Fun fare, and Luther even gets the prettiest girl in town, Alma Parker (Joan Staley, a former "Playboy" centerfold).
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Hardcore 1979 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent, Leonard Gaines, Dave Nichols, Ed Begley Jr., Bibi Besch, Tracey Walter, Reb Brown
When his teenage daughter is missing in the Los Angeles area, Calvinist fundamentalist Jake Van Dorn (George C. Scott) leaves his Midwestern home to find her after his private detective uncovers clues that lead to the seedy pornographic film industry. Van Dorn enlists the aid of prostitute Niki (Season Hubley) and, in the process of his quest, learns more about the alien world of sex and drugs.
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Live a Little, Love a Little 1968  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Elvis Presley, Michele Carey, Don Porter, Rudy Vallee, Sterling Holloway, Eddie Hodges, Dick Sargent, Celeste Yarnall, Joan Shawlee, Mary Grover, Phyllis Davis, Emily Banks
In Elvis Presley's 28th film, he takes on the role of freelance photographer Greg Nolan who has problems juggling his careers in which he works for a girlie magazine while taking a second job with a conservative publication located in the same building. Complications arise after he meets fashion model Bernice (Michele Carey) and enters into an on-again, off-again romance. Songs include "Wonderful World," "Almost in Love," and "Edge of Reality."
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Operation Petticoat 1959 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill, Gene Evans, Dick Sargent, Arthur O'Connell, Virginia Gregg, Robert F. Simon, Gavin McLeod, Robert Gist, George Dunn, Dick Crockett
The U.S.S. Sea Tiger is a World War II submarine that undergoes more than any military vessel should be required to endure. Not only must the boat be painted pink, it is also used to transport a group of nurses across the Pacific. Cary Grant plays the hapless commanding officer.
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Teen Witch 1989  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Dorian Walker
Cast: Robyn Lively, Dan Gauthier, Joshua John Miller, Caren Kaye, Dick Sargent, Lisa Fuller, Amanda Ingber, Zelda Rubinstein, Noah Blake, Tina Caspary, Shelley Berman
Unpopular teenager Louise (Robyn Lively) has a crush on football hero Brad (Dan Gauthier), but Brad has not noticed her. All that changes when Louise learns that she is descended from witches and has inherited magical powers. Louise does not stop with Brad; there are mean teachers and teasing girls to deal with also.
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That Touch of Mink 1962 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows, John Astin, Alan Hewitt, Joey Faye, John Fiedler, John McKee, Dick Sargent, Laurie Mitchell, Willard Sage, Mickey Mantle
In this romantic comedy, businessman Philip Shayne (Cary Grant) meets a young woman, Cathy Timberlake (Doris Day). After much ado about nothing, they end up together in Bermuda.
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| 1. Beast with a Million Eyes (1955)
2. Billie (1965)
3. Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
4. The Clonus Horror (1979)
aka: Parts: The Clonus Horror
5. For Love or Money (1963)
6. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
aka: Running Scared
7. Hardcore (1979)
8. Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
9. Operation Petticoat (1959)
10. Teen Witch (1989)
11. That Touch of Mink (1962)
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