Carter's Army 1970  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: Black Brigade
Director: George McCowan
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Robert Hooks, Susan Oliver, Roosevelt Grier, Moses Gunn, Richard Pryor, Glynn Turman, Billy Dee Williams, Paul Stewart, Bobby Johnson, Napoleon Whiting, Paul Mooney
Captain Beau Carter (Stephen Boyd) is ordered to lead an all-Black unit on a suicide mission to take a bridge under Nazi control. An even bigger problem than taking the bridge is that Carter is a redneck and has been given only two days to train his men for the mission. Will he succeed?
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 Frogs 1972  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: George McCowan
Cast: Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark, Adam Roarke, Judy Pace, Lynn Bordon, Mae Mercer
A birthday celebration for Jason Crockett (Ray Milland) turns to disaster when snakes, bugs, turtles, and frogs try to reclaim the land that the Crockett family took from them.
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Murder on Flight 502 1975 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Drama
Director: George McCowan
Cast: Robert Stack, Ralph Bellamy, Theodore Bikel, Walter Pidgeon, Hugh O'Brian, Farrah Fawcett, Polly Bergen, Laraine Day, Dane Clark, Fernando Lamas, Brooke Adams, Sonny Bono, George Maharis, Danny Bonaduce
After a jumbo jet takes off from New York to London, a note is found with the message that some of the passengers are going to be killed. At first, the message is not taken seriously, but when two on board are murdered, the pilot (Robert Stack) tries to calm his passengers while background checks on the passengers are performed at the airport.
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The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again 1970 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Family / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: George McCowan
Cast: Walter Brennan, Fred Astaire, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine, Chill Wills, Lana Wood, Paul Richards, Parley Baer, Walter Burke, Lillian Bronson, Jonathan Hole, Burt Mustin, Don Wilbanks, Pepper Martin, Eddie Quillan
The old-timer Texas Rangers (Walter Brennan, Edgar Buchanan, and Chill Wills–without Pat O'Brien) are at it again as they head to Waco to help another retired Ranger (Fred Astaire) in his rehabilitation–from being the town drunk. Again, it's fun, though inane. Astaire, in his only "western" role, is excellent–complete with mustache.
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Run, Simon, Run 1970 PG, 74 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Savage Run
Director: George McCowan
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Inger Stevens, Royal Dano, James Best, Rodolfo Acosta, Don Dubbins, Ken Lynch, Joyce Jameson, Barney Phillips, Eddie Little Sky
Returning to his Papago Indian tribe after a long prison term for a crime he didn't commit (killing his brother), Simon (Burt Reynolds) sets out to find the real killer. Made for TV.
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The Shape of Things to Come 1979  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: George McCowan
Cast: Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, John Ireland, Barry Morse, Nicholas Campbell, Anne-Marie Martin, Greg Swanson, Mark Parr, William Hutt, Ardon Bess
This remake of the 1936 film, "Things to Come," lacks the quality of the original. Based on H.G. Wells' book, the storyline revolves around the aftermath of a nuclear war as survivors battle inhabitants of the Moon. Probably not even interesting to sci-fi lovers.
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| 1. Carter's Army (1970)
aka: Black Brigade
2. Frogs (1972)
3. Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
4. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)
5. Run, Simon, Run (1970)
aka: Savage Run
6. The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
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