 Around the World in 80 Days 1989  TV, 280 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Peter Ustinov, Julia Nickson, Jack Klugman, Roddy McDowall, Darren McGavin, Robert Morley, Lee Remick, Jill St. John, Christopher Lee, Robert Wagner, Stephen Nichols, Henry Gibson, Gabriele Ferzetti
Jules Verne's classic tale is again brought to the screen via this made-for-TV miniseries with Pierce Brosnan in the role of Phileas Fogg and Eric Idle as Phileas' butler Jean Passepartout. The two take off on an adventure around the world in 80 days after Phileas makes a bet with his club members. Robert Morley was also in the original 1956 version.
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Banning 1967   N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Ron Winston
Cast: Robert Wagner, Anjanette Comer, Jill St. John, Guy Stockwell, James Farentino, Susan Clark, Howard St. John, Gene Hackman, Mike Kellin, Sean Garrison, Logan Ramsey, Edmon ryan, Oliver McGowan, Lucille Meredith, William Cort
Golf pro Banning (Robert Wagner) finds that the country club scene is not exactly a life of ease. 1 User Review
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| | MMoviegoer 10/19/2007 | | Great acting and drama. |
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Brenda Starr 1976  TV, 78 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Mel Stuart
Cast: Jill St. John, Jed Allan, Sorrell Booke, Tabi Cooper, Victor Buono, Barbara Luna, Torin Thatcher, Royce D. Applegate, Joel Fabiani, Arthur Roberts
Ace-reporter Brenda Starr is brought from the comic strips to the screen in this action film. While trying to track down a billionaire, Brenda heads to Brazil where she becomes involved in an extortion plot and voodoo in the middle of the jungle.
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 Diamonds Are Forever 1971  PG, 119 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Jimmy Dean, Charles Gray, Bruce Cabot, Bruce Glover, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell, Bernard Lee, Laurence Naismith, Lana Wood, Marc Lawrence, Putter Smith, Leonard Barr, Sid Haig
Diamonds have been stolen from South African mines, and James Bond (Sean Connery) goes undercover as diamond smuggler Peter Franks. The trail leads him to Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Charles Gray) whose sinister plot to take over the world must be stopped at all cost. Bond joins forces with Tiffany Case (Jill St. John), and they try to stop hit men Wint (Bruce Glover) and Mr. Kidd (Putter Smith) and, in the process, prevent a space-orbiting laser from destroying Washington, D.C. Great special effects and lots of adventure.
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Eight on the Lam 1967  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jonathan Winters, Shirley Eaton, Jill St. John, Stacey Maxwell, Kevin Brody, Debi Storm, Peter Leeds
Even the zany talent of Jonathan Winters could not save this film about the father of seven, Henry Dimsdale (Bob Hope), and his problems when he is charged with embezzlement and fights to save his good name. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/30/2012 | | this was one of the best movies made |
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Fame Is the Name of the Game 1966 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Anthony Franciosa, Jill St. John, Jack Klugman, George Macready, Lee Bowman, Susan Saint James, Jack Weston, Robert Duvall, Nanette Fabray, Melodie Johnson, Jay C. Flippen, George Furth, Nicholas Colasanto, Ena Hartman, John Hoyt
This film led to the TV series "The Name of the Game." The story involves a magazine writer, Jeff Dillon (Tony Franciosa), who investigates the murder of a call girl.
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The King's Pirate 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Don Weis
Cast: Doug McClure, Guy Stockwell, Jill St. John, Mary Ann Mobley, Kurt Kasznar, Richard Deacon, Torin Thatcher, Diana Chesney, Ted de Corsia, Sean McClory, Woodrow Parfrey, Bill Glover, Ivor Barry, Michael St. Clair, Emile Genest
This remake of "Against All Flags" stars Doug McClure in the role of swashbuckling hero Lt. Brian Fleming who goes undercover and manages to enter a pirate fortress on Madagascar. While gathering incriminating evidence, Fleming falls in love with Jessica Stephens (Jill St. John) who is also the love interest of pirate captain John Avery (Guy Stockwell). When it is revealed that Fleming is working for the king, a shipboard battle ensues.
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The Lost World 1960 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure
Director: Irwin Allen
Cast: Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Claude Rains, Fernando Lamas, Richard Haydn, Ray Stricklyn, Jay Novello, Ian Wolfe, Vitina Marcus, Colin(2) Campbell, Bess Flowers, Ben Wright, Larry Chance, Alex Finlayson
In this retelling of A. Conan Doyle's tale, Claude Rains takes the role of Professor Challenger as he and his group–Lord John Roxton (Michael Rennie), Jennifer Holmes (Jill St. John), David Holmes (Ray Stricklyn), and Ed Malone (David Hedison)–seek out prehistoric creatures. They head to the Amazon jungle, and helicopter pilot Manuel Gomez (Fernando Lamas) and guide Costa (Jay Novello) join them. Upon arrival, they encounter dinosaurs, dangerous Indians, and huge arachnids. They do win their fight for survival, and Challenger finds a dinosaur egg to take home with him. Director Irwin Allen went on to disaster films (such as "The Towering Inferno" and "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure").
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The Oscar 1966  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Rouse
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle, Eleanor Parker, Jill St. John, Joseph Cotten, Edie Adams, Ernest Borgnine, Ed Begley, Walter Brennan
In spite of a good cast, this story–about Frank Fane's (Stephen Boyd) climb to the top of Hollywood's success ladder–falls flat. Many guest stars.
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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker 1959 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Charles Coburn, Jill St. John, Ron Ely, Ray Stricklyn, David(1) Nelson, Richard Deacon, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates, Ray Ferrell, Nancy DeCarl, Mimi Gibson, Ahna Capri, Pamela Baird
This is a story about Mr. "Pa" Pennypacker (Clifton Webb), a Pennsylvania businessman in the early 1900s, who is married to two different women and is raising families (17 children) in two different towns. He has kept his separate lives a secret, but when the truth is revealed, more than a few problems develop.
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 1961  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jose Quintero
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Coral Browne, Jill St. John, Lotte Lenya, Jeremy Spenser, Bessie Love, Carl Jaffe, Stella Bonheur, Warren Mitchell
Aging actress Karen Stone (Vivien Leigh) travels to Rome where she finds adventure in a love affair with the greedy Paolo (Warren Beatty). Lotte Lenya was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress.
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Tony Rome 1967 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John, Richard Conte, Gena Rowlands, Simon Oakland, Jeffrey Lynn, Lloyd Bochner, Robert J. Wilke, Sue Lyon, Joan Shawlee
Millionaire Rudolph Kosterman (Simon Oakland) hires private detective Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) to uncover the facts behind his daughter's (Jill St. John) slide from respectability to being found drunk in a sleazy hotel room. Followed by "Lady in Cement."
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Who's Minding the Store? 1963 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Agnes Moorehead, John McGiver, Ray Walston, Francesca Bellini, Nancy Kulp, Mary Treen, Fritz Feld
Raymond Phiffier (Jerry Lewis) is a department store clerk who just cannot seem to get the hang of the retail business, but he does manage a romance with the store's owner.
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| 1. Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
2. Banning (1967)
3. Brenda Starr (1976)
4. Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
5. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
6. Eight on the Lam (1967)
7. Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)
8. The King's Pirate (1967)
9. The Lost World (1960)
10. The Oscar (1966)
11. The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)
12. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
13. Tony Rome (1967)
14. Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
15. Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
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