Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1985  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Cast: Patrick Day, Samm-Art Williams, Frederic Forrest, Lillian Gish, Barnard Hughes, Richard Kiley, Geraldine Page, Sada Thompson, Butterfly McQueen, Jim Dale, Ann Shropshire, Eugene Oakes, Jason Hankins, Bill Chamness, Hula Duke
This enjoyable remake of the Mark Twain classic is an American Playhouse production. Patrick Day and Samm-Art Williams give fine performances as Huck and the runaway slave Jim. Huck escapes from his brutal, alcoholic father Pap (Frederic Forrest) who had kidnapped him from the Widow Douglas' (Sada Thompson) home. As a means of escape, he joins Jim for the rafting trip down the Mississippi River, and they form a lasting bond. Along the way, they meet con-artists "the King (Barnard Hughes) and the Duke (Jim Dale) and reluctantly are drawn into their schemes.
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Hot Lead and Cold Feet 1978 G, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Jim Dale, Karen Valentine, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, Jack Elam, John Williams, Don "Red" Barry, Gregg Palmer, Don Brodie, James Van Patten
In this Disney spoof on Westerns, Jim Dale takes on three roles: a grouchy father as well as both of his sons. This is not a bad film and the Oregon scenery is great.
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Joseph Andrews 1977  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Ann - Margret, Peter Firth, Michael Hordern, Beryl Reid, Jim Dale, Peter Bull, Karen Dotrice, John Gielgud, Natalie Ogle
A young 18th-century footman, Joseph Andrews (Peter Firth), falls prey to the lustful yearnings of his employer, Lady Booby (Ann-Margret), in this tasteless and slow-moving story.
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Pete's Dragon 1977   G, 128 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Don Chaffey
Cast: Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Sean Marshall, Jim Backus, Shelley Winters, Jeff Conaway, Charlie Callas, Robert Foulk, Jane Kean, Charles Tyner, Gary Morgan, Cal Bartlett, Walter Barnes
Pete (Sean Marshall) is a nine year-old, orphaned boy in Maine who runs away from his foster family. Along the way, Pete encounters a 12-foot tall dragon named Elliott (voice of Charlie Callas), and they become friends. Elliot is visible only to Pete, and they arrive in the ocean-front town of Passamaquaddy where problems arise. Nora (Helen Reddy) takes Pete to her home in the lighthouse where her father, Lampie (Mickey Rooney), invites him to live with them, and they form a "new" family–despite problems from con artist Dr. Terminus (Jim Dale).
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Scandalous 1984  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Robert Hays, John Gielgud, Pamela Stephenson, Jim Dale, M. Emmet Walsh, Nancy Wood, Ron Travis, Ed Dolan, Paul Reeve, Anita Kennedy
TV journalist Frank Swedlin (Robert Hays) is accused of killing his wife, and while trying to clear his name, he becomes entangled with a team of London con artists. Pretty weak.
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Unidentified Flying Oddball 1979  G, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi
aka: The Spaceman and King Arthur
A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court
UFO
Director: Russ Mayberry
Cast: Dennis Dugan, Jim Dale, Ron Moody, Kenneth More, John Le Mesurier, Rodney Bewes, Robert Beatty, Ewen Solon, Pat Roach, Reg Lye
This Disney version of Mark Twain's classic tale features a robot going along with a young boy on a trip through time–back to King Arthur's court.
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| 1. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985)
2. Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)
3. Joseph Andrews (1977)
4. Pete's Dragon (1977)
5. Scandalous (1984)
6. Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
aka: The Spaceman and King Arthur
aka: A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court
aka: UFO
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