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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M*A*S*H 1970  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: MASH
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, Jo Ann Pflug, Gary Burghoff, Bud Cort, Rene Auberjonois, Fred Williamson, Roger Bowen, David Arkin, Michael Murphy, Kim Atwood, Tim Brown
This is the irreverent movie about one Mobile Army Surgical Hospital staff serving in the Korean War and was the basis for the popular television series. Battlefield surgeons Hawkeye Pierce (Donald Sutherland), Trapper John McIntyre (Elliott Gould), and Duke Forrest (Tom Skerritt) relieve the horrors of war through numerous pranks aimed at chief nurse Hot Lips Houlihan (Sally Kellerman) and Maj. Frank Burns (Richard Duvall). Ring Lardner Jr. won the Oscar for his screenplay, and four nominations were received, including Best Picture, Director, and Actress in a Supporting Role (Kellerman).
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The Night Strangler 1973 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Darren McGavin, Jo Ann Pflug, Simon Oakland, Richard Anderson, Scott Brady, Wally Cox, Margaret Hamilton, John Carradine, Nina Wayne, Al Lewis
This made-for-TV thriller/mystery is a sequel to the successful "The Night Stalker," and Darren McGavin is back as the reporter who uncovered a vampire in the original. Now in Seattle, he is after a man who strangles his victims and drains their blood. Not bad.
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They Call It Murder 1971  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Walter Grauman
Cast: Jim Hutton, Lloyd Bochner, Jessica Walter, Carmen Mathews, Leslie Nielsen, Jo Ann Pflug, Nita Talbot, Edward Asner, Vic Tayback, Robert J. Wilke
Based on Erle Stanley Gardner's novel, "The D.A. Draws a Circle," this film involves the intrigue of an insurance claim investigation following a car crash and swimming pool catastrophe.
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Where Does It Hurt? 1972  R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rodney Amateau
Cast: Peter Sellers, Jo Ann Pflug, Rick Lenz, Harold Gould, Hope Summers, Eve Bruce, Kathleen Freeman, Pat Marita, Norman Alden, Keith Allison, Brett Halsey, Paul Lambert, Jeane Byron, J. Edward McKinley, Dodie Warren
In this so-so comedy, Peter Sellers plays hospital administrator Albert T. Hopfnagel who heads up a hospital staff that pulls out all stops to collect maximum insurance benefits from patients.
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| 1. Catlow (1971)
2. M*A*S*H (1970)
aka: MASH
3. The Night Strangler (1973)
4. They Call It Murder (1971)
5. Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
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