Bill 1981  TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Page
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dennis Quaid, Largo Woodruff, Anna Maria Horsford, Harry Goz, Kathleen Maguire, William J. Daprato, Raymond Serra, Jenny Rebecca Dweir, Breon Gorman, George Hamlin, Katharine Balfour, Cordis Heard
Mentally challenged Bill (Mickey Rooney) has spent his life in an institution until documentary filmmaker Barry Morrow (Dennis Quaid) invites him to spend time with his family in his home. Bill adjusts to a new lifestyle and learns about love when Barry becomes his friend.
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Edge of the City 1957 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire, Ruby Dee, Robert F. Simon, Ruth White, Val Avery, John Kellogg, David Clarke, William A. Lee, Estelle Hemsley, Mike Dana, Roy Glenn, Ralph Bell
Longshoremen–cohorts Axel North (John Cassavetes) and Army deserter Tommy Tyler (Sidney Poitier)–confront their bullying, racist supervisor Charles Malik (Jack Warden). The result is death for Tyler. The police investigate, but North, who knows that Malik killed Tyler, keeps silent. It isn't until later that North challenges Malik to a showdown in a one-on-one fight to avenge Tyler's death.
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Flipper 1963  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: James B. Clark
Cast: Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin, Connie Scott, Jane Rose, Joe Higgins, Robertson White, George Applewhite, Kathleen Maguire
This is the family film that was the precursor to the "Flipper" series on TV. It is the story of a dolphin, Flipper, that is saved by young Sandy Ricks (Luke Halpin). When Sandy's father, Porter (Chuck Connors), insists that Flipper be set free, the friendship between boy and pet remains, and eventually Flipper gets a chance to return the favor of being saved.
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| 1. Bill (1981)
2. Edge of the City (1957)
3. Flipper (1963)
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