21 Hours at Munich 1976  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: William Holden, Franco Nero, Shirley Knight, Richard Basehart, Anthony Quayle, Noel Willman, Georg Marischka, Paul L. Smith, Gunther Maria Halmer, Martin Gilat
This film represents a reenactment of the Munich Olympic Games' tragedy in 1972 when Arab terrorists kidnapped nine and murdered two Israeli athletes.
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The Andersonville Trial 1970  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George C. Scott
Cast: William Shatner, Cameron Mitchell, Richard Basehart, Jack Cassidy, Martin Sheen, Buddy Ebsen, Albert Salmi, Ray Stricklyn
Based on MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer-prize winning novel, this film excels as a reenactment of the post-war trial of Confederates who ran the Civil War prison at Andersonville, Georgia, in which 14,000 Union soldiers died.
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 Being There 1979  PG, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Hal Ashby
Cast: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart, Ruth Attaway, David Clennon, Richard Venture, Fran Brill, Denise DuBarry, Ernest McClure, Oteil Burbridge, Ravenell Keller III, Donald Jacob
Simple-minded gardener Chance (Peter Sellers) is suddenly placed in the real world instead of the television world through which he has experienced life. When asked for political and financial advice, his naive answers are mistaken for insightful, intelligent answers. Melvyn Douglas won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor in his role as a political kingmaker and Peter Sellers was nominated for Best Actor.
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The Brothers Karamazov 1958 N/R, 149 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Basehart, Albert Salmi, William Shatner, Simon Oakland, David Opatoshu, Frank DeKova
Based on Dostoyevsky's classic, this is a good film adaptation of the story of brothers (Yul Brynner, Richard Basehart, William Shatner, and Albert Salmi). Set in 19th-century Russia, the plot revolves around greed and hatred brought on by their bullying father, Fyodor (Lee J. Cobb).
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Chato's Land 1972  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, Richard Basehart, James Whitmore, Victor French, Simon Oakland, Ralph Waite, Richard Jordan, Jill Ireland, Lee Patterson
A half-breed Apache (Charles Bronson) is on the run in 1870's New Mexico. He is the suspect in a murder case, and a brutal posse will stop at nothing in the attempt to capture him.
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Cry Wolf 1947 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck, Geraldine Brooks, Richard Basehart, Jerome Cowan, John Ridgely, Patricia Barry, Jack Mower, Paul Stanton, Rory Mallinson, Helen Thimig, Barry Bernard, John Elliott, Creighton Hale, Lisa Golm
Sandra Marshall (Barbara Stanwyck) returns to her late husband James' family mansion for his funeral and announces to James' research scientist uncle, Mark (Errol Flynn), the news of her secret marriage to James. Mark distrusts Sandra but allows her to stay at the mansion where she makes friends with James' sister Julie (Geraldine Brooks) who then dies under mysterious circumstances. Sandra believes that Mark has committed the murder of Julie, but are her suspicions correct?
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Decision Before Dawn 1951 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner, Hildegarde Neff, Dominique Blanchar, O.E. Hasse, Wilfried Seyferth, Hans Christian Blech, Helen Thimig, Robert Freitag, George Tyne
During the last days of World War II, U.S. Army Col. Devlin (Gary Merrill) orders Lt. Rennick (Richard Basehart) to take German P.O.W. Karl "Happy" Maurer (Oskar Werner) behind enemy lines to spy on the movement of a German armored unit. Physical as well as psychological dangers ensue. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
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Fixed Bayonets! 1951 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Richard Basehart, Gene Evans, Michael O'Shea, Richard Hylton, Craig Hill, Skip Homeier, Henry Kulky, Richard Monahan, Paul Richards, Tony Kent, Neyle Morrow, John Doucette, James Dean
Corporal Denno (Richard Basehart) is a member of a group of U.S. Army soldiers fighting in the Korean War. Denno, who cannot imagine killing another human being, ends up in command of his platoon. When the situation reaches a crisis point, Denno is finally able to shake off his fear and manages to save his soldiers.
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Fourteen Hours 1951 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Barbara Bel Geddes, Debra Paget, Agnes Moorehead, Robert Keith, Howard Da Silva, Jeffrey Hunter, Grace Kelly, Martin Gabel
Mentally disturbed Robert Cosick (Richard Basehart) climbs out onto a 15-story ledge and threatens to jump. This story about a policeman's (Paul Douglas) attempt to talk him down provides a suspenseful and well-performed thriller. It also features stars in early roles: Grace Kelly in her film debut as Mrs. Fuller, Ossie Davis as a taxi driver, and Joyce Van Patten as Ruth's (Debra Paget) girlfriend.
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The Great Bank Hoax 1978 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Great Georgia Bank Hoax
Shenanigans
Director: Joseph Jacoby
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Richard Basehart, Ned Beatty, Charlene Dallas, Paul Sand, Michael Murphy, Arthur Godfrey, Connie Forslund, Sara Newman, John C. Becher, Guy Le Bow, Roy Tatum, John Lefkowitz, Alek Primrose, Bibi Osterwald
The bank examiner is scheduled to arrive at the Pewter Bank when the bank comptroller Julius Taggart (Ned Beatty) informs bank officers Jack Stutz and Manny Benchley (Burgess Meredith and Richard Basehart) that someone has embezzled $100,000. The embezzler turns out to be the chief clerk Richard Smedley (Paul Sand), and he claims that he did it to point out a flaw in the bank's bookkeeping. When the bank officials come up with a scheme to rob the bank in order to cover up the embezzlement, more than a few complications ensue involving not only the bank officers but pillars of the community as well.
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He Walked by Night 1948 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann
Cast: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, James Cardwell, Jack Webb, Robert Bice, Reed Hadley, John McGuire, Kenneth Tobey
Based on a true story and told in semi-documentary fashion, this is the tale of Davis Morgan (Richard Basehart), a loner psychopath who is also an electronics expert. Davis has conducted a series of robberies and listens in on the police (with a receiver he made) in order to stay ahead of his pursuers. After killing a policeman, he is on the run. The climatic conclusion involves a chase through the sewer system of Los Angeles. A good thriller.
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Hitler 1962  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Richard Basehart, Cordula Trantow, Maria Emo, Martin Kosleck, John Banner, Berry Kroeger, John Mitchum, John Wengraf, Gregory Gaye, Celia Lovsky
This not-so-very insightful biography of the rise and fall of Hitler features Richard Basehart as a not-so-very convincing Adolf Hitler.
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The House on Telegraph Hill 1951 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Richard Basehart, Valentina Cortese, William Lundigan, Fay Baker, Gordon Gebert, Kei Thin Chung, Steven Geray, Herbert Butterfield, John Burton, Katherine Meskill, Mario Siletti, Charles Wagenheim, David Clarke, Natasha Lytess
After surviving a Nazi concentration camp imprisonment during World War II, Victoria (Valentina Cortese) takes the identity of her friend, Karin (Natasha Lytess), who died in the camp. Victoria visits Karin's young son, Chris (Gordon Gebert), who lives in a mansion on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, and she pretends to be his mother. Events take a turn when Chris' aunt/guardian is murdered to obtain the family fortune, and Victoria is scheduled to be the next victim. Once again, money does not buy happiness, and dangers lie ahead.
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 The Island of Dr. Moreau 1977 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure / Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera, Richard Basehart, Nick Cravat, The Great John L., Bob Ozman, Fumio Demura, Gary Baxley, John Gillespie, David S. Cass Sr.
This film, based on an H.G. Wells story, is a remake of "Island of Lost Souls." Braddock (Michael York) is shipwrecked on an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean and runs into a mad scientist, Dr. Moreau (Burt Lancaster), who turns wild animals into monster humans.
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Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley 1975 TV, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Tony Musante, Bo Hopkins, G.D. Spradlin, Linda Haynes, William Lucking, Harrison Ford, Richard Basehart, Ben Piazza, Leon Russom, Olive Clark
This made-for-TV drama follows the court martial of U.S. Army Lt. William Calley (Tony Musante) who was held responsible for the My Lai massacre that took the lives of many innocent civilians during the Vietnam War.
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Kings of the Sun 1963 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Basehart, Brad Dexter, Barry Morse, Leo Gordon, Ford Rainey, Armando Silvestre, Victoria Vetri, Rudy Solari, Angel Di Steffano, Jose Moreno, James Coburn, Chuck Hayward
After his father is killed in battle, King Balam (George Chakiris) leads his Mayan tribe out of Mexico for safety reasons. But, now they are confronted by Black Eagle (Yul Brynner) and his Native American tribe. Black Eagle is captured, but during his captivity, he becomes friends with King Balam and will lead the Mayans in their flight to Texas in the attempt to keep their civilization alive. Problems do lie ahead when Hunac Ceel (Leo Gordon) and his troops attack, but will Black Eagle and King Balam be able to fight together and save their civilizations?
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 La Strada 1954  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Livia Venturini, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere, Mario Passante, Gustavo Giorgi, Anna Primula, Yami Kamadeva
Circus strongman Zampano (Anthony Quinn) meets, buys, marries, and abuses young Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina) while using her as his assistant. Later, Gelsomina is influenced by the circus clown Il Matto (Richard Basehart) who becomes upset with the way Zampano treats her. Il Matto offers Gelsomina kindness and asks her to run away with him. But, when Gelsomina remains loyal to Zampano and refuses to leave, her decision will lead to tragedy. This picture won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
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Mansion of the Doomed 1976 R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
aka: The Terror of Dr. Chaney
Eyes
Director: Michael Pataki
Cast: Richard Basehart, Gloria Grahame, Trish Stewart, Lance Henriksen, Libby Chase, Vic Tayback, Al Ferrara, JoJo D'Amore, Donna Andresen, Marilyn Joi, Simmy Bow, Del Negro
Surgeon Dr. Leonard Chaney (Richard Basehart) abducts young people and removes their eyes in an insane effort to restore his daughter Nancy's (Trish Stewart) eyesight. As operation after operation fails, Chaney collects a myriad of eyeless people in his dungeon–until they escape and gain revenge by ripping out Chaney's eyes.
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Moby Dick 1956 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Huston
Cast: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice, Orson Welles, Harry Andrews, Bernard Miles, Mervyn Johns, Noel Purcell, Royal Dano, Christopher Lee
Ray Bradbury and John Huston wrote the excellent screenplay for this film adaptation of Herman Melville's novel about Captain Ahab's (Gregory Peck) obsession with the great white whale.
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Portrait in Black 1960 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Sandra Dee, John Saxon, Richard Basehart, Lloyd Nolan, Ray Walston, Virginia Grey, Anna May Wong, Paul Birch, Dennis Kohler, John Wengraf
The perfect crime is planned by Sheila Cabot (Lana Turner) and Doctor David Rivera (Anthony Quinn) to kill Sheila's husband (Lloyd Nolan), but an unexpected letter foils their plot.
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Reign of Terror 1949 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: The Black Book
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Robert Cummings, Arlene Dahl, Richard Hart, Richard Basehart, Arnold Moss, Norman Lloyd, Charles McGraw, Beulah Bondi, Jess Barker, Wade Crosby, William Challee, Ellen Lowe
Set in France during the French Revolution, this tale of conspiracy and greed centers on the actions of Robespierre whose name has become synonymous with The Terror.
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Roseanna McCoy 1949 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Charles Bickford, Raymond Massey, Richard Basehart, Gigi Perreau, Aline MacMahon, Marshall Thompson, Hope Emerson, Arthur Franz
Family feuds stand in the way of romance for Roseanna McCoy (Joan Evans) and Johnse Hatfield (Farley Granger), but love wins out in the end.
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Tension 1949 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Berry
Cast: Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Gough, Tom D'Andrea, William Conrad, Tito Renaldo, Philip Van Zandt, Dewey Robinson, Tommy Ryan, Jack Daley, Virginia Brissac, Steve Roberts, Hayward Soo Hoo
A pharmacist, Warren Quimby (Richard Basehart), suffers after learning that his wife Claire (Audrey Totter) is having an affair and hatches a plot to kill her lover Barney (Lloyd Gough). Warren takes on a new identity to perform the perfect crime, but someone else kills Barney before Warren gets to him, and now Warren is the prime suspect.
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Time Limit 1957 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karl Malden
Cast: Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, Dolores Michaels, June Lockhart, Carl Benton Reid, Martin Balsam, Rip Torn, Alan Dexter, Yale Wexler, Joe Di Reda, Khigh Dhiegh, Manning Ross, James Douglas, Kenneth Alton, Jack Webster
Adapted from Henry Denker's play, this is a tense drama about the trial of Army Major Harry Cargill (Richard Basehart) who is accused of committing treason while he was a POW during the Korean War. Colonel William Edwards (Richard Widmark) investigates the charges, becomes convinced of Cargill's innocence, and represents him as his lawyer. As the facts are revealed during the court martial, it is learned that Cargill did reveal secrets to the North Koreans, but he did it to save the lives of his fellow POWs. Now, the moral question is whether or not Cargill is a traitor in spite of his good intentions.
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 Titanic 1953 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton, Thelma Ritter, Brian Aherne, Richard Basehart, Allyn Joslyn, Edmund Purdom, Michael Rennie
The "unsinkable" Titanic sets sail on its maiden voyage only to hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sink to the bottom of the ocean. While this rendition of the historical drama won the Academy Award for Best Writing, a better version of this story, "A Night to Remember," was filmed five years later. Then, of course there is the 1997 version...
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| 1. 21 Hours at Munich (1976)
2. The Andersonville Trial (1970)
3. Being There (1979)
4. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
5. Chato's Land (1972)
6. Cry Wolf (1947)
7. Decision Before Dawn (1951)
8. Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
9. Fourteen Hours (1951)
10. The Great Bank Hoax (1978)
aka: The Great Georgia Bank Hoax
aka: Shenanigans
11. He Walked by Night (1948)
12. Hitler (1962)
13. The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
14. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
15. Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley (1975)
16. Kings of the Sun (1963)
17. La Strada (1954)
18. Mansion of the Doomed (1976)
aka: The Terror of Dr. Chaney
aka: Eyes
19. Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
20. Moby Dick (1956)
21. Portrait in Black (1960)
22. Rage (1972)
23. Reign of Terror (1949)
aka: The Black Book
24. Roseanna McCoy (1949)
25. Tension (1949)
26. Time Limit (1957)
27. Titanic (1953)
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