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Gideon's Trumpet   1980     3 stars    TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert E. Collins  
Cast: Henry Fonda, Jose Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, Nicholas Pryor, William Prince, Dean Jagger, Lane Smith, Richard McKenzie, Dolph Sweet, Ford Rainey, David Sheiner, J. Patrick McNamara, Les Lannom

  In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon (Henry Fonda) is arrested in Panama City, Florida, for petty larceny. Because he cannot afford a lawyer, Gideon is sent to prison to serve a five year sentence. Gideon appeals, and the case goes to the Supreme Court where a landmark decision is reached giving free legal representation to anyone accused of a crime in the United States.



Cast
Henry Fonda Clarence Earl Gideon
Jose Ferrer Abe Fortas
John Houseman Chief Justice/Narrator
Fay Wray Edna Curtis
Sam Jaffe Supreme Court Justice
Nicholas Pryor Jacob
William Prince Supreme Court Justice
Dean Jagger Supreme Court Justice
Lane Smith Fred Turner
Richard McKenzie Judge Robert McCrary
Dolph Sweet Charlie
Ford Rainey Supreme Court Justice
David Sheiner Abe Krash
J. Patrick McNamara Harris
Les Lannom Bobby Earle
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J. Edgar Hoover   1987     2 and a half stars    TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert E. Collins  
Cast: Treat Williams, Rip Torn, David Ogden Stiers, Andrew Duggan, Robert Harper, Art Hindle, Joe Regalbuto, Louise Fletcher

  Based on William G. Sullivan and William S. Brown's book, "My 30 Years in Hoover's FBI," this made-for-TV movie stars Treat Williams in the title role in this kind treatment of J. Edgar Hoover.

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Money on the Side   1982     1 star    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert E. Collins  
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Purl, Karen Valentine, Christopher Lloyd, Richard Masur, Susan Flannery, Gary Graham, John Bennett Perry, Arthur Rosenberg, Lee de Broux

  To help the family finances, three suburban housewives turn to prostitution.

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Prime Target   1989     2 and a half stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert E. Collins  
Cast: Angie Dickinson, Joseph Bologna, David Soul, Yaphet Kotto, Joe Regalbuto, Dennis Lipscomb, Charles Durning, Mills Watson

  This made-for-TV movie features Angie Dickinson as a detective (Does this sound familiar?) tracking down a cop killer.

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Movie Quick Pick
1. Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
2. J. Edgar Hoover (1987)
3. Money on the Side (1982)
4. Prime Target (1989)


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