Conquest of Space 1955  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy, Phil Foster, William Redfield, William Hopper, Ross Martin, Michael Fox, Joan Shawlee, Benson Fong, Vito Scotti, John Dennis, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Mike Mahoney
The crew–Captain Barney Merritt (Eric Fleming), Sergeant Mahony (Mickey Shaughnessy), Jackie Siegle (Phil Foster), and Imoto (Benson Fang)–are led by General Samuel T. Merritt (Walter Brooke) on the first spaceship heading to Mars. Problems develop when General Merritt tries to sabotage the trip because he believes they are trespassing on God's domain. His son, Captain Merritt, kills him in order to save the mission, and the crew lands on Mars on Christmas day. Special effects are great.
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Experiment in Terror 1962  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Roy Poole, Anita Loo, Ross Martin, Dick Crockett, Ned Glass, Clifton James, Gilbert Green, Patricia Huston
Set in San Francisco, this story is about a psychopath (Ross Martin) who kidnaps a young woman (Stefanie Powers) as a means to force her sister (Lee Remick) to embezzle bank funds for him.
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The Great Race 1965 N/R, 157 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Larry Storch, Dorothy Provine, Vivien Vance, Arthur O'Connell, Ross Martin
A car race from New York City to Paris in the early 1900s is the subject for this film. Plenty of laughs, especially the slapstick comedy provided by villainous Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon) as he tries to foil the white-clad hero, Leslie the Great (Tony Curtis). Highlight: the Academy Award-nominated song, "The Sweetheart Tree" sung by Maggie (Natalie Wood).
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 Kansas City Bomber 1972  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerrold Freedman
Cast: Raquel Welch, Kevin McCarthy, Helena Kallianiotes, Norman Alden, Jeanne Cooper, Jodie Foster, William Gray Espy, Dick Lane, Ross Martin, Martine Bartlett
Raquel Welch is about the only highlight of this weak film centered on the tough sport of roller derby. Naive K.C. (Welch) is one of her team's star skaters. When she has an affair with the owner (Kevin McCarthy), jealous teammates–especially Jackie (Helena Kallianiotes)–make life tough for K.C., but she is determined to defend herself.
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The Return of Charlie Chan 1973  TV, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Happiness Is a Warm Clue
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Cast: Ross Martin, Leslie Nielsen, Louise Sorel, Richard Haydn, Don Gordon, Peter Donat, Virginia Lee, Soon-Tek Oh, Joseph Hindy, Kathleen Widdoes
This attempt to revive "Charlie Chan" films represents a failed attempt to give new life to the famous Chinese detective. In this story, Chan solves a series of murders on an expensive yacht.
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Rubbernecking 2000 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sean Kinney, Ross Martin
Cast: Corbin Bernsen, Astrid Devi, Renee O'Connor, Steve Van Wormer, Arye Gross, Jennifer Lien, Rick Batalla, Cassandra Beckerman, Debra Wilson, Kent Toussaint
There's a major traffic jam ahead, and this comedy/drama shows how the many drivers caught in it cope with the problem.
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| 1. Conquest of Space (1955)
2. Experiment in Terror (1962)
3. The Great Race (1965)
4. Kansas City Bomber (1972)
5. The Return of Charlie Chan (1973)
aka: Happiness Is a Warm Clue
6. Rubbernecking (2000)
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