Carbon Copy 1981  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: George Segal, Susan Saint James, Denzel Washington, Jack Warden, Paul Winfield, Dick Martin, Tom Poston, Macon McCalman, Parley Baer, Edward Marshall, Vicky Dawson, Vernon Weddle, Ed Call, Angelina Estrada, Carmen Filpi
Years after Jewish business executive Walter Whitney's (George Segal) affair with an African-American woman, their 17-year-old son, Roger (Denzel Washington), comes knocking on the door. When Walter confesses to his wife Vivian (Susan Saint James) that Roger is his son, his life changes. Walter loses Vivian, his job, and place in society and must resort to doing blue-collar work. With his change in lifestyle, Walter begins to understand the obstacles of prejudice that Roger endures. This comedy attempts to blend humor with racial prejudice.
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How to Beat the High Co$t of Living 1980 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Scheerer
Cast: Susan Saint James, Jane Curtin, Jessica Lange, Richard Benjamin, Cathryn Damon, Fred Willard, Dabney Coleman, Eddie Albert, Art Metrano, Garrett Morris
Three housewives figure out how to beat the recession: they plan to rob the local shopping center.
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Jigsaw 1968  97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, Hope Lange, Pat Hingle, Diana Hyland, Victor Jory, Paul Stewart, Susan Saint James, Michael J. Pollard, Susanne Benton, James Doohan, Donald Mitchell, Roy Jenson, Lev Mailer, Kent McCord
This remake of 1965's "Mirage" features Bradford Dillman as Jonathan Fields, a scientist who is drugged and then faced with the possibility that he may be a murderer after he awakens in an apartment where a dead woman's body lies in the bathtub. Fields hires private detective Arthur Belding (Harry Guardino) to investigate and learns that Field's supervisor Dr. Arkroyd (Victor Jory) had been involved with the dead woman. Now, pieces of the puzzle fit together, and they figure out that Field's co-worker Lew Haley (Pat Hingle) is the guilty culprit. Dillman and Haley have a confrontation, and Haley crashes through the hi-rise office window and plummets to the pavement below.
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Love at First Bite 1979  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stan Dragoti
Cast: George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, Dick Shawn, Isabel Sanford, Arte Johnson, Sherman Hemsley, Barry Gordon, Ronnie Schell, Michael Pataki
This modern-day Count Dracula (George Hamilton) is deported from Transylvania and ends up in the blood bank of New York City trying to satisfy his vampire needs. He meets and falls in love with fashion model Cindy Soundheim (Susan Saint James) much to the dismay of her boyfriend, Dr. Jeff Rosenberg (Richard Benjamin).
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S.O.S. Titanic 1979 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Hale
Cast: David Janssen, Cloris Leachman, Susan Saint James, David Warner, Ian Holm, Helen Mirren, Harry Andrews, Beverly Ross, David Battley, Ed Bishop
This made-for-TV film is another accounting of the Titanic disaster in which over 1500 people were lost. It tells the story through the personal lives of those on board, both fictional and real. John Jacob Astor (David Janssen), who was lost, and Molly Brown (Cloris Leachman), who survived, are highlighted. Worth a look.
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Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows 1968 G, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Neilson
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Stella Stevens, Binnie Barnes, Mary Wickes, Susan Saint James, Milton Berle, Van Johnson, William Lundigan, Robert Taylor, Dolores Sutton
This sequel to "The Trouble With Angels" again features Rosalind Russell as the Mother Superior. This time she runs into problems at the convent when a young novice (Stella Stevens) cannot seem to adjust to policies.
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| 1. Carbon Copy (1981)
2. Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)
3. How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980)
4. Jigsaw (1968)
5. Love at First Bite (1979)
6. Outlaw Blues (1977)
7. S.O.S. Titanic (1979)
8. Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)
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