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Beach Dickerson
Beach Dickerson ( – 2005) was an American actor known for such films as '' The Trip'' and ''Crazy Mama''. Early life Dickerson was born in Glennville, Georgia. Career Dickerson worked frequently with director Roger Corman. His first appearance was in ''Attack of the Crab Monsters''. He also appeared in the films '' Sorority Girl'', ''Rock All Night'', ''Cocaine and Blue Eyes'', '' Teenage Caveman'' and the 1991 film ''Future Kick''. Death He died in Los Angeles, California, on December 7, 2005, at age 81. Dickerson willed three houses to his friend, author Scotty Bowers. The spreading of Dickerson's ashes by Bowers was shown in the 2017 documentary film ''Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood''. Partial filmography * 1956 '' Hollywood or Bust'' as Bellboy (uncredited) * 1957 ''Attack of the Crab Monsters'' as Seaman Ron Fellows * 1957 ''Rock All Night'' as The Kid * 1957 '' Loving You'' as Glenn (uncredited) * 1957 '' Sorority Girl'' as Terry's Boyfriend * 1958 '' War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glennville, Georgia
Glennville is a city in Tattnall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 3,834. Geography Glennville is located at (31.939206, -81.926866). It is 29.3 miles from Baxley, Georgia. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.75%) is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,834 people, 1,477 households, and 1,071 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 3,641 people, 1,428 households, and 912 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,668 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 63.36% White, 33.64% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.29% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.42% of the population. There were 1,428 househ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-Bird Gang
''T-Bird Gang'' is a 1959 American film directed by Richard Harbinger in his first and final film. It was co-written by and starring John Brinkley and Tony Miller with Edwin Nelson; all of them had appeared in several of Roger Corman's films. Plot A group of criminals rob a warehouse where they cosh the elderly night watchman. The watchman's ex-G.I. son Frank finds his barely conscious father who soon dies from the injury; his last words being that the group drove a white T-Bird. Frank tracks the gang down with the idea of vengeance, but the police apprehend him and force him into getting his revenge by infiltrating the gang of robbin' hoods. Production Shot in 1958 under the title of ''Cry Out in Vengeance'', it was released by executive producer Roger Corman as a double feature with ''High School Big Shot'' as the first release of his Filmgroup company. Corman financed the film.Ed. J. Philip di Franco, ''The Movie World of Roger Corman'', Chelsea House Publishers, 1979 p 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capone (1975 Film)
''Capone'' is a 1975 American biographical crime film directed by Steve Carver, written by Howard Browne, and starring Ben Gazzara, Harry Guardino, Susan Blakely, John Cassavetes, and Sylvester Stallone in an early film appearance. The film is a biography of the infamous Al Capone. Plot The story is of the rise and fall of Chicago mob boss Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city during Prohibition, all the way through to his conviction, imprisonment, and final years. On the evening of May 6, 1918, in Brooklyn, two police officers intercept several men stealing fur clothing as they escape through an alleyway. Capone, then a young hoodlum, had tipped them off to the heist so that he could ambush the cops on arrival. The resulting fight ends with Capone being thrown through a glass window, leaving him with a scarred left cheek. Capone is soon released from custody without being charged due to the intercession of a senior police lieutenant. As he walks out of the stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer School Teachers
''Summer School Teachers'' is a 1974 feature film directed and written by Barbara Peeters and starring Candice Rialson. It is about three female friends who all teach at a school over the summer. It was an unofficial follow up to ''The Student Teachers'' (1973). Plot Three friends from Iowa go to California for the summer, rent an apartment together and teach at the same high school. PE teacher Conklin (Candice Rialson) coaches an all-girl football team despite the opposition of the resident coach (Dick Miller), and romances one of the male teachers. Sally (Pat Anderson) teaches photography and despite being engaged to a man back home, has affairs with an eccentric rock star with a food fetish, and with a male chauvinist teacher who talks her into posing nude for some photos. Chemistry teacher Denise (Rhonda Leigh Hopkins) becomes involved with one of her students, a juvenile delinquent, who is falsely accused of participating in car stealing. Conklin uncovers that funds for spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra Jones
''Cleopatra Jones'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by Jack Starrett. Tamara Dobson stars as an undercover government agent who uses the day job of supermodel as her cover and an excuse to travel to exotic places. Bernie Casey, Shelley Winters and Antonio Fargas also feature. The film has been described as being primarily an action film, but also partially a comedy film, comedy with a parody film, spoof tone. Plot Cleopatra "Cleo" Jones is an undercover special agent for the United States government. Overseas modeling is only a cover for her real job: Cleo is a James Bond-like heroine with power and influence. She drives a silver and black Chevrolet Corvette (C3), '73 Corvette Stingray (equipped with automatic weapons), and has martial arts ability. She also remains loyal to her drug-ravaged community and her lover, Reuben Master, who runs B&S House (a community home for recovering drug addicts). Cleo is overseeing the destruction of a poppy field in Turkey belong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
''Welcome Home, Soldier Boys'' is a 1972 American drama film directed by Richard Compton and starring Joe Don Baker, Paul Koslo, Alan Vint, Elliott Street, Jennifer Billingsley and Billy "Green" Bush. Written by Guerdon Trueblood, the film was released on September 8, 1972, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Danny, Shooter, Kid and Fatback are a group of four veterans returning home from Vietnam who decide to subsequently go on a road trip. They decided to purchase a Cadillac, managing to hustle the price down from $6,200 to $5,500 from the dealer and load the Cadillac with weapons. On their way they pick up a girl who begins to party with the gang, but then Danny gets a hold of her and tries to sexually assault her. As she struggles she is thrown out of the car driving at 65 mph, killing her. The gang decide to visit a bunch of old settlements, meet up in a basketball court inside of a local high school and watching the game, reminiscing on the old times at the school. They meet up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bury Me An Angel
''Bury Me an Angel'' is a 1971 American biker film from female director Barbara Peeters, who was script supervisor on ''Angels Die Hard'' (1970). She was the first woman to direct a biker film. The film was acquired by Roger Corman's New World Pictures. Plot A female biker ( Dixie Peabody) seeks to avenge the death of her brother. Production Barbara Peeters first conceived the idea for the film when, while working on Richard Compton's biker drama ''Angels Die Hard'', supporting player Rita Murray told her she was looking to produce films of her own. Peeters invented the plot on the spot, and rush-wrote a first draft to present to Murray and her investors days later. Beach Dickerson has a small role and helped produce the movie, which was shot on location in California. The script's original title was ''The Hunt''. See also * List of American films of 1971 References External links * * * ''Bury Me an Angel''at Trailers from Hell ''Trailers from Hell'' (branded as ''Trailers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angels Die Hard
''Angels Die Hard'' is a 1970 biker film directed by Richard Compton and starring Tom Baker and William Smith. It is the first film distributed by New World Pictures; half its budget was provided by Roger Corman. The film—which was written in three months—revolves around a gang of bikers who try to save people from a mining accident. Compton shot the film on location in Kernville, California, on the shore of Lake Isabella, an old gold-mining town that was used for filming early Hollywood Westerns. Cast *Tom Baker as Blair * William Smith as Tim *Carl Steppling as Sheriff *Alan DeWitt as Undertaker *Gary Littlejohn as Piston *Beach Dickerson as Shank *Rita Murray as Naomi * R. G. Armstrong as Mel *Connie Nelson as Nancy *Dan Haggerty Daniel Francis Haggerty (November 19, 1942 – January 15, 2016) was an American actor who was best known for playing the title role in the film and television series ''The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams''. Early life Haggerty's birthplace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dunwich Horror (film)
''The Dunwich Horror'' is a 1970 American supernatural horror film directed by Daniel Haller, and starring Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, and Ed Begley. A loose adaptation of the short story of the same name by H.P. Lovecraft, the film concerns a young female graduate student who is targeted by a man attempting to use her in an occult ritual taken from the ''Necronomicon''. The screenplay was co-written by Curtis Hanson, while Roger Corman served as an executive producer on the film. The film's distributor, American International Pictures, had tentatively planned an adaptation of the Lovecraft story in 1963. Executive producer Corman hired Haller to direct, as he had previously directed several features for him, including ''Devil's Angels'' (1967). Though set in the fictional Massachusetts town of Arkham, principal photography of ''The Dunwich Horror'' took place in and around Mendocino, California in the spring of 1969. The film marked Sandra Dee's first adult role, following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gun Runner
''The Gun Runner'' is a 1969 action movie, at TCMDB the first directing credit for actor turned filmmaker Richard Compton
Richard Compton (March 2, 1938 – August 11, 2007) was an American actor, director and writer, primarily in television.
Compton had small parts as an actor in film and television series, including minor roles in two episodes of ''Star Trek ... .
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Killers Three
''Killers Three'' is an American crime drama film produced in 1968 in film, 1968 by Dick Clark Productions and released by American International Pictures starring Robert Walker (actor, born 1940), Robert Walker Jr., Diane Varsi and Dick Clark. Others in the cast include Norman Alden, Maureen Arthur, Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens. This western crime drama was written for the screen by Dick Clark and Michael Fisher. It was produced by Clark and directed by Bruce Kessler. The soundtrack-album featured country music, country singers Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens, Kay Adams (singer), Kay Adams and Jack Clement. Haggard sings his own compositions including "Mama Tried (song), Mama Tried". Plot Johnny Warder gets out of prison and returns to North Carolina to marry sweetheart Carol, with whom he has a five-year-old son. Johnny and Carol decide to rob a local bootlegger's safe during a town picnic. Their accomplice is Roger, a former Army buddy of Johnny's with knowledge of explosives. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Savage Seven
''The Savage Seven'' is a 1968 outlaw biker exploitation film directed by Richard Rush, who had directed the previous year's ''Hells Angels on Wheels''. Rush agreed to direct ''The Savage Seven'' in exchange for the opportunity to make the psychedelic film ''Psych-Out''. Penny Marshall appears in one of her earliest screen roles. Plot Kisum, the leader of a motorcycle gang, is in love with waitress Marcia Little Hawk. Her brother Johnnie Little Hawk, the leader of a group of Indians, is upset about the romance. The bikers and Indians join forces but a scheme by crooked businessmen causes them to become adversaries. Cast * Robert Walker Jr. as Johnnie * Joanna Frank as Marcia * John Garwood as Stud * Larry Bishop as Joint * Adam Roarke as Kisum * Max Julien as Grey Wolf * Richard Anders as Bull * Duane Eddy as Eddie * Billy "Green" Bush as Seely * Penny Marshall as Tina Reception In a contemporary review for ''The New York Times'', critic Richard F. Shepard wrote: "The movie i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
