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Bob Cobert
Robert Cobert (October 26, 1924 – February 19, 2020) was an American composer who worked in television and films. He is best known for his work with producer/director Dan Curtis, notably the scores for the massively popular, now-cult 1966–71 ABC-TV gothic fiction soap opera ''Dark Shadows'' and the TV mini-series ''The Winds of War'' (1983) and its sequel ''War and Remembrance'' (1988), for which he received an Emmy Awards nomination. Together, the latter two scores constitute the longest film music ever written for a film. Early years As a clarinet and saxophone player, he worked summers with a five-piece band in the Catskills' "Borscht Belt" during his college years. Cobert also played clubs in Manhattan, studied for a year at the Juilliard School, and did radio arranging for WOR-Mutual. He also did some early "ghosting," creating industrial-documentary scoring for established commercial composers. Film and TV work His early works include ''Dark Shadows'', and the two t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Strangler (film)
''The Night Strangler'' is an American television film, made for television horror film which first aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC on January 16, 1973, as a sequel to ''The Night Stalker (1972 film), The Night Stalker''. ''The Night Strangler'' proved almost as popular as its predecessor garnering strong ratings and eventually prompting ABC to order a TV series (neither writer Richard Matheson nor producer/director Dan Curtis was involved in the TV series). In the United States, the TV movie ran (without commercials) approximately 74 minutes. ABC planned to release the film overseas as a theatrical release and had additional footage shot rounding out the movie to 90 minutes. Plot In 1973, reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin), now in Seattle, Washington (having been run out of Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas at the end of the last film), is hired by his former editor, Tony Vincenzo (Simon Oakland) to cover a series of killings in which the victims, all exotic dancers, are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Of Night (1977 Film)
''Dead of Night'' is a 1977 American made-for-television anthology horror film starring Ed Begley Jr., Anjanette Comer, Patrick Macnee, Horst Buchholz and Joan Hackett. Directed by Dan Curtis, the film consists of three stories written by Richard Matheson (although the first segment, "Second Chance", was adapted from a story by Jack Finney) much like the earlier ''Trilogy of Terror''. The film originally premiered on NBC on March 29, 1977. Plot "Second Chance" The first segment features Ed Begley Jr. as a man who restores a 1926 roadster and finds himself transported back in time. ;Cast * Ed Begley Jr. as Frank * E. J. André as Mr. McCauley *Ann Doran as Mrs. McCauley *Christina Hart as Helen "No Such Thing as a Vampire" The second segment features Anjanette Comer as a woman who seems to be actively terrorized by a vampire. Patrick Macnee plays her husband who attempts to deal with her terror by engaging the services of a friend, Michael (Horst Buchholz). ;Cast * Patrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trilogy Of Terror
''Trilogy of Terror'' is a 1975 American made-for-television anthology horror film directed by Dan Curtis and starring Karen Black. It features three segments, each based on unrelated short stories by Richard Matheson. The first follows a college professor who seeks excitement with her students; the second is about twin sisters who have a bizarre relationship. These two segments were adapted by William F. Nolan. The third, adapted by Matheson himself, focuses on a woman terrorized by a Zuni fetish doll in her apartment. Black stars in all three segments, and plays dual roles in the second. The film was first aired as an ''ABC Movie of the Week'' on March 4, 1975. Black initially turned down the project, but reconsidered when her then-husband, Robert Burton, was cast in the first segment "Julie". A television film sequel titled '' Trilogy of Terror II'', written and also directed by Dan Curtis, was released in 1996. Plots "Julie" Chad Rogers is a college student with a crus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Ice Rip-Off
''The Great Ice Rip-Off'' is a 1974 American made-for-television crime comedy film directed by Dan Curtis. It premiered on ABC as the ABC Movie of the Week on November 6, 1974.Thompson, JeffThe Television Horrors of Dan Curtis p. 25 (2009) Synopsis ''The Great Ice Rip-Off'' a comedic heist film about a group of diamond thieves who use a bus headed from Seattle to San Diego for their getaway.Jaimson, R.JGrayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow p. 175-76 (2006) Primary cast * Lee J. Cobb as Willy Calso * Gig Young as Harkey Rollins * Matt Clark as Georgie * Grayson Hall as Helen Calso * Robert Walden as Checker * Geoffrey Lewis as Archie * Hank Garrett as Sam Production The working title for the film was ''A Break in the Ice''.Finding Aid for the Dan Curtis Productions Records, 1963-2005 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turn Of The Screw (1974 Film)
''The Turn of the Screw'' is a 1974 American made-for-television horror film directed by Dan Curtis based on the 1898 novella of the same name by Henry James. The film aired on ABC on April 15, 1974. Plot An English governess is hired to take care of two children whose parents have died. Orphaned herself at a young age, the governess begins to believe that the orphans are communicating with the ghosts of the previous governess and her lover. Cast * Lynn Redgrave as Miss Jane Cubberly * John Barron as Mr. Fredricks * Eva Griffith as Flora * Jasper Jacob as Miles * Megs Jenkins as Mrs. Grose * Anthony Langdon as Luke (credited as Anthony Lagdon) * James Laurenson as Peter Quint * Kathryn Leigh Scott as Miss Jessel * Benedict Taylor as Timothy Production The film was shot in London, England. Broadcast The film was first broadcast in the USA on April 15, 1974. Reception In an article for the journal ''e-Rea'', author Dennis Tready writes that the film "would have to be consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kansas City Massacre
''The Kansas City Massacre'' is a 1975 American television film about Melvin Purvis. It is the second spin-off of the 1973 film ''Dillinger'', following '' Melvin Purvis: G-Man'' in 1974, also directed by Dan Curtis and starring Dale Robertson as Purvis. Plot Gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several FBI agents and local police officers in the attempt. FBI agent Melvin Purvis puts together a special squad to track down and capture the men responsible. Cast * Dale Robertson as FBI Agent Melvin Purvis * Bo Hopkins as Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd * Elliott Street as George "Baby Face" Nelson * Harris Yulin as John Lazia * Matt Clark as Verne Miller * Scott Brady as Commissioner Herbert Tucker McElwaine * John Karlen as FBI Agent Sam Cowley * Lynn Loring as Vi Morland * Robert Walden as Adam Richetti * Mills Watson as Frank "Jelly" Nash *Philip Bruns as Captain Jackson * William Jordan as John Dillinger * Sally Kirkland as Wilma Floyd * Morgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-Man
G-Man (plural G-Men) may refer to: Law enforcement * G-man, short for "Government Man", slang for federal law enforcement agents * G-Men, a reference to a detectives of the Dublin Metropolitan Police force's G Division in early 20th-century Ireland People * G. Gordon Liddy (1930–2021), nicknamed G-Man on his radio show. Liddy was an FBI agent at one time earlier in his life * Gary Gerould, American sports broadcaster, nicknamed "The G-Man" * Gerald McClellan (born 1967), former American boxer nicknamed "G-Man" * Monty Sopp (born 1963), professional wrestler known also as "The G-Man" * Gez Varley, British techno musician and DJ Fictional and other * G-Man (''Half-Life''), a character in the ''Half-Life'' computer game series who is dressed like a government official * Goatse man, a man on an internet shock site Other * '' G Men'', a 1935 Hollywood crime film * ''G-Man'' (Sonny Rollins album), 1986 * ''G-Man'' (Rake album), 1996 * G-Man (comics), a comic written by Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scream Of The Wolf
''Scream of the Wolf'' is a 1974 American made-for-television horror-thriller film starring Peter Graves and Clint Walker and directed by Dan Curtis. It originally aired as the ''ABC Movie of the Week'' on January 16, 1974. Plot Following a series of brutal murders committed by what appears to be an animal, Sheriff Vernon Bell asks local adventure writer and former hunter John Weatherby to investigate. Weatherby agrees and finds that the footprints left at the murder site appear to be that of a wolf, but that changed into a bipedal animal while leaving, and the animal has left no scent. Weatherby asks his friend, reclusive big game hunter Byron Douglas, for help, but he declines, stating that he feels the atmosphere of fear the killings create has made the townsfolk "alive" for the first time. Byron and Weatherby had previously gone on a hunt where they battled a vicious wolf that had bitten Byron. Weatherby's girlfriend Sandy is attacked in her home by the animal. She survives, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974 Film)
''Dracula'', also known as ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' and ''Dan Curtis' Dracula'', is a 1974 British made-for-television gothic horror film and adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel '' Dracula''. It was written by Richard Matheson and directed by ''Dark Shadows'' creator Dan Curtis, with Jack Palance in the title role. It was the second collaboration for Curtis and Palance after the 1968 TV film ''The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. Plot "Bistritz, Hungary May 1897": natives in Transylvania seem afraid when they learn solicitor Jonathan Harker is going to Castle Dracula. Jonathan finds the Count abrupt and impatient to get things done. Dracula reacts very strongly to a photograph of Harker's fiancée Mina and her best friend, Lucy. After preventing his brides from devouring Harker, he forces the young solicitor to write a letter saying he will be staying in Transylvania for a month. Harker climbs down the castle wall and finds Dracula's coffin but is attacked and kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Norliss Tapes
''The Norliss Tapes'' is a 1973 American made-for-television horror film directed by Dan Curtis and written by William F. Nolan, starring Roy Thinnes and Angie Dickinson. Framed through a series of tapes left behind by the missing Norliss, an investigator of the occult, it tells the story of his encounter with a widow and her artist husband who has returned from the dead. The film was originally produced by NBC as a pilot for a television series which was ultimately not produced. The film premiered as a standalone movie on the NBC network on February 21, 1973. Years later it acquired a modest cult following on the independent theater circuit. Plot David Norliss, a writer working on a book debunking spiritualists and fakers, vanishes from his home in San Francisco, California, leaving behind a series of audio tapes explaining his absence and recent investigations. The narrative unfolds as a friend, his publisher Sanford Evans, listens to the tapes. Norliss had recently investi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And The Kid
''Me and the Kid'' is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Dan Curtis. It stars Danny Aiello, Alex Zuckerman, Joe Pantoliano, Cathy Moriarty, David Dukes, Anita Morris, Ben Stein, Demond Wilson and Abe Vigoda. Plot A couple of ex-cons, Harry ( Danny Aiello) and Roy (Joe Pantoliano), break into a home expecting to find $250,000 in a safe, but come away empty-handed. They do, however, take 8-year-old Gary (Alex Zuckerman) with them, hoping that the boy's father will pay a ransom. Harry forms a bond with Gary, who has multiple allergies, is home-schooled and has rarely been out in the world. Roy resents the kid-glove treatment of the boy and becomes at odds with his partner over what to do with him. In the end, things between Roy and Harry get violent, but Gary saves Harry's life. While Gary enjoys life with Harry much more than his home life, things get too dangerous and Harry is forced to leave him behind. However, Gary aids Harry in escaping from the authorities. Somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |