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Frank Ray Perilli
Frank Ray Perilli (August 30, 1925 – March 8, 2018) was an American screenwriter with more than 15 screen credits, and a playwright of four stage plays. He began his career as a standup comic in the mob-controlled nightclubs of Chicago’s North Side, and made appearances on major television shows of the day such as ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. His acting career included more than a dozen feature films, some of which he wrote and/or produced. He was also a comedy writer for Don Rickles, Shecky Greene, and Lenny Bruce, among others, and at times a manager for Greene and Bruce. His biography, ''The Candy Butcher'' by William Karl Thomas, was released in 2016 by Media Maestro-Book Division. He is known for such films as ''She Came to the Valley'', '' End of the World'', ''Laserblast'', '' Mansion of the Doomed'' and ''Alligator''. Actor He had a role in as a jail officer in the 1993 film '' The Fugitive''. In 1995, he played the role of BJ in ''Steal Big Steal Little. Writer Al ...
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Gianni Russo
Gianni Vito Russo is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in the 1972 film ''The Godfather''. Life and career Russo was born in Manhattan in 1943 and raised in Little Italy and Staten Island. After reprising the Rizzi character in a brief flashback scene at the end of ''The Godfather Part II'', Russo acted in more than 46 films, including ''Goodnight, My Love'' (1972), '' Lepke'' (1975, as Albert Anastasia), ''Laserblast'' (1978), '' Chances Are'' (1989), '' The Freshman'' (1990), ''Side Out'' (1990), ''Another You'' (1991), ''Super Mario Bros.'' (1993), ''Any Given Sunday'' (1999) and ''Seabiscuit'' (2003). Russo claims that he started a fledgling career in organized crime working as an errand boy and mob associate for Frank Costello as an adolescent but later abandoned the dangerous and volatile lifestyle of organized crime. Since the beginning of his acting career, Russo owned a Las Vegas restaurant called Gianni Russo's State Street a ...
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Fairy Tales (film)
''Fairy Tales'', released in the UK as ''Adult Fairy Tales'', is a 1978 sex comedy directed by Harry Hurwitz, the plot of which revolves around the stereotypical fairy tale. Synopsis On his twenty-first birthday, a prince is approached by his father (the king) and other courtiers. They present him a girl as birthday gift. The king asks him to enjoy sexual life and to produce the next heir. However, the prince experiences erectile dysfunction and is unable to perform sexually. He discovers that his sexual attraction is focused towards a long forgotten princess whose picture is hanging on the wall. He goes in search of this princess, and encounters many people along the way. Ultimately, he finds the princess and is able to perform sexually with her. Cast * Don Sparks as Prince * Sy Richardson as Sirus * Irwin Corey as Dr. Eyes (as Prof. Irwin Corey) * Robert Harris as Dr. Ears * Simmy Bow as Dr. Mustachio * Robert Staats as Doorman / Tommy Tucker * Martha Reeves as Aunt La Vo ...
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John Hayes (director)
John Patrick Hayes (March 1, 1930 – August 21, 2000) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career as a screenwriter, writing 1959's ''The Kiss'', which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Film. Hayes is best known for directing low-budget B-movie features and later, exploitation films. Biography Hayes was born March 1, 1930, in New York City to first-generation Irish American parents. His parents divorced when he was four years old, after which he was raised by his grandmother and uncle. He had a sister, Dolores, who was raised separately from him in a Catholic convent, and subsequently developed schizophrenia as an adult. After spending two years in the United States Navy, Hayes returned to New York City and began studying acting with Erwin Piscator. Career Hayes began his career in the 1950s producing and directing short films. In 1959, he was nominated for an Academy Award for the short film ''The Kiss''. In 1 ...
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Cinderella (1977 Film)
''Cinderella'' (a.k.a. ''The Other Cinderella'') is a 1977 American List of erotic films, erotic Musical film, musical comedy film directed by Michael Pataki and starring Rainbeaux Smith, Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith, Brett Smiley, and Sy Richardson. Plot An adaptation of the fairy tale, ''Cinderella'' traces the misadventures of Cinderella (Smith), who suffers abuse from her two incestuous stepsisters and her man-crazy stepmother. Cinderella longs for the day when she will escape her drudgery and struggles to keep her spirits up until then ("Cinderella"). The Prince (Smiley), a jaded young man who no longer feels pleasure from ordinary sex ("My Kingdom Won't Come"), has been reluctant to marry, to the concern of his bickering parents the King and Queen. The King decides to host a ball in the hopes that the Prince will find at least one woman who satisfies his sexual urges ("The Royal Ball") and sends forth the Royal Chamberlain to invite all the willing women in the land. The Chambe ...
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Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (other) * Hollywood, Alabama, a town in Jackson County * Hollywood, Homewood, Alabama and Hollywood Historic District, a former town and a historic district * Hollywood, Florida, a coastal city in Broward County * Hollywood, Georgia, an unincorporated community in Habersham County, Georgia * Hollywood, Maryland * Hollywood, Minnesota * Hollywood Township, Carver County, Minnesota * Hollywood, Mississippi * Hollywood (Benoit, Mississippi), * Hollywood, Missouri * Hollywood, New Mexico, a neighborhood of Ruidoso, Lincoln County, New Mexico * Hollywood, Portland, Oregon, a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon * Hollywood, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania * Hollywood, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania * Hollywood, South Carolina * Hollywood, Memphis, Tennessee * Hollywo ...
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Joey Takes A Cab
Joey may refer to: People *Joey (name) Animals * Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial * Joey, a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets Film and television * ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horace Jackson * ''Joey'' (1985 film), a German horror film directed by Roland Emmerich * ''Joey'' (1986 film), an American film directed by Joseph Ellison * ''Joey'' (1997 film), an Australian film directed by Ian Barry * ''Joey'' (TV series), a spin-off of the popular ''Friends'' television series Music * ''Joey'' (album), 2014 album by Danish singer Joey Moe * "Joey" (Bob Dylan song), from the 1976 album ''Desire'' * "Joey" (Concrete Blonde song), a song by Concrete Blonde from their 1990 album ''Bloodletting'' * "Joey" (Sugarland song), by Sugarland from their 2008 album ''Love on the Inside'' * "Joey", a 1954 song by Betty Madigan * "Joey", a song by Bon Jovi from their 2002 album ''Bounce'' Sports * Joey, a type of return in picklebal ...
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Dracula's Dog
''Dracula's Dog'' (U.K. title: ''Zoltan... Hound of Dracula''; original working title: ''Hounds of Dracula'') is a 1977 American horror film starring Michael Pataki and José Ferrer. It revolves around a dog who is turned into a vampire by a member of the Dracula family, who is also a vampire. The film's screenplay by Frank Ray Perilli was the basis for the mass market paperback novel ''Hounds of Dracula'' (1977) by Ken Johnson, which was re-titled ''Dracula's Dog'' upon the film's release in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the novel was titled ''Zoltan...Hound of Dracula''. Plot The Romanian army accidentally blasts open a subterranean crypt, and the army captain, fearing looters and criminals, stations a guard near the site. Late in the night, an earthquake shakes loose one of the coffins, which slides down and lands at the feet of the confused guard. Curious as to what has fallen before him, the guard opens the coffin and discovers a dog's body, impaled by a wooden st ...
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Angel Tompkins
Angel Tompkins is an American actress. She appeared in several films and television shows, and is a Golden Globe nominee. Career Angel Tompkins was a model in the Chicago area before being discovered by Woody Allen, who sent her to Universal Pictures. She was signed and became part of the last Universal contract players. She started her television and film-acting career in the late 1960s. She made her major film debut as the seductive blonde who came between husband and wife, Elliott Gould and Brenda Vaccaro, in the comedy '' I Love My Wife'' (1970), and was nominated for a Golden Globe award. Tompkins was featured in the pictorial "Angel" in the February 1972 edition of ''Playboy''; subsequently, the magazine used her in three more editions, all presumably related to that film promotion. She appeared in '' Prime Cut'' (1972) with Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and Sissy Spacek and ''Little Cigars'' (1973) as a gangster's moll who teams up with a gang of little people. She also appea ...
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Chris Christenberry
Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian author *Chris Abrahams (born 1961), Sydney-based jazz pianist *Chris Adams (other), multiple people *Chris Adcock (born 1989), English internationally elite badminton player *Chris Albright (born 1979), American former soccer player * Chris Alcaide (1923–2004), American actor * Chris Amon (1943–2016), former New Zealand motor racing driver * Chris Andersen (born 1978), American basketball player *Chris Anderson (other), multiple people * Chris Angel (wrestler) (born 1982), Puerto Rican professional wrestler *Chris Anker Sørensen (born 1984), Danish cycler * Chris Anstey (born 1975), Australian basketball player * Chris Anthony, American voice actress *Chris Antley (1966–2000), champion American jockey * Chris ...
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Little Cigars (film)
''Little Cigars'' is a film released in 1973 by American International Pictures and was directed by Chris Christenberry. The film was also released in the United States as ''The Little Cigars Mob''. Plot A gang of dwarves team up with a gangster's mistress, played by Angel Tompkins, to go on a crime spree. Cast *Angel Tompkins - Cleo *Billy Curtis - Slick Bender *Jerry Maren - Cadillac *Frank Delfino - Monty *Felix Silla - Frankie *Emory Souza - Hugo *Joe De Santis - Travers *Jon Cedar - Faust *Philip Kenneally - Ganz *Barbara Rhoades - Helen *Todd Susman - Buzz *Michael Pataki - Garage Mechanic See also *List of American films of 1973 A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... References External links * 1973 films 1973 crime films American crime fi ...
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Louis A
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