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Jerry Jameson
Jerry Jameson (born November 26, 1934) is an American television program, television and film director, film editing, editor and film producer, producer. Biography Highly prolific, he began career in 1964 as an editor on the episode "List of The Andy Griffith Show episodes#ep115, The Song Festers" of ''The Andy Griffith Show'', soon moving to work as an associate producer or editorial supervisor (sometimes both) on hundreds of episodes of numerous different television series, from 1965 through 1970. Jameson started directing with the 1971 episode "Dan August#ep20, Trackdown" of the series ''Dan August'', before going on to direct over 100 episodes of shows like ''The Six Million Dollar Man,'' ''Ironside (1967 TV series), Ironside,'' ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas,'' ''Murder, She Wrote,'' and ''Walker, Texas Ranger.'' He also directed numerous made-for-TV movies and theatrical motion pictures, including ''Airport '77'', ''Raise the Titanic (film), Raise the Titanic'', and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Program
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Search (American TV Series)
''Search'' is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET, from September 1972 to August 1973. It ran for 23 episodes, not including the two-hour pilot film originally titled ''Probe (film), Probe''. When picked up for series production, the title had to be changed because ''Probe'' was the name of an existing Public Broadcasting Service, PBS series. In the UK the series aired on BBC1 under the title ''Search Control''. In Spain the series aired on TVE 1 under the title ''Investigación'' (Investigation). In Italy the series aired under the title 'SEARCH'. The show was created by Leslie Stevens, and produced by Stevens, Robert H. JustmanJohn StronganAnthony Spinner The high concept was described as "science fiction in today's world" and the episodes featured many high-tech elements which are now considered common in current science fiction shows. It was called "Operación Rescate" (Rescue Operation) in Argentina. In Brazil the series air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deadly Tower
''The Deadly Tower'' (also known as ''Sniper'') is a 1975 American made-for-television action drama thriller film directed by Jerry Jameson. It stars Kurt Russell and Richard Yniguez and is based on the University of Texas tower shooting. Plot The film is based on the true story of Charles Joseph Whitman, an engineering student and former Marine who murdered his own wife and mother and then killed 14 more people and wounded 31 others in a shooting rampage at the University of Texas at Austin on the afternoon of August 1, 1966. Cast Production The film was produced by Antonino Calderon, who was head of Image, an organization dedicated to providing more positive screen depictions of Mexican Americans. He met with Robert Howard, president of the NBC network and asked if he could make a film about an actual Chicano hero. Howard agreed. Calderon pitched several stories and Howard agreed to finance ''The Deadly Tower'' as it was about a Chicano police officer, Martinez. MGM were com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Night Caller
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV Series)
''Hawaii Five-O'' is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and created by Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons on CBS from September 20, 1968, to April 8, 1980, and continues in reruns. At the airing of its last episode, it was the longest-running police drama in American television history and the last scripted primetime show that debuted in the 1960s to leave the air. The show starred Jack Lord as Detective Captain Stephen "Steve" McGarrett, the head of a fictional state police task force in Hawaii. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes in the series would end with McGarrett's catchphrase, "Book 'em, Danno!" Overview The CBS television network produced ''Hawaii Five-O'', which aired from September 20, 1968, to April 5, 1980. The program continues to be broadcast in syndication worldwide. Created by Leonard Freeman, ''Hawaii Five-O'' was shot on location in Hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Streets Of San Francisco
''The Streets of San Francisco'' is a television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin, Quinn Martin Productions, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the show on its own for the remainder of its run). It starred Karl Malden and Michael Douglas as two homicide Inspectors in San Francisco. The show ran for five seasons, between 1972 and 1977, on American Broadcasting Company, ABC, amassing a total of 119 60-minute episodes. Douglas left the series at the start of its final season, and was replaced by Richard Hatch (actor), Richard Hatch. The series started with a pilot movie of the same title (based on the 1972 detective novel ''Poor, Poor Ophelia'' by Carolyn Weston) a week before the series debuted. Edward Hume, who wrote the teleplay for the pilot, was credited as having developed the series based on characters in Weston's novel. The pilot featured guest stars Robert Wagner, Tom Bosley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCloud (TV Series)
''McCloud'' is an American police drama television series created by Herman Miller, that aired on NBC from September 16, 1970, to April 17, 1977. The series starred Dennis Weaver, and for six of its seven years as part of the ''NBC Mystery Movie'' rotating wheel series that was produced for the network by Universal Television. The show was centered on Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico, who was on loan to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator. History The first choice for the role of McCloud was Fess Parker, who turned it down. Universal hired Dennis Weaver, who was well known as a "western" actor from ''Gunsmoke''. The pilot, "Portrait of a Dead Girl", aired on February 17, 1970, and established the premise by having McCloud escort a prisoner from New Mexico to New York City, only to become embroiled in solving a complicated murder case. This premise of "a cowboy in the big city" was adapted from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terror On The 40th Floor
Terror(s) or The Terror may refer to: Politics * Reign of Terror, commonly known as The Terror, a period of violence (1793–1794) after the onset of the French Revolution * Terror (politics), a policy of political repression and violence Emotions * Fear, the emotional response to a threat or danger ** Angst, a form of anxiety or fear described in existentialist philosophy ** Anxiety, a sense of dread ** Panic, a sudden overwhelming fear Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities * Terror (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character * Terror (New England Comics), a supervillain * ''Terror'', a land/sea/airship in Jules Verne's novel '' Master of the World'' Film * ''The Terror'' (1917 film), an American silent film * ''The Terror'' (1920 film), an American western film starring Tom Mix * ''Terror'' (1924 film), a French film starring Pearl White * ''The Terror'' (1926 film), an American western film * ''The Terror'' (1928 film), an American horror film directed by R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane (1974 Film)
''Hurricane'' is a 1974 American TV film. It was an ABC Movie of the Week. Cast *Larry Hagman as Paul Damon *Martin Milner as Major Stoddard *Jessica Walter as Louise Damon *Barry Sullivan as Hank Stoddard *Michael Learned as Lee Jackson *Frank Sutton as Bert Pearson *Will Geer as Dr McCutcheon *Lonny Chapman as Pappy Reception The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it "a mediocre disaster movie".Disappointment for 'Hurricane' Watcher Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 10 Sep 1974: e14. References External links *''Hurricane''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atl ... 1974 television films 1974 films 1970s disaster films Films about tropical cyclones Films about hurricanes American disaster films Disaster television films Films directed by Jerry Jameson Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elevator (1974 Film)
''The Elevator'' is a made-for-television suspense film that first aired on February 9, 1974TV Guide, February 9–15, 1974, p A-10 as an ABC Movie of the Week. Plot An elevator carrying a diverse group of people and stuck between floors in a high-rise office building. The tension inside the stalled elevator is exacerbated by one passenger: a claustrophobic armed robber trying to flee from his latest hit.TV Guide, July 6–12, 1974, p A-58 Main cast Production The film was made for the ABC Suspense Movie of the Week. It was shot at the Crocker Bank Building in downtown Los Angeles in November 1973. Reception The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it a "witty and suspenseful diversion".MOVIES OF THE WEEK Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 07 July 1974: n4. References External links''The Elevator''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bat People
''The Bat People'' is a 1974 American horror film directed by Jerry Jameson, written and produced by Lou Shaw, and distributed by American International Pictures. Starring Stewart Moss and Marianne McAndrew, the film tells the story of a doctor, who after being bitten by a bat in a cave, undergoes an accelerating transformation into a man-bat creature. ''The Bat People'' is also known by two alternative titles: ''It Lives By Night'' and ''It's Alive''.Gary A. Smith, ''The American International Pictures Video Guide'', McFarland 2009 p. 19 The film was lampooned in a 1999 episode of '' Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Plot Dr. John Beck, recently married, decides to take his wife, Cathy, spelunking in Carlsbad Caverns for their honeymoon. While they're on a tour, the couple gets lost in the bat cave. Dr. Beck, who specializes in bats, is bitten by a fruit bat. He then inexplicably begins to transform into a vampire bat. He visits a doctor who attempts to help his condition. U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannon (TV Series)
''Cannon'' is an American detective television series produced by Quinn Martin that aired from 1971 to 1976 on CBS. William Conrad played the title character, private detective Frank Cannon. The series was the first Quinn Martin production to run on a network other than ABC. In total, there were 122 episodes, plus the series' two-hour pilot and a 1980 "revival" television film, ''The Return of Frank Cannon''. Synopsis Cannon was portrayed in the series as a veteran of the Korean War and a former member of the Los Angeles Police Department. He was street smart but also appeared to have an unusually high level of education outside the law enforcement field. Besides his familiarity with several languages, he showed extensive knowledge of such diverse subjects as science, art and history. Cannon was a widower, having lost his wife and son in a bomb attack while he was on the police force, as revealed in the two-hour pilot. Conrad was an overweight actor, and the series, especial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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