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The Case Against Paul Ryker
''Sergeant Ryker'' is a 1963 drama– war film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Lee Marvin and Bradford Dillman that was initially run on television but released theatrically five years later in 1968. The film was originally broadcast on television as "The Case Against Paul Ryker", a 1963 two-part episode of ''Kraft Suspense Theatre''. It was released as a feature film in 1968 to capitalize on Marvin's popularity from ''The Dirty Dozen''. Its second run paired it as a double feature with ''Counterpoint'' (1968) starring Charlton Heston. Plot Sgt. Ryker (Lee Marvin) is an American soldier charged with treason during the Korean War, he is court-martialed and prosecuted by Capt. David Young (Bradford Dillman) and convicted and sentenced to death. Ryker's wife, Ann (Vera Miles), insists that her husband received an inadequate defense. She believes his story that he had been on a secret mission, assigned by a superior officer who has since died and can no longer vouch for him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzz Kulik
Seymour "Buzz" Kulik (July 23, 1922 – January 13, 1999) was an American film director and film producer, producer. He directed 72 films and television shows, including the landmark CBS television network anthology series ''Playhouse 90'' and several episodes of ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone''. Kulik went on to direct Television film, made-for-tv movies, such as ''Brian's Song''. He was also the television adviser for Edmund Muskie during his 1972 campaign for President. Filmography * ''Collector's Item (1958 film), Collector's Item'' (1958 TV film) * ''Perry Mason Case of the Pint-Sized Client'' (1958 TV) * ''The Explosive Generation'' (1961) * ''Kings of Broadway'' (1962 TV film) * ''The Yellow Canary'' (1963) * ''Ready for the People'' (1964) * ''Kentucky Jones'' (1964–1965 TV series) * ''Warning Shot (1967 film), Warning Shot'' (1967) * ''Campo 44'' (1967 television pilot film) * ''Sergeant Ryker'' (1968, shot in 1963 as a television featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Feature
The double feature is a motion picture industry phenomenon in which theatres would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which one feature film and various short subject reels would be shown. Opera use Opera houses staged two operas together for the sake of providing long performance for the audience. This was related to one-act or two-act short operas that were otherwise commercially hard to stage alone. A prominent example is the double-bill of '' Pagliacci'' with ''Cavalleria rusticana'' first staged on 22 December 1893 by the Met. The two operas have since been frequently performed as a double-bill, a pairing referred to in the operatic world colloquially as "Cav and Pag". Origin and format The double feature originated in the later 1930s. Though the dominant presentation model, consisting of all or some of the following, continued well into the 1940s: * One or more live acts * An animated cartoon short subject * One or more live-action com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s War Drama Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Films
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', as well as two highly successful musical films, '' Funny Girl'' and '' Oliver!'', the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress (an honour she shared with Katharine Hepburn for her role in ''The Lion in Winter'') and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1968 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * November 1 – The MPAA's film rating system is introduced. Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): canceled due to events of May 1968 Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos'' (''Artists under the Big Top: Perplexed''), directed by Alexander Kluge, West Germany Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''Ole dole doff'' (''Who Saw Him Die?''), directed by Jan Troell, Sweden Films released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 American Television Episodes
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Ghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Films Of 1968
This is a list of American films released in 1968. '' Oliver!'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Top-grossing films # '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' # '' Funny Girl'' # ''Planet of the Apes'' # '' Rosemary's Baby'' # ''The Odd Couple'' # '' Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' # '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' # ''Ice Station Zebra'' # ''The Night They Raided Minsky's'' A-C D-M N-R S-Z Documentaries and other films See also * 1968 in the United States External links 1968 filmsat the Internet Movie Database *List of 1968 box office number-one films in the United States {{DEFAULTSORT:American films of 1968 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ... Films Lists of 1968 films by country or language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Aidman
Charles Leonard Aidman (January 21, 1925 – November 7, 1993) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. Early life Aidman was born in Frankfort, Indiana, the son of George E. and Etta (Kwitny) Aidman. Aidman graduated from Frankfort High School and attended DePauw University prior to serving in the United States Navy during World War II. After the war he returned to his home state and graduated from Indiana University. Career Aidman guest-starred on NBC's '' The Virginian'' in the episode "The Devil's Children" and twice on the NBC western series '' The Californians''. He also appeared twice on ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective''. He portrayed a bounty hunter on the ABC's western series ''Black Saddle''. He was cast in CBS's fantasy drama, '' Twilight Zone'', in the episodes "And When the Sky Was Opened" and " Little Girl Lost." He also guest-starred on five other western series: the ABC/Warner Brothers series '' Colt .45''; ABC's '' The Rebel'', NBC's ''Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Marshall (actor)
Donald James Marshall (May 2, 1936 – October 30, 2016) was an American actor best known for his role as Dan Erickson in the television show ''Land of the Giants''. Early life Marshall was born on May 2, 1936, to father Ernest Overton Marshall (1910-1992) and mother Alma Louise Marshall (nee Williams 1912-1993) in San Diego. He lived with his father, mother, maternal grandmother Leola Williams, his two older sisters (Leola Marceline and Ernestine), and his twin brother (Douglas). He graduated from San Diego High School in 1954. While studying engineering between 1956 and 1957, he was encouraged to try acting by a friend, Peter Bren. Marshall was still in the army at this time, but later studied acting at the Bob Gist Dramatic Workshop, while taking a course in theatre arts at Los Angeles City College.Don Marshall on Actordatabase.com W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis DeSales
Francis A. DeSales (March 23, 1912 – September 25, 1988) was an American actor known for playing Harold Faller in '' The Big Story'', Sheriff Maddox in ''Two Faces West'', and Ralph Dobson in ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. Born in Philadelphia, DeSales was survived by his wife Doris when he died of cancer at his home in Van Nuys at the age of 76. Film roles In Mr. And Mrs. North, as Lieutenant Bill Weigan, 1954. *'' Headline Hunters'' (1955) - Tribune Reporter (uncredited) *''Terror at Midnight'' (1956) - Police Lt. Conway *''The Girl He Left Behind'' (1956) - Army Psychiatrist (uncredited) *''All Mine to Give'' (1957) - Mr. Stephens *''The Unholy Wife'' (1957) - John Hayward, Defense Attorney (uncredited) *''Portland Exposé'' (1957) - Alfred Grey (uncredited) *'' The Wayward Girl'' (1957) - Investigator Butler *'' Jailhouse Rock'' (1957) - Surgeon (uncredited) *''The Hard Man'' (1957) - Captain Peters (uncredited) *''Return to Warbow'' (1958) - Sheriff (uncre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Brooke
Walter Brooke (born Gustav William Tweer Jr., October 23, 1914 – August 20, 1986) was an American actor. Career Brooke's film career stretched from ''You're in the Army Now'' (1941 to '' Jagged Edge'' (1985). One of his best-remembered roles was that of Mr. McGuire, a friend of Benjamin Braddock's parents in ''The Graduate'' (1967), who confides one sacred word to young Benjamin: "Plastics." Brooke portrayed District Attorney Frank Scanlon in the television series ''The Green Hornet''. He also played Clarence Johnson in ''The Waltons'', Walter Montgomery in '' Paradise Bay'', Billy Herbert in ''One Man's Family'', and Judge Howe in '' The Lawyers''. Brooke appeared in three episodes of ''The Incredible Hulk'' as Mark Roberts, an editor for the fictional ''National Register''. (The Character of Mark Roberts first appeared in the Season 2 episode "Stop the Presses" and was played by actor Richard O' Brien.) He played several naval officers in ''McHale's Navy'' and an unnamed dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Fell
Norman Fell (born Norman Noah Feld; March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American actor of film and television, most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom ''Three's Company'' and its spin-off, ''The Ropers'', and his film roles in ''Ocean's 11'' (1960), ''The Graduate'' (1967), and ''Bullitt'' (1968). Early in his career, he was billed as Norman Feld. Early life Fell was born on March 24, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Samuel and Edna Feld. His father was an Austrian Jewish immigrant, and his maternal grandparents were Russian Jews. He attended Central High School of Philadelphia. He studied drama at Temple University after serving as a tail gunner on a B-25 Mitchell in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He later honed his craft at The Actors Studio and the Black Hills Players. Career Aside from Fell's best-known television work, he also played minor character roles in several films, including the original ''Ocean's 11'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton (March 24, 1923 – September 1, 1986) was an American stage, screen, and television character actor who appeared in such films as ''Anatomy of a Murder'', ''The Hustler'', ''The Graduate'', ''Jaws'' and ''The Amityville Horror''. Early life Born in Washington, North Carolina, Hamilton displayed an early interest in performing during his days at Washington High School just before America's entry into World War II. Bad hearing kept him from enlisting, so he moved to New York City as a 19-year-old to find a career on stage. Career In an early role, he performed on stage with Henry Fonda in the classic wartime story '' Mister Roberts'' as a replacement for David Wayne, playing Ensign Pulver. In 1960, he was onstage again with Fonda in '' Critic's Choice''; Howard Taubman of ''The New York Times'' called him "properly obnoxious as the director". Hamilton was teamed once more with Fonda in 1968 for the drama film ''The Boston Strangler''. His best known perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
