#Severn Darden

[ozu-teapot]

Saturday the 14th | Howard R. Cohen | 1981  

Kevin Brando, Severn Darden

#Kevin Brando #Severn Darden #Howard R. Cohen #Saturday the 14th #1981 #Rosemary's Baby

[lobbycards]

Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Mexican lobby card. 1973

#Battle for the Planet of the Apes #J. Lee Thompson #Roddy McDowall #Severn Darden #Austin Stoker #Paul Williams #Lobby Cards #Lobby Card

[nerds-yearbook]

After the extinction of cats and dogs in 1982, humans started using apes as pets. By 1991 they had become a major source of slave labor. Caesar, the intelligent ape son of survivors of the Planet of the Apes who had fallen backwards in time, witnesses the mistreatment of his fellow apes. When Caesar learns of the death of the only human he really cared for (who was being forced to tell about Caesar by a machine called the Authenticator and killed himself before he completely revealed everything about Caesar) he lead an ape uprising against the human oppressors. This uprising lead to what would become known as the Planet of the Apes. ("Conquest of the Planet of the Apes", flm)

#nerds yearbook #1982 #1991 #planet of the apes #conquest of the planet of the apes #apocalypse #paul dehn #pierre boulle #j lee thompson #ceasar #roddy mcdowall #don murray #ricardo montalban #armando #natalie trundy #severn darden #hari rhodes #lou wagner #john randolph #asa maynor #pandemic #gordon jump #cats #dogs

[oldshowbiz]

Severn Darden directed by Steven Spielberg

#steven spielberg #severn darden

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#battle for the planet of the apes #roddy mcdowall #claude akins #natalie trundy #severn darden #lew ayres #paul williams #john huston #j. lee thompson #1973

[kwebtv]

Sandburg's Lincoln - NBC - September 6, 1974 - April 14, 1976

Historical Drama (6 episodes)

Running Time: 60 minutes

Stars:

Hal Holbrook as Abraham Lincoln

Sada Thompson as Mary Todd Lincoln

Michael Cristofer as John Nicolay

James Carrol Jordan as Robert Todd Lincoln

John Levin as Thomas "Tad" Lincoln

Norman Burton as General Ulysses S. Grant

Richard Dysart as Judge David Davis

John Randolph as Simon Cameron

Bert Freed as Edwin Cameron

Michael-James Wixted as "Willie" Lincoln

Robert Foxworth as Major John T. Stuart

Roy Poole as Salmon P. Chase

Elizabeth Ashley as Kate Chase Sprague

Ed Flanders as General George B. McClellan 

Catherine Burns as Mary Owens

Beulah Bondi as Sarah Bush

Severn Darden as Gideon Welles

John Beal as Senator Fogelson

Lloyd Nolan and Whit Bissell as William H. Seward

#Sandberg's Lincoln #TV #NBC #Historical Drama #1976 #Hal Holbrook #Sada Thompson

[byneddiedingo]

Glenda Jackson and Walter Matthau in Hopscotch (Ronald Neame, 1980) Cast: Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston, Ned Beatty, Herbert Lom, David Matthau, George Baker, Ivor Roberts, Lucy Saroyan, Severn Darden. Screenplay: Brian Garfield, Bryan Forbes, based on a novel by Garfield. Cinematography: Arthur Ibbetson, Brian W. Roy. Production design: William J. Creber. Film editing: Carl Kress. Music: Ian Fraser. Hopscotch is an engaging trifle with just enough bite into the hindquarters of international espionage bureaus to make it seem more substantial. It also has the improbable teaming of Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson, who have a kind of chemistry that recalls Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn at their best (which was mostly when George Cukor was directing them). It was their third film together, and Jackson reportedly accepted the part because she liked working with Matthau so much. With good reason: Their first film together, Melvin Frank's 1973 A Touch of Class, won her an Oscar, and their second, House Calls (Howard Zieff, 1978), was a solid box office success. Hopscotch actually doesn't give Jackson much to do: Her character, Isobel, is an old flame of Matthau's Miles Kendig, a CIA agent who decides to write a tell-all memoir to even the score with his blustering boss, Myerson (Ned Beatty), a far more committed Cold Warrior than Kendig, who sees the spy games for what they are. Isobel's role is mainly to help out occasionally when Kendig needs it, which he mostly doesn't; he's almost always ahead of the game. They have a few good scenes together, including their first encounter in the film, when they pretend not to know each other -- a scene that was actually written by Matthau. There are also some breezy moments between Kendig and his opposite number from the KGB, played with weary good humor by Herbert Lom. There's a special buoyancy to the film contributed by abundant borrowings from the music of Mozart, along with some Rossini and Puccini -- Matthau was an opera lover, so these bits of filigree are probably his contribution to the film, too.

#Hopscotch #Ronald Neame #Glenda Jackson #Walter Matthau

[timelesstimesgoneby]

this boxset is in English i highly recommend this set also use vlc. It’s got a lot of spy stuff in it

IHR AUFTRITT, AL MUNDY!-K - MO [DVD] https://a.co/d/270Fsxj

Episode

Disc 1

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1 A Thief Is A Thief"

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2 It Takes One To Know One"

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Disc 2"

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3 When Boy Meets Girl"

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4 A Very Warm Reception"

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5 One Illegal Angel"

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Disc 3"

6 Totally By Design

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7 When Thieves Fall In"

8 A Spot Of Trouble

Disc 4

9 When Good Friends Get Together

10 Birds Of A Feather

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Disc 5"

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11 To Steal A Battleship"

12 Turnabout

13 The Radomir Miniature

Disc 6

"14 Locked In The Cradle Of The Keep

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15 A Matter Of Royal Larceny

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16 The Lay Of The Land"

Disc 7

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17 One Night On Soledade"

18 A Sour Note

19 The Bill Is In Committee

Disc 8

20 The Thingamabob Heist

21 Get Me To The Revolution On Time

22 The Packager

Disc 9

23 Hans Across The Border: Part 1

24 Hans Across The Border: Part 2

25 A Case Of Red Turnips

Disc 10

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26 The Galloping Skin Game

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27 Glass Riddle

28 To Catch A Roaring Lion

Disc 11

29 Guess Who's Coming To Rio?

30 The Artist Is For Framing

31 The Naked Billionaire

32 A Matter Of Grey Matter: Part 1

Disc 12

33 A Matter Of Grey Matter: Part 2

34 Catspaw

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35 Boom At The Top"

36 The Funeral Is On Mundy

Disc 13

37 The Baranoff Time Table

38 Rock-bye, Bye, Baby

39 The Family

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40 38-23-36"

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Disc 14 "

41 The Great Chess Gambit

42 Mad In Japan

Disc 15

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43 Saturday Night In Venice "

44 Who'll Bid Two Million Dollars?

45 The Beautiful People

46 The Great Casino Caper

Disc 16

47 Flowers From Alexander

48 The Blue, Blue Danube

49 The Three Virgins Of Rome

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50 Payoff In The Piazza"

Disc 17

51 The King Of Thieves

52 A Friend In Deed

53 The Second Time Around

54 The Old Who Came In From The Spy

Disc 18

55 To Lure A Man

56 The Scorpio Drop

57 Nice Girls Marry Stockbrokers

58 The Steal-driving Man

Disc 19

59 Touch Of Magic

60 Fortune City

61 Situation Red

62 To Sing A Song Of Murder

Disc 20

63 The Suzie Simone Caper

64 An Evening With Alister Mundy

65 Beyond A Treasonable Doubt

66 Project X

#it takes a thief #classic #tv series #episode guide #robert wagner

[classicmoviesetc1]

Comedy Movies of All Time and Funniest Films Ever

These classic comedies are still hilarious decades after they were first released, and they're the perfect way to introduce your kids to older films and icons. What makes a comedy a classic? Something that floats on the changing tides of time and taste, remaining relevant – and hilarious? It probably takes more than a football to the groin or a juiced-up fart on the audio track. We don’t have the answer, but with our Essential list of the best comedies ever made, we’re getting closer to laugh-out-loud enlightenment than humanly thought possible. We’re melting minds, splitting sides, and slapping knees here.

 "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," right? Well, a laugh a day might help keep that nagging sense of total doom at bay. At least we can hope. In many ways, it’s vital for humans to laugh whenever we can, especially in times of crisis. What better option to induce laughter—a natural stress reliever, mind you—than a movie? A comedy classic is the best medicine for such moments.

That brings us to the best of the best. There are comedies coming out all the time. But to become great, you have to have a few things. Part of it is a little bit of time, to make sure the laughs weren't just in the moment. The next is a die-hard fan base that will keep the story alive. And the third part is a little bit of movie magic. Dark comedies, slapstick, rom coms... the best of their sub-genres all have it.

The list of comedy movies on DVD will deliver the best choices. These timeless classic bone ticklers will make your leisure extra special. In fact, the festivals with your friends and family will become memorable when these movies are on the watch list. A marathon of these funny movies on DVD will release your stress and help you indulge in good art.

Monkeybone (2001) Dvd

Actors: Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, John Turturro, Chris Kattan

 Format: Dvd, Remastered

 Language: English,  5.1 Surround Sound

 Run Time: 93mins

 Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

 Extras: None 

 Plot: In a coma, a cartoonist finds himself trapped within his own underground creation and must find a way to get back, while racing against his popular but treacherous character, Monkeybone.

My Mom's A Werewolf (1989) Dvd

Actors: Susan Blakely, John Saxon, Tina Caspary

 Format: Dvd, Remastered

 Language: English,  5.1 Surround Sound

 Run Time: 87mins

 Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

 Extras: None  

 Plot: After being bitten by a mysterious pet-shop owner, house-wife Leslie begins a gruesome transformation into a werewolf. Her only hope is her young daughter Jennifer who races against time to stop Leslie from turning into an animal for good.

Charley and the Angel (1973) Dvd

Actors: Vincent Mceveety · Cloris Leachman · Kurt Russell · Kelly Thordsen · Pat Delany · Edward Andrews

 Format: Dvd, Remastered

 Language: English,  5.1 Surround Sound

 Run Time: 93mins

 Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

 Extras: None

 Plot: Charley is a workaholic family man that finds out from an angel that his "number's up" and he will be dying soon so he tries to change his ways and be a better husband and father with the time he has left.

Saturday the 14th Dvd

Actors: Richard Benjamin · John Hyatt ; Paula Prentiss · Mary Hyatt ; Jeffrey Tambor · Waldemar ; Severn Darden · Van Helsing ; Kari Michaelsen · Debbie Hyatt 

 Format: Dvd, Remastered

 Language: English,  5.1 Surround Sound

 Run Time: 75mins

 Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

 Extras: None

 Plot: A family inherits an old mansion which houses the dangerous 'Book of Evil' that has all the monsters of the world trapped inside it.

Passed Away (1992)

Actors: Bob Hoskins, Jack Warden, William Petersen, Diana Bellamy. 

 Format: Dvd

 Language: English,  5.1 Surround Sound

 Run Time: 96mins

 Region: Region-Free Playable Worldwide

 Extras: None 

 Plot: When Jack Scanlan (Jack Warden) dies suddenly, his family wants to give him a fitting funeral. However, now that they're all in one place, each family member's problems come to the surface. The oldest son, Johnny (Bob Hoskins), tries his best to head the family, but he finds the task overwhelming. Dimwitted brother Frank (William Petersen) wants to help, but can hardly handle his daughter's pregnancy. Sisters Terry (Pamela Reed) and Nora also arrive to add to the commotion.

#comedymovies #movies #hollywoodmovies #oldmovies #classicmovies

[whatsoeverislovelyandpure]

Beauty and The Beast | 2x14 → When The Bluebird Sings

#Beauty and The Beast 1987 #When The Bluebird Sings #Linda Hamilton #Severn Darden #Beauty and The Beast #My GIFs #BaTB 1987 #Book Store #Books

[thekingsofitall]

Okay, when I said recently that "political comedies from the Cold War era are usually absolutely delightful" (forgive the self-quote), I actually meant that they often tend to be something of the "so bad, it's good" kind. Amusing snapshots of the most widespread stereotypes, fears and prejudices of their time, cartoonish and grotesque. I love this genre dearly, I really do.

But "The President's Analyst" is something else entirely. It's really good - like high quality good, amazingly clever, accurate and good-natured. It was made in 1967 - the Cuban Missile Crisis was the thing of the past already, the Prague Spring didn't happen yet, and I'm not well-versed enough in the political climate of the decade to make an educated guess about the reasons for such an adorably friendly tone of this movie. I mean, sure, it couldn't be perceived that way in the USSR at the time, but now it is evident.

For one thing, the Russian spy - who has an absolutely adequate Russian name Feodor Kropotkin (when and why did Hollywood start messing up Russian names? It's the easiest thing to get right, you just take any book by Tolstoy or Chekhov and pick any name you see) and looks a lot like Pierre Bezukhov, by the way - is the most interesting and complex character in the movie, dare I say, even more than Dr. Sidney Schaefer, our main guy (although Coburn is his usual charming-your-socks-off self). 

Kropotkin's old friendship with his American colleague/adversary Don Masters is a trope, of course; but what's interesting is the fact that he is more capable, resourceful and successful than all the other - quite numerous - intelligence operatives from around the globe.

And the writing, especially dialogue, is just exquisite. The plausibility of Masters' tragic backstory is perfectly understandable (according to IMDb, it's a true story); but with Kropotkin it's immediately obvious that Theodore J. Flicker, the writer/director of the movie, knew his material very well.

- Your father was a spy? - Oh, not "was", is. He's the head of the foreign section central office, in Moscow. - And your mother? - Dead. Purge of 1937. She was a revisionist. - Well, your father, now, is he a good spy? - Good? He is the very best. Ruthless, cunning. You know, I've often thought that if he had that much more ambition, he could have been the premier of Russia. - Who arrested your mother in 1937? - My father. Ruthless.

Well, they weren't called "revisionists," they were "enemies of the people," but other than that it's so damn accurate, it's not even funny. Then some optimistic prognoses:

- This isn't a case of a world struggle between two divergent ideologies or different economic systems. Every day, your country becomes more socialistic, my country becomes more capitalistic. Pretty soon we'll meet in the middle and join hands.

If only!.. Then two more gems.

- All my life I've been miserably unhappy. But I always thought it was my Russian soul. Only Woody Allen with his parodic masterpiece "Love and Death" can top that.

- Russia? What's a man like you doing going to Russia? It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. I know. I've lived there. I swear, I wouldn't be surprised if those were the actual words of some of our famous defectors, like, say, Rudolf Nureyev ('cause Baryshnikov and Brodsky left Russia much later, in the '70s).

There is also some great commentary on American domestic issues, but I don't think it's my place to discuss that; although this one - "Look, you wanna save the world? You're the great humanitarian? Take the gun," - sounds awfully loaded.

And what is totally mindblowing, this movie ends with disrupting a villanous plan... to chip the whole human race. And the nefarious organization behind this outrageous plot is... The Phone Company. 

I shit you not. I mean, now, in 2020, 53 years after its release, this movie once again is relevant as fuck. Unbelievable.  

#the president's analyst #james coburn #severn darden #1967 #spy movies #parody #old hollywood #usa #russia #cold war #the phone company #and all the russian spoken language is correct too

[ozu-teapot]

Saturday the 14th | Howard R. Cohen | 1981  

Severn Darden

#Severn Darden #Howard R. Cohen #Saturday the 14th #1981

[theoscarsproject]

The Day of the Dolphin (1973). A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.

I pretty much could only think of The Simpsons spoof of this while I was watching it, haha, which is, y’know. Not the best sign. I’m actually really flexible around silly premises and plots that ask you just to go along for the ride, but this movie is just bad. It does very little to make you care about any of the characters involved, and instead rests on it’s stranger premise to keep you invested. It’s just. A very weird film. 3/10.

#the day of the dolphin #1973 #Oscars 46 #Nom: Score #Nom: Sound #Nom: Film Editing #Mike Nichols #buck henry #Robert Merle #george c. scott #Trish Van Devere #Paul Sorvino #John Dehner #Severn Darden #Elizabeth Wilson #america #sci fi #animals #science #science fiction #2/10 #3/10

[nerds-yearbook]

In 1982, all cats and dogs on Earth died due to some sort of plague. With the main pets now obsolete, humans began using apes as pets. ("Conquest of the Planet of the Apes", flm)

#nerds yearbook #1982 #pandemic #plague #planet of the apes #conquest of the planet of the apes #paul dehn #pierre boulle #j lee thompson #roddy mcdowall #caesar #ricardo montalban #armando #natalie trundy #don murray #hari rhodes #severn darden #lou wagner #john randolph #asa maynor #h.m. wynant #david chow

[oldshowbiz]

Severn Darden’s short-lived stand-up act.

#severn darden #gate of horn #chicago #second city

[loveboatinsanity]

#severn darden