James Gunn

Birth : 1920-08-22, San Francisco, California, USA

Death : 1966-09-22

Movies

Because They're Young
Writer
Director Paul Wendkos' 1960 film adaptation of the controversial novel "Harrison High", about an idealistic young high-school teacher dealing with over-sexed and troubled teenagers, is notable for its casting of newcomer Dick Clark in the starring role. Others in the cast include Tuesday Weld, Michael Callan, Victoria Shaw, Roberta Shore, Warren Berlinger, Doug McClure, Linda Watkins, Rudy Bond, Philip Coolidge, Stephen Talbot, Kathryn Card, James Darren, Duane Eddy, The Rebels and Bess Flowers.
The Young Philadelphians
Screenplay
Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.
Over-Exposed
Screenplay
This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of "B" films that Cleo Moore starred in at Columbia. Moore plays Lila Crane, an ambitious clip-joint floozie turned photographer with flexible morals and a penchant for fast money.
All I Desire
Screenplay
In 1910, a wayward mother re-visits the family she deserted.
Affair in Trinidad
Screenplay
A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.
The Barefoot Mailman
Writer
Sylvanus Hurley is a swindler who's been swindled: he's been given a deed to a large plot of mangrove swamp in the out-of-the-way community. So he decides to con the locals, some of whom are not as honest as he....
Two of a Kind
Screenplay
Brandy Kirby and crooked Lawyer Vincent Mailer plan to rob William and Maida McIntyre by producing a convincing double for their long-lost son. Brandy charms gambler Lefty Farrell into impersonating the missing son.
The Flying Missile
Writer
A Navy commander experiments with launching missiles from submarines.
Harriet Craig
Screenplay
A perfectionist woman's devotion to her home drives away friends and family.
The Unfaithful
Screenplay
Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.
Born to Kill
Novel
Helen Brent has just received a Reno divorce. That night, she discovers her neighbor Laury Palmer and a gentleman caller murdered in Palmer's home. The killer is her neighbor's other boyfriend Sam Wilde, an insanely jealous man who won't abide anyone "cutting in" on him.
Lady of Burlesque
Novel
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.