James W. Roberson

Movies

That Crazy Witchcraft
James Roberson on Superstition (1982)
Rockabilly Baby
Director of Photography
During the Rockabilly music era of the 50s & 60s, a musical prodigy comes to terms with the impact his rise to success has on those close to him.
Rockabilly Baby
Producer
During the Rockabilly music era of the 50s & 60s, a musical prodigy comes to terms with the impact his rise to success has on those close to him.
The Hunting of the President
Director of Photography
Previously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency, from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial.
Tough and Deadly
Director of Photography
A private eye helps an amnesiac CIA agent elude mobsters who don't want him to regain his memory of their drug operation.
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Cinematography
Combining colorized footage from the television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) with new scenes shot in Tombstone, Arizona, this film shows the return of the legendary former Marshal Wyatt Earp to his old stomping grounds. He visits old friends, teaches bad guys some manners and reveals secrets about his early life.
Tagteam
Director of Photography
Tricky Rick MacDonald and Billy The Body Youngblood are two of the best wrestlers in the country. They are told to take a dive by the wife of a promoter. If they don't, she will make sure they are blackballed from wrestling. When they don't do what she says, they are fired immediately. They try many jobs without any success. When they stop a grocery store robbery, they get the idea to be cops. So begins a new chapter in the life of this tag team. Bad guys, watch out!!!
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Director
A mountain man is falsely accused of the murder of his parents.
Superstition
Director
A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.
Terror on Tour
Director of Photography
A rock band called "The Clowns" comes under suspicion of murder when several prostitutes are killed by individuals made up like members of the band.
The Legend of Alfred Packer
Director
Based on a true story of Colorado's only convicted killer/cannibal Alfred Packer.
Mountain Family Robinson
Director of Photography
A family goes "back to nature" by homesteading in the Colorado Rockies.
Grayeagle
Editor
A young Cheyenne warrior, who goes by the name Grayeagle, kidnaps the daughter of a grizzled frontier man John Colter who goes on an epic search for his daughter Beth, aided by a friendly native...
Grayeagle
Director of Photography
A young Cheyenne warrior, who goes by the name Grayeagle, kidnaps the daughter of a grizzled frontier man John Colter who goes on an epic search for his daughter Beth, aided by a friendly native...
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Director of Photography
A Texas Ranger hunts for a hooded serial killer terrorizing the residents of a small town, set in 1946 Arkansas. Loosely based on a true story.
The Winds of Autumn
Director of Photography
In 1884, an eleven-year-old Quaker boy sets out on his own to seek revenge against a gang of outlaws who senselessly murdered his family.
Winterhawk
Director of Photography
Smallpox plagues Chief Winterhawk's tribe. He seeks cure from the white men, who in turn, in fear of getting the smallpox, kill two of his companions. Winterhawk comes back to kidnap a girl and her brother from the white men's settlement, and thus begins the chase...
So Sad About Gloria
Cinematography
A young woman just released from a mental hospital moves back in with her family. However, she is soon troubled by disturbing visions in which she commits a series of axe murders.
Encounter with the Unknown
Director of Photography
Three eerie tales based on actual events are enacted in this film. First, three college students play a prank on a geeky classmate, who is accidentally shot and killed. His vengeful mother forecasts the deaths of the three young men she holds responsible, on 7, 14, and 21 days hence. And, one by one, her grim predictions come true. Next, a ghoulish sound emanates from a mist-shrouded hole in the Earth near where a Missouri boy has lost his dog. The boy's father is lowered into the hole and lets out an agonizing scream! Finally, a senator returning home from a party finds a lost girl on a bridge and learns from her father that she died years earlier