William Aldrich

Movies

Flight of the Phoenix
Producer
When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Executive Producer
An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion.
The Sheltering Sky
Executive Producer
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
...All the Marbles
Producer
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Producer
Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that each chef is killed in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in. Food critics and the (many) self-proclaimed greatest Chefs in Europe demand the mystery be solved.
Hustle
Producer
The body of teenager Gloria Hollinger is found dead on a Los Angeles beach, and Lt. Phil Gaines is in charge of the investigation. Gaines learns that the girl, a stripper and prostitute, committed suicide, but he ignores the connection between her and a powerful mob lawyer, Leo Sellers. Hollinger's father, however, is not satisfied with Gaines's results, and attempts to investigate the case on his own.
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Producer's Assistant
Stage mother Dolly Murdock (Ann Sothern) uses the attractiveness of her teenage daughter Tricia (Alexandra Hay) for her own economic gains, leading Tricia to experience a nightmarish loss of innocence.
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Producer
An aging widow hides a deadly secret which she will do anything to keep buried.
The Flight of the Phoenix
Bill
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they will build to escape before their food and water run out.
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Boy Dancer
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Third Assistant Director
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Lunch Counter Assistant at Beach
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.