Alvin Sapinsley

Movies

Desperate Voyage
Writer
Plummer plays a modern-day pirate who hijacks private yachts, steals the valuables on board, and sends the passengers to the bottom of the ocean. His captives on this voyage are Cliff Potts, Christine Belford, Lara Parker and Nicholas Pryor, none of whom have any intention of being tossed into the briny.
Once Upon a Family
Writer
A father tries to make it as a single parent when his wife walks out on him and the children.
Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target
Writer
A millionaire hires a pair of private investigators, who specialize in recovering lost and stolen objects, to find his daughter, who has apparently been smuggled out of the country.
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Writer
An affectionate bow to the master sleuth in this lavishly produced original that has Holmes rushing to New York City after discovering that his old nemesis, Moriarty, has kidnapped the son of the detective's long-time love, actress Irene Adler.
Nick and Nora
Writer
Retired detective Nick Charles and his wife set out to solve a murder mystery after a corpse wearing white gloves is found in a hotel pool.
Moon of the Wolf
Teleplay
After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.
Code Name: Heraclitus
Writer
A man who dies on an operating table is brought back to life, but he has total amnesia. A government agent decides that he would make a perfect undercover operative.
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Adaptation
In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.
Mr. Matches
Writer
An arsonist-for-hire dubbed "Mr. Matches" has been been torching buildings all around the city. Bernard Frank, head of the fire bureau, knows who he's looking for because he's spotted in the crowd at each of his jobs admiring his work. To catch "Mr. Matches" in the act, the department has an ex-con hire him to take down a building they're monitoring. His capture becomes personal after Frank's son is killed in one of the arsonist's fires.
The Front Page
Writer
Newspaper comedy based loosely on the 1928 stage-play and its subsequent film adaptations.