William Margulies

Nacimiento : 1906-01-05, The Bronx, New York, USA

Muerte : 1988-02-15

Películas

The Family Kovack
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A tightly-knit family headed by a beleaguered Chicago widow rallies behind the eldest son when he is charged with bribing a city health department inspector in this pilot for a possible series.
The Judge and Jake Wyler
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A retired lady judge runs a private detective agency with a charming ex-con as her leg man and various parolees helping in the day-to-day operation.
A Very Missing Person
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An ex-schoolteacher is asked by the police to help locate a missing heiress.
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
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Detective Ellery Queen has to solve a series of murders where the victims were killed in numerically descending ages, the male victims were strangled with blue cords and the female victims with pink ones.
How to Frame a Figg
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Don Knotts is Hollis Figg, the dumbest bookkeeper in town. When the city fathers buy a second-hand computer to cover up their financial shenanigans, they promote Figg to look after things, knowing he'll never catch on. Their plan backfires when Figg becomes self-important and accidentally discovers their plot.
Night Gallery
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This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by Steven Spielberg; and "The Escape Route," directed by Barry Shear. This film also served as a backdoor pilot for the TV series of the same name, which premiered on December 16, 1970.
The Love God?
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Ornithologist Abner Peacock sells off his modest-selling birdwatching periodical to a charlatan who turns it into a girlie mag, making it a massive financial success. After Peacock and the magazine are taken to court on obscenity charges, he unwillingly becomes a reluctant hero and ends up a swinging libertine.
Una tierra salvaje
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Al finalizar la Guerra Civil Americana, la familia Pride decide dejar su Ohio natal y empezar una nueva vida al este del país. Allí, el patriarca viudo se casa con una mujer 21 años menor que él y, con tan solo, tres años más que su hijo. La película nace de la mezcla de los dos primeros episodios de la serie "The Road West" (1966-1967), dirigida por el mismo McEveety ("Amy") y que contó con un total de 29 capítulos. Algunas de las series más conocidas de los 90 como "Colombo", "Se ha escrito un crimen" y "Diagnóstico asesinato" han pasado por las manos del mismo director. El elenco de actores lo encabeza Barry Sullivan ("The Last Straw") que interpreta al cabeza de la estirpe Piride, Ben. Y Brenda Scott ("Oscar Phitkin: A Vendor's Tale") se mete en el papel de la esposa joven, Margaret. Scott fue una habitual de las series televisivas de las décadas de los 60 y 70. Participó en algunos capítulos de "El virginiano", "Hawai5-0" y "Ironside" entre otros.
Companions in Nightmare
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One of the patients in a group-therapy session conducted by a famous psychiatrist is a murderer.
Un vaquero llamado Gannon
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Gannon, un vaquero experto con el revólver, ayuda a Jess a librarse de la acusación de asesinato que pesa sobre él. Gannon anima a su nuevo amigo a que acepte un trabajo de capataz en un rancho, aunque a partir de ese momento la situación de ambos empezará a complicarse.
Shadow Over Elveron
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A corrupt sheriff knows the secrets of everyone in town and uses that information to go unchallenged. But after the arrest of an innocent teenager, the new doctor cannot keep quiet and tries to get the community to stand up for what is right.
Cambalache
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Scott Heyward, el heredero de un rico empresario, abandona su hogar para demostrarse a sí mismo que puede hacer algo sin la ayuda de su padre. Scott intercambia su identidad con Toni Wilson, un modesto profesor de esquí acuático, y se pone a trabajar en un complejo turístico de Miami Beach. Enamorado de Dianne Carter, una de sus alumnas, intentará conseguir su amor, pero lo que ella pretende es casarse con un millonario... (FILMAFFINITY)
Como viene, se va
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El teniente Ted Jackson (Elvis Presley) es un buzo de aguas profundas que trabaja para la Marina de los Estados Unidos y que también reparte su tiempo como cantante de un club nocturno. Buceando descubre un barco hundido, con un tesoro que podría contener una fortuna en oro, así que se dispone a rescatarlo con la ayuda de Jo Symington (Dodie Marshall), bailarina gogó y profesora de yoga, y su amigo Judd Whitman (Pat Harrington Jr.). Pero también está tras el tesoro Gil Carey (Skip Ward), que utiliza a su novia Dina Bishop (Pat Priest) para frustrar los planes de Ted. (FILMAFFINITY)
The Doomsday Flight
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A bomb on board an airliner has an altitude-sensitive trigger. Unless a ransom is paid, it will explode when the plane descends to land.
El asalto de Phantom Hill
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Al final de la Guerra de Secesión, un importante cargamento de oro ha sido robado y enterrado en el desierto. Solamente un hombre conoce el paradero del oro y el ejército encarga al capitán Mat Martin que lo detenga y vuelva con el oro. Martin, el prisionero y un puñado de hombres penetran en territorio indio en busca del precioso cargamento. Los apaches, los forajidos y las tormentas no se lo pondrán fácil.
Traición y olvido
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Un sheriff de Colorado sale de su jurisdicción para perseguir una peligrosa banda de ladrones de trenes. El especialista en westerns de serie B, Audie Murphy (La última bala) encabeza el reparto de Traición y olvido, una interesante película del oeste, que sin ser una maravilla cuenta con un guión entretenido.
El fantasma y Mr. Gallina
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Un aspirante a periodista espera escribir una gran historia, después de pasar la noche en una casa embrujada.
Taggart
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La familia de Kent Taggart muere a causa de una estampida provocada. En un enfrentamiento justo, Kent mata al responsable; a pesar de ello, las autoridades publican una orden de captura y ponen precio a su cabeza. (FILMAFFINITY)
Arson for Hire
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Johnny Broderick, arson squad investigator, and his assistant, Ben Howard,, investigate a warehouse fire and find evidence of arson. Lawyer William Yarbo is behind the series of incendiary fires that have been plaguing the city. Keely Hariss, an actress, inherited the warehouse from her father. Yabro calls on her and says that he and her father had heavily insured the building and planned to burn it and collect, and also tells her she must accept half of the insurance money or he will see that she is blamed for the arson. "Pop" Bergen, the father of Marily Bergen, is the torch man hired by Yarbo, and he perishes in one of the conflagrations. Yarbo learns that Keely is cooperating with Broderick and he enters the movie studio where she is working, determined to kill her. Written By Les Adams
Tokyo After Dark
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An American serviceman stationed in Tokyo, who's engaged to a local singer, faces both a military court-martial and a trial in the Japanese courts after an accidental shooting in which a teenager is killed.
Johnny Rocco
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Gangster and police look for a gangster's son who witnessed a murder.
Revolt in the Big House
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A crime boss tries to cause a riot and prison break while behind bars.
The Girl in Black Stockings
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Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes takes charge of the investigation and must discover who among the terrified guests and staff -- including bodacious vixen Harriet Ames, the hotel's bitter, crippled proprietor, visiting lawyer David Hewson and his secretary, Beth -- is the culprit, even as murders continue to take place.
Tambores de guerra
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La amistad entre un hombre blanco y un jefe apache se verá puesta a prueba cuando ambos se enamoran de la misma mujer.
Pharaoh's Curse
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Archaeologists in Egypt find one of their crew has been turned into a blood sucking mummy after they have unleashed a three thousand year curse.
Voodoo Island
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Un hombre de negocios pretende levantar un complejo hotelero en una isla que, según se dice, está maldita. Ya ha enviado a cuatro hombres a explorar el terreno, pero sólo uno ha vuelto con vida, y en estado de shock. Sin embargo, esto no parece afectarle en absoluto, y envía una nueva expedición sin reparar en las consecuencias.
Emergency Hospital
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About the lives and loves of the staff of an emergency hospital as reflected in a single frenetic night of business-as-usual.
El sheriff corrupto
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En la oficina de un sheriff trabajan dos ayudantes. Uno, ambicioso y propenso a meterse en líos que le llevará a cometer un asesinato; otro calmado y amante de la verdad que les llevará al enfrentamiento. (FILMAFFINITY)
Crime Against Joe
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Down-and-out artist Joe Manning (John Bromfield) wakes up from a night of drunken revelry in a jail cell, where he's being held on suspicion for the murder of a nightclub singer.
Hot Cars
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Story of a salesman lured into the "hot car" racket.
Master Minds
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When Sach eats too much sugar, he goes into a trance whereby he's able to predict the future. Slip tries to make some money off of Sach by using him as a fortune teller in a carnival, until a mad scientist kidnaps Sach to use him in an intelligence-switching experiment with a monster.
Angels in Disguise
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Slip and the gang stray from newspaper work to detective work.
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
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Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters. He also spars with love interest Anne Howe.
Incident
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An innocent man -- due to a case of mistaken identity -- is beaten. Once recovered, the stockbroker tries to find the actual intended target -- a gangster-- and warn him.
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
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Joe is scheduled for the big fight as usual. This one has more fight sequences than plot.
Jinx Money
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A man wins $50,000 in a card game with gamblers, but is soon found dead and the money missing. Slip and Sach find the money near where the body was discovered, and soon find themselves the target of both the police and the gamblers.
Stage Struck
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The murder of nightclub hostess leads an investigator (Kane Richmond) to seedy nightspots.