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FOR HALLOWEEN: Made For TV Horror Movies of the 1960s-1970s

I thought since Halloween is approaching I would add some autographs that fit into that holiday but ones you might not immediately think of. When I was growing up there were some great "Made For TV" motion pictures on ABC, CBS and NBC. ABC had "The Tuesday Movie of the Week" in the 1970s with some of the best made for TV movies ever produced. Steven Spielberg got his directing debut with Duel with Dennis Weaver and Something Evil with Darren McGavin and Sandy Dennis. These movies often had all star casts of television and movie stars. Bradford Dillman could probably be called the King of Made For TV Movies since he was in so many. I have a Kolchak: The Night Stalker discussion on here so will not mention the two made for TV movies here.

One of these was the great werewolf movie Moon of the Wolf with David Janssen and Barbara Rush. Other great horror movies were Horror at 37,000 Feet with Chuck Connors, Buddy Ebsen and William Shatner; Killer Bees with Gloria Swanson; The Devil's Daughter with Shelly Winters, Jonathan Frid and Abe Vigoda; Whatever Happened to Rosemary's Baby with Ruth Gordon, Ray Milland, Patty Duke and Tina Louise; The House That Wouldn't Die with Barbara Stanwick and Richard Egan; Scream of the Wolf with Peter Graves and Clint Walker; Stranger Within with Barbara Eden; Satan's Triangle with Kim Novak and Doug McClure; Killdozer with Clint Walker and Robert Urich, Crowhaven Farm with Hope Lange and John Carradine and The Screaming Woman with Olivia De Haviland. There are others but those come to mind quickly.

These are some of my autographs please feel free to add yours also. Also if you have a favorite made for TV horror movie (thrillers and sci-fi are fine too) add those too.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 11, 2017 at 7:24am

DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (1973, ABC) has become a classic starring a vulnerable Kim Darby, Jim Hutton and veteran character actor William Demarest (1892-1983). Demarest is best known to my generation as "Uncle Charley" on the Fred MacMurray CBS comedy My Three Sons. Demarest whose tough demeanor was used in advantage in almost everything. He was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor in Jolson (1946). He starred in the Jimmy Stewart classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), the comedy It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and a great episode of The Twilight Zone "What's in the Box" (1964. This is a signed photograph:

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 11, 2017 at 7:50am

MOON OF THE WOLF (1972) starring David Janssen, Barbara Rush, John Beradino, Bradford Dillman, Geoffrey Lewis and Royal Dano. My favorite werewolf movie this takes place in a swampy Louisiana Parish. It is a combination horror movie and murder mystery. The actors are top notch and it is a very atmospheric movie. As a junior high student watching this I was scared to death.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 11, 2017 at 8:11am

BRADFORD DILLMAN (1930- ) he was a staple of television and movies from the 1950s-1990s. He appeared in a made for TV mini-series although not technically a made for TV movie called The Dark Secret of Harvest Home starring Bette Davis. He appeared on the television shows Columbo, Night Gallery, Murder She Wrote and scores of others. In the movies he was in Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971), The Bridge at Remagen (1969) and The Swarm (1978). This is an index card from JG Autographs:

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 11, 2017 at 10:25am

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 12, 2017 at 8:06am

JOHN BERADINO (1917-1996) Major League Baseball Player (Pittsburgh, Cleveland, St. Louis) turned actor he worked mostly on television often as a tough guy. He appeared on The Abbott and Costello Show, The Lone Ranger, The Adventures of Superman and many others. He was also in the made for TV thriller Do Not Fold Spindle or Mutliate with Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick. For youngsters the title refers to the old way of running things through a computer such as the old IMB cards they had to be perfect so not to jam. If you do not know what a spindle is then I really feel old. Beradino in Moon of the Wolf played the doctor.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on October 11, 2017 at 4:46pm

Great stuff, Scott!!!

Funny how you mentioned the movie "Crowhaven Farm."

That was an ABC "Movie Of The Week."

If I remember correctly, Paul Burke was Hope Lange's husband in that movie.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 11, 2017 at 6:46pm

Thank you my friend I appreciate that. You are right Paul Burke did play her husband in "Crowhaven Farm" I wish I had his autograph. I do have Lloyd Bochner, John Carradine and William Smith. I actually met Mr. Smith a very nice guy. Hope Lange was such a beautiful lady in a very real way.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 12, 2017 at 5:17pm

THE POSSESSED WITH JAMES FARENTINO (1938-2012) is known for a wonderful horror movie Dead and Buried in 1980 with Jack Albertson. He also made the 1977 made for TV movie called The Possessed along with some guy called Harrison Ford wonder what ever happened to him? The movie was about a former priest fighting Satan at a girls school. This is a check signed by Farentino:

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on October 12, 2017 at 5:21pm

Very cool, Scott.

My favorite James Farentino movie is "The Final Countdown."

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 12, 2017 at 5:31pm

Thank you Christopher I completely forgot about that one that was a great sci-fi thriller! Kirk Douglas was great in it also. Martin Sheen was in it too I believe. James Farentino I always felt was very under utilized and under appreciated actor.

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on October 12, 2017 at 5:32pm

I agree, Scott.

I loved "The Final Countdown."

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on October 12, 2017 at 6:03pm

EUGENE ROCHE (1928-2004) another star of The Possessed. Roche was a wonderful both in comedy or drama. He had reoccurring roles on All in the Family (Pinky Peterson), Magnum, P. I. (Luther H. Gillis), Night Court (Jack Sullivan) and Dave's World (Eric, Jr.). He also appeared on an episode of Star Trek Voyager. Roche appeared along with Ernest Borgnine in the eerie made for TV movie Ghost of Flight 401 in 1978.