The best Roddy McDowall’s tv movie movies
We present our ranking of the best Roddy McDowall’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Roddy McDowall.
Night Gallery
7.4/10
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.
Unlikely Angel
6.3/10
A country singer dies prematurely, but cannot enter heaven until she performs a good deed back on earth.
A Taste of Evil
6.3/10
On her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane.
Miracle on 34th Street
5.8/10
A department store Santa tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he is Santa Claus, and winds up going on trial to prove who he is.
Flood!
5.3/10
Two helicopter pilots rush aid to a small town devastated by a flood following the collapse of an aging dam.
The Thief of Bagdad
5.8/10
A resourceful thief helps a handscome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess.
Back to the Planet of the Apes
5.3/10
Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them to escape. In the hopes of finding a way to get back to their own time, the astronauts search for a computer in an eathquake-threatened city, with which they will be able to access their flight records. [The first of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Escape from Tomorrow" and "The Trap"]
Mae West
6.4/10
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
Rapunzel
A sinister witch steals the baby of a simple candlemaker and his wife and names her Rapunzel. Determined to keep Rapunzel for herself, the witch locks her up in a tall tower all alone, with no way in or out except by climbing her long, braided hair. Wonders and dangers occur when the girl meets a handsome prince.
The Memory of Eva Ryker
6.5/10
A young woman has spent her life tormented by the death of her mother, who was on a ship torpedoed during World War II. When her father hires an investigator to look into the circumstances of the mother's death 30 years prior, it triggers a new rash of emotional turmoil for the young woman and uncovers a heinous crime.
The Tempest
6.9/10
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who lives in exile on a remote island as a sorcerer, uses his powers to shipwreck his usurper brother on the island.
The Power and the Glory
7.2/10
Based on Graham Greene's novel about a flawed but devoted priest in 1930s Mexico who attempts to perform his duties while eluding a police lieutenant determined to capture him.
The Elevator
5.4/10
A claustrophobic armed robber flees his latest job and, along with a group of people, gets trapped in a high-rise building's malfunctioning elevator.
Deadly Game
5.2/10
A group of seven strangers, including a dancer, a doctor, a teacher, and a disgraced former football player, are brought together on an island owned by the mysterious Osirus. There they are told that at some point in their lives, they crossed Osirus and now must face his revenge. The seven must reach a boat on the opposite side of the island before Osirus and his hunters track them down and kill them.
Cricket on the Hearth
5.5/10
A delightful, animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it's Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness.
Hart to Hart [Pilot]
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7.1/10
A friend of Jonathan Hart's is killed in a motor accident just after he has left a health farm, apparently committing suicide. There was no warning of him being troubled so the Harts go undercover to find out what happened at the farm.
Heart of Darkness
6.3/10
A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul.
Terror in the Sky
5.8/10
On a transcontinental flight, the flight crew suffer from food poisoning and become incapacitated. Now it's up to one of the passengers to safely land the plane.
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
6.5/10
Working girl who is dead ringer for wealthy socialite is kidnapped by extortionists and forced to impersonate her.
Carmilla
6.2/10
Lonely young Marie and her father live on a plantation just before the Civil War. Their placid lives are invaded when they rescue a mysterious woman from a carriage wreck, and soon bodies start turning up with holes in their necks...
