Author Archives: Ralph

Growing, Growing, Grown

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Ralph

FILMED July 1969 Are you wondering why Dr. Cliff Huxtable said he was Chester Kincaid? Are you confused because Theo and his three younger sisters are nowhere in sight? Don’t be. This isn’t THE COSBY SHOW. It’s THE BILL COSBY … Continue reading →

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The Tyrant

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Ralph

FILMED  October-November 1974 From the beginning of the major studios’ involvement with the new television industry, a constant source of inspiration for series to sell to the networks was in their own film vaults. I can attest to that because … Continue reading →

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The Interne Syndrome

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Ralph

FILMED October 1963 When I was discussing my journeys on STAR TREK, I wrote on one post that there was a film I was not going to be writing about, RETURN TO TOMORROW. Over time several Comments were left expressing … Continue reading →

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Return To Tomorrow

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Ralph

FILMED November 1967 September 7, 2012 Eighteen months ago today I posted the PROLOG, my first entry, on this website. In the following weeks, for reasons I explained in that PROLOG, I started this cinema journey by writing of my … Continue reading →

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Bullet For A Hero

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Ralph

FILMED January 1971 Because of the inferior quality of the film clips, I recommend viewing the small frame APRIL FOOL! Oh I’ve already done that. I don’t think I should do it again. Although the opening credits said this post … Continue reading →

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Death Chain

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Ralph

FILMED October 1970 APRIL FOOL — even though as I write this, it’s the middle of August. Why April Fool? I never directed a film titled ONCE IS NEVER ENOUGH. I didn’t direct that opening teaser sequence (although if I … Continue reading →

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The Law

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ralph

FILMED September 1970 A car chase! A shooting! A car rollover! A corpse! I was back! Two years after THE THOLIAN WEB I was again calling the shots that fired to start a story. I was back at the Goldwyn … Continue reading →

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Sibyl

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Ralph

FILMED October 1969 The THOLIAN WEB firing took place in August, 1968. I did not work again until four months later in December when I directed my first THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER. I continued to work during the following … Continue reading →

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A Hall Full Of Strangers

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Ralph

FILMED December 1962 As I wrote at the conclusion of my posting of PRINTER’S DEVIL (TWILIGHT ZONE): The assignments were still few and slow in arriving. Now as the end of 1962 approached, the journey that in 1961 had finally … Continue reading →

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Part III

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Ralph

FILMED June-July 1978 The evil Luzern cousins were played by two of my favorite and favored actors — Walter Brooke and Amzie Strickland, both of whom I had known for what seemed like forever – Walter from 1952 and Amzie … Continue reading →

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