Movies by Arnold Laven
As a director:
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Sam Whiskey (1969)
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Clint Walker, Ossie Davis …
Directed by: Arnold Laven
There's honor even among thieves, so when notorious Sam Whiskey (Burt Reynolds) starts to break conning conventions when he falls under the spell of a beguiling woman (Angie Dickinson),…
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Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
Cast: Dean Martin, Jean Simmons, George Peppard …
Directed by: Arnold Laven
It's Dean Martin as you've never seen him: He's a corrupt sheriff who controls practically every business in Jericho. About the only person who doesn't bend to his will is…
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The Glory Guys (1965)
Cast: Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Andrew Duggan …
Directed by: Arnold Laven
In the post-Civil War West, misfits Demas Harrod and Sol Rogers join the cavalry regiment of Gen. McCabe, who sacrifices his men to satisfy his bloodlust. Amid the deadly action, Harrod and…
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Anna Lucasta (1958)
Cast: Eartha Kitt, Sammy Davis Jr., Frederick O'Neal …
Directed by: Arnold Laven
Based on the 1944 play by Philip Yordan, this drama follows the trials and tribulations of Anna Lucasta (Eartha Kitt), a young black woman who turns to prostitution after her father kicks her…
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The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
Cast: Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried …
Directed by: Arnold Laven
Arnold Laven directs this 1950s sci-fi creature-feature centered on prehistoric mollusk hatchlings that emerge from the Salton Sea and terrorize Californians. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Twill (Tim Holt)…
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The Monster That Challenged the World / It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1957)
Cast: Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried …
Directed by: Arnold Laven, Edward L. Cahn
Terror and campy acting abound in this pair of sci-fi drive-in classics. In The Monster That Challenged the World, an underwater earthquake unleashes a prehistoric monster's hideous…
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Down Three Dark Streets (1954)
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, Martha Hyer …
Directed by: Arnold Laven
Produced in quasi-documentary style, this vintage crime thriller stars Broderick Crawford as FBI Agent John Ripley. When fellow G-man Zack Stewart is murdered, Ripley takes over the trio of…
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Without Warning (1952)
Cast: Adam Williams, Meg Randall, Edward Binns …
Directed by: Arnold Laven
A psychotic gardener named Carl Martin (Adam Williams) stalks his preferred prey --thrill-seeking busty blondes -- beds them, then goes to work on them with his garden shears. But there may…