Mort Briskin (Production)

Walking Tall

A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.

Release Date:2004-04-02

Department:Writing

Job:Original Film Writer

Vote Count:1522

A Real American Hero

When two boys are killed and two girls are blinded for life in a tragic accident, Buford Pusser, the town sheriff, is determined to get revenge. Though he must bend the law, Pusser is resolved to get the bootleg booze and dope king of the county who provided the poisoned moonshine that caused the accident. Based on the real-life folk hero whose career inspired the Walking Tall movies.

Release Date:1978-12-09

Department:Writing

Job:Characters

Vote Count:2

Framed

Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out the justice he was denied to those responsible.

Release Date:1975-08-01

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:16

Walking Tall

Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.

Release Date:1973-02-22

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:128

You'll Like My Mother

Francesca, a pregnant Los Angeles widow, journeys to her late husband's Minnesota hometown to finally meet his mother and family. After being met with icy acceptance from her mother-in-law, then getting stranded with her in a blizzard, Francesca begins to discover terrifying secrets about her husband's family.

Release Date:1972-10-13

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:22

Ben

A lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.

Release Date:1972-06-23

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:107

Willard

A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, Ben and Socrates. However, when one of them is killed at work, he goes on a rampage using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him.

Release Date:1971-07-30

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:116

Land's End

The owner of a small Mexican hotel and the local sheriff assist travelers and natives in trouble.

Release Date:1968-04-21

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Episode Count:1

U.S. Marshal

United States Marshal (renamed from Sheriff of Cochise) is a crime drama set in Tuscon, Arizona about a U.S. Marshal fighting crime. After "U.S. Marshal" ended its run in 1960, both it and its predecessor series "The Sheriff of Cochise" were syndicated under the unified title "The Man from Cochise". This series was created when the title character of the 1956-58 TV series The Sheriff of Cochise (1956), a role also played by John Bromfield, accepted the position of U.S. Marshal based in Yuma, AZ.

Release Date:1958-10-11

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:1

Whirlybirds

Whirlybirds is a syndicated American drama/adventure television series, which aired for 111 episodes — broadcast from February 4, 1957, through January 18, 1960. It was produced by Desilu Studios . The show centered around Chuck Martin (Kenneth Tobey) and Pete (P.T.) Moore (Craig Hill), owners of 'Whirlybirds, Inc', who flew their helicopter (N975B) between Longwood Field and anywhere where they could be of help to someone in trouble.

Release Date:1957-01-03

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Episode Count:111

Vote Count:4

U.S. Marshall

While this sounds like a western, THE SHERIFF OF COCHISE was a contemporary police drama set in Cochise County, AZ. Sheriff Frank Morgan was eventually promoted to U.S. Marshall and given the entire state of Arizona to keep under control (the series title would subsequently change to U.S. MARSHAL and remain in syndication until 1960)

Release Date:1956-09-21

Department:Crew

Job:Creator

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:2

A Man Alone

A gunfighter, stranded in the desert, comes across the aftermath of a stage robbery, in which all the passengers were killed. He takes one of the horses to ride to town to report the massacre, but finds himself accused of it. He also finds himself accused of the murder of the local banker, and winds up hiding in the basement of a house where the local sheriff, who is very sick, lives with his daughter.

Release Date:1955-10-17

Department:Writing

Job:Story

Vote Count:29

No Time for Flowers

A young girl's loyalty to the Communist Party is tested in Prague when she falls in love with an attache who has just arrived from the United States.

Release Date:1952-12-25

Department:Production

Job:Producer

The Magic Face

Actor becomes Hitler's valet, murders him, takes his place and ruins Nazi Germany's war efforts.

Release Date:1951-08-13

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:4

The Second Woman

In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly attracted to Jeff, who's being plagued by unexplainable accidents, major and minor. Bad luck, persecution...or paranoia? Warned that Jeff could be dangerous, Ellen fears that he's in danger, as the menacing atmosphere darkens.

Release Date:1950-07-07

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:30

The Jackie Robinson Story

Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.

Release Date:1950-05-16

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:18

Quicksand

Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.

Release Date:1950-03-24

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:36

The Big Wheel

The ambitious son of an accomplished race driver struggles to outrun his father's legacy and achieve his own successes.

Release Date:1949-11-04

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:8