Movies starring James Gregory

Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)

126 mins     Comedy, Drama, War      

There is a very simple way to explain "Captain Newman, M.D." and that is to call it a forerunner to that great TV series "M*A*S*H". It has that same mix of humour and drama so that you are amused but often moved by the storie...

A Distant Trumpet (1964)

117 mins     Western      

For a movie which lasts a few minutes short of 2 hours not a lot happens in "A Distant Trumpet" or at least not for the first half which in itself seems almost unrelated to the movies outcome. Because of this "A Distant Trump...

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

122 mins     Western      

Often cited as the inspiration for John Singleton's "Four Brothers", "The Sons of Katie Elder" is not by any means one of the world's greatest westerns with various flaws preventing it from being any more than very good. But ...

Clambake (1967)

100 mins     Comedy, Drama, Musical      

I sometimes wonder who comes up with the names for movies and often think that some are chosen out of sheer desperation because there was nothing better. Take Elvis Presley's "Clambake", here we have a movie about a rich youn...

The Hunted (1967)

74 mins     TV Movie, Western      

So as I have mentioned before, the 1960s series "Cimarron Strip" is often split up and shown as stand alone movies here in the UK. And like many old TV series they work remarkably well as individual movies as whilst there wer...

Shoot Out (1971)

95 mins     Western      

Both director Henry Hathaway and actor Gregory Peck made some above average westerns which helped define the genre, sadly "Shoot Out" is not one of them. Coming when the era of the western was nearing its end "Shoot Out" comb...

Columbo: The Most Crucial Game (1972)

74 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

They say a good singer could take a phonebook, sing it and make it sound beautiful, well I reckon that Peter Falk and the team who made "Columbo" could have done the equivalent as despite working to a formula these shows, or ...

Columbo: Short Fuse (1972)

75 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

I've mow watched the majority of "Columbo" and for me it went on a sort of journey being serious crime dramas in the 70s, slightly amusing when it came back in the 90s and by the turn of the century were more comedy than crim...