Connections: Bells of San Angelo
by smitty008 | created - 02 May 2011 | updated - 02 May 2011 | PublicConnecting a series of movies through the second billed performers in each movie.
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1. Bells of San Angelo (1947)
Passed | 78 min | Drama, Music, Western
Along the Mexican border, Roy joins Western novelist Dale in a search for smugglers. They discover a silver mine.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dale Evans, Andy Devine
Votes: 410
2. Springtime in the Sierras (1947)
Passed | 75 min | Drama, Music, Western
A gang, headed by evil Stephanie Bachelor, is slaughtering game out of season. Roy finds the freezer where the meat is kept, but baddie Roy Barcroft finds him there. A famous fight takes place in the freezer. Roy, of course, wins it.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine
Votes: 234
Connected to "Bells of San Angelo" by Andy Devine
3. On the Old Spanish Trail (1947)
Passed | 75 min | Western
With a $10,000 note Roy co-signed for the Pioneers due, Roy plans to get the money from the reward for the capture of the Gypsy. After he captures him he lets him go realizing he is ... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Tito Guízar, Jane Frazee
Votes: 195
Connected to "Springtime in the Sierras" by Jane Frazee.
4. The Gay Ranchero (1948)
Passed | 72 min | Western
Crooks try to take over an airport by sabotaging the planes. Sheriff Roy catches them. Songs: title song, "Granada, " "You Belong to my Heart, " and "Wait'll I get my Sunshine in the Moonlight."
Director: William Witney | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Tito Guízar, Jane Frazee
Votes: 175
Connected to "On the Old Spanish Trail" by Tito Guizar.
5. Under California Stars (1948)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Music, Western
Rancher Roy and his boys track down a gang who have stolen Trigger and are holding him for ransom.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine
Votes: 366
Connected to "The Gay Ranchero" by Jane Frazee.
6. Nighttime in Nevada (1948)
Passed | 67 min | Drama, Music, Western
The bad guy steals a gold mine from his partner and then murders him. Next he turns to rustling cattle.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Adele Mara, Andy Devine
Votes: 151
Connected to "Under California Stars" by Andy Devine.
7. Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
Approved | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
During the 1860s in the South Pacific, Capt. Ralls, skipper of the Red Witch, has a series of adventures involving sunken gold bullion, pearls, natives, an unscrupulous ship owner and a giant octopus.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara
Votes: 2,940
Connected to "Night Time in Nevada" by Adele Mara.
8. Song of India (1949)
77 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A young arrogant Indian prince and his girl decide to hunt animals in the forbidden jungle for a zoo. A local boy helps the captured animals and confronts the prince.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Sabu, Gail Russell, Turhan Bey, Anthony Caruso
Votes: 186
Connected to "Wake of the Red Witch" by Gail Russell
9. Prisoners of the Casbah (1953)
Passed | 78 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A low-born thief loves a Moroccan Princess. She must marry to escape death at the hands of her enemies. The groom is able to wed or cast away his bride simply by saying "I Marry You" or "I Divorce You" three times.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Gloria Grahame, Cesar Romero, Turhan Bey, Nestor Paiva
Votes: 157
10. Vera Cruz (1954)
Approved | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
During the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of American adventurers are hired by the forces of Emporer Maximilian to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero
Votes: 11,329
Connected to "Prisoners of the Casbah" by Cesar Romero.
11. The Kentuckian (1955)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, Western
A Kentucky widower bound for 1820's Texas with his young son is thwarted in his efforts by a corrupt constable, a long-standing family feud, and a beautiful indentured servant.
Director: Burt Lancaster | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Diana Lynn, Dianne Foster, John McIntire
Votes: 3,111
Connected to "Vera Cruz" by Burt Lancaster.
12. Monkey on My Back (1957)
Approved | 94 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of Barney Ross, a World War II hero and champion professional boxer, who became addicted to morphine.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster, Paul Richards, Jack Albertson
Votes: 386
Connected to "The Kentuckian" by Dianne Foster.
13. The Unknown Terror (1957)
Unrated | 77 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A millionaire leads an expedition into a remote jungle to find his wife's long-lost brother, but instead the group finds a mad scientist who has created a fungus monster that feeds on the local inhabitants.
Director: Charles Marquis Warren | Stars: John Howard, Mala Powers, Paul Richards, May Wynn
Votes: 412
Connected to "Monkey on my Back" by Paul Richards.
14. Death in Small Doses (1957)
Not Rated | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Peter Graves, Mala Powers, Chuck Connors, Merry Anders
Votes: 324
Connected to "The Unknown Terror" by Mala Powers.
15. The Hired Gun (1957)
Approved | 63 min | Western
A woman breaks out of jail before hanging and a man is hired to bring her back.
Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Anne Francis, Vince Edwards, John Litel
Votes: 382
16. Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
On a small South Pacific island during WW2, various US Navy P.R. personnel pass the time romancing the nurses and the native girls while trying to avoid front line sea duty.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Glenn Ford, Gia Scala, Earl Holliman, Anne Francis
Votes: 858
Connected to "The Hired Gun" by Anne Francis.
17. Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, Western
Fugitive bank robber Joe Maybe steals the identity of a marshal and rides into a town whose judge asks Joe to act as town marshal but an old flame almost betrays his real identity forcing Joe to claim she's his wife.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Walter Matthau, Henry Silva
Votes: 1,271
Connected to "Don't Go Near the Water" by Gia Scala.
18. Onionhead (1958)
Passed | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1941, an Oklahoma college graduate joins the US Coast Guard and serves as a cook on a ship based in Boston.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Andy Griffith, Felicia Farr, Walter Matthau, Erin O'Brien
Votes: 625
Connected to "Ride a Crooked Trail" by Walter Matthau.
19. Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
Approved | 82 min | Western
Mistaken for a murderous outlaw, an innocent passerby is forced to go on the run to try and clear his name by catching the real culprit.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Audie Murphy, Felicia Farr, Stephen McNally, Robert Middleton
Votes: 1,242
Connected to "Onionhead" by Felicia Farr.
20. Requiem for a Gunfighter (1965)
91 min | Western
A gunfighter goes to a town with bandits.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Rod Cameron, Stephen McNally, Mike Mazurki, Chet Douglas
Votes: 52
Connected to "Hell Bent for Leather" by Steven McNally.
21. 7 Women (1965)
Passed | 87 min | Drama
In 1935 China, seven dedicated missionary women try to protect themselves from the advances of a barbaric Mongolian warlord and his cut-throat gang of warriors.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Sue Lyon, Margaret Leighton, Flora Robson
Votes: 2,665
Connected to "Requiem for a Gunfighter" by Mike Mazurki.
22. The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A rural con artist and an army deserter cheat the townsfolk and are aided by a rich gal who shields the fleeing duo from the wrath of the pursuing sheriff.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: George C. Scott, Sue Lyon, Harry Morgan, Jack Albertson
Votes: 2,470
Connected to "7 Women" by Sue Lyon.
23. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
G | 92 min | Comedy, Western
In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough. In the end, he uses ingenuity instead.
Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan
Votes: 12,699
Connected to "The Flim-Flam Man" by Harry Morgan.
24. Rivals (1972)
R | 104 min | Drama
Peter runs a New York tour. Christine is a recently widowed art gallery owner, and she falls in love with him. But, her 10-year-old son loves her way too much and has an unhealthy and pathological attachment to his mother.
Director: Krishna Shah | Stars: Joan Hackett, Robert Klein, Scott Jacoby, Jeanne Tanzy Williams
Votes: 159
Connected to "Support Your Local Sheriff!" by Joan Hackett.
25. Le gitan (1975)
102 min | Crime, Drama
Hugo Sennart, a French gypsy, is wanted by the police for theft. Gypsy has a couple of scores to settle and one more little thing to do before he fades into the shadows.
Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Alain Delon, Paul Meurisse, Annie Girardot, Marcel Bozzuffi
Votes: 1,217
Connected to "Rivals" by Robert Klein.
26. L'éducation amoureuse de Valentin (1976)
83 min | Comedy
Worried about his son's inhibitions, a manager of an expensive hotel manages to get him to marry an equally timid girl, without removing the lack of boldness. Due to a misunderstanding, the... See full summary »
Director: Jean L'Hôte | Stars: Paul Meurisse, Bernard Menez, Gila von Weitershausen, Michel Robin
Votes: 67
Connected to "The Gypsy" by Paul Meurisse.
27. Dracula and Son (1976)
PG | 78 min | Comedy, Horror
In the 1700s, a vampire has a son from a normal woman. The mother dies, and he spends two centuries trying to teach his meek son how to be a proper vampire but no avail. Now they have to flee from Transylvania, and they end up in France.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Christopher Lee, Bernard Menez, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Catherine Breillat
Votes: 793
Connected to "The Education in Love of Valentin" by Bernard Menez.
28. Le chasseur de chez Maxim's (1976)
90 min | Comedy
The love story like no other of an aristocrat with the daughter of the bellboy at Chez Maxim's restaurant.
Director: Claude Vital | Stars: Michel Galabru, Jean Lefebvre, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Daniel Ceccaldi
Votes: 84
Connected to "Dracula and Son" by Marie-Hélène Breillat.
29. Some Like It Cool (1977)
R | 100 min | Comedy
While hiding from the royal authorities,Giacomo Casanova, the famous romancer, encounters his look-alike: Giacomino, a fugitive petty con man. Meanwhile, the Arabian Caliph and his wife are... See full summary »
Director: Franz Antel | Stars: Tony Curtis, Marisa Berenson, Marisa Mell, Jean Lefebvre
Votes: 489
Connected to "Maxim's Porter" by Jean Lefebvre.
30. Killer Fish (1979)
PG | 101 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Lee Majors, Karen Black, Margaux Hemingway, Marisa Berenson
Votes: 2,382
Connected to "Some Like it Cool" by Marisa Berenson.
31. Separate Ways (1981)
R | 92 min | Drama
A wife unhappy in her marriage begins an affair with an art student, unaware that her husband, a race driver, is also having an affair.
Director: Howard Avedis | Stars: Karen Black, Tony Lo Bianco, Arlene Golonka, Monte Markham
Votes: 267
Connected to "Killer Fish" by Karen Black.
32. City Heat (1984)
PG | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Slick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.
Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander, Madeline Kahn
Votes: 10,810 | Gross: $38.35M
Connected to "Separate Ways" by Tony Lo Bianco.
33. Stick (1985)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Released from prison, Stick meets up with a friend and joins him on a job delivering a bag. His friend gets killed in the setup. Stick gets away and is ready to forget all and see his daughter, but they won't forget.
Director: Burt Reynolds | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, George Segal, Charles Durning
Votes: 2,309 | Gross: $8.49M
Connected to "City Heat" by Burt Reynolds.
34. Miss Congeniality (2000)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An F.B.I. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.
Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen
Votes: 230,383 | Gross: $106.81M
Connected to "Stick" by Candace Bergen.
35. Last Orders (2001)
R | 109 min | Drama
A group of old friends reminisce about their lives over the years after the death of one of their crew.
Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings
Votes: 6,735 | Gross: $2.33M
Connected to "Miss Congeniality" by Michael Caine.
36. Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-heartedly grasping uncle.
Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Jamie Bell, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 13,672 | Gross: $1.59M
Connected to "Last Orders" by Tom Courtenay
37. Sylvia (2003)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Story of the relationship between poets Edward James "Ted" Hughes and Sylvia Plath.
Director: Christine Jeffs | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Lucy Davenport, David Birkin
Votes: 11,264 | Gross: $1.30M
Connected to "Nicholas Nickleby" by Andrew Havill.
38. Spooked (I) (2004)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A thriller loosely based on Ian Wishart's book The Paradise Conspiracy, about the mysterious death of a New Zealander who happened upon international banking records after purchasing a used computer.
Director: Geoff Murphy | Stars: Cliff Curtis, Chris Hobbs, Andrea Kelland, Ian Mune
Votes: 152
Connected to "Sylvia" by Alison Bruce. Second billed was Christopher Hobbs. As this was his last credited role, here the list ends.
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