Coleman Francis
Also Known As: C. Francis, Colman Francis
Biography: In the 1940, Francis headed for Hollywood to start an acting career. His plans were initially interrupted by the Second World War, during which he served in the medical detachment of the 49th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He played minor parts in several films from the late 1940s to early 1970s. In 1959, Francis formed a partnership with Anthony Cardoza, a welder by trade, and together they created three films: The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961), The Skydivers (1963) and Red Zone Cuba (1966). Francis wrote and directed the films, while Cardoza handled production duties.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Oklahoma, USA
Birthday: January 24, 1919
Deathday: January 15, 1973
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Gender: Male
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Motorpsycho!
Overview: A biker gang, led by a Vietnam veteran, rapes a veterinarian's wife. When the man decides to seek revenge and hunt down the perpetrators himself, he ends up joining forces with a Cajun woman whose husband they killed.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-08-01
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Cimarron
Overview: The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-01
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Body Fever
Overview: Set in the sordid underworld of drug trafficking and prostitutes, this story involves Charlie Smith, private eye, whose job it is to find Carrie Friskine and fast! Carrie, a cat burglar, has ripped off the ring-leader of a drug racket and now he's after her blood.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters
Overview: The adventures of the Lemon Grove Kids in this Bowery Boys inspired kiddie film.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Crime Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-28
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Last of the American Hoboes
Overview: Previously lost semi-documentary on the rise and fall of American hobo culture.
Genres: Documentary Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Red Zone Cuba
Overview: Griffin escapes from jail and teams up with two local thugs to invade Cuba. However, they're soon captured by a Castro look-alike and receive sub-human treatment. But Griffin hatches a plan- will it be enough to bring peace to Cuba?
Genres: Thriller Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-11-01
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This Island Earth
Overview: Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-06-01
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Mondo Hollywood
Overview: Long considered a cult classic, "Mondo Hollywood" captures the underside of Hollywood by documenting a moment in time (1965-67), when an inquisitive trust in the unknown was paramount, hope for the future was tangible and life was worth living on the fringe. An interior monologue narrative approach is used throughout the film, where each principal person shown not only decided on what they wanted to be filmed doing, but also narrated their own scenes. The film opens with Gypsy Boots (the original hippie vegan - desert hopping blender salesman), and stripper Jennie Lee, working out 'Watusi-style' beneath the 'Hollywood' sign -- leading into the 'sustainable community' insight of Lewis Beach Marvin III, the S&H Green Stamp heir, who lived in a $10 a month garage while owning a mountain retreat in Malibu.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-06-30
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The Thrill Killers
Overview: Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.
Genres: Crime Action Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-08-07
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The Skydivers
Overview: A woman seeks revenge on her former lover, who owns a skydiving business.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-11-13
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The Dirtiest Game
Overview: A candidate for California state representative decides he needs the hippie vote to win, so he runs on a platform to legalize marijuana, and sets out to check out the hippie lifestyle.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Overview: An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-07-17
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The Beast of Yucca Flats
Overview: A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-06-02
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Stakeout on Dope Street
Overview: Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-05-03
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T-Bird Gang
Overview: Cooperating with the police in order to revenge his father's death, Frank joins a youth syndicate master-minded by the sadistic Alex. When members become suspicious, Frank must cooperate with the gang activities in order to prove his loyalty. Now personally involved and unable to contact the law or his girl friend, Frank's true identity is revealed to brutal leader whose anger he must now face. Meanwhile the selfish disloyalty of the boss is revealed and in bitter hatred the most trusting youth of the syndicate turns on the leader.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-10-16
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The Jailbreakers
Overview: The film stars Robert Hutton and Mary Castle as a married couple, held hostage in a dismal, deserted town by three escaped convicts. The crooks are looking for a cache of stolen loot, and they intend to keep Hutton and Castle alive long enough to locate and dig up the cash for them.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-06-01
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