Hy Averback

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hy Averback (October 21, 1920, Minneapolis, Minnesota – October 14, 1997, Los Angeles, California) was a radio, TV and film actor who eventually became a producer and director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hy Averback, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cry Danger (1951)

After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for the same crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Powell  •  Robert Parrish
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Rhonda Fleming  •  Richard Erdman  •  William Conrad

After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for the same crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Powell  •  Robert Parrish
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Rhonda Fleming  •  Richard Erdman  •  William Conrad

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)

Harold Fine is a self-described square - a 35-year-old Los Angeles lawyer who's not looking forward to middle age nor his upcoming wedding. His life changes when he falls in love with Nancy, a free-spirited, innocent, and beautiful young hippie. After Harold and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Jo Van Fleet  •  Leigh Taylor-Young  •  Joyce Van Patten

Harold Fine is a self-described square - a 35-year-old Los Angeles lawyer who's not looking forward to middle age nor his upcoming wedding. His life changes when he falls in love with Nancy, a free-spirited, innocent, and beautiful young hippie. After Harold and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Jo Van Fleet  •  Leigh Taylor-Young  •  Joyce Van Patten

The New Maverick (1978)

Gambling brothers Bret (James Garner) and Bart Maverick (Jack Kelly) are, as usual, hot on the trail of a fast buck.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  James Garner  •  Charles Frank  •  Jack Kelly  •  Susan Blanchard

Gambling brothers Bret (James Garner) and Bart Maverick (Jack Kelly) are, as usual, hot on the trail of a fast buck.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  James Garner  •  Charles Frank  •  Jack Kelly  •  Susan Blanchard

A Guide for the Married Woman (1978)

A seriocomic look at the life of Julie Walker. Bored with her marriage, and encouraged by her friends, she contemplates an affair. Fantasy and reality mix often, leading to complications and headaches.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Cybill Shepherd  •  Charles Frank  •  John Hillerman  •  Elaine Joyce

A seriocomic look at the life of Julie Walker. Bored with her marriage, and encouraged by her friends, she contemplates an affair. Fantasy and reality mix often, leading to complications and headaches.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Cybill Shepherd  •  Charles Frank  •  John Hillerman  •  Elaine Joyce

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)

A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Swift
CAST:  Robert Morse  •  Michele Lee  •  Rudy Vallee  •  Maureen Arthur

A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Swift
CAST:  Robert Morse  •  Michele Lee  •  Rudy Vallee  •  Maureen Arthur

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite (1981)

In this sequel to "The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything," down-on-his-luck Kirby Winter inherits a floundering business, and the magical gold watch which can stop time. But his wedding plans with Bonnie Lee Beaumont are interrupted when her mother phones them to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Lee Purcell  •  Philip MacHale  •  Burton Gilliam  •  Zohra Lampert

In this sequel to "The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything," down-on-his-luck Kirby Winter inherits a floundering business, and the magical gold watch which can stop time. But his wedding plans with Bonnie Lee Beaumont are interrupted when her mother phones them to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Lee Purcell  •  Philip MacHale  •  Burton Gilliam  •  Zohra Lampert

The Great Bank Robbery (1969)

A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Zero Mostel  •  Kim Novak  •  Clint Walker  •  Claude Akins

A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Zero Mostel  •  Kim Novak  •  Clint Walker  •  Claude Akins

Because of Eve (1948)

A doctor uses films about venereal disease and the human reproductive system to educate a young married couple.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Joseph Crehan  •  John Parker  •  Wanda McKay  •  Sam Balter

A doctor uses films about venereal disease and the human reproductive system to educate a young married couple.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Joseph Crehan  •  John Parker  •  Wanda McKay  •  Sam Balter

The Benny Goodman Story (1956)

Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valentine Davies
CAST:  Steve Allen  •  Donna Reed  •  Berta Gersten  •  Barry Truex

Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valentine Davies
CAST:  Steve Allen  •  Donna Reed  •  Berta Gersten  •  Barry Truex

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)

When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of stealing a fortune from his company, and two people whose paths he's destined to cross, Broadway actress Margaret ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Doris Day  •  Terry-Thomas  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  Lola Albright

When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of stealing a fortune from his company, and two people whose paths he's destined to cross, Broadway actress Margaret ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Doris Day  •  Terry-Thomas  •  Patrick O'Neal  •  Lola Albright

Chamber of Horrors (1966)

A one-handed madman (he lost the hand while escaping a hanging) uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Patrick O'Neal  •  Cesare Danova  •  Wilfrid Hyde-White  •  Laura Devon

A one-handed madman (he lost the hand while escaping a hanging) uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Patrick O'Neal  •  Cesare Danova  •  Wilfrid Hyde-White  •  Laura Devon

Where the Boys Are (1984)

Four college co-eds travel to Fort Lauderdale for their Easter week of Spring Break, and become involved in a series of adventures and misadventures  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Lynn-Holly Johnson  •  Lisa Hartman  •  Lorna Luft  •  Wendy Schaal

Four college co-eds travel to Fort Lauderdale for their Easter week of Spring Break, and become involved in a series of adventures and misadventures  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Lynn-Holly Johnson  •  Lisa Hartman  •  Lorna Luft  •  Wendy Schaal

She's in the Army Now (1981)

Akin to Private Benjamin, this comedy deals with the tough life of female army recruits going through basic training. Through their training they come to realize that there is more to being tough than having muscles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Kathleen Quinlan  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Susan Blanchard  •  Melanie Griffith

Akin to Private Benjamin, this comedy deals with the tough life of female army recruits going through basic training. Through their training they come to realize that there is more to being tough than having muscles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Kathleen Quinlan  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Susan Blanchard  •  Melanie Griffith

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)

War is brewing between the soldiers at an otherwise quiet army base and the civilians of a nearby Southern town. Brian Keith is an officer who tries to keep the peace. However, peace is hard to come by with Ernest Borgnine as a stereotypical dumb hick sheriff who's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Brian Keith  •  Tony Curtis  •  Ernest Borgnine  •  Ivan Dixon

War is brewing between the soldiers at an otherwise quiet army base and the civilians of a nearby Southern town. Brian Keith is an officer who tries to keep the peace. However, peace is hard to come by with Ernest Borgnine as a stereotypical dumb hick sheriff who's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Brian Keith  •  Tony Curtis  •  Ernest Borgnine  •  Ivan Dixon

Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking (1972)

Telecast December 1972, DON RICKLES: ALIVE AND KICKING was a huge ratings extravaganza for the network, especially when you consider the guest stars on Rickle's comedy special: Carroll O'Connor, Harvey Korman, Johnny Carson, Bob Newhart, Anne Meara and Don Adams!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Don Rickles  •  Johnny Carson  •  Carroll O'Connor  •  Harvey Korman

Telecast December 1972, DON RICKLES: ALIVE AND KICKING was a huge ratings extravaganza for the network, especially when you consider the guest stars on Rickle's comedy special: Carroll O'Connor, Harvey Korman, Johnny Carson, Bob Newhart, Anne Meara and Don Adams!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Don Rickles  •  Johnny Carson  •  Carroll O'Connor  •  Harvey Korman

The Night Rider (1979)

"The Mark of Zorro" was updated for this pilot for a prospective series that tells of a New Orleans gentleman who turns masked rider to fight for law and order and avenge his family's killing by four men who wanted their silver mine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  David Selby  •  Percy Rodrigues  •  Kim Cattrall  •  George Grizzard

"The Mark of Zorro" was updated for this pilot for a prospective series that tells of a New Orleans gentleman who turns masked rider to fight for law and order and avenge his family's killing by four men who wanted their silver mine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  David Selby  •  Percy Rodrigues  •  Kim Cattrall  •  George Grizzard

Venice Medical (1983)

TV pilot for series centered around a beachfront clinic in the community of Venice, California.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Carol Arthur  •  Michael Brandon  •  David Faustino  •  Ramón Franco

TV pilot for series centered around a beachfront clinic in the community of Venice, California.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Carol Arthur  •  Michael Brandon  •  David Faustino  •  Ramón Franco

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976)

A young private detective takes on his first case, a young woman with amnesia who doesn't know why a gunman is trying to kill her but believes she might be involved in a murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Dennis Dugan  •  Lloyd Bochner  •  Barbara Bosson  •  Helen Page Camp

A young private detective takes on his first case, a young woman with amnesia who doesn't know why a gunman is trying to kill her but believes she might be involved in a murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Dennis Dugan  •  Lloyd Bochner  •  Barbara Bosson  •  Helen Page Camp

The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa (1977)

An inventor develops a force field who his greedy boss plans to steal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Michael Burns  •  Dick Blasucci  •  Jane Connell  •  Keene Curtis

An inventor develops a force field who his greedy boss plans to steal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Michael Burns  •  Dick Blasucci  •  Jane Connell  •  Keene Curtis

The Last Precinct (1986)

In this spoof of TV cop shows, which served as the pilot to the subsequent short-lived series, a bunch of bumbling misfits and rejects from the police academy, all assembled under a straitlaced but dimwitted captain, fumble their way to success cracking a drug ring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Jonathan Perpich  •  Ernie Hudson  •  Wings Hauser  •  Randi Brooks

In this spoof of TV cop shows, which served as the pilot to the subsequent short-lived series, a bunch of bumbling misfits and rejects from the police academy, all assembled under a straitlaced but dimwitted captain, fumble their way to success cracking a drug ring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hy Averback
CAST:  Jonathan Perpich  •  Ernie Hudson  •  Wings Hauser  •  Randi Brooks