Tab Hunter

Arthur Andrew Gelien (née Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018), known professionally as Tab Hunter, was an American actor, singer, producer and author.

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Battle Cry (1955)

The dramatic story of US marines in training, in combat and in love during World War II. The story centres on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat. Based on the novel by Leon Uris.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Van Heflin  •  Aldo Ray  •  Mona Freeman  •  James Whitmore

The dramatic story of US marines in training, in combat and in love during World War II. The story centres on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat. Based on the novel by Leon Uris.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Van Heflin  •  Aldo Ray  •  Mona Freeman  •  James Whitmore

Birds Do It (1966)

Melvin Byrd, who dreams of being a scientist, is a Cape Kennedy "miniscule molecular particle surveillance monitor" - in short, a janitor. His job is to keep a major rocket project completely dust-free, and this he does with his own hilariously fantastic inventions ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Marton
CAST:  Soupy Sales  •  Tab Hunter  •  Arthur O'Connell  •  Edward Andrews

Melvin Byrd, who dreams of being a scientist, is a Cape Kennedy "miniscule molecular particle surveillance monitor" - in short, a janitor. His job is to keep a major rocket project completely dust-free, and this he does with his own hilariously fantastic inventions ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Marton
CAST:  Soupy Sales  •  Tab Hunter  •  Arthur O'Connell  •  Edward Andrews

Grease 2 (1982)

It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a brainiac. Can he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patricia Birch
CAST:  Maxwell Caulfield  •  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Lorna Luft  •  Maureen Teefy

It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a brainiac. Can he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patricia Birch
CAST:  Maxwell Caulfield  •  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Lorna Luft  •  Maureen Teefy

Track of the Cat (1954)

A family saga: In a stunning mountain valley ranch setting near Aspen, complex and dangerous family dynamics play out against the backdrop of the first big snowstorm of winter and an enormous panther with seemingly mythical qualities which is killing cattle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Diana Lynn  •  Tab Hunter  •  Teresa Wright

A family saga: In a stunning mountain valley ranch setting near Aspen, complex and dangerous family dynamics play out against the backdrop of the first big snowstorm of winter and an enormous panther with seemingly mythical qualities which is killing cattle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Diana Lynn  •  Tab Hunter  •  Teresa Wright

Pandemonium (1982)

A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleading program at her former high school after years of closure for being targeted by a serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Sole
CAST:  Candice Azzara  •  Phil Hartman  •  David L. Lander  •  Carol Kane

A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleading program at her former high school after years of closure for being targeted by a serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Sole
CAST:  Candice Azzara  •  Phil Hartman  •  David L. Lander  •  Carol Kane

That's Dancing! (1985)

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Haley Jr.
CAST:  Mikhail Baryshnikov  •  Ray Bolger  •  Sammy Davis Jr.  •  Gene Kelly

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Haley Jr.
CAST:  Mikhail Baryshnikov  •  Ray Bolger  •  Sammy Davis Jr.  •  Gene Kelly

Lust in the Dust (1985)

Lost in the Old West, vivacious Rosie joins drifter of few words Abel in search of a buried treasure. They are opposed by various obstacles, including a seductive saloon madam, an eccentric priest and a trigger-happy outlaw.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Bartel
CAST:  Tab Hunter  •  Divine  •  Lainie Kazan  •  Geoffrey Lewis

Lost in the Old West, vivacious Rosie joins drifter of few words Abel in search of a buried treasure. They are opposed by various obstacles, including a seductive saloon madam, an eccentric priest and a trigger-happy outlaw.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Bartel
CAST:  Tab Hunter  •  Divine  •  Lainie Kazan  •  Geoffrey Lewis

Polyester (1981)

A suburban Baltimore housewife's life is upended when her husband reveals he's been serially unfaithful and her teenage children go wayward. Then she meets a handsome stranger...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Waters
CAST:  Divine  •  Tab Hunter  •  Edith Massey  •  David Samson

A suburban Baltimore housewife's life is upended when her husband reveals he's been serially unfaithful and her teenage children go wayward. Then she meets a handsome stranger...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Waters
CAST:  Divine  •  Tab Hunter  •  Edith Massey  •  David Samson

War-Gods of the Deep (1965)

A chance discovery leads American mining engineer Ben Harris and acquaintance Harold to discover a lost city under the sea while searching for their kidnapped friend Jill. Held captive in the underwater city by the tyrannical Captain (Vincent Price), and his crew ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tourneur
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  David Tomlinson  •  Tab Hunter  •  Susan Hart

A chance discovery leads American mining engineer Ben Harris and acquaintance Harold to discover a lost city under the sea while searching for their kidnapped friend Jill. Held captive in the underwater city by the tyrannical Captain (Vincent Price), and his crew ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tourneur
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  David Tomlinson  •  Tab Hunter  •  Susan Hart

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Bruce Dern  •  Madeline Kahn  •  Art Carney  •  Phil Silvers

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Bruce Dern  •  Madeline Kahn  •  Art Carney  •  Phil Silvers

The Golden Arrow (1962)

Genies help an Arabian bandit (Tab Hunter) locate a magic arrow he needs to claim heirship to the sultan's kingdom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Margheriti
CAST:  Tab Hunter  •  Rossana Podestà  •  Umberto Melnati  •  Mario Feliciani

Genies help an Arabian bandit (Tab Hunter) locate a magic arrow he needs to claim heirship to the sultan's kingdom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Margheriti
CAST:  Tab Hunter  •  Rossana Podestà  •  Umberto Melnati  •  Mario Feliciani

Gunman's Walk (1958)

A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Van Heflin  •  Tab Hunter  •  Kathryn Grant  •  James Darren

A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Van Heflin  •  Tab Hunter  •  Kathryn Grant  •  James Darren

Grotesque (1988)

A gang of crazed punkers breaks into a family's vacation home in the mountains and slaughters the entire family, except for one daughter who gets away. As the gang pursues the girl through the snow, they slowly realize that some kind of murderous creature is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Tornatore
CAST:  Linda Blair  •  Tab Hunter  •  Donna Wilkes  •  Brad Wilson

A gang of crazed punkers breaks into a family's vacation home in the mountains and slaughters the entire family, except for one daughter who gets away. As the gang pursues the girl through the snow, they slowly realize that some kind of murderous creature is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Tornatore
CAST:  Linda Blair  •  Tab Hunter  •  Donna Wilkes  •  Brad Wilson

I Am Divine (2013)

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Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Schwarz
CAST:  John Waters  •  Ricki Lake  •  Tab Hunter  •  Divine

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Schwarz
CAST:  John Waters  •  Ricki Lake  •  Tab Hunter  •  Divine

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978)

A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Kim Basinger  •  Vivian Blaine  •  Fabian  •  Tab Hunter

A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Kim Basinger  •  Vivian Blaine  •  Fabian  •  Tab Hunter

The Sea Chase (1955)

As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out-maneuver the British warship pursuing him. Aboard his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Lana Turner  •  David Farrar  •  James Arness

As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out-maneuver the British warship pursuing him. Aboard his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Lana Turner  •  David Farrar  •  James Arness

Return to Treasure Island (1954)

There's something to be said for finishing what you've started. That's why the gentile Captain Long John Silver is heading back to Treasure Island to see if he can unearth the cache of riches buried there by his colleague, Captain Flint. At the same time, he also ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.A. Dupont
CAST:  Tab Hunter  •  Dawn Addams  •  Porter Hall  •  James Seay

There's something to be said for finishing what you've started. That's why the gentile Captain Long John Silver is heading back to Treasure Island to see if he can unearth the cache of riches buried there by his colleague, Captain Flint. At the same time, he also ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.A. Dupont
CAST:  Tab Hunter  •  Dawn Addams  •  Porter Hall  •  James Seay

Saturday Island (1952)

When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during World War II, military nurse Elizabeth Smythe (Linda Darnell) and Marine Michael Dugan (Tab Hunter) find themselves stranded — and soon enough, falling in love — on an idyllic tropical island. But when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Heisler
CAST:  Linda Darnell  •  Tab Hunter  •  Donald Gray  •  John Laurie

When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during World War II, military nurse Elizabeth Smythe (Linda Darnell) and Marine Michael Dugan (Tab Hunter) find themselves stranded — and soon enough, falling in love — on an idyllic tropical island. But when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Heisler
CAST:  Linda Darnell  •  Tab Hunter  •  Donald Gray  •  John Laurie

Rita (2003)

Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elaina Archer
CAST:  Rita Hayworth  •  Kim Basinger  •  Robert Board  •  Anthony Franciosa

Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elaina Archer
CAST:  Rita Hayworth  •  Kim Basinger  •  Robert Board  •  Anthony Franciosa

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008)

The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark McLaughlin
CAST:  Obba Babatundé  •  Barry Bostwick  •  Marge Champion  •  Bill Condon

The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark McLaughlin
CAST:  Obba Babatundé  •  Barry Bostwick  •  Marge Champion  •  Bill Condon
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