Hope Holiday

The Apartment (1960)

OriginalRomanticCharmingClassic

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Ray Walston

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Ray Walston

Irma la Douce (1963)

Nester Patou, a naive police officer, is transferred to the red light district in Paris and organizes a raid on a dodgy hotel running as a brothel. In doing so he inadvertently disrupts the corrupt system of the police and the pimps union, and even nets his station ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Lou Jacobi  •  Cliff Osmond

Nester Patou, a naive police officer, is transferred to the red light district in Paris and organizes a raid on a dodgy hotel running as a brothel. In doing so he inadvertently disrupts the corrupt system of the police and the pimps union, and even nets his station ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Lou Jacobi  •  Cliff Osmond

The Ladies Man (1961)

After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Lewis
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Helen Traubel  •  Pat Stanley  •  Kathleen Freeman

After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Lewis
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Helen Traubel  •  Pat Stanley  •  Kathleen Freeman

Killpoint (1984)

An L.A. cop investigating the rape and murder of his wife traces the crime to a psycho biker gang that smuggles guns. He teams up with an FBI agent to stop them and catch his wife's killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Harris
CAST:  Leo Fong  •  Richard Roundtree  •  Cameron Mitchell  •  Stack Pierce

An L.A. cop investigating the rape and murder of his wife traces the crime to a psycho biker gang that smuggles guns. He teams up with an FBI agent to stop them and catch his wife's killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Harris
CAST:  Leo Fong  •  Richard Roundtree  •  Cameron Mitchell  •  Stack Pierce

Raw Force (1982)

A group of martial arts students are en route to an island that supposedly is home to the ghosts of martial artists who have lost their honor. A Hitler lookalike and his gang are running a female slavery operation on the island as well. Soon, the two groups meet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward D. Murphy
CAST:  Geoffrey Binney  •  Hope Holiday  •  Jillian Kesner  •  John Dresden

A group of martial arts students are en route to an island that supposedly is home to the ghosts of martial artists who have lost their honor. A Hitler lookalike and his gang are running a female slavery operation on the island as well. Soon, the two groups meet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward D. Murphy
CAST:  Geoffrey Binney  •  Hope Holiday  •  Jillian Kesner  •  John Dresden

Texas Lightning (1981)

A tough, macho, truck driver decides to make his soft son more manly by taking him hunting. They vacation and go to a honky tonk bar where the younger man falls in love with a burned out waitress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Graver
CAST:  Cameron Mitchell  •  Cameron Mitchell Jr.  •  Maureen McCormick  •  Peter Jason

A tough, macho, truck driver decides to make his soft son more manly by taking him hunting. They vacation and go to a honky tonk bar where the younger man falls in love with a burned out waitress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Graver
CAST:  Cameron Mitchell  •  Cameron Mitchell Jr.  •  Maureen McCormick  •  Peter Jason

The Last Reunion (1980)

Several members of a platoon of American soldiers not only kill a Japanese general, but also rape and murder the man's wife. The couple's son, Kimon, witnesses these ghastly events and vows revenge. Thirty-three years later the platoon get back together in Manila ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Wertz
CAST:  Leo Fong  •  Laird Stuart  •  Philip Baker Hall  •  Cameron Mitchell

Several members of a platoon of American soldiers not only kill a Japanese general, but also rape and murder the man's wife. The couple's son, Kimon, witnesses these ghastly events and vows revenge. Thirty-three years later the platoon get back together in Manila ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Wertz
CAST:  Leo Fong  •  Laird Stuart  •  Philip Baker Hall  •  Cameron Mitchell

The Rounders (1965)

Ben (Glenn Ford) and Marion (Henry Fonda) are two cowboys who make a meager living breaking wild horses. Their frequent employer Jim (Chill Wills), who always gets the better of them, talks them into taking a nondescript horse in lieu of some of their wages. Ben ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burt Kennedy
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Henry Fonda  •  Hope Holiday  •  Chill Wills

Ben (Glenn Ford) and Marion (Henry Fonda) are two cowboys who make a meager living breaking wild horses. Their frequent employer Jim (Chill Wills), who always gets the better of them, talks them into taking a nondescript horse in lieu of some of their wages. Ben ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burt Kennedy
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Henry Fonda  •  Hope Holiday  •  Chill Wills

Low Blow (1986)

Joe Wong is a private investigator who goes in search of a young girl kidnapped by a religious cult. Destined to save her, he teams up with a Vietnam vet, a pro-boxing champ and a former cop to save her...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Harris
CAST:  Leo Fong  •  Cameron Mitchell  •  Troy Donahue  •  Diane Stevenett

Joe Wong is a private investigator who goes in search of a young girl kidnapped by a religious cult. Destined to save her, he teams up with a Vietnam vet, a pro-boxing champ and a former cop to save her...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Harris
CAST:  Leo Fong  •  Cameron Mitchell  •  Troy Donahue  •  Diane Stevenett

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (2006)

A documentary about Jerry Lewis directed by Eckhart Schmidt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eckhart Schmidt
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Stella Stevens  •  Francine York  •  Peter Bogdanovich

A documentary about Jerry Lewis directed by Eckhart Schmidt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eckhart Schmidt
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Stella Stevens  •  Francine York  •  Peter Bogdanovich

How to Seduce a Woman (1974)

A man attempts to sleep with five different women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Martin
CAST:  Angus Duncan  •  Angel Tompkins  •  Heidi Brühl  •  Alexandra Hay

A man attempts to sleep with five different women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Martin
CAST:  Angus Duncan  •  Angel Tompkins  •  Heidi Brühl  •  Alexandra Hay

The Return of Mod Squad (1979)

Pete, Linc and Julie are called back to the force when a series of sniper attacks are made on their old boss. But the three soon discover that they themselves are the intended targets of a gunman who lives in their old "flower child" world of the 1960s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George McCowan
CAST:  Michael Cole  •  Clarence Williams III  •  Peggy Lipton  •  Tige Andrews

Pete, Linc and Julie are called back to the force when a series of sniper attacks are made on their old boss. But the three soon discover that they themselves are the intended targets of a gunman who lives in their old "flower child" world of the 1960s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George McCowan
CAST:  Michael Cole  •  Clarence Williams III  •  Peggy Lipton  •  Tige Andrews

Inside 'The Apartment' (2008)

A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Kevin Lally  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Molly Haskell  •  Robert Osborne

A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Kevin Lally  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Molly Haskell  •  Robert Osborne

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon (2007)

A documentary about actor Jack Lemmon.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Chris Lemmon  •  Joe Baltake  •  Drew Casper  •  Hope Holiday

A documentary about actor Jack Lemmon.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Chris Lemmon  •  Joe Baltake  •  Drew Casper  •  Hope Holiday

A Letter to Castro (2017)

A 2017 interview with actress Hope Holiday, who portrayed Margie MacDougall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elijah Drenner
CAST:  Hope Holiday

A 2017 interview with actress Hope Holiday, who portrayed Margie MacDougall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elijah Drenner
CAST:  Hope Holiday

The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon (2022)

Jerry Lewis’s patented form of slapstick made him a 20th-century comedic icon. But former co-stars directors say he was a bully who sexually harassed—and in at least one case, sexually assaulted—women with impunity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirby Dick  •  Amy Ziering
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Hope Holiday  •  Karen Sharpe

Jerry Lewis’s patented form of slapstick made him a 20th-century comedic icon. But former co-stars directors say he was a bully who sexually harassed—and in at least one case, sexually assaulted—women with impunity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirby Dick  •  Amy Ziering
CAST:  Jerry Lewis  •  Hope Holiday  •  Karen Sharpe