James E. Myers
James E. Myers was a larger-than-life figure who wore many hats during a long career in showbiz: composer, producer, musician and actor. Myers, under his nom de plume Jimmy DeKnight, will forever be remembered as the co-writer of "Rock Around the Clock," which gave Bill Haley and the Comets their 25 million-copy-selling hit and kickstarting the rock and roll era. There is debate over whether Myers actually wrote "Rock Around the Clock," or whether most of the work was actually done by co-writer Max Freedman. But Myers deserves credit for promoting the song and helping to make it the hit it became. In later years, Myers operated a Rock Around the Clock Museum out of his home and wrote an autobiography about his time serving in the Second World War, called Hell in a Foxhole.
Shaft in Africa
as WilliamsDetective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
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The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago
as Carl 'Fats' PercelliDuring Prohibition, two gangsters go to war with each other. (Plus, sex!)
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The Hang Up
as uncreditedTwo vice cops get entangled in a web of prostitution, blackmail and murder.
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Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
as uncreditedThe early years of rock and roll are revisited in a night club setting, with table...
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The Divorcee
as Dr. Carlton WrightA young divorcée confesses her sexual adventures and fantasies during a psychodrama session at a...
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Caught in the Can
as Vice Cop (uncredited)Low budget softcore farce where two men cross-dress to go into a women's prison.
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Ride, Mister?
as uncreditedTwo young hitch-hikers on a spree of revenge.
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Refinements in Love
as Dr. LivingstonA fake documentary about the early adult film industry.
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Homer, the Late Comer
as Homer (uncredited)Chubby middle-aged slob Homer lives at home with his overbearing shrew of a mother and has a job...
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