Born to Be Sold(1980)

Synopsis

A social worker tries to break up a ring of crooks who buy new-born babies from teen-aged mothers and sell them to couples who can’t obtain them through legal adoption channels.

Director

Burt Brinckerhoff

Cast

Lynda Carter – Harold Gould – Philip Sterling – Dean Stockwell – Sharon Farrell – Lloyd Haynes – Ed Nelson

Misc. Info

Genre: Thriller

Runtime: 96 minutes

Cry of the Innocent(1979)

Synopsis

A Green Beret-veteran businessman investigates the plane crash in Ireland that killed his family. Filmed in Ireland, Cry of the Innocent stars Rod Taylor as an American insurance executive on a grim mission. A private plane has exploded, killing Taylor’s wife and children. Also on board was a scientist who was the target of the criminals who engineered the tragedy. The “maguffin” is a secret formula worth untold millions, and Joan a journalist is aiding Taylor in bringing the murderers to justice…

Director

Michael O’Herlihy

Cast

Philip Bollard – Joe Cahill – Des Cave – Cyril Cusack – Nigel Davenport – John Franklyn

Misc. Info

Genre: Drama – Crime – Thriller – Action – Mystery

Runtime: 93 minutes

Cuba Crossing(1979)

Synopsis

Assignment: Kill Castro was originally released as Cuba Crossing. Stuart Whitman stars as a mercenary hired to “off” the Cuban dictator. He soon discovers that he will be immediately expendable once the deed is done, and that co-stars like Robert Vaughn should not automatically be trusted. Raymond St. Jacques, Woody Strode and Caren Kaye are among the good actors who appear fitfully in the film; the bulk of the story, however, is carried by such inexpensive unknowns as Mary Lou Gassen…

Director

Church Workman

Cast

Stuart Whitman – Robert Vaughn – Raymond St. Jacques – Caren Kaye – Michael V. Gazzo

Misc. Info

Genre: Thriller

Runtime: 93 minutes

Death Game(1976)

Synopsis

Allegedly based on a real incident, this crime drama begins in San Francisco with a middle-aged man answering the doorbell. He is alone, as his wife and kids are away for the weekend. There he finds two attractive young women who ask to use his phone. Once they get into the house, they do in fact use the phone, but they also make a running commentary on his house and its furnishings, an action which seems a tad inappropriate. The two slightly odd women seduce him and stay the night…

Director

Peter S. Traynor

Cast

Sondra Locke – Colleen Camp – Seymour Cassel – Beth Brickell – Michael Kalmansohn – Ruth Warshawsky

Misc. Info

Genre: Drama – Thriller – Crime

Runtime: 91 minutes