Writing

David Moessinger

Born May 5, 1930 · Bethlehem, New York, USA

Died October 26, 2018 · aged 88

No biography available.

Known For

Daddy-ODaddy-O · 1958
Daddy-O
4.31958
MovieCrimeMusic
Phil, a part-time truck driver and singer who wears his pants far too high, meets a feisty platinum blonde who challenges him to a drag race through Griffith Park. When he is caught and loses his license, he meets up with the sketchy Frank Wooster who offers him a job singing in his new nightclub. When Phil discovers that his new job also includes drug running, he must fight to save his friends and himself.
Number OneNumber One · 1969
Number One
4.91969
MovieDrama
A former football hero cannot accept his career is over. He loses himself in alcohol and women.
The Caper of the Golden BullsThe Caper of the Golden Bulls · 1967
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
6.31967
MovieActionComedy
Peter Churchman stopped robbing banks a long time ago and is now living as a wealthy and respected citizen in Pamplona, Spain. But then his former companion Angela appears and blackmails him to help her robbing the Spanish National Bank of Pamplona. He gives in and develops a brilliant plan... Will this be then end of his comfortable life?
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk DriversM.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers · 1983
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
7.01983
MovieDramaTV Movie
A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation after her own daughter becomes the victim of a hit-and-run by a drunk driver.
Nightmare in ChicagoNightmare in Chicago · 1964
Nightmare in Chicago
4.01964
MovieCrimeDrama
The story of a serial killer known as "Georgie Porgie." The Chicago turnpike is threatened over a three-day period as the police try to catch him by blocking the whole area.
The Best Little Girl in the WorldThe Best Little Girl in the World · 1981
The Best Little Girl in the World
5.61981
MovieTV MovieDrama
Casey Powell is a teenage girl who is secretly suffering from anorexia nervosa, a mental and physical illness of deliberately starving herself or self-inducing vomiting, because of her inability to cope with family stress and because of social pressures.
Mobile TwoMobile Two · 1975
Mobile Two
7.01975
MovieDramaTV Movie
A TV reporter whose career was ruined by his drinking gets another chance when he is hired by a TV news program.
The Long Lost Life of Edward SmalleyThe Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley · 1963
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
9.01963
MovieThrillerTV Movie
20 years after a Second World War court-martial, a vet pulls a gun on the ruthless attorney who defended him, when the cynical mouthpiece, who doesn't even remember his former client, refuses to see him. So the shaken gunman recounts the story of accidentally fragging his commanding officer.

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Mission: ImpossibleMission: Impossible · 1966
Mission: Impossible
7.61966
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.

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The Wild Wild WestThe Wild Wild West · 1965
The Wild Wild West
7.51965
SeriesAction & AdventureComedy
The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.

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Blue ThunderBlue Thunder · 1984
Blue Thunder
6.91984
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
Blue Thunder is a 1984 ABC television series based on the movie of the same title featuring the Blue Thunder helicopter. The series uses the converted Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter and large portions of stock footage from the 1983 film. A ground unit named "Rolling Thunder" backed up the helicopter in the television series. This was a large support van with a desert camouflage off-road vehicle stored inside. The television series cast includes James Farentino, Dana Carvey, and former professional American football players Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus. The series was canceled by ABC after they felt the similar Airwolf on CBS would win the ratings battle. Also, the series aired at the same time as the CBS soap opera Dallas on Friday nights, and lost. Eleven episodes were made before the series was cancelled.

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