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Maury Dexter
Born June 12, 1927 · Paris, Arkansas, USA
Died May 28, 2017 · aged 89
Maury Dexter was an American film and television director and producer known for his work on low-budget films during the 1960s and his collaborations with television producer Michael Landon. He began his career as an actor, appearing in the Three Stooges short Uncivil War Birds (1946). Transitioning to directing and producing, Dexter worked on films such as The High Powered Rifle (1960) and Maryj…
Known For
Maryjane · 1968Maryjane
★ 3.81968
MovieDrama
A teacher trying to break up a local drug ring is framed and arrested for possession of marijuana.
Harbor Lights · 1963Harbor Lights
★ 6.01963
MovieMysteryAction
Professional gambler Dan Crown arrives in San Juan to visit his brother Alex, only to learn from the police that Alex has been found murdered. To Captain Acosta's questioning, Dan answers that he had no knowledge of his brother's affairs. Dan then finds Gina Rosario searching his hotel room, and together they begin to investigate Alex's death.
A Life at Stake · 1955A Life at Stake
★ 5.31955
MovieDrama
An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is not just financial and may actually be deadly.
House of the Damned · 1963House of the Damned
★ 4.81963
MovieHorrorThriller
An architect and his wife are staying in an empty castle in California. They are joined by an unhappily married lawyer and his wife. Things start getting strange when they spot a half man/half beast prowling around the house and keep seeing a headless woman wandering the grounds.
The Yellow Canary · 1963The Yellow Canary
★ 8.01963
MovieThrillerDrama
Andy Paxton is an arrogant pop singer about to be divorced by his wife. On the same night he starts an engagement at a theater in Los Angeles their infant son is kidnapped. Despite objections from the lead police officer on the case, Paxton plays along with the kidnappers as they string him along.
One Exciting Week · 1946One Exciting Week
★ 6.51946
MovieComedyRomance
The citizens of the small town of Midburg are thrilled when one of their native sons, Dan Flannery, becomes a war hero while serving in the Merchant Marines. But before arriving he is stricken with amnesia and falls in with a gang of crooks...
The Loneliest Runner · 1976The Loneliest Runner
★ 7.11976
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.
Young Guns of Texas · 1962Young Guns of Texas
★ 4.51962
MovieWestern
A man searching for a stolen army payroll is joined by several men after the reward money. One of the pursuers, after killing a ranch foreman, elopes with the ranchers' daughter. Enraged at the shooting of his foreman and convinced that his daughter was kidnapped, the rancher leads a posse after his daughter. When Apaches attack the thieves and their pursuers, the rancher's posse is forced to side with his daughter's new husband and his friends.
