Marshall Thompson Trailers
McBain TrailerDallas: The Early Years TrailerWhite Dog Trailer
Marshall Thompson (November 27, 1925 – May 18, 1992) was an American film and television actor. He was born James Marshall Thompson in Peoria, Illinois. In 1943 Thompson, known for his boy-next-door good looks, was signed by Universal Pictures. He played quiet, thoughtful teens in Universal's feature films, including a lead opposite singing star Gloria Jean in Reckless Age, earning $350 weekly. During 1946 Universal discharged most of its contract players; that same year Thompson moved to MGM and his film roles steadily increased and improved. Thompson became a freelance actor in the 1950s and worked for various studios on a variety of pictures, including a number of horror and science-fiction features; this included the role of Carruthers in It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958), one of the two feature films that would later inspire the plot for director Ridley Scott's 1979 big budget feature film Alien. Thompson also starred as Mel Hunter in the syndicated science fiction TV series World of Giants, about a man who has been miniaturized and must live in a dollhouse. By the 1960s, Thompson's boyish looks had matured and his screen persona became more authoritative. He co-starred with Annie Fargé in the 33-episode CBS sitcom Angel (1960–1961) about an American architect with a charming but scatterbrained French wife, who often got into zany, Lucy Ricardo-esque situations, caused in part by her lack of English; the show was canceled after 33 episodes due to low ratings, despite critical acclaim for French-born newcomer Annie Fargé. In the mid-1960s Thompson starred in CBS's Daktari, a television series about a veterinarian in Africa; the series was based on Thompson's 1965 feature film Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion. Later in his career, he appeared in many television episodes and in feature films such as The Turning Point (1977) and The Formula(1980). Thompson was a brother-in-law of actor Richard Long, best known for his role as Jarrod Barkley in ABC's The Big Valley. Thompson's wife, Barbara, was Long's sister. Marshall Thompson died from congestive heart failure at the age of sixty-six in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Most Popular Marshall Thompson Trailers
Total trailers found: 61
05 December 1944
Peter and Delilah are a married couple running a roadside café in Nevada. Their stable partnership turns rocky, though, with the arrival of the sultry Sally, a waitress who catches Peter's wandering eye.
31 May 1945
Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents divorced seven years earlier.
22 September 1955
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.
24 August 1952
The newly crowned Rose Bowl Princess and a tough but tender football player find the California Rose Bowl is an area for their budding romance.
20 March 1952
A psychologist takes on the daunting task of getting into the mind of prisoners. He must gain the trust and cooperation from a group of men who have no reason to help him and who might enjoy killing him.
05 February 1964
A U.S. Marine Corps pilot is shot down over the Vietnamese jungle. In his endeavor to get to safety, he meets a female guerrilla fighter and a nationalist named Hong.
30 March 1955
While stationed in Asia, six American G.I.'s witness the secret ritual of Lamians (worshipers of women who can change into serpents).
01 February 1959
The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside.
20 September 1991
Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes to New York to find McBain, a lieutenant Santos rescued during the Vietnam War.
25 May 1945
A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.
07 December 1945
After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt.
19 December 1980
While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline during World War II.
03 February 1978
An Egyptian sarcophagus that is cargo on a pleasure cruise ship has a secret - it contains the son of Satan, and its effects start to make the ship's passengers behave strangely.
09 November 1949
Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944.
01 December 1946
Chaos is brought to a family when daughter marries a brash young man met on a blind date.
24 March 1948
Wealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and acquired wealth puts their marriage in jeopardy.
26 October 1946
A 60-ish Maine shipbuilder (Frank Morgan) and his 30-ish father (Keenan Wynn) provide for their family from the hereafter.
07 July 1982
Samuel Fuller’s throat-grabbing exposé on American racism was misunderstood and withheld from release when it was made in the early eighties.
29 April 1948
Self-absorbed Dr. Lee Johnson enlists with the Army medical corps during World War II, more out of a feeling that it's "the thing to do" rather than deep-seated patriotism.
03 January 1955
In the Korean war, the commander of an Air Rescue helicopter team must show a hot-shot former jet pilot how important helicopter rescue work is and turn him into a team player.
15 March 1966
A Marine officer leads a rescue mission through the Vietnamese jungle to rescue his brother, a doctor who has been taken prisoner by the Viet Cong.
20 September 1962
The true story of George Tweed, an American sailor who became the only serviceman on the island of Guam to avoid capture by the Japanese during the early years of World War II.
23 November 1955
Miss Dove is a prim New England school teacher who is treasured by her students in the small town of Liberty Hill.
14 November 1977
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon.
23 December 1948
High-ranking officers struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing German factories producing new jet fighters over the extremely high casualties the mission will cost.
03 May 1945
Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill.
01 May 1979
Dynamite fishing in a rural swamp revives a prehistoric gill monster that must have the blood of human females in order to survive.
29 November 1965
A five man submarine plants sensors around the worlds oceans to monitor for a impending earthquake.
03 November 1950
A deranged killer escapes from a mental institution. Intent on locating the psychiatrist whose testimony sent him to the asylum, he holds the patrons of a bar hostage.
10 August 1953
Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he acts as coach and caddy for Joe Anthony, his girlfriend's brother.
05 December 1954
The new warden of a large American harbor raises the hackles of sailors and fishermen by his strict enforcement of all the safety rules.
16 May 1976
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
23 June 1950
When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.
05 December 1946
Marshall Thompson stars in this MGM drama about a young soldier's devotion to a horse he rescues during WWII.
01 August 1944
Linda Wadsworth rebels against her millionaire grandfather, J. H. Wadsworth, and runs away from home.
25 February 1944
This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.
17 August 1951
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
29 May 1962
American photojournalist Marsh Conners is assigned to cover a cattle epidemic. Falling in love with research scientist Dr.
31 July 1958
The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.
25 December 1946
Penny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's death when she was just a young girl.
01 June 1965
A young boy lets the animals out of their cages at the Zoo, to set them free, but the animals start taking over the town.
31 December 1948
Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting, through lean years and their breakthrough, to their successes on Broadway, London, and Hollywood.
03 July 1958
An American airbase in Canada provokes resentment from the nearby residents after fallout from nuclear experiments at the base are blamed for a recent spate of disappearances.
06 October 1964
A South American expedition is in search of fortune thought to be hidden in an Lost Aztec city. While trudging through the jungles the main character in the story becomes detached from the group.
26 May 1946
A western bandit is reformed by his love for a little girl.
23 March 1986
Prequel to the popular "Dallas" TV series focuses on the origins of the Ewing-Barnes feud during the 1930s.
01 December 1958
A physicist finds himself drawn into an investigation to track down a spy at his research station.
18 August 1950
A Native American Civil War hero returns home to fight for his people.
11 May 1950
An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.
04 August 1965
When a native village is apparently terrorized by a Lion, the local sergeant enlists the help of a veterinarian working at a nearby animal study center.
04 August 1947
A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest.
01 August 1951
A college basketball star collaborrates with organized crime and becomes involved in 'point shaving.' A sportswriter tries to get him back on the right track.
01 March 1955
Convict Van Duff engineers a large-scale prison break; the six survivors hide out in a forgotten mine working near the prison, then set out on a long, dangerous journey by foot, car, train and truck to retrieve Duff's bank loot.
12 October 1949
It's the Hatfields vs. the McCoys in this 1949 film, with Farley Granger and Joan Evans as the hillbilly Romeo and Juliet whose forbidden romance rekindles a long-standing feud between their respective families.
01 May 1957
Simon Lute ekes out a modest living chartering his skiff to tourists and guiding them through the labyrinthine bayou.
01 January 1970
An international thriller that centers on the doings at the Crystal Club Casino in Manila Bay, Philippines, owned by George Montgomery and frequented by his old Vietnam buddy, Marshall Thompson.
28 December 1961
Period adventure tale about an expedition using a hot-air balloon to rescue an explorer lost in Africa.
01 September 1972
After a St. Bernard named George is given to a relative by it's owner he causes mischief in the neighboring town and for the newly named owner, After enough terror while trying to get a girl, The newly found owner gives George to a monastery in the cold snowy mountain wasteland until it's original owner comes back to get him.
12 October 1956
A showcase of bullfighting in Portugal, explaining how the country's version of the sport differs from those in Spain and Latin America and helps define the national character.
01 January 1957
On a cross-country Greyhound bus, passengers give historically dubious summaries of major landmarks. Riders include a grieving father of a fallen soldier and C-list celebrities of the 1950s.
