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The Abductors (1972 Film)
''The Abductors'' is a 1972 film starring Cheri Caffaro. It was the second in the "Ginger" trilogy. It was directed by Don Schain. It was a sequel to ''Ginger''. Premise Ginger goes undercover to investigate a white slave ring. Reception The film made $2.1 million in the US and Canada. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada References External linksThe Abductorsat TCMDBThe Abductorsat GrindhousedatabaseThe Abductorsat Letterbox DVDthe Abductorsat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1972 in film 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheri Caffaro
Cheri Caffaro is an American actress who appeared mainly in low-budget exploitation films in the 1970s. A fifteen-year-old Pasadena resident, she won a ''Life''-magazine-reported Brigitte Bardot look-alike contest, beating a twelve-year-old Portland Mason. Career In the early 1970s, she was directed by then-husband and Manhattan theatre owner Don Schain in a series of softcore sexploitation action films, most notably the "Ginger" trilogy, consisting of ''Ginger'', ''The Abductors'' and ''Girls Are For Loving''. Caffaro played Ginger McAllister, a tough and resourceful bed-hopping private-eye and spy. Her missions involved busting up seedy wrongdoers involved in drugs, prostitution and white slavery. Her character also spends an inordinate amount of time bound and gagged and/or raped. She also appeared in '' A Place Called Today'' and '' Too Hot To Handle'' (both also directed by Schain). She was quickly stereotyped, became disenchanted with the direction her film career had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Schain
Donald Rodney Schain (February 26, 1941 – December 26, 2015) was an American director, writer, and producer of many films and TV movies, most notably for the Disney Channel. Schain joined the movie industry in the early 1970s, directing his then-wife, Cheri Caffaro, in a number of low-budget exploitation films, including the ''Ginger'' trilogy. In the 1990s, he moved to Utah and went on to produce movies of a more family-oriented nature for the Disney Channel, including ''High School Musical'', '' Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior'' and ''Read It and Weep ''Read It and Weep'' is a 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered on July 21, 2006. It is based on the novel ''How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller'' by Julia DeVillers. Sisters Kay and Danielle Panabaker star as Jamie B ...''. He was the first president of the Motion Picture Association of Utah. References External links * American film directors American film producers American male sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TCMDB
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atlanta, Georgia. The channel's programming consists mainly of classic theatrically released feature films from the Turner Entertainment film library – which comprises films from Warner Bros. (covering films released before 1950), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (covering films released before May 1986), and the North American distribution rights to films from RKO Pictures. However, Turner Classic Movies also licenses films from other studios and occasionally shows more recent films. The channel is available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta (as Turner Classic Movies), Latin America, France, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, the Nordic countries, the Middle East, Africa (as TNT), and Asia-Pacific. History Origins In 1986, eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 In Film
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :''The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri, Italy :'' The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''The Canterbury Tales'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France 1972 Wide-release movies United States unless stated January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1972 United States unless stated # *'' The 14 Amazons'' (Shi si nu ying hao), directed by Cheng Kang, starring Lisa Lu, Lily Ho, Ivy Ling Po. (Hong Kong historical drama martial arts film) *'' 1776'', starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, John Cullum, Ken Howard, Blythe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s English-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers emba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
