Coleman Francis

Coleman Francis

Born: January 24, 1919
Died: January 15, 1973
in Oklahoma, USA
In the 1940, Francis headed for Hollywood to start an acting career. His plans were initially interrupted by the Second World War, during which he served in the medical detachment of the 49th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He played minor parts in several films from the late 1940s to early 1970s.

In 1959, Francis formed a partnership with Anthony Cardoza, a welder by trade, and together they created three films: The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961), The Skydivers (1963) and Red Zone Cuba (1966). Francis wrote and directed the films, while Cardoza handled production duties.

Movies for Coleman Francis...

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Title: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Character: Rotund Drunk
Released: July 17, 1970
Type: Movie
An all-female rock group finds fame, love, and drama when they move to LA in order to claim the lead singer’s inheritance.
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The Dirtiest Game
Title: The Dirtiest Game
Character: R.J.
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
A candidate for California state representative decides he needs the hippie vote to win, so he runs on a platform to legalize marijuana, and sets out to check out the hippie lifestyle.
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Last of the American Hoboes
Title: Last of the American Hoboes
Character: Hobo (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Previously lost semi-documentary on the rise and fall of American hobo culture.
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Body Fever
Title: Body Fever
Character: Coley
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Set in the sordid underworld of drug trafficking and prostitutes, this story involves Charlie Smith, private eye, whose job it is to find Carrie Friskine and fast! Carrie, a cat burglar, has ripped off the ring-leader of a drug racket and now he's after her blood.
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Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters
Title: Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters
Character: Big Ed Narzak / Mr. Miller
Released: September 28, 1968
Type: Movie
The adventures of the Lemon Grove Kids in this Bowery Boys inspired kiddie film.
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Mondo Hollywood
Title: Mondo Hollywood
Released: June 30, 1967
Type: Movie
Long considered a cult classic, "Mondo Hollywood" captures the underside of Hollywood by documenting a moment in time (1965-67), when an inquisitive trust in the unknown was paramount, hope for the future was tangible and life was worth living on the fringe. An interior monologue narrative approach is used throughout the film, where each principal person shown not only decided on what they wanted to be filmed doing, but also narrated their own scenes. The film opens with Gypsy Boots (the original hippie vegan - desert hopping blender salesman), and stripper Jennie Lee, working out 'Watusi-style' beneath the 'Hollywood' sign -- leading into the 'sustainable community' insight of Lewis Beach Marvin III, the S&H Green Stamp heir, who lived in a $10 a month garage while owning a mountain retreat in Malibu.
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Red Zone Cuba
Title: Red Zone Cuba
Character: Griffin / Narrator
Released: November 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Griffin escapes from jail and teams up with two local thugs to invade Cuba. However, they're soon captured by a Castro look-alike and receive sub-human treatment. But Griffin hatches a plan- will it be enough to bring peace to Cuba?
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Motor Psycho
Title: Motor Psycho
Character: Harry Bonner
Released: August 1, 1965
Type: Movie
A biker gang, led by a Vietnam veteran, rapes a veterinarian's wife. When the man decides to seek revenge and hunt down the perpetrators himself, he ends up joining forces with a Cajun woman whose husband they killed.
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The Thrill Killers
Title: The Thrill Killers
Character: Narrator (uncredited)
Released: August 7, 1964
Type: Movie
Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.
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The Skydivers
Title: The Skydivers
Character: Spectator / Gunman in Plane (uncredited)
Released: November 13, 1963
Type: Movie
A woman seeks revenge on her former lover, who owns a skydiving business.
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The Beast of Yucca Flats
Title: The Beast of Yucca Flats
Character: Narrator / Gas Station Attendant / Newspaper Customer
Released: June 2, 1961
Type: Movie
A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.
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Cimarron
Title: Cimarron
Character: Mr. Geer (uncredited)
Released: December 1, 1960
Type: Movie
The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
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The Jailbreakers
Title: The Jailbreakers
Released: June 1, 1960
Type: Movie
The film stars Robert Hutton and Mary Castle as a married couple, held hostage in a dismal, deserted town by three escaped convicts. The crooks are looking for a cache of stolen loot, and they intend to keep Hutton and Castle alive long enough to locate and dig up the cash for them.
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T-Bird Gang
Title: T-Bird Gang
Character: Capt. Prell
Released: October 16, 1959
Type: Movie
A high school boy, out to find his father's killer, joins up with a gang of juvenile delinquents.
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Stakeout on Dope Street
Title: Stakeout on Dope Street
Character: Detective
Released: May 3, 1958
Type: Movie
Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust.
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Title: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Character: Powers
Released: September 29, 1955
Type: TV
Canadian Mountie Sgt. Preston patrols the wilds of the Yukon with his horse Rex and his faithful dog Yukon King, battling both the elements and criminals.
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This Island Earth
Title: This Island Earth
Character: Express Deliveryman
Released: June 1, 1955
Type: Movie
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
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Title: Dragnet
Released: December 16, 1951
Type: TV
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.