G.E. Nordell's
Las Vegas, Nevada Film Festival Pages
This page was another 'bucket of worms' project. Searching on keyword 'las vegas' on IMDb returned over 1,500 titles; a week's coding work
selected these links for ??? films & TV productions which is likely to take a long, long time to flesh out with whatever IMDb & Blu-ray & DVD &
Amazon Prime & YouTube info that I am able to find.
Movies & Television About Las Vegas, Nevada
search IMDb for keyword 'las vegas' {returns 1,500+ titles}
Wikipedia's (incomplete) list of films shot in Las Vegas, Nevada
Wikipedia's list of television shows set in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas Black Film Festival [est. 2014] is on Facebook
popular filming locations
Las Vegas Strip
Fremont Street aka Glitter Gulch
Bar Nothing Ranch
remote Goodsprings Township
Boulder City & Boulder/Hoover Dam
Valley of Fire State Park
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"Ocean's Eleven" movie franchise [since 1960]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s
"Ocean's Eleven" [Aug 1960] /tt0054135/
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob
five Las Vegas casinos in one night. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s_11
"Ocean's Eleven" remake [Dec 2001] /tt0240772/
Danny Ocean, a gangster, rounds up a gang of associates to stage a sophisticated and elaborate casino heist which involves robbing three Las Vegas casinos
simultaneously during a popular boxing event. starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, and Andy Garcia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s_Eleven
"Oceans 12" [Dec 2004] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s_Twelve
"Ocean's Thirteen" [June 2007] /tt0496806/
Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.
Brad Pitt, George Clooney,
Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Casey Affleck, Elliott Gould, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac, Carl Reiner, Eddie Jemison, and Shaobo Qin
"Ocean's 8" [June 2018] /tt5164214/
a group of women led by Danny's sister Debbie Ocean plan a sophisticated heist at the annual Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York City. http://www.warnerbros.com/movies/oceans-8
untitled "Ocean's" prequel film [ann. May 2022]
set in 1960s Europe; no listing yet on IMDb
Silent-Era Films
"The Hazards of Helen" silent serial [1914-1917] /tt0004052/
silent serial about a tough cookie gal (initially played by Helen Holmes ) and directed by her husband, JP McGowan. Helen was a tougher gal than Pauline and a great deal spunkier. Three episodes were filmed in downtown Las Vegas and the Union Pacific Railyards in the winter and spring of 1915. Most of the 119 episodes from this serial are considered "lost" films. However, a few episodes do survive.
"Pot of Gold" aka "Water" [1929] - not listed on IMDb (2024)
Considered to be a "lost" film, all that remains of this one are a few still pictures in Special Collections, Lied Library, Univ of Las Vegas, Nevada. The filmmakers hired Alta Ham, the wife of prominent lawyer, Artemus Ham, whose family had come to Las Vegas in the mid-1900s. Not much is known about the film.
http://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=21044
Sound Films
"Boulder Dam [Warners Bros./First National 1936] /tt0027391/
A man on the lam for killing his boss tries to turn his life around while working on the building of Hoover Dam. Though many action scenes take place at the Dam,
principal photography was not allowed. A second unit crew had to be dispatched to film the construction site and that footage was used in rear-projection scenes.
Directed by: Frank McDonald; Stars Ross Alexander, Patricia Ellis, Lyle Talbot
"Las Vegas Nights" [Paramount Pictures 1941] /tt0033814/
A vaudeville act inherits an old beat-up building and decides to turn it into a nightclub. Parts of this movie were shot in and around Downtown Las Vegas.
Featuring the Tommy Dorsey Band with uncredited crooner Frank Sinatra. Directed by: Ralph Murphy; stars: Constance Moore, Bert Wheeler, Phil Regan
"Moon Over Las Vegas" [Universal Pictures 1944] /tt0037085/
A beautiful woman goes to Las Vegas hoping to make her husband jealous. However, once there, she falls for another man.
Directed by Jean Yarbrough; stars Anne Gwynne, David Bruce, Barbara Jo Allen
"Sheriff of Las Vegas" [Republic Pictures 1944] /tt0037270/
When the Sheriff is killed during a bank hold-up, Red Ryder becomes the new sheriff and must restore law and order.
Directed by Lesley Selander; stars Bill Elliot (as Red Ryder), Robert Blake, Alice Fleming
"Heldorado" [Republic Pictures 1946] /tt0038593/
American Western film starring Roy Rogers; the last teaming of Roy and comedy relief sidekick George 'Gabby' Hayes [1885-1968].
Hayes shares a scene with Pat Brady who later became Rogers' comedy relief sidekick.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heldorado
http://www.archive.org/details/Heldorado 1.09.44
"Flight To Nowhere" [Screen Guild Prodns 1946] /tt0038529/
A couple on a plane find themselves mixed up in a plot to steal atomic secrets! Look for McCarren Airport.
Directed by William Rowland; stars Alan Curtis, Evelyn Ankers, Jack Holt
"Lady Luck" [RKO Pictures 1946] /tt0038680/
A woman from a gambling family marries a gambler and tries to reform him. Another film that was shot out at the Bar Nothing Ranch
which is now the Spring Mountain Ranch State Park / Directed by Edwin L. Marin; stars Robert Young, Barbara Hale, Frank Morgan
"Vacation In Reno" [RKO Pictures 1946] /tt0039075/
A couple have a phony argument to teach their friends a lesson - nothing says Reno, Nevada like the Bar Nothing Ranch in Las Vegas.
A hapless husband searches for buried treasure at a dude ranch; meanwhile, his wife wants a divorce, and bank robbers want him dead.
Directed by Leslie Goodwins; Stars: Jack Haley Sr., Anne Jeffreys, Wally Brown
"Bells of San Angelo" [Republic Pictures 1947] /tt0039180/
Bad guy Rex Gridley has a worthless silver mine with one big asset: A passageway to another valuable silver mine. Using the passageway, Gridley's men salt their
worthless mine with the silver from the Mexican mine. Though supposedly taking place in Mexico and along the border, most of this film was filmed at
the Bar Nothing Ranch and out at Goodsprings. Directed by William Witney; stars Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Andy Devine
"Hazard" [Paramount Pictures 1948] /tt0040426/
As part of a bet, a compulsive gambler agrees to marry the winner, a professional gambler. However, before he can 'collect' his winnings, she skips town.
The gambler hires a private detective to find the woman and bring her back. Filmed at the Bar Nothing Ranch.
Directed by George Marshall; stars Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, Fred Clark
"The Lady Gambles" [Universal Pictures 1949] /tt0041572/
A desperate husband tries to find help for his wife's addictive gambling. Written by Roy Huggins; stars Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Stephen McNally
"Once More, My Darling" [1949] /tt0041255/
An actor is recalled to active duty with the Army's C.I.D. to find the thief who stole historical jewels in occupied Germany
and the trail leads to the boyfriend of a young debutante from Bel Air. Ann Blyth and Robert Montgomery
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"711 Ocean Drive" [1950] /tt0042176/
An electronics expert creates a huge bookie broadcast system for his crime boss, and takes over operations when his boss is murdered; his greed leads him
on a deadly destructive path - filmed in Las Vegas and at Boulder Dam - Joanne Dru and Edmond O'Brien
"Dark City" [1950] /tt0042379/
Gamblers who 'took' an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them. charlton heston
"My Friend Irma Goes West" [1950] /tt0432373/
En route to Hollywood, singer Steve (Dean Martin), his partner Seymour (Jerry Lewis) and fiancιe Jane, Jane's airheaded roommate Irma (Marie Wilson),
and Irma's con artist fiancι Al have a series of misadventures and end up involved with a murderous gang.
"Painting The Clouds With Sunshine" [Warner Bros. 1951] /tt0043896/
Tired of her boyfriend's gambling, a young woman joins two vaudeville performers on a trek to Las Vegas to search for millionaires to marry.
Dolores Castle, Virginia Gibson, Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, Gene Nelson, Lucille Norman
"Sky Full of Moon" [MGM 1952] /tt0045156/
An innocent cowboy in Las Vegas stumbles into a fortune and a glamorous girlfriend. Las Vegas locations include the old train depot downtown (where
the Plaza is today) and the 1952 Helldorado Parade - written & directed by Norman Foster; stars Carleton Carpenter, Jan Sterling, Keenan Wynn
"The Las Vegas Story" [1952] /tt0044825/
The arrival of a businessman and his glamorous wife in Las Vegas creates a complex web of murder and deceit. Jane Russell and Victor Mature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPoUZhqjQx8 2:11 + producer hhughes
"Sabre Jet" [United Artists 1953] /tt0046262/
The story of jet pilots flying over Korea from their air base in Japan. Filmed primarily at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas.
Directed by Louis King; stars Robert Stack, Coleen Gray and Richard Arlen
"Split Second" [RKO Pictures 1953] /tt0046353/
Escaped cons take hostages into the atomic blast zone; film includes scenes filmed at the Nevada Test Site about 85 miles north of Las Vegas and also shot at RKO's
Encino Ranch in California. Directed by Dick Powell; written by Chester Erskine & Irving Wallace; stars Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling
"Highway Dragnet" [William F. Broidy Prodns/Allied Artists 1954] /tt0047087/
Wrongly accused of killing a bar-girl he was seen with earlier, a Korean War veteran flees from the police in the company of a woman photographer
and her young female model // Stars Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix // http://www.archive.org/details/HighwayDragnet
"Vintage Las Vegas" 8mm film [1954] - not listed on IMDb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dob4sLC04E 3.16
"The Atomic Kid" [Republic Pictures 1954] /tt0046729/
a uranium miner becomes radioactive; crew was allowed to film some scenes at the Nevada Test Site and they also shot at various desert locales closer to
Las Vegas. Directed by Leslie H. Martinson; written by Blake Edwards & Benedict Freedman; stars Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss and Elaine Devry
"The Girl Rush" [Paramount Pictures 1955] /tt0048118/
musical with Las Vegas as the locale, filmed mainly at the Flamingo Hotel; directed by Robert Pirosh; written by Henry & Phoebe Ephron
(Nora Ephron's parents); stars Rosalind Russell, Fernando Lamas, Eddie Albert, Gloria Dehaven
"Las Vegas Shakedown" [1955] /tt0048285/
A teacher writing a book about gambling meets a hotel/casino owner threatened by a gangster
Dennis O'Keefe, Coleen Gray, Charles Winninger, Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Patrick, Mary Beth Hughes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFGw2L5HGCM 1:16:47
"Meet Me In Las Vegas" musical film [1956] /tt0049490/
In 1950s Las Vegas, a gambling rancher and a ballerina discover that some people have luck at cards while others have luck at love.
Stars Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Agnes Moorehead, The Slate Brothers, Jerry Colonna, Paul Henreid, singer Lena Horne, singer Frankie Laine
"Crashing Las Vegas" [Allied Artists 1956] /tt0049101/
The Bowery Boys invade Las Vegas but rarely leave the soundstage; story has an electric shock give Sach the special power to predict numbers;
directed by Jean Yarbrough; stars Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Mary Castle. Look for restaurant owner Nicky Blair as Sam.
"Hollywood or Bust" [Paramount Pictures 1956] /tt0049322/
Two guys travel across country in search of stardom. The last film Martin and Lewis made together. Directed by Frank Tashlin;
stars Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Pat Crowley, and Dean Martin's daughters Claudia, Deana, and Gail.
"Eighteen and Anxious" [Republic Pictures 1957] /tt0050349/
A young couple, still in high school, secretly wed. Unfortunately the young husband dies before telling his parents. Left alone, the young wife discovers
that she is pregnant. Somehow, this story meanders its way from Hollywood to Las Vegas. Luckily for us, they actually shot in Las Vegas hotels
and around the pools. Directed by Joe Parker; stars Mary Webster, Ron Hagerthy, William Campbell, Connie Stevens
"The Joker Is Wild" [Paramount Pictures 1957] /tt0050569/
biopic about one of Sinatra's idols, famous comedian Joe E. Lewis; includes some brief scenes shot on location. Directed by Charles Vidor;
stars: Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain
"The Amazing Colossal Man" [1957] /tt0050118/
A military officer survives a nuclear blast, only to begin to uncontrollably grow into an increasingly unstable giant.
Cathy Downs and Glenn Langan
- location filming includes Las Vegas and Hoover Dam
"War of The Colossal Beast" sequel [1958] /tt0052378/
Glenn Manning, "The Amazing Colossal Man," believed dead after falling from Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Old Mexico,
brain damaged, disfigured, and very hungry.
"Guns Girls and Gangsters" [1959] /tt0052870/
In Las Vegas, a group of assorted criminals plans the robbery of an armored truck hauling casino money to the bank.
Mamie Van Doren, Gerald Mohr, Lee Van Cleef
"Recreation Unlimited" [circa 1959] promo film for Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn Hotel
http://archive.org/details/32520HDLasVegasRecreationUnlimited [15:39]
"Hey Boy! Hey Girl!" [1959] /tt0052887/
a Las Vegas band leader has to replace his female vocalist and trouble ensues; shot mainly in Las Vegas and surrounding areas, including Mt. Charleston;
directed by David Lowell Rich; stars Louis Prima, Keely Smith, James Gregory, and Sam Butera and The Witnesses
"Date Bait" (1960) B-movie /tt0053751/
At sixteen ... a girl learns about love ... one way or the other // A Troubled young man, Brad, returns home after six months rehab. On his first night he starts a fight in a dance club with a man named Logan because he was dancing with Sue, a girl whom Brad is in love with. Brad's older brother ends the fight just to beat Logan up later himself. Although Sue's strict father is strongly against her relationship with Logan, they secretly get married in Las Vegas. Soon Brad's love turns to obsession and at the same time he falls back into using drugs. Sue's father takes matters into his own hands.
"Teenbeat Club" TV series [KLAS-TV 1962-1966] - not listed on IMDb
interview and dance show with hosts Steve Miller and Keith Austin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenbeat_Club
"Surf Bound", an LP compilation album of the 1962 KLAS Radio broadcasts, was released on Norton Records in 1991.
"Johnny Cool" [1963] /tt0057200/
Exiled American gangster Colini sends his protιgι-killer Giordano to the USA to eliminate Colini's mob enemies; scenes in las vegas.
"X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes" [1963] /tt0057693/
An ambitious scientist invents an eye drop formula that grants him X-ray vision, but his new powers have disastrous consequences - scenes in las vegas
"Viva Las Vegas" [1964] /tt0058725/
A race-car driver preparing for the Grand Prix works as a waiter in Las Vegas to pay for his new engine and soon strikes up
a romance with a beautiful young woman. Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret
http://www.facebook.com/VivaLasVegasElvisFanClub/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva_Las_Vegas
"Kiss Me, Stupid" [MGM/United Artists 1964] /tt0058265/
While traveling from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, Dino is stranded in a small town called Climax. Location filming included the Sands Hotel (where the Venetian is today).
Co-written & directed by Billy Wilder; co-written by Anna Bonacci & I.A.L. Diamond; stars Dean Martin, Kim Novack, Ray Walston, Felicia Farr
"Las Vegas Hillbillys" [1966] /tt0060618/
A hillbilly hits the big time in Las Vegas. Ferlin Husky, Jayne Mansfield, Mamie Van Doren
"The Professionals" [Columbia Pictures 1966] /tt0060862/
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit; written & directed
by Richard Brooks; stars Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Woody Strode, Claudia Cardinale
"In Cold Blood" [Columbia Pictures 1967] /tt0061809/
The murderers of the Clutter family were apprehended in Las Vegas. The scene of them being arrested appears to be shot on the Strip near the Travelodge (the one
next door to Circus Circus); others say that this scene was filmed in Reno; adapted & directed by Richard Brooks; based on the book by Truman Capote;
music by Quincy Jones; stars Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Will Geer
"Spree" [Trans American Films 1967] /tt0062299/
Documentary filmed in 1962-1963 primarily at the Tropicana and Dunes Hotels (where the Bellagio is today) about the nightlife in Las Vegas. Includes some numbers from Mansfield & Hargitay's nightclub routine. Also includes scenes of gambling casinos, boxing and cock fighting (!); directed by Walon Green & Mitchell Leisen; written by Sydney Field; stars Constance Moore, Mickey Hargitay, Vic Damone, Jayne Mansfield, Juliet Prowse, Barkley Shaw, Clara Ward Gospel Singers
"They Came To Rob Las Vegas" [1968] /tt0063684/
A casino blackjack dealer plots with his girlfriend and a group of criminals to hijack and rob an armored car
carrying a $7 million in cash while it's in route between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
"The Pick-Up" [1968] /tt0127108/
Two money couriers for the mob, Frankie and Tony, have their latest package of $1 million stolen by two con women, Dana and Marcia;
the men must find the two women to recover the money before they become marked men. Was a lost film for over 30 years.
"Love Is A Funny Thing" [1969] /tt0065146/
while filming in the USA, Henri and Franηoise meet and fall in love with each other; scenes in las vegas.
Director Claude Lelouch; stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, Annie Girardot, Maria Pia Conte
"Machine Gun McCain" [1969] /tt0065895/
A paroled gangster and his son plan to rob a Las Vegas gambling house, unaware that the casino is bitterly contested by the West Coast
and East Coast mobs. John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk
"Flareup" [1969] /tt0064333/
A psycho stalks a go-go dancer (Raquel Welch) from Las Vegas, Nevada to Los Angeles, California.
"Naked Angels" [1969] /tt0064715/
'Mother' has just gotten out of prison and wants to get revenge on the biker gang that put him there. He teams up with his old gang "The Angels" and they head to
the desert to get even. Soon, Mother's obsession begins to take it's toll on his relationship with his girlfriend, Marlene, and the respect that his gang has for him
quickly dwindles until he is left alone in the
"The Mummy and The Curse of The Jackals [1969] /tt0131492/
A mummy battles a jackal-man in Las Vegas.
"Hell's Angels '69" [1969] /tt0064415/
Chuck and his brother Wes are wealthy siblings who plan to rob Caesar's Palace more for fun than profit.
"Where It's At" [1969] /tt0065208/
A 'sixties generation' comedy about an offbeat father-son relationship. Dad runs a Las Vegas hotel-casino and his son is a college student with a different
set of moral and ethical standards. When they meet in Vegas, they immediately clash in their efforts to understand one another.
"Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice" [Columbia Pictures 1969] /tt0064100/
Two couples explore the swinging sixties; the end of the film was shot in the Riviera Hotel & Casino; co-written & directed by Paul Mazursky;
co-written by Larry Tucker; stars Elliot Gould, Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Dyan Cannon
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"The Grasshopper" [1970] /tt0065795/
A young woman's odyssey from innocence to decadence. Hopeful for a career in show business, Christine Adams leaves British Columbia with her boyfriend
at age 19. But a detour to Las Vegas leads her into a life that no one would envy. Jacqueline Bisset, Jim Brown, Joseph Cotten, Corbett Monica
"Elvis: That's The Way It Is" [MGM 1970] /tt0065687/
After years of making movies, the King made a triumphant return to the stage in 1970 at the International Hotel (now the Las Vegas Hilton). Now, see the backstage
footage from rehearsals to relaxing at the hotel and the performances in one of the most intimate looks at Elvis captured on film; other performers include Charo,
Xavier Cugat, Cary Grant, George Hamilton, Juliet Prowse & Sammy Davis, Jr.
"The Only Game In Town" [Fox 1970] /tt0066184/
Fran Walker (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) walks into a piano bar for pizza. She comes back home with Joe Grady (Warren Beatty), the piano player.
Joe plans on winning five thousand dollars and leaving Las Vegas, Nevada. Fran waits for something else. Meanwhile, he moves in with her.
"The Ballad of Cable Hogue" [1970] /tt0065446/
A lyrical and touching fable about a man who finds water in the desert; filmed on various movie ranches, the film also shot at the Valley of Fire State Park
and other desert locales around Las Vegas Directed by Sam Peckinpah [1925-84]; stars Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner; local politician
Darwin Lamb appears as The Stranger
"C.C. and Company" [MGM/United Artists 1970] /tt0065511/
biker film shot primarily around Tucson, Arizona but some location shooting at the Flamingo Hotel Directed by Seymour Robbie;
written by Roger Smith; stars Joe Namath, Ann-Margaret, William Smith
"Diamonds Are Forever" with Agent 007 James Bond [1971] /tt0066995/
A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.
http://www.amazon.com/Diamonds-Forever-Connery-Poster-Iconic/dp/B0CGTLVC4L
"The Night Stalker" TV movie [1972] /tt0067490/
An abrasive Las Vegas newspaper reporter investigates a series of murders committed by a vampire.
starring Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker, Claude Akins
"The Godfather" [1972] /tt0068646/
Don Vito Corleone, head of a mafia family, decides to hand over his empire to his youngest son, Michael. However,
his decision unintentionally puts the lives of his loved ones in grave danger.
"Play It As It Lays" [Universal Pictures 1972] /tt0069098/
Based on the best-selling book by Joan Didion; filmed mainly in Los Angeles, but partially in Las Vegas. Directed by Frank Perry; written by Joan Didion
& John Gregory Dunne; stars Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld {giving the performance of her career}, Tammy Grimes
"And When She Was Bad ..." aka "There Was A Little Girl" [1973] /tt0364943/
Ten years after his divorce, a man is surprised by a visit from his now-teenage stepdaughter from that marriage. Although he has a new woman in his life,
he lets the young girl stay with them. What he doesn't know is that his new 'housemate' is a deranged, homicidal nymphomaniac, who tries to seduce
both him and his girlfriend and takes her frustrations out on an
"Blume In Love" [Warner Bros. 1973] /tt0069808/
A divorce attorney is thrown for a loop when his own wife leaves him. McCarren Airport was used as a location written & directed by
Paul Mazursky; stars George Segal, Susan Anspach, Kris Kristofferson, Marsha Mason, Shelley Winters
"The Godfather, Part II" [1974] /tt0071562/
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
"The Gambler" [Paramount Pictures 1974] /tt0071532/
Literature professor Axel Freed is a gambling addict. When he has lost his money, he borrows from his girlfriend Billie, then his mother Naomi,
and finally some criminals that chase him. Despite all of this, he cannot stop gambling. Directed by Karel Reisz; written by James Toback;
starring James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, Burt Young
"Harry and Tonto" [1974] /tt0071598/
When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto, including a visit to las vegas.
co-written & Directed by Paul Mazursky, co-written by Josh Greenfeld, starring Art Carney
"Lucy Gets Lucky" TV movie [1975] /tt0438171/
finds the wacky redhead pulling out all the stops in Las Vegas to see her favorite entertainer, 'Dean Martin'. Lucy gets a job working
at the MGM Grand casino and high stakes hijinks follow. Lucille Ball, Dean Martin, Jackie Coogan, Bruce Gordon
"Las Vegas Lady" [1975] /tt0074775/
Gambling, Heists, Love and Intrigue - all part of this suspense-filled comedy about a female gang that plans a daring caper
in the gambling capital of the world, Las Vegas.
"I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?" [1975] /tt0073139/
Oliver is in trouble. He's been caught embezzling money from his father's company, and unless he can pay back the $250,000 he took (which he can't),
he will be fired from his job, arrested, and probably sent to jail // location filming at Sands Hotel in Las Vegas
"Bite The Bullet" [1975] /tt0072705/
At the turn of the century, a newspaper sponsors an endurance horse race of 700 miles. Filmed throughout the Southwest with locations
including Lake Mead and Valley of Fire State Park; look for local politician Darwin Lamb in a cameo written & directed by Richard Brooks;
stars Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn
"Las Vegas Lady" [Crown Intl Pictures 1975] /tt0074775/
casino heist movie filmed at Caesars Palace and several other Las Vegas Strip locales; directed by Noel Nosseck; stars Stella Stevens, Stuart Whitman
"Rafferty and The Gold Dust Twins" [Warner Bros. 1975] /tt0073601/
A driving instructor is kidnapped by two women who force him to drive them from Los Angeles cross country to New Orleans so that they can find
stardom and fame; locations include Las Vegas & Tucson, Arizona; directed by Dick Richards; stars Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Mackenzie Phillips;
supporting cast includes Louis Prima and Sam Butera
"Barood (Gunpowder)" [1976] /tt0157358/
Young Anup Saxena lives a middle-classed lifestyle in Bombay along with his widower dad, Durgaprasad, who works as a Police Inspector. Anup's life is turned
upside down when he witnesses four men assault and kill his father. He spends the rest of his childhood acquiring money and athletic ability to avenge
his father's death - a decision that will take him to Las Vegas, New York, Geneva, Madrid and Paris - where he will find his life threatened by his father's assailants
as well as by a New York-based detective who is determined to arrest him at any and all costs.
"Telethon" TV movie [1977] /tt0076806/
The behind-the-scenes intrigues - including, possibly, a murder - during an all-star fundraising telethon set in Las Vegas.
"Blansky's Beauties" TV series spin-off from 'Happy Days' (1977) /tt0075484/
Gruff but loving Nancy Blansky (Nancy Walker) is busy housing, mothering, and even choreographing for a hotel's showgirls - while providing a home
for her nephews, dancer Joey and 12-year-old junior-womanizer Anthony - supposedly set in las vegas, but filmed at Paramount Studios in hwd
"Damnation Alley" [Fox 1977] /tt0075909/
In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel cross country in search of other survivors. Features several Las Vegas casinos buried in the sand.
Directed by Jack Smight; stars Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sand
"The Gauntlet" [Warner Bros. 1977] /tt0076070/
A tough cop and a lady named Gus must travel from Las Vegas to Phoenix so that she can testify in a mob trial; locations include Downtown
Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Strip, and Boulder Highway. Directed by & starring Clint Eastwood, with Sondra Locke & Pat Hingle; local politician
Darwin Lamb appears as the Police Captain.
"Grand Theft Auto" [New World Pictures 1977] /tt0076100/
See the greatest cars in the world destroyed; filmed almost entirely in Las Vegas; co-written & directed by & starring Ron Howard {directorial debut};
co-written by Rance Howard; with Nancy Morgan & Barry Cahill; basis for the 'Grand Theft Auto' video game franchise, of course.
"Nowhere To Run" TV movie [1978] /tt0078009/
Harry patiently executes a 15-year plan to accumulate enough wealth to start a new life, faking his own suicide, leaving his loveless marriage
and former life behind, and strives to do it without really hurting anyone.
"Vega$" TV series [1978-1981] /tt0077093/
Dan Tanna is a private investigator in the gambling town of Las Vegas, Nevada which can be seedy or glamorous, depending on your point of view.
Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers
"The Electric Horseman" [1979] /tt0079100/
A rodeo star past his prime steals his company's horse and rides into the desert, accompanied by a feisty reporter.
Director Sydney Pollack, stars Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, Wilford Brimley
http://www.archive.org/details/the-electric-horseman_1979_720p_trailer
"Going In Style" [1979] /tt0079219/
Three friends living on the dole decide to rob a bank; scenes in las vegas; starring George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg
"Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical" [United Artists 1979] /tt0079261/
the connection is that the stageplay "Hair" was performed live at the new International/Hilton/Westgate Hotel for many months from December 1969;
the Las Vegas troupe was known as the 'Desert Pakalolo Tribe of Hair'; a Broadway cast album was released in 1967
"The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again" [1979] /tt0078790/
sequel / Locations include utah, calif, Southern Nevada; Directed by Vincent McEveety; stars Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Tim Matheson
"Players" [Paramount Pictures 1979] /tt0079723/
A young tennis player falls for the mistress of a tycoon; includes various scenes in Las Vegas including Caesars Palace
Directed by Anthony Harvey; stars Ali McGraw, Dean Paul Martin, Maximilian Schell - look for an uncredited Liv Ullman
The Year 1 9 8 0
"Melvin and Howard" [1980] /tt0081150/
The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
Jason Robards {as Howard Hughes}, Paul Le Mat, Mary Steenburgen
"Pleasure Palace" TV Movie [1980] /tt0081345/
Dashing Omar Sharif stars as a professional gambler, connoisseur, gourmet and sportsman who sets out to help Hope Lange, as a Las Vegas
hotel-casino owner, from losing its controlling interest to a business syndicate but finds his reputation is on the line when he runs into a mystery lady
(Victoria Principal) who seems to operate on both sides of the law.
"One From The Heart" [American Zoetrope/Columbia Pictures 1981] /tt0084445/
A couple has a fight after living together 5 years in Las Vegas; they go out and celebrate 4th of July, each with a new partner. Breakup? Filmed mainly on a soundstage
with wonderful reproductions of real neon signs, they did shoot on Fremont Street when it was still Glitter Gulch. co-written & directed by Francis Ford Coppola;
co-written by Armyan Bernstein; stars Teri Garr, Frederic Forrest, Raul Julia
"This Is Elvis" (1981) /tt0083193/
The life and career of Elvis Presley chronicled in home movies, concert footage, and dramatizations. Subjects include early performances, army service,
Ed Sullivan Show appearance, marriage, 1968 comeback, health decline and death.
"Things Are Tough All Over" [Columbia Pictures 1982] /tt0084788/
Cheech and Chong are hired to drive a limo from Chicago to Las Vegas by two shady Arabs - Mr. Slyman (Cheech) and Prince Habib (Chong).
Unbeknownst to them, five million dollars of dirty money has been stuffed throughout the car. Directed by Thomas K. Avildsen
"Rocky III" sequel [MGM/UA May 1982]
Rocky is defeated by a brutal challenger and Apollo Creed agrees to be his trainer for the rematch; brief scenes shot at Caesars Palace; written & directed
by and starring Sylvester Stallone, with Burt Young & Carl Weathers
http://www.genordell.com/stores/lantern/RockyBalboa.htm
"They Call Me Bruce" (1982) /tt0084786/
A goofy Korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with Bruce Lee. Johnny Yune
"Lookin' To Get Out" [Paramount Pictures 1982] /tt0084268/
Alex has had a good day at the track, a bad night at the poker game, and hell have a worse time if the guys he owes catch up with him.
So Alex and go-along pal Jerry split for Las Vegas ... Filmed mostly in Las Vegas, including the original MGM Hotel (now Balley's) and the Frontier Hotel;
Directed by Hal Ashby; stars Jon Voight, Ann-Margaret, Burt Young. Look for a very young Angelina Jolie as Tosh. Also Sigfried & Roy appear
as magicians; performers Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy appear as tourists
"Funny Money" [Norfolk Intl. Pictures 1982] /tt0083979/
A crime caper that goes awry. Opening was shot at Michael Gaughan's Royal Casino (now the Greek Isle).
written & Directed by James Kenelm Clarke; stars Gregg Henry, Elizabeth Daily, Gareth Hunt
"Gamble On Love" TV episodes [nov 1982] /tt0083985/ + /tt3761006/ + /tt3761012/ + /tt3761016/ + /tt3761026/
A love story that takes place in a casino. Only Las Vegas footage appears to be that of the Strip / five episodes of the "Romance Theatre"
anthology TV series; directed by Jim Balden; stars Ellen Crawford, Beverly Garland, Louis Jordan
"Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance" [1982] /tt0085809/
A documentary with no conventional plot; includes footage of Las Vegas. First of the 'qatsi trilogy' of docufilms directed by Godfrey Reggio, with music by Philip Glass
"Fake-Out" [905 Prodns 1982] /tt0083914/
A gangster's girlfriend hangs out at the Riviera Hotel with her cop protectors while she waits to testify. Directed by Matt Cimber; stars Pia Zadora, Telly Savalas, Desi Arnaz Jr., Larry Storch; local performers Phil Ford & Mimi Hines play a couple of campers; crooner Nelson Sardelli plays Danny Parelli; George Savalas (Telly's brother) plays the Pit Boss; Sammy Shore (father of Pauly and creator of the Comedy Store) plays the waiter; Meshulam Riklis (Zadora's then-husband and then-owner of the Riviera) plays Spiveck.
"Portrait of A Showgirl" TV Movie [1982] /tt0084525/
Veteran showgirl Rosella DeLeon's deluded husband Joey tries to land a big money deal. High-stepping Jillian Brooks' need for stage success is altered
by her affairs with unsuitable men. Experienced beauty queen Kay is from the Midwest.
Lesley Ann Warren, Rita Moreno, Dianne Kay, Tony Curtis, Barry Primus
"Ten Violent Women" [1982] /tt0083506/
Eight women miners get fed up with their lifestyle and decide to try crime. After successfully pulling off a jewelry store robbery,
they are busted by narcs when they try to buy cocaine.
"Breathless" remake (1983) /tt0085276/
When Jesse Lujack steals a car in Las Vegas and drives down to L.A., his criminal ways only escalate - when will it end? co-written & directed by
Jim McBride; co-written by L.M. Kit Carson; stars Richard Gere, Valιrie Kaprisky, Art Metrano; terrible remake of the famous 1960 French New Wave film
"The Vegas Strip War" aka "The Vegas Casino War" TV movie [1984] /tt0088342/
Neil Chaine, a charming Las Vegas hotel/casino owner, tries to turn his decaying building into the Strip's top attraction to avenge his outing
by his former partners who run a more fancy hotel/casino just across the street. Stars Rock Hudson, Sharon Stone, Madison Mason
"Deadly Impact (1984) /tt0087461/
A computer hacker calculates a system of monitoring the slot machines at various Las Vegas casinos, and he and his girlfriend make a killing.
Other criminals kidnap the duo and force them to give up the money. Bo Svenson
"Stacy's Knights" aka "Double Down" [Crown Intl. Pictures 1983] /tt0084723/
notable mainly as Costner's first starring role; a lady addicted to gambling vows to take down the casino where thugs killed her mentor; filmed mainly in Reno
but does have some Las Vegas locales; directed by Jim Wilson; written by Michael Blake; stars Kevin Costner, Andra Millian, Eve Lilith
"Love Streams" [Cannon Films 1984] /tt0087644/
A few days in the life of a writer and his sister. About half way through the film, the location shifts to Las Vegas and includes footage shot at the
Imperial Palace. Directed by John Cassavetes; written by Ted Allan; stars Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Diahnne Abbott
"Oh, God! You Devil!" [Warner Bros. 1984] /tt0087835/
George Burns appears as both God and the Devil, in this tale of trying to save a young rocker's soul. About a quarter of the film was shot in Las Vegas with
lots of footage of Caesars. Directed by: Paul Bogart; written by Andrew Berman & Avery Corman; stars George Burns, Ted Wass, Ron Silver;
local newscaster Red McIlvaine appears as a poker player
"Oxford Blues" [MGM/UA 1984] /tt0087866/
A young hustler cons his way into Oxford University to be near the girl he loves. The opening was filmed at the Dunes Hotel (now the Bellagio)
written & directed by Robert Boris; stars Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays
"Starman" [Columbia Pictures 1984] /tt0088172/
An alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him to the meteor crater in Arizona. Location highlights include
the Horseshoe Casino (now Binions); Directed by John Carpenter; stars Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith
"Lost In America" [Warner Bros. 1985] /tt0089504/
A husband and wife in their 30s decide to quit their jobs, live as free spirits, and cruise America in a Winnebago; LV locations include the Desert Inn
(now Wynn), Hoover Dam, the Las Vegas Strip, and Boulder Highway; Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty
"Flesh and Bullets" [1985] /tt0089154/
Two men meet in a bar in Las Vegas and discover that they have one big problem in common - their wives. They decide to do something drastic about it.
"Hell Squad" [Cannon Films 1985] /tt0089268/
In order to rescue the son of a diplomat who has been kidnapped by terrorists, a group of Las Vegas showgirls undergo
commando training and organize a rescue operation.
"Las Vegas Weekend" [Pygmalion Prodns 1985] /tt0091381/
Computer nerd starts winning big in Las Vegas, finds women being attracted to him.
"Fever Pitch" [MGM 1985] /tt0089139/
An investigative journalist gets hooked on the subject of his inquiry - professional gambling - and gets in deep with loan sharks. Filmed primarily in Las Vegas,
notable for an appearance by Las Vegas Sun publisher, Hank Greenspun; written & directed by Richard Brooks; Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Chad Everett, John Saxon
"Beer" [Orion Pictures 1985] /tt0088781/
An advertising firm hopes to keep its brewery account with a new advertising campaign. Locations include the Valley of Fire State Park
Directed by: Patrick Kelly; Stars: Loretta Swit, Rip Torn, Kenneth Mars
"Delta Pi" aka "Mugsy's Girls" [Vestron Video 1985] /tt0089012/
A sorority house mother enters her girls in a mud-wresting contest. Locations include the Maxim Hotel (now the Casualrina).
written & directed by Kevin Brodie; Stars: Ruth Gordon, Laura Branigan, Eddie Deezen
"Rocky IV" sequel [United Artists 1985]
Rocky must defeat a powerful Soviet boxer; the beginning of the film shows Rocky in the original MGM Grand Hotel (now Balley's);
written & directed by
and starring Sylvester Stallone, with Talia Shire & Carl Weathers http://www.genordell.com/stores/lantern/RockyBalboa.htm
"Heat" [Cannon Film Group 1986] /tt0093164/
Las Vegas is the backdrop for all the torrid action, as Burt Reynolds plays the soft-hearted bodyguard who's out to protect his friends.
"Las Vegas Serial Killer" [1986] /tt0091380/
August 31, 1986: Dangerously unhinged serial killer Johnathan Glick gets released from the Nevada State Penitentiary on a technicality. Three days after his release
he arrives in Las Vegas, Nevada and naturally decides to embark on another murderous rampage that came to be known as 'The Glitter Gulch Holocaust'.
written & directed by Ray Dennis Steckler; stars Pierre Agostino, Kathryn Downey, Ron Jason
"Stripper" [Fox 1986] /tt0090092/
documentary that focuses on a strippers' convention and a major contest; locations include the Sahara Hotel and the Imperial Palace.
"Over The Top" [1987] /tt0093692/
Tough trucker Lincoln Hawk is determined to win back his son and triumph at the world arm wrestling championships.
"Terminal Exposure" [1987] /tt0094122/
An amateur photographer and his friend spending the the summer at Venice Beach accidentally photograph a murder, and become amateur sleuths,
which takes them to Las Vegas in pursuit of the suspects.
"Liberace: Behind The Music" TV movie (1988) /tt0195022/
Fueled by the intense poverty of his youth, Walter Valentino Liberace is determined to become the world's greatest entertainer. Explore the rises and falls, the libel
and palimony suits, as this intensely driven man struggles for personal happiness as well as the desire for the title of "Mr. Showmanship." Victor Garber
"Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All" TV movie [1989] /tt0097882/
Mike is asked by a Las Vegas entertainer to come to Vegas. Mike refuses, he is then knocked out and dropped (literally) into Las Vegas. He is led to believe
that the entertainer had him shanghaied, which the entertainer denies. Later the entertainer is blown up (literally) and someone has planted evidence
that points to Mike. Mike then sets out to try and clear his name but ... based on characters created by Mickey Spillane [1918-2006]
"Nightbreaker" TV Movie [1989] /tt0097977/
Dr. Brown thinks back on his 30+ years working as an Army shrink in Nevada in 1956, when U.S. soldiers were exposed to A-bomb radiation.
Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, Lea Thompson
"Las Vegas Bloodbath" video release [1989] /tt0240670/
After Sam's wife has betrayed him, he goes on a bloody killing spree in Las Vegas.
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