Steven Helmer Publications

Synopsis: When stage magician John Harley "Duke" Duquesne dies, he leaves his entire estate to his estranged daughter, Cassie. The bequeathment comes with a condition though, Cassie must stay in his house for seven nights, so she can be a witness when he carries through with his promise to return from the dead. Cassie, along with her new friend, Val (who is secretly an undercover reporter), discover Duquesne's house is both full of artifacts from his shows and set up like a funhouse, with a variety of hidden scares. As a result, when strange things begin to occur at night, she doesn't know if they are just a trick or supernatural. Who's in it? The movie stars Connie Stevens, Dean Jones, Cesar Romero, Parley Baer , John Hoyt and Virginia Gregg. Review: I came across Two on a Guillotine last night and, while it was longer than I usually prefer for a morning movie, the plot sounded intriguing enough for me to add it to my library and give it a try. It proved to ...

Synopsis: When a thief manages to steal two cows and Andy ( Andy Griffith ) has no leads, an impatient Mayor Stoner ( Parley Baer ) decides to bring in an investigator from the state capital. The investigator ( Ralph Bell ) is convinced there is a team of thieves stealing the cows. However, Andy forms his own theory and devises a plan to catch the lone thief. You can read my review here:  https://wizzley.com/the-andy-griffith-show-episode-review-the-cow-thief-1962/

Synopsis: Mayberry has elected a new mayor, Roy Stoner ( Parley Baer ), who doesn't like the way Andy ( Andy Griffith ) runs the sheriff's office. The mayor's overzealous nature leads to a direct standoff with Andy when the sheriff decides to let a prisoner ( Roy Engel ) take a 3-day leave to tend to his crops, a move that could result in Stoner sending an unfavorable report to the governor. You can read my review here:  https://wizzley.com/the-andy-griffith-show-episode-review-andy-and-the-new-mayor-1962/