Cinematography: Gordon Avil

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Gordon Avil. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV Series)

1955 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction George W. Trendle · Fran Striker · Eddie Dew · Alan Crosland Jr.

Cast Dick Simmons · Paul McGuire · Francis De Sales · Terry Frost

Plot 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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Cowboy G-Men (TV Series)

1952 · Series · 30 min. · United States

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Zorro, the Avenger

1959 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Charles Barton

Cast Guy Williams · Charles Korvin · Henry Calvin · Gene Sheldon

Plot Compiled from six episodes of the original Disney Zorro series, this film has El Zorro, "The Fox," battling Jose Sebastian Varga, "The Eagle," a corrupt dictator set on taking control...

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The Yellow Tomahawk

1954 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Lesley Selander

Cast Rory Calhoun · Peggie Castle · Noah Beery Jr. · Warner Anderson

Plot When the army insists on building a fort on Indian land, in defiance of a treaty, the warnings of a scout go unheeded.

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The Big Bluff

1955 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction W. Lee Wilder

Cast John Bromfield · Martha Vickers · Robert Hutton · Rosemarie Stack

Plot When scheming fortune hunter and erstwhile Latin lover Ricardo De Villa learns that a wealthy but sickly widow has terminal heart disease, he seduces and marries the vulnerable millionairess. Playing...

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Christmas Eve

1947 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Edwin L. Marin

Cast George Raft · George Brent · Randolph Scott · Joan Blondell

Plot The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth; but she will be saved if her three long-lost adopted sons...

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Fort Courageous

1965 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction Lesley Selander

Cast Fred Beir · Don 'Red' Barry · Hanna Hertelendy · Harry Lauter

Plot An ex-cavalry sergeant, being escorted to prison after being convicted of a crime he didn't commit, finds himself leading the remnants of a unit that has been under Indian attack...

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War Party

1965 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Lesley Selander

Cast Michael T. Mikler · Davey Davison · Don 'Red' Barry · Laurie Mock

Plot A cavalry unit rides into a Comanche trap. If the patrol leaders cannot find a way out, they will all surely perish. Fortunately, a sympathetic Comanche woman helps them locate...

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The Underwater City

1962 · Movie · 78 min. · United States

Direction Frank McDonald

Cast William Lundigan · Julie Adams · Roy Roberts · Carl Benton Reid

Plot An engineer, a psychologist and several other disparate types take part in an experiment to see if people can live for extended periods of time in a city built under...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series)

1951 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction John Brahm · Roy Kellino · Ted Post · Jus Addiss

Cast Irene Dunne · Arthur Franz · Lee Van Cleef · John Doucette

Plot TV Series (1951-1959). 8 seasons. 363 episodes. An anthology series.

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Deadly Duo

1962 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Reginald Le Borg

Cast Craig Hill · Marcia Henderson · Robert Lowery · Dayton Lummis

Plot Hampered by a quickie conclusion, this routine melodrama by Reginald LeBorg features twin sisters, Sabena and Dara (Marcia Henderson) who are identical in physical appearance but about as alike as...

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Desert Sands

1955 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Lesley Selander

Cast Ralph Meeker · Marla English · J. Carrol Naish · John Carradine

Plot The French Foreign Legion battles rebellious Arabs in North Africa.

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The Wild Westerners

1962 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Oscar Rudolph

Cast James Philbrook · Nancy Kovack · Duane Eddy · Guy Mitchell

Plot Sheriff Plummer and his men are using their badges to easily rob gold shipments and kill the drivers. Marshal McDowell and his men are looking for the killers. They catch...

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Zotz!

1962 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction William Castle

Cast Tom Poston · Julia Meade · Jim Backus · Fred Clark

Plot Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He translates its inscription, which gives him three powers: to inflict pain, slow down time or...

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Canyon Crossroads

1955 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Alfred L. Werker

Cast Richard Basehart · Phyllis Kirk · Stephen Elliott · Russell Collins

Plot A mining engineer, who is shunned by his peers for his unorthodox beliefs concerning the whereabouts of large uranium deposits, joins forces with a girl and her father to search...

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