Direction: Gerald Mayer

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Gerald Mayer. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Fugitive (TV Series)

1963 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Roy Huggins · Jerry Hopper · Walter Grauman · Alexander Singer

Cast David Janssen · Barry Morse · William Conrad · Paul Birch

Synopsis TV Series (1963-1967). 4 Seasons. 120 Episodes. Dr. Richard Kimble, an Indiana pediatrician, is accused, arrested, tried and convicted of the murder of his wife. Kimble claims he was on his way home from a drive when the murder occurred,...

7.0

1K votes

7.0

1K votes

Direction Irwin Allen · Jus Addiss · Jerry Hopper · Sobey Martin

Cast Richard Basehart · David Hedison · Robert Dowdell · Del Monroe

Synopsis Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a 1960s American science fiction television series based on the 1961 film of the same name. Both were created by Irwin Allen, which enabled the movie's sets, costumes, props, special effects models,...

6.8

251 votes

6.8

251 votes

Mission: Impossible (TV Series)

1966 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Bruce Kessler · Reza Badiyi · Barry Crane · Paul Krasny

Cast Greg Morris · Peter Lupus · Peter Graves · Barbara Bain

Synopsis TV Series (1966-1973). 7 Seasons. 171 Episodes. An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture. The Impossible Missions Force is an elite group of agents chosen...

6.7

1K votes

6.7

1K votes

Lou Grant (TV Series)

1977 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction James L. Brooks · Allan Burns · Gene Reynolds · Alexander Singer

Cast Ed Asner · Robert Walden · Linda Kelsey · Mason Adams

Synopsis TV Series (1977-1982). 5 Seasons. 114 Episodes. After everyone on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" got fired, Lou Grant went to Los Angeles and became city editor of the L.A. Tribune, owned by Mrs. Pynchon, with whom Lou often has...

6.6

2K votes

6.6

2K votes

The Persuaders! (TV Series)

1971 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Leslie Norman · Roy Ward Baker · Basil Dearden · David Greene

Cast Tony Curtis · Roger Moore · Laurence Naismith · Juliet Harmer

Synopsis English Lord Brett Sinclair and American Danny Wilde are both wealthy playboys, they are teamed together by Judge Fullton to investigate crimes which the police can't solve. These two men are complete opposites, but become great friends through their adventures...

6.5

228 votes

6.5

228 votes

Perry Mason (TV Series)

1957 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Erle Stanley Gardner · Arthur Marks · Jesse Hibbs · William D. Russell

Cast Raymond Burr · William Hopper · Barbara Hale · William Talman

Synopsis TV Series (1957-1966). 9 Seasons. 271 Episodes. Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) is an attorney who specializes in defending seemingly indefensible cases. With the aid of his secretary Della Street (Barbara Hale) and investigator Paul Drake (William Hopper), he often finds...

6.5

1K votes

6.5

1K votes

Dial 1119

1950 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Gerald Mayer

Cast Marshall Thompson · Virginia Field · Andrea King · Sam Levene

Synopsis A former mental patient murders a bus driver, then takes refuge in a bar, where he holds the patrons hostage.

6.4

58 votes

6.4

58 votes

Mannix (TV Series)

1967 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Richard Levinson · William Link · Paul Krasny · Sutton Roley

Cast Mike Connors · Gail Fisher · Ward Wood · Ron Nyman

Synopsis Considered one of the most violent television series of its era, "Mannix" followed the adventures of L.A. private eye Joe Mannix, who first worked for a detective agency known as Intertect, which relied heavily on computers and a large network...

6.2

107 votes

6.2

107 votes

The Marauders

1955 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

Direction Gerald Mayer

Cast Dan Duryea · Jeff Richards · Keenan Wynn · Jarma Lewis

Synopsis An honest rancher fights off greedy cattlemen.

4.6

55 votes

4.6

55 votes

Switch (TV Series)

1975 · Series · 90 min. · United States

Direction John Peyser · Sigmund Neufeld Jr. · Bruce Kessler · Leo Penn

Cast Robert Wagner · Eddie Albert · Charlie Callas · Sharon Gless

Synopsis Ex-cop Frank McBride (Eddie Albert) and ex-con Pete Ryan (Robert Wagner) start their own detective agency.

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Profiles in Courage (TV Series)

1964 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Robert Gist · José Quintero · Lamont Johnson · Michael Ritchie

Cast Walter Matthau · Simon Oakland · Michael Constantine · Laurence Naismith

Synopsis TV Series (1964-1965). 26 episodes. This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.

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The Sellout

1952 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Gerald Mayer

Cast Walter Pidgeon · John Hodiak · Audrey Totter · Paula Raymond

Synopsis Big-city newspaper Editor Haven D. Allridge starts a crusade to smash corrupt small-town sheriff Burke. After Allridge is suddenly intimidated into silence, state's attorney Chick Johnson continues the fight for right. He discovers that the sheriff is keeping Allridge quiet...

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Garrison's Gorillas (TV Series)

1967 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Mort Green · David Karp · Tom Gries · Sutton Roley

Cast Ron Harper · Cesare Danova · Brendon Boone · Christopher Cary

Synopsis TV Series (1967-1968). 1 season. 26 episodes. Inspired by the film "The Dirty Dozen", this series chronicles the adventures of a group of convicts recruited into the U.S. Army by the offer of a post-war parole. Commanded by West Point...

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Adventures in Paradise (TV Series)

1959 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction James Michener · Felix E. Feist · Joseph Lejtes · Robert Florey

Cast Gardner McKay · James Holden · Guy Stockwell · Lani Kai

Synopsis TV Series. 91 episodes. Adam Troy was an American Korean War veteran who stayed in the Pacific after the war. As captain of the schooner "Tiki III", Troy drifted from adventure to adventure while carrying passengers and cargo anywhere from...

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Inside Straight

1951 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Gerald Mayer

Cast David Brian · Arlene Dahl · Barry Sullivan · Mercedes McCambridge

Synopsis Rip MacCool has learned early in life that "money talks" (and other stuff walks), as does the audience via flashbacks, and when he arrives in San Francisco, he has no qualms about being ruthless in business, and his first fast-deal...

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The Nurses (TV Series)

1962 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Paul Bogart · Stuart Rosenberg · David Greene · Gerald Mayer

Cast Shirl Conway · Zina Bethune · Dana Elcar · Hilda Simms

Synopsis TV Series (1962-1965). 3 seasons. 98 episodes. The story takes place in a large hospital and revolves around two nurses, Liz Thorpe (Shirl Conway), the older head nurse, and Gail Lucas (Zina Bethune), the naive student nurse. The doctors tried...

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Shane (TV Series)

1966 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Alex March · David Greene · Gerald Mayer · Gerd Oswald

Cast David Carradine · Jill Ireland · Tom Tully · Christopher Shea

Synopsis Shane works for the Starett family, a young widow, her son, and her aging father-in-law, protecting them against the anti-sodbuster rancher Ryker and other perils plaguing the Old West.

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Nero Wolfe (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction George McCowan · Edward M. Abroms · Herbert Hirschman · Michael O'Herlihy

Cast William Conrad · Lee Horsley · George Voskovec · Robert Coote

Synopsis The short-lived adventures of portly detective Nero Wolfe, who would rather eat and tend to his orchids than hit the streets tracking down leads. That's why he hired hunky Archie Goodwin, who provides the brawn that complements Wolfe's brains.

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Peyton Place (TV Series)

1964 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Paul Monash · Irna Phillips · Ted Post · Walter Doniger

Cast Mia Farrow · Ryan O'Neal · Barbara Parkins · Ed Nelson

Synopsis The original primetime soap took place in the title town, which was founded by the Peyton family, whose members included the Harringtons. Some of the plots involved Rodney Harrington, the oldest son, choosing between bad girl Betty Anderson or fragile...

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