Screenplay: Gene L. Coon

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Gene L. Coon. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


The Killers

1964 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Don Siegel

Cast Lee Marvin · Angie Dickinson · John Cassavetes · Ronald Reagan

Synopsis Ernest Hemingway's short story THE KILLERS was turned into two memorable films noir at the beginning and the end of the high period of the genre. The original 1946, directed by Robert Siodmak, version stars Burt Lancaster as "the Swede,"...

7.2

3K votes

7.2

3K votes

No Name on the Bullet

1959 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Jack Arnold

Cast Audie Murphy · Joan Evans · Charles Drake · Virginia Grey

Synopsis Cool, cultured John Gant rides into Lordsburg. Gant is a professional killer, and although no one knows who he is there to kill, they are all worried. Everyone has enemies, and maybe Gant is in town for them. While they...

6.6

233 votes

6.6

233 votes

Man in the Shadow

1957 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Jack Arnold

Cast Jeff Chandler · Orson Welles · Colleen Miller · Ben Alexander

Synopsis Virgil Renchler owns most of the town providing a thriving economy. When he goes too far and kills one of his migrant workmen, the sheriff goes after him even if it means his job and everyone else's.

6.5

208 votes

6.5

208 votes

Star Trek (TV Series)

1966 · Series · 47 min. · United States

Direction Gene Roddenberry · Marc Daniels · Joseph Pevney · Vincent McEveety

Cast William Shatner · Leonard Nimoy · DeForest Kelley · Grace Lee Whitney

Synopsis TV Series (1966-1969). 3 Seasons. 80 Episodes. Capt. Kirk and the crew of the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise explore space and defend the United Federation of Planets. It is the 23rd century and together with the crew of the Federation starship...

6.3

16K votes

6.3

16K votes

First to Fight

1967 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Christian Nyby

Cast Chad Everett · Marilyn Devin · Dean Jagger · Bobby Troup

Synopsis Jack is the sole survivor of a Japanese attack on his squad at Guadalcanal. Because of his heroism and the fact that he is still alive, he becomes a Medal of Honor hero. He returns to train new recruits for...

5.0

73 votes

5.0

73 votes

The Raiders

1963 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Herschel Daugherty

Cast Brian Keith · Robert Culp · Judi Meredith · Jim McMullan

Synopsis When a group of Texans trying to drive their cattle to a Kansas rail head are bushwacked, they get Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill Cody and Calamity Jane to aid them in getting railroad extended to Texas.

4.9

37 votes

4.9

37 votes

Journey to Shiloh

1968 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction William Hale

Cast James Caan · Michael Sarrazin · Brenda Scott · Don Stroud

Synopsis At the beginning of the Civil War, seven friends embark on a cross-country journey in order to join the Confederate army.

4.8

32 votes

4.8

32 votes

Suspicion (TV Series)

1957 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Don Medford · James Neilson · Robert Stevens · John Brahm

Cast Dennis O'Keefe · Clark Howat · Marian Seldes · Jack Klugman

Synopsis TV Series (1957-1958). 1 season. 41 episodes. An anthology television mystery drama series. The executive producer was film director Alfred Hitchcock.

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Laredo (TV Series)

1965 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction William Witney · Earl Bellamy · Leon Benson · R.G. Springsteen

Cast Neville Brand · Peter Brown · William Smith · Phil Carey

Synopsis Rustlers, bank robbers, and their own wild schemes: a band of Texas Rangers keeps getting in and out of trouble, under the jaundiced eye of Captain Parmalee.

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Destry (TV Series)

1964 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Gene Nelson · Frank Baur · John Florea · Earl Bellamy

Cast John Gavin · Ken Mayer · Bill Coontz · John Astin

Synopsis Young Harrison Destry, son of legendary lawman Tom Destry, had been a sheriff himself until he was framed and sent to prison. Now he roams about looking for the hombres that did him wrong. He's not the typical foolhardy hero,...

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Mr. Lucky (TV Series)

1959 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Jack Arnold · Boris Sagal · Lamont Johnson · Alan Crosland Jr.

Cast John Vivyan · Ross Martin · Tom Brown · Joe Scott

Synopsis Mr. Lucky was an honest professional gambler who had won a plush floating casino, the ship Fortuna, and used it as his base of operations. Staying beyond the three-mile limit, where he could operate a gambling ship legally, Mr. Lucky...

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The Questor Tapes (TV)

1974 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Richard A. Colla

Cast Robert Foxworth · Mike Farrell · John Vernon · Lew Ayres

Synopsis Project Questor is brainchild of the genius Dr. Vaslovik: he developed plans to build an android super-human. Although he's disappeared and half of his programming tape was erased in the attempt to decode it, his former colleagues continue the project...

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Hawkins (TV Series)

1973 · Series · 90 min. · United States

Direction Jeff Corey · Paul Wendkos · Jud Taylor · Robert Scheerer

Cast James Stewart · Strother Martin · Kate Reid · Bonnie Bedelia

Synopsis Billy Jim Hawkins was a very clever defense attorney, whose drawl and laid back manner often fooled his adversaries into underestimating his skills as an attorney. Billy Jim's office was located in a small town in West Virginia, although his...

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