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Fay Spain
1932-1983
Updated 12/5/2008 with more films available on DVD!
biography
B-movie bad girl Fay Spain was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in October 1932. Her acting career began in New York, where she did summer stock work. A few stage roles ensued, followed by some television work. Perhaps her earliest TV appearance was as a contestant on the TV game show You Bet Your Life hosted by Groucho Marx. By 1956, Spain was having success landing roles on several popular TV series of the day, including Lux Video Theatre and Cheyenne with Clint Walker. The beautiful Spain was also a popular pin-up of the day, often appearing in magazines of the era.
LEFT and CENTER A: Cheesecake photos of Fay Spain taken by photographer-turned-director Russ Meyer. CENTER B, C, D, and RIGHT: 1950s cheesecake photos
In 1957, Spain made her film bow in the juvenile-deliquent cult film Dragstrip Girl with John Ashley. Other films followed, including Teenage Doll (1957; with Ziva Rodann and Barboura Morris), God's Little Acre (1958; with Tina Louise), and The Beat Generation (1959; with Steve Cochran and Mamie Van Doren. Spain's film career was rather short-lived, however, as she seemingly preferred taking roles on television, where her work was prolific.
the films of fay spain
Teenage Doll (1957)
Spain gets tough in the Allied Artists teen crime drama Teenage Doll
The Abductors (1957)
Spain and Carl Thayer are menaced by former silent screen star Victor McLaglen in the 20th Century Fox noir release The Abductors
Dragstrip Girl (1957)
From the fun AIP 'tormented teen' flick Dragstrip Girl with Judy Bamber, John Ashley, and Steve Terrell
God's Little Acre (1958)
From the potboiler God's Little Acre, released by United Artists. LEFT: Fay Spain as Darlin' Jill with Jack Lord. RIGHT: With Buddy Hackett
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1961)
LEFT and CENTER A: As Lil Lewis in Universal-International's comedy The Private Lives of Adam and Eve. CENTER B, C, D, and RIGHT: Lil tries to tempt Ad Simms (Martin Milner) with forbidden fruit
Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)
Spain as Queen Antinea uses her feminine wiles on Hercules (Reg Park)
Black Gold (1963)
From the Warner Bros. period adventure Black Gold. LEFT: With Claude Akins. RIGHT: With James Best
later years
After appearing in the sword and sandal epic Hercules and the Captive Women (1961; with Reg Park), Fay Spain's film appearances became sporadic. In 1962, she divorced her first husband, John Altoon, the father of her child; a few years later, she married Philip Westbrook. Spain continued to work in films and on television until the mid 1970s; her last film appearance was in The Godfather, Part II (1974; with Al Pacino). Sadly, Fay Spain died of cancer in May 1983 at the age of 50.
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Have Gun Will Travel: The Complete First Season [DVD](1957) DVD
All 39 episodes from season one--including "Three Bells to Perdido," "The Colonel and the Lady," "The Bostonian," "Hey Boy's Revenge," and "The Statue of San Sebastian"--are collected in a six-disc set. 17 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies; episode information. **39 episodes on 6 discs. 17 hrs.**
Wanted: Dead Or Alive: Season Two [DVD](1959) DVD
All 32 second-season episodes--including "Montana Kid," "The Empty Cell," "Twelve Hours to Crazy Horse," "Chain Gang," and "Death Divided by Three"--are featured in a three-disc set. 13 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; biographies; featurettes; photo gallery; more. **32 episodes on 3 discs. 13 1/3 hrs.**
The Untouchables: Season 2, Vol. 1 [DVD](1960) DVD
The first 16 episodes from the second season--including "The Rusty Heller Story," "The Mark of Cain," "The Purple Gang," "Kiss of Death Girl," and "The Masterpiece"--are featured in a four-disc set. 13 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Portuguese, Spanish. **16 episodes on 4 discs. 13 1/2 hrs.**
Perry Mason: 50th Anniversary Edition [DVD] DVD
Twelve of the series's best episodes--including "The Case of the Wary Wildcatter," "The Case of the Treacherous Toupee," "The Case of the Counterfeit Crank," "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe," and "The Case of the Final Fade-Out"--have been collected in this four-disc set. Also included is "Perry Mason Returns" (1985), the TV movie that finds the legal eagle (Raymond Burr), now a judge, stepping down from the bench to defend former secretary Della Street (Barbara Hale) when she's accused of murder. 12 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; featurette; interviews; photo gallery; TV spots; screen tests; more.
Route 66: Season One, Vol. 2 [DVD](1961) DVD
The final 15 episodes from the first season--including the two-part "Fly Away Home," "An Absence of Tears," "Don't Count Stars," "A Skill for Hunting," and "Incident on a Bridge"--are presented in a four-disc set. 14 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English. **15 episodes on 4 discs. 14 hrs.**
Daniel Boone: Season 1 [DVD](1964) DVD
All 28 episodes from the first season--including "Ken-Tuck-E," "My Brother's Keeper," "The Ben Franklin Encounter," the two-part "Cain's Birthday," and "The Courtship of Jericho Jones"--are collected in an eight-disc set. 24 1/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; featurette; interviews; photo gallery. **28 episodes on 8 discs. 24 1/4 hrs.**
I Spy: Season 1 [DVD](1965) DVD
All 28 episodes from the first season--including "So Long, Patrick Henry," "Dragon's Teeth," "The Weight of the World," "The Conquest of Maude Murdock," and "One Thousand Fine"--have been collected in a five-disc set. 23 3/4 hrs. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. **28 episodes on 5 discs. 23 3/4 hrs.**
The Rat Patrol: The Complete First Season [DVD](1966) DVD
All 32 episodes from the debut season--including "The Chase of Fire Raid," "The Moment of Truce Raid," the three-part "The Last Harbor Raid," "The Take Me to Your Leader Raid," and "The Delilah Raid"--are collected in a four-disc set. 13 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French. **32 episodes on 4 discs. 13 1/2 hrs.**
Mannix: The First Season [DVD](1967) DVD
All 24 episodes from the first season--including "The Name Is Mannix," "Coffin for a Clown," "Then the Drink Takes the Man," "Run, Sheep, Run," and "The Girl in the Frame"--are featured in a six-disc set. 20 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary on selected episodes; interview; TV spotS; photo gallery; "The Mike Douglas Show" excerpt; bonus "Diagnosis: Murder" episode. **24 episodes on 6 discs. 20 hrs.**
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.: The Fourth Season [DVD](1967) DVD
All 30 episodes from season four--including "A Visit from Aunt Bee," "To Watch a Thief," "Gomer Goes Home," "Sergeant Iago," and "Friendly Freddy, The Gentleman's Tailor"--are collected in a five-disc set. 12 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. **30 episodes on 5 discs. 12 1/2 hrs.**
Hogan's Heroes: The Complete Fourth Season [DVD](1968) DVD
All 26 episodes from the fourth season--including "Clearance Sale at the Black Market," "Color the Luftwaffe Red," "The Missing Klink," "My Favorite Prisoner," and "Happy Birthday, Dear Hogan"--are collected in a four-disc set. 11 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. **26 episodes on 4 discs. 11 hrs.**
Hogan's Heroes: The Complete Fifth Season [DVD](1969) DVD
All 26 episodes from the fifth season--including "Hogan Goes Hollywood," "The Klink Commandos," "Is There a Traitor in the House?," "The Sergeant's Analyst," and "Klink's Escape"--are collected in a four-disc set. 11 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. **26 episodes on 4 discs. 11 hrs.**
Police Woman: The Complete First Season [DVD](1974) DVD
All 23 episodes from the series's debut season--including "The End Game," "Anatomy of Two Rapes," "The Child Buyers," "No Place to Hide," and "The Loner"--are featured in a five-disc set. 18 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary by Dickinson. **23 episodes on 5 discs. 18 1/3 hrs.**
Teenage Doll [DVD](1957) DVD
Director Roger Corman's distaff spin on the "juvenile delinquent" drama genre stars June Kenney as a member of the Vandalettes, an all-girl gang. When a fight with the rival Black Widows ends with Kenney fatally stabbing another girl, it leads to an all-out rumble between the gangs and their boyfriends. Fay Spain, Richard Devon and Ziva Rodann as "Squirrel" also star. 68 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer.
Hercules And The Captive Women (1963)/Hercules, Prisoner Of Evil [DVD](1964) DVD
Reg Park flexes his pecs as the mythological strongman, out to save his son from the thrall of the evil queen of Atlantis. He must overcome mystic hordes and a deadly dragon if he is to thwart her schemes of conquest, in "Hercules and the Captive Women." Fay Spain, Ettore Manni also star. And, in "Hercules, Prisoner of Evil," Park confronts a witch who has incredible, mystical powers which enable her to turn men into werewolves. Wah-oooooo! Werewolves of Athens! 180 min. total. Widescreen (Enhanced)/Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital mono. Dubbed in English.
The Naked Zoo [DVD](1971) DVD
In the twilight of her screen career, Rita Hayworth appeared in this William Grefe ("Sting of Death") production, playing the adulterous wife of a wheelchair-bound rich man who has an affair with a young writer. When hubby finds out, he's accidentally shot, but later returns for revenge after Hayworth starts sliding into booze and pills. Featuring rare, restored footage, (some of it without an audio track), this collector's item also stars Fay Spain, Stephen Oliver and ("Ooh! Ooh!") Joe E. Ross. AKA: "The Grove," "The Hallucinators."
The Godfather DVD Collection [DVD] DVD
The perfect gift for members of your "family," this deluxe five-disc boxed set features Francis Ford Coppola's acclaimed trilogy--"The Godfather" (1972), "The Godfather, Part II" (1974), and "The Godfather, Part III" (1990)--plus over three hours of bonus materials. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Coppola; "making of" documentary; additional scenes; cast rehearsals; featurettes; storyboards; Corleone family tree; historical timeline; photo gallery; biographies.
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filmography
FILM
THe Godfather: Part II (1974) with Al Pacino and Robert Duvall
The Naked Zoo (1971) with Rita Hayworth, Ford Rainey, and Steve Alaimo
The Todd Killings (1971) with Richard Thomas, Gloria Grahame, and Barbara Bel Geddes
Welcome to Hard Times (1967) with Henry Fonda and Janice Rule
The Gentle Rain (1966) with Christopher George and Lynda Day George
Flight to Fury (1964) with Dewey Martin and Jack Nicholson
Thunder Island (1963) with Gene Nelson and Brian Kelly
Black Gold (1963) with Philip Carey, Diane McBain, and James Best
Hercules and the Captive Women (1961) with Reg Park
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1961) with Martin Milner, Mamie Van Doren, Mickey Rooney, Ziva Rodann, Mel Tormé, and Tuesday Weld
The Beat Generation (1959) with Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Vampira, and Ray Danton
Al Capone (1959) with Rod Steiger and Martin Balsam
The Crooked Circle (1958) with John Smith, Robert Armstrong, and Steve Brodie
God's Little Acre (1958) with Tina Louise, Aldo Ray, Lance Fuller, Robert Ryan, Buddy Hackett, Jack Lord, Vic Morrow, Rex Ingram, and Michael Landon
The Abductors (1957) with George Macready and Victor McLaglen
Teenage Doll (1957) with June Kenney, Ziva Rodann, Barboura Morris, Ed Nelson, amd Bruno VeSota; directed by Roger Corman
Dragstrip Girl (1957) with John Ashley, Frank Gorshin, and Steven Terrell
TELEVISION
Police Woman, episode Flowers of Evil, originally aired November 8, 1974
Night Gallery, episode Rare Objects, originally aired October 22, 1972
Hogan's Heroes, episode At Last---Schultz Knows Something, originally aired December 26, 1969
Hogan's Heroes, episode How to Catch a Papa Bear, originally aired October 12, 1968
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., episode Gomer and the Queen of Burlesque, originally aired February 2, 1968
Gunsmoke, episode Wonder, originally aired December 18, 1967
Rat Patrol, episode The Gun Runner Raid, originally aired November 28, 1966
I Spy, episode It's All Done With Mirrors, originally aired April 13, 1966
A Man Called Shenandoah, episode The Accused, originally aired January 3, 1966
The Fugitive, episode Three Cheers For Little Boy Blue, originally aired October 19, 1965
Daniel Boone, episode The Sisters O'Hannrahan, originally aired December 3, 1964
Rawhide, episode Incident of the Lost Woman, originally aired November 2, 1962
Gunsmoke, episode A Man a Day, originally aired December 20, 1961
Rawhide, episode Incident in the Middle of Nowhere, originally aired April 7, 1961
The Untouchables, episode Testimony of Evil, originally aired March 30, 1961
Gunslinger, episode The Border Incident, originally aired February 9, 1961
Maverick, episode The Cactus Switch, originally aired January 15, 1961
Laramie, episode No Second Chance, originally aired December 6, 1960
The Deputy, episode Lady for a Hanging, originally aired December 3, 1960
Maverick, episode Bolt from the Blue, originally aired November 27, 1960
Naked City, episode A Succession of Heartbeats, originally aired October 26, 1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, episode The Cuckoo Clock, originally aired April 17, 1960
The Alaskans, episode The Bride Wore Black, originally aired April 10, 1960
The Alaskans, episode Peril at Caribou Crossing, originally aired February 28, 1960
Laramie, episode Duel at Alta Mesa, originally aired February 23, 1960
Wanted: Dead or Alive, episode Angela, originally aired January 9, 1960
Maverick, episode The Goose-Drowners originally aired December 13, 1959
Bonanza, episode The Sisters, originally aired December 12, 1959
Rawhide, episode Incident of the Valley in Shadow, originally aired November 20, 1959
Adventures in Paradise, episode Paradise Lost, originally aired October 26, 1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive, episode The Matchmaker, originally aired September 19, 1959
The Whirlybirds, episode Blind Victory, originally aired 1958?
77 Sunset Strip, episode Abra-Cadaver, originally aired April 17, 1959
Bat Masterson, episode The Tumbleweed Wagon, originally aired March 25, 1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, episode The Last Dark Step, originally aired February 8, 1959
Playhouse 90, episode A Town Has Turned to Dust, originally aired June 19, 1958
Tombstone Territory, episode Pick up the Gun, originally aired May 14, 1958
Perry Mason, episode The Case of the Fiery Fingers, originally aired May 3, 1958
The Restless Gun, episode Pressing Engagement, originally aired February 24, 1958
Maverick, episode Naked Gallows, originally aired December 15, 1957
Have Gun Will Travel, episode High Wire, originally aired November 2, 1957
Gunsmoke, episode Mavis McCloud, originally aired October 26, 1957
Cheyenne, episode The Long Winter, originally aired September 25, 1956
Lux Video Theatre, episode The Guilty, originally aired 1956
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