Fleeing an acapulco nightclub assassination, matt helm dean martin and tina daliah lavi hustle back to the hotel to interrogate gail stella stevens who turns out to be wearing a tearaway dress, in the silencers, 1966 view the tcmdb entry for the silencers 1966. I wish they were still producing all 3 other matt helm movies on dvd. Watch matt helm the murderers row 1966 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. The silencers is definitively a product of the 60s, and perhaps of las vegas and the rat pack as well. I recommend matt helm because it is so much fun to watch for all ages. The wrecking crew is a 1968 american comedy spyfi film directed by phil karlson and starring dean martin as matt helm, along with elke sommer, nancy kwan, tina louise, and sharon tate. Matt helm in the silencers, 1966 mod movie monday at. Take one shot of danger, two splashes of action and a twist of comedy and add a generous portion of screen legend dean martin to the mix and youve got the silencers, a stylishly sexy adventure in the tradition of james bond. This first matt helm movie is a musthave if youre a dean martin fan, especially at this price.
After the success of the james bond films, dean martin swung his way onto the big screen as supercool secret agent matt helm. The series sees matt helm, a retired spy, opening a private detective business. Matt helm, onetime special agent for the american government during the second world war, has left behind his violent p. The movie version was released in 1966 and starred dean martin as helm. The silencers is the title of a 1962 spy novel by donald hamilton, the fourth in a series of books featuring assassin matt helm. He makes a living writing popular novels westerns mostly, and lives. While they were meant to be seen by movie goers in a semivegetative state, the ambushers disappoints even that audience. Murderers row is a 1966 american comedy spyfi film starring dean martin as matt helm. The soundtrack features numerous dean martin tunes such as if you knew susie, on the sunny side of the street, south of the border, the glory of love, and more. In this, the first matt helm movie, we see matt helm coaxed out of semiretirement by an attractive expartner. One of the first major spy spoofs of many was a series of movies starring dean martin as matt helm. The us government sends matt helm, one of its top agents, to investigate and recover the gold.
If you have never seen a matt helm movie, you will need to keep an open mind. Hopefully the incredibly talented location spotters on brit movie will prove far better at. They did the same austin powers did some decades later. The movies, comprising of the silencers, murderers row, the ambushers, and the wrecking crew, poke fun at. These novels provided a readymade audience so it was no surprise when dean martin, who could be both suave and witty, was cast as matt helm. The film was based on the silencers by donald hamilton. Matt helm meets tina, an old world war ii associate, who coerces him into helping her with her plans. Gold bullion worth usd 1 billion has been stolen from a hijacked train in denmark.
Thus begins a new series here on channel donstar called matt helm mondays in which i will go through the four film series starring dean martin. I know that the main location was the carlesbad caverns national park in new mexico, but i ve really not been unable to discover any exact locations. Barbara the silencers the female villains wiki fandom. His first outing was the silencers 1966 and the ads proudly proclaimed follow his secret from bedroom to bedlam, with guns, girls and dynamite. This is widescreen and i didnt see any censorship as some of the. The silencers 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His family life behind him, helm is now the quintessential hardboiled agent, tough and unsentimental. Thus begins a new series here on channel donstar called matt helm mondays in which i will go through the four film series starring dean martin and a host of beautiful women and character actors of. Allen unsuccessfully tried to resurrect the character as a tv movie, matt helm. As he points out, it does no good to get chummy with other agents, you might have to sacrifice them the next day or the next week. When broccolis instincts proved correct, allen attempted to create his own spy franchise with the helm character. Retired agent matt helm is reactivated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the usa and starting wwiii. This is the silencers, columbia pictures 1966 spy spoof featuring sexy secret agent matt helm dean martin and a whole lot of jetsetfabulousness. Even the fashions are fun, some of the styles i see back today.
The silencers is the fourth of the matt helm novels. No hard nosed government assassin, matt helm in the movie is little more than dean martin doing his usual dean martin routine. Watch matt helm the ambushers 1967 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Cyd charisses singing was almost always dubbed on film, in this case by a young vikki carr. It is the second of four films in the matt helm series, and is very loosely based upon the spy novel murderers row by donald hamilton, which was published in 1962 annmargret and karl malden costar in this sequel to the silencers. With dean martin, stella stevens, daliah lavi, victor buono. Senta berger, the ambushers 1967 dean martin, matt, helm. New dvd the silencers matt helm classic dean martin, stella stevens sealed.
Lloyd, donald hamilton, herbert baker, oscar saul, william p. The silencers was the first film in the matt helm spy franchise, which starred dean martin and was released in 1966. If this plan comes to fruition, big o will explode an atomic bomb over alamogordo, nm, and start wwiii. The silencers is an american pathecolor spy film spoof motion picture released in 1966 and starring dean martin as agent matt helm. Dean martin is matt helm and he is an agent fighting all the bad guys and getting all the pretty girls. Silencers, the 1966 movie clip i havent seen all latest models. In addition to its arsenal of hightech gadgets and outrageous costumes, the silencers features an amazing opening sequence starring cyd charisse singin in the rain and a cocktailera. The first of the series of matt helm films, the big cheese of big o, an organization that wants to sabotage the american atomic missile system. Matt helm the ambushers 1967 full movie video dailymotion. Matt helm the silencers 1966 full movie by ursula strauss watch more movies free online. The silencers 1966 stream and watch online moviefone.
I ve been looking at the filming locations of the first matt helm film the silencers for a couple of weeks now without making much in the way of progress. The sequels to the silencers 1966 were murderers row 1966, the ambushers 1967, and the wrecking crew 1968. Fleeing an acapulco nightclub assassination, matt helm dean martin and tina daliah lavi hustle back to the hotel to interrogate gail stella stevens who turns out to be wearing a tearaway dress, in the silencers, 1966. It is the fourth and final film in the matt helm series, and is very loosely based upon the 1960 novel of the same name by donald hamilton. In 1965, columbia pictures acquired the film rights to eight matt helm novels. The silencers 1966 is a quintessential 1960s spy spoof, directed by phil karlson. Bradley coopers matt helm movie moves forward with. Make offer new dvd the silencers matt helm classic dean martin, stella stevens sealed. Those who expected this movie to improve on its prequel, murderers row 1967 were treated to a cheaplooking and incompetently made movie. So the technology cant be compared with todays movies, but that is what makes matt helm so much fun. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent the silencers online on moviefone. Appearance and character a tall, beautiful, blonde, white woman in her early thirties, barbara wears only a mans white shirt and white stiletto shoes.
It seems that the evil big o organization has a nefarious plan called operation. The first of 4 matt helm movies who works for a secret govt agency called ice intelligence counter espionage in this one, he comes back from retirement to prevent the possibilty. Ill leave the film trivia to wikipedia and imdb although i will say, as a point of interest. The ambushers is the weakest of the four matt helm movies. The silencers motion picture written by joseph barmettler. Allen unsuccessfully tried to resurrect the character as a tv movie, matt helm 1975. And there is indeed something in the silencers for car enthusiasts besides the period cars. Its up to secret agent matt helm martin to save the day when mascared megalomaniac victor bruno what ever happened to baby jane. The opening credits of columbia pictures 1966 film the silencers. Former secret agent matt helm played by martin is working as a worldfamous glamour photographer when he is lured back to temporary service in the. Laraine stephens costarred as claire kronski, helm s assistant. Sold by totalbook and ships from amazon fulfillment. A fivefilm parody or spoof spy movie series was planned and four were made, debuting with the silencers from hamiltons novels the silencers and death of a citizen, adapted by acclaimed a streetcar named desire screenwriter oscar saul. They identified a possible hacking threat, notified me immediately, removed my site from their search listings to protect others you very quickly.
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