Writing

Edward J. Lakso

Born — Died

1932-09-20 — 2009-05-23

Known for

Writing

Credits

12 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

The Immoral Mr. Teas poster
4.3

A door-to-door salesman of dental appliances encounters beautiful, well-endowed nude women everywhere he goes.

The Immoral Mr. Teas

1959

Gentle Giant poster
8.5

The Story of a boy and his bear. The TV series ‘Gentle Ben’ was spun-off from this movie.

Gentle Giant

1967

Back to the Planet of the Apes poster
6.0

Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them to escape. In the hopes of finding a way to get back to their own time, the astronauts search for a computer in an earthquake-threatened city, with which they will be able to access their flight records. [The first of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Escape from Tomorrow" and "The Trap"]

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980

43: The Richard Petty Story poster
6.7

The story of how Petty Enterprises started and how Richard Petty became "The King" as told from his father Lee's point of view.

43: The Richard Petty Story

1972

43: The Richard Petty Story poster
6.7

The story of how Petty Enterprises started and how Richard Petty became "The King" as told from his father Lee's point of view.

43: The Richard Petty Story

1972

The Pigeon poster
10.0

A private eye is hired to protect a young woman who has a black book on a crime syndicate.

The Pigeon

1969

Operation Dames poster
4.8

During the Korean War, a troupe of traveling USO entertainers find themselves behind enemy lines with a squad of American soldiers. Together they try to find their way back to their own lines while trying to avoid capture, but the North Koreans discover their presence and set out after them.

Operation Dames

1959

The Broken Land poster
6.0

A cowboy rides into a small town that is ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt sheriff. He becomes involved with a pretty young town girl and some residents who are trying to oust the sheriff, resulting in a robbery, a murder and his being pursued by a vengeful posse.

The Broken Land

1962

Brother on the Run poster
4.0

A black exploitation flick of the early 70's about a college/high school teacher who tries to intervene and rescue his student who is being pursued by the law. The professor happens to have sexual intercourse with at least 2 different women on his way to save his student. I've gotta love the title music track fr this movie, very 70's... "Brother on the run...etcetcetc. If you see t in the $3.00 video bin at your local video outlet pick it up for your own little amusement. It's not a must see, it's more like a "gotta see it to believe it" (in ways). Hehe.. the editor for this film should have been canned, (a hint) lay off the qualudes.

Brother on the Run

1973

Womanhunt poster
8.0

After being accused of killing his friend, a man finds that he is being pursued by the real murderer.

Womanhunt

1962

Roadracers poster
6.3

The father of a race car driver blames him for a death on the track, disowns him, and sponsors a rival racer.

Roadracers

1959

The Power Within poster
8.0

A prospective about a daredevil flyer, barnstorming for county fairs, who becomes a human dynamo after being struck by lightning and is menaced by enemy agents determined to find out the secret of his incredible powers.

The Power Within

1979