Writing

Harry Spalding

Born — Died

1913-06-19 — 2008-07-08

Place of birth

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Known for

Writing

Credits

29 titles

Harry Spalding (1913-2008) was an American writer best known for the films he wrote for Robert L. Lippert and director Maury Dexter. He later worked for the Walt Disney Company. He sometimes wrote under the name "Henry Cross". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known for

Behind the camera

The Watcher in the Woods poster
5.9

After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.

The Watcher in the Woods

1980

Surf Party poster
4.5

Arizona youth enjoy sun, surf and music in Malibu, Calif.

Surf Party

1964

Curse of the Fly poster
5.4

The son of the inventor of a matter-transporter, which turned him into a monster when he tried to transport himself along with a tiny housefly, continues to pursue his father's experiment, while his own two sons attempt to extricate him, themselves and the family name from further disaster and scandal.

Curse of the Fly

1965

One Little Indian poster
6.3

An Army deserter flees by camel across the desert with a caucasian boy raised by Indians.

One Little Indian

1973

Witchcraft poster
6.6

When her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.

Witchcraft

1964

Witchcraft (Evil Encounters) poster
5.0

A student and her photographer boyfriend visit an island off of Massachusetts to research a hotel supposedly haunted by a witch.

Witchcraft (Evil Encounters)

1988

Harbor Lights poster
6.0

Professional gambler Dan Crown arrives in San Juan to visit his brother Alex, only to learn from the police that Alex has been found murdered. To Captain Acosta's questioning, Dan answers that he had no knowledge of his brother's affairs. Dan then finds Gina Rosario searching his hotel room, and together they begin to investigate Alex's death.

Harbor Lights

1963

Wild on the Beach poster
5.1

3 boys, 3 girls, one beachhouse. The cast of this 1965 comedy includes Frankie Randall, Sherry Jackson, The Astronauts and Sonny & Cher.

Wild on the Beach

1965

The Earth Dies Screaming poster
6.2

A crack test pilot lands to find the planet has been devastated by unknown forces. There are a few survivors, so he organizes them in a plan to ward off control by a group of killer robots.

The Earth Dies Screaming

1964

House of the Damned poster
4.8

An architect and his wife are staying in an empty castle in California. They are joined by an unhappily married lawyer and his wife. Things start getting strange when they spot a half man/half beast prowling around the house and keep seeing a headless woman wandering the grounds.

House of the Damned

1963

Chosen Survivors poster
5.7

A group of diverse individuals are suddenly taken from their homes and flown via helicopter to a futuristic bomb shelter in the desert, nearly two miles below the surface of the Earth. There they learn that a nuclear holocaust is taking place and that they've been "chosen" by computer to survive in the shelter in order to continue the human race. The shelter is designed to allow the people to exist underground comfortably for years, but they are faced with a threat nobody could have predicted: a colony of thousands of bloodthirsty vampire bats finds a way into the shelter and launches a series of vicious attacks where they claim the humans one by one.

Chosen Survivors

1974

Hand of Death poster
4.4

A scientist spills a new serum in his lab, accidentally inhales its fumes, and turns into a murderous monster who kills anyone he touches.

Hand of Death

1962

Raiders from Beneath the Sea poster
7.0

A down-on-his-luck apartment house manager hatches a plan to rob a Catalina Island bank and escape with his accomplices using scuba gear.

Raiders from Beneath the Sea

1964

The Day Mars Invaded Earth poster
4.3

Martians replace scientist & his family to pave way for invasion.

The Day Mars Invaded Earth

1963

Young Guns of Texas poster
4.5

A man searching for a stolen army payroll is joined by several men after the reward money. One of the pursuers, after killing a ranch foreman, elopes with the ranchers' daughter. Enraged at the shooting of his foreman and convinced that his daughter was kidnapped, the rancher leads a posse after his daughter. When Apaches attack the thieves and their pursuers, the rancher's posse is forced to side with his daughter's new husband and his friends.

Young Guns of Texas

1962

The Sky's the Limit poster
10.0

A family is thrown into turmoil when a grandson convinces his grandfather to teach him to fly.

The Sky's the Limit

1975

The Ghost of Cypress Swamp poster
7.0

A lost teenager and solitary murderer form an unusual friendship.

The Ghost of Cypress Swamp

1977

Freckles poster
5.3

A young man with only one hand gets a job at a timber camp and falls for his boss's daughter.

Freckles

1960

Freckles poster
5.3

A young man with only one hand gets a job at a timber camp and falls for his boss's daughter.

Freckles

1960

Country Music Holiday poster
6.0

Tennessee singing G.I. Verne Brand travels to New York City after his Army discharge. Alongside his buddies, he convinces a former bookie turned record executive to sign him, leading to a massive publicity blitz and attention from socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor. The situation draws Verne's hometown sweetheart, Marietta. to the city just as Verne becomes a television sensation in a high-stakes network ratings battle. Ultimately, Verne chooses his roots over fame, returning to Tennessee with Marietta to open a local recording studio.

Country Music Holiday

1958

Night Train to Paris poster
6.0

Former OSS officer Alan Holiday, now living in London, is visited on New Year's Eve by Catherine Carrel who says she is a close friend of Jules Lemoine who served with Holiday during the war. Lemoine urgently requests that Holiday go to Paris on a secret mission. Lemoine visits and wants Alan to deliver a reel of tape which he gives him, and keeps a fake reel himself to deceive enemy agents. Lemoine is killed and the fake tape stolen. Holiday, poses as an assistant to photographer Louis Vernay, and they take three models along to further the ruse.

Night Train to Paris

1964

Spaceflight IC-1 poster
4.5

In the year 2015, a spaceship, the IC-1, travels through outer space looking for a suitable planet to settle on. The commander, Captain Ralston, is stern and brutal in which one cadet, Steven, plots a revolt to turn the leadership of the command over to him.

Spaceflight IC-1

1965

Air Patrol poster
4.3

L.A. detective Sgt. Castle and his two partners investigate the theft of a valuable Fragonard painting by a thief who pilots a helicopter.

Air Patrol

1962

Donovan's Kid poster
7.5

Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his family is under the control of his wife's domineering uncle, Timothy Donovan teams up with a fellow con-man to free them.

Donovan's Kid

1979

Teenage Millionaire poster
5.7

A teenager whose father is a millionaire radio station owner secretly records a song and plays it on one of his father's stations. It becomes a hit.

Teenage Millionaire

1961

The Murder Game poster
10.0

A woman abandons her husband, changes her name, and remarries again. Complications ensue.

The Murder Game

1965

Police Nurse poster
9.0

While investigating his wife's sudden death, a policeman becomes involved with shady doctors and black-market racketeers.

Police Nurse

1963

The Young Swingers poster
4.5

Singing teenagers rally to keep open their local nightclub.

The Young Swingers

1963

The Firebrand poster
6.5

A Mexican outlaw begins a one-man war against corrupt California Rangers who are harassing Hispanic locals during the California Gold Rush.

The Firebrand

1962