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Roger Davis must have found his role in RUBY (1977) reminiscent of his days on DS. I found this trailer for the film. It was directed by Curtis Harrington who did some excellent TV films in the same era, including THE CAT CREATURE with Gale Sondergaard in the kind of role Grayson might have played, and THE DEAD DON'T DIE.
The trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De7es8HMevw
G.
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I remember watching this on CBS late night movie years ago. I'm sure that it was severely edited but it had some interesting scenes. The periodic clips of Attack of the 50 Foot Woman were great fun. And I will never forget the sight of Len Lesser's (Seinfeld's Uncle Leo!😮😮) severed head in the Coke machine. Top that, Judah Zachary!
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Wow! "The Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman," the late John Zackerly used to show that cinematic "classic" on his television show in NYC, back during the early 1960s.
I've never seen "Ruby," but it seems like another classic B-film of the past. Has Roger Davis ever mentioned it at any of the DS Festivals?
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I saw Ruby at the movies when it came out. Funny, I remember parts of Piper Laurie's performance, while I remember absolutely nothing about RD. I wonder why that is? [snow_wink] [snow_cheesy] Although, I say that, but I've also often said that a lot of RD non-DS work is really quite good - though maybe just not his part in that movie...
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I also saw it when it came out (ironically, at our drive-in). Piper Laurie just came out of her Oscar-nominated role of Margaret White in Carrie. It seemed that she was destined to become a come-back middle-aged actress appearing in horror films ala Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Fortunately, that didn't happen, especially since Ruby was not that, shall we say, "memorable." The plot was all over the place and the acting over-the-top. The direction was completely mis-directed. I also don't remember much of it and like MB I have no recollection of Roger Davis in it.
Gerard