Name: The Wonder World of K. Gordon Murray
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010

Brief Synopsis

Interviews and archival footage trace the career of the pioneering exploitation filmmaker.

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

2010

Synopsis

Interviews and archival footage trace the career of the pioneering exploitation filmmaker.

Cast

William Grefe

Himself

Doug Hobart

Himself

Larry Blamire

Himself

Stephen Chiodo

Himself

Germán Robles

Himself

Kevin Wagner Murphy

Himself

Ross Hagen

Narrator

David F. Friedman

Himself

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Himself

Crew

Daniel Griffith

Director

Film Details

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

2010

Articles

The Gist (Wonder World of K. Gordon Murray) - THE GIST

July 16, 2010

He was responsible for distributing more than 60 feature films in only two decades. And yet, his own story has been shrouded in both mystery and conjecture since his untimely death almost thirty years ago. Now, you are invited on a personal journey across several decades of exploitation film history and pop culture. From the crafty world of early carnivals and sideshows... to the decaying drive-ins and movie palaces of the past, you will learn the true story of K. Gordon Murray... from the mouths of those who knew him. So, whether you flocked to the theaters to see his presentations or tried desperately to avoid them, few will deny that he is one of the neglected pioneers of film history and one the last "true" showman of the 20th century.

Narrated by Ross Hagen and featuring interviews with William Grefé, David Friedman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Chris Robinson, Doug Hobart, Larry Blamire, Stephen Chiodo, German Robles, Kevin Murphy, and Paul Chaplin... just to name a few!

(Information courtesy Ballyhoo Motion Pictures)

Producer/ Director: Daniel Griffith
Screenplay: Daniel Griffith
Cast: Ross Hagen (Narrator), David Friedman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, William Grefé, Chris Robinson, Doug Hobart, Larry Blamire, Stephen Chiodo, German Robles, Kevin Murphy, Paul Chaplin, William Beaudine, Jr., C. Courtney Joyner, Joel Hodgson, Sid Milstein, Gary Goch, Carl Zittrer, Royal Jonas, Ward Hall, Leonard Simons, Paul Nagel, Ivan Kivitt, Bill Kelly, Bobbie Byers, Lawrence Tobin, Bill Read, David Wilt, Charles Kilgore, Felicia Feaster, Bret Wood, Rick Stevens, Phillip Wenz. (Interviewees).
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The Gist (Wonder World of K. Gordon Murray) - THE GIST

He was responsible for distributing more than 60 feature films in only two decades. And yet, his own story has been shrouded in both mystery and conjecture since his untimely death almost thirty years ago. Now, you are invited on a personal journey across several decades of exploitation film history and pop culture. From the crafty world of early carnivals and sideshows... to the decaying drive-ins and movie palaces of the past, you will learn the true story of K. Gordon Murray... from the mouths of those who knew him. So, whether you flocked to the theaters to see his presentations or tried desperately to avoid them, few will deny that he is one of the neglected pioneers of film history and one the last "true" showman of the 20th century. Narrated by Ross Hagen and featuring interviews with William Grefé, David Friedman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Chris Robinson, Doug Hobart, Larry Blamire, Stephen Chiodo, German Robles, Kevin Murphy, and Paul Chaplin... just to name a few! (Information courtesy Ballyhoo Motion Pictures) Producer/ Director: Daniel Griffith Screenplay: Daniel Griffith Cast: Ross Hagen (Narrator), David Friedman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, William Grefé, Chris Robinson, Doug Hobart, Larry Blamire, Stephen Chiodo, German Robles, Kevin Murphy, Paul Chaplin, William Beaudine, Jr., C. Courtney Joyner, Joel Hodgson, Sid Milstein, Gary Goch, Carl Zittrer, Royal Jonas, Ward Hall, Leonard Simons, Paul Nagel, Ivan Kivitt, Bill Kelly, Bobbie Byers, Lawrence Tobin, Bill Read, David Wilt, Charles Kilgore, Felicia Feaster, Bret Wood, Rick Stevens, Phillip Wenz. (Interviewees). BW/C-85m.

The Wonder World of K. Gordon Murray

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