Motel Hell

Motel Hell was released on October 24th, 1980.

Motel Hell 

The Black Comedy/Horror movie was directed by Kevin Connor.

Nancy Parsons and Rory Calhoun

Nina Axelrod

Roseanne Katon

John Ratzenberger

Also on this date:

John Kassir (voice of the Cryptkeeper) was born in1957

Avenging Angel

 Avenging Angel was released in US theaters on January 11th, 1985. 

Avenging Angel (1985)

It is a sequel to 1984’s Angel starring Donna Wilkes. Avenging Angel was made in less than a year following the success of Angel. The sequel did not perform as well as the original.  

Angel (1984)

Starring Betsy Russell as Molly “Angel” Stewart, Rory Calhoun and Susan Tyrrell. 

Betsy Russell

Susan Tyrrell

Rory Calhoun and Betsy Russell

Rory Calhoun

Rory Calhoun was in about a million movies and tv shows spanning nearly 50 years. 

Rory Calhoun

He was on both fantasy and Gilligan’s Island

Calhoun as Jonathan Kincaid on Gilligan’s Island
with Dawn Wells

He was in Motel Hell (1980) alongside Nancy Parsons. 

What a great movie couple they made. 

Nancy Parsons and Rory in Motel Hell (1980)

Mostly, I remember him from his role as Kit Carson in Angel (1984) with Donna Wilkes, Dick Shawn, Cliff Gorman and Susan Tyrrell and the first sequel, Avenging Angel (1985).

Donna Wilkes and Rory
on the set of Angel

Rory and Betsy Russell in Avenging Angel

Rory Calhoun, born Francis Timothy McCown on August 8th, 1922. Rory passed away on April 28th, 1999. 

Also on this date in 1900, Robert Siodmak was born.