Harry runs a salvage operation, in which he and his partners reclaim trash and junk and sell it as scrap or as other things. Jun 02, 2017 the andy griffith show tv series 19601968 trivia imdb who knew that jerry van dyke was initially asked to be the new deputy on the andy griffith show. Griffiths folksy charm, as he had displayed weekly on the andy griffith show and the later matlock, is a big part of salvage1s appeal. Andy griffith had a rich and varied career on tv, stage and.
He played a sociopathic businessman chasing his employees. The movie starred andy griffith as junkyard owner harry broderick, joel higgins as addison. The andy griffith show 0 hours and 30 minutes movie widower sheriff andy taylor, and his son opie, live with andys aunt bee in mayberry, north carolina. Salvage1 opening theme season 1 starring andy griffith youtube. When star andy griffith decided to leave his series, most of the supporting characters returned for the retitled program, which ran for three seasons 78 episodes on the cbs television network from 19681971. Though he will forever be known as sheriff andy taylor, father of opie, the north carolina native created a body of work far beyond the andy griffith show.
Hard water is a good two part adventure, which aired as the first two episodes of salvage 1s second season. Not that farfetched really, at least after watching this intelligentlywritten, imaginative movie. They build a makeshift rocket and launch it amongst resistance from the government. Star andy griffith still shines true as the american everyman, a. Andy had a minor success certainly bigger than anything since the andy griffith show playing harry broderick. Andy griffith full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. There was a story i read in high school called the most dangerous game about a mad hunter with a taste for human prey. Jul 03, 2012 andy griffith full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Hopefully, sony will release the rest of the series soon.
He has since played several other baddies such as in murder in coweta county his best. Ben campbell, a twentytwoyearold gas station attendant in a small desert town, is looking to make some extra money. The pilot film, salvage, aired on january 20, 1979 to high ratings. With andy griffith, joel higgins, trish stewart, j. When highprofile new york lawyer horton madec andy griffith goes hunting in a remote desert town, he hires natureloving local boy ben campbell sam bottoms to act as his guide. Salvage1 theme set to pictures andy griffith series by pauldean martin.
Apparently, he was asked first but turned it down in order to star in my mother the car. Harry runs a salvage operation, in which he and his partners reclaim trash and junk and. Theres not really not much too this movie so you shouldnt expect all that much. Salvage was a tv movie that would have been a standalone movie of the week, if it didnt test well, or would have served as a pilot for a series if people liked it. Andy griffith as harry broderick, joel higgins as skip carmichael, trish stewart as melanie slozar, richard jaeckel as jack klinger, j.
Andy later in 1958 starred in the movie of the same name. Til salvage 1 was a 1979 abc science fiction series starring andy griffith as a salvage expert whose goal was to build a rocket from a semitrailer and concrete mixer, fly to the moon and collect leftover apollo hardware and bring it back to earth and sell it. Theres a nice bit, for instance, when a nasa astronaut briefly joins the vultures rescue mission. Andy had a minor success certainly bigger than anything since the andy griffith show playing harry broderick, the owner of jettison scrap and salvage co. The jettison scrap and salvage company have to move an iceberg from the antarctic to help an island suffering from a drought. The pilot centers on harry broderick andy griffith who owns the jettison scrap and salvage co. Rustys auto salvage has junkyards and salvage yards serving griffith indiana who pay cash for junk cars, highmileage cars, damaged, wrecked or just plain worn out old cars as well as junk vans, trucks and suvs. This movie must have shocked a lot of people when it first came out because it was andy griffiths first villain role. Griffith had a leading role in the television movie salvage abc, 1979 and its subsequent series, salvage 1, abc, 19781980, playing harry broderick, an ordinary junk dealer who creates a working rocket ship to fly to the moon to retrieve spare parts left behind by nasa astronauts. Griffith s folksy charm, as he had displayed weekly on the andy griffith show and the later matlock, is a big part of salvage 1s appeal. Andy griffith filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. A veteran actor with an extensive career, his filmography includes many successful movies and television films, such as the strangers in 7a. Harrys dream, as you can see from the quote above, was rather farfetched, but he was determined. Andy samuel griffith was an american actor who first rose to prominence with his role in elia kazans film a face in the crowd 1957, regarded by critics as one the best roles of his early career.
Mar 21, 2017 though he will forever be known as sheriff andy taylor, father of opie, the north carolina native created a body of work far beyond the andy griffith show. It detailed the rather fantastical tale of that junkman with a dream, harry broderick played by beloved actor andy griffith. The pilot film, salvage, aired on january 20, 1979, to high ratings. Katzin and based on the novel deathwatch by robb white. Joel higgins started his career on the daytime drama search for tommorrow and trish stewart was a regular original cast member on the young and the restless. Salvage 1 1979 series pilot landing sequence clip youtube.
It did well enough with test audiences that they decide to just forgo the wait and jump in to production. Savages 1974 film news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2019 savages is a 1974 american tv film directed by lee h. With former astronaut skip carmichael and fuel expert melanie slozar, harry builds the spacecraft vulture in order to bring back the equipment left on the moon during the apollo moon expeditions. Harry broderick andy griffith, owner of a salvage yard, had always been fascinated about spaceflight, but particularly, the moon. Andy griffith, trish stewart, norman powell, lee philips.
I want to build a spaceship, go to the moon, salvage all the junk thats up there, bring it back and sell it. Hard water is a good two part adventure, which aired as the first two episodes of salvage1s second season. Andy samuel griffith june 1, 1926 july 3, 2012 was an american stage, movie, and television actor. Andy griffith is an actor and singer best known for his 1960s starring role in the andy griffith show. In the shows opening title narration, harry states. Salvage company sees a prospect in recovering abandoned items in space. Originally airing on january 20, 1979, the pilot called salvage debuted to high ratings. The real andy griffith lives quietly in the outer banks. The andy griffith show andy taylor 251 episodes 20082020. Til salvage 1 was a 1979 abc science fiction series. Andy griffith list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
A salvagers andy griffith helpers joel higgins, trish stewart rocket to the moon to recover hightech junk. Clips from the 1979 tv movie salvage starring andy griffith, joel higgins and trish stewart. Noting the cobbledtogether spacecraft, especially its trucktire landing pads, harry smiles and says, half. May 14, 2010 in january of 1979, abc premiered a tv movie called salvage. Harry also has a homemade spaceship which he sometimes uses to reclaim junk satellites. The andy griffith show free episodes the loaded goat. Andy griffith is best known for his starring roles in two very popular television series, the andy griffith show 1960 and matlock 1986. Noted science fiction author isaac asimov served as the shows scientific advisor. Check out andy griffith pictures as well, interviews, contact address, and forums. Salvage 1979 salvage 1 series pilot internet archive. His television series are the andy griffith show and matlock. This was a really great beginning for what could have been an excellent show right at the end of a great decade.
He also starred in the 1958 movie no time for sergeants. And andy griffith was filming a tv show about a junkman with a spaceship. Jan 18, 2014 in january of 1979, abc premiered a madefortv movie called salvage, featuring harry broderick andy griffith as the junkman with a dream, which he stated simply. In this featurelength tv series pilot, andy griffith stars as maverick junk dealer harry broderick evidently a pun on harry brock, the junkking. In january of 1979, abc premiered a madefortv movie called salvage, featuring harry broderick andy griffith as the junkman with a dream, which he stated simply. Andy griffith built a spaceship made of junk in salvage 1, a forgotten show. A decade or so after the apollo lunar missions, harry decides to make his dreams come true in a highly unorthodox and creative fashion. He gained prominence in the starring role in director elia kazans epic film a face in the crowd 1957 before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead characters in the 196068 situation.
Andy griffith built a spaceship made of junk in salvage 1, metv. This auction is for all episodes of salvage 1 including the 4 episodes that never aired after abc cancelled the series plus the original pilot movie, salvage. His dream is to recover equipment left on the moon during apollo program missions. Why oh why did cbs make the andy griffith color episodes. In january of 1979, abc premiered a tv movie called salvage. Harry broderick andy griffith owns the jettison scrap and salvage company, a specialist in reclaiming trash and junk in order to sell that as scrap. In 1974, he eschewed the wholesomeness of mayberry in two twisted tv movies. The andy griffith show tv series 19601968 trivia imdb who knew that jerry van dyke was initially asked to be the new deputy on the andy griffith show.
Sure there were flaws in the science but it was done so well the actors all bought into the possibility so it made it very easy for us viewers to buy into the idea that with american know how and ingenuity a thing like this could be pulled off. Andy griffith movies from the first years until now. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia andy samuel griffith born june 1, 1926 was an american actor, director, producer, grammy awardwinning southerngospel singer, and writer. Here is a scene from the 1979 adventure series salvage1 starring andy griffith joel higgins and trish stewart. Watch full episodes of salvage 1 and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Here is a clean copy of the very hard to find salvage1 starring andy griffith, joel higgins and trish stewart. Andy griffith simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I want to build a ship, fly to the moon, salvage all the nasa stuff up there, bring it back to the earth, and sell it. Andy griffith may be best known as tvs sheriff andy taylor, and later as defense attorney ben matlock, but he was in movies and on broadway. Savages is a 1974 american television thriller film directed by lee h.
Once upon a time a junkman had a dream, a dream of salvaging. Andy griffith as harry broderick, joel higgins as skip carmichael, trish stewart as melanie slozar, richard jaeckel as jack klinger. Griffith earned a degree in music from the university of north carolina at chapel hill. Andy griffith filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting.
He is surprised when madec, a wealthy lawyer, asks him to be his guide in a hunting trip in the desert. Andy samuel griffith was born on 1 june 1926, in mount airy, north carolina usa, and was a renowned american actor, television producer, writer and singer. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it again after not seeing it for thirty plus years. Harry broderick andy griffith and his jettison scrap and salvage co. Andy samuel griffith was born on 1 june 1926, in mount airy, north carolina usa, and was a renowned american actor, television producer, writer and.