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Attack on the Iron Coast (FILM)  Mar. 1, 1968
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (FILM)  Jun. 1, 1961
Angel Baby (FILM)  May. 10, 1961
Because They're Young (FILM)  Apr. 1, 1960
The Case Against Brooklyn (FILM)  Jun. 27, 1958
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BIOGRAPHY
A Columbia University graduate, American director Paul Wendkos went the usual student filmmaker route with documentaries and experimental projects. After TV work, Wendkos made his big screen bow with The Burglar (1957),....
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A Columbia University graduate, American director Paul Wendkos went the usual student filmmaker route with documentaries and experimental projects. After TV work, Wendkos made his big screen bow with The Burglar (1957), a highly regarded low-budget melodrama. Soon, however, Wendkos seemingly abandoned his cult fans by moving to conventional projects, including Columbia's trio of Gidget films. Once firmly established in the mainstream, Wendkos joined the tight fraternity of TV-movie specialists. Together with Lamont Johnson and David Lowell Rich, Wendkos has been one of the most prolific purveyors of this field. Among Paul Wendko's most prestigious TV movie accomplishments have included A Woman Called Moses and The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd; one of his made-for-TV assignments, 1973's Honor Thy Father, was ultimately awarded with theatrical play.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Attack on the Iron Coast
Released: Mar. 1, 1968

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Gidget Goes Hawaiian
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Because They're Young
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The Case Against Brooklyn
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