Known for Production
Howard Winchel Koch was an American producer and director of film and television.
Born
April 11, 1916
Died
February 16, 2001 (age 84)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Filmography
70 films, 10 shows


Badge 373
1973 · 1h 56m · US
When his partner is killed, tough Irish detective Eddie Ryan vows to avenge the death, whatever the cost. As he begins unraveling clues, his behavior becomes so outrageous that he's obliged to turn in his badge, but the experience only emboldens him. Ryan eventually learns that his partner was caught up in a Puerto Rican gun-running scheme masterminded by a crook named Sweet Willie, who wants to foment revolutionary war.
The Gun of Zangara
The Gun of Zangara
1960 · 1h 30m
Eliot Ness and his team work to prevent the attempted assassination of President Elect FDR in Miami Beach in 1933.


The Last Mile
1959 · 1h 21m · US
Jail house tensions mount as a killer's execution approaches.


Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958 · 1h 20m · US
Andy Hardy, now a grown man with a wife and children, returns to his hometown on a business trip and finds himself getting mixed up in local politics.


Born Reckless
1958 · 1h 20m · US
Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. One night he rescues trick rider Jackie Adams from the clutches of an amorous rodeo promoter and they form a team and hit the circuit along with sidekick Cool Man.


Frankenstein 1970
1958 · 1h 23m · US
The baron's grandson rents the family castle to a TV crew to fund his atomic revival of the family monster.


Violent Road
1958 · 1h 26m · US
Following the crash and explosion of a test rocket, which killed several people, six men volunteer to take explosive rocket-fuel chemical components, in three trucks, over back roads in rugged terrain to a remote missile base. Uncredited "remake" of The Wages of Fear.


Fort Bowie
1958 · 1h 20m · US
Fort Bowie commander Colonel Garrett, suspecting that his wife Alison is having an affair with good-looking Captain Thompson, sends him on a dangerous mission to try to persuade renegade Indian leader Victorio to cease his attacks against white settlers and soldiers.


The Girl in Black Stockings
1957 · 1h 15m · US
Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes takes charge of the investigation and must discover who among the terrified guests and staff -- including bodacious vixen Harriet Ames, the hotel's bitter, crippled proprietor, visiting lawyer David Hewson and his secretary, Beth -- is the culprit, even as murders continue to take place.


Jungle Heat
1957 · 1h 15m · US
Japanese communists attempt to take over Hawaii and only Dr. Jim Ransom can stop them.


Bop Girl Goes Calypso
1957 · 1h 20m · US
A sociologist tries to convince a "bop" singer to switch to calypso, much to the ire of her Hollywood nightclub manager.


Untamed Youth
1957 · 1h 20m · US
Two sisters are arrested for skinny-dipping on their way to Los Angeles and are sentenced to labor work on a farm.


Big House, U.S.A
1955 · 1h 23m · US
A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.


Shield for Murder
1954 · 1h 22m · US
A crooked police detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep the stolen money.