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Marshall Thompson (November 27, 1925 – May 18, 1992) was an American film and television actor.
He was born James Marshall Thompson in Peoria, Illinois. In 1943 Thompson, known for his boy-next-door good looks, was signed by Universal Pictures. He played quiet, thoughtful teens in Universal's feature films, including a lead opposite singing star Gloria Jean in Reckless Age, earning $350 weekly. During 1946 Universal discharged most of its contract players; that same year Thompson moved to MGM and his film roles steadily increased and improved.
Thompson became a freelance actor in the 1950s and worked for various studios on a variety of pictures, including a number of horror and science-fiction features; this included the role of Carruthers in It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958), one of the two feature films that would later inspire the plot for director Ridley Scott's 1979 big budget feature film Alien. Thompson also starred as Mel Hunter in the syndicated science-fiction TV series World of Giants, about a man who has been miniaturized and must live in a dollhouse.
Actors: Larry Groupé (composer), James Handy (actor), Sheryl Lee Ralph (actress), Sean Astin (actor), Robert Harvey (actor), Alan Roberts (editor), June Lockhart (actress), Kevin Pollak (actor), Jack Angel (actor), Timothy Hutton (actor), Sayed Badreya (actor), James Handy (actor), Rod Lurie (director), Rod Lurie (actor), Rod Lurie (writer),
Plot: After the death of the President, his successor is on the campaign trail to be re-elected. On a stop in Colorado, he is suddenly snowed in and he and his entourage are forced to take shelter in a small diner. Of course, the group completely take over from the diner's owner and his French-Canadian waitress. Also in the diner is a local redneck and a married couple. Suddenly, the movie moves into a suspense film as the President learns that Iraq has invaded Kuwait and slaughtered hundreds of American soldiers. Setting up temporary communications, the President announces that he will launch a nuclear attack on Iraq immediately if the country does not withdraw. Iraq reacts that they have 23 nuclear missiles trained on the US that they are ready to launch. Tensions mount with the involved civilians offering a different viewpoint to the President from the normal opinions of his advisers.
Keywords: 2000s, atomic-weapons, b-52, baghdad-iraq, blizzard, chief-of-staff, colorado, cook, death-of-a-president, diner