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The Making of Let's Go For Broke
ALL-NEW!On Wednesday evening, October third (2007) from approximately 10:20 PM until 12:30 AM EDT, I spoke with Ron Walsh, the credited director of LET'S GO FOR BROKE. What follows is an excerpt from...
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Where is Alex Stevens?
Alex Stevens (seen here on WHAT'S MY LINE? in before and after pics) was the stuntman who played the werewolf on the late sixties-early seventies mega-hit DARK SHADOWS. He also did tons of movie...
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Lennie
Here is a rare shot of Christa with Lennie Barrin. Depending on who you talk to, Lennie was either her best friend, a leech, a user, a manipulator, a sidekick, a trusted business partner, a confidante,...
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Watch CBS News Videos OnlineA holdover from the CBS 48 HOURS MYSTERY site, here is a brief slideshow of stills of Christa set to music.
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Broke Freeze Frame
In LET'S GO FOR BROKE, this lovely still appears as a freeze frame that then comes to life as Jackie Broke uses karate moves on her boyfriend.
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New York Post Article
Ace Researcher Derek Tague passes along this article from THE NEW YORK POST from April of 2008 regarding both Christa's case and the 48 HOURS MYSTERY episode.
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Going For Broke in Haiti-1973
With Haiti so much in the news right now, it's interesting to note that Christa Helm's only starring vehicle was one of the first films to be shot in large part in Haiti. The horror stories from the...
View ArticleThe Linda Blair/Lennie Barrin Connection
Fans of my regular blog know that I am a big fan of actress/activist Linda Blair. Awhile back, I noticed an odd connection between Linda and Christa when I saw the name Lennie Barrin credited as...
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Christa Article Back Online
Although it was down for a while, my article with author John O'Dowd on Christa is back online and can be found at: http://hollywoodstarletbarbarapayton.com/helm/index.html
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RIP-Michael Sarrazin
By most accounts, he was the one man in Christa's life that she genuinely cared about. It may have been pure coincidence but, after her death, his career dwindled to almost nothing from what had been...
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New Photos
A couple of new to us photos of Christa from 1974 courtesy of Grammy-winning music producer Joel Diamond, who appears in both and who wrote the theme for LET'S GO FOR BROKE.
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Illusions of a Lady
This is the film that Christa Helm claimed to have co-written and produced. She was living with director Jonas Middleton at the time and according to one published newspaper report at the time left him...
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R.I.P. Christa--35 Years Ago Today...
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the death of Christa Helm. Her murder remains unsolved in spite of major progress just in recent years that I'm proud to say I was able to contribute to with the...
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New BROKE Images
Just to show that this is not a dead blog, here are a couple new screencaps of Christa in LET'S GO FOR BROKE.
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Frank Raiter in Cincinnati
One of the unanswered questions regarding LET'S GO FOR BROKE is "Why was Cincinnati chosen for the premiere?" Producer Duncan told me he didn't remember and there seems no connection between Christa...
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