Dorothy Patrick
Biography: Dorothy Patrick (born Dorothea Wilma Davis) was a Canadian-American film actress and a John Robert Powers model.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 03, 1921
Deathday: May 31, 1987
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House by the River
1950-03-25
House by the River
Overview: Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Marjorie.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-03-25
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Belle of Old Mexico
1950-03-01
Belle of Old Mexico
Overview: Wealthy Kip Artmitage III (Robert Rockwell) honors his late wartime friend's request to look after the friend's "little sister."
Genres: Comedy Music Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-03-01
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Follow Me Quietly
1949-07-07
Follow Me Quietly
Overview: When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-07
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High Wall
1947-12-17
High Wall
Overview: Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-12-17
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I'll See You in My Dreams
1951-12-06
I'll See You in My Dreams
Overview: Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-06
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711 Ocean Drive
1950-07-01
711 Ocean Drive
Overview: A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-07-01
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Singin' in the Rain
1952-04-09
Singin' in the Rain
Overview: In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-04-09
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Battle Zone
1952-10-26
Battle Zone
Overview: Two Marine Corps combat photographers compete for the love of a Red Cross nurse during the Korean War. During a secret mission behind the North Korean lines their rivalry reaches a boiling point.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-10-26
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Violent Saturday
1955-04-01
Violent Saturday
Overview: Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-04-01
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New Orleans
1947-04-18
New Orleans
Overview: A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-04-18
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Tarnished
1950-02-28
Tarnished
Overview: Bud Dolliver, a former WWII hero, and an ex-convict, returns to his home town in an effort to make a new life for himself but, even with the help of Lou Jellison, a cannery worker, he finds it hard to live down his reputation.
Genres: Crime Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-02-28
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Come to the Stable
1949-07-27
Come to the Stable
Overview: Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-27
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The Mighty McGurk
1947-01-02
The Mighty McGurk
Overview: A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan boy recently arrived from England to New York's Bowery District.
Genres: Drama Comedy Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-01-02
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Retreat, Hell!
1952-02-17
Retreat, Hell!
Overview: During the Korean War, a U.S. Marine battalion must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies, freezing temperatures and constant attacks by overwhelming numbers of Chinese soldiers.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-02-17
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Federal Agent at Large
1950-03-12
Federal Agent at Large
Overview: A crime ring is smuggling gold from Mexico across the border in the US. The Customs Service sends an agent to Mexico to try to infiltrate the ring and stop the smuggling.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-03-12
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Destination Big House
1950-06-01
Destination Big House
Overview: A teacher (Dorothy Patrick) weekends at her fiance's (Robert Rockwell) cabin, where a fugitive hides his loot.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-06-01
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Las Vegas Shakedown
1955-05-15
Las Vegas Shakedown
Overview: A teacher writing a book about gambling meets a hotel/casino owner threatened by a gangster.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-05-15
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The Outlaw Stallion
1954-07-03
The Outlaw Stallion
Overview: A young boy and a veterinarian in a red convertible help thwart a gang of horse thieves. Director Fred F. Sears' 1954 outdoor drama stars Billy Gray, Phil Carey, Roy Roberts, Dorothy Patrick, Gordon Jones, Trevor Bardette and Morris Ankrum.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-07-03
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Lonely Heart Bandits
1950-08-29
Lonely Heart Bandits
Overview: Two con artists join forces and pose as brother and sister. He then meets rich widows through the "personals" sections of newspapers, marries them, and both kill the widows for their money.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-08-29
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The Blonde Bandit
1949-12-22
The Blonde Bandit
Overview: A duped bride joins a bookie in love and crime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-22
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The Big Gusher
1951-07-01
The Big Gusher
Overview: Hoping to strike it rich, four people--two best buddies, a blonde waitress and a cheerful oldtimer--pool their resources so they can drill for oil. A Columbia Pictures B-film from 1951.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-07-01
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Boys' Ranch
1946-07-18
Boys' Ranch
Overview: A juvenile delinquent is sent to a rehabilitation ranch, but he immediately proves to be a troublemaker.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-07-18
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Desert Passage
1952-05-29
Desert Passage
Overview: Parolee John Carver seeks the stolen money he has hidden, but so does his girlfriend, lawyer and cellmate. Tom and Chito are hired to get him across the border into Mexico and find themselves caught in the middle.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-29
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The View from Pompey's Head
1955-11-04
The View from Pompey's Head
Overview: Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently never reached him. Back in his native South, Page finds himself immediately exposed to what he had fled : racial and class prejudices. But he also meets his former love, Dinah, now married to go-getter uncouth businessman Mickey Higgins. Will he find out whatever happened to 2,000 dollars in rights Wales did not cash? Will Dinah and Anson renew their love story?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-11-04
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Till the Clouds Roll By
1946-12-05
Till the Clouds Roll By
Overview: Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-05
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Under Mexicali Stars
1950-11-20
Under Mexicali Stars
Overview: Cowboy T-man, Rex Allen, and his partner, Homer Oglethorpe (Buddy Ebsen), go undercover to track down some gold smugglers.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-11-20
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Alias a Gentleman
1948-02-03
Alias a Gentleman
Overview: Aging ex-con tries to stop his daughter from getting involved with shady characters.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-02-03
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The Bad and the Beautiful
1952-12-25
The Bad and the Beautiful
Overview: Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-25
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Thunder Pass
1954-09-20
Thunder Pass
Overview: A cavalry unit escorts a group of civilians through dangerous territory inhabited by Indians on the warpath.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-20
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Road Agent
1952-03-29
Road Agent
Overview: Brand controls the only road to the cattle market and is charging exorbitant rates. Tim and Chito rob Brand to recover only their overcharge, but accidentally end up with all of Brand's money......
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-29
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Torch Song
1953-10-01
Torch Song
Overview: Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn't take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual, Tye Graham, a blind pianist who may be able to break through her tough exterior.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-10-01
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Savage Frontier
1953-05-15
Savage Frontier
Overview: Sam is a parolee who has paid for his dirty deeds. Now determined to go straight and help take care of his hot headed brother and devoted sister, he becomes set upon by both the law, represented by Federal Marshall Rocky Lane, and by his former outlaw buddies led by the notorious William Oakes.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-05-15
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The Peacemaker
1956-11-01
The Peacemaker
Overview: A former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the new preacher. There he finds a feud between the ranchers and the farmers. The Railroad Agent is after the ranchers land and has his men causing all the trouble. The new preacher sets out to bring the two sides together and he says he will not need a gun.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-11-01
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Man of Conflict
1953-11-04
Man of Conflict
Overview: Young man comes home to get ready to take over the family company, only to find that his father has been corrupted by power. In addition, he falls for the daughter of one of his father's poverty-stricken workers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-11-04
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Tangier Incident
1953-02-01
Tangier Incident
Overview: Steve Gordon, an American agent posing as a black market operator, is in Tangier on a mission to stop the plans of three atomic-scientists who are there to pool their secrets and sell them in a package to the Communists.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-02-01
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For Your Convenience
1939-05-20
For Your Convenience
Overview: In this short film's four segments, "Bowery Beautician", "Chutes", "Home Brew", and "Girth Control", the viewer is shown how certain conveniences and inventions aid the user.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-05-20
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