Paul Ford
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 02, 1901
Deathday: April 12, 1976
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963-11-07
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Overview: A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-11-07
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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966-05-25
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Overview: When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief and a vacationing television writer, while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-05-25
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The Music Man
1962-06-19
The Music Man
Overview: A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.
Genres: Comedy Family Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-06-19
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966-06-08
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Overview: A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-06-08
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The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957-07-01
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Overview: In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-07-01
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The Matchmaker
1958-07-23
The Matchmaker
Overview: Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-07-23
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Advise & Consent
1962-06-06
Advise & Consent
Overview: Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-06-06
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Lust for Gold
1949-06-10
Lust for Gold
Overview: A man determined to track down the fabled Arizona gold mine known as The Lost Dutchman has an affair with a married treasure hunter, whose pursuit of the mine has lead her to double-cross her husband.
Genres: Action Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-06-10
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Who's Got the Action?
1962-12-25
Who's Got the Action?
Overview: A lawyer begins to win after his wife secretly becomes his bookie to save their money.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-25
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Keep in Step
1959-01-23
Keep in Step
Overview: An hour of music and comedy sketches hosted by Phil Silvers. Sponsored by Pontiac automobiles.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-23
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Never Too Late
1965-11-04
Never Too Late
Overview: A 60-year-old lumber supply businessman is dismayed to learn his 50-year-old wife is pregnant. A film adaptation of the hit Broadway comedy, with Paul Ford repeating his stage role as the flabbergasted papa-to-be.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-11-04
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The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966-12-19
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Overview: A dog with a spying device under its skin is sent to the Russian government as a present. When the Russians send the dog to a veterinary, British intelligence must get to the dog first and retrieve the spying device.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-12-19
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In Name Only
1969-11-25
In Name Only
Overview: In this romantic comedy, an unwed couple who run a wedding planning business discover, to their horror, that the Justice of the Peace who had officiated their first three weddings was only an actor. Hilarity ensues as they set about trying to get these marrieds married...again.
Genres: Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-11-25
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The Missouri Traveler
1958-01-21
The Missouri Traveler
Overview: Byron Turner, a 15-year-old runaway from the Eatondale Orphan Asylum, receives a ride into the rural Missouri town of Delphi with rich land-owner Tobias Brown.
Genres: Drama Family Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-21
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The Comedians
1967-10-31
The Comedians
Overview: American and British tourists get caught up in political unrest in Haiti.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-10-31
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The Naked City
1948-03-04
The Naked City
Overview: After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-03-04
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Richard
1972-07-31
Richard
Overview: A satirical biopic of a fictional US president Richard, who in many ways intentionally resembles the then-current real life U.S. president, Richard Nixon.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-31
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All the King's Men
1949-11-16
All the King's Men
Overview: A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-16
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Perfect Strangers
1950-03-11
Perfect Strangers
Overview: Romance at a murder trial with a pair of sequestered jurors who are the only ones who think that the woman in the dock is innocent. Separated from their normal lives, jurors Terry Scott and David Campbell start to fall in love.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-03-11
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The Kid from Texas
1950-03-01
The Kid from Texas
Overview: Billy the Kid becomes embroiled in Lincoln County, NM, land wars. When rancher who gave him a break is killed by rival henchman, Billy vows revenge. New employer takes advantage of his naivety to kill rivals, lets the Kid take rap. Kid takes to the hills with friends until caught. Escapes hanging but remains in area to be near employer's young wife with whom he's infatuated
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-03-01
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Fair Play
1972-01-01
Fair Play
Overview: A young man arrives at the town of Fair Play to see his uncle. What he finds upon arriving is a town hiding a secret from any outsiders. The young man must uncover the truth the townspeople wish to keep hidden in order to save his uncle.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Twinky
1970-01-06
Twinky
Overview: A middle aged writer of pornographic novels meets and falls in love with a sixteen year old school girl. This alone is cause for concern but when the couple get married and move to America, the trouble (and fun) really begins.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-06
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991-10-28
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Overview: This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Way, The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and many other movies made from the '30s through the '70s. Interviews with actors Frank Sinatra, Vincent Price, James Stewart, Michael Caine, and others who worked with the flamboyant and sometimes control-obsessed director add information and insight to the story.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-28
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Journey Back to Oz
1972-12-14
Journey Back to Oz
Overview: Dorothy and Toto return to the Land of Oz to find the Scarecrow as ruler of the Emerald City. Unfortunately for the new mayor, the wicked Mombi is conspiring to take over the city for herself. With the help of the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion and other familiar friends, Dorothy sets out to save Oz.
Genres: Animation Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-14
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Bloomer Girl
1956-05-28
Bloomer Girl
Overview: In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, BLOOMER GIRL boasts a glorious score by the legendary team of Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (THE WIZARD OF OZ). The book by Fred Saidy is set at the brink of the Civil War and addresses issues of women's equality (priorities were the right to vote and to wear bloomers, a liberating alternative to hoop skirts) and racial equality.
Genres: Music Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-28
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The Front Page
1945-11-11
The Front Page
Overview: Earl Williams is set to hang tomorrow. When he escapes from his cell, reporter Hildy Johnson finds him, and thus seems likely to land the scoop of his career - only he's desperate to leave town tonight.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-11-11
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