Virginia Mayo
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Virginia Mayo (November 30, 1920 – January 17, 2005) was an American film actress. After a short career in vaudeville, Mayo progressed to films and during the 1940s established herself as a supporting player in such films as The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and White Heat (1949). She worked extensively during the 1950s, but after this her appearances were fewer. She worked occasionally until her final performance in 1997. Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Mayo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: November 30, 1920
Deathday: January 17, 2005
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946-12-25
The Best Years of Our Lives
Overview: It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-25
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The Princess and the Pirate
1944-11-17
The Princess and the Pirate
Overview: Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to. On the high seas, her ship is attacked by pirates who know her identity and plan to kidnap her and hold her for a king's ransom.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-11-17
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Jack London
1943-12-24
Jack London
Overview: The adventurous and remarkable life of the US writer Jack London (1876-1916).
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-12-24
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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951-04-10
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Overview: Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
Genres: Adventure War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-10
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The Flame and the Arrow
1950-07-07
The Flame and the Arrow
Overview: Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.
Genres: Adventure History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-07-07
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Red Light
1949-09-30
Red Light
Overview: Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-09-30
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Wonder Man
1945-06-08
Wonder Man
Overview: Boisterous nightclub entertainer Buzzy Bellew was the witness to a murder committed by gangster Ten Grand Jackson. One night, two of Jackson's thugs kill Buzzy and dump his body in the lake at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Buzzy comes back as a ghost and summons his bookworm twin, Edwin Dingle, to Prospect Park so that he can help the police nail Jackson.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-06-08
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Backfire
1950-01-26
Backfire
Overview: When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly. A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson, who has fallen for Corey.
Genres: Mystery Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-01-26
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947-09-01
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Overview: Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-09-01
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Colorado Territory
1949-06-11
Colorado Territory
Overview: After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.
Genres: Western Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-06-11
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Evil Spirits
1990-01-01
Evil Spirits
Overview: A dark comedy thriller that manages to skillfully blend humor and mystery into one incredible film from its thrilling beginning to the shocking climax! The superb all-star cast is a unique collection of characters who find themselves with one very special thing in common -- they are all boarders of Mrs. Ella Purdy (Karen Black) and totally dependent upon her gracious nature. The suspense mounts as, one-by-one, they fall sacrifice to ominous secrets enshrined within the walls of her foreboding house! Murder and mayhem prevail throughout the tense but often humorous situations as each victim draws nearer to his or her fate.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Castle of Evil
1966-11-01
Castle of Evil
Overview: The relatives of a recently deceased man gather at his eerie mansion but before his will can be read, they start being murdered one by one.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-11-01
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Overview: A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-07-26
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The Story of Mankind
1957-11-08
The Story of Mankind
Overview: The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-11-08
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Along the Great Divide
1951-06-02
Along the Great Divide
Overview: US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge, and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again. Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it, will justice be served?
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-06-02
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White Heat
1949-09-02
White Heat
Overview: A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-09-02
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Flaxy Martin
1949-02-15
Flaxy Martin
Overview: Attorney Walter Colby has ties to the mob, but he begins to regret his criminal affiliations. When his girlfriend, showgirl Flaxy Martin, who also has shady connections, becomes a suspect in a murder, Walter takes the fall. However, on his way to prison, he escapes, determined to bring the real killer to justice.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-02-15
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Smart Girls Don't Talk
1948-10-09
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Overview: A society woman gets involved with a gangster only to find he has hidden plans.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-09
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The Silver Chalice
1954-12-20
The Silver Chalice
Overview: A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-20
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A Song Is Born
1948-10-19
A Song Is Born
Overview: The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-19
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King Richard and the Crusaders
1954-08-07
King Richard and the Crusaders
Overview: Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-07
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The West Point Story
1950-11-25
The West Point Story
Overview: A Broadway director helps the West Point cadets put on a show, aided by two lovely ladies and assorted complications.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-11-25
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Great Day in the Morning
1956-05-16
Great Day in the Morning
Overview: After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved with two women, he then has to make even more fundamental choices when, with the start of the Civil War, he becomes one of a Confederate minority in a strongly Unionist town.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-16
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The Iron Mistress
1952-11-19
The Iron Mistress
Overview: In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother, Narcisse. Soon, Jim is forced to avenge Narcisse's murder, but Judalon takes up with another man. Jim eventually has another romantic interlude with Judalon and is forced to kill one of her suitors in self-defense. Jim leaves town, and falls for the daughter of a Texas politician, but his entanglement with Judalon continues to bedevil him.
Genres: History Drama Action Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-11-19
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Seven Days Ashore
1944-04-25
Seven Days Ashore
Overview: Circumstances force a womanizing playboy on leave from the Merchant Marine to ask two shipmates to help him by dating two surplus girlfriends.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-04-25
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Always Leave Them Laughing
1949-11-26
Always Leave Them Laughing
Overview: A self-absorbed comedian steps all over his friends and colleagues in order to achieve success.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-26
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Pearl of the South Pacific
1955-09-16
Pearl of the South Pacific
Overview: Two beachcombers with a yacht join woman-with-a-past Rita on a quest for black pearls on a secret island. Arrived, they find another white man has made himself high priest; but George, the latter's handome son, is fair game for Rita, who lands in the guise of a missionary! The inevitable conflict over the pearls brings violence and corruption to the quiet island.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-09-16
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The Proud Ones
1956-05-15
The Proud Ones
Overview: Robert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town. Virginia Mayo plays his fiancee. As if handling wild cattle drovers isn't enough, a crooked casino operator from Ryan's past comes to town. An early scuffle in the casino leaves Ryan with vision problems that interfere with his duties. Jeffrey Hunter who came to town with a cattle drive encounters Ryan, who killed Hunter's father when Hunter was young. Feelings of animosity soon change as Hunter begins to sense Ryan is telling the truth about his father. What follows is a plot that continues to thicken to the inevitable showdown.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-15
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Midnight Witness
1993-02-25
Midnight Witness
Overview: Renegade cops are videotaped murdering a motorist and the witnesses are in danger of being their next victims.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-25
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South Sea Woman
1953-06-27
South Sea Woman
Overview: Marine Sergeant James O'Hearn is being tried at the San Diego Marine base for desertion, theft, scandalous conduct and destruction of property in time of war. He refuses to testify or plead guilty or not guilty to the charges. Showgirl Ginger Martin takes the stand against his protest. She testifies O'Hearn won't talk because he is protecting the name of his pal, Marine Private Davey White. Ginger tells how she, broke and stranded, met the two marines in Shanghai two weeks before Pearl Harbor.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-06-27
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Westbound
1959-04-25
Westbound
Overview: As the Civil War spills our nation’s blood, Capt. John Hayes (Randolph Scott) fights on a vital but little-known battlefront. He aims to ship gold to Union banks through a small Colorado town, defying Southern sympathizers who aim to stop him at any cost.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-04-25
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The Kid from Brooklyn
1946-03-21
The Kid from Brooklyn
Overview: Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The newspapers get hold of the story and photographers even catch Burleigh knock out Speed again. Speed's crooked manager decides to turn Burleigh into a fighter. Burleigh doesn't realize that all of his opponents have been asked to take a dive. Thinking he really is a great fighter, Burleigh develops a swelled head which puts a crimp in his relationship with pretty nightclub singer Polly Pringle. He may finally get his comeuppance when he challenges Speed for the title.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-03-21
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Jet Over The Atlantic
1959-11-04
Jet Over The Atlantic
Overview: Director Byron Haskin's 1960 airplane-in jeopardy drama stars Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George Raft, Ilona Massey, Margaret Lindsay, George Macready, Brett Halsey, Anna Lee and Mary Anderson.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-11-04
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White Heat: Top of the World
2005-01-01
White Heat: Top of the World
Overview: An examination of "White Heat" (1949) by film historians and critics.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Fort Dobbs
1958-04-18
Fort Dobbs
Overview: An escaped prisoner helps a mother and her son flee marauding Indians. Director Gordon Douglas' 1958 western stars Clint Walker, Virginia Mayo, Richard Eyer, Brian Keith, Michael Dante and Russ Conway.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-04-18
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The Man Next Door
1997-01-01
The Man Next Door
Overview: A community is shocked to learn that their new neighbor is a convicted sex offender who has been paroled.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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The Tall Stranger
1957-11-17
The Tall Stranger
Overview: A Union soldier returns to his western home at the end of the Civil War and finds himself caught in the middle of a land war between his greedy half-brother and a wagon train of Confederate homesteaders.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-11-17
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The Girl from Jones Beach
1949-07-16
The Girl from Jones Beach
Overview: Glamour artist Bob Randolph is world famous for his paintings of a stunning beauty dubbed "The Randolph Girl". What the world doesn't know is that his pin-up creation is really a composite of parts of the anatomy of 12 different models. In an effort to find one girl who possesses all the proper physical attributes, Randolph and PR man Chuck Donovan pursue Ruth Wilson, a beauteous schoolteacher who prefers to be admired for her brain rather than her curves. Ruth changes her tune, however, when a published photo of her in a swimsuit causes her to be fired by the uptight schoolboard. She sues for reinstatement and in the process learns that swimsuits and sex appeal do have a place in her world, after all. Written by Dan Navarro
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-16
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The Big Land
1957-03-01
The Big Land
Overview: Back home in Texas following the Civil War, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan (Alan Ladd) leads a cattle drive to Missouri, assuring fellow ranchers that their stock will bring $10 a head at auction. Instead, ruthless cattle baron Brog (Anthony Caruso) has scared off all competition and offers much less.
Genres: Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-03-01
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008-10-21
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Overview: Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-21
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Congo Crossing
1956-07-01
Congo Crossing
Overview: Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign gangsters, headed by Carl Rittner. The latest plane from Europe carries lovely Louise Whitman, fleeing a French murder charge, and Mannering, who pays resident hit man O'Connell to kill her. Through a chain of circumstances Louise, O'Connell, and heroic surveyor David Carr end up alone in the jungle on Carr's mission to determine the true border of Congotanga... in which Rittner is keenly interested.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-07-01
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She's Working Her Way Through College
1952-07-09
She's Working Her Way Through College
Overview: Shapely burlesque dancer Hot Garters Gertie aka Angela Gardner meets her future drama professor. Her new landlady proves to be the professor's wife. Angela helps breath life into the annual school stage show...but someone has discovered her secret past.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-07-09
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Revolt of the Mercenaries
1961-07-27
Revolt of the Mercenaries
Overview: Duchess Patrizia is determined to marry, although against her will, effeminate but powerful Prince Stefano. This is the only way she has found to thwart the plans of Count Keller, her aggressive neighbor, who wants to grab her land.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1961-07-27
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Young Fury
1964-11-01
Young Fury
Overview: A group of young thugs rides into the town of Dawson and take it over. When the cowardly sheriff is unable to restore control, the parents of the leader must take action. The leader's father is an infamous ex-gunfighter, and he straps his guns on one more time.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-01
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She's Back on Broadway
1953-03-14
She's Back on Broadway
Overview: When Catherine Terris's career in Hollywood hits the skids, she heads back to the site of her first great triumphs...Broadway! She takes the lead in a play which is being directed by Gordon Evans, the man who was both her Svengali and her lover. Evans is still bitter that she walked out on him to become the toast of Hollywood years earlier. Can Terris and Evans put aside their mutual animosity long enough to make a go of this production. The way things start off, it doesn't seem likely.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-14
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Devil's Canyon
1953-08-13
Devil's Canyon
Overview: An outlaw woman helps one Arizona convict stop another with a Gatling gun.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-13
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Starlift
1951-12-14
Starlift
Overview: To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-14
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Fort Utah
1967-09-01
Fort Utah
Overview: An ex-gunfighter goes up against a man who is trying to stir up trouble with the Indians to enrich himself.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-09-01
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Haunted
1977-03-04
Haunted
Overview: In Arizona during the Civil War, a woman is accused of witchcraft, tied to a horse and left to die in the desert. One hundred years later, the descendants of the woman's accusers start being killed off, and the townspeople suspect the woman has come back as an evil spirit.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-03-04
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Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1951-10-10
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
Overview: The story of three gold-digging ladies searching for millionaires. A loose remake of Gold Diggers of 1933.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-10-10
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Up in Arms
1944-02-17
Up in Arms
Overview: Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-02-17
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Out of the Blue
1947-04-21
Out of the Blue
Overview: Set in an apartment building whose occupants include Arthur Earthleigh, a meek and mild type married to the beautiful-but-domineering Mae; a Bohemian artist, David Galleo and his always-there model, Deborah Tyler; and Olive Jensen, a Greenwich Village type who is always slightly-but-continuously inebriated, and whose motto is "love and let love." She calls on George while his wife is out, and when she passes out during his attempts to get her out before his wife returns, he thinks she is dead and deposits her on Galleo's terrace. Galleo takes advantage of the situation by using it in a blackmail scheme against Arthur, which is shaky, at best, as Olive refuses to stay dead.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-04-21
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Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988-03-08
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Overview: Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios ruled and a shy boy from a broken family could rise to become a famous leading man. Unfashionably modest, Peck describes his fascinating journey from early theater roles, through his first films, to Hollywood’s elder statesman.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-08
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James Cagney: Top of the World
1992-07-05
James Cagney: Top of the World
Overview: Documentary on the life and career of James Cagney
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-05
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French Quarter
1978-08-01
French Quarter
Overview: Chronicles the life of a young New Orleans prostitute and her co-workers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-08-01
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A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Overview: Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-28
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Road to Home
1945-07-04
Road to Home
Overview: WWII U.S. Navy training film MN-5075a that addresses the end of the war. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby try to convince sailors not to desert but to wait for their government benefits and honorable discharge.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-07-04
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Follies Girl
1943-06-26
Follies Girl
Overview: In PRC's Follies Girl, Wendy Barrie plays dress designer Anne Merriday, who becomes the object of middle-aged millionaire J. B. Hamlin's (J.C. Nugent) affections. To save his dad from throwing his life away on a supposed golddigger, Hamlin's son, Army private Jerry Hamlin (Gordon Oliver), begins courting Anne-and, of course, falls genuinely in love with her himself. Meanwhile, the rogueish J.B. tries to mount a Broadway burlesque show, with costumes designed by Our Heroine.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-06-26
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Fugitive Lovers
1975-11-27
Fugitive Lovers
Overview: A swimming pool cleaner and a suicidal housewife set out on the run and are pursued by her corrupt lobbyist husband.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-27
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The Bible According to Hollywood
1994-01-01
The Bible According to Hollywood
Overview: Filmmaker Phillip Dye's documentary explores the many biblical adaptations Hollywood has produced throughout the years, including The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Ben Hur, The Bible ... In the Beginning and many more titles. With iconic clips, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the likes of Charlton Heston, Peter Ustinov and Virginia Mayo, Dye's film is a celebration of the golden age of epic moviemaking.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Do It Debbie's Way
1983-03-11
Do It Debbie's Way
Overview: An aerobics workout video hosted by actress Debbie Reynolds and featuring other well known actresses taking her class such as Teri Garr and Florence Henderson. Debbie coaches and encourages you through her work out to upbeat jazz selections using exercise equipment found around the house. She also provides alternative movements/positions for people who are unable to go full out.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-11
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Inside the Dream Factory
1995-11-01
Inside the Dream Factory
Overview: Faye Dunaway hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the Hollywood star-making machine.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-01
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Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996-03-15
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Overview: He went from street-wise tough to art-collector liberal-activist, from circus-acrobat hunk to Academy Award winner. Burton Stephen Lancaster — later Burt Lancaster — was one of five children of a New York City postal worker. By eighteen, Burt was 6'2" and blessed with the athletic physique and dynamic good looks that helped make him famous. A stint in the Army introduced Burt to acting and led him to Hollywood where his first release, "The Killers" (1946), propelled him to stardom at age 32. He took control of his own career and seldom faltered.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-15
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