Biography: Alabama native Carol Forman (born Maude Carolyn Sawls) began acting as a child in school plays. While a teenager, her family moved to Memphis. By the mid-1940s, she found her way to Los Angeles, where she began appearing in small community theatre productions. This eventually led to a movie contract in 1946. Forman went to appear in feature films and movie serials where she was best known for playing villains such as the titular role of Sombra in "The Black Widow" (1947).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 19, 1918
Deathday: July 09, 1997
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1947-11-01
Overview: The Daily Clarion hires detective story writer Steve Colt to investigate the deaths of a group of scientists working on an atomic rocket development project. Behind the killings is fortune teller Sombra, a spy from an Asian country intent on world domination, who is determined to pilfer the atomic rocket by luring workers from the project to her parlor and killing them with black widow spider venom when they refuse to cooperate.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-11-01
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1946-12-13
Overview: A society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-13
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1948-03-21
Overview: Detective Charlie Chan springs into action when top officials of a New Orleans chemical company begin dropping like flies.
Genres: Thriller Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-03-21
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1947-02-20
Overview: Knowing the railroad is coming, Carter is after the rancher's land. Bob and Chito return just in time to save Banker Stockton and his money from Carter's men. When Stockton then lends the ranchers money, Carter has them burned out. Bob knows Carter is responsible and when Carter's henchman Saunders is recognized, Bob goes into action.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-02-20
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1948-12-19
Overview: In order to learn the location of a fabled Aztec treasure, a professor kidnaps his colleague, the only man able to read the ancient Aztec script that is supposed to reveal the location of the treasure. Charlie Chan and his #1 and #2 sons journey to the jungles of Mexico to find the victim and bring the kidnapper and his gang to justice.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-19
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1946-12-16
Overview: An ex-con sets up a program to straighten out hard-core prisoners. Things don't go as planned.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-16
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1947-08-01
Overview: A stagecoach owner goes to jail to catch a holdup gang.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-01
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1946-09-27
Overview: Comedic mixups are inevitable when Leon Errol borrows a car.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-09-27
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1947-06-20
Overview: An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-06-20
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1948-07-15
Overview: Superman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.
Genres: Action Crime Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-07-15
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1947-03-28
Overview: Caught philandering (for the 1867th time, give or take a couple), Leon's wife (Dorothy Granger) announces (for the 1867th time, give or take a couple as she wasn't always his wife) that she is going to divorce him. His business partner hatches a scheme to cure Leon of his flirting with very pretty girl (and a few ugly ones) he meets, but the scheme has Leon faking a suicide.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-03-28
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1952-07-24
Overview: Based on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded together during WW II to fight the Nazis. After the war, they continued to fight evil where ever they find it. In this movie, they are battling a group of spies and saboteurs bent on destroying democracy. The Blackhawks foil a succession of plots, with a cliff hanger ending in each episode.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-07-24
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1952-07-24
Overview: Based on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded together during WW II to fight the Nazis. After the war, they continued to fight evil where ever they find it. In this movie, they are battling a group of spies and saboteurs bent on destroying democracy. The Blackhawks foil a succession of plots, with a cliff hanger ending in each episode.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-07-24
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1949-02-08
Overview: When he thinks his brother has let him down, a cowboy goes bad.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-02-08
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1961-08-25
Overview: A popular but naive country singer is elected governor of a southern state and, once in office, decides to dismantle the corrupt political machine that got him elected. Director Daniel Mann's 1961 political drama stars Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Wilfred Hyde-White, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Connie Sawyer, William Walker, Ray Teal, Larry Gates and Kathryn Card.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-08-25
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1946-03-02
Overview: A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has not seen for several years. The two come together with many trials and tribulations in trying to preserve their marriage in the post-war years.
Genres: Romance Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-03-02
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1947-12-18
Overview: Brick Bradford, soldier-of-fortune and time-machine traveler, is hired to protect the Interceptor Ray, an anti-guided missile weapon. His task takes him to the Moon, where he is captured by subjects of Queen Khana, but is spared because Queen Khana kinda likes him. Back on earth, Brick, Sandy and June get into The Time To (Brick's spinning time-machine) and spin back to the 18th Century where they have to fight off pirates and island natives.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-12-18
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1949-01-29
Overview: The female leader of an international crime ring steals a valuable artifact that can give her the power to control men's minds. Federal agents are dispatched to get it back and stop her evil plans.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-29
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1953-03-26
Overview: Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and tribulations of her family.
Genres: Comedy Family Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-26
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1947-05-17
Overview: A prospective bride and groom have misadventures in Mexico City.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-17
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1946-09-27
Overview: Comedic mixups are inevitable when Leon Errol borrows a car.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-09-27
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1951-03-01
Overview: Unable to keep peace between frontier Indians and the US Cavalry, a heroic Captain risks court-martial to prevent bloodshed.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-01
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1946-10-29
Overview: In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-10-29
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