Connie Leon
Biography: Connie Leon was an English-born actress in American films who throughout her career typically appeared in small uncredited parts.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 01, 1881
Deathday: May 10, 1955
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Mrs. Miniver
1942-07-03
Mrs. Miniver
Overview: Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-07-03
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Forever and a Day
1943-01-21
Forever and a Day
Overview: In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-01-21
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Bombs Over Burma
1942-06-05
Bombs Over Burma
Overview: The film tells the story of Chinese guerrillas fighting for the Allied cause in Burma during Early in World War II, Chungking schoolteacher Lin Yang is recruited to help with the dangerous mission of protecting the Allied supply line from Burma into China. In spite of the danger involved, her determination to help is strengthened when one of her young students is killed in a Japanese air raid. Some time later, she is part of a group of Allied representatives departing from Lashio, on a bus traveling the Burma Road back to China. A bridge outage forces them to spend the night in a monastery along the way, and during the night they watch in horror as a supply convoy of trucks is bombed by Japanese planes. The timing and accuracy of the raid brings them to realize that either one of their group, or perhaps the priest in the monastery, is really an enemy agent
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-06-05
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That Brennan Girl
1946-12-23
That Brennan Girl
Overview: Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" first from her mother, who wants everyone to think they are sisters, and then from Denny Reagan, an older man. He starts teaching her his tricks of the trade and she falls right in line with his crooked ways. Then one night she meets Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson, a tall, handsome, honest farmer boy who's a sailor and they fall in love. While he's away fighting the war, she discovers she's pregnant.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-23
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Moss Rose
1947-05-30
Moss Rose
Overview: When a music-hall dancer is murdered, a moss rose marks the page of a Bible next to her body. Luckily, another chorus girl saw a gentleman leaving the lodgings. She approaches him directly, saying she'll go to the police if he doesn't meet her demands, but he brushes her off contemptuously. When he learns she's dead serious, he tries to buy her off with a thick wad of pound notes. But it's not money she's after; all she wants is two weeks at his country estate, living the life of a lady.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-30
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Uncertain Glory
1944-04-07
Uncertain Glory
Overview: In occupied France, a convicted thief and murderer escapes the guillotine when a bombing raid strikes the prison, but is quickly re-captured by the inspector of the Surete responsible for his original arrest. Fearing the guillotine more than his actual death, the convict inveigles the inspector to help him with a plan to rescue 100 Frenchmen taken by the Gestapo following an act of sabotage: he will confess to being the saboteur and allow himself to be executed by firing squad, the Gestapo's method of execution, thus freeing the 100 men.
Genres: War Drama Thriller Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-04-07
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The Moon Is Down
1943-03-14
The Moon Is Down
Overview: The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on a John Steinbeck novel.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-03-14
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Bombay Clipper
1942-01-11
Bombay Clipper
Overview: Someone has absconded with $4,000,000 worth of diamonds, and that someone may very well be a passenger on the Bombay Clipper.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Mystery War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-11
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We Are Not Alone
1939-11-25
We Are Not Alone
Overview: A British doctor and his son's Austrian governess have an affair and are accused of killing his wife.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-11-25
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Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947-03-01
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Overview: A nightclub singer uses alcohol in excess to sooth her painful life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-03-01
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The Light That Failed
1939-12-24
The Light That Failed
Overview: A London artist struggles to complete one last painting before going blind.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-24
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Honeymoon in Bali
1939-09-29
Honeymoon in Bali
Overview: Bill Burnett, a resident of Bali, visits New York City, meets and falls in love with Gail Allen, the successful manager of a Fifth Avenue shop, who is determined to remain free and independent. Bill proposes, Gail declines and Bill goes home to Bali. But a young girl, Rosie, and Tony the Window Cleaner, who dispels advice on every floor, soon have Gail thinking maybe she was a bit hasty with her no to Bill's proposal. Ere long she discovers that she does love Bill and can't live without him. She goes down to Bali to give him the good news. He learns that he is soon to marry Noel Van Ness. She goes back to New York City.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-29
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The Rains Came
1939-09-15
The Rains Came
Overview: Indian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the poor folk of Ranchipur. Lady Edwina and her drunken artist ex-lover Tom Ransome get in the way, but everyone shapes up when faced by earthquake, flooding, and plague.
Genres: Drama Romance Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-15
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The Wolf Man
1941-12-12
The Wolf Man
Overview: After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-12
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Going My Way
1944-01-01
Going My Way
Overview: Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.
Genres: Drama Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-01-01
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Hangover Square
1945-02-07
Hangover Square
Overview: When composer George Harvey Bone wakes with no memory of the previous night and a bloody knife in his pocket, he worries that he has committed a crime. On the advice of Dr. Middleton, Bone agrees to relax, going to a music performance by singer Netta Longdon. Riveted by Netta, Bone agrees to write songs for her rather than his own concerto. However, Bone soon grows jealous of Netta and worries about controlling himself during his spells.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-02-07
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The Lodger
1944-01-19
The Lodger
Overview: In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-01-19
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The Westerner
1940-09-18
The Westerner
Overview: Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-09-18
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Ministry of Fear
1944-05-19
Ministry of Fear
Overview: Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and doesn't quite know to whom to turn.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-05-19
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My Son, My Son!
1940-03-21
My Son, My Son!
Overview: A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son grows up to be spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-03-21
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The Incredible Stranger
1942-06-20
The Incredible Stranger
Overview: In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built, arrives in the small town of Bridgewood to keep a promise.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-06-20
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Singapore Woman
1941-05-17
Singapore Woman
Overview: A fallen woman seeks redemption at a Singapore rubber plantation. Melodrama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-05-17
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Behind the Rising Sun
1943-08-01
Behind the Rising Sun
Overview: A Japanese publisher urges his American-educated son to side with the Axis.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-08-01
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Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941-01-03
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Overview: In this musical comedy, a motley band of musicians have only their extreme poverty in common. They end up writing a hit and getting a recording contract. The trouble is, the composer's works are never played without another band member doctoring them up to make them swingier. Fortunately, the composer isn't too averse to the changes as he has just won the heart of the beauty who sings his revamped songs.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-01-03
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Cat People
1942-12-05
Cat People
Overview: A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.
Genres: Mystery Horror Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-05
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Three Strangers
1946-01-28
Three Strangers
Overview: On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-01-28
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Reckless Age
1944-08-01
Reckless Age
Overview: Linda Wadsworth rebels against her millionaire grandfather, J. H. Wadsworth, and runs away from home. Unknown to Mr. Wadsworth, she gets a job at one of his many five-and-ten-cents stores as a clerk.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-08-01
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A Feather in Her Hat
1935-10-25
A Feather in Her Hat
Overview: After the woman who raised him claims he's not her son, Richard searches for clues about his identity. Urged on by his mentor, Capt. Randolph Courtney, Richard focuses on Julia Trent Anders, a middle-aged actress who just might be his real mother. But soon, Richard begins to fall for Julia's stepdaughter. Amidst the upheaval, Richard schemes to return Julia to the stage -- but he's in for another big surprise.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-25
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One More River
1934-08-06
One More River
Overview: A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man on board a ship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-08-06
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A Bell for Adano
1945-06-21
A Bell for Adano
Overview: Major Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. He has to manage getting supplies into town without interfering with troop movements, all the while dealing with colorful citizens of the town. One of his quests is to replace the bell which orders the town's life.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-06-21
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The Brighton Strangler
1945-05-10
The Brighton Strangler
Overview: After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, John Loder, a theatre actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-05-10
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Werewolf of London
1935-05-13
Werewolf of London
Overview: A strange animal attack turns a botanist into a bloodthirsty monster.
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-05-13
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Clive of India
1935-01-25
Clive of India
Overview: Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain the favor of the local kings, Robert Clive (1725-1774), a frustrated but talented clerk who works for the East Indian Company and struggles to earn his fortune, makes a bold decision that will change his life forever.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama History War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-25
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The Locket
1946-12-20
The Locket
Overview: A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-20
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