Roy Glenn
Biography: Roy Edwin Glenn (June 3, 1914 – March 12, 1971) was an American actor.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 03, 1914
Deathday: March 12, 1971
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967-12-11
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Overview: A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-11
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Song of the South
1946-11-12
Song of the South
Overview: Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-11-12
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Lydia Bailey
1952-05-30
Lydia Bailey
Overview: A young Boston lawyer, Albron Hamlin, goes to Haiti in 1802 to find Lydia Bailey, whose estate he must settle. The island is war-torn in the strife between Toussaing L'Overture, the black president, and the French who are trying to retake possession of the country. Hamlin finds Lydia and, against the background of war and rebellion, they fall in love while helping the Haitians against the French.
Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-30
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Jungle Gents
1954-09-05
Jungle Gents
Overview: When a cold medicine causes Sach to be able to smell diamonds, he and the rest of the Bowery Boys are induced by a diamond dealer to accompany him to Darkest Africa in search of a legendary cache of them.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-05
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Sweet Bird of Youth
1962-03-21
Sweet Bird of Youth
Overview: Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local politician Tom "Boss" Finley, who more or less forced him to leave his daughter and the town many years ago.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-21
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Riot in Cell Block 11
1954-02-18
Riot in Cell Block 11
Overview: A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-02-18
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I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968-10-18
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
Overview: Harold Fine is a self-described square - a 35-year-old Los Angeles lawyer who's not looking forward to middle age nor his upcoming wedding. His life changes when he falls in love with Nancy, a free-spirited, innocent, and beautiful young hippie. After Harold and his family enjoy some of her "groovy" brownies, he decides to "drop out" with her and become a hippie too. But can he return to his old life when he discovers that the hippie lifestyle is just a little too independent and irresponsible for his tastes?
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-18
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The Way West
1967-05-24
The Way West
Overview: In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-05-24
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Written on the Wind
1956-10-04
Written on the Wind
Overview: Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-04
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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966-10-12
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Overview: A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is due to arrive.
Genres: Crime Thriller Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-12
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Where Love Has Gone
1964-11-02
Where Love Has Gone
Overview: A divorced couple's teen-age daughter stands trial for stabbing her mother's latest lover.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-02
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Killer Leopard
1954-08-22
Killer Leopard
Overview: Movie actress Linda Winters has gone into the jungle to find her lost husband Fred. Bomba the Jungle Boy helps in the rescue effort. A major obstacle facing them is a killer leopard which specializes in tearing people limb from limb.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-22
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The Green-Eyed Blonde
1957-12-14
The Green-Eyed Blonde
Overview: Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (working under the pseudonym “Sally Stubblefield”) tells a rough-edged tale of life inside a 1950s women’s reformatory. Set in the Martha Washington School for Girls—an institute for wayward teenagers and unwed mothers—THE GREEN-EYED BLONDE tackles a range of topical social issues as the inmates band together to help out one of their own when she refuses to give up her child.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-12-14
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Jasper's Boobytraps
1945-01-01
Jasper's Boobytraps
Overview: To get his comeuppance, Jasper sets a series boobytraps for Scarecrow.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-01-01
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The Golden Idol
1954-01-10
The Golden Idol
Overview: Prince Ali wants the Golden Idol of Watusi and hires a ruthless hunter to get it for him. Bomba has the idol and, with the help of Commissioner Barnes, Eli, and a beautiful archeologist, he foils Ali's plans.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-01-10
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The Claw Monsters
1966-01-01
The Claw Monsters
Overview: An evil scientist in a remote jungle location cultivates giant crawfish (!) as a means of scaring trespassers away from his diamond mine. Condensed from one of the last Republic serials, "Panther Girl of the Congo". (1955).
Genres: TV Movie Action Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Take a Giant Step
1959-12-01
Take a Giant Step
Overview: This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A Raisin In The Sun", is the coming-of-age story of a Black high-school student living in a middle-class white neighborhood in the late '50s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-01
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Jasper's Minstrels
1945-05-25
Jasper's Minstrels
Overview: This one features Jasper talking to the Talking Scarecrow. The Scarecrow then tells Jasper in flashback about his show business days. You see many scenes of dancing watermelon men and other minstrel caricatures.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-05-25
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A Man Called Adam
1966-03-16
A Man Called Adam
Overview: A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-03-16
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Jasper and the Haunted House
1942-10-22
Jasper and the Haunted House
Overview: Jasper and the Haunted House is another George Pal Puppetoon about a black boy and his troubles. This time, the scarecrow switches a sign that leads Jasper to a haunted house instead of a deacon's place where he brings a pie.
Genres: Animation Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-22
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The Lusty Men
1952-10-24
The Lusty Men
Overview: Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-10-24
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The Jackie Robinson Story
1950-05-16
The Jackie Robinson Story
Overview: Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-16
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A Man Called Peter
1955-03-31
A Man Called Peter
Overview: Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-03-31
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A Raisin in the Sun
1961-05-28
A Raisin in the Sun
Overview: Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-05-28
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Life Begins in College
1937-10-01
Life Begins in College
Overview: When a wealthy Indian student endows the college so they can keep the football coach rumor has it the Indian has played professionally and can't be on the team.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-01
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Carmen Jones
1954-10-28
Carmen Jones
Overview: At a parachute factory during WWII, vixen Carmen Jones seduces an engaged soldier to avoid imprisonment.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-10-28
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Panther Girl of the Kongo
1955-01-03
Panther Girl of the Kongo
Overview: Jean Evans of an international wildlife foundation, who is known to Africa as 'the Panther Girl' because of her bravery in jungle living, stumbles on a plot by a mad scientist to frighten the natives out of a diamond-laden district by chemically growing crayfish to giant size, and enlists the aid of a game hunter friend to prevent a monster rampage and bring the culprits to justice.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-01-03
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Affair in Trinidad
1952-07-29
Affair in Trinidad
Overview: A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.
Genres: Romance Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-07-29
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Tick... Tick... Tick...
1970-01-09
Tick... Tick... Tick...
Overview: Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-09
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Bomba and the Jungle Girl
1952-12-07
Bomba and the Jungle Girl
Overview: Bomba decides to find out who his parents were. He starts with Cody Casson's diary and follows the trail to a native village. An ancient blind woman tells him his parents and the village's true ruler were murdered by the current chieftain and his daughter.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-07
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Slave Ship
1937-06-16
Slave Ship
Overview: Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced against his will to again transport human cargo.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-06-16
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The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961-04-02
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Overview: A female doctor in the Congo is torn between two loves.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-04-02
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The Sound and the Fury
1959-03-27
The Sound and the Fury
Overview: Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes and respect.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-27
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971-05-20
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Overview: The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-05-20
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Perils of the Jungle
1953-03-19
Perils of the Jungle
Overview: On an African safari with his friend Grant, Clyde Beatty plans to buy some black-maned Numbian lions from Jo Carter but her animals are wiped out by a fire. Despite interference by rival dealer Gorman, who hopes to ruin Jo, Beatty saves her business by helping her to capture an adult gorilla. (2nd story) When Grant is bitten by a tsetse fly and falls ill, Beatty heads for the nearest hospital through the territory of the dangerous Matabeles tribe. They are captured and condemned to death by Grubbs, a white man living with the tribe and stealing their gold. Using the Matabele Boy King as a shield, Beatty and Grant make an escape and Grubbs is forced to accompany them, leaving his loot behind.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-19
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Time Table
1956-02-08
Time Table
Overview: An insurance detective encounters numerous surprises when he is assigned to investigate a meticulously-planned train robbery in Arizona.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-02-08
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Finian's Rainbow
1968-10-09
Finian's Rainbow
Overview: An Irish immigrant and his daughter arrive in Kentucky with a magical piece of gold that alters the course of several lives, including those of a struggling farmer and an African American community facing persecution from a bigoted politician.
Genres: Fantasy Romance Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-09
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Edge of the City
1957-01-04
Edge of the City
Overview: An army deserter and a black dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-01-04
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Jungle Drums of Africa
1953-01-21
Jungle Drums of Africa
Overview: In Africa, a deceased medical missionary's daughter in Africa carries on her father's work. Before long, she finds herself in danger from crooks and a local witch doctor.
Genres: Action Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-21
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Hang 'em High
1968-04-12
Hang 'em High
Overview: Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-04-12
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Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971-05-26
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Overview: A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-05-26
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The Raid
1954-08-04
The Raid
Overview: A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.
Genres: Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-04
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The Pigeon
1969-11-04
The Pigeon
Overview: A private eye is hired to protect a young woman who has a black book on a crime syndicate.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-11-04
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