Tommy Rettig
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Noel "Tommy" Rettig (December 10, 1941 – February 15, 1996) was an American child actor and computer software engineer and author. Rettig is best remembered for portraying the character "Jeff Miller" in the first three seasons of CBS's Lassie television series, from 1954–1957, later seen in syndicated re-runs as Jeff's Collie. He also co-starred with another former child actor, Tony Dow, in the mid-1960s television teen soap opera Never Too Young and recorded the song by that title with the group The TR-4. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tommy Rettig, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 10, 1941
Deathday: February 15, 1996
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River of No Return
1954-04-30
River of No Return
Overview: An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.
Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-04-30
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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
1953-06-19
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
Overview: Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic Dr. Terwilliker. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber August Zabladowski, without much result. While grimly hammering away at his lessons, Bart dozes off and enters a fantastical musical dream.
Genres: Family Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-06-19
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The Strip
1951-08-31
The Strip
Overview: Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own jazz club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of her murder.
Genres: Crime Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-08-31
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The Cobweb
1955-06-07
The Cobweb
Overview: Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes - but drapes are the least of their problems.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-06-07
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For Heaven's Sake
1950-12-15
For Heaven's Sake
Overview: An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their child that has been waiting to be born.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-15
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At Gunpoint
1955-12-25
At Gunpoint
Overview: A general-store keeper scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-25
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The Story of Lassie
1994-08-14
The Story of Lassie
Overview: Documentary about canine superstar Lassie, combining film clips, still photographs, home movies, archival footage and on-camera interviews with many figures involved with the Lassie films or television series.
Genres: Documentary Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-14
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Week-End with Father
1951-12-01
Week-End with Father
Overview: Two single parents shock their children by falling in love.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-01
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Paula
1952-05-15
Paula
Overview: A woman, distraught because of her recent miscarriage, accidentally injures a child in a hit-and-run accident, but she keeps the incident a secret. Overcome with guilt and remorse, she seeks out the child in the hospital and attempts to help him regain his speech, even though, if successful, it might mean he will implicate her for the crime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-15
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Elopement
1951-11-23
Elopement
Overview: Two sets of parents frantically race to stop their eloping children's wedding.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-23
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The Lady Wants Mink
1953-03-29
The Lady Wants Mink
Overview: A woman raises mink to get the coat she's always wanted.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-29
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The Egyptian
1954-08-25
The Egyptian
Overview: In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-25
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So Big
1953-10-31
So Big
Overview: A girl of wealth comes to a Dutch community outside Chicago as a schoolteacher, and while there falls in love with a poor but big-hearted farmer.
Genres: Drama Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-10-31
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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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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991-03-10
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Overview: A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-10
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Gobs and Gals
1952-05-01
Gobs and Gals
Overview: Two sailors (Robert Hutton) mail love letters from a remote weather station, enclosing photos of their chief (Cathy Downs).
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-01
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The Last Wagon
1956-09-21
The Last Wagon
Overview: When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the murder of three men.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-09-21
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Two Weeks with Love
1950-11-10
Two Weeks with Love
Overview: The Robinson family are spending two weeks of summer vacation at a resort in the Catskills. Older daughter Patti vies with her friend, Valeria, for the affections of Demi Armendez but Patti is at a disadvantage because her parents think she is too young for boys. But with Patti singing at an amateur show and a dance, her adventures in quest of Armendez ends happily.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-11-10
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Marilyn
1963-04-18
Marilyn
Overview: This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in memorable scenes from her 20th Century Fox films, including wardrobe tests and clips from her last, uncompleted project, "Something's Got To Give". Hosted and narrated by Rock Hudson.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-04-18
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Panic in the Streets
1950-07-27
Panic in the Streets
Overview: A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-07-27
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The Jackpot
1950-11-01
The Jackpot
Overview: Bill Lawrence wins a bevy or prizes from a radio program, but ends up having to sell them all in order to pay the taxes he's incurred.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-11-01
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