Mary Wickes
Biography: Mary Wickes (born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. Her specialty was wisecracking no-nonsense types.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 13, 1910
Deathday: October 22, 1995
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Sister Act
1992-05-28
Sister Act
Overview: A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-28
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Blondie's Blessed Event
1942-04-09
Blondie's Blessed Event
Overview: Cookie is born, producing unmitigated joy in the Bumstead household. Adding to the chaos a new baby always creates is the appearance of Hans Conried as a cynical author who becomes caught up in the Bumstead lifestyle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-04-09
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Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955-11-23
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Overview: Miss Dove is a prim New England school teacher who is treasured by her students in the small town of Liberty Hill. When she falls ill, a kindly doctor, who is a former student of Miss Dove's, comes to her aid. As many of her pupils, present and past, come to see her in the hospital, they reveal how Miss Dove has greatly impacted their lives over the years. These visitors include a police officer, a playwright, a banker, a convict, and an unmarried mother.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-11-23
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Postcards from the Edge
1990-09-14
Postcards from the Edge
Overview: Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for Suzanne who has struggled for years to get out of her mother's shadow, and who still treats her like a child. Despite these and other problems, Suzanne begins to see the funny side of her situation, and also realises that not only do daughters have mothers—mothers do too.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-14
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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993-12-09
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Overview: Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be closed by the unscrupulous chief of a local authority.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-09
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The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941-12-24
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Overview: An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-24
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Now, Voyager
1942-10-22
Now, Voyager
Overview: A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-22
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How to Murder Your Wife
1965-01-26
How to Murder Your Wife
Overview: Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash Brannigan series provides him with a luxury townhouse and a full-time valet, Charles. When he wakes up the morning after the night before - he had attended a friend's stag party - he finds that he is married to the very beautiful woman who popped out of the cake - and who doesn't speak a word of English. Despite his initial protestations, he comes to like married life and even changes his cartoon character from a super spy to a somewhat harried husband.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-01-26
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Dance with Me, Henry
1956-12-17
Dance with Me, Henry
Overview: Bud and Lou are the owners of the amusement park Kiddieland. Bud, a compulsive gambler, gets in trouble with the mob, and Lou finds himself struggling to keep his adopted children. When Bud is forced to make a shady deal, Lou tries to arrange a deal with the DA, but winds up framed for murder.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-17
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White Christmas
1954-10-14
White Christmas
Overview: Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-10-14
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The Music Man
1962-06-19
The Music Man
Overview: A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.
Genres: Comedy Family Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-06-19
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On Moonlight Bay
1951-07-26
On Moonlight Bay
Overview: The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Unfortunately William Sherman has unconventional ideas for the time. His ideas include not believing in marriage or money, which causes friction with Marjorie's father, who is the local bank vice president
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-07-26
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The Spirit Is Willing
1967-07-07
The Spirit Is Willing
Overview: When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-07-07
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I'll See You in My Dreams
1951-12-06
I'll See You in My Dreams
Overview: Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-06
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Higher and Higher
1943-12-31
Higher and Higher
Overview: A valet to a bankrupt millionaire plans to rebuild his boss's fortune by passing a scullery maid off as a high-society debutante.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-12-31
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Hollywood Hotel
1938-01-15
Hollywood Hotel
Overview: After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere. Her agent discovers struggling actress Virginia Stanton (Rosemary Lane) -- an exact match for Mona -- and sends her to the premiere instead, with young musician Ronnie Bowers (Dick Powell). After various mishaps, including a case of mistaken identity, Ronnie and Virginia struggle to find success in Hollywood.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-01-15
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The Trouble with Angels
1966-03-29
The Trouble with Angels
Overview: Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-03-29
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Cimarron
1960-12-01
Cimarron
Overview: The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-01
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Seeing Red
1939-08-25
Seeing Red
Overview: When he is fired from his job, Red puts a hex on his boss. That evening, the boss goes to a nightclub and discovers that the hex worked.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-08-25
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Who Done It?
1942-10-30
Who Done It?
Overview: Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-30
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Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968-04-10
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Overview: Mother Superior of St. Francis Academy is challenged by a modern young nun when they take the girls on a bus trip across the country.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-04-10
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953-03-26
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
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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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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Destry
1954-12-01
Destry
Overview: Western remake of "Destry Rides Again", starring Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Thomas Mitchell, Lori Nelson and Lyle Bettger.
Genres: Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-01
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Dear Heart
1965-03-07
Dear Heart
Overview: A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-03-07
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Fate Is the Hunter
1964-11-08
Fate Is the Hunter
Overview: A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in discovering the causes of the crash.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-08
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The Actress
1953-09-25
The Actress
Overview: The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-25
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The Story of Will Rogers
1952-07-17
The Story of Will Rogers
Overview: Biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-07-17
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The Christmas Gift
1986-12-21
The Christmas Gift
Overview: A widowed New York City architect and his young daughter take a Christmas vacation and end up in a small mystical town in Colorado where everyone believes in Santa Claus.
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-21
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June Bride
1948-10-29
June Bride
Overview: A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-29
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The Petty Girl
1950-08-17
The Petty Girl
Overview: An artist famous for his calendar portraits of beautiful women becomes fascinated by a prim and proper professor and tries to get her to pose for his arwork. She declines his offer, but he's determined not to take no for an answer.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-08-17
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Young Man with Ideas
1952-05-02
Young Man with Ideas
Overview: A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-02
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Too Much Johnson
2013-10-09
Too Much Johnson
Overview: This film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of Welles' Mercury Theatre stage presentation of William Gillette's 1894 comedy about a New York playboy who flees from the violent husband of his mistress and borrows the identity of a plantation owner in Cuba who is expecting the arrival of a mail order bride. The film component of the performance was ultimately never screened due to the absence of projection facilities at the venue. Long-believed to be lost, a workprint was discovered in 2008 and the film had its premiere in 2013.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-09
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Anna Lucasta
1949-07-11
Anna Lucasta
Overview: A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make some money in the process.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-11
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Half a Hero
1953-05-11
Half a Hero
Overview: A man moves his family from the big city to the suburbs.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-05-11
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The Canterville Ghost
1985-01-01
The Canterville Ghost
Overview: The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An American family moves in and finds the ghost amusing, but a young girl in the family can release him - if she dares!
Genres: TV Movie Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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The Mayor of 44th Street
1942-10-15
The Mayor of 44th Street
Overview: In this drama, an ex-vaudevillian dancer opens up a dance band agency and help street kids at the same time by hiring them to help out. Unfortunately, the local gang of hood's leader resists his attempts. More trouble ensues when the dancer helps a convict gain parole by hiring him. It later turns out that the ex-con is only interested in trying to use the agency as a front for extortion. Songs include the Oscar nominated "When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise," "Your Face Looks Familiar," "Heavenly, Isn't He?" "Let's Forget It," "You're Bad For Me," and "A Million Miles From Manhattan."
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-15
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Touched by Love
1980-10-31
Touched by Love
Overview: A teenager with cerebral palsy attempts to become pen pals with her idol, Elvis Presley.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-31
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The Proud Rebel
1958-07-01
The Proud Rebel
Overview: Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's unfairly accused of starting a brawl in a small town. A local woman pays his fine, providing that he works it off on her ranch. He soon finds himself involved in the woman's struggle to keep her ranch from a local landowner who wants it--and whose sons were responsible for the man being framed for the fight.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-07-01
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First The Egg
1985-03-06
First The Egg
Overview: A group of high school students take part in a parenting class where their first assignment is to 'parent' an egg.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-06
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The Decorator
1965-06-09
The Decorator
Overview: A respected but struggling interior decorator from a wealthy background moves in with some of her clients in order to meet their specific needs. In the process, she tends to become friends with the families and get drawn into their personal problems. In the pilot episode, she's hired by an oil tycoon to lavishly decorate a house on his property for his daughter and future son-in-law, secretly hoping that the obvious expense will cause the fiancé' to back out of the wedding.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-06-09
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Bloodhounds of Broadway
1952-11-14
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Overview: A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numbers' Foster, falls for a pretty country songbird, Emily Ann Stackerlee , he'll do anything to help her make it big -- including a stint in jail to pay for his crimes. But will the tough guy's sacrifice of the heart pay off when it comes to his girlfriend's singing career?
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-11-14
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Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954-03-10
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Overview: The Indians try to make a fire in the Kettles fireplace the old fashion way, the smoke signal way. Judges are a comin' to award a child with a scholarship. However, who ever has the nicest looking farm and raises their kids in a good enviroment has a chance of winning.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-03-10
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Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
1987-11-30
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
Overview: Frank Dowling has to solve the mystery of a young man who is obsessed with finding his natural parents.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-30
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The Decision of Christopher Blake
1948-12-23
The Decision of Christopher Blake
Overview: A young boy begins to have fantasies when he learns his parents are planning to divorce. Director Peter Godfrey's 1948 drama stars Ted Donaldson, Alexis Smith, Robert Douglas, Cecil Kellaway, John Hoyt, Mary Wickes and Harry Davenport.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-23
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ALF Loves a Mystery
1987-09-12
ALF Loves a Mystery
Overview: ALF (short for Alien Life Form) and Benji Gregory explore an shabby mansion hoping to find hidden treasure. During their search, they manage to preview the NBC's Saturday morning schedule of 1987.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-12
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Lucy Calls the President
1977-11-21
Lucy Calls the President
Overview: Homemaker Lucy Whittaker calls up President Carter to complain about a local political issue—and to her astonishment, he agrees to come dine at her house. Now Lucy has her hands full as family, friends and Secret Service agents invade her home in preparation for the big dinner summit.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-21
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Don't Go Near the Water
1957-11-14
Don't Go Near the Water
Overview: Madison Avenue-trained Navy men handle public relations on a South Pacific island during World War II.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-11-14
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The Open Window
1972-01-01
The Open Window
Overview: A man travels to the country house of a distant aunt in search of peace and quiet. But when he arrives, he learns of a tragedy that happened there which keeps the house and the family frozen in time.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Rhythm of the Islands
1943-04-16
Rhythm of the Islands
Overview: Rhythm of the Islands is set in the South Seas, presumably far away from the shooting war. The nonsensical plotline finds hero Tommy (Allan Jones) posing as a native chief. Joan Holton (Jane Frazee), daughter of a millionaire (Ernest Truex), falls in love with Tommy, unaware that he's a charlatan.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-04-16
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996-06-21
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Overview: Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearless Romani woman who openly stands up to Frollo's tyranny.
Genres: Drama Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-21
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How's About It
1943-01-01
How's About It
Overview: A song publisher gets sued for stealing lyrics.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-01-01
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Private Buckaroo
1942-06-12
Private Buckaroo
Overview: The film tells the story of army recruits following basic training, with the Andrew Sisters attending USO dances. The film is a mixture of comedy and songs.
Genres: Comedy Music War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-06-12
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Happy Land
1943-11-10
Happy Land
Overview: An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he had an opportunity to truly appreciate his existence.
Genres: Drama Fantasy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-11-10
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It Happened to Jane
1959-05-24
It Happened to Jane
Overview: Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattention ruins her shipment, so with her lawyer George, Jane sues Harry Foster Malone, director of the line and the "meanest man in the world".
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-05-24
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Napoleon and Samantha
1972-07-05
Napoleon and Samantha
Overview: Two young children, who, rather than part with an old pet lion who was once a circus performer, go on a perilous mountain trek to stay with a recluse friend.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-05
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Art Trouble
1934-06-23
Art Trouble
Overview: Harry Gribbon and Shemp Howard enter the world of fine art in Paris.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-06-23
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Little Women
1994-12-21
Little Women
Overview: With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, male friends start to become a part of the household.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-21
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My Kingdom for a Cook
1943-10-27
My Kingdom for a Cook
Overview: While visiting Massachusetts, a famous English author (Charles Coburn) faces the wrath of a socialite (Isobel Elsom) after stealing her chef.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-10-27
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Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008-03-18
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Overview: A compilation that highlights works from the Three Stooges. It includes the shorts Brideless Groom, Sing a Song of Six Pants, and Malice in the Palace, also Ed Wynn's live TV Camel Comedy Caravan starring Shemp, Larry, and Moe.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-18
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Willa
1979-03-17
Willa
Overview: A truck-stop waitress, determined to make a better life for her young children after being abandoned by her husband, leaves hash-slinging behind her to embark on a new career as a trucker in the rig her late father used to drive.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-17
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'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000-11-21
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Overview: Actress Rosemary Clooney reminisces about the making of the classic holiday film White Christmas (1954).
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-21
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The Monk
1969-10-22
The Monk
Overview: Underworld attorney Leo Barnes hires Gus Monk to safeguard a valuable envelope containing information on a mobster. Monk refuses — until he meets Mrs. Barnes and jumps on a merry-go-round of viciousness and murder.
Genres: Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-22
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961-01-25
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Overview: When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement. In a Disney animation classic, Dalmatian Pongo is tired of his bachelor-dog life. He spies lovely Perdita and maneuvers his master, Roger, into meeting Perdita's owner, Anita. The owners fall in love and marry, keeping Pongo and Perdita together too. After Perdita gives birth to a litter of 15 puppies, Anita's old school friend Cruella De Vil wants to buy them all. Roger declines her offer, so Cruella hires the criminal Badun brothers to steal them -- so she can have a fur coat.
Genres: Adventure Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-01-25
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Snowball Express
1972-12-22
Snowball Express
Overview: When John Baxter inherits a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains, he quits his job in New York and moves the family west to run it. Only to find that the place is a wreck. But together they decide to try to fix it up and run it. But Martin Ridgeway, who wants the property, does everything he can to ensure it will fail.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-22
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