John Forsythe
Biography: John Forsythe (born Jacob Lincoln Freund; January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, television and film actor. Forsythe starred in three television series, spanning four decades and three genres: as single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the 1950s sitcom Bachelor Father (1957–1962); as the unseen millionaire Charles 'Charlie' Townsend on the 1970s crime drama Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), and as patriarch Blake Carrington on the 1980s soap opera Dynasty (1981–1989). He hosted World of Survival (1971–1977).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 29, 1918
Deathday: April 01, 2010
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Topaz
1969-12-17
Topaz
Overview: Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-17
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Charlie's Angels
2000-11-02
Charlie's Angels
Overview: The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-02
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The Trouble with Harry
1955-10-03
The Trouble with Harry
Overview: When a local man's corpse appears on a nearby hillside, no one is quite sure what happened to him. Many of the town's residents secretly wonder if they are responsible, including the man's ex-wife, Jennifer, and Capt. Albert Wiles, a retired seaman who was hunting in the woods where the body was found. As the no-nonsense sheriff gets involved and local artist Sam Marlowe offers his help, the community slowly unravels the mystery.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-03
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Destination Tokyo
1943-12-31
Destination Tokyo
Overview: During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a secret mission. They are to gather information in advance of the planned bombing of Tokyo. Along the way, the crew learn about each other as they face the enemy and some of them lose their lives.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-12-31
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Scrooged
1988-11-22
Scrooged
Overview: Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-22
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Cruise Into Terror
1978-02-03
Cruise Into Terror
Overview: An Egyptian sarcophagus that is cargo on a pleasure cruise ship has a secret - it contains the son of Satan, and its effects start to make the ship's passengers behave strangely.
Genres: Horror Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-03
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Madame X
1966-03-03
Madame X
Overview: A woman married to a wealthy socialite, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who had been romantically pursuing her, and is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity to save the reputation of her husband and infant son. She wanders the world, trying to forget her heartbreak with the aid of alcohol and unsavory men, eventually returning to the city of her downfall, where she murders a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Amazingly, she is represented at her murder trial by her now adult son, who is a public defender. Hoping to continue to protect her son, she refuses to give her real name and is known to the court as the defendant, "Madame X."
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-03-03
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Kitten with a Whip
1964-11-04
Kitten with a Whip
Overview: Straitlaced senatorial hopeful David Stratton has no idea what he's in for when he arrives home from a trip to find sexy teen Jody curled up asleep in his daughter's bed. Soon, delinquent Jody is holding David -- and his plush suburban home -- hostage while she hides out from the cops and throws wild parties with her beatnik pals. David, terrified of scandal, agrees to drive Jody and her friends to Mexico, a decision he regrets when the ride gets out of control.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-04
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The Glass Web
1953-11-11
The Glass Web
Overview: A manipulative diva blackmails a married man and insults her secret lover, leading to her murder. As the husband tries to cover his tracks, the lover sabotages him and suggests turning the case into a TV show episode.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-11-11
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas
1999-01-01
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Overview: In the tiny town of Harmony, the people have been working so hard they've forgotten music even exists! Then, three determined little orphans set out to find a gift they can give the hardworking townsfolk. And with a little night-before-Christmas advice from kindly Mrs. Santa Claus, they give the town the most amazing present anyone could imagine: Christmas caroling!
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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The Captive City
1952-03-26
The Captive City
Overview: A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-26
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...And Justice for All
1979-10-19
...And Justice for All
Overview: An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat of being disbarred.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-19
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In Cold Blood
1967-12-15
In Cold Blood
Overview: After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-15
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Escape from Fort Bravo
1953-12-04
Escape from Fort Bravo
Overview: A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-12-04
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The Deadly Tower
1975-10-18
The Deadly Tower
Overview: The real-life story of Charles Whitman's deadly shooting spree at the University of Texas is retold. In August 1966, after killing his wife and mother, Whitman climbed to the top of the school's tower and opened fire on passers-by, killing 13 and wounding many others.
Genres: Drama Thriller Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-18
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A Bell for Adano
1967-11-11
A Bell for Adano
Overview: A U.S. army officer, the military governor of an Italian town during World War II, tries to reintroduce democracy, but his efforts are hindered by his commanding general. Placing his career in jeopardy, the governor decides to replace the town's bell, which had been looted by the Fascists.
Genres: TV Movie War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-11
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The Happy Ending
1969-12-21
The Happy Ending
Overview: The triumphs and failures of middle age as seen through the eyes of runaway American housewife Mary Wilson, a woman who believes that ultimate reality exists above and beyond the routine procedures of conscious, uninspired, everyday life. She feels cheated by an older generation that taught her to settle for nothing less than storybook finales, people who are disillusioned and restless and don't know why, people for whom life holds no easy answers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-21
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American Harvest
1951-06-09
American Harvest
Overview: Shows the interdependence of all workers, jobs, and mechanization in the manufacturing process from raw materials to finished product, focusing on the car industry, and argues that this leads to greater personal independence and freedom.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-06-09
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The Ambassador's Daughter
1956-07-26
The Ambassador's Daughter
Overview: While on leave in Paris, a G.I. pursues an ambassador's daughter. Meanwhile she's out to prove to her father that soldiers can be gentlemen, too.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-07-26
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988-05-16
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Overview: Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-16
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Beatles Stories
2011-11-11
Beatles Stories
Overview: A big fan of The Beatles growing up in the 60s, Seth Swirsky noticed that whenever he heard someone relating a story about themselves and The Beatles, he was "all ears". So, starting in 2005, he sought out and filmed those with never before heard, "Beatles Stories". Written by Mike Pope
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-11
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It Happens Every Thursday
1953-04-22
It Happens Every Thursday
Overview: New York reporter Bob MacAvoy is persuaded by pregnant wife Jane to buy a broken-down weekly newspaper in Eden, California. They have humorous problems with small town mores and eccentric citizens. But their schemes to increase circulation get them in over their heads.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-04-22
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Everything But the Truth
1956-12-01
Everything But the Truth
Overview: Upset with the prevarications of the adult world, Willie launches a truth-telling campaign at school, with the blessings of his pretty teacher Joan Madison.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-01
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See How They Run
1964-10-07
See How They Run
Overview: Three children are stalked by hired killers after they unknowingly take evidence pointing to the existence of a corrupt international cartel, which has just murdered their father.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-10-07
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Tail Gunner Joe
1977-02-06
Tail Gunner Joe
Overview: Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin accuses prominent people of Communist sympathies in order to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-02-06
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Amelia Earhart
1976-10-25
Amelia Earhart
Overview: Biography follows the life of famed woman pilot Amelia Earhart, including her marriage to a famous publisher and her disappearance during a flight in 1937.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-25
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Opposites Attract
1990-10-16
Opposites Attract
Overview: A mayoral candidate (Barbara Eden) for a California town gets romantically involved with her opponent (John Forsythe), a former cowboy star.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-16
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Goodbye & Amen
1977-12-23
Goodbye & Amen
Overview: As John Dhannay, a CIA agent stationed in Rome, plans the overthrow of an African government, he discovers one of his men has been in contact with agents from the other side. Before he can confront the traitor, the man seemingly goes crazy, sniping several people before taking an adulterous couple hostage in a hotel room.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1977-12-23
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Never Con a Killer
1977-05-13
Never Con a Killer
Overview: Pilot to the short-lived TV series "The Feather and Father Gang" has Detective Feather Danton and her con-man father Harry teaming up to outwit Runyonesque horseplayer E.J. Valerian.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-13
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On Fire
1987-01-05
On Fire
Overview: Joe is an arson investigator for the fire department. He has a loving and devoted wife and has two just as loving and devoted sons. Things couldn't be better for him until he learns that the department wants to retire him. He does so reluctantly. He then falls into a deep depression because, while most people look forward to retirement, he doesn't. So, his wife and children do their best to lift his spirits but all he does is push them away.
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-05
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Mysterious Two
1982-05-31
Mysterious Two
Overview: Two Aliens visit the Earth in an effort to enlist converts to travel the universe with them.
Genres: TV Movie Science Fiction Mystery Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-31
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With This Ring
1978-05-05
With This Ring
Overview: A romantic comedy about various engaged couples and their families who, as wedding dates rapidly approach, are caught up in a whirlwind of emotional crises, from past loves and parental pressure to social and financial obligations.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-05
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The Letters
1973-03-03
The Letters
Overview: Story of people whose lives were changed because of a year-long delay in the delivery of some letters.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-03
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Murder Once Removed
1971-10-29
Murder Once Removed
Overview: Television thriller in which a scheming doctor murders once for love and then has to kill again to cover it up.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-29
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Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10
Night of 100 Stars II
Overview: This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-10
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Dubrowsky
1959-02-11
Dubrowsky
Overview: Dubrowsky (Italian: Il vendicatore) is a 1959 Italian- Yugoslav historical period drama film directed by William Dieterle. It is based on the novel Dubrovsky by Alexander Pushkin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1959-02-11
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Shadow on the Land
1968-12-04
Shadow on the Land
Overview: Patriotic freedom fighters struggle against a fascist dictatorship in a near-future USA.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-04
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986-01-17
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Overview: An all-star cast celebrates George Burn's 90th birthday and showcases highlights in Burns' career.
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-17
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Terror on the 40th Floor
1974-09-17
Terror on the 40th Floor
Overview: A number of business people, keeping the Christmas Eve office party going longer than was originally intended, are beset by a fire that starts in the basement of their office building and creeps up at them from floor to floor.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-17
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George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983-09-19
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Overview: An all-star celebrity tribute to celebrate George Burns 80th Anniversary in show business.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-09-19
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'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
2001-03-06
'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over
Overview: This is the featurette on the DVD of "The Trouble With Harry." It consists of interviews, clips of the film and stills from the making of the Hitchcock classic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-06
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Cry Panic
1974-02-06
Cry Panic
Overview: A man accidentally runs over and kills a pedestrian outside a small town. He begins to suspect that the locals, including the sheriff, are keeping secrets about the victim.
Genres: Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-06
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Lisa, Bright and Dark
1973-11-28
Lisa, Bright and Dark
Overview: Three teenage girls try to help their girlfriend, who is having a nervous breakdown that conventional therapy seems to be failing to remedy.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-11-28
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003-06-25
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Overview: The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Program. As informants are killed, the ladies target a rogue agent who might be responsible.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-25
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What Makes Sammy Run?
1959-09-27
What Makes Sammy Run?
Overview: An adaptation of Budd Schulberg's incendiary 1941 novel about the rise of an unscrupulous Hollywood producer. The production was divided into two parts and aired on NBC's Sunday Showcase.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-09-27
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Sizzle
1981-11-29
Sizzle
Overview: A sultry nightclub singer, a small-town girl in the big city, sets out to avenge her boyfriend's murder after he is killed while running illegal booze for the mob.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-29
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Arson, Inc.
1949-06-24
Arson, Inc.
Overview: An arson investigator goes undercover to break up a ring that sets fires in order to collect the insurance.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-06-24
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Northern Pursuit
1943-11-07
Northern Pursuit
Overview: Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later escapes from the prison camp. To catch the spy ring, the Mounties employ a ruse so that the spies, believing Steve to be sympathetic, enlist him in their plans.
Genres: Adventure War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-11-07
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996-05-19
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Overview: Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry." It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-19
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The Things People Want
1948-01-01
The Things People Want
Overview: Distinctive sales training film on the hierarchy of human needs, starring a young John Forsythe.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-01-01
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Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies
1994-01-04
Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies
Overview: This extraordinary video captures all the highlights of your exciting visit to Universal Studios Florida in the early 1990's. Host John Forsythe brings you classic moments on rides such as Terminator 2 3D, Barney, ET Adventure, Back To The Future- The Ride, Earthquake- The Big One, Jaws- The Great White Terror, and much, much more!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-04
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The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979-05-16
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Overview: Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.
Genres: TV Movie Family Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-16
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The Healers
1974-05-22
The Healers
Overview: The director of an urban medical center faces various major problems during the course of running the hospital.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-05-22
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Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic
1992-01-01
Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic
Overview: Host John Forsythe tells the story of the variety of areas in the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park at the time.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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The Users
1978-10-01
The Users
Overview: A beautiful girl from a small town with dreams of making it in Hollywood marries an actor whose career is fading, then schemes to get him back into the big time - and her with him.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-01
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Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
1985-02-18
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Overview: Broadcast on NBC February 18, 1985, the Disneyland 30th Anniversary Celebration was hosted by John Forsythe and Drew Barrymore. The special is a look back into the first thirty years of Disneyland's history. Featuring footage from opening day in 1955, including the famous Walt Disney opening day speech.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-02-18
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A Time for Miracles
1980-12-21
A Time for Miracles
Overview: Elizabeth Bayley Seton, America's first native-born saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity, is the subject of this inspiring biopic. After the tragic death of her husband, Seton converts to Catholicism. Once again, she suffers terrible loss when two of her children die, but goes on to found the American Sisters of Charity and the first American Catholic schools. Seton died in 1826 and was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1975.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-21
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Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
Night of 100 Stars
Overview: The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-08
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10,000 Horses Singing
1952-03-03
10,000 Horses Singing
Overview: James Dean and John Forsythe star in this story of a wealthy orphan who meets a shy airline owner aboard a plane and later discovers that a corpse has been stowed there.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-03
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Did you leave us, Blake?
2002-01-01
Did you leave us, Blake?
Overview: Short documentary
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Charlie's Angels
1976-03-21
Charlie's Angels
Overview: When a wealthy winegrower disappears, the three private investigators go undercover at the vineyard to track down the whereabouts of the body. If the body doesn't turn up in a certain amount of time, the inheritance will be presented to the man's second wife, Rachel, instead of his long-lost daughter, Janet.
Genres: TV Movie Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-21
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