Robert Stack
Biography: Robert Langford Modini Stack was a multilingual American actor and television host. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he also appeared on the television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries. Born in Los Angeles, California, Stack spent his early childhood growing up in Europe. Becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and he did not learn English until returning to Los Angeles. Stack achieved minor fame in sporting, winning multiple championships including setting two world records and winning multiple honors in skeet shooting Stack studied drama at Bridgewater State College, earning his first hollywood role at the age of 20 and continuing to star in numerous roles throughout the early 1940s. After serving in the military, Stack returned to Hollywood to star in numerous films including stand out roles in The High and the Mighty (opposite John Wayne) and Written on the Wind (1957), for which he was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Stack later moved on to televised dramatic series, depicting the crime-fighting Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1959–1963), which earned him a best actor Emmy Award in 1960. Stack also starred in multiple drama series, before returning to film, this time in comedies to satirize his famed stoic and humorless demeanor. He began hosting Unsolved Mysteries in 1987, and served as the show's host throughout it's entire original run from 1987 to 2002.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 13, 1919
Deathday: May 14, 2003
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To Be or Not to Be
1942-03-06
To Be or Not to Be
Overview: During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Genres: Comedy War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-03-06
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The Mortal Storm
1940-06-20
The Mortal Storm
Overview: The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-06-20
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Airplane!
1980-07-02
Airplane!
Overview: An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-02
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996-12-20
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Overview: Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new one takes them on a clueless adventure across America, during which they manage to accidentally become America's most wanted.
Genres: Animation Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-20
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Joe Versus the Volcano
1990-03-09
Joe Versus the Volcano
Overview: Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-09
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Is Paris Burning?
1966-10-26
Is Paris Burning?
Overview: Near the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he cannot maintain control of the city. After much contemplation Choltitz decides to ignore his orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, along with Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a resistance leader organize his forces.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1966-10-26
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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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House of Bamboo
1955-07-01
House of Bamboo
Overview: Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-07-01
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1941
1979-12-14
1941
Overview: In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-14
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My Outlaw Brother
1951-08-22
My Outlaw Brother
Overview: Danny, a greenhorn from New York comes to the Mexican border in search for his older brother whom he has always looked up to. A Texas Ranger charged with bringing in, El Tigre and his gang of bandits, takes Danny under his wing.
Genres: Action Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-08-22
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Mumford
1999-09-24
Mumford
Overview: When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a disarming frankness, the town's quirkiest citizens scramble for a seat on his couch. As he lightens hearts darkened by old secrets no one realizes he's hiding a whopper of his own, or that he's fallen head over heels for one of his patients!
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-24
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Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
1980-04-29
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Overview: Douglas speaks about some of the stars he has directed like Asta Nielsen, Lili Dagover, Zarah Leander, George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Barbara Stanwyck, Jane Wyman and many others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1980-04-29
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Uncommon Valor
1983-12-16
Uncommon Valor
Overview: A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.
Genres: Drama War Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-16
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Nice Girl?
1941-02-21
Nice Girl?
Overview: Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built car than in Jane. She decides to shed her "nice girl" image when an associate of her father comes to town on his way to study Australian Aboriginal tribes.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-02-21
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The Last Voyage
1960-02-19
The Last Voyage
Overview: The S. S. Claridon is scheduled for her five last voyages after thirty-eight years of service. After an explosion in the boiler room, Captain Robert Adams is reluctant to evacuate the steamship. While the crew fights to hold a bulkhead between the flooded boiler room and the engine room and avoid the sinking of the vessel, the passenger Cliff Henderson struggles against time trying to save his beloved wife Laurie Henderson, who is trapped under a steel beam in her cabin, with the support of the crew member Hank Lawson.
Genres: Thriller Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-02-19
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First Love
1939-11-10
First Love
Overview: In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-11-10
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Bwana Devil
1952-08-22
Bwana Devil
Overview: British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engineer Bob Hayward becomes obsessed with trying to kill the beasts before they maul everyone on his crew.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-08-22
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The Tarnished Angels
1957-11-21
The Tarnished Angels
Overview: In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, works as a parachutist. When newspaper reporter Burke Devlin arrives to do a story on the Shumanns’ act, he quickly falls in love with the beautiful--and neglected--LaVerne.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-11-21
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Caddyshack II
1988-07-22
Caddyshack II
Overview: When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-22
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The High and the Mighty
1954-07-03
The High and the Mighty
Overview: Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-07-03
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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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The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971-10-29
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Overview: A celebrity-filled look at the opening festivities for Walt Disney World in Florida.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-29
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John Paul Jones
1959-06-16
John Paul Jones
Overview: The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
Genres: War History Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-16
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These Dead Souls
2018-05-07
These Dead Souls
Overview: An audiovisual essay on Douglas Sirk's film The Tarnished Angels (1957). Analyzes a central scene 40 minutes into the narrative, and also refers both backward and forward in order to show the film’s richly elaborated logic of part and whole, repetition and stasis, drama and entropy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-07
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The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
1974-09-24
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
Overview: A family moves into a new home in an isolated area, and soon realizes that someone--or something--doesn't want them there.
Genres: Horror TV Movie Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-24
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Dangerous Curves
1988-09-23
Dangerous Curves
Overview: A college graduate is offered a deal of a lifetime - deliver a Porsche for a client and join the company of your dreams in return. When the car gets stolen, he and his friend must go to a beauty pageant run by the thief to get it back.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-23
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Great Day in the Morning
1956-05-16
Great Day in the Morning
Overview: After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved with two women, he then has to make even more fundamental choices when, with the start of the Civil War, he becomes one of a Confederate minority in a strongly Unionist town.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-16
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The Caretakers
1963-08-21
The Caretakers
Overview: This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their care-givers in an over-crowded ward of a hospital.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-08-21
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Badlands of Dakota
1941-09-15
Badlands of Dakota
Overview: In the Dakotas during the days of the Great Gold Boom, brothers Jim and Bob Holliday are bumping heads over the affections of pretty Anne Grayson. While all this is going on, Wild Bill Hickok does his best to neutralize the local criminal element-and to fend off the romantic overtures of boisterous Calamity Jane.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-09-15
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Action Man
1967-05-31
Action Man
Overview: An American talks a retired French crook into robbing a bank, but kidnappers demand the loot as ransom.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1967-05-31
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Bullfighter and the Lady
1951-04-26
Bullfighter and the Lady
Overview: An American takes up bullfighting to impress the ladies but learns to respect the sport.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-26
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A Date with Judy
1948-07-29
A Date with Judy
Overview: Best friends Judy and Carol compete for the affection of an older man during their high school dance. As Carol tries to rekindle Judy's relationship with Carol's bumbling brother, Oogie, Judy suspects that her father is having an affair with a beautiful dance instructor. The two girls team up to expose Judy's father -- who is only taking innocent dance lessons.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-07-29
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The Y2K Crisis
1999-03-07
The Y2K Crisis
Overview: Panic over the year 2000 problem will only increase as we get closer to the turn of the millennium; adding fuel to the flame is The Y2K Crisis, an investigative report hosted by Robert Stack.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-07
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Big Trouble
1986-05-30
Big Trouble
Overview: Leonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has triplet sons who all want to go to Yale isn't making things any easier. Blanche Rickey is also worried about money; her husband is a millionaire with a weak heart, and she worries that he'll blow through all his cash before he finally dies. When Blanche meets Leonard, she devises a murderous plan that she claims will fix both their problems.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-30
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Men of Texas
1942-07-03
Men of Texas
Overview: A Chicago reporter (Robert Stack) and photographer focus on a Confederate outlaw (Brod Crawford) in post-Civil War Texas.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-07-03
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Fighter Squadron
1948-11-27
Fighter Squadron
Overview: During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.
Genres: Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-27
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Sabre Jet
1953-09-04
Sabre Jet
Overview: The story of jet pilots flying over Korea by day, from their Itazuke Air Base in Japan, and of their wives, on station with them, who have dinner ready when they return. Jane Carter (Coleen Gray), a reporter for a large newspaper syndicate arrives... she's also the estranged wife of the assistant squadron commander, Colonel Gil Manton (Robert Stack.) At first, she goes at her assignment of getting a story on the pilots wives with the same ruthlessness and persistence that broke up her marriage - but a mirror isn't needed to peek around the corner to where this one is headed.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-04
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Sealed with a Kiss
1999-09-19
Sealed with a Kiss
Overview: Bennett, who's engaged to his boss's daughter, just lost a major client for his company. When a letter meant for someone else is accidentally mailed to his home, Bennett tries to return it to its author. She turns out to be Robbie, curator of the museum home of the poet Longfellow which is desperate for funding. Bennett is drawn to Robbie and decides to help her save the museum. In the process, he finds himself reevaluating his life.
Genres: Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-19
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Adventures of the Queen
1975-02-14
Adventures of the Queen
Overview: A madman hijacks the luxury cruise liner, S.S. Queen, and threatens to blow it up unless a millionaire pays him the the contents of a safe deposit box. The crew regains control of the ship, but the hijacker dies, taking the codes to disarm the bomb with him.
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-02-14
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Murder on Flight 502
1975-11-21
Murder on Flight 502
Overview: On a flight to London, a note is found stating that there will be murders taking place on the airliner before it lands.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-21
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Mr. Music
1950-12-08
Mr. Music
Overview: A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to produce a hit musical. His producer and his secretary conspire to get him back on track.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-08
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Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999-08-17
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Overview: The film briefly gives Hercules' history after defeating Hades for good, in which he marries Meg and revisits his teenage years. In particular, it shows an adolescent Hercules's enrollment and the beginning of his adventures at the Prometheus Academy, a school for gods and mortals, which Hercules supposedly attended during the time when he was training to be a hero with his mentor, the satyr Philoctetes.
Genres: Animation Family Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-17
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War Paint
1953-08-28
War Paint
Overview: An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.
Genres: Western Adventure War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-28
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Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982-09-14
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Overview: Hollywood is still the home of the American Dream - the place where fame and fortune can be achieved overnight. Or so the story goes. For some it does come true. In this status conscious town Barry Norman looks at the attitudes towards success and failure among the famous and not quite so famous.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-14
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Conquest of Cochise
1953-09-01
Conquest of Cochise
Overview: A cavalry officer tries to keep a lid on a volatile situation when Indian leader Cochise is being prodded into starting a war.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-01
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The Gift of Love
1958-02-11
The Gift of Love
Overview: Fearing she will die, a physicist's wife hopes her husband will be consoled by the orphan she adopts.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-02-11
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Laura
1968-01-24
Laura
Overview: A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-24
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941-08-15
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Overview: This edition of Screen Snapshots has more of a vaudeville flavor as opposed to Ralph Staub's usual candid-camera at home with the stars offerings. Ken Murray, assisted by the Brewer Twins, is the MC, while the Andrews Sisters sing "In Apple Blossom Time" and the pre-"Uncle Miltie" Milton Berle plays his clarinet. The rest of the players, with contract-player faces belonging to 20th-Century Fox, RKO Radio, Universal and Columbia, just pass through. Production Number 3851.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-15
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The Scarface Mob
1959-04-19
The Scarface Mob
Overview: Story of how a group of incorruptible federal lawmen helped put 1920s' Chicago gangster Al Capone in prison.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-04-19
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The Iron Glove
1954-04-01
The Iron Glove
Overview: Irishman Charles Wogan wields his sword in the cause of James Stuart who seeks to replace George I on the throne of England.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-04-01
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Acting for Douglas Sirk
2008-11-05
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Overview: The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques. Archival interviews originally appeared in the documentary "Douglas Sirk: Uber Stars" (Eckhart Schmidt, 1980)
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-05
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The Making of '1941'
1996-05-28
The Making of '1941'
Overview: A non-narrated documentary, told mainly in interviews with the filmmakers, on the making of the cult comedy classic, featuring outtakes, rare behind-the-scenes home movies, and trivia facts.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-28
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Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019-10-13
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Overview: A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-13
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Plain Clothes
1988-04-15
Plain Clothes
Overview: To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Mystery Crime Romance Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-15
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The Transformers: The Movie
1986-08-08
The Transformers: The Movie
Overview: The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-08
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Asylum for a Spy
1965-04-02
Asylum for a Spy
Overview: A spy wants to "come in from the cold" since his last assignment resulted in the death of two innocent people. But the service cannot let a man quit.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-02
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A Little Bit of Heaven
1940-10-10
A Little Bit of Heaven
Overview: A child from the New York tenements sings on a radio quiz show and is eventually hired to a big-bucks contract, which allows her and her family to move into a posh apartment, with all the usual problems that accompany sudden wealth.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-10
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Midas Valley
1985-06-27
Midas Valley
Overview: Set in Silicon Valley, California, follows the lives of a group of people involved in the competitive world of computer electronics and the greed, passion and intrigue amongst them.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-27
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The Corrupt Ones
1967-01-20
The Corrupt Ones
Overview: Freelance photographer Cliff Wilder (Robert Stack) finds himself the target of various colorful villains in this quest for an ancient Chinese treasure when he accidentally acquires the key to its location, the Peking medallion.
Genres: Adventure Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-01-20
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Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs
2004-09-07
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs
Overview: First Look Studios released six theme-based DVD sets of "Unsolved Mysteries" in Region 1 in 2004/2005. The sets were re-released on June 21, 2005 with a lower suggested retail price. On March 21, 2006, a compilation set called The Best of Unsolved Mysteries was released, which contained selected segments from each of the earlier DVD sets along with some previously unreleased-on-DVD content. A special boxed set featuring the first six sets along with the new content from the Best of collection was also produced. List of DVD sets ---> Volume 1: UFOs, Volume 2: Ghosts, Volume 3: Miracles, Volume 4: Bizarre Murder, Volume 5: Psychics, Volume 6: Strange Legends, The Best of, The Ultimate Collection.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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Miss Tatlock's Millions
1948-11-19
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Overview: After the accidental death of an idiot heir, a stunt man is hired to impersonate him while the family gathers to determine the dispersment of the estate of Miss Tatlock's millions.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-19
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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997-05-12
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Overview: Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellent reviews for a bit part in a Broadway play — and she had a new name: Barbara Stanwyck.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-12
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Un Second Souffle
1978-09-12
Un Second Souffle
Overview: An aging dentist looks for a little liveliness by abandoning his wife in favor of a younger woman. When he learns that his mistress also has another younger lover, he gets jealous, but tries not to make an issue of it. In the end, he dumps her and returns to his wife, who is not about to stand for his middle-aged immaturity. She leaves him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-09-12
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Undercover with the KKK
1979-10-23
Undercover with the KKK
Overview: The true story of Gary Thomas Rowe, Jr., who worked undercover for the FBI to infiltrate a Ku Klux Klan group in his Alabama hometown and later testified as a key prosecution witness during the trial of several Klansmen for crimes of destruction and murder.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-23
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Eagle Squadron
1942-06-16
Eagle Squadron
Overview: An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.
Genres: Romance War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-06-16
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The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
1991-01-01
The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep
Overview: With the help of the Master Wolf, Baa Baa makes a daring breakout from the Muttonville State Pen. In order to thank the Master Wolf, Baa Baa sets up his wool racket. and proceeds to rob the fleece right off the backs of the sheepizens of Muttonville.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Riviera Dream
1950-01-01
Riviera Dream
Overview: This black & white novelty film features Egyptian actor Alex d'Arcy -- playing the part of a discharged American soldier -- traveling the French Riviera in his 1950's Studebaker convertible. d'Arcy meets up with many other movie stars including Charles Boyer, Sonja Henie, Maurice Chevalier, George Raft, Annie Crombez (ski champion), Elsa Maxwell, Bob Stack, Buddy Rogers, Steve Reeves.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-01-01
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Killer Bud
2001-06-17
Killer Bud
Overview: After losing another job, two idiots embark on an adventure of mythic proportion: to acquire "Feed Bags," the discontinued entire-meal-in-a-bag, to impress their two equally dim-witted dates. When the only convenience store in town that carries the discontinued food item is found closed, Waylon and Buzz break in and can't break out.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-17
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
1987-05-24
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Overview: Jordan White, a publisher friend of Perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer David Hall, has cleared out the hotel for a weekend and has called his "friends" - an actress, a fortune-teller, David's private assistant and the two remaining staff at the hotel to discuss business. They have come to the hotel as all of them are going to sue David over his new book - "The Resort" which characters are obviously based on Jordan and the guests. A practical joker, David plays tricks on them until he is thrown from the high tower of the hotel where Susan Warrenfield, the manager and owner of the hotel sees the fall and then Jordan at the tower causing the police to arrest Jordan. While Perry and Della try to solve the main mystery, Paul tries to find out who is trying to scare Susan away from the hotel. Could it really be a ghost or a more earthy visitor?
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-24
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BASEketball
1998-07-28
BASEketball
Overview: Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rules. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professional Baseketball League where everyone gets the same pay and no team can change cities. Theirs is the only team standing in the way of major rule changes that the owner of a rival team wants to institute.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-28
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Keeping Fit
1942-10-26
Keeping Fit
Overview: Topical wartime short depicting the plight of civilians who must stay in shape in order to fight the good fight.
Genres: Family History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-26
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Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943-08-15
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Overview: Actors are seen in their new roles as military men during WWII: Robert Stack displaying his remarkable skill as an artillery training officer; Tyrone Power as a Marine drill instructor; Rudy Vallee leading a military band; and Glenn Ford in the everyday grind of a Marine private.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-08-15
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Story of a Woman
1970-02-13
Story of a Woman
Overview: Karin studies music in Rome and falls in love with Bruno. She learns that he is married and therefore returns to Sweden. She meets David. They marry and have a daughter. David is sent to Rome. Karin meets Bruno again.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-02-13
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Recess: School's Out
2001-02-16
Recess: School's Out
Overview: The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — until T.J. uncovers an evil plot to do away with summer vacation! A crazy former principal, Dr. Benedict, is planning to use a laser beam to alter the weather and create permanent winter. Faced with the dire threat of year-round school, T.J. rounds up the RECESS gang and bands together with some unexpected allies — Miss Finster and Principal Prickly — in a nonstop adventure to save everyone's summer break. As the kids discover the heroes inside themselves, a platoon of wacky characters, far-out music, and sci-fi surprises turn this madcap mission into a major victory for fun!
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-16
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The Selling of the Pentagon
1971-02-23
The Selling of the Pentagon
Overview: The Selling of the Pentagon, was an important documentary aired in primetime on CBS on 23 February 1971. The aim of this film, produced by Peter Davis, was to examine the increasing utilization and cost to the taxpayers of public relations activities by the military-industrial complex in order to shape public opinion in favor of the military.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-02-23
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Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001-10-01
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Overview: A rare behind the scenes look at the tragedies and bitter disappointments that plagued one of MGM's most popular leading ladies
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-01
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Laura
1955-10-19
Laura
Overview: A detective is assigned to a case of murder. During the investigation he finds himself taking a more than professional interest in the victim, the mysterious Laura.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-19
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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 Return of Eliot Ness
1991-11-10
The Return of Eliot Ness
Overview: Detective Eliot Ness comes back to town to fight corruption and avenge a former partner's murder with the help of the son.
Genres: Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-10
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Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
2023-10-05
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Overview: Sitting down with co-creators Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, along with long-time actors, producers, and directors of the show, this documentary special pulls back the curtain with behind-the-scenes stories from research and casting to solving mysteries soon after episodes aired. With never-before-seen outtakes of beloved host Robert Stack and a look into some fan-favorite moments. This program honors one of television's most enduring and recognizable shows as well as the fans who were integral to its success.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-05
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Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
1996-02-04
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Overview: A snyposis of the legendary actor's career, narrated by Liam Neeson.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-04
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