Patrick McVey
Biography: Patrick McVey was born on March 17, 1910 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as Patrick McVeigh. He was an actor, known for Big Town (1950), Manhunt (1959) and North by Northwest (1959). He was married to Courteen Landis. He died on July 6, 1973 in New York City, New York.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 17, 1910
Deathday: July 06, 1973
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North by Northwest
1959-07-08
North by Northwest
Overview: Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Genres: Thriller Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-07-08
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Party Girl
1958-10-28
Party Girl
Overview: Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-10-28
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The Detective
1968-05-28
The Detective
Overview: Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man.
Genres: Crime Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-05-28
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Invisible Agent
1942-08-07
Invisible Agent
Overview: The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany in this comedy-thriller.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-08-07
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The Mummy's Tomb
1942-10-23
The Mummy's Tomb
Overview: A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier.
Genres: Horror Mystery Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-23
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The Big Caper
1957-03-28
The Big Caper
Overview: A con artist moves into a small town to spearhead a payroll robbery.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-03-28
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Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942-05-01
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Overview: Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane follow them to New York.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-01
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Private Snuffy Smith
1942-01-16
Private Snuffy Smith
Overview: A hillbilly moonshiner enlists in the army. Monogram Pictures' comedy was inspired by the then-popular comic strip character.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-16
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Desperate Characters
1971-09-22
Desperate Characters
Overview: Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-09-22
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Welcome Stranger
1947-06-13
Welcome Stranger
Overview: Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his vacation replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing Doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but once he meets teacher Trudy Mason, Pearson is delighted to stay. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancé. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-06-13
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The Visitors
1972-02-02
The Visitors
Overview: Bill, Martha and their little child Hal are spending a quiet winter Sunday in their cosy house when they get an unexpected visit from Mike Nickerson and Tony Rodriguez. Mike and Tony are old acquaintances of Bill; a few years back, in Vietnam, they were in the same platoon. They also became opposed parties in a court martial - for a reason that Bill never explained to Martha. What happened in Vietnam, and what is the reason for the presence of Mike and Tony ?
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-02-02
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Hogan's Goat
1971-10-18
Hogan's Goat
Overview: A young Irish ward boss has a chance to be elected mayor, but the disgraced current mayor makes sure the candidate's wife learns about his affair with a just-deceased rich girl.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-18
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Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942-08-01
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Overview: Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
Genres: Drama Thriller Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-08-01
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Dark Passage
1947-09-05
Dark Passage
Overview: A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.
Genres: Romance Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-09-05
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Sergeant York
1941-09-27
Sergeant York
Overview: Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-09-27
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No Time for Love
1943-04-09
No Time for Love
Overview: Upper-class female reporter is (despite herself) attracted to hulking laborer digging a tunnel under the Hudson river.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-04-09
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Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942-01-31
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Overview: The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-31
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They Died with Their Boots On
1941-11-20
They Died with Their Boots On
Overview: The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.
Genres: Western War Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-11-20
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Pacific Blackout
1941-12-31
Pacific Blackout
Overview: Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring. Completed shortly before America entered WW2.
Genres: Mystery Romance Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-31
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Steel Against the Sky
1941-12-13
Steel Against the Sky
Overview: Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-13
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Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946-07-26
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Overview: Balkan Prince Henry has two wishes, to meet Lauren Bacall and see the "real" America. He befriends cabbie Buzz Williams and, without knowing the microphone is live, the two stage a debate on democracy versus monarchy broadcast back to the Prince's homeland. A plebiscite there puts Henry out of a job. Flying to Milwaukee to become a beer salesman, he meets Bacall on the seat next to his, but a tap on his shoulder means he must give up his seat (and dream) to Bogie.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-07-26
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Murder in the Big House
1942-04-11
Murder in the Big House
Overview: When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells something fishy...
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-04-11
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Eyes Aloft
1943-01-24
Eyes Aloft
Overview: In this documentary short film, a woman volunteer for the civilian aviation observer corps in World War II explains how the U.S. military depends on civilians watching the skies to warn of possible attacking or spying enemy aircraft. An army major explains to a group of civic leaders how volunteers are to be recruited and organized. Then the volunteers man posts day and night, always watching for unidentified aircraft that might be enemy forces.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-01-24
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Land and Live in the Jungle
1944-03-14
Land and Live in the Jungle
Overview: In this World War II military training film, a B-25 crew bails out over the jungle, and the pilot is separated from the rest of of his crew. The two groups of soldiers must survive until they can meet up and be rescued. The pilot does almost everything wrong, and the rest of his crew does almost everything right. We learn, by both bad and good example, how to survive in the jungle.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-03-14
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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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In This Our Life
1942-05-08
In This Our Life
Overview: An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-08
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Bang the Drum Slowly
1973-08-26
Bang the Drum Slowly
Overview: The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-08-26
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The Brute Man
1946-10-01
The Brute Man
Overview: A facially disfigured and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those he blames for his condition.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-10-01
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The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942-10-22
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Overview: A young divorcee tries to convert a historic house into a hotel despite its oddball inhabitants and dead bodies in the cellar.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-22
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