James Dean
Biography: James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in Giant (1956). After his death in a car crash on September 30, 1955, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in East of Eden. Upon receiving a second nomination for his role in Giant the following year, Dean became the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 08, 1931
Deathday: September 30, 1955
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Rebel Without a Cause
1955-10-27
Rebel Without a Cause
Overview: After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-27
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East of Eden
1955-04-10
East of Eden
Overview: In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-04-10
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Run Like a Thief
1954-09-05
Run Like a Thief
Overview: Alexander has been a faithful employee of Madame Pollard as maitre d' at her elegant resort. Eager to introduce his protege Rob, things go wrong when his wife Della finds an expensive bracelet lost by Pollard and begs to keep. The police are called and Alexander's dreams of his future begin to crumble.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-05
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Giant
1956-11-08
Giant
Overview: Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-11-08
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Keep Our Honor Bright
1953-10-14
Keep Our Honor Bright
Overview: A college student faces embarrassment and expulsion for having cheated on an exam. Her fiance is a member of the university's undergraduate honor board and could quietly make the matter "disappear." The young woman reconsiders, deciding that covering up for her bad behavior would be wrong and build a bad foundation for their marriage.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-10-14
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990-01-01
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Overview: Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a Hollywood of tragic lives and tragic deaths. Some of the worlds brightest stars are hiding deep, dark secrets that - once revealed show a life of unhappiness, heartbreak and torment that has been so carefully hidden behind the glamour and glitter of the big screen. See the true lives behind some of Hollywoods most iconic stars and learn why, for some, it was as if the act of dying itself was a final performance.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Return to 'Giant'
1996-09-21
Return to 'Giant'
Overview: In the summer of 1955, an army of cameramen, lighting techs and movie stars descended on the small, west Texas town of Marfa to film what has become, "the national movie of Texas."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-21
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James Dean and Me
1995-01-01
James Dean and Me
Overview: A documentary about James Dean. People who knew him or had worked with him reminisce.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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James Dean: Born Cool
2001-03-15
James Dean: Born Cool
Overview: James Dean: Born Cool tells the story of James Dean's rise from small town boy to immortal icon as told by Jimmy's closest family and friends from the perspective of his hometown of Fairmount, Indiana. Made with the full cooperation of the Dean Estate, Born Cool includes unprecedented access to hundreds of rare and never before seen photos and home movies, plus exclusive interviews with those who knew Jimmy best.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-15
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Children of 'Giant'
2015-04-17
Children of 'Giant'
Overview: "Children of 'Giant'" is a documentary film that unearths deeply wrought emotions in the small West Texas town of Marfa, before, during and after the month-long production of George Stevens' 1956 feature film, "Giant." Based on the controversial Edna Ferber novel of the same name, the film, "Giant" did not shy from strong social-issue themes experienced throughout post-WWII America. George Stevens, its producer and director, purposely gravitated to the drought-ridden community of Marfa for most all of the exterior scenes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-17
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Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005-01-01
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Overview: Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents is a documentary chronicling the production of the film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Deadline - U.S.A.
1952-03-14
Deadline - U.S.A.
Overview: With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-14
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East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
2005-05-31
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-31
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The James Dean Classic
The James Dean Classic
Overview: From his early years, to his struggling actor days, to the day he went from idol to icon, watch James Dean unfold before you with this documentary of his life and career, complete with early work, photos and interviews.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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The Unlighted Road
1955-05-06
The Unlighted Road
Overview: Young Jeff Latham stops at a roadside diner and ends up working there. After meeting a nice local girl, everything seems to be going his way. Things get complicated when he unwittingly gets involved with criminals working out of the diner.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-05-06
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Death Is My Neighbor
1953-08-25
Death Is My Neighbor
Overview: A New York City apartment building supervisor has his job and home threatened by a new tenant.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-25
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Padlocks
1954-11-09
Padlocks
Overview: A criminal fleeing from the police stops to rob an eccentric old recluse of her treasures.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-09
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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023-06-20
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Overview: This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "ladies' man" persona to his private life as a gay man.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-20
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Overview: Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-25
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Hello Actors Studio
1988-11-09
Hello Actors Studio
Overview: After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For the first time ever, filmmakers have been allowed to film their work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-09
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Death Scenes 2
1992-01-01
Death Scenes 2
Overview: DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault on society. You'll see the gruesome aftermath of mob reprisals, public executions and international terrorism. DEATH SCENES II uniquely ushers the brave and curious into a spellbinding trip through the reality that is our world today.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
1987-01-01
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
Overview: Documentary on the various mysteries in Hollywood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Rediscovering a Rebel
1996-01-01
Rediscovering a Rebel
Overview: A documentary short on the making of Rebel Without a Cause.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Fixed Bayonets!
1951-11-21
Fixed Bayonets!
Overview: The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one, Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsibility.
Genres: War Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-21
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Forever James Dean
1988-01-01
Forever James Dean
Overview: The life and times of one of Hollywood's brightest stars.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975-09-30
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Overview: Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early days working in television to his rise to stardom in films such as Rebel Without a Cause. Clips from Dean's movies are intermingled with candid interviews with the star's friends and Hollywood colleagues, including Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dennis Hopper.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-09-30
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James Dean Remembered
1974-01-01
James Dean Remembered
Overview: Peter Lawford hosts this documentary taking a look at the life and films of James Dean.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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James Dean: Sense Memories
2005-05-11
James Dean: Sense Memories
Overview: Documentary exploring the last 18 months of James Dean's acting career.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-11
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Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951-03-25
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Overview: The story of the Crucifixion, set within the context of the Korean War.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-25
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The Celluloid Closet
1996-01-30
The Celluloid Closet
Overview: What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar-winning moviemaker Rob Epstein ("The Times of Harvey Milk" and "Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt") and Jeffrey Friedman assemble fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s. Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein and Gore Vidal are just a few of the many actors, writers and commentators who provide funny and insightful anecdotes.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-30
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Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974-04-11
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Overview: The film's subject is a photograph of Jane Fonda visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War. It asks what the position of the intellectual should be in the class struggle and points out the irony of Jane Fonda's participation in the photo shoot, which was staged.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-04-11
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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024-05-16
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Overview: Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-16
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A Long Time Till Dawn
1953-11-11
A Long Time Till Dawn
Overview: Just out of prison Joe Harris looks to restart his life. His wife Barbie has moved and the one man who can tell him where refuses to do so. Enraged, Joe beats the old man senseless and runs away to his father's home, where he also finds his wife. A police detective comes around about the beating (which will soon to become a murder) and Joe insists he's innocent. Joe tells his wife and father he's a changed man and he's only a suspect because of his prior conviction. Barbie and Fred struggle with their desire to believe Joe's plea versus their fear he'll never change.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-11-11
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Trouble Along the Way
1953-04-04
Trouble Along the Way
Overview: Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-04-04
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Sailor Beware
1952-02-08
Sailor Beware
Overview: Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps trying so that he can impress women. Melvin, is allergic to women's cosmetics and his doctor prescribed ocean travel, so he decided to join the navy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-02-08
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The Thief
1955-01-04
The Thief
Overview: The son of a French aristocrat is accused of stealing his father's money and of stealing his step-sister's heart.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-01-04
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A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Overview: Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-28
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Sentence of Death
1953-08-17
Sentence of Death
Overview: A woman witnesses a murder during a store robbery but claims the accused man is not the killer. After he is convicted and weeks away from his execution date, she sees the real killer, but the police are reluctant to reopen the case.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-17
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Tab Hunter Confidential
2015-03-15
Tab Hunter Confidential
Overview: Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and destroy him. Tab Hunter himself shares first hand, for the first time, what it was like to be a studio manufactured movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and the consequences of being someone totally different from his studio manufactured image.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-15
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985-03-03
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Overview: Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-03
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The Real James Dean
2006-08-01
The Real James Dean
Overview: Although he'd starred in just three films before his untimely death at age 24, James Dean cast a long shadow that came to define cool. Using excerpts from Dean's personal diaries, found footage from screen and wardrobe tests and interviews with those who knew him best (including Dennis Hopper, Dick Van Patten, Graham Nash and Rod Steiger), this fascinating documentary explores the screen icon's lingering mystique.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-01
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952-06-25
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Overview: When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel the repercussions.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-06-25
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The James Dean Story
1957-08-13
The James Dean Story
Overview: Released two years after James Dean's death, this documentary chronicles his short life and career via black-and-white still photographs, interviews with the aunt and uncle who raised him, his paternal grandparents, a New York City cabdriver friend, the owner of his favorite Los Angeles restaurant, outtakes from East of Eden, footage of the opening night of Giant, and Dean's ironic PSA for safe driving.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-08-13
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James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
2005-09-25
James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard
Overview: The collar of his coat turned up in New York: Images which have collaborated on building a myth – the image of eternal and misunderstood youth. Unlike Marlon Brando, the proletarian rebel with identifiable goals, James Dean was the timeless and androgynous youthful rebel. His death on the Interstate 46 leads us back to 1950s America, a time when youth was re-interpreted all anew.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-25
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James Dean: Forever Young
2005-05-20
James Dean: Forever Young
Overview: A brief career. A timeless stardom. In just three major movie roles, James Dean became an icon for the ages. Now his legacy shines even brighter thanks to this fascinating film that, filled with an astonishing treasure trove of newfound or rare glimpses of Dean's TV performances, is like a road map to his meteoric success. Michael J. Sheridan directs and Martin Sheen narrates this revealing documentary showcased at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Movie clips, romances, photos that are part of our national DNA (and the stories behind them), and the small-screen work that paved the way to the big screen are all part of the James Dean you couldn't see until now. Forever young. Endlessly fascinating.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-20
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The Bells of Cockaigne
1953-11-17
The Bells of Cockaigne
Overview: An old warehouse worker dreams of saving enough money to return to his native Ireland, but it would seem unlikely. A young man who also works there is in a bad fix, he too has little money but his baby is sick and needs medicine he can't afford. He gambles with the dock workers and loses what little he had. Meanwhile, the old man discovers he has a valuable dollar with the winning serial number in a newspaper contest.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-11-17
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Jackie Knows All
1951-12-07
Jackie Knows All
Overview: A story about love, real estate, and mind reading.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-07
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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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The Foggy, Foggy Dew
1952-03-17
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
Overview: From Lux Video Theater
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-17
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Abraham Lincoln
1952-05-26
Abraham Lincoln
Overview: The story of court-martialed Union soldier William Scott, who is slated for execution for sleeping on duty after he was sent for by Abraham Lincoln.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-26
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Forgotten Children
1952-06-22
Forgotten Children
Overview: The story of Martha Berry, who brought education to the impoverished children of rural Georgia after the Civil War.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-06-22
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The Hound Of Heaven
1953-01-15
The Hound Of Heaven
Overview: Recently drowned Hyder Simpson refuses to pass through the Pearly Gates if it means leaving his beloved, possum hunting hound Rip behind.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-15
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Something For An Empty Briefcase
1953-07-17
Something For An Empty Briefcase
Overview: Joe wants a different future than one as a petty hoodlum and when he attempts to rob an aspiring dancer Noli, he glimpses the possibilities. He imagines purchasing a briefcase as a start but his crime partner is reluctant to let him go.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-07-17
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Rex Newman
1953-09-11
Rex Newman
Overview: Rex Newman, Reporter for the Globe and News.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-11
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Life Sentence
1953-10-16
Life Sentence
Overview: An imprisoned felon escapes and finds that being on the run is just a new form of imprisonment.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-10-16
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Harvest
1953-11-23
Harvest
Overview: A young man in love with a sophisticated woman from the city is torn between his desires and those of his family. His parents wish him and his brother to stay and work on their small Minnesota wheat farm while both want to escape the tough life and move to the city. It's up to the mother to keep the family together in spirit during their Thanksgiving holiday reunion.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-11-23
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Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
1954-11-14
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
Overview: A man tells the story of his coming to adulthood when he left home at age 18 and learned the consequences of telling a lie to impress a girl.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-14
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The Dark, Dark Hours
1954-12-12
The Dark, Dark Hours
Overview: A hood forces a doctor and his wife to remove a bullet from the hood's partner.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-12
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The Evil Within
1953-05-01
The Evil Within
Overview: Scientist perfects a chemical unleashing the beast within, but before he can create an antidote, his neglected wife accidentally is dosed when he has to rush a batch home to keep it refrigerated. Her mild resentment of his endless hours at the lab accelerates into a torrent, after she gobbles pie on which the potion dripped.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-05-01
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Året var 1955
2005-01-09
Året var 1955
Overview: 1955 - the year when The rip hunter is buried in snow for eight days before his ski pole with a movie ticket is discovered. Ingrid Bergman gets bad reviews as Joan of Arc, and James Dean dies in a 185 km/h car crash. The knappupgänget, with Povel Ramel and Gunwer Bergkvist, go to Nairobi to shoot a film that will never be finished. Sweden votes no to right-hand traffic and the "Motbok" disappears in October. Charlie Norman writes film music and gets a job in the US, while Sigge Eriksson becomes a world figure skating champion in Moscow. Anita Ekberg visits after years in Hollywood and Louis Armstrong gives concerts in Stockholm. Luleå is building the world's first indoor shopping center, and Viggen Viggo is visible on the TV screen.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2005-01-09
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