Joan Crawford
Biography: Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 190? – May 10, 1977) was an American actress. She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. Initially frustrated by the size and quality of her parts, Crawford launched a publicity campaign and built an image as a nationally known flapper by the end of the 1920s. By the 1930s, Crawford's fame rivaled MGM colleagues Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo. Crawford often played hardworking young women who find romance and financial success. These "rags-to-riches" stories were well received by Depression-era audiences and were popular with women. Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest paid women in the United States, but her films began losing money. By the end of the 1930s, she was labeled "box office poison". After an absence of nearly two years from the screen, Crawford staged a comeback by starring in Mildred Pierce (1945), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1955, she became involved with the Pepsi-Cola Company, through her marriage to company president Alfred Steele. After his death in 1959, Crawford was elected to fill his vacancy on the board of directors but was forcibly retired in 1973. She continued acting in film and television regularly through the 1960s, when her performances became fewer; after the release of the horror film Trog in 1970, Crawford retired from the screen. Following a public appearance in 1974, after which unflattering photographs were published, Crawford withdrew from public life. She became more and more reclusive until her death in 1977.
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Deathday: May 10, 1977
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962-10-31
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Overview: A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
Genres: Thriller Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-10-31
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Mildred Pierce
1945-10-20
Mildred Pierce
Overview: A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-10-20
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Daisy Kenyon
1947-12-25
Daisy Kenyon
Overview: Daisy Kenyon is a Manhattan commercial artist having an affair with an arrogant and overbearing but successful lawyer and family man named Dan O'Mara. Daisy meets a single man, a war veteran named Peter Lapham, and after a brief and hesitant courtship decides to marry him, although she is still in love with Dan.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-12-25
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Possessed
1947-05-29
Possessed
Overview: After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-29
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The Women
1939-09-01
The Women
Overview: A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-01
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The Karate Killers
1967-04-07
The Karate Killers
Overview: International spies Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret formula that was divided into four parts and left by a dying scientist with his four of five daughters, all of whom live in different countries. His widow, Amanda, is murdered at the beginning by the counter-spies of the organization THRUSH. Evil THRUSH agent Randolph also wants the formula, and is aided by his karate-chopping henchmen.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-04-07
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The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929-11-23
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Overview: An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-11-23
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Mannequin
1938-01-21
Mannequin
Overview: Jessie, a young working class woman, seeks to improve her life by marrying her boyfriend, only to find out that he is no better than what she left behind.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-01-21
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982-05-21
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Overview: Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-21
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It's a Great Feeling
1949-08-01
It's a Great Feeling
Overview: A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan agree to help her.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-08-01
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Above Suspicion
1943-05-31
Above Suspicion
Overview: Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-05-31
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Johnny Guitar
1954-05-26
Johnny Guitar
Overview: On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.
Genres: Western Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-05-26
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Grand Hotel
1932-05-25
Grand Hotel
Overview: Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-05-25
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The Unknown
1927-05-29
The Unknown
Overview: On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder – a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his identity. Meanwhile, ringmaster's daughter Nanon has a phobia of being touched by men, but is romantically pursued by not only Alonzo but the strongman Malabar. Alonzo's desperation to remain with Nanon will only end in tragedy.
Genres: Drama Romance Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-05-29
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Flamingo Road
1949-04-30
Flamingo Road
Overview: A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-04-30
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Humoresque
1947-01-25
Humoresque
Overview: A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-01-25
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A Woman's Face
1941-05-09
A Woman's Face
Overview: A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-05-09
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Reunion in France
1942-12-25
Reunion in France
Overview: Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-25
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I Saw What You Did
1965-07-21
I Saw What You Did
Overview: Teenage friends Kit and Libby make prank phone calls for fun but then find themselves involved in a brutal double murder committed by one of their targets.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-07-21
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Queen Bee
1955-11-07
Queen Bee
Overview: A devilish Southern woman, married to a man who despises her, manages to manipulate those around her under the guise of being kind. But, when her sister-in-law is engaged to be married to the woman's former lover and her husband starts up an affair with her cousin, visting from New York, things start to go awry and she sets a plan to destroy it all.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-11-07
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Strait-Jacket
1964-01-19
Strait-Jacket
Overview: After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.
Genres: Thriller Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-19
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The Damned Don't Cry
1950-05-13
The Damned Don't Cry
Overview: Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-13
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Our Dancing Daughters
1928-09-01
Our Dancing Daughters
Overview: A flapper who's secretly a good girl and a gold-digging floozy masquerading as an ingénue both vie for the hand of a millionaire.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-09-01
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Berserk!
1967-11-01
Berserk!
Overview: A lady ringmaster milks the publicity from a string of murders.
Genres: Crime Drama Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-01
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Autumn Leaves
1956-08-01
Autumn Leaves
Overview: A woman falls for a younger man with severe mental problems.
Genres: Drama Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-08-01
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Rain
1932-10-12
Rain
Overview: Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-10-12
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They All Kissed the Bride
1942-06-11
They All Kissed the Bride
Overview: Margaret Drew runs her trucking company single-mindedly, if not ruthlessly. The only thorn in her side is writer Michael Holmes who is writing a book on some of her tough ways. With no time for men, the effect an attractive stranger has on her at her sister's wedding is unnerving. When it turns out this is the hated writer, she starts seriously to lose her bearings. Surely it can't become Maggie and Mike?
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-06-11
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Susan and God
1940-06-07
Susan and God
Overview: A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-06-07
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Dancing Lady
1933-11-24
Dancing Lady
Overview: Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-11-24
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Love on the Run
1936-11-20
Love on the Run
Overview: A runaway bride and an undercover reporter get caught up in political intrigue as they lead a merry chase across Europe and uncover a spy plot.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-11-20
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The Big Rock Candy Mountain
1969-01-01
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
Overview: Joan Crawford goes grocery shopping, in this short film for Pepsi-Cola.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Sadie McKee
1934-05-09
Sadie McKee
Overview: A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-05-09
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Trog
1970-10-24
Trog
Overview: Anthropologist Dr. Brockton unearths a primitive troglodyte -- an Ice Age "missing link": half-caveman, half-ape -- in a local cave. Through medical experimentation, she manages to communicate with him and domesticate him before he's let loose by an irate land developer and goes on a rampage, terrorizing the local citizenry.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-10-24
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Hollywood Canteen
1944-12-15
Hollywood Canteen
Overview: Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-12-15
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Female on the Beach
1955-08-19
Female on the Beach
Overview: Lynn Markham moves into her late husband's beach house the morning after former tenant Eloise Crandall fell from the cliff. To her annoyance, Lynn finds both her real estate agent and Drummond Hall, her beachcomber neighbor, making themselves quite at home. Lynn soon has no doubts of what her scheming neighbors are up to, but she finds Drummond's physical charms hard to resist. And she still doesn't know what really happened to Eloise.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller Romance Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-19
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Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
2000-10-24
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Overview: Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the subject of this documentary.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-24
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West Point
1928-01-07
West Point
Overview: Arrogant and wise-cracking Brice Wayne enrolls at the United States Military Academy at West Point and adjusts to life as a plebe. He tries out for the plebe football team, where he excels and shows up the varsity team. However, his ego is unrivaled, especially in competition with upperclassman Bob Sperry. At the same time, Brice meets a local girl named Betty Channing who cheers for him at football practices.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-01-07
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Chained
1934-08-31
Chained
Overview: Richard, a millionaire in love with his secretary, Diane, is dispirited when his wife refuses to divorce him. Concerned that Diane will now lose interest, Richard offers her an all-expense-paid cruise to Argentina so that she can think it over. While traveling, however, Diane falls in love with fellow traveler Mike. She resolves to come clean to Richard, but upon return she becomes conflicted when she finds out he was able to get divorced after all.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-08-31
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Sudden Fear
1952-08-07
Sudden Fear
Overview: Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-08-07
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Strange Cargo
1940-03-01
Strange Cargo
Overview: Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.
Genres: Drama Romance Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-03-01
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Possessed
1931-11-21
Possessed
Overview: Marion is a factory worker who hopes to trade the assembly line, for a beautiful penthouse apartment. Mark Whitney, a wealthy and influential lawyer can make her dreams come true, but there is only one problem, he will give her everything but a marriage proposal. Will this affair ever lead to marriage?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-21
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The Stolen Jools
1931-04-04
The Stolen Jools
Overview: Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanatorium.)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-04-04
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937-02-19
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Overview: A chic American jewel thief falls in love with one of her marks, an English lord.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-19
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When Ladies Meet
1941-08-29
When Ladies Meet
Overview: Mary, a writer working on a novel about a love triangle, is attracted to her publisher. Her suitor Jimmy is determined to break them up; he introduces Mary to the publisher's wife without telling Mary who she is.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-29
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The Best of Everything
1959-10-09
The Best of Everything
Overview: An exposé of the lives and loves of Madison Avenue working girls and their higher-ups.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-10-09
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Bette and Joan
2017-01-01
Bette and Joan
Overview: Sylvia Syms looks through the BBC archives to tell the story of one of Hollywood's greatest ever feuds - the rivalry between legendary actresses Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Interviews from the 1960s and 70s reveal the mutual loathing that came to a head when, against all expectations, they starred together in the classic psychological thriller Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?. The programme looks in detail at the making of the film, examines the fallout when Bette and not Joan received an Oscar nomination for her performance, and shows how, despite the hatred, the pair had more in common than audiences appreciated.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-01
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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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Harriet Craig
1950-11-02
Harriet Craig
Overview: A perfectionist woman's devotion to her home drives away friends and family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-11-02
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This Woman Is Dangerous
1952-02-09
This Woman Is Dangerous
Overview: A crime gang leader is losing her sight, so while her lover goes into hiding, she checks in to the hospital for extensive surgery to recover her eyesight. There she is treated by a handsome young doctor. As expected not only does the doctor successfully open her eyes, he also opens her heart for him.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-02-09
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Joan Crawford's Home Movies
1942-01-01
Joan Crawford's Home Movies
Overview: The private Joan Crawford fought as hard to create a normal family life as she did to establish her career. She forged her own path and to that end became a single parent, eventually adopting and raising four children. Like many parents, she picked up a 16mm camera and began filming both the special and the ordinary events of her family’s life. These home movies (ca. 1940–42) present that which one rarely gets to see: a larger-than-life personality at home, unadorned, just being herself—and often in color, at a time when her feature films were black and white. Crawford filmed most of the home movies herself; when she is on camera, it is unclear who is behind it.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-01
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Laughing Sinners
1931-05-30
Laughing Sinners
Overview: Ivy Stevens is a cafe entertainer in love with a shifty salesman who deserts her. In attempting to commit suicide, she is saved by Carl, a Salvation Army officer. Encouraged by Carl, Ivy joins the Salvation Army. When her old flame re-enters her life, Ivy finds she is still attracted and begins another affair with him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-05-30
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Today We Live
1933-03-03
Today We Live
Overview: Two lovers are living together and are not married; they had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait."
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-03-03
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Overview: A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-10
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Montana Moon
1930-03-20
Montana Moon
Overview: A wild-partying flapper marries a cowboy and tries to adjust to life on a western ranch.
Genres: Comedy Drama Western Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-03-20
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Our Modern Maidens
1929-09-08
Our Modern Maidens
Overview: Young, vivacious Billie uses her charms on influential businessman Glenn Abbott in hopes of getting her secret fiancé Gil a diplomatic appointment. Meanwhile, Gil's affections meander to beautiful ingenue Kentucky, Billie's best friend.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-09-08
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Across to Singapore
1928-04-07
Across to Singapore
Overview: While Joel and his older ship's captain brother Mark are at sea, the latter is abandoned in Singapore by devious ship's mate Finch who, upon their return, convinces the townspeople that Joel abandoned his brother. Joel, determined to not only find Mark but to see justice done, returns the ship to Singapore.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-04-07
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Forsaking All Others
1934-12-23
Forsaking All Others
Overview: A socialite only realises that her friend is in love with her when she falls for the wrong man.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-12-23
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The Gorgeous Hussy
1936-08-28
The Gorgeous Hussy
Overview: It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that know her, is the daughter of Major William O'Neal, who is the innkeeper of the establishment where most out-of-town politicians and military men stay when they're in Washington. Peggy is pretty and politically aware. She is courted by several of those politicians and military men who all want to marry her, except for the one with who she is truly in love.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-08-28
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The Shining Hour
1938-11-18
The Shining Hour
Overview: A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-18
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
1926-03-21
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Overview: A poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear company that has nearly bankrupted his father. He also has fallen in love with the girl on the company's billboards, the competition's daughter, and her sweet inspiration keeps him tramping along.
Genres: Comedy Romance Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-03-21
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008-03-03
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Overview: A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-03
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The Bride Wore Red
1937-10-08
The Bride Wore Red
Overview: A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-08
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No More Ladies
1935-06-14
No More Ladies
Overview: A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-06-14
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Goodbye, My Fancy
1951-05-19
Goodbye, My Fancy
Overview: Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a student and he was her professor, and wants to see if there is still a spark between them.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-05-19
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Dance, Fools, Dance
1931-02-07
Dance, Fools, Dance
Overview: When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-02-07
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Our Blushing Brides
1930-07-19
Our Blushing Brides
Overview: Jerry, Connie, and Franky are small-town girls seeking wealthy husbands in New York City. But, while Connie and Franky are reckless with their affections — one bedding a married man and the other marrying a scoundrel — Jerry is determined to remain practical. As she mothers her wounded, heartbroken friends, she stalwartly but foolishly resists the advances of the good-hearted and affluent Tony Jardine.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-07-19
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Torch Song
1953-10-01
Torch Song
Overview: Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn't take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual, Tye Graham, a blind pianist who may be able to break through her tough exterior.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-10-01
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Journey to the Unknown
1969-06-15
Journey to the Unknown
Overview: TV Movie consisting of two episodes of the UK TV series "Journey to the Unknown" (1968): 'Matakitas is Coming' (episode 1.3) and 'The Last Visitor' (episode 1.9).
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-15
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Letty Lynton
1932-04-30
Letty Lynton
Overview: Socialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-time lover Emile Renaul in South America, when she strikes up a shipboard romance with Jerry Darrow. Renault is waiting for her in New York and will not leave her alone, so she poisons him. When detectives take her to the D.A.s office, Jerry cooks up an alibi.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-04-30
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The Story of Esther Costello
1957-11-06
The Story of Esther Costello
Overview: Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is talked into helping to educate and possibly heal Esther. Margaret grows to love Esther as a daughter, but finds Esther's innocence threatened by sleazy promoters and her own sleazy ex-husband. Radiant performance by Heather Sears. Based on a book that nearly had Helen Keller's co-workers suing for libel due to perceived parallels between Carlo Landi and the husband of Annie Sullivan
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-11-06
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Pretty Ladies
1925-09-06
Pretty Ladies
Overview: Maggie, a headlining comedienne with the Follies, takes a fall off the stage into the orchestra pit and lands on the drum of musician Al Cassidy. One thing leads to another, they fall in love and get married. Al becomes a famous songwriter and Maggie stays home and has children. One day Al is hired to write a big number for Selma Larson, one of the Follies' most beautiful stars, and falls for her.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-09-06
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The Shirley Eder Tapes
2012-08-26
The Shirley Eder Tapes
Overview: These tapes consist on two interviews and three phone conversations (recorded without the knowledge of the two actresses) between newspaper columnist Shirley Eder and actresses Barbara Stanwyck and Joan Crawford.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-26
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982-01-01
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Overview: A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Untamed
1929-11-23
Untamed
Overview: In her first Talkie, Joan Crawford plays Bingo, a jungle-raised oil heiress, who turns Manhattan upside down in her hunt for Andy McAllister, the man of her dreams. Unfortunately for Bingo, Andy is penniless and refuses to agree to the match until he can provide for the wild, rich girl. Andy's prideful position is more than encouraged by Bingo's Uncle Ben, who seeks to scuttle their love match.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-11-23
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The Boob
1926-05-17
The Boob
Overview: To impress the girl he loves, a naive country boy tries to capture a group of local bootleggers.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-05-17
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Spring Fever
1927-10-22
Spring Fever
Overview: Kelly's employer, Waters, is such a keen golfer that he asks Kelly to help him improve his game at an exclusive country club.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-10-22
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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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This Modern Age
1931-08-29
This Modern Age
Overview: A Harvard football star disobeys his upper class parents and runs off with his true love.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-29
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The Ice Follies of 1939
1939-03-10
The Ice Follies of 1939
Overview: Mary and Larry are are a modestly successful skating team. Shortly after their marriage, Mary gets a picture contract, while Larry is sitting at home, out of work.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-03-10
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I Live My Life
1935-10-04
I Live My Life
Overview: A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-04
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Paid
1930-12-30
Paid
Overview: Mary Turner gets a three years prison sentence for a crime she didn't commit. Once released, she plots to get back at the man responsible for her conviction.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-12-30
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Girl 27
2007-07-27
Girl 27
Overview: The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other underage girls into attending a stag party, where she was raped.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-27
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Della
1964-08-08
Della
Overview: Della Chappell is a very wealthy and incredibly reclusive woman. When a big company wants to develop some land that Della owns, the town sends out Barney Stafford to talk to her. She invites Barney over to negotiate the proposal. Barney soon takes a liking to Della's equally reclusive daughter Jenny Chappell. After spending some time with Jenny, he realizes that Della has a dark secret, one that keeps them from the outside world.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-08-08
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Possessed
2011-07-22
Possessed
Overview: I had a strong, slightly illicit, urge to commandeer the original train sequence from the 1931 film Possessed and make it move in such a way as to give the girl (Joan Crawford) what she thought she wanted: a position on the inside. To do that, I had to create my own (all encompassing) vehicle. By my count, the original sequence provides three orders of motion: the motion (and stillness) of the passengers on the train, the motion of the train itself, and finally the motion of the girl (Joan) outside of the train.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-22
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004-02-03
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Overview: Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film boasted names like Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery and John and Lionel Barrymore and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. This short documentary takes a look at the making of the classic film.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-03
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006-03-21
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Overview: Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-21
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Overview: Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961-12-31
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Overview: Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in the 30s and 40s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-31
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Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
2006-01-01
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Overview: An overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?
2016-09-20
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?
Overview: Critics Kent Jones, B. Ruby Rich, Joe McElhaney and Miriam Bale take a closer look at the feminist overtones in "Johnny Guitar."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-20
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Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'
2016-09-20
Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'
Overview: Larry Ceplair, co-author of The Inquisition in Hollywood, and blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein, a former member of the Communist Party, discuss the socio-political environment in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s, as well as unusual production history of "Johnny Guitar."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-20
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Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other
2016-09-20
Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other
Overview: Critics Kent Jones, B. Ruby Rich, Joe McElhaney and Miriam Bale discuss the unique qualities of "Johnny Guitar," its lasting appeal and the influence the film had on some prominent directors during the years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-20
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Dream of Love
1928-12-01
Dream of Love
Overview: A duke has deposed Prince Mauritz's father, so Mauritz spends his time in affairs with a countess, the duke's wife and a gypsy girl Adrienne. Years later she is a famous actress in a play resembling the sad story of their earlier relationship. He falls in love with her again. The jealous duchess and the duke arrange to have him shot by firing squad but revolutionaries save him and make him King.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-12-01
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989-06-26
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Overview: A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and Lee Strasberg, who were strongly influenced by the naturalistic acting of Konstantin Stanislavski’s Moscow Art Theatre.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-26
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The Law of the Range
1928-01-21
The Law of the Range
Overview: Jim Lockhart is out to capture the robbing and murdering "Solitaire Kid".
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-01-21
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Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
1972-09-30
Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death
Overview: Joan Crawford plays a widow named Joan Fairchild who stumbles upon a group of ESP enthusiasts that decide to use their abilities to scare her to death. Extended version of an episode of the series "The Sixth Sense". This was Joan Crawford's last acting role. Aired Sep 30, 1972.
Genres: Mystery Horror Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-09-30
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The Circle
1925-09-22
The Circle
Overview: Elizabeth Cheney has a wealthy husband, social prominence and everything she could want in life . . . except Ted Lutton, the man she loves. She must decide whether to give everything up to follow her heart and run off with Ted.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-09-22
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The Duke Steps Out
1929-03-19
The Duke Steps Out
Overview: Millionaire's son Duke wants to be a champion boxer but takes time out to enroll in college when he sees co-ed Susie. The students wonder about his having a chauffeur and house full of servants. Susie likes him but, to get rid of her, his manager tells her Duke already has a New York chorus girl. As the students listen to a radio broadcast of his victorious fight from San Francisco, she learns that the student Duke is the boxer Duke and that there is no chorus girl.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-03-19
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The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel
The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel
Overview: The Joan Crawford crime thriller, The Damned Don't Cry (1950), is the topic of discussion for various interviewees.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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At Home with Joan Crawford
1953-04-20
At Home with Joan Crawford
Overview: Actress Joan Crawford appears in this public service announcement asking the theatre audience to give generously to The Jimmy Fund, which supports cancer care and research for children.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-04-20
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That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21
That's Entertainment!
Overview: Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
Genres: Documentary Family Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-21
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Winners Of The Wilderness
1927-01-15
Winners Of The Wilderness
Overview: During the French and Indian War the Indians under Pontiac kidnap Rene. Colonel O'Hara hopes to rescue and wed her.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-01-15
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Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996-09-30
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Overview: Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work. During her 50-year career, she made over 80 films. But her obsessive perfectionism led to the later caricature of coat-hanger-wielding harridan that even the adoration of fans could not counter. Still, she has endured as one of the most popular icons of the movies, an early role model to a million young women who aspired to her image of stylish magnetic power and unquestioned independence.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-30
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Twelve Miles Out
1927-07-08
Twelve Miles Out
Overview: Jerry always wins in his rivalry with Red over women, gunrunning, and diamond smuggling. While running booze into the U.S. during Prohibition, Jerry seizes Jane's seaside home. When she tries to turn him in, he kidnaps her and her fiance John. Jane, now in love with Jerry, must watch as Jerry and Red shoot it out on board Jerry's boat.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-07-08
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Fast Workers
1933-03-10
Fast Workers
Overview: Gunner and Bucker are friends who work as riveters. Whenever Bucker gets the urge to marry, which is often, Gunner will hit on his girl to see if she is true or not. So far, Gunner hasn't failed. But one night, while Gunner is in jail, Bucker meets Mary, a tough dame with a line. He falls for her, and she falls for his money. But Mary is already a gal pal of Gunner, and no two know about the third one. The trouble starts when the triangle is revealed too late.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-03-10
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Journey to Murder
1971-01-01
Journey to Murder
Overview: Television movie that consists of two episodes from the UK TV series Journey to the Unknown (1968): Do Me a Favor and Kill Me (1968) and The Killing Bottle (1969).
Genres: TV Movie Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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We're switching to Hollywood
1931-06-09
We're switching to Hollywood
Overview: A German reporter visits Hollywood and is escorted through the MGM Studio by a German nobleman, who is working there as an extra. They meet and speak to several actors, primarily Buster Keaton, John Gilbert, Joan Crawford and Heinrich George. Then they meet Adolphe Menjou, who rehearses a long scene in German. A final scene shows stars arriving at a film premiere, including Jean Harlow, Norma Shearer and Wallace Beery.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1931-06-09
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The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
2004-07-13
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Overview: There are some movies that are so bad they're good. And there are some movies that are so bad- that they're just bad...
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-13
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1925 Studio Tour
1925-04-09
1925 Studio Tour
Overview: A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-04-09
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Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994-09-13
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
Overview: Share the magical memories - and see clips from her Oscar winning performances - in this profile of the "First Lady of the American screen."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-13
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That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01
That's Entertainment! III
Overview: Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-01
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Through Many Windows
1947-08-29
Through Many Windows
Overview: Joan Crawford appears in and narrates a Red Feather Community Chest charity appeal for movie-goers. She talks about how your contributions will help organizations provide services for seniors, people with no health care, the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts. Red Feather is better known today as the United Way.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-29
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Rose-Marie
1928-02-11
Rose-Marie
Overview: Sergeant Malone of the Mounties and effeminate Etienne Doray are both in love with Rose-Marie, but she doesn't light up until soldier of fortune Jim Kenyon drifts into the post. Soon Jim is accused of murder but he escapes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-02-11
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From the Ends of the Earth
1939-05-28
From the Ends of the Earth
Overview: An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at the time. Such as The Women, Thunder Afloat, Siren of the Tropics, Ninotchka, Northwest Passage, and At the Circus.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-05-28
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The Taxi Dancer
1927-02-05
The Taxi Dancer
Overview: A southern girl tries her luck as a dancer in New York City.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-02-05
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Lady of the Night
1925-02-23
Lady of the Night
Overview: The story of two baby girls, born near in proximity but worlds apart in society: Molly Helmer, the daughter of a thief, and Florence Banning, the daughter of the judge who sent Molly's father to prison. The girls' lives come together as they reach the age of eighteen, when Florence leaves the security of the exclusive Girls Select School, and Molly, now orphaned, begins her life after reform school.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-02-23
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Proud Flesh
1925-04-27
Proud Flesh
Overview: The snooty Fernanda decides to leave Spain to visit her uncle in San Francisco in order to escape the attentions of the dandy, amorous Don Diego, but he follows her. She is rescued from a wild taxi ride by a passerby who owns a huge plumbing company. Believing him to be a common plumber, she snubs him, but he pursues her and a romantic rivalry is born.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-04-27
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The Merry Widow
1926-09-27
The Merry Widow
Overview: When Prince Danilo falls in love with American dancer Sally O'Hara, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco, forbids him to marry her because Sally is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries wealthy Baron Sadoja. When the elderly man dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-09-27
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925-12-25
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Overview: Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-12-25
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The Only Thing
1925-11-22
The Only Thing
Overview: Thyra arrives in Chekia to wed its old and ugly king. The Duke falls in love with her. A revolution erupts and the king is assassinated. Chief revolutionary Gigberto also falls in love with Thyra. The revolutionaries plan to drown Thyra and Gigberto in a boat, but the Duke takes Gigberto's place. And the loving couple are rescued.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-11-22
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The Oscar
1966-03-04
The Oscar
Overview: An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the way to the top remembers when he is nominated for an Oscar and he runs a dirty campaign in an attempt to win.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-03-04
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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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A Slave of Fashion
1925-08-23
A Slave of Fashion
Overview: Katherine Emerson, an Iowa girl hungry for the good things in life, leaves her small hometown and sets out for New York. En route, she is involved in a train wreck in which another woman is killed. Katherine finds the woman's purse and, among its contents, discovers an invitation for the woman to spend 6 months in an unoccupied luxury apartment in Manhattan. Katherine seizes this opportunity and sets up housekeeping in the elegant suite, living well and dressing in the newest fashions.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-08-23
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Old Clothes
1925-11-09
Old Clothes
Overview: Timothy and Max are partners in the junk business. They take poor young Mary in as a boarder. Mary gets a job in Nathan's office and falls in love with him, but his mother feels she is beneath Nathan. Nathan faces disaster unless he can corner a particular stock, with which Timothy and Max's room happens to be entirely papered.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-11-09
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Sally, Irene and Mary
1925-12-27
Sally, Irene and Mary
Overview: The three are showgirls, each with a different approach to life and love.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-12-27
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Blow-Ups of 1946
1946-12-31
Blow-Ups of 1946
Overview: Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1946.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-31
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Overview: Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-06
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Overview: This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-29
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Night Gallery
1969-11-08
Night Gallery
Overview: This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by Steven Spielberg; and "The Escape Route," directed by Barry Shear. This film also served as a backdoor pilot for the TV series of the same name, which premiered on December 16, 1970.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-11-08
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Complicated Women
2003-05-06
Complicated Women
Overview: Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-06
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That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16
That's Entertainment, Part II
Overview: Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-16
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The Romance of Celluloid
1937-08-27
The Romance of Celluloid
Overview: Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment the movie going public has in going to the theater, are presented. They include: the production of celluloid aka film stock, the materials used in the production of which include cotton and silver; construction crews who build sets including those to look like cities, towns and villages around the world; a visit with Jack Dawn who demonstrates the process of creating a makeup design; the screen testing process, where many an acting hopeful gets his/her start; the work of the candid camera man, the prying eyes behind the movie camera; a visit with Adrian, who designs the clothes worn by many of the stars on screen; and a visit with Herbert Stothart as he conducts his musical score for Conquest (1937). These behind the scenes looks provide the opportunity to get acquainted with the cavalcade of MGM stars and their productions that will grace the silver screen in the 1937/38 movie season.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-27
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940-10-24
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Overview: This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-24
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Fashion News
1928-11-06
Fashion News
Overview: Hollywood actresses including Jeanette Loff and Raquel Torres modeling Spring fashions in color.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-11-06
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How to Plan a Movie Murder
1964-01-01
How to Plan a Movie Murder
Overview: The writer, director and star of the 1964 horror film Strait-Jacket in a humorous featurette in which they plan "the perfect murder."
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Garbo
1969-11-06
Garbo
Overview: Joan Crawford narrates this documentary about the career of Greta Garbo.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-11-06
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Woman on the Run
1959-05-15
Woman on the Run
Overview: Pilot episode, directed by Dick Powell.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-05-15
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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007-05-23
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Overview: Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Marlene Dietrich and others relate tales of the artistic freedom that led to the draconian Production Code, which governed content from 1934 to 1968. Diane Lane narrates.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-23
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The Big Parade of Comedy
1964-09-02
The Big Parade of Comedy
Overview: Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-09-02
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009-07-02
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Overview: This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-02
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
2007-01-30
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
Overview: One of America's best loved comedians, Tim Conway (The Carol Burnett Show, Mchale's Navy) is featured here in hilarious TV clips from the 1960s. Conway portrays the popular character, Dag Hereford. A self-professed expert on everything, Dag proves to be the classic bumbler. Whether he's a horse-racing jockey, wine taster, prison warden or one of the country's leading race car drivers, Conway hams it up with stars of the day in rare, stand-up performances not seen in over 30 years.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-30
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Paris
1926-05-24
Paris
Overview: The power of love in the violent underground world of the Apaches in Paris in the early 20th century.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-05-24
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The Understanding Heart
1927-02-26
The Understanding Heart
Overview: Two men in love with the same girl are trapped with her in a forest fire.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-02-26
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Four Walls
1928-08-11
Four Walls
Overview: After completing his prison sentence for killing a rival gang leader in self-defence, Benny Horowitz decides to go straight.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-08-11
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Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
1937-08-13
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
Overview: A tour of Hollywood, featuring such star frequented spots as the Vendome, the Lakeside Golf Club, the West Side Tennis Club, the Santa Anita Racetrack, the Ambassador Hotel's Cocoanut Grove, the Biltmore Bowl, and the American Legion Stadium.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-13
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Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939-04-08
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Overview: Ice skating is the theme; at the Tropical Ice Garden, in Westwood Hills, are seen a flock of skating stars including Irene Dare and Phyllis Ann Thomoson, as well as Hollywood luminaries such as Franklyn Pangborn, Norma Shearer, Rita Hayworth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Purcell and Ann Sheridan.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-04-08
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The Midshipman
1925-10-04
The Midshipman
Overview: Produced under the supervision of the U.S. Navy. James Randall, an upperclassman at the Naval Academy, falls in love with Patricia Lawrence, the sister of a plebe. She is engaged to Basil Courtney, a wealthy reprobate who arranges with Rita to discredit James.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-10-04
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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002-08-01
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Overview: In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as "mommie dearest." caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others reminisce about their association with her, and numerous film clips show off her talent from her start in silents to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-01
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Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
2002-04-02
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Overview: A look back at the classic 1964 film of horror and suspense starring Joan Crawford as an axe-murderer just released from the mental hospital. Includes footage of the filming and interviews with several of those involved, as well as a look at the movies it was influenced by and those that were in turn influenced by it.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-02
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This was the Mary
1968-03-01
This was the Mary
Overview: The final transatlantic crossing of the Queen Mary ocean liner.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-03-01
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Spielberg
2017-10-05
Spielberg
Overview: A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-05
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Strange Witness
1958-03-23
Strange Witness
Overview: Ruth and her lover David are caught having an affair by her husband John. When John refuses to give Ruth a divorce, David shoots him. Before Ruth and David can make plans to cover up the murder, John's blind friend Chris shows up.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-03-23
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