Phil Brown
Biography: Philip Brown was an American actor. Brown was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After majoring in dramatics at Stanford University where he was a Brother of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, Brown played some of his earliest stage roles as part of New York's Group Theater. When it folded, he and other Group Theatre veterans headed to Hollywood, where Brown worked in motion pictures and helped found the fabled Actors' Laboratory. In 1946, he played Ernest Hemingway's famous protagonist Nick Adams in Robert Siodmak's version of The Killers, alongside William Conrad and Charles McGraw as the titular "killers". His association with the Lab came back to haunt him later in the decade, when its members fell under the scrutiny of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Although he was not a communist, Brown was blacklisted in 1952, and was eventually compelled to relocate with his family to England between 1953 and 1993. Overseas he was able to resume acting on stage, TV and films; he also directed for the stage and TV. He was best known for his role as Luke Skywalker's uncle, Owen Lars, in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977). He returned to the United States in the 1990s and in later years made the rounds of autograph shows. Phil Brown died of pneumonia on February 9, 2006 at the age of 89.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 30, 1916
Deathday: February 09, 2006
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Star Wars
1977-05-25
Star Wars
Overview: Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-25
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Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942-08-01
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Overview: Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
Genres: Drama Thriller Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-08-01
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The Bedford Incident
1965-10-11
The Bedford Incident
Overview: During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. The reporter gets more than he bargained for when the Bedford discovers a Soviet sub and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his crew to breaking point.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-10-11
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State Fair
1945-08-29
State Fair
Overview: During their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Frake family enjoy many adventures. Proud patriarch Abel has high hopes for his champion swine Blueboy; and his wife Melissa enters the mincemeat and pickles contest...with hilarious results.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-08-29
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Obsession
1949-08-03
Obsession
Overview: A British psychiatrist devises a devilish revenge plot against his wife's lover.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-08-03
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Weird Woman
1944-03-01
Weird Woman
Overview: After bringing his beautiful new wife Paula home to America from a remote island on which she was raised, Professor Norman Reed begins to feel the clash between his world of rational science and hers of bizarre dancing and freaky voodoo rituals. Norman's stuck-up friends also sense Paula's strangeness, and soon their meddling gossip and suspicious scheming push the poor woman to use her magic to defend herself and her husband – and maybe even to kill! Or is it just the power of suggestion...?
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-03-01
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Johnny O'Clock
1947-01-07
Johnny O'Clock
Overview: When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-01-07
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Ooh... You Are Awful
1972-12-01
Ooh... You Are Awful
Overview: Charlie Tully and womanising Reggie Peek con two rich Italians out of £500,000 but during their flight out Charlie is arrested for coning an American and a dog. Reggie stores the money in a Swiss Bank and after Charlie is released is about to tell him which Bank when he is killed by Sid Sabbath's gang whose girlfriend Reggie had an affair with. The only lead is four tattoos that is on the girls Reggie had affairs with while Charlie was in jail. But Sabbath is on Charlie's trail to kill him and the Italians contract the mob - to find the money and then kill him.....
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-01
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Over 21
1945-08-08
Over 21
Overview: A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-08-08
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Togetherness
1970-09-13
Togetherness
Overview: Nina, a gorgeous blonde communist, attracts the attention of two wealthy bon vivants. Prince Solomon and Jack attempt to impress the young woman and win out over their rival, surrounded by the stunning scenery of Greece.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-13
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The Camp on Blood Island
1958-04-15
The Camp on Blood Island
Overview: Set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II, the film focuses on the brutality and horror that the allied prisoners were exposed to as the Japanese metered out subjugation and punishment to a disgraced and defeated enemy. This harrowing drama concentrates on the deviations of legal and moral definitions when two opposing cultures clash. Although fictional, this was one of the earliest films to deal realistically with life and death in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during the Second War.
Genres: War Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-04-15
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Scalawag
1973-04-22
Scalawag
Overview: A crew of land locked pirates, led by the aptly named Peg, go in search of buried treasure hidden by the treacherous Mudhook and his twin brother. They meet up with good natured landowner, Don Aragon, who goes along for the ride with his sister and a young boy, Jamie. Along the way, Peg and Jamie form a father son relationship that is put to the test due to Peg's naturally dishonest ways.
Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-04-22
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The Impatient Years
1944-09-10
The Impatient Years
Overview: Standing before a divorce court judge are Sergeant Andy Anderson and Janie Anderson asking him to dissolve their marriage. Janie's father, William Smith, objects and the judge allows him to give his version of their story. They had met in San Francisco fifteen months earlier and, after knowing each other only three days, had gotten married. Andy was sent overseas the day after the wedding and when he returns and despite the fact that Janie had borne him a son, they find they are almost strangers. Mr. Smith suggests, and the judge orders, that if they retrace their actions over the four days they knew each other they would regain their love.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-09-10
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The Luck of the Irish
1948-09-15
The Luck of the Irish
Overview: Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-09-15
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H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941-12-04
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Overview: A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society, still remembers the beautiful young woman who once brought him out of his shell.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-04
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The Jungle Captive
1945-06-25
The Jungle Captive
Overview: Once again Paula the ape woman is brought back to life, this time by a mad doctor and his disfigured assistant, who also kidnaps a nurse in order to have a female blood donor.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-06-25
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Land Raiders
1969-07-27
Land Raiders
Overview: An outlaw committing a string of robberies and murders manages to blame the crimes on Apaches, bringing about an Indian war.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-07-27
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A King in New York
1957-09-12
A King in New York
Overview: A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-09-12
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Bomber Harris
1989-09-03
Bomber Harris
Overview: Biography of Arthur Harris (aka "Bomber Harris") of RAF Bomber Command, during WW2 - in particular his strategy of heavy bomber "Millenium Raids" on German cities.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-03
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Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977-02-09
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Overview: A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam War between Dell and the then President's most trusted advisors.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-02-09
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The Adding Machine
1969-09-23
The Adding Machine
Overview: An accountant whose job is about to be taken over by a computer starts to re-examine his life and his priorities.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-09-23
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Chaplin
1992-12-17
Chaplin
Overview: An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-17
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Maneaters Are Loose!
1978-05-03
Maneaters Are Loose!
Overview: Terror stalks a small California community when a broke and depressed animal owner and trainer is forced to abandon his tigers and let them fend for themselves in the nearby wilderness.
Genres: Action Drama Horror Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-03
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The Curse of a Faithful Wife
1972-06-25
The Curse of a Faithful Wife
Overview: Comedy movie.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-06-25
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Moonrise
1948-10-01
Moonrise
Overview: Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-01
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The Killers
1946-08-30
The Killers
Overview: Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-08-30
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Pierre of the Plains
1942-07-29
Pierre of the Plains
Overview: A French-Canadian trapper's adventures jeopardize his romance with an innkeeper.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-07-29
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The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1972-11-07
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Overview: The rise to underworld eminence of the notorious Chicago gangster Artuto Ui - who bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-07
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Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming
1999-01-01
Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming
Overview: "Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming" is a Proof of Concept for a possible Sequel from the television series "Battlestar Galactica".
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Action Adventure Mystery Fantasy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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If You Knew Susie
1948-02-07
If You Knew Susie
Overview: In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, except Sam and Susie Parker. One day, however, they find a letter written by George Washington that mentions the bravery of a Revolutionary War hero named Parker.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-02-07
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Superman
1978-12-14
Superman
Overview: Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-14
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Hello, Annapolis
1942-04-23
Hello, Annapolis
Overview: Rivals Bill Arden and Paul Herbert enter the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in order to impress a girl.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-04-23
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Operation Cross Eagles
1968-01-01
Operation Cross Eagles
Overview: War - In this thrilling war drama set in Yugoslavia during WWII, a small band of courageous commandoes are sent to kidnap an important German commander in exchange for an American general being held in a German fortress. "Operation Cross Eagles" is a story of suspense and intrigue that will have you on the edge of your seat one moment and blast you back the next. - Richard Conte, Rory Calhoun, Aili King
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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The Romantic Englishwoman
1975-06-11
The Romantic Englishwoman
Overview: A marriage crisis between a writer and his wife leads her to flee to Germany and eventually return with another man, through whom the writer is going to overcome his writer's block.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-06-11
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Bomb at 10:10
1967-07-12
Bomb at 10:10
Overview: An American pilot escapes from a POW camp and links up with Yugoslav partisans. He’s about to head back to Allied lines when he learns that the Partisans are plotting to assassinate the camp commander. He joins in the plot, aiming for revenge.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: sh
Release Date: 1967-07-12
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976-12-15
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Overview: Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-15
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Tropic of Cancer
1970-02-27
Tropic of Cancer
Overview: Expat American writer Henry Miller hustles his way through Paris in a series of amorous encounters while trying to find his literary voice.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-02-27
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Starwoids
2001-01-01
Starwoids
Overview: Noah might have traveled for 40 days and nights in search of land, but did he ever wait 42 straight days and nights for a movie? Starwoids tells the stranger than fiction details of Star Wars fans (A.K.A. Starwoids) and their six week-line-waiting quest to see Episode I - The Phantom Menace on opening day.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Valdez Is Coming
1971-04-09
Valdez Is Coming
Overview: Old Mexican-American sheriff Bob Valdez has always been a haven of sanity in a land of madmen when it came to defending law and order. But the weapon smuggler Frank Tanner is greedy and impulsive. When Tanner provokes a shooting that causes the death of an innocent man and Valdez asks him to financially compensate the widow, Tanner refuses to do so and severely humiliates Valdez, who will do justice and avenge his honor, no matter what it takes.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-04-09
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John Paul Jones
1959-06-16
John Paul Jones
Overview: The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
Genres: War History Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-16
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The Counterfeit Traitor
1962-04-17
The Counterfeit Traitor
Overview: Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.
Genres: War Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-04-17
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I Wanted Wings
1941-03-26
I Wanted Wings
Overview: Told in flashback, this drama follows the training and personal lives of three recruits in the Army Air Corps: a wealthy playboy, a college jock, and an auto mechanic. Love interest is supplied by a female photographer and a sultry blonde.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-03-26
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