Fred MacMurray
Biography: Born to Maleta Martin and Frederick MacMurray (concert violinist). Fred sang and played in orchestras to earn tuition. He was educated at Carroll College, Wis. Fred played with a Chicago orchestra for more than a year. Then he joined an orchestra in Hollywood where he played, did some recording and played extra roles. He then joined a comedy stage band, California Collegians, and went to New York. There he joined "Three's A Crowd" revue on Broadway and on the road. After this show closed, he returned to California and worked in vaudeville. He played the vaudeville circuits and night clubs until cast for major role in "Roberta". Signed by Paramount in 1935. MacMurray was raised in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin from the age of 5, eventually graduating from Beaver Dam High School (currently the site of Beaver Dam Middle School), where he was a 3-sport star in football, baseball, and basketball. Fred retained a special place in his heart for his small-town Wisconsin upbringing, referring at any opportunity in magazine articles or interviews to the lifelong friends and cherished memories of Beaver Dam, even including mementos of his childhood in several of his films. In "Pardon my Past" (1945), Fred and fellow GI William Demarest are moving to Beaver Dam, WI to start a mink farm.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 30, 1908
Deathday: November 05, 1991
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Known For
The Apartment
1960-06-21
The Apartment
Overview: Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-06-21
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Double Indemnity
1944-07-06
Double Indemnity
Overview: A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-07-06
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The Caine Mutiny
1954-06-24
The Caine Mutiny
Overview: When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-06-24
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Inside 'The Apartment'
2008-01-06
Inside 'The Apartment'
Overview: A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-06
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The Movie Orgy
1968-01-01
The Movie Orgy
Overview: Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
Genres: Comedy Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Pushover
1954-07-14
Pushover
Overview: A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-07-14
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The Princess Comes Across
1936-05-22
The Princess Comes Across
Overview: A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America and finds herself getting inconveniently attached to a bandleader returning home. To complicate matters, a blackmailer on board apparently knows she is not who she claims to be - and he has his sights set on other passengers with secrets of their own. In the meantime an escaped killer has stowed away under someone else's identity, and is killing again to cover his tracks; five international police detectives on board are heading the investigation to find him. When evidence points to the princess and bandleader, they must find the killer themselves - before he finds them.
Genres: Comedy Romance Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-05-22
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Hands Across the Table
1935-10-18
Hands Across the Table
Overview: A manicurist and an engaged loafer, both planning to marry money, meet and fall in love.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-18
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No Time for Love
1943-04-09
No Time for Love
Overview: Upper-class female reporter is (despite herself) attracted to hulking laborer digging a tunnel under the Hudson river.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-04-09
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The Happiest Millionaire
1967-11-30
The Happiest Millionaire
Overview: A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her father--especially since the nice young men around town all fear him. Wouldn't you fear a father-in-law that keeps alligators for pets and teaches boxing at his daily Bible classes?
Genres: Comedy Drama Family Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-30
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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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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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Follow Me, Boys!
1966-12-01
Follow Me, Boys!
Overview: Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle down, he finds a job as a stockboy in the general store of a small town. Trying to fit in, he volunteers to become scoutmaster of the newly formed Troop 1. Becoming more and more involved with the scout troop, he finds his plans to become a lawyer being put on the back burner, until he realizes that his life has been fulfilled helping the youth of the small town.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-12-01
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Remember the Night
1940-01-19
Remember the Night
Overview: Unexpected love blossoms when an assistant district attorney agrees to take a recidivist shoplifter home so she doesn't have to spend Christmas alone in jail.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-19
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The Egg and I
1947-05-01
The Egg and I
Overview: World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While Betty gamely struggles with managing the crumbling house and holding off nosy neighbors and a recalcitrant pig, Bob makes plans for crops and livestock. The couple's bliss is shaken by a visit from a beautiful farm owner, who seems to want more from Bob than just managing her property.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-01
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Good Day for a Hanging
1959-01-01
Good Day for a Hanging
Overview: As a youth, Eddie came into the town with his gang to rob the bank, but was caught and convicted. Marshal Ben helped him to become a honorable citizen. Now, many years later, the gang returns to again rob the bank. On their flight they shoot the Marshal. Eddie is the only one to identify the murderer - but is in doubt if he shall be loyal to his new or his old friends.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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The Miracle of the Bells
1948-03-27
The Miracle of the Bells
Overview: The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days after she was buried, but is told that this will cost a lot of money. The checks that he writes to the various churches all bounce, but it is the weekend and, in desperation, he prays that a miracle will happen before the banks reopen. It does, but not in the way he hoped.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-03-27
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There's Always Tomorrow
1956-01-08
There's Always Tomorrow
Overview: When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to rekindle a past love when a former employee comes back into his life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-01-08
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Alice Adams
1935-08-23
Alice Adams
Overview: In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-08-23
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The Shaggy Dog
1959-03-19
The Shaggy Dog
Overview: Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-19
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Face of a Fugitive
1959-05-01
Face of a Fugitive
Overview: A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the border of the States to Mexico. But he cannot settle in peace as his chasers are trying to find him.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-05-01
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Borderline
1950-03-01
Borderline
Overview: The Los Angeles police know that Pete Ritchie has been bringing drugs into the city, but they can't pin a single piece of evidence on him. After many botched attempts to get at the crook, they resort to having cop Madeleine go undercover and seduce her way into Ritchie's circle. Before she can get anywhere, she's abducted by Johnny, a government agent posing as a thug. But Johnny and Madeleine have no idea they're on the same side of the law.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-03-01
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The Rains of Ranchipur
1955-12-14
The Rains of Ranchipur
Overview: India. The spoilt and stubborn Edwina Esketh, comes to a small town with her husband. She falls in love with an indian doctor, Dr. Safti. She also meets an old friend of hers, the alcoholic Tom Ransome. An awful earthquake is followed by days of rain.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-14
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Dive Bomber
1941-01-01
Dive Bomber
Overview: A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-01-01
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The Swarm
1978-07-14
The Swarm
Overview: Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-07-14
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Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006-03-07
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
Overview: Actors remember the great Fred MacMurray.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-07
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The Shaggy Dog Kids
2006-03-07
The Shaggy Dog Kids
Overview: Reminiscences by the kids from the original 1959 Disney film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-07
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The Absent-Minded Professor
1961-03-16
The Absent-Minded Professor
Overview: Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.
Genres: Comedy Family Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-03-16
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The Texas Rangers
1936-08-28
The Texas Rangers
Overview: Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-08-28
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Invitation to Happiness
1939-06-07
Invitation to Happiness
Overview: An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-06-07
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Son of Flubber
1963-01-16
Son of Flubber
Overview: Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hopes to have better luck with a gravity-busting derivative he's dubbed "Flubbergas." Ned's experiments, constantly hampered by government obstruction, earn the consternation of his wife, Betsy. But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.
Genres: Comedy Family Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-01-16
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004-07-28
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Overview: From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-28
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The Lady Is Willing
1942-02-12
The Lady Is Willing
Overview: Bold, eccentric Broadway performer Elizabeth Madden befuddles her handlers by coming home with a baby she picked up on the street. She wants to keep the baby but has to find a husband to make adoption viable. She offers her new obstetrician Dr. McBain help with his research on rabbits in exchange for marriage - and he accepts. The marriage of convenience turns into a marriage of real love until Dr. McBain's ex-wife comes looking for money.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-02-12
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Singapore
1947-08-13
Singapore
Overview: After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.
Genres: Adventure Romance Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-13
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On Our Merry Way
1948-02-03
On Our Merry Way
Overview: Oliver Pease gets a dose of courage from his wife Martha and tricks the editor of the paper (where he writes lost pet notices) into assigning him the day's roving question. Martha suggests, "Has a little child ever changed your life?" Oliver gets answers from two slow-talking musicians, an actress whose roles usually feature a sarong, and an itinerant cardsharp. In each case the "little child" is hardly innocent: in the first, a local auto mechanic's "baby" turns out to be fully developed as a woman and a musician; in the second, a spoiled child star learns kindness; in the third, the family of a lost brat doesn't want him returned. And Oliver, what becomes of him?
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-02-03
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The Gilded Lily
1935-01-25
The Gilded Lily
Overview: Secretary Marilyn David falls in love with British aristocrat Charles Gray, to the dismay of her best friend, reporter Peter Dawes, who secretly loves her. When Peter learns that the already-engaged Charles has hurt Marilyn, he fabricates an article casting her as the "No Girl" who refused to marry a callous aristocrat. But when the publicity brings Marilyn unexpected fame, and Charles returns, she is forced to choose between the two men.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-25
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Maid of Salem
1937-02-12
Maid of Salem
Overview: When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem, Massachusetts. After a meddling girl arouses their suspicions, the town's elders accuse Barbara of being a witch. She is tried, convicted of sorcery and sentenced to death. As the townspeople prepare to burn Barbara at the stake, Roger tries desperately to save the woman he loves.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-12
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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936-03-13
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Overview: A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-03-13
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The Far Horizons
1955-07-04
The Far Horizons
Overview: Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from France, a great expedition, led by William Lewis and Meriwether Clark, is sent to survey the new lands and go where no white man has gone before.
Genres: Drama History Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-07-04
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Gun for a Coward
1956-12-30
Gun for a Coward
Overview: A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice, overcomes his psychological aversion to violence after his elder brother unjustly censures him for not joining in a foolhardy gunfight in which their youngest brother is killed.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-30
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Family Honeymoon
1948-12-06
Family Honeymoon
Overview: Grant Jordan, bachelor botany professor, marries Katie, a widow with three kids, despite the machinations of Grant's former girlfriend Minna. But on the wedding day, Aunt Jo, who was to babysit, breaks a leg; so the kids come along on the honeymoon.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-06
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New York Town
1941-10-31
New York Town
Overview: Victor Ballard, a happy-go-lucky albeit impoverished sidewalk photographer, shares a New York City studio apartment with Polish immigrant painter Stefan Janowski. The big city doles out joy and misery indiscriminately: In the apartment below Victor and Steve, Gus Nelson learns that his wife has given birth to quintuplets, while the lonely tenant in the apartment below Gus has given up on life and committed suicide.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-10-31
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Honeymoon in Bali
1939-09-29
Honeymoon in Bali
Overview: Bill Burnett, a resident of Bali, visits New York City, meets and falls in love with Gail Allen, the successful manager of a Fifth Avenue shop, who is determined to remain free and independent. Bill proposes, Gail declines and Bill goes home to Bali. But a young girl, Rosie, and Tony the Window Cleaner, who dispels advice on every floor, soon have Gail thinking maybe she was a bit hasty with her no to Bill's proposal. Ere long she discovers that she does love Bill and can't live without him. She goes down to Bali to give him the good news. He learns that he is soon to marry Noel Van Ness. She goes back to New York City.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-29
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Swing High, Swing Low
1937-03-12
Swing High, Swing Low
Overview: In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate. The two become involved in a nightclub brawl which causes Maggie to miss her ship back to the States. Now stranded, she's forced to move in with Skid and his pal Harry. She soon falls in love with Skid. Skid gets a job playing the trumpet at a local club and becomes a big success. Fame and fortune go to his head which eventually destroys his relationship with Maggie and his career.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-03-12
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Take a Letter, Darling
1942-05-06
Take a Letter, Darling
Overview: A struggling painter takes a job as a secretary to a female advertising executive. While working to obtain an account from a tobacco company, they end up falling in love.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-06
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Bon Voyage!
1962-05-17
Bon Voyage!
Overview: The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest problem will be avoiding tap water, but bringing his three children will prove to be more troublesome
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-05-17
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Charley and the Angel
1973-03-23
Charley and the Angel
Overview: Charley is a workaholic family man that finds out from an angel that his "number's up" and he will be dying soon so he tries to change his ways and be a better husband and father with the time he has left.
Genres: Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-23
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Too Many Husbands
1940-04-03
Too Many Husbands
Overview: Long-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-04-03
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Star Spangled Rhythm
1942-03-05
Star Spangled Rhythm
Overview: Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade. Things get more complicated when Pop agrees to put together a show for the Navy starring Paramount's top contract players.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-03-05
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Father Was a Fullback
1949-09-30
Father Was a Fullback
Overview: Coach George Copper's college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of stiff-and-stuffy but influential alumni Roger Jessup, and also having trouble at home with his oldest daughter, Connie. The team keeps losing and Coach Cooper is about to lose his job as his efforts to win the last game of the season, against the team's Big Rival, end in disaster. But, unknown to he and his wife, Elizabeth, Connie has sold an article, called "I Was a Bubble Dancer" to a 'True-Confession" magazine, and the girl-who-couldn't-get-a-date becomes suddenly popular and, because of her, the high-school football star from another town decides to play his college-ball for Coach Cooper. Jessup is forced to keep Cooper on as the school's football coach.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-09-30
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The Bride Comes Home
1935-12-25
The Bride Comes Home
Overview: A penniless socialite is hired by two young men as a front in their plan to start a magazine. Soon, however, they find themselves more interested in her than in their publishing venture.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-12-25
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At Gunpoint
1955-12-25
At Gunpoint
Overview: A general-store keeper scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-25
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Murder, He Says
1945-06-23
Murder, He Says
Overview: Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opinion surveyor who went there goes missing. Visiting the hillbilly family of Mamie Fleagle, Pete begins to suspect that she and her two sons have murdered the surveyor. Pete then believes that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-06-23
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Inside 'the Swarm'
1978-01-01
Inside 'the Swarm'
Overview: A behind-the-scenes/Making of documentary short focused on Irwin Allen's all-star disaster flick The Swarm.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988-05-16
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Overview: Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-16
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Sing, You Sinners
1938-09-02
Sing, You Sinners
Overview: Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but feckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through swapping and gambling. It seems the only thing all three can join in is their singing act, which Mike and Dave hate. Finally, all Joe's hopes are pinned on a race horse he's acquired swapping, but it's a bigger gamble than his family knows.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-09-02
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The Moonlighter
1953-09-19
The Moonlighter
Overview: Wes Anderson (Fred MacMurray) is caught cattle rustling and promptly jailed. The public is outraged, but, since Wes always worked at night, they don't know what he looks like. Still, they break into the prison and lynch a hobo they think is Wes, while the actual culprit sneaks off to see his old flame, Rela (Barbara Stanwyck), who has recently taken up with his straitlaced brother, Tom (William Ching). But Tom is envious of his outlaw brother, and he decides to join Wes in a life of crime.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-19
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Woman's World
1954-09-30
Woman's World
Overview: Needing to fill the position of general manager of his company, and believing that an executive's wife is crucial to her husband's success, auto industry mogul Gifford brings three couples to New York to size up: Jerry and Carol: he hard-driven and self-reliant, she willing to use her beauty to further her husband's career; Sid and Elizabeth, he ulcer-ridden and torn between achieving success and restoring their troubled marriage, she positive that his job will kill him, but gamely agreeing to play the good wife for the duration; and down-to-earth Bill, whose good-natured Katie fears that his promotion would spell the end of their idyllic familiy existence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-30
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True Confession
1937-12-24
True Confession
Overview: A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she can't seem to make up her mind as to whether she "dunnit" or not.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-12-24
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Quantez
1957-09-06
Quantez
Overview: A gang of bank robbers with a posse in hot pursuit. Riding into the desert, they take refuge in Quantez, a small town they find deserted. Their horses tired and near death, they’re forced to stay the night — with the plan to cross the border into Mexico the next day.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-09-06
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Flight for Freedom
1943-04-14
Flight for Freedom
Overview: A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles to New York record and attracts the interest of the U.S. Navy, who want to send her on a spy mission.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-04-14
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The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943-09-09
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Overview: Tom Smith, an American pilot, is shot down and captured by the Japanese. While imprisoned and awaiting execution, he recalls his life at home in the USA.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-09-09
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Suddenly It's Spring
1947-02-13
Suddenly It's Spring
Overview: A WAC officer returns from the war to find her husband wants a divorce.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-02-13
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Practically Yours
1944-12-20
Practically Yours
Overview: In this screwball comedy a WW2 US pilot bombs a Japanese aircraft carrier, is assumed to be dead, and then is misquoted in the press as fondly remembering his days back home walking his dog Piggy. Instead of his dog Piggy he is thought to be in love with Peggy, a girl he worked with. The usual farce ensues after he returns home alive and tries to play along with the mistake to save embarrassment for all.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-12-20
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A Millionaire for Christy
1951-09-02
A Millionaire for Christy
Overview: Christy Sloane is sent on a business trip to inform radio personality Peter Lockwood that his uncle has died and left him $2 million. Christy, who's in financial straits, decides to try to snag Peter. Zany hijinks ensue and romantic sparks fly.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-09-02
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Grand Old Girl
1935-01-15
Grand Old Girl
Overview: An elderly schoolteacher is determined to rid her town of the local gambling den.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-15
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Kisses for My President
1964-08-21
Kisses for My President
Overview: A hapless husband takes a back seat to his wife, the first female president of the United States.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-08-21
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Pardon My Past
1945-12-24
Pardon My Past
Overview: Eddie York (MacMurray) is mistaken for playboy Francis Pemberton and gets into trouble.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-12-24
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Standing Room Only
1944-01-07
Standing Room Only
Overview: During WWII, an executive and his secretary arrive in Washington, DC on business but, because of the housing shortage, are unable to find hotel rooms. In desperation, they pretend to be married and hire themselves out as a butler and maid in order to secure lodgings. Comedy.
Genres: Comedy Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-01-07
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Smoky
1946-06-26
Smoky
Overview: Clint Barkley first sees Smoky as a runaway, and drives him back to the ranch where he meets the owner, Julie Richards. He is given a job on her ranch, but the head cowhand is doubtful about Clint and fears that since he refuses to talk about himself, he must have some dreadful secret in his past. Clint and Smoky become close to each other, weathering the hardships of Western life and the suspicions of others together, until one day, Smoky tragically vanishes. Will Clint ever see him again?
Genres: Drama Family Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-06-26
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Little Old New York
1940-02-09
Little Old New York
Overview: Inventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help realize his dream of a high-powered steamboat.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-02-09
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Virginia
1941-01-28
Virginia
Overview: Post-Civil War romantic drama about defeated Southerners, starring Madeleine Carroll and Fred MacMurray.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-01-28
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Exclusive
1937-08-06
Exclusive
Overview: When Mountain City racketeer Charles Gillette is acquitted, he arrives at the Mountain City World newsroom and vows revenge on the Better Government Committee who put him behind bars. Members of the committee include Colonel Bogardus, owner of the World , Horace Mitchell, a candidate for mayor, and Mr. Franklin, a department store owner. First Gillette buys a rival newspaper, the Sentinel , and offers a pricey editorship to World newsman Ralph Houston, who refuses the offer on principle. That evening, Ralph and his partner, Tod Swain, are greeted at home by a creditor, and Vina Swain, Ralph's fiancée, is furious to find out he turned down Gillette's offer. When she learns Ralph went into debt to put her through college, she warns Gillette of a police raid and pays back Ralph's debt with Gillette's renumeration. When Ralph orders Vina not to work for Gillette, she breaks their engagement.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-06
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Men with Wings
1938-07-16
Men with Wings
Overview: Reporter Nicholas Ranson is jubilant when, on 17 Dec 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright take their first airplane flight. Back home in Underwood, Maryland, however, his uncle Hiram F. Jenkins, owner and editor of the local newspaper, refuses to print the story. Nicholas quits and continues to work on his own airplane, with the devoted help of his little daughter Peggy. Peggy is actually the first in her family to fly when her friends, Patrick Falconer and Scott Barnes, induce her to get inside a large kite they have made, and run with it in a field until she is airborne. The kite is caught in a tree, however, and Peggy gets a black eye. Later, Nicholas dies when his experimental airplane crashes, leaving his wife and children alone. By Peggy's adulthood, planes are capable of flying at an altitude of 11,000 feet, and speeds of nearly 100 m.p.h. Peggy continues her father's obsession with flight by helping Scott and Pat to build a plane.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-07-16
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Cocoanut Grove
1938-05-20
Cocoanut Grove
Overview: Band tries to get an audition for a job at a prestigious nightclub.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-05-20
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And the Angels Sing
1944-04-25
And the Angels Sing
Overview: The singing/dancing Angel sisters, Nancy, Bobby, Josie, and Patti, aren't interested in performing together, and this plays havoc with the plans of Pop Angel to buy a soy bean farm. They do accept an offer of ten dollars to sing at a dubious night club on the edge of town where a band led by Happy Marshall is playing.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-04-25
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Car 99
1935-03-02
Car 99
Overview: A story of the Michigan State Police and the strong sense of loyalty and duty it instills in its men. It follows the career of a newly-inducted rookie, Ross Martin, who has joined the force at the urging of his sweetheart, Mary Adams. Martin soon distinguishes himself by his bravery in the apprehension of criminals. But when the leader of a gang of bank robbers falls into his hands and then escapes, because of carelessness on Martin's part, he is suspended from the force.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-02
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13 Hours by Air
1936-04-30
13 Hours by Air
Overview: Womanizer and airline pilot Jack Gordon must fly the world's fastest airliner from New York to California while dealing with dangerous jewel thieves on the run from the law.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-30
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An Innocent Affair
1948-10-15
An Innocent Affair
Overview: Vincent Doane is in the precarious position of trying to close an advertising account with his rich ex-fiancée. Unfortunately she is more interested in him than in business. Vincent's wife Paula gets suspicious and finally decides to do some flirting of her own to make him jealous. Unknown to her, she chooses cigarette tychoon Claude Kimball. In fact, Kimball hits it off well with both of the Doanes. The question is whether or not their marriage can survive all the shenanigans.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-15
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Where Do We Go from Here?
1945-05-23
Where Do We Go from Here?
Overview: Bill wants to join the Army, but he's 4F so he asks a wizard to help him, but the wizard has slight problems with his history knowlege, so he sends Bill everywhere in history, but not to WWII.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-05-23
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Fair Wind to Java
1953-01-28
Fair Wind to Java
Overview: The Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an American merchant vessel is looking for a sunken Dutch vessel containing 10,000 precious diamonds. Unfortunately, he's not the only one and then there's also that volcano on the nearby island of Krakatau, waiting to explode in its historical, disastrous eruption...
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-28
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The Oregon Trail
1959-08-31
The Oregon Trail
Overview: In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sending in soldiers disguised as settlers in order to strengthen American claims to the Territory.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-08-31
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Tiger Rose
1929-12-21
Tiger Rose
Overview: A mountie pursues a man wanted for murder.
Genres: Action Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-12-21
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The Forest Rangers
1942-10-21
The Forest Rangers
Overview: Ranger Don Stuart fights a forest fire with timber boss friend Tana 'Butch' Mason, and finds evidence of arson. He suspects Twig Dawson but can't prove it. Butch loves Don but he, poor fool, won't notice her as a woman; instead he meets socialite Celia in town and elopes with her. The action plot (Don's pursuit of the fire starter) parallels Tana's comic efforts to scare tenderfoot Celia back to the city.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-21
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Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
1996-12-17
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Overview: Amiable and unassuming, Fred MacMurray went from small-town boy to one of Hollywood and television's most enduring stars.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-17
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Cafe Society
1939-03-03
Cafe Society
Overview: A pampered heiress (Madeleine Carroll) elopes with a shipboard reporter (Fred MacMurray) just to get her name in a society column.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-03-03
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Never a Dull Moment
1950-08-19
Never a Dull Moment
Overview: Kay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a widowed rancher, Chris Heyward, she meets at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo and they get married, and leave for his ranch in the west. Her friends warn her of an early disillusionment with life on a ranch, far away from the glitter and bright lights of Broadway. Kay makes one difficulty adjustment after another, as the ranch is presided over by Chris's kids, and an incident occurs with a neighbor that prompts Kay to return to her glamorous life in New York. But she soon finds her heart is with Chris and his children.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-08-19
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Callaway Went Thataway
1951-11-15
Callaway Went Thataway
Overview: Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately no one can find him. When a lookalike sends in a photo, the marketing team hires him to impersonate Callaway. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-15
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Men Without Names
1935-06-29
Men Without Names
Overview: A G-man woos a newswoman and corners bank robbers with a hostage in a factory.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-06-29
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Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990-09-10
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Overview: Born in Mexico, Anthony Quinn became the family's main provider when his father died in an accident. Thus began the story of a man who had a thousand jobs before acting in a Cecil B. DeMille film…
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-10
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Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
1975-11-06
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
Overview: A retired businessman notices that there has been a rash of ships and planes disappearing off the Florida coast, and he starts to investigate.
Genres: Mystery Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-06
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Rangers of Fortune
1940-09-27
Rangers of Fortune
Overview: An US Army misfit and his pals roam the west in search of adventure. Arriving in a small town, they befriend the elderly newspaper editor and his young granddaughter. The trio learn that the community is under the thumb of a covetous land baron, who's endeavoring to push out ranch owners and take over the territory.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-09-27
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Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing
1952-01-01
Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing
Overview: For most of us, including actor Fred MacMurray who presents the film, the noun atom and the adjective atomic are synonymous with devastation, period. Of course, there was Hiroshima and Nagasaki but atomic energy is also - at least according to Father James Keller, who produced the documentary - "a Gift from God". For atomic power can also (and should only) be beneficial for mankind. In 1952, it is already effective in various fields, such as industry, agriculture and medicine. Let the atom be a blessing instead of a curse.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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One Night In Lisbon
1941-06-13
One Night In Lisbon
Overview: Saucy screwball comedy wherein lovely Madeleine falls in love with flier Fred despite interference from her fiancee and his ex.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-06-13
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Captain Eddie
1945-06-18
Captain Eddie
Overview: WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the early years of civil airline service, after his plane crashed in the South Pacific in late 1942.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-06-18
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Champagne Waltz
1937-02-05
Champagne Waltz
Overview: In Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of its neighbor, the Waltz Palace, run by Franz Strauss and featuring his granddaughter, singer Elsa. Smitten by Elsa, Buzzy hides his identity and association with the club -- whose owner intends to buy out the Palace property. When Elsa accidentally learns who Buzzy really is, it appears he may have to return to America alone.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-05
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941-10-02
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Overview: Hedda Hopper guides us through some of Hollywood's sights; the home of William S. Hart and a Kay Kyser recording-session being among them.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-10-02
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NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978-09-13
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Overview: Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, Disney’s Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Disney. These are some of the titles of the Disney anthology series that first aired as Disneyland in 1954. Ron Howard and Suzanne Somers serve as hosts for the musical celebration.
Genres: Documentary Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-13
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Day of the Badman
1958-01-29
Day of the Badman
Overview: Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to sentence...and his unfaithful fiancee.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-29
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Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991-07-15
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Overview: Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-90), a Hollywood legend.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-15
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Joys
1976-03-05
Joys
Overview: Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-05
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Show-Business at War
1943-05-21
Show-Business at War
Overview: A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-05-21
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The Chadwick Family
1974-04-17
The Chadwick Family
Overview: A father finds himself taking care of a family that, in addition to his son and three daughters, also consists of two sons-in-law and his youngest daughter's Chinese boyfriend.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-17
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This Is Bob Hope...
2017-12-29
This Is Bob Hope...
Overview: During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-29
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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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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936-09-11
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Overview: Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Frank McHugh plays with his children; a visit to the West Side Tennis Club affords glimpses of many stars.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-11
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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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Gala Day at Disneyland
1960-01-21
Gala Day at Disneyland
Overview: The gala dedication ceremonies at the opening of three new major attractions at Disneyland—Matterhorn Bobsleds, Submarine Voyage, and the new Monorail—include a parade down Main Street with appearances by Walt and Roy Disney and members of their families, along with Vice President Richard Nixon and family, and numerous film stars. The celebrations end at night with a fireworks display.
Genres: Documentary Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-01-21
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Disneyland '59
1959-06-15
Disneyland '59
Overview: Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disneyland-Alweg Monorail, and the Submarine Voyage, a project so massive that it was called "The Second Opening of Disneyland". Highlights include a mammoth, star-studded parade and the official launching of the Disneyland submarines by U.S. Navy officers. Among the guests are then-Vice-President Richard Nixon and family, Clint Eastwood, and Meredith Willson, who leads the Disneyland band in his own "76 Trombones." Sponsored by Kodak, the commercial spokespersons include Ozzie and Harriet Nelson.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-15
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Breakdowns of 1942
1942-12-31
Breakdowns of 1942
Overview: Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-31
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Shadows of Suspense
2006-08-22
Shadows of Suspense
Overview: A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-22
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It's a Most Unusual Day
1956-03-14
It's a Most Unusual Day
Overview: A married couple take in a nightclub show starring songwriter Jimmy McHugh and are prompted by his melodies to relive their past.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-03-14
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A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons
1977-11-25
A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons
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Genres: Documentary Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-25
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