Claude Akins
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Claude Marion Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American actor with a long career on stage, screen and television. Powerful in appearance and voice, Akins could be counted on to play the clever (or less than clever) tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is best remembered as Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s TV series B. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series, with Ben Cooper appearing as Waverly. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claude Akins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 25, 1926
Deathday: January 27, 1994
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Rio Bravo
1959-03-18
Rio Bravo
Overview: A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-18
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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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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019-11-14
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Overview: Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom Event.
Genres: Documentary Drama Thriller Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-14
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Comanche Station
1960-03-01
Comanche Station
Overview: A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the handsome reward for bringing her home and Comanche on the warpath.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-03-01
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973-06-15
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Overview: The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-06-15
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Shield for Murder
1954-08-27
Shield for Murder
Overview: A crooked detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep his money.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-27
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The Defiant Ones
1958-08-14
The Defiant Ones
Overview: Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-08-14
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The Killers
1964-07-07
The Killers
Overview: A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-07-07
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The Devil's Brigade
1968-05-15
The Devil's Brigade
Overview: At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan Crown leading the Canadians and Maj. Cliff Bricker the acting head of the American contingent, there is initial tension -- but the team comes together when given a daunting mission that few would dare to attempt.
Genres: Action Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-05-15
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Return of the Seven
1966-10-19
Return of the Seven
Overview: Chico one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven now lives in the town that they (The Seven) helped. One day someone comes and takes most of the men prisoner. His wife seeks out Chris, the leader of The Seven for help. Chris also meets Vin another member of The Seven. They find four other men and they go to help Chico.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-19
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Merrill's Marauders
1962-03-16
Merrill's Marauders
Overview: Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind Japanese lines across Burma to Myitkyina, pushing beyond their limits and fighting pitched battles at every strong-point.
Genres: War Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-16
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The Lonely Man
1957-06-21
The Lonely Man
Overview: Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob's former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada...and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past...
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-06-21
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The Proud and Profane
1956-06-13
The Proud and Profane
Overview: In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-13
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The Human Jungle
1954-10-03
The Human Jungle
Overview: Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-10-03
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The Night Stalker
1972-01-11
The Night Stalker
Overview: Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands.
Genres: Mystery Horror Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-11
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Tentacles
1977-02-25
Tentacles
Overview: Several people disappear from and at the sea. Their bodies are found gnawed to the skeleton, even the marrow is missing. The scientists have no idea which animal could do such things. Dr. Turner begins to suspect that the company which builds a tunnel beneath the bay might have poisoned the environment and caused an octopus to mutate to giant dimensions...
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Adventure Action
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1977-02-25
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How the West Was Won
1962-11-02
How the West Was Won
Overview: The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-11-02
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Falling from Grace
1992-02-21
Falling from Grace
Overview: Rock singer John Mellencamp makes his screen and directorial debut in this story by "Lonesome Dove" author, Larry McMurtry. The story, not too separated from Mellencamp's real life, finds him as a country music star whose meanderings and philandering has thrown his life into turmoil. Returning to his native Indiana to try to reestablish a normal life. Instead he takes up with an old lover (Lenz), ignoring his loving wife (Hemingway), and duplicating the lifestyle of his womanizing father (Akins).
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-21
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Monster in the Closet
1986-05-15
Monster in the Closet
Overview: After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets a "mild-mannered" reporter, a college professor, her son and a befuddled professor band together to uncover the mystery but not without involving the U.S. Army and mass panic.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-15
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A Distant Trumpet
1964-05-20
A Distant Trumpet
Overview: In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-05-20
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The Baron and the Kid
1984-11-21
The Baron and the Kid
Overview: Johnny Cash heads the cast in this sentimental drama, which follows a famed pool hustler (Cash) whose reunion with his long-lost son (Greg Webb) sets the stage for a series of adventures as they join forces to open a pool hall. Based on a hit song written by Cash, the film also stars Richard Roundtree, Tracy Pollan, June Carter Cash and Darren McGavin. The Cash family patriarch performs on the soundtrack.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-21
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A Man Called Sledge
1970-11-14
A Man Called Sledge
Overview: James Garner is Luther Sledge, the leader of a pack of rebels who are planning to steal a stash of gold. But after the thieves actually manage to get away with the bounty, they soon discover that the enemy lies within their midst. As they begin to bicker over who should get the biggest cut, the stage is set for a deadly showdown. Claude Akins and John Marley co-star in this Italian Western directed by Vic Morrow.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-14
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Yellowstone Kelly
1959-11-11
Yellowstone Kelly
Overview: A fur-trapper named Kelly, who once saved the life of a Sioux chief, is allowed to set his traps in Sioux territory during the late 1870s. Reluctantly he takes on a tenderfoot assistant named Anse and together they give shelter to a runaway Arapaho woman. Tensions develop when Anse falls in love with this woman and when the Sioux chief arrives with his warriors to re-claim her.
Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-11-11
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Waterhole #3
1967-10-10
Waterhole #3
Overview: After a professional gambler kills a Confederate soldier, he finds a map pinpointing the location in the desert where stolen army gold bullion is buried. He plans to retrieve it, but others are searching for it too.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-10-10
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Pecos Bill
1986-01-01
Pecos Bill
Overview: Steve Guttenberg portrays Pecos Bill, the "King of the Cowboys," in this rootin' tootin' epic. Raised by coyotes, Bill puts the "wild" in the Wild West settlement of Petunia City. When his rowdy behavior gets him run out of town, he heads for Mexico. There, Bill lassos a cyclone to save the state of Texas from drought. His heroics become campfire legend, proving that selflessness and bravery are never forgotten.
Genres: Family Western Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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The Curse
1987-09-11
The Curse
Overview: Nathan Hayes is a religious man trying to hold onto his farm and keep his family in line. A real estate developer is trying to buy most of the farm property in the area, including Mr. Hayes family farm, in the hope that the Tennesse Valley Authority will choose the town for the site of a new dam and recreational area. The night of a terrible storm, an unidentified, glowing object crashes on the Hayes farm and with it comes a horrible curse for the Hayes family and the members of the community.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-11
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Skyjacked
1972-05-24
Skyjacked
Overview: A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-05-24
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Hot Summer Night
1957-02-15
Hot Summer Night
Overview: An out-of-work reporter (Leslie Nielsen) seeks out a bank robber, and his bride (Colleen Miller) has to rescue him.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-02-15
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The Sharkfighters
1956-11-01
The Sharkfighters
Overview: Landing on a small island not far from Havana, Cuba, Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves joins a Navy scientific project engaged in finding an effective shark repellent to help save the lives of WWII military personnel stranded in shark-infested waters. His zeal for completing the project as fast as possible is explained by his having lost a large percentage of his crew to sharks when his ship was sunk by the Japanese. Against the advice of the others on the project, Staves demands that the new repellent be tested on a live subject surrounded by hungry sharks and will allow no one but himself to be the test subject!
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-11-01
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Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966-01-01
Ride Beyond Vengeance
Overview: Jonas Trapp falls in love with the beautiful Jessie, a wealthy girl out of his humble class. Against the wishes of her snobbish aunt, she marries him, later faking a pregnancy to win her aunt's consent. But Jonas tires of living off of his wife's family, and eventually deserts her to become a buffalo hunter. 11 years later, with his self-made fortune, he sets out to return home, only to be set upon by three sadistic marauders, who steal his money and leave him for dead. Rescued by a farmer who nurses him back to health, Jonas becomes consumed by the desire for revenge. As fate would have it, all three men live close to Jonas' former home. Matters quickly get worse when Jonas reunites with his wife, only to discover that she is now engaged to Renne.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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The Burning Hills
1956-09-01
The Burning Hills
Overview: When Trace Jordan's brother is murdered by members of the land-grabbing Sutton family, he vows to report this injustice to the nearest Army fort.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-09-01
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Pushed Too Far
1988-02-25
Pushed Too Far
Overview: A small town martial arts teacher (Herb Johnson) clashes with a crazed former pro wrestler. When the ex grappler kills Johnson's wife, the peace loving martial arts expert is "pushed too far." Hoosier born Claude Akins stars as the Sheriff.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-25
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The Great Bank Robbery
1969-06-24
The Great Bank Robbery
Overview: A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-24
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Don't Give Up the Ship
1959-07-03
Don't Give Up the Ship
Overview: The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-07-03
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Claudelle Inglish
1961-09-20
Claudelle Inglish
Overview: A young daughter of poor farmers is forced by her mother to ditch her young boyfriend in order to marry an old rich neighbor but the girl rebels by becoming the town's harlot.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-09-20
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Seasons of the Heart
1993-08-05
Seasons of the Heart
Overview: Martha and Jed Richards live in Oregon in 1862. They and their two daughters moved there to make a new life, but the daughters died of cholera along the way. This has left Martha an emotional wreck, and she is unable to move on with her life. That is until an orphan named Danny comes to live with them. Jed immediately accepts Danny as his son, but Martha is still too upset to be able to love him. As time passes, however, she finds herself more and more able to accept him as part of the family.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-05
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Incident at Phantom Hill
1966-07-01
Incident at Phantom Hill
Overview: At the end of the Civil War, a major shipment of gold has been stolen and buried in the desert. Only one man knows the whereabouts of gold and the army sends captain Matt Martin to arrest him and come back with the gold. Martin, his prisoner and a handful of men enter Indian territory in search of the precious cargo. The Apaches, outlaws and storms will make it not too easy.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-07-01
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Onionhead
1958-10-25
Onionhead
Overview: An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-10-25
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The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
1991-11-03
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
Overview: Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks want to see them fold before they even get there.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-03
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Where Evil Lives
1991-01-01
Where Evil Lives
Overview: A gripping tale of horror, murder, and revenge unfolds as Jack Devlin (Claude Akins in his final screen appearance), caretaker of the Spencer House State, reveals an unforgettable history of zombies, vampires, and witches to a prospective buyer. The chilling stories grow more horrifying and even Jack's visitor is stunned by the final fate at this house where evil lives.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Johnny Moccasin
1956-06-06
Johnny Moccasin
Overview: Johnny Moccasin a white teenage boy is raised by an Indian tribe after his parents are killed in a wagon train massacre.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-06
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Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977-12-28
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Overview: An airplane carring coffee beans from South America has some unpleasant stowaways: a hoard of tarantulas which overcome the pilots as the airplane is flying over an orange-producing town in California. The airplane crashes, and the unlucky inhabitants of the town release the poisonous spiders into their midst. Once the town's officials discover that the tarantulas are responsible for several deaths, the tarantulas have already descended upon the town's only orange-processing factory. The town's citizens risk their lives to remove the tarantulas from the factory while the poisonous pests are rendered motionless by the transmitted sound of buzzing bees
Genres: Adventure Horror Thriller TV Movie Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-28
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Joe Dakota
1957-10-27
Joe Dakota
Overview: A stranger rides into town and says he is looking for a local Indian. Told he left town, the truth everyone has been hiding comes out including the stranger's true identity.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-10-27
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Frontier Rangers
1959-01-01
Frontier Rangers
Overview: A pastiche of three episodes from the 1958 TV series Northwest Passage, stitched together as a feature and released theatrically in Europe.
Genres: Western Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Flap
1970-11-13
Flap
Overview: Comedy based on the plight of modern Native Americans living on reservations.
Genres: Comedy Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-13
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Medical Story
1975-09-04
Medical Story
Overview: A young intern goes up against three older surgeons as to whether or not a young actress should get a hysterectomy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-09-04
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Black Gold
1962-07-21
Black Gold
Overview: Two friends join together to strike oil, court women, and battle an unscrupulous oilman politician during the Oklahoma oil boom of the 1920s.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-07-21
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Concrete Cowboys
1979-10-17
Concrete Cowboys
Overview: Two Montana saddletramps head to Nashville to open up a detective agency. At first, the agency begins on a lark but, soon, they get involved in a case involving a kidnapped singer and an intricate blackmail scheme.
Genres: Crime Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-17
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Man with the Gun
1955-11-05
Man with the Gun
Overview: A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own shadow, scared of a landowner they never see who rules through his rowdy sidekicks. The stranger is a town tamer by trade, and he accepts a $500 commission to sort things out.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-11-05
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The Norliss Tapes
1973-02-21
The Norliss Tapes
Overview: A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter David Norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. As Norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving Voodoo and the walking dead.
Genres: Horror TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-02-21
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Killer on Board
1977-10-10
Killer on Board
Overview: The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passengers and crew.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-10
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River of Mystery
1971-10-01
River of Mystery
Overview: A couple of freelance explosives experts find jungle adventure while being stalked by a revolutionary leader and a diamond hunter.
Genres: Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-01
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In Tandem
1974-05-08
In Tandem
Overview: Gypsy truckers -- a tough veteran driver and his young college-educated partner -- come to the aid of embattled citrus growers in this pilot for the 1974-75 series, "Movin' On," about these free-spirited, civic-minded teamsters.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-05-08
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Porgy and Bess
1959-06-24
Porgy and Bess
Overview: In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-24
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B.J. and the Bear
1978-10-04
B.J. and the Bear
Overview: In this pilot film, B.J. McKay, a guitar-playing independent trucker who travels with a fun-loving chimpanzee named Bear, finds himself caught up with a bunch of young women trying to flee a white slaver who happens to be the local sheriff.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-04
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Grass Roots
1992-02-24
Grass Roots
Overview: This sequel to the 1983 miniseries, "Chiefs," continues the saga of the Lee family with Will Lee, an ambitious Georgia lawyer running for the U.S. Senate at the same time he is forced by a local judge to defend a young man in a murder trial. On top of this, he becomes the target of an assassin hired by a white-supremacist organization.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-24
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The Sea Chase
1955-06-04
The Sea Chase
Overview: As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out-maneuver the British warship pursuing him. Aboard his vessel is Elsa Keller, a woman Ehrlich has been ordered to return to Germany safely along with whatever secrets she carries. When Ehrlich's fiercely Nazi chief officer Kirchner commits an atrocity, the British pursuit becomes deadly.
Genres: War Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-06-04
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The Raid
1954-08-04
The Raid
Overview: A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.
Genres: Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-04
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First to Fight
1967-01-25
First to Fight
Overview: Jack is the sole survivor of a Japanese attack on his squad at Guadalcanal. Because of his heroism and the fact that he is still alive, he becomes a Medal of Honor hero. He returns to train new recruits for the Marines and falls for a girl named Peggy. When training and marriage leave him with an empty feeling, he decides on a transfer back to the front lines. Soon he will find that marriage and life will change his outlook on the grueling battles that lie ahead.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-25
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From Here to Eternity
1953-08-28
From Here to Eternity
Overview: In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
Genres: War Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-28
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Johnny Concho
1956-07-01
Johnny Concho
Overview: In Johnny Concho, Frank Sinatra plays a man who goes from the town bully to town coward!
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-07-01
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Little Mo
1978-09-05
Little Mo
Overview: Biopic about tennis great Maureen Connolly who, as a teenager, was the first woman to win the Grand Slam of Tennis, became world-renowned as "Little Mo," and died of cancer in 1969 at the age of 34.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-05
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Inherit the Wind
1960-07-07
Inherit the Wind
Overview: Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-07-07
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Timber Tramps
1975-12-31
Timber Tramps
Overview: A tough, hard-drinking Alaska logging foreman likes fighting only slightly less than working.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-31
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The Solid Gold Girl
1964-02-14
The Solid Gold Girl
Overview: While searching for the man who framed him for a crime he didn't commit, Harrison Destry (John Gavin) stumbles into a town where an old cell mate of his is being tried for robbery and murder. The outlaw has hidden the loot and offers to reveal the location to Destry, but instead provides the location to Patience Dailey, a gold digging saloon singer played by Tammy Grimes.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-02-14
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Murder in Music City
1979-01-16
Murder in Music City
Overview: A brash songwriter who buys a detective agency as a tax shelter finds himself and his photographer's model bride involved in a puzzling murder, when a dead body turns up in their honeymoon suite, and on a trail that leads them to Nashville.
Genres: Comedy Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-16
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Down Three Dark Streets
1954-09-02
Down Three Dark Streets
Overview: An FBI Agent takes on the three unrelated cases of a dead agent to track down his killer.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-02
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Battle Stations
1956-02-01
Battle Stations
Overview: The crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-02-01
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Manhunt for Claude Dallas
1986-10-26
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Overview: This is the story is based on an actual incident. Claude Dallas is a man who loves to be free, so he lives in the mountains where he hunts for his food. However, Bill Pogue is a driven game warden, who abhors anyone who hunts out of season. When he catches Claude Dallas doing that; he's about to arrest him when Claude kills him and the other warden with him. When the man who was with Dallas tells the police what happened, a nationwide manhunt ensues. And there are people who didn't like Pogue and they hope Dallas is never caught.
Genres: Action TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-26
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Witness to Murder
1954-04-15
Witness to Murder
Overview: A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-04-15
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Ebony, Ivory and Jade
1979-08-03
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
Overview: In this prospective pilot, Mick Jade, a tennis bum-turned-Las Vegas-song-and-dance man, doubles as a private eye with two female dancers, Ebony and Ivory. The trio go undercover to protect a lady scientist from international hitmen as she heads for Washington D.C. from the near-East with her super-secret formula.
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-03
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Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
1992-02-19
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Overview: King Edward asks Sherlock Holmes to perform one more task before his retirement: to safeguard the Star of Africa on a trip to Cape Town. Soon the fabled jewel is stolen and several people end up being murdered.
Genres: TV Movie Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-19
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The Death Squad
1974-01-08
The Death Squad
Overview: When petty criminals start turning up murdered, a detective discovers they are being killed by a group of his fellow officers who think the criminals were treated too leniently by the courts.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-08
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Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
1961-10-17
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
Overview: Feature-length Western based on the hit TV show 'Tales of Wells Fargo,' about a Wells Fargo Company troubleshooter who becomes the target of an outlaw he helped send to prison.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-10-17
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Desperate Intruder
1983-07-31
Desperate Intruder
Overview: A blind woman living at a lonely beach house gives sanctuary to an escaped convict whose ruthless partner is on the way.
Genres: Thriller Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-07-31
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Bitter Creek
1954-02-21
Bitter Creek
Overview: "Wild" Bill Elliott is a cowboy who goes in search of the man who killed his brother, and finds himself in the small town of Bitter Creek.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-02-21
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Twisted Fear
1994-01-01
Twisted Fear
Overview: When accomplished businessman Steve (Bob Poole) meets ambitious medical student Tina (Kim Kilway), who's half his age, he's immediately smitten. Tina seems to enjoy Steve's company as well, though she's already dating a pathologist named Jack (James Hansen Prince), who's closer to her age. What starts out as an innocent love triangle turns dangerous when jealousy, passion and undeniable attraction collide to complicate matters.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Yesterday's Child
1977-02-03
Yesterday's Child
Overview: A young couple's three-year-old daughter is kidnapped and no trace is ever found of her. Fourteen years later, a young woman claiming to be that girl shows up at the parents' house.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-02-03
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Hound-Dog Man
1959-11-11
Hound-Dog Man
Overview: A rustic drama set in the early 20th century, Hound Dog Man is the simple story of a young man, Spud Kinney constantly in hot water for disobeying his mother. The lad should be watching the family farm, but he falls in with his older brother, Clint, and his reckless buddy Blackie Scantling who take him hunting in hillbilly country. The boy falls in love with a beautiful mountain girl, while Blackie has his own fling with another attractive hillbilly maiden, Nita Stringer, and then becomes mixed up with an older, married woman, Sussie Bell.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-11-11
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The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957-05-10
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
Overview: Ma and Pa do their bit to hook lumberman Brad Johnson up with spoiled socialite Sally Flemming. Ma teaches Sally how to behave like a hick so she'll be compatible with Brad.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-05-10
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Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971-09-24
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Overview: A young frontier couple elope, are chased by the girl's father and brothers, join up with an escaped convict and get mixed up with a charlatan preacher.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-09-24
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Master Ninja
1984-03-08
Master Ninja
Overview: Aging skilled master ninja, John Peter McAllister, and his young apprentice search for John's long lost daughter, all the while his old enemies try to stop him. The first two episodes of "The Master" edited into a feature length film used as a promo for the television series.
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-08
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Shadow of Fear
1974-01-28
Shadow of Fear
Overview: A rich woman, an industrialist's wife, finds her home nearly destroyed and with menacing phrases painted on the walls. Besides calling the police, her husband calls his security manager, an ex-cop, who hesitates before accepting the task of protecting her and finding the responsible party.
Genres: Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-28
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Kiss Me, Kill Me
1976-05-08
Kiss Me, Kill Me
Overview: A female investigator in the district attorney's office sets out to track down the person who murdered a young schoolteacher.
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-08
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Bus Stop
1982-08-22
Bus Stop
Overview: The story is set in a diner in rural Kansas, about 25 miles west of Kansas City, Missouri during a snowstorm from which bus passengers must take shelter.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-22
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Eric
1975-11-10
Eric
Overview: The disease: incurable. The odds: insurmountable. But Eric will not surrender! An unforgettable true drama of a young man's fight for hope, for love, for life. A two-hour special adapted from Doris Lund's best-seller "Eric."
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-10
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Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
1989-09-10
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Overview: A single mother struggles to raise two teenage daughters in a small town in America.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-10
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Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard
1992-01-01
Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard
Overview: American Industrial Film covering the hazards of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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