Jody Lawrance
Biography: As the 1950s began, Jody Lawrance (born Nona Josephine Goddard) showed much promise as a contract player for Columbia. In 1951 alone, she was the female lead in four features including "Ten Tall Men," playing opposite Burt Lancaster. However, her reticence to appear in the Mickey Rooney musical, "All Ashore" (1953) because she didn't feel she had the singing ability required for the role and her reluctance to do publicity for the studio resulted in an early release from her contract. After her appearance as Pocahontas in the independent film, "Captain John Smith and Pocahontas" (1953) was a critical and commercial flop, Lawrance was effectively out of the movie business. Now working as a waitress in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, she was the subject of a feature article on her plight as an actress. Soon afterward, she received a surprise visit at the restaurant by her former co-star Burt Lancaster, who promised to help restart her acting career. This led to a role in the film noir, "The Scarlet Hour" (1956) and a contract with Paramount. While her billing had dropped a few notches from her Columbia days, her career was clearly on the mend. However, when Paramount learned that she had eloped and was expecting her first child, they terminated her contract. Despite this latest setback in her career, Lawrance found work on the small screen and appeared on some of the most popular television series of the late 1950s, including "The Loretta Young Show," "The Rebel," and "Perry Mason." She succeeded during this period despite the failure of her first marriage and the subsequent custody battle. After her second marriage, she effectively retired from show business to raise a family with her new husband.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 19, 1930
Deathday: July 10, 1986
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The Scarlet Hour
1956-04-01
The Scarlet Hour
Overview: An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-04-01
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Hot Spell
1958-05-21
Hot Spell
Overview: Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's amorous excursions while trying to help her children solve their problems and doing her best to keep her family together as it's slowly falling apart. Meanwhile, daughter Virginia is dumped by her boyfriend because she cannot help him with his career. Her cheating husband's birthday party is approaching and many lines will be crossed after that event.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-05-21
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All Ashore
1953-03-03
All Ashore
Overview: Three sailors finally get some shore leave, and go in search of fun and girls.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-03
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Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953-11-20
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Overview: With the help of Pocahontas, Captain John Smith overcomes the treachery of some of his men and resentment of the local Native Americans to establish the colony of Jamestown.
Genres: Romance Drama History Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-11-20
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The Son of Dr. Jekyll
1951-10-31
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Overview: The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation has been unjustly deserved. He sets out to develop his father's formula in order to prove that he was a brilliant scientist rather than a murderous monster.
Genres: Crime Horror Romance Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-10-31
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Ten Tall Men
1951-10-26
Ten Tall Men
Overview: Sgt. Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion learns, from a Riff prisoner, that an attack will soon be made by the villainous Hussin on the Legion's outpost of Tarfa. Kincaid volunteers to lead nine other Legionnaires on a mission to delay Hussin's attack till reinforcements arrive. When he discovers that Hussin plans to marry Mahla, a girl from a rival tribe, in order to build a coalition against the French, Kincaid kidnaps Mahla. Hussin forcefully takes her back, but by now his planned attack on Tarfa is crumbling and Mahla has begun to fall in love with Kincaid.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-10-26
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Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
1962-10-01
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Overview: Five passengers in a stagecoach are abandoned by their driver in the desert. Trying to survive, they struggle with illness, thirst, hunger, and the threats posed both by one another and the local Indigenous peoples.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-10-01
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The Leather Saint
1956-06-06
The Leather Saint
Overview: Episcopalian minister Gil Allen keeps up his college days interest in boxing by working out at a gym run by his friend, Tom Kelley but declines offers to fight in an actual staged bout, until he realizes he could use the prize money to purchase equipment for local polio victims. Keeping his real identity secret and hoping to step away after one big payday, Gil signs a contract to fight for greedy promoter Gus MacAuliffe.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-06
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Mask of the Avenger
1951-06-27
Mask of the Avenger
Overview: Costume swashbuckler with heroic John Derek battling evil Anthony Quinn.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-06-27
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The Brigand
1952-06-24
The Brigand
Overview: Carlos Delargo, the banished son of a royal princess of Mandorra, is returned to the kingdom to be tried for a murder change. However, he is freed by King Lorenzo, whom bears a remarkable resemblance to Delargo. When the king is wounded by assassins sent by Napoleon, Delargo takes over the throne at the request of the Prime Minister in a plot to thwart the traitors. He also falls in love with Princess Teresa, the king's fiancée.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-06-24
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The Family Secret
1951-10-21
The Family Secret
Overview: When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-10-21
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The Purple Gang
1959-12-18
The Purple Gang
Overview: The story of the infamous Purple Gang - a ring of bootleggers, hijackers and killers in 1920's Detroit.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-18
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