James Cagney
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American film actor. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of roles, he is best remembered for playing "tough guys". In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. In his first performing role, Cagney danced dressed as a woman in the chorus line of the 1919 revue Every Sailor. He spent several years in vaudeville as a hoofer and comedian until his first major acting role in 1925. He secured several other roles, receiving good reviews before landing the lead in the 1929 play Penny Arcade. After rave reviews for his acting, Warners signed him for an initial $500 a week, three-week contract to reprise his role; this was quickly extended to a seven year contract. Cagney's seventh film, The Public Enemy, became one of the most influential gangster movies of the period. Notable for its famous grapefruit scene, the film thrust Cagney into the spotlight, making him one of Warners' and Hollywood's biggest stars. In 1938, he received his first Academy Award Best Actor nomination for Angels with Dirty Faces, before winning in 1942 for his portrayal of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was nominated a third time in 1955 for Love Me or Leave Me. Cagney retired for 20 years in 1961, spending time on his farm before returning for a part in Ragtime mainly to aid his recovery from a stroke. Cagney walked out on Warners several times over his career, each time coming back on improved personal and artistic terms. In 1935, he sued Warners for breach of contract and won; this marked one of the first times an actor had beaten a studio over a contract issue. He worked for an independent film company for a year while the suit was settled, and also established his own production company, Cagney Productions, in 1942 before returning to Warners again four years later. Jack Warner called him "The Professional Againster", in reference to Cagney’s refusal to be pushed around. Cagney also made numerous morale-boosting troop tours before and during World War II, and was President of the Screen Actors Guild for two years. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Cagney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: July 17, 1899
Deathday: March 30, 1986
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Known For
One, Two, Three
1961-12-15
One, Two, Three
Overview: C.R. MacNamara is a managing director for Coca Cola in West Berlin during the Cold War, just before the Wall is put up. When Scarlett, the rebellious daughter of his boss, comes to West Berlin, MacNamara has to look after her, but this turns out to be a difficult task when she reveals to be married to a communist.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-15
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Movie Tough Guys
1991-01-01
Movie Tough Guys
Overview: This compilation of film highlights features many of the biggest box office tough guys of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s—Bogart, Brando, Cagney and more!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985-01-01
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Overview: William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilarious collection of movie and TV bloopers.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942-05-29
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Overview: A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-29
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White Heat: Top of the World
2005-01-01
White Heat: Top of the World
Overview: An examination of "White Heat" (1949) by film historians and critics.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
2005-01-01
Beer and Blood: Enemies of the Public
Overview: An examination of "The Public Enemy" (1931) by film historians and critics.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
2005-01-01
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
Overview: Documentary covering the Warner Bros. James Cagney /Pat O'Brien classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), hosted by film historian Rudy Behlmer.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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City for Conquest
1940-09-21
City for Conquest
Overview: The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?
Genres: Romance Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-09-21
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Other Men's Women
1931-01-17
Other Men's Women
Overview: The friendship of two working stiff railroad engineers is put to the test when one falls for the other’s wife.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-01-17
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Ragtime
1981-11-20
Ragtime
Overview: A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-20
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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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The Seven Little Foys
1955-09-30
The Seven Little Foys
Overview: Vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love with and marries Italian ballerina Madeleine. While they continue to tour the circuit, they begin a family and before long have seven little Foys to clutter the wings. After tragedy threatens to stall Eddie's career, he comes to realize that his little terrors are worth their weight in gold. - Chris Stone
Genres: Music Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-09-30
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Captains of the Clouds
1942-02-12
Captains of the Clouds
Overview: Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.
Genres: Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-02-12
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The Doorway to Hell
1930-10-18
The Doorway to Hell
Overview: A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-10-18
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'G' Men
1935-05-04
'G' Men
Overview: James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-05-04
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Angels with Dirty Faces
1938-11-26
Angels with Dirty Faces
Overview: Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-26
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Footlight Parade
1933-10-21
Footlight Parade
Overview: A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-10-21
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Love Me or Leave Me
1955-05-26
Love Me or Leave Me
Overview: A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-05-26
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Each Dawn I Die
1939-08-19
Each Dawn I Die
Overview: A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-08-19
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Mutiny on the Bounty
1935-11-22
Mutiny on the Bounty
Overview: Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-22
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The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941-07-12
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Overview: A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-07-12
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Blonde Crazy
1931-09-16
Blonde Crazy
Overview: Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.
Genres: Drama Crime Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-09-16
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Man of a Thousand Faces
1957-08-15
Man of a Thousand Faces
Overview: The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-08-15
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Lady Killer
1933-12-09
Lady Killer
Overview: An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-12-09
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The Roaring Twenties
1939-10-28
The Roaring Twenties
Overview: After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-10-28
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Mister Roberts
1955-07-10
Mister Roberts
Overview: Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
Genres: Comedy Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-07-10
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White Heat
1949-09-02
White Heat
Overview: A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-09-02
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Hollywood and the Stars
1964-05-04
Hollywood and the Stars
Overview: NBC's pioneering documentary series, produced by the David L. Wolper Production Company, in association with United Artists Television. Each 30-minute show concentrated on a Hollywood genre, film or legendary star. This series ran from September 30, 1963 until May 18, 1964, and many of its individual episodes were released into the home gauge market in shortened form. Certain episodes would focus on films being made at the time, notably Preminger's The Cardinal and Huston's Night of the Iguana.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-05-04
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These Wilder Years
1956-08-17
These Wilder Years
Overview: A man tries to find a son he gave up for adoption years ago.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-08-17
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Great Guy
1936-12-01
Great Guy
Overview: A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-01
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Smart Money
1931-06-11
Smart Money
Overview: Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-06-11
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The Public Enemy
1931-04-23
The Public Enemy
Overview: Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-04-23
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Picture Snatcher
1933-05-06
Picture Snatcher
Overview: An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-05-06
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The Oklahoma Kid
1939-03-11
The Oklahoma Kid
Overview: McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid takes the money from McCord. McCord stakes a "sooner" claim on land which is to be used for a new town; in exchange for giving it up, he gets control of gambling and saloons. When Kincaid's father runs for mayor, McCord incites a mob to lynch the old man whom McCord has already framed for murder.
Genres: Western History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-03-11
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13 Rue Madeleine
1947-01-15
13 Rue Madeleine
Overview: Bob Sharkey, an instructor of would-be spies for the Allied Office of Strategic Services, becomes suspicious of one of the latest batch of students, Bill O'Connell, who is too good at espionage. His boss, Charles Gibson confirms that O'Connell is really a top German agent, but tells Sharkey to pass him, as they intend to feed the mole false information about the impending D-Day invasion.
Genres: Thriller War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-01-15
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950-08-19
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Overview: Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-08-19
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935-10-09
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Overview: Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehearses a play. When the fairy Puck uses a magic flower to make people fall in love, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...
Genres: Fantasy Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-09
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Short Cut to Hell
1957-09-01
Short Cut to Hell
Overview: A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit; she tries to convince him to surrender before it's too late.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-09-01
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Breakdowns of 1941
1941-11-14
Breakdowns of 1941
Overview: Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-11-14
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Showbiz Goes to War
1982-12-31
Showbiz Goes to War
Overview: While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-31
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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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Jimmy the Gent
1934-03-09
Jimmy the Gent
Overview: An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-03-09
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The West Point Story
1950-11-25
The West Point Story
Overview: A Broadway director helps the West Point cadets put on a show, aided by two lovely ladies and assorted complications.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-11-25
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Winner Take All
1932-07-16
Winner Take All
Overview: Overworked boxer Jim goes to a health ranch in New Mexico to recover where he falls in love with Peggy and her sickly son. Once recovered, Jim leaves to return to the ring. Can their romance survive the distance?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-07-16
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Taxi!
1931-12-29
Taxi!
Overview: Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-12-29
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Overview: Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-25
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The Fighting 69th
1940-01-27
The Fighting 69th
Overview: Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.
Genres: Action Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-27
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What Price Glory
1952-08-22
What Price Glory
Overview: Two military men, Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, who are rivals to begin with, grow more at odds with each other when Quirt is made Flagg's top sergeant. And when a local beauty comes between them, their rivalry escalates even further. But when they discover that the woman has marriage in mind, they now compete to try to avoid marching down the aisle - that is, until they are called upon to march into battle.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-08-22
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Tribute to a Bad Man
1956-03-30
Tribute to a Bad Man
Overview: Jeremy Rodock is a tough horse rancher who strings up rustlers soon as look at them. Fresh out of Pennsylvania, Steve Miller finds it hard to get used to Rodock's ways, although he takes an immediate shine to his Greek girl Jocasta.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-03-30
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Here Comes the Navy
1934-07-21
Here Comes the Navy
Overview: A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-07-21
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Ceiling Zero
1936-01-16
Ceiling Zero
Overview: War veteran pilots Dizzy Davis, Texas Clark and Jake Lee are working in an airline. Dizzy is fooling with one of the younger pilot's girl-friend and due to this he changes flights with Texas.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-01-16
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Blood on the Sun
1945-04-26
Blood on the Sun
Overview: Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda of the time.
Genres: Action Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-04-26
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The Strawberry Blonde
1941-02-21
The Strawberry Blonde
Overview: Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulates Biff into becoming involved in his somewhat nefarious businesses. Hugo appears to have stolen Biff's dreams, and Biff has to deal with the realisation that having what he wants and wanting what another has can be very different things.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-02-21
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Something to Sing About
1937-09-30
Something to Sing About
Overview: James Cagney has a rare chance to show his song-and-dance-man roots in this low-budget tale of a New York bandleader struggling with a Hollywood studio boss.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-30
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The Time of Your Life
1948-09-03
The Time of Your Life
Overview: Joe spends a lot of his time at Nick's Pacific Street Saloon. Tom, who credits Joe with once saving his life, stops by regularly to run errands for Joe. Today, Tom notices a woman named Kitty when she comes into Nick's, and he quickly falls in love with her. Meanwhile, a distraught young man repeatedly calls his girlfriend, begging her to marry him. Nick himself muses on all the various persons who come into his bar, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-09-03
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Torrid Zone
1940-05-18
Torrid Zone
Overview: A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-18
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Run for Cover
1955-04-29
Run for Cover
Overview: An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-04-29
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Overview: Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-06
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The Mayor of Hell
1933-06-24
The Mayor of Hell
Overview: Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-06-24
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The Gallant Hours
1960-06-13
The Gallant Hours
Overview: A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-06-13
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002-08-16
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Overview: Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-16
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Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
1993-02-06
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
Overview: Actress Sharon Stone hosts this documentary about the life and career of 1930s sex symbol Jean Harlow. Included are clips from many of her films, photos and stories about her life before she became a movie star, and accounts of her troubled personal life, including a domineering mother, the failure of her three marriages and the suicide of her second husband.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-06
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The Crowd Roars
1932-04-16
The Crowd Roars
Overview: Famous auto racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race, discovering that his younger brother has aspirations to become a racing champion.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-04-16
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A Lion Is in the Streets
1953-09-23
A Lion Is in the Streets
Overview: A charismatic peddler from the Bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-23
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Come Fill the Cup
1951-10-24
Come Fill the Cup
Overview: Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back and devotes himself to other recovering alcoholics.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-10-24
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Boy Meets Girl
1938-08-27
Boy Meets Girl
Overview: Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be pregnant. This gives them the idea for a movie about a cowboy and a baby. The waitress's baby becomes the star. The cowboy and his agent run off with the waitress and her valuable asset. The writers retaliate by hiring an unemployed extra to impersonate the baby's father. But the extra already knows the waitress...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-08-27
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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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Johnny Come Lately
1943-09-03
Johnny Come Lately
Overview: Cagney is a human dynamo as a drifter who helps save ailing Grace George from losing her newspaper. The pace is fast, and audiences of all ages will be pleased. The supporting cast, have all the small-town characterizations down pat -- with Margaret Hamilton a standout. Cagney himself, had genuine affection for this film, and listed it among his top five movie-making experiences at a retrospective the year before he died. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, in 2013.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-09-03
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Doris Day: It's Magic
1998-10-18
Doris Day: It's Magic
Overview: When the cameras rolled, Doris Day wore a happy face, never hinting at the pain she endured in her personal life. This documentary brings viewers close to the real Doris Day through the eyes of her friends and family members and with the help of film footage, newsreels and photographs. What surfaces is a complex picture of an equally complicated woman who faced problems far more formidable than her cinematic image revealed.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-18
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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008-10-21
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
Overview: Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-21
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Frisco Kid
1935-11-30
Frisco Kid
Overview: After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him rise to a position of power in the vice industry of the infamous Barbary Coast.
Genres: Adventure Romance Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-30
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Hard to Handle
1933-01-28
Hard to Handle
Overview: A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-01-28
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Remembering Ragtime
2004-11-16
Remembering Ragtime
Overview: Memories from the making of the classic Milos Forman film "Ragtime".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-16
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Sinners' Holiday
1930-10-11
Sinners' Holiday
Overview: Ma Delano runs a penny arcade in Coney Island, living upstairs with her sons and daughter. Story involves rum-running, accidental murder and a frame-up.
Genres: Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-10-11
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Parkinson at 50
2021-08-28
Parkinson at 50
Overview: Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourite encounters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-28
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Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
1979-12-13
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Overview: Gala tribute to the Chairman of the Board.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-13
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He Was Her Man
1934-06-16
He Was Her Man
Overview: A safecracker goes straight after doing a stretch for a bum rap. He agrees to do one last job for his "pals".
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-06-16
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Starlift
1951-12-14
Starlift
Overview: To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-14
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The St. Louis Kid
1934-11-10
The St. Louis Kid
Overview: Trucker Eddie Kennedy gets involved with the law when he has an car accident with Ann Reid and knocks the owner of a dairy out. He evades a penalty when he claims, that he had done it as an act of solidarism with the farmers. The farmers start an boycott action against this dairy, so the owner has to bring milk from elsewhere to his dairy, but the farmers closed the road, and Kennedy is arrested once more. He leaves jail at night to meet Ann, but meanwhile the owner has asked some mobsters to deliver the milk. One of the farmers is murdered, Ann Reid is missing and Eddie Kennedy is accused of murder.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-11-10
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The Irish in Us
1935-07-31
The Irish in Us
Overview: A boxer and his policeman brother feud over a police captain's daughter.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-31
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The Millionaire
1931-05-01
The Millionaire
Overview: A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half interest in a gas station and works it on the sly.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-05-01
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You, John Jones!
1943-01-14
You, John Jones!
Overview: John Jones contemplates how fortunate he and his family are in America, where no wartime bombing occurs.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-01-14
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Never Steal Anything Small
1959-02-11
Never Steal Anything Small
Overview: Director Charles Lederer's 1959 musical stars James Cagney as an unscrupulous longshoreman who'll resort to every dirty trick in the book to win his union's presidency.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-02-11
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The Road to the Wall
1962-01-01
The Road to the Wall
Overview: A brief summary on Comumunism, its origins with Marx, passing through two world wars which leads all the way to the Berlin Wall. Oscar nominated documentary narrated by James Cagney.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Hollywood Hobbies
1939-05-03
Hollywood Hobbies
Overview: In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-05-03
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Overview: Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Shake Hands with the Devil
1959-06-24
Shake Hands with the Devil
Overview: In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea hopes to stay aloof, but saving a wounded friend gets him outlawed, and inexorably drawn into the rebel organization...under his former professor Sean Lenihan, who has "shaken hands with the devil" and begun to think of fighting as an end in itself. Complications arise when Kerry falls for a beautiful English hostage, and the British offer a peace treaty that is not enough to satisfy Lenihan.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-24
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The Singing Fool
1928-09-29
The Singing Fool
Overview: After years of hopeful struggle, waiter and aspiring singer-songwriter Al Stone is on his way. He gets his huge break on a magical night when his song wows big-time producer Louis Marcus and gold-digging showgirl Molly, whom Al fancies. Broadway success and marriage follow, but sure enough, hard times are on the way.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-09-29
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Sly
2023-09-16
Sly
Overview: His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-16
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Devil Dogs of the Air
1935-02-09
Devil Dogs of the Air
Overview: Two Marine pilots vie for romance and glory.
Genres: Romance Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-02-09
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Terrible Joe Moran
1984-03-26
Terrible Joe Moran
Overview: A wheelchair-bound, former boxer deals with his long estranged granddaughter whom is seeking financial help for her writing career and helping her loser boyfriend get out of debt with the local mob.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-26
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James Cagney: Top of the World
1992-07-05
James Cagney: Top of the World
Overview: Documentary on the life and career of James Cagney
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-05
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Breakdowns of 1936
1936-12-30
Breakdowns of 1936
Overview: Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1936.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-30
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Calling All Girls
1942-01-24
Calling All Girls
Overview: The process by which girls are chosen for chorus line members in movie musical is shown. Numbers from popular 1930s musicals are then presented. These include "Don't Say Goodnight" from Wonder Bar (1934); "Lullaby of Broadway" from Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) ; "Shadow Waltz" from Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933); and "By a Waterfall" and "Shanghai Lil" from Footlight Parade (1933).
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-24
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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931-04-15
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
Overview: Golf expert Bobby Jones arrives on the golf course to join actors James Cagney, Anthony Bushell, Donald Cook, Evalyn Knapp, and Louise Fazenda in shooting a golf instruction film. Louise Fazenda however has no knowledge of golf and her ongoing commentary disrupts Jones's attempts to practice. While Cagney and Bushell hold Louise's mouth shut, Jones demonstrates his approach to golf. Later, upon arrival of director George Marshall, Louise is sent off "to practice" alone while the cast and crew go about shooting the film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-04-15
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Blow-Ups of 1947
1947-12-31
Blow-Ups of 1947
Overview: Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1947.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-12-31
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Intimate Interviews: James Cagney
1931-10-24
Intimate Interviews: James Cagney
Overview: Dorothy West, an interviewer for the New York-based filmed interview series "Intimate Interviews" calls up rising screen star James Cagney and asks for an interview. He agrees and she comes to his house. Cagney and West sit down while she asks him questions about his early life and his career.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-10-24
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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008-05-15
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Overview: Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production and would open their own studio in 1923.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-15
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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935-02-02
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Overview: This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the casting office, then see Busby Berkeley and choreographer Bobby Connolly working with chorus girls on production numbers. Then come some candid shots of several contract stars. Finally we see comedian Hugh Herbert filming a scene for an upcoming release, then the various behind the scenes steps that transition the raw film in the camera into the finished product.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-02-02
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Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966-11-24
Ballad of Smokey the Bear
Overview: "Ballad of Smokey the Bear" tells the story of how Smokey got his name. Smokey and his forest friends encounter a creature they've never seen before that is starting fires. Smokey finds his calling in dealing with this strange new animal.
Genres: TV Movie Animation Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-11-24
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The Hollywood Gad-About
1934-10-04
The Hollywood Gad-About
Overview: A parade highlights the Screen Actors Guild's Film Stars Frolic, hosted by Walter Winchell as Master of Ceremonies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-10-04
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Things You Never See on the Screen
1935-12-01
Things You Never See on the Screen
Overview: Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-12-01
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A Dream Comes True
1935-12-31
A Dream Comes True
Overview: A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-12-31
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Breakdowns of 1939
1939-12-31
Breakdowns of 1939
Overview: Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1939.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-31
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Breakdowns of 1940
1940-12-31
Breakdowns of 1940
Overview: Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1940.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-12-31
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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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Complicated Women
2003-05-06
Complicated Women
Overview: Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-06
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That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16
That's Entertainment, Part II
Overview: Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-16
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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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Bogart: The Untold Story
1997-01-05
Bogart: The Untold Story
Overview: Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film clips, written material and interviews of friends and co-workers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-05
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Arizona Bushwhackers
1968-03-01
Arizona Bushwhackers
Overview: During the Civil War, a Confederate spy takes a job as marshal of a small western town as a cover for his espionage activities. However, he soon finds out that a local businessman is selling weapons to a band of rampaging Indians.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-03-01
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Okay for Sound
1946-09-07
Okay for Sound
Overview: This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 August 1926. The film highlights Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell's efforts that contributed to sound movies and acknowledges the work of Lee De Forest. Brief excerpts from the August 1926 exhibition follow. Clips are then shown from a number of Warner Brothers features, four from the 1920s, the remainder from 1946/47.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-09-07
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The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943-10-16
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Overview: This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from early sound pictures.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-10-16
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That's Dancing!
1985-01-18
That's Dancing!
Overview: A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-18
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009-07-02
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Overview: This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-02
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It's Showtime
1976-03-31
It's Showtime
Overview: A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-31
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James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
1981-12-01
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
Overview: During the filming of Ragtime, the 81-year old Cagney talks about his career. Cagney tells us about becoming a dancer and meeting his wife, his route from Broadway to Hollywood, the emergence of his tough-guy persona, and his post-war creations of insane characters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-12-01
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Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934-01-01
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Overview: Long before the release of the cult film Dracula vs. Frankenstein, the original stars of Dracula and Frankenstein met face to face--for a game of chess. The scene is from an early 1934 episode of Columbia Pictures' Screen Snapshots, a series of short films featuring the off-screen lives of Hollywood stars.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-01-01
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Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
Night of 100 Stars
Overview: The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-08
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009-01-01
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Overview: A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975-10-24
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Overview: A two hour celebration of Bob Hope's 25 years of television shows that features highlights starting with his first special that aired in 1950. Between the clips, Hope reminisces with guests Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-24
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The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956-10-21
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
Overview: The Bob Hope Chevy Show (21 October 1956) is an episode of The Bob Hope Show. It first aired 21 October 1956 on NBC. Includes a spoof of "I Love Lucy" in which Bob plays Ricky Ricardo and Desi plays Fred Mertz. Cameo appearances by James Cagney and Diana Dors.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-21
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Tupac: Resurrection
2003-11-14
Tupac: Resurrection
Overview: Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-14
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