Norman Alden
Biography: Norman Alden, born Norman Adelberg on September 13, 1924, was an American character actor who entertained audiences for nearly 50 years with his diverse and memorable performances. Standing at a height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.80m), he possessed a presence that could be both commanding and warm, depending on the role. Alden discovered his passion for acting while attending Texas Christian University, where he participated in on-campus theater productions. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he pursued a career in acting, landing his first television appearance in 1957 on The 20th Century Fox Hour. Throughout his career, Alden amassed an impressive filmography, appearing in dozens of television shows and films. He became known for a wide range of roles, showcasing his versatility and adaptability. Some of his most notable performances include Kranix and Arblus in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), Dr. Linstrom in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), the voice of Kay in The Sword in the Stone (1963), and guest appearances in popular shows like Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, and The Twilight Zone. Alden continued to work steadily until his retirement in 2006. He left behind a legacy of diverse and memorable performances, proving his talent as a true character actor.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 13, 1924
Deathday: July 27, 2012
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Ed Wood
1994-09-28
Ed Wood
Overview: The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-28
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Sunday Drive
1986-11-30
Sunday Drive
Overview: Two identical cars pull up to a restaurant, one belonging to a childless couple who are taking care of their niece and nephew while their parents are away, who are out on a Sunday drive. The other belonging to a guy who is on his way to meet his fiance and to begin working for her father. In his car is his dog, whom the couple mistake for the children, when they get into his car and drive. While he goes into their car and the children are under a blanket and he mistakenly assumes it's his dog. When they discover the mistake they are both so far away from each other that they don't know what to do.
Genres: Comedy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-30
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The Transformers: The Movie
1986-08-08
The Transformers: The Movie
Overview: The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-08
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Borderline
1980-12-19
Borderline
Overview: Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has just been murdered. Maynard knows that a smuggler of illegal aliens is responsible for Scooter's death, but the feds insist that drug dealers committed the crime.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-19
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The Sword in the Stone
1963-12-25
The Sword in the Stone
Overview: Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.
Genres: Animation Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-12-25
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The Wild Angels
1966-07-20
The Wild Angels
Overview: A motorcycle gang arrives in a small town in search of a motorcycle that has been stolen by a rival gang; but, pursued by the police, one of its members is injured, an event that will cause an orgy of violence and destruction.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-07-20
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Man's Favorite Sport?
1964-01-31
Man's Favorite Sport?
Overview: Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-31
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The Nutty Professor
1963-06-04
The Nutty Professor
Overview: A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-06-04
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All the Loving Couples
1969-03-19
All the Loving Couples
Overview: One neighborhood, three couples, and six sexual pecadillos. One guy can't be satisfied, no matter how often his wife gives it up. Next door, the husband is so dis-interested that his wife has to take care of her own needs with a vibrator. Next door to them...well, you get the idea. Finally all three couples get together and the chemistry turns out to be just right!
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-03-19
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The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970-12-14
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Overview: A hip psychiatrist teams up with an ex-addict to combat drug addiction in a small town in this pilot for "The Psychiatrist."
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-12-14
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The Walking Target
1960-10-01
The Walking Target
Overview: An ex-con finds unexpected romance with the widow of his former accomplice as he tries to collect his hidden loot.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-10-01
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Looking Back to the Future
2009-02-10
Looking Back to the Future
Overview: A 9-part retrospective documentary from 2009 on the trilogy’s legacy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-10
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Kansas City Bomber
1972-08-02
Kansas City Bomber
Overview: Roller-derby skater K.C. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-08-02
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The Trackers
1971-12-15
The Trackers
Overview: A rancher comes home and finds that his son has been murdered and his daughter kidnapped by a bandit gang. He hires a professional tracker with a reputation for finding his quarry to help him find the gang and rescue his daughter.
Genres: TV Movie Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-12-15
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Operation Bottleneck
1961-04-07
Operation Bottleneck
Overview: WWII Burma...Six paratroopers undertake an extremely dangerous mission against the Japanese. It will ultimately cost them their lives, except for one "lucky" survivor.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-04-07
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Back to the Future
1985-07-03
Back to the Future
Overview: Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-03
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Secret of Deep Harbor
1961-09-19
Secret of Deep Harbor
Overview: A reporter learns that his girlfriend's father, an old sea captain, is being paid by the mob to transport gangsters out of the country.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-09-19
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Portrait of a Mobster
1961-04-19
Portrait of a Mobster
Overview: A vicious hood rises to the top of the rackets in Depression-era New York in this account of the life of Dutch Schultz.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-04-19
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Cloud Dancer
1980-05-29
Cloud Dancer
Overview: An aerobatic pilot comes to terms with his work, his photographer ex-lover and a brash newcomer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-29
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Cannon
1971-03-26
Cannon
Overview: In this pilot film to the TV series, Cannon investigates the murder of a war buddy to clear the man's wife of suspicion in his death.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-26
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Destination: America
1987-04-03
Destination: America
Overview: A patrician family's estranged, black-sheep son forsakes his blue-collar life to return home and soon finds himself wrongly accused of his father's murder, with his old childhood friend determined to convict him. Pilot to a prospective TV series.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-03
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Red Line 7000
1965-11-09
Red Line 7000
Overview: The lives and passions of a stock car team are revealed against the turbulent backdrop of the professional racing world.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-11-09
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Good Times
1967-04-11
Good Times
Overview: Given the opportunity to headline their own feature film by studio executive Mr. Mordicus, Sonny and Cher have three days to come up with an idea for a hit movie or they'll have to use the studio's hackneyed script.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-04-11
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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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Flamingo Road
1980-05-12
Flamingo Road
Overview: A carnival drifter marries into an aristocratic family and unwillingly takes on a ruthless sheriff who fancies himself a political kingmaker in this pilot film to the later series.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-12
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They Live
1988-11-04
They Live
Overview: A lone drifter stumbles upon a harrowing discovery -- a unique pair of sunglasses that reveals that aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-04
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Stand Up and Be Counted
1972-05-01
Stand Up and Be Counted
Overview: Sheila is a newspaper reporter who returns to her home town in order to write an article about the progress of the liberation of the women. Arriving at the town she is very surprised to see that her sister and also her mother agree very much with the feministic arguments.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-05-01
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Off the Mark
1987-11-01
Off the Mark
Overview: A teenaged boy's family once hosted a Russian exchange student in their home for a year. Several years later, as adults, the two find themselves competing against each other in a Triathlon competition.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-01
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Andy
1965-01-23
Andy
Overview: The story of a mentally handicapped middle-aged man and how he, and his elderly parents who must take care of him, manage to get along in New York City.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-01-23
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Killers Three
1968-11-01
Killers Three
Overview: America's DJ Dick Clark and Robert Walker Jr. star as two country boys who decide to rob a pile of cash from a bootlegger, assisted by the man's restless wife (Diane Varsi). But the heist doesn't go as planned and takes a tragic turn. The trio of would-be thieves then takes off for California, but with the police already on their tail, it's clear that a trail of blood and death is going to follow them all the way there.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-11-01
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Looking Back at the Future
2006-06-16
Looking Back at the Future
Overview: Looking to the future is a documentary about the filming of the legendary trilogy Back to the Future.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-16
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California Girls
1985-03-24
California Girls
Overview: A New Jersey auto mechanic travels to California to find the girl of his dreams and woos a bikini fashion model while the time quarreling with her high-powered manager and avoiding his New Jersey girlfriend who comes looking for him.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-24
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Lady Mobster
1988-10-19
Lady Mobster
Overview: Television account of a young woman who becomes her mobster godfather's staunchest defender.
Genres: Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-19
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Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980-11-17
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Overview: Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them to escape. In the hopes of finding a way to get back to their own time, the astronauts search for a computer in an earthquake-threatened city, with which they will be able to access their flight records. [The first of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Escape from Tomorrow" and "The Trap"]
Genres: Action Thriller Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-17
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Fever Heat
1968-05-15
Fever Heat
Overview: In his final film role, Nick Adams is a young mechanic who finds danger and romance in the exciting, sometimes unscrupulous world of stock-car racing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-05-15
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Cry Panic
1974-02-06
Cry Panic
Overview: A man accidentally runs over and kills a pedestrian outside a small town. He begins to suspect that the locals, including the sheriff, are keeping secrets about the victim.
Genres: Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-06
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Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
1985-05-01
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
Overview: The film details the life of Ray Mancini, a World Boxing Association world lightweight champion boxer from 1982 to 1984, Hollywood actor and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-01
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Ben
1972-06-23
Ben
Overview: A lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-06-23
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Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989-01-01
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
Overview: Honest cop in corrupt 1940s Los Angeles fights against gangsters who are kidnapping and selling women into prostitution.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Samurai
1979-04-30
Samurai
Overview: Lee Cantrell, a young San Francisco attorney by day, at night becomes a samurai warrior, and battles a crazed multi-millionaire who is planning to destroy the city with an earthquake machine.
Genres: Action Crime Adventure TV Movie Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-04-30
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Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
1989-04-28
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
Overview: In the future, a warrior nun on roller skates must rescue a seer, who is to be sacrificed by a band of mutants.
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-28
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Ring of Passion
1978-02-04
Ring of Passion
Overview: Fact-based drama about the two Joe Louis-Max Schmeling heavyweight fights and the way both boxers unwillingly became symbols of political ideologies just prior to World War II.
Genres: Action Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-04
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Cutting Class
1989-04-24
Cutting Class
Overview: High school student Paula Carson's affections are being sought after by two of her classmates: Dwight, the "bad boy", and Brian, a disturbed young man who has just been released from a mental hospital where he was committed following the suspicious death of his father. Soon after being released, more murders start happening. Is Brian back to his old tricks, or is Dwight just trying to eliminate the competition?
Genres: Horror Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-24
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970-01-26
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Overview: In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-26
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Semi-Tough
1977-11-18
Semi-Tough
Overview: A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-18
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Night of the Wolf
2002-04-15
Night of the Wolf
Overview: Claire and her teenaged son, Jesse, along with their friend and ranch foreman Purly Owens, work the cattle ranch that Claire once shared with her husband who was killed in a ranching accident. As the over-protective Claire contemplates selling the ranch, a life-threatening accident strands her deep in the wilderness with only a wild wolf for company. While Claire and the wolf form an unlikely alliance in their struggle to survive, Jesse is forced to grow up fast as he races to evade poachers and rescue his mom before it's too late!
Genres: Drama Adventure Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-15
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Terror on the 40th Floor
1974-09-17
Terror on the 40th Floor
Overview: A number of business people, keeping the Christmas Eve office party going longer than was originally intended, are beset by a fire that starts in the basement of their office building and creeps up at them from floor to floor.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-17
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Where Does It Hurt?
1972-07-24
Where Does It Hurt?
Overview: In this classic hospital farce, Peter Sellers plays Dr. Albert T. Hopfnagel, a greedy, crooked hospital administrator who has perfected the art of bill padding, unnecessary surgery and kickbacks. Mistrusted by patients, and resented by other staffers, his assistant Alice can no longer endure his scams and plots to have him sent to prison - but not for long enough. Sellers again steals the show with an absurd and hilarious character study.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-24
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No Other Love
1979-03-24
No Other Love
Overview: A young marginally intellectually-disabled girl and boy meet, plan to marry, and convince the world that they are entitled to a life of their own -- despite attempts by the girl's parents to separate them.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-24
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Man Against the Mob
1988-01-10
Man Against the Mob
Overview: In 1930s Los Angeles, a police detective leads an elite squad against a vicious organized crime ring.
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-10
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977-07-14
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Overview: A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-07-14
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The Patsy
1964-06-24
The Patsy
Overview: When a star comedian dies, his comedy team decides to train a 'nobody' to play the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy). But the man chosen, bellboy Stanley Belt (Lewis), can't do anything right. The TV show is getting closer, and Stanley is getting worse.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-06-24
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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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The Pigeon
1969-11-04
The Pigeon
Overview: A private eye is hired to protect a young woman who has a black book on a crime syndicate.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-11-04
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Desperate Lives
1982-03-03
Desperate Lives
Overview: A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-03
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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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Patch Adams
1998-12-25
Patch Adams
Overview: The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-25
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