Dan Dailey
Biography: Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1915 – October 16, 1978) was an American dancer and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Dailey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 14, 1913
Deathday: October 16, 1978
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The Mortal Storm
1940-06-20
The Mortal Storm
Overview: The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-06-20
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There's No Business Like Show Business
1954-12-16
There's No Business Like Show Business
Overview: Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-16
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The Wings of Eagles
1957-01-31
The Wings of Eagles
Overview: The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-01-31
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It's Always Fair Weather
1955-08-30
It's Always Fair Weather
Overview: Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-30
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The Girl Next Door
1953-05-13
The Girl Next Door
Overview: Stage-and-night club star Jeannie Laird buys her first home, and everyone who is anyone comes to her first garden party only to be blinded by smoke from next door. Jeannie charges next door to bawl out her new neighbor and meets comic-strip artist Bill Carter. Bill has devoted himself to his strip, and raising his ten-year-old son Joe since the death of his wife. Joe bases his strip on the everyday happenings of he and his son and is proud of keeping it scrupulously honest. When Jeannie and Bill fall in love, young Joe is hurt, especially when Bill starts using a lot of the father-son time to be with Jeannie. Bill cancels a father-son trip to Canada, and Joe decides to write a letter to Bill's syndicate pointing out that the current plot line of the script being set in Canada isn't honest, since they didn't go.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-05-13
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You're My Everything
1949-07-22
You're My Everything
Overview: In 1924, stage-struck Boston blueblood Hannah Adams picks up musical star Tim O'Connor and takes him home for dinner. One thing leads to another, and when Tim's show rolls on to Chicago a new Mrs. O'Connor comes along as incompetent chorus girl. Hollywood beckons, and we follow the star careers of the O'Connor family in silents and talkies.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-22
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Pepe
1960-12-21
Pepe
Overview: Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he meets film stars including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from Some Like It Hot. He is also surprised by things that were new in America at the time, such as automatic swinging doors. When he finally reaches the man who bought the horse, he is led to believe there is no hope of getting it back. However, the last scene shows both him and the stallion back at the ranch with several foals.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-21
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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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When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950-02-17
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Overview: When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in his home town, and he is recruited into training, keeping him from the action. However, when he finds himself accidently behind enemy lines he unexpectedly becomes a hero after all.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-02-17
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I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951-04-05
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Overview: A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-05
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My Blue Heaven
1950-09-15
My Blue Heaven
Overview: Radio star Kitty Moran, long married to partner Jack, finds she's pregnant, but miscarries. For a change, the couple turn their act into a series on early TV and try to adopt a baby. Finally they acquiring a girl in a somewhat back alley manner.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-09-15
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Sunday Punch
1942-05-08
Sunday Punch
Overview: Ma Galestrum (Connie Gilchrist) is a boardinghouse owner whose tenants are a group of aspiring boxers. When her young niece, Judy (Jean Rogers), comes to stay for a visit, college dropout Ken Burke (William Lundigan) and Swedish janitor Ole (Dan Dailey Jr.) immediately fall for her charms. Ken considers going back to college for Judy, but his fight promoter is less than thrilled with this idea. Meanwhile, Ole is determined to meet Ken in the ring to vie for Judy's heart.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-08
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Panama Hattie
1942-09-30
Panama Hattie
Overview: Sailors and spies mingle in between the acts at Hattie's nightclub in the Canal Zone.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-09-30
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The Best Things in Life Are Free
1956-09-28
The Best Things in Life Are Free
Overview: Ray Henderson joins Buddy De Sylva and Lew Brown to form a successful 1920s musical show writing team. They soon have several hits on Broadway but De Sylva's personal ambition leads to friction as the other two increasingly feel left out of things.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-09-28
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Mother Wore Tights
1947-08-20
Mother Wore Tights
Overview: In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Miriam are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-20
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Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957-02-22
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Overview: Arthur Turner's bored housewife Mildred seeks psychiatric help from Dr. Alan Coles who also has his own emotional problems to solve.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-02-22
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Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
1971-11-16
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Overview: Two high school seniors try to adjust to adult responsibilities when an unexpected pregnancy forces them into marriage.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-16
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The Kid from Left Field
1953-07-01
The Kid from Left Field
Overview: Coop's an ex-ballplayer is now a peanut vendor, who takes too much of an interest in the game. But he's passed on his craze for baseball to his son, Christie. When his dad gets fired, Chris makes friends with the former team owner's niece (and her boyfriend Pete), and not only gets his dad's job back, but a batboy position for himself. With his dad's help, Christie begins to make a few suggestions here and there. And as a publicity stunt, the team makes him their youngest manager on record. But when Chris gets sick, Coop has to come to the rescue.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-07-01
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Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
1962-07-25
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
Overview: Young and restless Nick Adams, the only son of a domineering mother and a weak but noble doctor father, leaves his rural Michigan home to embark on an eventful cross-country journey. He is touched and affected by his encounters with a punch-drunk ex-boxer, a sympathetic telegrapher, and an alcoholic advanceman for a burlesque show. After failing to get a job as reporter in New York, he enlists in the Italian army during World War I as an ambulance driver. His camaraderie with fellow soldiers and a romance with a nurse he meets after being wounded propel him to manhood.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-07-25
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The Wayward Bus
1957-05-27
The Wayward Bus
Overview: Three strangers embark on a life-changing journey on a fateful bus ride. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-05-27
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Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956-03-09
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Overview: Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie doesn't like to hold hands with him, at least not in the beginning...
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-03-09
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A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950-05-19
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Overview: A cowboy is hired by a stagecoach boss to stop the railroad reaching his territory and putting him out of business. He uses everything from Indians to dancehall girls to try to thwart the plan. But the railroad workers, led by a female sharpshooter and an ambitious salesman, prove tough customers.
Genres: Comedy Music Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-19
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The Wild Man of Borneo
1941-01-24
The Wild Man of Borneo
Overview: A medicine show man tries to con people into believing he's a legitimate stage actor.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-01-24
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When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948-11-10
When My Baby Smiles at Me
Overview: Bonny Kane and 'Skid' Johnson are vaudeville performers in the 1920s. The two of them suffer marital difficulties when Skid gets an offer to appear on Broadway while Bonny gets left behind on the road. Things get worse with Skid's increasing drinking problem and the fact that the press has reported him to be spending a lot of time with his pretty co-star.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-10
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Hullabaloo
1940-10-25
Hullabaloo
Overview: A radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-25
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Chicken Every Sunday
1949-01-18
Chicken Every Sunday
Overview: A woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-18
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You Were Meant for Me
1948-01-28
You Were Meant for Me
Overview: A bandleader falls in love and marries a small town girl.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-01-28
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The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
1975-01-28
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
Overview: A crusty old rancher hires three young women to pose as his daughters. However, the real father of one of the daughters finds out about it, and kidnaps her to hold her for ransom--which the rancher can't pay.
Genres: Comedy Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-28
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Give My Regards to Broadway
1948-06-08
Give My Regards to Broadway
Overview: A family vaudeville act is threatened when the eldest son is offered a contract to play baseball. Musical.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-06-08
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Underwater Warrior
1958-02-14
Underwater Warrior
Overview: Based upon the life of Commander Francic D. Fane (USNR), UnderWater Warrior follows the evolution of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Unit from its inception near the end of World War II through its acceptance and finally successful utilization in Korea. Landmark underwater camera work makes Underwater Warrior a milestone in cinematic history.
Genres: History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-02-14
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The Growler Story
1957-01-01
The Growler Story
Overview: True story of Lt.Cdr. Howard W.Gilmore who was awarded the Medal of Honor for sacrificing himself to save his submarine, February 1943.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Taxi
1953-01-21
Taxi
Overview: A New York cab driver helps an Irish immigrant with a baby locate her missing husband.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-21
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Washington Melodrama
1941-04-17
Washington Melodrama
Overview: An elderly businessman (Frank Morgan) plans what he thinks is an innocent night on the town while his wife is away. Instead, he finds himself involved in a showgirl's murder.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-04-17
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Ziegfeld Girl
1941-04-25
Ziegfeld Girl
Overview: Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-04-25
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This Is the Army
1943-08-14
This Is the Army
Overview: In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets the order to stage a knew all-soldier show, called THIS IS THE ARMY. But in his pesonal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-08-14
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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977-12-01
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Overview: The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign under eight U.S. presidents.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-01
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Susan and God
1940-06-07
Susan and God
Overview: A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-06-07
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Keeping Company
1940-12-27
Keeping Company
Overview: Wholesome comedy about newlyweds (and the bride's understanding--but sometimes interfering--parents) discovering married life isn't always bliss.
Genres: Drama Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-12-27
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Mokey
1942-04-01
Mokey
Overview: A newlywed tries to deal with her troubled stepchild.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-04-01
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Call Me Mister
1951-02-01
Call Me Mister
Overview: A G.I. in occupied Japan tries to re-woo his old love, who's putting on a show for the troops.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-02-01
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Meet Me at the Fair
1953-01-01
Meet Me at the Fair
Overview: In 1904, Doc Tilbee, medicine show huckster and champion tall-tale teller, gives a ride to a young boy escaped from an orphanage, where bad conditions (the result of political graft) are being investigated by new appointee Zerelda Wing, who doesn't know that her fiancée is one of the politicians responsible. Tad wants to stay with his new friend Doc, who is attracted to Zerelda, to the discomfiture of his old flame Clara...all amid nostalgic musical numbers.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-01
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Lady Be Good
1941-09-18
Lady Be Good
Overview: Married songwriters almost split up while putting on a big show.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-09-18
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Moon Over Her Shoulder
1941-10-23
Moon Over Her Shoulder
Overview: Marriage counselor advises his bored wife to take up painting through which she meets a hubbie-rival yachtsman.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-10-23
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The Pride of St. Louis
1952-05-02
The Pride of St. Louis
Overview: The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-02
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Give Out, Sisters
1942-09-01
Give Out, Sisters
Overview: The Andrews Sisters headline this musical. They play the lead act at a popular nightclub. The trouble begins when they hire a few students from a financially foundering dance school for their newest production. One of the dancers, a rich young socialite, desperately wants to be in it too, but her prurient maiden aunts refuse to allow her to disgrace their family by becoming a common chorine. She and the club owner (who must have the aunt's permission because the girl is underage) try to convince them, but it's not easy.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-09-01
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Timber!
1942-08-01
Timber!
Overview: Two FBI agents are sent to investigate sabotage at a lumber camp.
Genres: Mystery Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-08-01
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The Captain Is a Lady
1940-06-21
The Captain Is a Lady
Overview: Because of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody finds lodging at a retirement home, but as only single women are allowed, the Captain has to make other arrangements. However, after witnessing their tearful goodbye, the home's residents vote to allow the couple to move in together. The Captain is a reluctant lodger, uncomfortable at being surrounded by so much femininity, and bristles when his pals start referring to him as "Old Lady". The time has come for Captain Peabody to reassert his manhood!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-06-21
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The Get-Away
1941-06-13
The Get-Away
Overview: A jailed cop befriends a mob chieftain and stages a breakout with him.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-06-13
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002-09-24
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Overview: American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and developed different cinematique techniques, such as brilliantly shot dancing sequences.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-24
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Down in San Diego
1941-08-01
Down in San Diego
Overview: A group of neighborhood teenagers discover some suspicious goings-on near a naval base in San Diego, and suspect that a foreign espionage ring is at work trying to find out military secrets.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-01
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Dulcy
1940-10-04
Dulcy
Overview: A dizzy young woman aranges to turn her inventor-boyfriend's vacation into a chance meeting with a possible investor who happens to be her brother's future father-in-law. And Wacky stuff happens.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-04
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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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Marilyn
1963-04-18
Marilyn
Overview: This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in memorable scenes from her 20th Century Fox films, including wardrobe tests and clips from her last, uncompleted project, "Something's Got To Give". Hosted and narrated by Rock Hudson.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-04-18
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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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Four Nights of the Full Moon
1963-01-01
Four Nights of the Full Moon
Overview: A popular singer learns that an old gypsy legend about cats may not be simple superstition.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Michael O'Hara the Fourth
1972-03-26
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
Overview: The name Michael O'Hara has become synonymous with law enforcement. There have been three generations of Michael O'Haras and all have been exemplary policemen. When Michael O'Hara III's child was born he was told that they would not be able to have any more children, and there has always been a Michael O'Hara, so he named his child Michael O'Hara IV despite the fact that she is a girl. Now Mike has a tendency to get involved with police matters and not always with good results, which annoys her father. And despite being told repeatedly to stay out of it, she continues her amateurish detective activities.
Genres: Crime Comedy Family Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-26
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Mitzi... The First Time
1973-03-28
Mitzi... The First Time
Overview: Mitzi Gaynor in a song-dance-comedy hour with guests Ken Berry (Mayberry R.F.D.), Dan Dailey (My Blue Heaven) and Mike Connors (Manix) as they relive memorable "First Times" of life. Television technical advances also allow for a studio-bound Mitzi to electronically dance in and out of the newly installed $1.6 million jumbo scoreboard at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-28
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