Phyllis Thaxter
Biography: Phyllis Thaxter was an American stage, screen, and television actress.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 20, 1919
Deathday: August 14, 2012
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Known For
Superman
1978-12-14
Superman
Overview: Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush: Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-14
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Women's Prison
1955-02-01
Women's Prison
Overview: A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-02-01
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Act of Violence
1949-01-22
Act of Violence
Overview: A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-22
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No Man of Her Own
1950-02-21
No Man of Her Own
Overview: A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-02-21
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Bewitched
1945-07-04
Bewitched
Overview: A girl enlists a psychic to get rid of her murderous alternate personality.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-07-04
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Blood on the Moon
1948-11-11
Blood on the Moon
Overview: Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling to help mediate a cattle dispute. When Garry arrives, however, it soon becomes clear that Riling has not been entirely forthright. Garry uncovers Riling's plot to dupe local rancher John Lufton out of a fortune. When Lufton's firecracker of a daughter, Amy, gets involved, Garry must choose between his old loyalties and what he knows to be right.
Genres: Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-11
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The Breaking Point
1950-10-06
The Breaking Point
Overview: A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-10-06
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944-11-15
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Overview: In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-11-15
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The Sign of the Ram
1948-03-03
The Sign of the Ram
Overview: A wheelchair-bound woman manipulates her family to a point where they suspect she may be unhinged.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-03-03
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The World of Henry Orient
1964-03-19
The World of Henry Orient
Overview: A mischievous, adventuresome fourteen-year-old girl and her best friend begin following an eccentric concert pianist around New York City after she develops a crush on him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-03-19
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Fort Worth
1951-07-14
Fort Worth
Overview: Ex-gunfighter Ned Britt returns to Fort Worth after the civil war to help run a newspaper which is against ambitious men and their schemes for control.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-07-14
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Week-End at the Waldorf
1945-10-04
Week-End at the Waldorf
Overview: Anything can happen during a weekend at New York's Waldorf-Astoria: a glamorous movie star meets a world-weary war correspondent and mistakes him for a jewel thief; a soldier learns that without an operation he'll die and so looks for one last romance with a beautiful but ambitious stenographer; a cub reporter tries to get the goods on a shady man's dealing with a foreign potentate.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-10-04
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The Sea of Grass
1947-04-25
The Sea of Grass
Overview: On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
Genres: Drama Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-04-25
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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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Springfield Rifle
1952-10-22
Springfield Rifle
Overview: Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipments of horses desperately needed for the Union war effort. Falling in with the gang of jayhawkers and Confederate soldiers who have been conducting the raids, he gradually gains their trust and is put in a position where he can discover who has been giving them secret information revealing the routes of the horse shipments.
Genres: War Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-10-22
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Tenth Avenue Angel
1948-02-20
Tenth Avenue Angel
Overview: Flavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in truth he's finished his prison term. Steve wonders how he can make some money and is approached by his old associates. When Flavia discovers the truth about Steve, she loses all faith in her family and in God, and it will take a miracle to restore Flavia's belief and keep Steve out of trouble.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-02-20
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Man Afraid
1957-04-04
Man Afraid
Overview: A preacher (George Nader) fears for his family (Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey) after killing a teenage burglar whose father seeks revenge.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-04-04
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Living in a Big Way
1947-06-10
Living in a Big Way
Overview: A World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her father (Charles Winninger), now wants a divorce.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-06-10
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She's Working Her Way Through College
1952-07-09
She's Working Her Way Through College
Overview: Shapely burlesque dancer Hot Garters Gertie aka Angela Gardner meets her future drama professor. Her new landlady proves to be the professor's wife. Angela helps breath life into the annual school stage show...but someone has discovered her secret past.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-07-09
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Operation Secret
1952-11-05
Operation Secret
Overview: After assisting the French Underground during WWII, an American Officer is later accused of murder and subversive activities by former colleagues. Based on the actual exploits of Lieutenant Colonel Peter Ortiz.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-11-05
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Holiday Affair
1955-12-22
Holiday Affair
Overview: Connie is a widow and mother whose work involves checking up on the competition for her department store employer. When Steve, a charming salesman at a competing store, recognizes her true motives but refuses to expose her, he ends up getting fired as a result. Feeling guilty, Connie agrees to buy lunch for Steve, striking up a friendship that complicates her relationship with Carl, a lawyer who wants to marry her.
Genres: Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-22
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Jim Thorpe – All-American
1951-08-24
Jim Thorpe – All-American
Overview: The triumph and tragedy of Native American Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-08-24
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The Longest Night
1972-09-12
The Longest Night
Overview: The daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped and imprisoned underground in a custom-built, ventilated coffin while her family and the police search for her. But the battery that powers the ventilation is running out of juice and the ransom drop has been botched. This movie was originally shown as an ABC Movie of the Week on September 12, 1972. The story is based on the 1968 kidnapping of Barbara Mackle by Gary Krist.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-09-12
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Twenty Years After
1944-01-01
Twenty Years After
Overview: This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-01-01
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Atomic Attack
1954-05-19
Atomic Attack
Overview: A family living 50 miles away try to flee from the fallout of an atomic bomb that fell on New York City.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-05-19
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Incident in San Francisco
1971-02-28
Incident in San Francisco
Overview: A man who tries to stop a mugging finds himself accused of murdering the criminal after the victim and witnesses fail to corroborate his story. A young reporter believes the man and tries to find out why the parties involved are trying to frame him.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-02-28
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Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985-05-01
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Overview: Nineteen people were hanged and one man pressed to death, while hundreds went to jail during the "witch hysteria" of 1692. THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH offers an accurate portrayal of the Salem witch trials, with real characters and original transcripts woven into the dialogue. The film is a powerful, moving story about three loving sisters accused of witchcraft.
Genres: History Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-01
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