Jean Wallace
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Born Jean Walasek in Chicago to John T. Walasek and Mary A. Walasek (née Sharkey), Wallace began her career as a model then got her first small movie role at the age of seventeen. She was married two times; once to her Jigsaw co-star Franchot Tone from 1941 to 1948 and once to actor Cornel Wilde (her co-star in The Big Combo and Lancelot and Guinevere) from 1951 to 1981. She had two sons with Tone and one with Wilde. She attempted suicide in 1946 with sleeping pills, and in 1949 with a self inflicted knife wound. Wallace died of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage on February 14, 1990. She is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Wallace, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 12, 1923
Deathday: February 14, 1990
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No Blade of Grass
1970-06-20
No Blade of Grass
Overview: A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice, and the world is descending into famine and chaos. Architect John, along with his family and friends, is making his way from London to his brother's farm in northern England where there will hopefully be food and safety for all of them.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-06-20
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Jigsaw
1949-03-11
Jigsaw
Overview: New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy is working hard on investigation about a series of murders related to an extremist group.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-03-11
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The Big Combo
1955-02-13
The Big Combo
Overview: Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-02-13
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Lancelot and Guinevere
1963-06-02
Lancelot and Guinevere
Overview: In and around the castle Camelot, brave Cornel Wilde (as Lancelot) and virtuous Brian Aherne (as King Arthur) vie for the affections of lovely Jean Wallace (as Guinevere).
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-06-02
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Beach Red
1967-08-03
Beach Red
Overview: American troops storm ashore on a Japanese-held island and push inland while their enemies plan a counterattack in this look at warfare. Soldiers on both sides are haunted by memories of home and the horrifying, sickening images they find in combat.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-08-03
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949-12-12
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Overview: A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize that they may have to wrong man.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-12
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Storm Fear
1955-12-16
Storm Fear
Overview: A wounded bank robber takes over his brother's home.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-16
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The Good Humor Man
1950-03-24
The Good Humor Man
Overview: Biff Jones is a driver/salesman for the Good Humor ice-cream company. He hopes to marry his girl Margie, who works as a secretary for Stuart Nagel, an insurance investigator. Margie won't marry Biff, though, because she is the sole support of her kid brother, Johnny. Biff gets involved with Bonnie, a young woman he tries to rescue from gangsters. But Biff's attempts to help her only get him accused of murder. When the police refuse to believe his story, it's up to Biff and Johnny to prove Biff's innocence and solve the crime.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-03-24
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Native Son
1951-03-02
Native Son
Overview: In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-02
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946-07-01
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Overview: A pretty blonde with a Doberman pinscher walks into a bar on April Fool's Day and asks for a bag of bones. Thus begins a merry chase in which a newspaper reporter, a drunken policeman and a hand-painted necktie help locate the missing witness in a criminal investigation.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-07-01
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Maracaibo
1958-05-21
Maracaibo
Overview: A firefighter is sent to Venezuela to battle a blazing oil well but still finds time for romance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-05-21
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Blaze of Noon
1947-05-02
Blaze of Noon
Overview: In this aerial melodrama, four brothers working as stunt pilots for a flying circus leave their jobs to become mail pilots. Because their job requires that they constantly travel, they are advised to not settle down with wives and kids. Still, one pilot falls in love and marries. Unfortunately, the woman dislikes his brothers and constantly worries that he will be killed during a flight. Her fears are not unfounded and much tragedy ensues as the story unfolds.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-02
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Star of India
1954-01-02
Star of India
Overview: Squire Pierre St. Laurent returns from wars in India to 17th-century provincial France to find his estate confiscated by governor Narbonne, for back taxes, and resold to Katrina, a Dutch Countess. Katrina offers to return Pierre's property if he will help her get possession of the 'Star of India,' a fabulous sapphire, held at the moment by Narbonne.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-01-02
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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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Glamour Boy
1941-12-05
Glamour Boy
Overview: Former child star Jackie Cooper headlines this sentimental behind-the-scenes comedy drama. He plays an ex-child star who now jerks sodas for a living in Hollywood. He gets back into the movie business when he overhears a conversation between producers discussing their newest prodigy. Cooper butts in and suggests the producers remake Skippy (a real-life 1931 film that made young Cooper a star). The bigwigs like the idea and then hire Cooper to become the boy's acting coach. Once back on the backlot, Cooper finds both trouble and romance while helping the young boy adjust to life as a movie star.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-05
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You Can't Ration Love
1944-02-28
You Can't Ration Love
Overview: In this WW II musical, a group of lovely college co-eds, realizing that there is a shortage of single young men, decide to begin rationing their dates so that all of them can have some fun. This is beneficial for the campus wimp who suddenly finds himself the hottest property on campus.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-02-28
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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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The Devil's Hairpin
1957-10-04
The Devil's Hairpin
Overview: Cocky car racer Nick Jargin has retired since he nearly caused the death of his brother at a hairpin bend on a circuit. He now holds a trendy café who keeps him busy full time until one day, Tony Boari, a new champion racer, challenges him.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-10-04
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Louisiana Purchase
1941-12-31
Louisiana Purchase
Overview: A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-31
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Salute for Three
1943-03-17
Salute for Three
Overview: Press agent Jimmy Gates gets an idea while watching a New York parade, for a returned war hero Sergeant Buzz McAllister, with his chief client, singer Judy Ames; Dona Drake, leader of an all-girl orchestra; his photographer Foggy, and his secretary Myrt. Jimmy, thinking Judy needs publicity in order to get a singing job on a radio program, thinks that a romance between her and the war hero would be just the ticket.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-03-17
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