Dayton Lummis
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Birthday: August 08, 1903
Deathday: March 23, 1988
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Elmer Gantry
1960-07-07
Elmer Gantry
Overview: A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-07-07
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Julius Caesar
1953-06-04
Julius Caesar
Overview: The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-06-04
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The Wrong Man
1956-12-22
The Wrong Man
Overview: In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-22
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Jack the Giant Killer
1962-05-18
Jack the Giant Killer
Overview: The terrible and trecherous Pendragon plans to gain the throne of Cornwall by getting the king to abdicate and to marry his lovely daughter. To help him he has his dreadful witches in his castle and his almost unstoppable sorcery. A giant under his control abducts the princess, but on the way home with her the giant meets farming lad Jack who slays him. This is only the beginning.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-05-18
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Over-Exposed
1956-04-01
Over-Exposed
Overview: This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of "B" films that Cleo Moore starred in at Columbia. Moore plays Lila Crane, an ambitious clip-joint floozie turned photographer with flexible morals and a penchant for fast money.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-04-01
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Loophole
1954-03-28
Loophole
Overview: Bank teller Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan) takes the first step on the road to Perdition when he fails to report a $49,000 shortage. Accused of theft, Donovan is fired from his job. He is then prevented from finding other employment by Javert-like insurance investigator Gus Slavin (Charles McGraw). Despite many setbacks, Donovan attempts to clear his muddied name.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-03-28
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The Golden Blade
1953-08-12
The Golden Blade
Overview: Basra merchant Harun Al-Rashid avenges his father's murder in this adventure set in ancient Bagdad and inspired from the Arabic fairy tales of One Thousand and One Nights.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-12
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Man in the Dark
1953-04-09
Man in the Dark
Overview: Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-04-09
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954-12-23
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Overview: A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-23
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Sudden Danger
1955-12-14
Sudden Danger
Overview: Detective Andy Doyle suspects that a suicide is actually a murder. He suspects the victim's son, Wallace who is blind and he pursues him until he gets to the truth.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-14
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The Music Box Kid
1960-06-01
The Music Box Kid
Overview: A young gangster in 1920's New York quickly rises through the ranks of the mob, then sets up his own murder-for-hire organization. When he starts kidnapping other mobsters for ransom, the New York gangs band together for revenge.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-06-01
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Princess of the Nile
1954-07-01
Princess of the Nile
Overview: Shalimar, an Egyptian princess, striving to rid her country of its Bedouin conquerors, forms an alliance with Prince Haidi, son of the Caliph of Bagdad. She practices her intrigues both at the court and, disguised as a dancing girl, in the market place.
Genres: Romance Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-07-01
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How to Marry a Millionaire
1953-10-29
How to Marry a Millionaire
Overview: Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-10-29
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The Flight That Disappeared
1961-09-01
The Flight That Disappeared
Overview: A cross-country airliner, whose passengers include a nuclear physicist, a rocket expert, and a mathematical genius, is drawn beyond radar range by an unknown, unbreakable force.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-09-01
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Deadly Duo
1962-02-01
Deadly Duo
Overview: Two identical twin sisters...one is very,very good--one is very, very bad. The good twin is due some big bucks. The bad twin wants 'em. Since they look just alike...look out.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-02-01
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Beauty and the Beast
1962-03-01
Beauty and the Beast
Overview: A low-budget re-telling of the classic fairy tale.
Genres: Horror Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-01
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955-12-31
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Overview: A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-31
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The Prodigal
1955-05-06
The Prodigal
Overview: A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-05-06
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The View from Pompey's Head
1955-11-04
The View from Pompey's Head
Overview: Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently never reached him. Back in his native South, Page finds himself immediately exposed to what he had fled : racial and class prejudices. But he also meets his former love, Dinah, now married to go-getter uncouth businessman Mickey Higgins. Will he find out whatever happened to 2,000 dollars in rights Wales did not cash? Will Dinah and Anson renew their love story?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-11-04
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The Bad Seed
1956-09-12
The Bad Seed
Overview: Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.
Genres: Thriller Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-09-12
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Moonfire
1973-01-01
Moonfire
Overview: Truckers battle a Nazi who has hidden out in Mexico. Subplot involves the disappearance of a reclusive billionaire.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Spartacus
1960-10-13
Spartacus
Overview: The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
Genres: History War Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-10-13
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The Caine Mutiny
1954-06-24
The Caine Mutiny
Overview: When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-06-24
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The Yellow Mountain
1954-11-16
The Yellow Mountain
Overview: A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly but is turned down. Pete is interested in "Nevada" Wray, daughter of mine-owner "Jackpot" Wray, but she has eyes only for Andy. The rejected Pete joins forces with Bannon and they learn that, because of location, "Jackpot" Wray may be the owner of all the gold in the respective veins. Bannon and his men try to get rid of Andy.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-16
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The Spoilers
1955-12-23
The Spoilers
Overview: In 1899 Alaska, miners have to protect themselves from a phony legal team trying to steal their gold claims.
Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-23
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The First Texan
1956-06-29
The First Texan
Overview: After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political intrigue. However, when President Jackson personally orders him to lead the fight for Texan independence, he overcomes his reluctance to become involved and leads his compatriots to a string of victories over the Mexican army.
Genres: History Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-29
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Bitter Heritage
1958-08-07
Bitter Heritage
Overview: A powerful story of the son of America's most famous outlaw: Jesse James. Jesse, Jr. struggles to return to the town which his father lived. His love interest is Elizabeth Montgomery.
Genres: TV Movie Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-08-07
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All I Desire
1953-07-03
All I Desire
Overview: In 1910, a stage actress re-visits her husband and children she deserted ten years ago.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-07-03
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Silver Needle in the Sky
1954-05-29
Silver Needle in the Sky
Overview: Rocky Jones tries to free the hostages and thwart the plans of the evil Queen Cleolantha.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-05-29
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Tangier Incident
1953-02-01
Tangier Incident
Overview: Steve Gordon, an American agent posing as a black market operator, is in Tangier on a mission to stop the plans of three atomic-scientists who are there to pool their secrets and sell them in a package to the Communists.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-02-01
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Dragon's Gold
1954-02-10
Dragon's Gold
Overview: Murder and intrigue follow an insurance investigator Mack Rossiter (John Archer) after he is dispatched to China to investigate the disappearance of 7M worth of gold.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-02-10
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The Gypsy Moon
1954-12-25
The Gypsy Moon
Overview: Rocky Jones and his buddies happen upon two strange moons orbiting each other. They soon discover that both are inhabited by civilizations at war with each other. Needless to say, Rocky and his crew do their utmost to bring about peace.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-25
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The Glenn Miller Story
1954-01-04
The Glenn Miller Story
Overview: A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-01-04
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Showdown at Abilene
1956-10-01
Showdown at Abilene
Overview: Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave Mosely is now engaged to Trask's former sweetheart and is one of the cattlemen increasingly feuding with the original farmers. Trask is persuaded to take up as sheriff again but there is something about the death of Mosely's brother in the Civil War that is haunting him.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-01
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The Cobweb
1955-06-07
The Cobweb
Overview: Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes - but drapes are the least of their problems.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-06-07
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China Venture
1953-09-07
China Venture
Overview: American soldiers undertake a mission to capture a Japanese admiral who has survived an air crash in China during WWII.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-07
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Mooncussers
1962-12-02
Mooncussers
Overview: A young boy discovers the existence of a group called the Mooncussers - a gang of pirates that work at night and sends out false homing signals to ships at sea. The ships then crash on the shore, where they are looted by the gang.
Genres: Adventure Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-02
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