Paula Raymond
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paula Raymond (November 23, 1924 – December 31, 2003) was an American model and actress. In 1950, she was put under contract by MGM, where she played opposite such leading men as Cary Grant and Dick Powell. Earlier in her career, Raymond acted in film noir thrillers such as City That Never Sleeps (with Gig Young and Marie Windsor), but later in her career she developed a horror film reputation. In 1952, she played the heroine in The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. In the late 1950s and 1960 Raymond appeared in many television shows and low-budget horror movies including Perry Mason, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, and Blood of Dracula's Castle with Alexander D'Arcy and John Carradine. She turned down the role of saloon keeper Kitty in the long-running western classic series Gunsmoke (the role went to Amanda Blake). In 1962, Raymond was a passenger in a car that crashed into a tree on Sunset Boulevard. Her nose was severed by the rear view mirror. After only a little more than a year of extensive plastic surgery and recovery she returned to acting. In 1977, while working on the soap opera Days of our Lives, after only 3 appearances, she accidentally tripped on a telephone cord and broke her ankle. She was written out of the show. In 1984 she broke both hips, and in 1994 she broke her shoulder. Raymond was previously married. In 1944, Raymond married Floyd Leroy Patterson. In 1946, they divorced shortly after the birth of their daughter, Raeme Dorene Patterson. In 1993, Raymond's daughter died. In 2003, Raymond died at the age of 79 from a series of respiratory ailments. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paula Raymond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: November 23, 1924
Deathday: December 31, 2003
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The Sellout
1952-05-30
The Sellout
Overview: A small-town newspaper editor risks everything to expose a corrupt sheriff.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-30
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The Spy with My Face
1965-04-15
The Spy with My Face
Overview: Napoleon Solo is captured by Thrush and replaced with a double.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-15
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The Tall Target
1951-08-17
The Tall Target
Overview: A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Genres: Thriller History Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-08-17
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City That Never Sleeps
1953-06-12
City That Never Sleeps
Overview: Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting cold feet. During one crowded night, Angel Face decides she's had enough vacillation, and crooked lawyer Biddel has an illegal mission for Johnny that could put him in a financial position to act. But other, conflicting schemes are also in progress...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-06-12
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Devil's Doorway
1950-09-15
Devil's Doorway
Overview: A Native American Civil War hero returns home to fight for his people.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-09-15
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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953-06-13
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Overview: The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.
Genres: Drama Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-06-13
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Blood of Dracula's Castle
1969-10-05
Blood of Dracula's Castle
Overview: Count Dracula and his wife capture beautiful young women and chain them in their dungeon, to be used when they need to satisfy their thirst for blood.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-05
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Texas Carnival
1951-10-05
Texas Carnival
Overview: A Texas carnival showmen team is mistaken for a cattle baron and his sister.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-10-05
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The Human Jungle
1954-10-03
The Human Jungle
Overview: Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-10-03
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Crisis
1950-07-07
Crisis
Overview: An American doctor gets caught in the middle of a revolution when he's forced to operate on a South American dictator.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-07-07
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King Richard and the Crusaders
1954-08-07
King Richard and the Crusaders
Overview: Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-07
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Five Bloody Graves
1969-10-31
Five Bloody Graves
Overview: A lone gunman hunts the fearsome Apache Satago across the plains of the Wild West. When Satago's marauders ambush a stagecoach, the gunman rides to the rescue of the trapped passengers and helps them in their last stand against the deadly Indians.
Genres: Western Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-31
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Hand of Death
1962-03-01
Hand of Death
Overview: A scientist spills a new serum in his lab, accidentally inhales its fumes, and turns into a murderous monster who kills anyone he touches.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-01
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Duchess of Idaho
1950-07-14
Duchess of Idaho
Overview: Ellen Hallit is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. To help her, her roommate Chris decides to step in, and devises a plan. Chris follows Morrison on his trip to Sun Valley, Idaho and plays the overattentive female, hoping that he will send for Ellen (who often played his "fiancée" when he had a female he couldn't discourage otherwise.) Complications arise when Chris catches the eye of band leader Dick Layne, and finds herself caught in a triangle between the two men.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-07-14
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The Bandits of Corsica
1953-02-27
The Bandits of Corsica
Overview: Siamese twins separated at birth retain a psychic link; each feels the other's pain and happiness.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-02-27
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The Gun That Won the West
1955-09-01
The Gun That Won the West
Overview: In the late 1880s, Colonel Carrington and his command are assigned the job of constructing a chain of forts in the Sious Indian territory of Wyoming. Carrington recruits former cavalry scouts Jim Bridger and "Dakota Jack" Gaines to lead the project. Bridger and Gaines are friendly with Sioux chief Red Cloud, and they feel a peace treaty with the Indians can be made. If an Indian-war breaks out, the cavalry is depending on getting a new type of Springfield rifle. Bridger, Gaines and Gaines wife, Maxine, arrive at the fort for the conference. Gaines, in a drunken fit, tries to intimidate the Indians unto signing a treaty. Chied Red Fox threatens war if his territory is invaded by any troops building forts.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-09-01
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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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Grounds for Marriage
1951-01-12
Grounds for Marriage
Overview: Opera singer Ina Massine tries to win back former husband Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-01-12
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Challenge of the Range
1949-04-02
Challenge of the Range
Overview: Charles Starrett once more dons the mask of mysterious do-gooder "The Durango Kid" in Columbia's Challenge of the Range. Wandering cowboy Steve Roper (Starrett) is hired by the Farmers Association to stem the activities of a group of gunmen who are driving ranchers off their land. The most likely suspect turns out to be innocent: the real culprits are within the Association itself. With the help of the chief suspect's son, Roper brings the crooks to justice.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-04-02
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The Shadow
1954-06-27
The Shadow
Overview: Lamont Cranston, a psychiatrist on retainer to the police department, is asked to assist in the Case of the Cotton Kimono murder investigation. Lamont and his girlfriend Margot Lane are not satisfied with Detective Harris' analysis and call on the two prime suspects: the victim's voice instructor and her boyfriend. When Harris, convinced that the boyfriend is guilty, frames the young man for the crime, Lamont is forced to assume his secret identity as "The Shadow", and cloaked by his power of invisibility, seeks to force the true killer to reveal himself.
Genres: TV Movie Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-06-27
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Inside Straight
1951-03-01
Inside Straight
Overview: A tycoon rises to the top in 19th-century San Francisco through greed and corruption.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-01
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The Story of Three Loves
1953-03-26
The Story of Three Loves
Overview: Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.
Genres: Drama Romance Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-26
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Holiday Affair
1949-12-12
Holiday Affair
Overview: Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him fired. They spend the afternoon together, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, when he finds out, but delights her young son Timmy, who quickly takes to Steve.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-12
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Pat and Mike
1952-06-13
Pat and Mike
Overview: Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she cannot give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-06-13
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Adam's Rib
1949-11-18
Adam's Rib
Overview: A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-18
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Rusty Leads the Way
1948-10-21
Rusty Leads the Way
Overview: Danny Mitchell and his canine pal Rusty befriend blind girl Penny Moffatt. Feeling cheated by life, Penny resists all efforts to cope with her handicap. But with Rusty's help, the girl gains a new lease on life and agrees to adopt a seeing-eye dog.
Genres: Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-21
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A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Overview: Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-28
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Mind Twister
1994-03-16
Mind Twister
Overview: Two former exotic dancers devise a plot to expose a physciatrist as the murderer of their friend.
Genres: Thriller Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-16
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Sealed Verdict
1948-11-05
Sealed Verdict
Overview: John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of witnesses who will clear his name. This sends the Major in a search through the ruins of post-war Germany to determine the degree of the general's guilt.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-05
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Keep Smiling
1938-08-12
Keep Smiling
Overview: Jane breaks into the film business while also reviving the flagging career of her film director uncle and getting him hooked up with his secretary.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-08-12
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