James O'Rear
Biography: James O'Rear was born on 4 January 1914 in Frankfort, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Chinatown (1974), That Girl (1966) and Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958). He was previously married to Emily Woodruff. He died on 20 June 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 04, 1914
Deathday: June 14, 2000
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Chinatown
1974-06-20
Chinatown
Overview: Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-20
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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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Dear Heart
1965-03-07
Dear Heart
Overview: A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-03-07
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Conrack
1974-03-27
Conrack
Overview: A young, white school teacher is assigned to Yamacraw Island, an isolated fishing community off the coast of South Carolina, populated mostly by poor black families. He finds that the basically illiterate, neglected children there know so little of the world outside their island.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-27
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Julius Caesar
1955-08-01
Julius Caesar
Overview: The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and his fellow Senators has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-01
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The Story on Page One
1959-12-01
The Story on Page One
Overview: An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuffle. A high-profile court case tells the story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-01
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Brute Force
1947-07-16
Brute Force
Overview: Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-07-16
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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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Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956-07-04
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Overview: The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-07-04
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The Spirit of St. Louis
1957-04-01
The Spirit of St. Louis
Overview: Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-04-01
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The Bait
1973-03-13
The Bait
Overview: Tracy Fleming is a widowed police officer, with a young son, who has risen to the role of plainclothes operative. After six women have been raped and killed, Fleming agrees to go undercover in an effort to make herself a target for the killer. The climax places her in a life-and-death struggle with the killer.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-13
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Bus Stop
1956-08-31
Bus Stop
Overview: Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous. When she resists his advances, Decker forces Cherie onto the bus back to Montana with him, but, when the bus makes an unscheduled stop due to bad weather, the tables are turned.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-08-31
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Criss Cross
1949-02-04
Criss Cross
Overview: An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-02-04
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The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956-10-01
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Overview: After being shown what hypnotism can do, a doctor starts to study it in depth. When he experiments on a friend's wife, she regresses into an early life, that of Bridey Murphy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-01
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Mister Buddwing
1966-07-15
Mister Buddwing
Overview: An amnesiac wanders the streets of Manhattan, trying to solve the mystery of who he is.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-07-15
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