Bill Williams
Biography: William Herman Katt (born Herman August Wilhelm Katt; May 15, 1915 – September 21, 1992), known as Bill Williams, was an American television and film actor. He is best known for his starring role in the early television series The Adventures of Kit Carson, which aired in syndication from 1951 to 1955. Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York to German immigrant parents. He attended the Pratt Institute, and became a professional swimmer, performing in underwater shows. He landed a walk-on role as a theater usher in King Kong (1933). He enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, but was discharged before the end and became an actor. His credited debut was in The Blue Room in 1944, using the professional name Bill Williams. His first starring role was opposite Susan Hayward in Deadline at Dawn (1946). Williams appeared in ten films before he landed the lead role in television's The Adventures of Kit Carson, which ran for 105 episodes. When the series ended, Williams' star power faded. It was revived in 1957 when he co-starred with Betty White on television in Date with the Angels. Williams portrayed Federal agent Martin Flaherty in The Scarface Mob (1959), the pilot for ABC's The Untouchables. However, when the series was accepted, the role went to Jerry Paris. Williams turned down the lead in Sea Hunt in 1958, believing that an underwater show would not work on television. Lloyd Bridges accepted the part and turned it into a hit. Williams did star as a former Navy frogman in Assignment: Underwater, which ran for just one season. He played a variety of roles on Perry Mason, in which his wife Barbara Hale co-starred as Raymond Burr's secretary Della Street. In a 1962 episode, "The Case of the Crippled Cougar," he played defendant Mike Preston. In 1963, he was murder victim Floyd Grant in "The Case of the Bluffing Blast." In 1965 Williams played murderer Charles Shaw in "The Case of the Murderous Mermaid," and was murderer Burt Payne in "The Case of the 12th Wildcat". Williams appeared with his son in a final season episode of Ironside, bringing him together again with Raymond Burr. He also made numerous guest appearances on television and worked in low-budget science fiction films until his retirement.
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Birthday: May 21, 1915
Deathday: September 21, 1992
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69 Minutes
1976-10-06
69 Minutes
Overview: A wild, zany spoof of American TV, complete with "on-the-spot" exposes, "remote" broadcasts, sensational interviews and a wide variety of commercial take-offs. Some of the topics covered in the film include "Miracle Stoves," "The Microwave De-Generation," "Death-Breath,", "Saturday Night Specials," "The Mexican Vegetable Genocide," "Sheep Tips," "Love Doll Dating Services," "Cruising for Jailbait," "Underwater Real Estate" and others. The format of the movie closely resembles that of current popular "magazine" TV shows, featuring anchorpersons in studio settings and investigative reporters "in the field."
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-06
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Son of Paleface
1952-07-14
Son of Paleface
Overview: Peter Potter Jr. returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-07-14
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Space Master X-7
1958-06-01
Space Master X-7
Overview: A fungus dubbed "Blood Rust" from outer space threatens to destroy the Earth.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-01
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Rio Lobo
1970-04-01
Rio Lobo
Overview: After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-04-01
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The Halliday Brand
1957-01-01
The Halliday Brand
Overview: Sheriff Halliday doesn't approve of his children dating or marrying half-breeds and his blind hate threatens to alienate his whole family.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Deadline at Dawn
1946-03-18
Deadline at Dawn
Overview: A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-03-18
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The Clay Pigeon
1949-03-03
The Clay Pigeon
Overview: Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-03-03
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The Stratton Story
1949-05-12
The Stratton Story
Overview: Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-05-12
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The Giant Spider Invasion
1975-10-01
The Giant Spider Invasion
Overview: A black hole hits North Wisconsin and opens a door to other dimensions. Giant 15 meter spiders emerge from it, who have an appetite for human flesh! Dr. Jenny Langer and Dr. Vance from NASA try to save the world.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-01
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Tickle Me
1965-06-30
Tickle Me
Overview: A singing rodeo rider hires on at an expensive all-women dude ranch and beauty spa. He falls for a pretty fitness trainer who is constantly threatened by a gang who wants her late grandfather's cache of gold hidden in a ghost town.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-06-30
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A Dangerous Profession
1949-12-10
A Dangerous Profession
Overview: A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-10
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125 Rooms of Comfort
1974-11-07
125 Rooms of Comfort
Overview: The film stars Tim Henry as Billie Joyce, a gay and transvestite former musician who has been institutionalized in an asylum due to mental illness. Inheriting the smalltown hotel formerly owned by his deceased father, he returns home intending to sell the hotel to real estate developer Oscar Kidd (Robert A. Silverman), but soon finds himself in the position of defending the rights of the hotel's staff against Kidd's renovation plans.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-07
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The Sergeant Was a Lady
1961-10-04
The Sergeant Was a Lady
Overview: Service comedy illustrating U.S. Army corporal's brief encounter with WAC unit.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-10-04
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When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979-06-05
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Overview: Some of TV and film's popular western actors reunite in this tribute special hosted by Glenn Ford.
Genres: Documentary Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-05
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A Woman's Secret
1949-01-13
A Woman's Secret
Overview: A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-13
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A Letter to Nancy
1965-01-14
A Letter to Nancy
Overview: A little Chinese girl comes into the life of a well-to-do lawyer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-01-14
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Till the End of Time
1946-07-23
Till the End of Time
Overview: Three former marines have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. Perry can't deal with the loss of the use of his legs. William is in trouble with bad debts. And Cliff can't decide what he wants to do with his life, although he gets encouragement from war widow Pat Ruscomb.
Genres: Drama War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-07-23
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The Pace That Thrills
1952-03-01
The Pace That Thrills
Overview: Chills and spills in the fast-paced world of motorcycle racing.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-01
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Oklahoma Territory
1960-03-01
Oklahoma Territory
Overview: Temple Houston (Sam Houston's son) who is the DA with a sense of Justice. He is located in Fort Smith, Ark and works with Judge Parker in 1872. His area includes the Oklahoma Territory which was the Indian territory at that time. Chief Buffalo Horn who is falsely accused of murder.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-03-01
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Pawnee
1957-09-07
Pawnee
Overview: Pale Arrow is a white man raised since a boy by the Pawnee Chief. With wagon trains now encroaching on Pawnee land, the Chief sends Pale Arrow to be with the white people. Now known as Paul Fletcher, he takes the job of wagon train scout. The Chief wants peace but when he dies, Crazy Fox takes over and now leads the Pawnees in an attack against that wagon trai
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-09-07
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The Last Outpost
1951-04-04
The Last Outpost
Overview: The cavalry defend a small town from indians.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-04
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The Wild Dakotas
1956-02-28
The Wild Dakotas
Overview: When Aaron Baring signs on as wagon master for a group of settlers headed to Montana's Powder River Valley, his dictatorial style soon creates problems. When the settlers reach their destination, Baring unwisely declares war on the local Indians. When savvy frontier scout Jim Henry tries to promote cooperation between the natives and the newly arrived settlers, Baring responds by having Williams whipped.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-02-28
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Buckskin
1968-05-01
Buckskin
Overview: A Montana marshal fights a land baron out to parch homesteaders with a spite dam.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-05-01
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The Storm Rider
1957-03-01
The Storm Rider
Overview: In this fast-paced Western, smaler ranchers hire a former gunman Bart Jones (Scott Brady) in the middle of a range war when he's called on to protect a group of small-time ranchers against cattle baron Maj.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-03-01
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Operation Haylift
1950-05-05
Operation Haylift
Overview: A pilot devises a plan to airlift hay to thousands of ranch cattle stranded and dying due to severe winter weather.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-05
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Fighting Man of the Plains
1949-11-16
Fighting Man of the Plains
Overview: Former bandit Jim Dancer becomes marshal of a Kansas town and cleans up the criminal element - with the help of his old pal, Jesse James.
Genres: Action Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-16
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The Cariboo Trail
1950-08-01
The Cariboo Trail
Overview: A cattleman fights to establish a ranch in the middle of gold country.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-08-01
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Rose of Cimarron
1952-01-28
Rose of Cimarron
Overview: A white girl raised by Indians sets out to find out who murdered her adoptive parents.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-01-28
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Torpedo Alley
1953-12-25
Torpedo Alley
Overview: After carrier pilot Lt Bingham is rescued at sea by a submarine when he crashes, he applies for submarine duty. During training he competes with Commander Heywood for the affection of Navy nurse Lt Susan Peabody. Heywood gets a new sub command at the outbreak of the Korean war and Bingham is assigned to his sub.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-12-25
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Apache Ambush
1955-08-24
Apache Ambush
Overview: Two former enemies find themselves together on a cattle drive and fighting marauding Apaches and Mexican bandits.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-24
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The Broken Star
1956-04-01
The Broken Star
Overview: A deputy sheriff defies local ranchers to investigate a Mexican's murder.
Genres: Western Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1956-04-01
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Alaska Passage
1959-02-11
Alaska Passage
Overview: Al Graham runs a trucking business in Alaska, America’s final frontier which confronts him with washed out bridges, female hitchhikers and mayhem concerning his partner Gerard Mason and his scheming wife.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-02-11
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Spaceflight IC-1
1965-08-01
Spaceflight IC-1
Overview: In the year 2015, a spaceship, the IC-1, travels through outer space looking for a suitable planet to settle on. The commander, Captain Ralston, is stern and brutal in which one cadet, Steven, plots a revolt to turn the leadership of the command over to him.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-08-01
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West of the Pecos
1945-08-10
West of the Pecos
Overview: Heading west for his health, Colonel Lambeth takes his daughter Rill along. Lost on the desert they are saved by Pecos and Chito. The Colonel hires the two and the Lambeths soon find themselves mixed up in Pecos' trouble. Pecos has killed Sawtelle's brother and Sawtelle as head of the vigilantes is after him.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-08-10
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Blue Grass of Kentucky
1950-01-22
Blue Grass of Kentucky
Overview: The story revolves around a colt born in Kentucky and named "Blue Grass". and the training of the colt to win the Kentuck Derby. and how all of that affected the lives, fortunes and, relationships and romances of the people associated with the colt's race-track career.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-01-22
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Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981-02-19
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Overview: In this sequel to 1979's "Goldie and the Boxer," the ingratiating twosome, heavyweight champ and his 10-year-old manager, flee to California when a vengeful promoter who lost a bundle on the title fight wants retribution.
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-02-19
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Legion of the Doomed
1958-09-21
Legion of the Doomed
Overview: An American in the French Foreign Legion learns that his commanding officer is a traitor who has formed an alliance with several tribes in the Sahara desert.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-21
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Wiretapper
1955-08-10
Wiretapper
Overview: A cash-strapped electrical engineer with a criminal past vows to go straight when he marries his longtime girlfriend, but he has second thoughts when the mob offers big money for his wiretapping services.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-10
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Slim Carter
1957-11-01
Slim Carter
Overview: Hughie Mack, a not so nice western singer, is discovered by Clover Doyle as the next movie cowboy hero. His name is changed to Slim Carter and a promotional buildup begins. Leo Gallaher, an orphan boy wins the contest to spend a month with Slim. Leo is a good influence on his cowboy hero. Clover sees the good and more in Slim. Montana Burriss is Slim's double.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-11-01
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Murder in the Blue Room
1944-10-27
Murder in the Blue Room
Overview: A young woman, a trio of singers, and a mystery writer are among the guests at a house long-considered to be haunted.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Music Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-10-27
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Those Endearing Young Charms
1945-06-19
Those Endearing Young Charms
Overview: A soldier loses his girlfriend to his best buddy.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-06-19
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Scandalous John
1971-06-22
Scandalous John
Overview: A crotchety old ranch owner fights to be able to live his life the way he wants to, and not the way other people--and the law--tell him he has to.
Genres: Western Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-22
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The Hallelujah Trail
1965-06-23
The Hallelujah Trail
Overview: A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-06-23
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The Outlaw's Daughter
1954-11-01
The Outlaw's Daughter
Overview: Led astray by outlaw leader Jess, the "outlaw's daughter" Kate joins Jess' gang and follows in her dad's footsteps. Town marshal Dan tries his best to reform the girl, but this proves difficult inasmuch as Kate holds Dan responsible for her father's death. Only after most of the bad guys have been decimated by Dan does Kate discover the true identity of her dad's murderer. Having fallen in love with Kate, marshal Dan offers to let her escape prosecution, but she's made of sterner stuff than that.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-01
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The Scarface Mob
1959-04-19
The Scarface Mob
Overview: Story of how a group of incorruptible federal lawmen helped put 1920s' Chicago gangster Al Capone in prison.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-04-19
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A Likely Story
1947-04-18
A Likely Story
Overview: A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself to prove to him that he's not.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-04-18
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The Great Missouri Raid
1951-02-01
The Great Missouri Raid
Overview: During the American Civil War (1861-1865), farmers Jesse and Frank James decided to form an armed gang to face the Union troops using guerrilla warfare.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-02-01
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King Kong
1933-03-15
King Kong
Overview: Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-03-15
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California Passage
1950-12-15
California Passage
Overview: A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a saloon owner is framed by his partner for a stagecoach robbery, he fights to secure an acquittal.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-15
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Law of the Lawless
1964-05-13
Law of the Lawless
Overview: A former gunfighter, now a circuit court judge, faces his father's killer in a small post-Civil War Kansas town.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-05-13
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A Dog's Best Friend
1959-12-20
A Dog's Best Friend
Overview: A young orphan rejects his foster parents and instead turns to a German shepherd whose master was recently murdered. Stumbling on some evidence, the boy is rescued from the killer by his dog.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-20
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Hell to Eternity
1960-08-01
Hell to Eternity
Overview: Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. After Pearl Harbor, his foster family is interned at the Manzanar camp for Japanese Americans, while he enlists in the Marines, where his ability to speak Japanese becomes a vital asset. During the Battle of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-08-01
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Havana Rose
1951-09-15
Havana Rose
Overview: Ambassador Rico DeMarco is in Washington trying to raise a five-million dollar loan for his country, Lower Salamia. Filbert Filmore and his domineering wife are about to sign on the dotted line for the loan when DeMarco's vivacious daughter, Estelita, upsets the deal by accidentally knocking hot coffee over the papers---and Mrs. Fillmore, who leaves the house in a huff. When word of the difficulties filters back home it's Viva la Revolution. But Estelita, disguised as a fortune teller tries to convince astrology believer Fillmore that the stars are propitious for his making the loan.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-09-15
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The Body Snatcher
1945-05-25
The Body Snatcher
Overview: Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-05-25
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Back to Bataan
1945-05-30
Back to Bataan
Overview: An Army colonel leads a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-05-30
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Blue Blood
1951-01-28
Blue Blood
Overview: An out of work racehorse trainer is adopted by the daughters of a wealthy breeder and trains a cast-off horse for the big race of the season.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-01-28
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A Fire in the Sky
1978-11-26
A Fire in the Sky
Overview: Astronomers discover a comet that they believe will crash into Phoenix, Arizona. They attempt to warn officials, but without 100% certainty, the governor of Arizona is reticent to cause a panic. Even after a television news reporter discovers the truth and threatens to go live with it, the response is understated enough to doom some residents of Phoenix to certain death.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-26
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Hell's Horizon
1955-12-31
Hell's Horizon
Overview: The pilot, co-pilot, and crew of a bomber try to hit a Korean bridge in bad weather.
Genres: Action Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-31
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The Flame and the Arrow
1950-07-07
The Flame and the Arrow
Overview: Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.
Genres: Adventure History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-07-07
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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 Flight of the Grey Wolf
1976-03-14
The Flight of the Grey Wolf
Overview: A youth (Russ Hanson) attempts to re-introduce a domesticated wolf to the wild.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-14
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