Grant Williams
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Grant Williams (August 18, 1931 - July 25, 1985) was an American film actor and operatic tenor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Scott Carey in the seminal science fiction film The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). The film has become a cult classic. Description above from the Wikipedia article Grant Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Adult: No
Birthday: August 18, 1931
Age: 93 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: July 28, 1985
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The Incredible Shrinking Man
Overview: A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-02-22
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Allen in Movieland
Overview: TV goes Hollywood when Steve Allen visits Universal-International to prepare for his upcoming title role in "The Benny Goodman Story."
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-07-02
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PT 109
Overview: Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He and the survivors had to make their way to an island, find food and shelter and signal the Navy for rescue.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-06-26
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Brain of Blood
Overview: Amir, the benevolent ruler of Kalid, is dying, but there is hope. Freshly deceased, he is flown to the United States where Dr. Trenton transplants his brain into the body of a simpleton in a classic "assistant got the wrong kind of body" plot line. Dr. Trenton has a few nefarious plot twists of his own in mind, and then there's the thing with the dwarf and the women chained in the basement. It's up to Amir's friend Bob and wife Tracey to try and salvage this tale.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-08-01
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Written on the Wind
Overview: Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-04
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The Leech Woman
Overview: An endocrinologist in a dysfunctional marriage with an aging, alcoholic wife journeys to Africa seeking a drug that will restore youth.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-05-01
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The Monolith Monsters
Overview: Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-12-01
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Susan Slade
Overview: A pregnant teen allows her mother to pass her secret baby off as her own.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-11-08
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Four Girls in Town
Overview: Four young starlets, from various parts of the world, are called to Hollywood to test for the lead in a major film. Each is romantically pursued by the director, composer, playboy, and actor. Which one of an international quartette of beauties will replace Universal's glamour star in an upcoming Biblical epic?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-01-16
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The Couch
Overview: A psychopath calls the police before he kills, in between sessions with his father-figure analyst.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-02-21
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Doomsday Machine
Overview: Following the discovery of a doomsday machine capable of destroying Earth, the launch of a US space mission to Venus is taken over by the military.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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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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Outside the Law
Overview: A government agent's son wins respect and love when he challenges counterfeiters.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-01
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Red Sundown
Overview: When his life is saved in a shootout by a fellow gunman whose life he in turn had saved, Alex Longmire promises to give up his way of life. Riding into town he finds the only job available is deputy to sheriff Jade Murphy, an honest man caught between small farmers and a local cattle baron. And he has a pretty daughter. So Longmire decides to stay and see if he can use his expertise with firearms for good.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-03-01
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13 Fighting Men
Overview: A group of Union Army soldiers is charged with protecting a box of gold and getting it to its rightful place within the government coffers.
Genres: War Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-03-31
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How's Your Love Life?
Overview: Jack Romanti runs a theater company that offers sexual therapy as well as a break in the movie business to insecure and inexperienced young new talents. This boils down to them being pimped out to sponsors but they all benefit from it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-08-13
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The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
Overview: The story of young Tchaikovsky through the premiere of his "Sleeping Beauty" ballet.
Genres: Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-30
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Lone Texan
Overview: After the Civil War, a Texan who served in the Union army comes back home to find himself ostracized by his neighbors for having fought against the Confederacy. On top of that, he finds that his younger brother is now the sheriff, and is ruling the town with an iron hand.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-01
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Walk the Proud Land
Overview: Indian Agent sent to try new approach to peace with Apaches based on respect for automomy rather than submission to Army. Wins over reservation chiefs and the Indian widow (Bancroft) given to him as housekeeper. Through use of diplomacy and demonstrations of faith in Apache leaders, reservation is put on the road to automomy. Conflicts arise between Apache widow and Eastern wife but latter has a lot to learn.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-09-01
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