George Reeves
Also Known As: George Keefer Brewer, George Bessolo
Biography: George Reeves (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program titled 'Adventures of Superman'. His death at age 45 from a gunshot remains a polarizing issue. The official finding was suicide, but some believe he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Woolstock, Iowa, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: January 05, 1914
Age: 111 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: June 16, 1959
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Gone with the Wind
Overview: The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Genres: Drama War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-15
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The Movie Orgy
Overview: Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
Genres: Comedy Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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The Blue Gardenia
Overview: Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-20
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Rancho Notorious
Overview: A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-06
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Superman and the Mole Men
Overview: Reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of the world's deepest oil well. The drill, however, has penetrated the underground home of a race of small, furry people who then come to the surface at night to look around. The fact that they glow in the dark scares the townfolk, who form a mob, led by the vicious Luke Benson, intent on killing the strange people. Only Superman has a chance to prevent this tragedy.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-23
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Blood and Sand
Overview: Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face real danger in the bullring.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-05-30
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Dead Men Tell
Overview: When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, a recalcitrant sea captain and several suspicious passengers - and a second murder.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-03-28
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Westward Ho, The Wagons!
Overview: The pioneering trail to Oregon was littered with constant danger. Yet, the hope of the "promised land" keeps American families westward bound despite overwhelming odds. A calm, clear-thinking pioneer attempts to lead a wagon train through territory occupied by Pawnees and Sioux. Along the way, the hardy settlers face horse thieves, kidnappers, and unpredictable Indian attacks in their push to establish a new life in the rugged West.
Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-20
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Border Patrol
Overview: When three Texas Rangers try to investigate kidnapped Mexicans being used as forced labor in the mines of Silver Bullet, they are framed for murder by the town's corrupt sheriff.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-04-02
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Breakdowns of 1941
Overview: Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-11-14
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Colt Comrades
Overview: Hoppy, California and Johnny partner up with brother and sister ranch owners, two of several who are having their access to water blocked by a dam owned by a greedy merchant in town, who is intent on driving them out and taking their land for himself.
Genres: Action Western Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-06-18
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Hoppy Serves a Writ
Overview: Posing as a cattle buyer, Hoppy crosses over into Oklahoma where the Jordan brother's and their outlaw gang operate outside the law. After receiving an unfriendly reception when he finds them, he, California, and Johnny rustle their cattle and drive across the river into Texas. He hopes they will cross over to retrieve their cattle and then he can arrest them.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-03-12
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Bar 20
Overview: Stagecoach robbers take the money Hoppy was going to use to buy cattle so Hoppy, California and Lin go after them.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-10-01
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Variety Girl
Overview: Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-29
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Lydia
Overview: Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-09-18
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The Strawberry Blonde
Overview: Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulates Biff into becoming involved in his somewhat nefarious businesses. Hugo appears to have stolen Biff's dreams, and Biff has to deal with the realisation that having what he wants and wanting what another has can be very different things.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-02-21
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Torrid Zone
Overview: A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-18
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Bugles in the Afternoon
Overview: Old enemies stationed together at an Army post vie for the same woman.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-04
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The Good Humor Man
Overview: Biff Jones is a driver/salesman for the Good Humor ice-cream company. He hopes to marry his girl Margie, who works as a secretary for Stuart Nagel, an insurance investigator. Margie won't marry Biff, though, because she is the sole support of her kid brother, Johnny. Biff gets involved with Bonnie, a young woman he tries to rescue from gangsters. But Biff's attempts to help her only get him accused of murder. When the police refuse to believe his story, it's up to Biff and Johnny to prove Biff's innocence and solve the crime.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-03-24
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Jungle Jim
Overview: Lady scientist, Hilary Parker is searching for a rare drug to help combat polio. Opportunist Bruce Edwards joins the quest but is actually after gold and buried treasure.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-15
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So Proudly We Hail
Overview: During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a group of U.S. military nurses who are trapped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Davidson tries to keep up the spirits of her staff, which includes Lieutenants Joan O'Doul and Olivia D'Arcy. They all seek to maintain a sense of normal life, including dating, while under constant danger as they tend to wounded soldiers.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-09-09
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The Monroe Doctrine
Overview: The story of President Monroe's response to attempts by Spain to interfere in South America.
Genres: War Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-10-14
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Special Agent
Overview: A California railroad agent hunts two brothers for murder and robbing a payroll express.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-22
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Buckskin Frontier
Overview: A railroad man and the owner of a freight line battle for control of a crucial mountain pass.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-05-14
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'Til We Meet Again
Overview: Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to America by policeman Steve Burke to face execution. Joan and Dan fall in love, their fates unbeknownst to one another.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-04-20
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Forever Female
Overview: An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-11-28
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Father Is A Prince
Overview: Carpet-sweeper manufacturer John Bower has no patience with inefficiency, lawyers, or vacuum cleaners. He's a bit of a skinflint, too. His family thinks he works too hard. He feels inferior for not having gone to college, so now he doesn't want his children going, either. His daughter Connie is afraid to break the news of her engagement to Gary Lee, especially since not only is Gary a lawyer and a college grad, but his father owns a vacuum-cleaner company, too.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-11-18
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Jungle Goddess
Overview: When a plane carrying the daughter of a millionaire crashes in an African jungle, two pilots set out to collect the reward. They discover that she has become the goddess of a primitive tribe. An insurgent witch doctor and fierce wild animals make escape from the jungle difficult for the trio.
Genres: Romance Action Adventure Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-08-13
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Blue, White, and Perfect
Overview: In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get a job as riveter in an aircraft plant. He quickly finds himself investigating the theft of industrial diamonds from the plant's safe and, utilizing a variety of false identities, traces them first to a dress factory and later to a Hawaii-bound ocean liner. Escaping several attempts on his life, he is able to uncover a Nazi smuggling ring, but the location of the missing diamonds continues to elude him.
Genres: Crime Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-06
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The Adventures of Sir Galahad
Overview: Sir Galahad, a knight of the Round Table, searches for the legendary sword of Excalibur.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-22
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Stamp Day for Superman
Overview: Superman's commitment to promote US Savings Stamps is temporarily delayed when Lois is kidnapped.
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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Winged Victory
Overview: Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the five struggle through the rigid training and grueling tests involved in becoming pilots. Not all of them succeed, and tragedy awaits for some.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-12-22
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Overview: A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Gambling on the High Seas
Overview: A reporter enlists the help of a gangster's secretary to obtain evidence to bring her boss to justice.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-06-22
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Champagne for Two
Overview: Nightclub boss Malone puts off his wedding anniversary trip because an old woman claims to have overheard plans to rob the nightclub. But the old woman, Mrs. Cowdy, has a scheme of her own.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-06-13
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Tear Gas Squad
Overview: A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-04
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Ladies Must Live
Overview: A small town farmer, who happens to be very wealthy, meets and falls for an actress, but his friends warn him she's only interested in his money.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-27
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The Sainted Sisters
Overview: Two female con artists from New York City, fleeing the law with money from their latest scam, hide out in a small town in Maine, near the Canadian border. However, this small town's residents aren't quite as unsophisticated as the girls think they are.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-04-30
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Argentine Nights
Overview: An all-girl band flees to Argentina to avoid their creditors. Comedy with songs.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-09-06
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From Here to Eternity
Overview: In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
Genres: War Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-28
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Always a Bride
Overview: A young man wants to marry his sweetheart, but her parents will agree to their wedding only on one condition: he must run for mayor--and win. Comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-11-02
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Sex Hygiene
Overview: Several servicemen relax by playing pool, but one of them goes off to spend time with a prostitute. Later, he discovers he has contracted a venereal disease. A graphic and frank presentation of the types and treatment of venereal disease follows. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2007.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-02-01
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Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
Overview: Documentary on the various mysteries in Hollywood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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The Fighting 69th
Overview: Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.
Genres: Action Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-27
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Meet the Fleet
Overview: The story of three recruits undergoing Navy bootcamp training.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-12-21
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Overview: Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a Hollywood of tragic lives and tragic deaths. Some of the worlds brightest stars are hiding deep, dark secrets that - once revealed show a life of unhappiness, heartbreak and torment that has been so carefully hidden behind the glamour and glitter of the big screen. See the true lives behind some of Hollywoods most iconic stars and learn why, for some, it was as if the act of dying itself was a final performance.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Smashing the Money Ring
Overview: T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up in the print shop.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-10-21
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Calling All Husbands
Overview: A henpecked husband and his bossy wife are due for a surprise when the wife's former boyfriend unexpectedly turns up.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-09-07
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Four Wives
Overview: In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as she falls in love with Felix, but on the day of her engagement discovers that she carries Mickey's child.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-22
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Espionage Agent
Overview: When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.
Genres: Drama War Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-30
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From Here to Eternity
Overview: In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
Genres: War Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-28
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Television: The First Fifty Years
Overview: Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter Cronkite, Carol Burnett, and Jay Leno.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Calling Philo Vance
Overview: Philo is in Vienna working for the US Government to see if Archer Coe is selling aircraft designs to foreign powers. He grabs the plans with Archer's signature, but is captured by police before he can escape. Deported he comes back to America and plans to confront Archer, but Archer is found dead in his locked bedroom with a gun in his hand. While it looks like a suicide, Vance knows better and the coroner finds that Archer has been shot, hit with a blunt instrument and stabbed - making suicide unlikely. But Vance is on the case and is looking to see if government secrets have been sold and who has murdered Coe. This is a remake of "The Kennel Murder Case" using aircraft designs and espionage instead of Chinese porcelain and dog shows.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-02-03
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Man at Large
Overview: FBI agent Bob Grayson works in collaboration with Max, a British agent posing as a fugitive German aviator. Meanwhile, fearless girl reporter Dallas Dayle is assigned by her editor to track down the enemy aviator and get an exclusive story. When she catches up with Grayson and Max, Dallas is under the impression that Grayson is a rival reporter and Max is the genuine fugitive.
Genres: War Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-09-26
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Virginia City
Overview: Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.
Genres: Western Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-03-23
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Leather Burners
Overview: As rustled cattle have mysteriously disappeared, Johnny sends for his friend Hoppy, Hoppy arrives and immediately suspects Dan Slack. Realizing his telegram about Slack was intercepted, he locks up the operator Lafe knowing he can escape. Tailing Lafe he finds a secret entrance to a mine and inside finds the missing cattle. But Slack's men also find him just as the cattle are stampeded through the mine shaft.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-05-28
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Pony Express Days
Overview: In this short, a youthful Buffalo Bill Cody joins the newly-formed Pony Express as a station hand and replaces the regular rider when he is shot.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-13
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Knute Rockne All American
Overview: The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-05
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Superman and the Jungle Devil
Overview: Compilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episodes #39 ("Machine That Could Plot Crimes"), #40 ("Jungle Devil"), and #31 ("Shot in the Dark").
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-01
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Superman's Peril
Overview: Compilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episode #47 ("The Golden Vulture"), #44 ("The Semi-Private Eye"), and #32 ("The Defeat of Superman").
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-01
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Superman and Scotland Yard
Overview: Compilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episodes #34 ("A Ghost for Scotland Yard"), #49 ("Lady in Black"), and #38 ("Panic in the Sky").
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-11
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Superman in Exile
Overview: Compilation of 3 episodes of "The Adventures of Superman" tv series: episode #33 ("Superman in Exile"), 36 ("The Face and the Voice"), and #51 ("The Whistling Bird").
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-01
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Superman Flies Again
Overview: Compilation of 3 episodes of the "Adventures of Superman" TV show: episodes #30 ("Jet Ace"), #35 ("The Dog Who Knew Superman"), and #42 ("The Clown Who Cried").
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-01
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The Story of Superman
Overview: This is the complete story of the origin of Superman, his career in comics, cartoons and film. Every question that you may have ever asked is addressed in this documented story of Superman - his impact on our comic book generation- his success in films and television. Rare scenes and interesting insights populate this fascinating exploration of our favorite super hero. Don't miss this thrilling experience.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-01
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Thunder in the Pines
Overview: Loggers Jeff Collins and Boomer Benson compete for a mail-order bride by means of a timber-cutting contest.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Romance Thriller Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-11
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The Kansan
Overview: Wounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy wakes up in the hospital to find that he's been elected town marshal. He soon comes into conflict with the town banker, who controls everything in town and is squeezing the townspeople for every penny he can get out of them.
Genres: Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-09-10
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Ride, Cowboy, Ride
Overview: Dinny and his cowhand friends rescue Laura from a runaway stagecoach after it is robbed by outlaw Pancho Dominguez and his gang. Dinny is attracted to Laura, who isn't interested in him at all. The climax arises when Pancho's gang raids the town and robs the bank.
Genres: Western Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-09
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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Overview: The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-12
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The Mad Martindales
Overview: A girl tries to pay the mortgage on a Nob Hill home and gets involved in selling her father's art treasures.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-15
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The Mutineers
Overview: Mobster Thomas Nagle and his gang take over a ship to use running guns and counterfeit money into Lisbon.
Genres: Action Crime Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-04-22
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Samson and Delilah
Overview: When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Genres: Adventure Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-21
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The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Overview: Tom Smith, an American pilot, is shot down and captured by the Japanese. While imprisoned and awaiting execution, he recalls his life at home in the USA.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-09-09
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On Dress Parade
Overview: The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a military school.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-11-18
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Time to Kill
Overview: A group of sailors kid their shipmate Frank about his constant reading, when they would all rather play cards. But each of them has a dream for the future that they consider impossible. Harry wants a better world for his two kids, Shorty and Eddie want to start a trucking company, Joe wants to learn about engines, and another of the gang just wants to know how to write well. When Frank reveals that he's been studying to get his high school diploma and to have a career in the Navy, the others realize that the educational benefits offered by the Armed Forces Institute can help them achieve their dreams.
Genres: War Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-12-13
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The Lady and the Lug
Overview: In this comedic short, a reporter wins a boxer's contract and decides to stage an exhibition fight for a society ladies' Milk Fund benefit bazaar.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-03-22
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The Great Lover
Overview: The French Surete and private eye Higgins are after a killer who uses innocent young Americans in a crooked gambling racket, and who sets sail on an ocean liner that also carries inept scoutmaster Freddie Hunter and his troop of boys. Freddie, who's been a "boy scout" too long, has designs on gorgeous Duchess Alexandria. The boys, far better organized than Freddie, are determined to save him from himself. But who will save Freddie from being the killer's next victim?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-23
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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Overview: A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-09
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