Michael O'Shea
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael O'Shea (March 17, 1906, Hartford, Connecticut - December 4, 1973, Dallas, Texas) was an American character actor whose career spanned from the 1940s-1960s. Unlike his five brothers who became policemen, O'Shea dropped out of school at 12 and began his acting career in vaudeville by touring with boxing idol Jack Johnson's show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael O'Shea , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: March 17, 1906
Age: 119 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: December 04, 1973
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It Should Happen to You
Overview: Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-01-15
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Jack London
Overview: The adventurous and remarkable life of the US writer Jack London (1876-1916).
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-12-24
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The Underworld Story
Overview: A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-07-26
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Circumstantial Evidence
Overview: A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an ax.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-04-20
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Violence
Overview: Magazine writer Ann Mason infiltrates the United Defenders, a public service organization which is actually a front for racketeers. But a case of amnesia threatens to blow her cover.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-09
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Fixed Bayonets!
Overview: The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one, Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsibility.
Genres: War Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-21
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Lady of Burlesque
Overview: After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Music Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-05-01
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Parole, Inc.
Overview: A federal agent's life is in danger when he's exposed while investigating a parole scheme.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-24
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The Threat
Overview: A violent escaped con and his gang kidnap the police detective and DA who put him behind bars.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-01
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The Big Wheel
Overview: The ambitious son of an accomplished race driver struggles to outrun his father's legacy and achieve his own successes.
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-04
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Smart Woman
Overview: A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-04-30
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The Model and the Marriage Broker
Overview: A marriage broker can't resist meddling in the life of a model, with disastrous results.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-01
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Mr. District Attorney
Overview: An assistant district attorney gets mixed-up with a woman who is working for the group that he is investigating.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-02-20
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Something for the Boys
Overview: The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who gets radio through her teeth!), inherit southern plantation Magnolia Manor, which alas proves to be a "termite trap" and tax liability. Fortunately, Sgt. Rocky Fulton from a nearby army camp appears with a plan to convert the place to a hotel for army wives; but to pay bills until then, they decide to put on a show. Of course, romantic and military complications intervene...
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-11-01
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Last of the Redmen
Overview: A family-oriented adaption of James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans." As the French-Indian War rages across the untamed territory of the Great Northwest, the embattled wilderness gives birth to a legend -- the proud legend of "The Last of the Red Men." August, 1757, General Montcalm and his Iroquois alalies are on the war path -- and General Munro fears for the lives of his children as they travel to join him at Fort William Henry. Although Munro dispatches a letter urging them to take refuge at Fort Edward until the road is safe, an Iroquois scout intercepts the warning. So Major Duncan Hayward is unaware of the danger as he escorts Alice Munro, her sister Cora, and her young brother Davy from the sanctuary of the fort. When their guide Magua, a vengeful Iroquois played by Buster Crabbe, betrays them, only one man can save the travelers from his savage trap.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-01
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Man from Frisco
Overview: Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during World War II who has new ideas for shipbuilding. Braddock tries to establish yards for building prefabricated ships on the West Coast, but he is hindered by the former superintendent of the shipyard, Joel Kennedy. A disappointed lover fails to deliver an important message on welds and it leads to the collapse of a new ship's superstructure and the death of a boy.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-06-15
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It's a Pleasure
Overview: A star hockey player with the Wildcats is barred from Hockey for hitting a referee. Through the actions of Chris, Don is able to get a job with Buzz Fletcher's ice-show as the novelty act.
Genres: Music Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-03-03
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The Eve of St. Mark
Overview: Quizz West is conscripted into the United States Army in late 1940. Prior to being shipped out first to San Francisco, then the Philippines, Quizz and his hometown girlfriend Janet discuss their future plans.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-05-22
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Bloodhounds of Broadway
Overview: A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numbers' Foster, falls for a pretty country songbird, Emily Ann Stackerlee , he'll do anything to help her make it big -- including a stint in jail to pay for his crimes. But will the tough guy's sacrifice of the heart pay off when it comes to his girlfriend's singing career?
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-11-14
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Captain China
Overview: The title character, played by John Payne, is a ship's captain whose embittered behavior after losing his lady love seemingly leads to tragedy. Accused of deliberately scuttling his ship during a typhoon, Captain China hopes to clear himself by signing on as a common seaman on a vessel captain by his former first mate Brendensen. There's no love lost between the two men, and their mutual animosity is intensified when both fall in love with beautiful passenger.
Genres: Action Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-02-02
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Disc Jockey
Overview: National DJs help a promoter make an unknown girl a star, to prove the power of radio over TV.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-09-30
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