Sandy Descher
Also Known As: Sandra "Sandy" Descher, Sandra Descher, Sandy Discher, Sandra Kay Descher
Biography: Sandra Descher (born November 30, 1945) is an American former child actress of the 1950s.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Burbank, California, USA
Birthday: November 30, 1945
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Them!
Overview: As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-06-16
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The Last Time I Saw Paris
Overview: Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a deadening job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel — until a sudden tragedy changes everything.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-18
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The Cobweb
Overview: Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes – but drapes are the least of their problems.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-06-07
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The Miracle on 34th Street
Overview: One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this is nothing to the stir he causes by announcing that he is not merely a make-believe St. Nick, but the real thing.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-14
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The Space Children
Overview: A glowing brain-like creature arrives on a beach near a rocket test site via a teleportation beam. The alien communicates telepathically with the children of scientists. The kids start doing the alien's bidding as the adults try to find out what's happening to their unruly offspring.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-01
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The Bad and the Beautiful
Overview: Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-25
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The Day I Met Caruso
Overview: A ten-year-old girl meets famed opera singer Enrico Caruso on a train between Boston and New York. She admonishes him for his extravagant lifestyle, but she is softened up somewhat when Caruso begins to sing arias from her favorite operas.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-09-05
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It Grows on Trees
Overview: The Baxters are a typical happy American family trying to live on too little money. Mrs. Polly Baxter acquires two mysterious trees that got into a nursery shipment by mistake. They turn out to be money trees. After initial problems, Polly decides to spend the money.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-09-02
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The Opposite Sex
Overview: Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-11-15
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The Prodigal
Overview: A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-05-06
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The Lady, or the Tiger?
Overview: A visually experimental adaptation of the classic Frank Stockton short story.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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