Celia Lovsky
Also Known As: Cäcilia Josefina Lvovsky, Cäcilie Lvovsky, Cecilia Lvovsky, Cecilia Lovsky, سیلیا لوفسکی, Селия Ловски, Цецилия Львовски
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Birthday: February 20, 1897
Deathday: October 12, 1979
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Foxfire
Overview: A part-Indian mining engineer looks for gold in an Arizona ghost town with his socialite bride.
Genres: Action Drama Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-07-13
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Flaming Fury
Overview: A Los Angeles fire captain (Roy Roberts) sends an arson-squad rookie (George Cooper) undercover.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-28
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The Garment Jungle
Overview: Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-05-01
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Soylent Green
Overview: In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-04-18
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The Scarf
Overview: A man who is believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one to actually kill her using the scarf she was wearing.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-06
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New York Confidential
Overview: Story follows the rise and subsequent fall of the notorious head of a New York crime family, who decides to testify against his pals in order to avoid being killed by his fellow cohorts.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-02-15
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While the City Sleeps
Overview: Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-04-19
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Overview: Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.
Genres: History Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-06-30
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The Gene Krupa Story
Overview: The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play the drums and make music. This is something his parents would not approve of- they want him to be a priest. When Gene's father dies he promises to enter the priesthood. He soon realizes that he doesn't belong there and leaves to join his friend, Eddie's band. Ethel, Eddie's girlfriend, convinces Gene to go to New York and make it big. The 3 of them head to New York. Here Ethel and Gene soon fall in love and Gene makes a name for himself. Gene starts to live in the fast lane, with drugs, alcohol, women and parties. Ethel, unhappy with Gene's lifestyle, leaves him. Gene soon "hits rock bottom" where he has to face reality and choose where to take his life.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-01
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Man of a Thousand Faces
Overview: The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-08-15
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36 Hours
Overview: Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him.
Genres: Drama Thriller War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-26
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Death of a Scoundrel
Overview: A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-31
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The Power
Overview: One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is on to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and to stop them.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-02-21
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Make Haste to Live
Overview: A single mother in New Mexico senses her own death in the hands of a mysterious stalker.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-03-25
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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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I, Mobster
Overview: The rise and fall of gang lord Joe Sante. A crime boss appears before a Senate subcommittee. A flashbacks tell his story.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-02-01
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Hitler
Overview: Richard Basehart stars as one of the most influential and one of the most reviled men in history in this probing psychological study of a man who nearly gained dominance over the entire western world--at the cost of millions of lives--Hitler.
Genres: History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-21
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Crash Landing
Overview: Airplane passengers prepare for a crash landing in the ocean.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-07-01
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Rumble on the Docks
Overview: A Brooklyn-born 17-year-old's loyalty is torn between his parents' old-fashion values and a local gangster's flashy lifestyle.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-01
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Rhapsody
Overview: A rich, young beauty, Louise Durant, follows the man she loves and hopes to marry to Zurich where he studies violin at the conservatory. A piano student at the conservatory falls madly in love with Louise. The violinist loves his music first and Louise second. The pianist loves Louise first and his music second. Louise must ultimately choose which man she wants.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-04-16
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Trooper Hook
Overview: When Apache chief Nanchez is captured by the cavalry, his white squaw and infant son are returned to civilization by Sergeant Hook, but Nanchez escapes custody and attempts to re-claim his son.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-07-12
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Me and the Colonel
Overview: Nazis are about to overrun France, and a Jewish man named Jacobowsky is stranded in Paris. He hitches a ride with reluctant Polish serviceman Colonel Prokoszny, who harbors a bias against Jews. They are soon joined by Prokoszny's bride-to-be, Suzanne, who takes an immediate liking to the engaging Jacobowsky. This furthers the hostility between Jacobowsky and Prokoszny, but they must put their differences aside to evade the Nazis trailing them.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-10-01
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Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Overview: Near the end of World War II, a secret American raid on an enemy transportation hub goes very wrong when a turncoat warns the enemy. Led by Capt. Webster Carey, the mission causes the deaths of many bystanders -- among them, Carey believes, his Italian girlfriend, Giulia de Graffi. Back home, Carey stumbles across evidence that might uncover the identity of the informant. But, when he returns to Italy to get even, Carey is stunned by what he finds.
Genres: Mystery Thriller War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-02-21
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Three Coins in the Fountain
Overview: Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins into Rome's magnificent Trevi Fountain. Frances, a secretary at a government agency, sets out to win the heart of her smooth-talking novelist employer; Anita, her coworker, defies office regulations by romancing an Italian who works at the agency; and office newcomer Maria meets a real Italian Prince Charming and falls madly in love. The only thing the three hopeful ladies need to do is seal their fate.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-05-01
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
Overview: From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-09
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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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The Doomsday Flight
Overview: A bomb on board an airliner has an altitude-sensitive trigger. Unless a ransom is paid, it will explode when the plane descends to land.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-12-13
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Sealed Verdict
Overview: John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of witnesses who will clear his name. This sends the Major in a search through the ruins of post-war Germany to determine the degree of the general's guilt.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-05
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The Story of Three Loves
Overview: Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.
Genres: Drama Romance Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-26
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Night Into Morning
Overview: Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-06-08
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The Big Heat
Overview: After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-10-14
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Harlow
Overview: Loosely based biography of 1930s star Jean Harlow as she begins her climb to stardom. One of two "Harlow" film biographies that appeared in 1965, this one stars Carol Lynley in the title role that begins as Jean Harlow, a bit player in Laurel and Hardy comedies, is invited to test for director Jonathan Martin for the lead in Howard Hughes's "Hell's Angels." She is an instantaneous sensation, and in a series of films devoted more to her body than her talent, she becomes Hollywood's "Platinum Blonde."
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-05-14
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Twilight for the Gods
Overview: An alcoholic captain sails a two-master through danger with a call girl and others on board.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-08-04
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Duel on the Mississippi
Overview: In bustling era of 19th-century Louisiana, sugar is as valuable as gold, and pirates like Lili Scarlet will do anything to get it. After robbing Jules Tulane’s estate of his crop, Scarlet takes over Tulane’s land debt and forces him to pay or go to prison. In exchange for postponing his debt, Scarlet allows Tulane’s son, André, to work as her servant. When André and Scarlet fall in love, it leads to jealous rage from Scarlet’s former paramour, expert swordsman Hugo — and when Hugo looks to raid the Tulane estate again, it is up to André and Scarlet to take him down and save the estate.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-09-16
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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 Killer That Stalked New York
Overview: In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the police are hot on the couple's trail. Meanwhile, government officials begin a desperate search for an unknown individual who is infecting the city with smallpox.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-10-06
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Bright Leaf
Overview: Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-06-16
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Because You're Mine
Overview: A famous opera singer falls for his sergeant's sister at boot camp.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-10-01
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Judgment at Nuremberg
Overview: Judgment at Nuremberg is an American television play broadcast live on April 16, 1959, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It was a courtroom drama written by Abby Mann and directed by George Roy Hill that depicts the trial of four German judicial officials as part of the Nuremberg trials. Claude Rains starred as the presiding judge with Maximilian Schell as the defense attorney, Melvyn Douglas as the prosecutor, and Paul Lukas as the former German Minister of Justice.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-04-16
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