Johnny Desmond
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: November 14, 1920
Age: 104 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: September 06, 1985
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Escape from San Quentin
Overview: Desmond plays convict Mike Gilbert, who goes on the lam with fellow prisoners Gruber and Graham when he finds out his wife is divorcing him and feels he has nothing to lose. Gruber intends to get his robbery loot, which his father, Curly, has successfully hidden from the law. After commandeering a plane, they double-cross Graham, who assembles his gang to get revenge - and Gruber's loot. Meanwhile, Gilbert falls in love with Robbie, his ex-wife’s sister. Through Robbie’s influence, Gilbert decides to go straight, but his cohorts aren’t quite so willing to reform.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-09-01
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The Wonderful World of Tupperware
Overview: Industrial film about Tupperware.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Calypso Heat Wave
Overview: A jukebox operator helps promote a calypso craze.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-09-22
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The Night Comes Too Soon
Overview: When ghosts inhabit an Englishwoman's home, Dyall, a ghost hunter of sorts, takes on the poltergeists. Developments reveal a trio of spirits that includes a sailor, the seaman's late wife, and her lover, whom the sailor had shot.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-11-30
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The Bubble
Overview: A couple encounter mysterious atmospheric effects in an airplane and find themselves in a town where people behave oddly.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-12-21
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The Hawk of the Caribbean
Overview: In the mid-1500s, a ship containing Spanish prisoners being sent to a Spanish penal colony in the Caribbean sinks at sea, but some of the prisoners manage to survive and make it to shore at a nearby island. They organize themselves under the leadership of Juan Olivares (dynamically played by charismatic singer-actor Johnny Desmond), manage to take over a ship with some cargo that they barter for supplies, and eventually are asked to fight on behalf of the Spanish crown against the English... or is the request sincere?
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Desert Hell
Overview: This melodrama tells the tale of a great battle between the French Foreign Legion and the rebellious Arab tribe, the Tuaregs, who fight it out upon the blistering Sahara sands. Just before the Legionnaires embark upon their dangerous mission, the commander discovers that he is being cuckolded by his lieutenant. Because the mission is urgent, there is no time to fight over the commander's wife. Unfortunately, as they travel, the tension between the two mounts and they begin squabbling over how to plan the attack. Their inability to work together results in tragedy.
Genres: War Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-25
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China Doll
Overview: American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional "owner" of a Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen. The unlikely couple falls in love and marries, but not without tragedy brought on by the war.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-06
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The Stingiest Man in Town
Overview: This is a musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Ebenezer Scrooge is given a chance to reform and save his soul. He is visited by 4 ghosts and is shown visions of his past life and the consequences of his life on others.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-23
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