William Tubbs
Also Known As: Bill Tubbs, William C. Tubbs, William Thubbs
Biography: William Tubbs (May 10, 1907 – January 25, 1953) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in a number of European films in the years after the Second World War including several by Roberto Rossellini. Source: Article "William Tubbs" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Birthday: May 10, 1907
Deathday: January 25, 1953
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Wages of Fear
Overview: In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.
Genres: Drama Thriller Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1953-04-22
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Taxi di notte
Overview: A taxi driver, with singing ambitions, finds an abandoned baby in his cab and begins to look for his mother. He doesn't find her but succeeds in finding two people who want to adopt the child.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1950-09-09
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Paisan
Overview: During the Allied invasion of Italy in World War II, six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley. These tales follow the interactions between American soldiers and Italian civilians as they navigate their way through language barriers and cultural differences.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1946-12-10
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Framed
Overview: Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-25
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Europe '51
Overview: A wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite is racked by guilt over the death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city’s poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1952-12-04
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Fame and the Devil
Overview: Three men consider selling their souls to Satan in order to possess a beautiful woman.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1949-11-18
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Three Steps North
Overview: An ex-American GI returns to Italy to find some money he stashed before doing a prison term. He discovers his cash is now gone and quickly sets off on a manhunt to find out who stole his buried fortune.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-06-28
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100 Little Mothers
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1952-01-11
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The Cape of Hope
Overview: Lyria, a faded beauty who runs a seedy waterfront bar, is madly in love with Bob, a crooked attorney. Bob can't bring himself to confess his love for Minnie, the pretty daughter of Simon, a safe cracker. In order to run away with her, Bob, one of the masterminds of a big-time robbery, betrays his friends. But Lyria, who has found out what is happening, makes Minnie fall into a deadly trap.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1951-11-14
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The Machine That Kills Bad People
Overview: In Amalfi, a village on the Italian coast, an old man who seems to have strange powers gives Celestino Esposito, the local photographer, a dangerous ability.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1952-05-14
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Quo Vadis
Overview: After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-08
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The Golden Coach
Overview: A viceroy, a nobleman and a bullfighter court a comedy-troupe actress in 18th-century Peru.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-05
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L'inafferrabile 12
Overview: Two twin brothers grew up and never met (due to the fact that the father with the couple would have had 13 children and therefore for superstition he closed one in an orphanage), the one goalkeeper of Juventus and the other employee at the state lottery.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1950-09-02
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Shadow of the Eagle
Overview: During the eighteenth century the Empress of Russia sends her lover to kidnap her rival for the throne.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-09-11
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Edward and Caroline
Overview: Newlyweds Edward & Caroline are preparing for an important evening when a quarrel over Caroline's dress sets off a series of domestic brouhahas.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1951-04-06
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The Pirates of Capri
Overview: A group of men calling themselves 'The Pirates of Capri", headed by Captain Sirroco, who is really Count Amalfi, are trying to restore freedom to the people of Naples. The Queen is advised of the pirate's assault of a member of her court and she seeks to escape to Palermo. But, she is advised it would be good politics for her to attend a ball Amalfi is giving for his fiancée, Mercedes, who is unaware of the dual role Amalfi is playing.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-25
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Cops and Robbers
Overview: Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-11-29
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