Hayden Rorke
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Biography: Hayden Rorke (1910–1987) was an American actor best known for playing Dr. Bellows on I Dream of Jeannie. Rorke was born in New York City as the son of screen and stage actress Margaret Rorke. He began his stage career in the 1930s with the Hampden Theatrical Company. During World War II, he enlisted in the army, where he made his uncredited film debut in This is the Army. After the war, he left the army and worked in small parts on Broadway, returning to Hollywood in 1949 for more small and uncredited role in Lust for Gold, Kim, The Magnificent Yankee and An American in Paris.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Birthday: October 23, 1910
Deathday: August 19, 1987
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Gender: Male
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Pocketful of Miracles
Overview: A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-18
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The Barefoot Executive
Overview: In the great Disney tradition of wild family fun, a young Kurt Russell stars as Steven Post - an ambitious mailroom clerk at a second-rate TV network. With his eye on the boardroom, and getting nowhere with the studio's top dog, he makes a career-changing discovery. His girlfriend's lovable pet chimp can pick a hit show every time! His secret for success turns into a madcap monkey business when he makes vice president and jealous rivals want in on the act. Ride along with narrow escapes and a classic cast featuring Joe Flynn and Harry Morgan in a comedic climb up the corporate ladder that will leave you howling for more!
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-17
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Suddenly, Love
Overview: Young lovers — she's a child of the ghetto, determined to escape her alcoholic, bickering parents; he's a socially prominent attorney with a long-standing health problem — attempt to defy every obstacle to their romance and ultimate marriage.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-04
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Father's Little Dividend
Overview: Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-05
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The Thrill of It All
Overview: A housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-07-17
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Project Moon Base
Overview: In the future (1970) the US sends a mission to the moon to investigate the building of a moon base.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-04
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Midnight Lace
Overview: Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-10-13
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Lucky Me
Overview: Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-04-09
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Parrish
Overview: Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley. His mother winds up marrying Sala's rival Judd Raike, ruthless planter who wants to drive Sala out of business. Judd insists that Parrish learn the business from the ground up.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-05-04
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The Night Walker
Overview: A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.
Genres: Thriller Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-12-30
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The Robe
Overview: Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-16
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The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Overview: The buoyant Molly Brown has survived the first crisis of her life—a flood. Sixteen years later she sets out to make her way in the world. She assures the Leadville saloon keeper that she can sing and play the piano, and learns quickly. Soon she marries Johnny Brown, who in a few years will be able to replace the original cigar wrapper wedding ring with a replica in gold and gemstones. The Browns head for Europe and bring a few crowned heads back to Denver for a party that turns into a ballroom brawl. Molly goes to Europe alone, returning on the Titanic. She didn't survive a flood as a baby for the story to end here.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-06-11
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All That Heaven Allows
Overview: Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, prompting disapproval and criticism from her children and country club friends.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-25
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Rope of Sand
Overview: Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.
Genres: Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-08-03
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Tammy Tell Me True
Overview: Tammy leaves the river in Mississippi to attend college, developing a relationship with Tom Freeman (John Gavin). Sandra Dee replaces Debbie Reynolds in this and the third Tammy movie. This film introduces both a new theme song, "Tammy Tell Me True", and the character of Mrs. Annie Call, played by veteran Beulah Bondi. Mrs. Call ultimately moves in with Tammy at the Ellen B. and would be the catalyst for the events in the following film, "Tammy and The Doctor".
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-07-26
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Spencer's Mountain
Overview: Clay Spencer and his wife, Olivia, live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't busy drinking with his buddies or railing against the town minister, he's building the house he's always promised Olivia. He is overjoyed when he learns his eldest son will be the first Spencer to attend college, if he can resist the charms of a pretty local girl and rustle up the money for tuition.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-05-16
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Above and Beyond
Overview: The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it can do tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be huge. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but as time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase.
Genres: Action Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-02
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Double Crossbones
Overview: Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Davey Crandall and friend Tom Botts buy passage on the ship of local buccaneer Bloodthirsty Ben. They avoid being killed by faking a case of the pox, which causes the panicked captain and crew to desert the ship. The two find themselves alone, and when a lucky cannon shot hits a mast on a British ship, they find themselves mistaken for pirates. They sail to Tortuga, where they recruit such notorious corsairs as Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Anne Bonney, and Blackbeard to lay siege to Chaleston and expose the villain Elden.
Genres: Comedy History Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-26
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I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
Overview: Jeannie has been a happily married housewife for 15 years to her astronaut husband Tony Nelson and has a teenage son, T.J. When Tony is promoted to Colonel and is about to retire from the NASA space program, Jeannie decides to give him a celebration party in their backyard. However, egged on by his colleagues to retire with a dramatic flair, Tony breaks his promise to Jeannie for one more space flight (aboard the shuttle), this time with a female astronaut, Captain Nelly Hunt.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-19
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South Sea Woman
Overview: Marine Sergeant James O'Hearn is being tried at the San Diego Marine base for desertion, theft, scandalous conduct and destruction of property in time of war. He refuses to testify or plead guilty or not guilty to the charges. Showgirl Ginger Martin takes the stand against his protest. She testifies O'Hearn won't talk because he is protecting the name of his pal, Marine Private Davey White. Ginger tells how she, broke and stranded, met the two marines in Shanghai two weeks before Pearl Harbor.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-06-27
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Drum Beat
Overview: President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her aunt and uncle. After Modoc renegade Captain Jack engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay must fight him one-on-one with guns, knives and fists.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-10
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This Happy Feeling
Overview: Janet Blake leaves a party when her boss drunkenly makes passes at her and is offered a ride to the subway with Bill Tremaine. When she thinks Bill is making advances too, she flees into a rainstorm and ends up at the house of his neighbor, retired actor Preston Mitchell. Preston hires her as his secretary, and soon both men are pursuing Janet.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-18
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Tip on a Dead Jockey
Overview: Broke and about to divorce his wife, a pilot joins a smuggling scheme in postwar Madrid.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-09-06
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I'd Rather Be Rich
Overview: An updated remake of It Started With Eve (1941). A young heiress is summoned to the bedside of her dying grandfather. The man's last wish is to meet her fiance, but problems arise when the fiance is delayed and a young chemical engineer is persuaded to take his place. When the grandfather suddenly (and secretly) recovers, he uses the situation to his advantage - playing matchmaker in an attempt to ensure his granddaughter's happiness.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-08-25
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Starlift
Overview: To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-14
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Wild Stallion
Overview: A young orphan grows into adulthood, all the while searhing for his beloved white horse that disappeared years earlier.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-04-27
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A House Is Not a Home
Overview: Story follows the life of Polly Adler, who grew to become one of New York's most successful bordello madams of the 1920s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-08-12
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The Law and the Lady
Overview: A former housemaid now works as a confidence trickster, but her plans for a big job in California go awry.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-07-20
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Francis Goes to the Races
Overview: In this funny sequel to the popular Francis the Talking Mule, the talkative Mule and his pal Peter get a job working on a horse-breeder's ranch. They end up saving it from financial ruin when Francis, who has the inside track with the racehorses, provides Peter with names of the winners before the races are run. Sure enough Peter finds himself with a fistful of cash and uses it to buy a racehorse for the farm. Unfortunately, the horse he chooses is suffering from a debilitating lack of confidence. When not dealing with the mare, Peter finds time to court the horse breeder's niece and trying to avoid the gangsters who want in on the winnings.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-05-01
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A Stranger in My Arms
Overview: An Air Force pilot finds romance with his war buddy's widow.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-03
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The Restless Years
Overview: A pretty, sheltered teenager falls for a boy from the wrong side of town.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-12-01
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The Eternal Sea
Overview: Biography of Admiral John Hoskins' efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-04-19
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Back Street
Overview: Ambitious but thwarted, Rae Smith meets handsome Marine Paul Saxon, (of the Saxon department store chain), as he passes through Lincoln, Nebraska, on his way home from World War II. There's a definite spark between them but circumstances intervene and he leaves town without her. Later she learns he's married. Determined to make it as a fashion designer, Rae moves to New York and becomes a great success. One day she happens to meet Paul again and again there's that spark but he's still married so, as a form of escape, Rae moves to Rome to set up shop. Once again she meets Paul and finally they begin an actual affair since Paul's shrewish, drunken wife, Liz, won't give him a divorce. Time passes, the affair continues whenever time and place permit, but then, Paul's young son finds out about Rae and Rae's back-street world begins to crumble.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-10-11
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Confidentially Connie
Overview: Texas cattleman Opie Bedloe comes to Maine to visit his son Joe, a college instructor, and his wife Connie in the hopes of persuading Joe to give up his teaching career and come back to Texas and take over the ranch. When Opie finds out that Connie, who is expecting a baby, can not afford the steaks she yearns for on Joe's salary, Opie, who believes that pregnant women gotta have meat, arranges for the local butcher, Spangenberg to cut his prices in half (with Opie paying the difference) so that Connie can have the meat she desires.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-12
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This Is the Army
Overview: In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets the order to stage a knew all-soldier show, called THIS IS THE ARMY. But in his pesonal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-08-14
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Inside Straight
Overview: A tycoon rises to the top in 19th-century San Francisco through greed and corruption.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-01
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The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Overview: A dramatization of the famous 1893 Massachusetts trial of the woman accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an ax.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-02-10
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Rogue's March
Overview: After being unjustly accused of spying, a British officer tries to redeem himself in India.
Genres: Drama War Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-02-13
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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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When Worlds Collide
Overview: When a group of astronomers calculate a star is on a course to slam into Earth, a few days before, it's accompanying planet will first pass close enough to the Earth to cause havoc on land and sea. They set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the planet.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-09-14
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The Girl Next Door
Overview: Stage-and-night club star Jeannie Laird buys her first home, and everyone who is anyone comes to her first garden party only to be blinded by smoke from next door. Jeannie charges next door to bawl out her new neighbor and meets comic-strip artist Bill Carter. Bill has devoted himself to his strip, and raising his ten-year-old son Joe since the death of his wife. Joe bases his strip on the everyday happenings of he and his son and is proud of keeping it scrupulously honest. When Jeannie and Bill fall in love, young Joe is hurt, especially when Bill starts using a lot of the father-son time to be with Jeannie. Bill cancels a father-son trip to Canada, and Joe decides to write a letter to Bill's syndicate pointing out that the current plot line of the script being set in Canada isn't honest, since they didn't go.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-05-13
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Meet the Governor
Overview: A backwoods lawyer's race for the governor's office is thwarted by mainstream opponents who dig up dirt from his past.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-05
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An American in Paris
Overview: Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
Genres: Music Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-09-26
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Pillow Talk
Overview: Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-10-07
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Lust for Gold
Overview: A man determined to track down the fabled Arizona gold mine known as The Lost Dutchman has an affair with a married treasure hunter, whose pursuit of the mine has lead her to double-cross her husband.
Genres: Action Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-06-10
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Skirts Ahoy!
Overview: Three young ladies sign up for some kind of training at a naval base. However, their greatest trouble isn't long marches or several weeks in a small boat, but their love life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-28
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Johnny Shiloh
Overview: Johnny Shiloh is a 1963 made for TV film that originally aired in two parts on the Wonderful World of Disney in Color. It was released in other countries theatrically as one film and is on DVD as one film. Johnny Shiloh is the true story about Johnny Clem, the ten year old drummer boy who became a union officer in the Civil War.
Genres: Drama War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-01-20
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Youngblood Hawke
Overview: An unknown Kentucky writer comes to New York and pursues fame and women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-04
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The Prince Who Was a Thief
Overview: An Arabian prince, kidnapped at birth and raised as a thief, plots to regain his throne from his evil uncle in this colorful costume adventure.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-05-17
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The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Overview: A newspaper reporter's life is endangered when she is assigned to investigate a political assassination.
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-27
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Sword in the Desert
Overview: First American film about the conflict between Jewish nationalists and the British in the creation of the state of Israel.
Genres: Action War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-08-24
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