Chris Baay
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Biography: Johannes Christiaan Baay (1904 - 1991) was a Dutch actor. Starting out as a civil servant, he made his stage debut at the age of 26 at the Amsterdamsch Tooneel company under Albert van Dalsum and Eduard Verkade. He has subsequently been associated with a great many Dutch theater companies. With the exception of the war years, he was active on stage, as well as film and television, until he was in his late seventies. Because he remained active into old age, the number of productions in which he participated is extremely extensive.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Birthday: March 06, 1904
Deathday: January 09, 1991
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Gender: Male
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Klokslag twaalf
Overview: On his wedding day, mere hours before the statute of limitations for his crimes expires, revengeful mobsters abduct former criminal Jean Verdier. The gang leader's daughter - who's still in love with Jean - tries to stall the police until the clock strikes twelve and he can no longer be prosecuted.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1936-11-05
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The Silent Raid
Overview: In 1944 Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, a band of Dutch resistance fighters plot to covertly rescue dozens of compatriots from the local Nazi prison.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1962-12-21
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Cesare
Overview: After turning himself in, infamous con man Cesare Aribaldo Argento manipulates his way through prison, where his mistress, her husband, the prison warden, the guards and his fellow inmates become pawns in his personal treasure hunt.
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Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1958-02-12
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Het kind der tienduizenden
Overview: A group of troubled individuals gathers in a café just before closing time. Experimental Dutch tv-play by Bert Schierbeek, winner of the 1960 Henriette Roland Holst Prize for "outstanding social commitment and literary quality".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1959-03-25
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The Ghost Train
Overview: A group of travelers find themselves stranded for the night at a deserted train station, which according to the old stationmaster, has been haunted for the last 20 years.
Genres: Horror Comedy Crime
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1939-05-10
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Every Day's a Holiday
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1976-04-14
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Kleren maken de man
Overview: A secret document, a stolen dress suit, two dimwitted crooks, the love of a man for a woman. It all results in a roller coaster ride for a young insurance agent.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1957-10-11
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Ballade van den hoogen hoed
Overview: The adventures of a top hat, as it changes hands (or heads) and moves through various levels of society.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-10-01
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A Kingdom for a Horse
Overview: Heintje Blom, a simple working woman, is told to move into a villa in a posh part of town. The inhabitants are none too pleased, but in spite of the class division a romance blossoms between the rich family’s son and Heintje’s daughter. The two families warm to each other in the end and the happy pair is united in wedded bliss. This comedy about the post-war housing shortage marked the return of the feature length Dutch film to the cinemas.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1949-03-11
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The Crosspatch
Overview: Willy, the son of baron Van Hergershuizen, finds himself disinherited after he marries an untitled girl. His wife decides to take action and applies for the job of the baron's housekeeper.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1935-08-07
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Tomorrow It Will Be Better
Overview: Still coming to terms with the death of her mother, Willy Verhulst loses her father as well -- just as she is about to sit her final exams. She manages to pass, and as she is trying to find a job she remembers a young man she met in the hospital. The boy, Herder, works for a radio station and gives her a job as a secretary.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1939-02-23
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Drop-out
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1969-12-16
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