Clive Dunn
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Biography: Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn OBE was an English actor, comedian, artist, author, and singer. He is best known for his role as the elderly Lance Corporal Jones in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Dad's Army, which ran for 9 series and 80 episodes between 1968 and 1977.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Covent Garden, London, England, UK
Birthday: January 09, 1920
Deathday: November 06, 2012
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Gender: Male
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Dad's Army: Missing Presumed Wiped
Overview: Documentary about the lost episodes of Dad's Army (1968) and their recovery and restoration.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-28
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Dad's Army
Overview: Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-12
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
Overview: A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-10
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The Treasure of San Teresa
Overview: After World War II, an ex-spy returns to Germany to search for a cache of jewels he hid in a Czechoslovakian convent.
Genres: Adventure Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-07-21
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Boys in Brown
Overview: Jackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a robbery that sees him sentenced to three years in Borstal where he meets a tough crowd, tougher than anything on the outside.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-01
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The Mini-Affair
Overview: A leading pop star is kidnapped in swinging London.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Overview: Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.
Genres: Comedy Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-08-08
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Idol on Parade
Overview: A rock'n'roll idol is drafted into the wrong regiment.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-24
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A Yank at Oxford
Overview: A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-02-18
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Crooks and Coronets
Overview: Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-04-02
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A Life on the Box: Arthur Lowe
Overview: Terry Wogan presents a compilation programme celebrating the unique talent of Arthur Lowe. Featuring interviews with those who knew him, and footage from both his classic comedy performances and his many straight roles.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-30
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What a Whopper
Overview: A writer attempts to raise some cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness Monster. No publisher will take it because they all think there isn't really a monster. The writer and some of his friends make a fake monster and take photographs and then travel to Scotland to see if they can convince the locals.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-10-17
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Boys Will Be Boys
Overview: Alec Smart, who is engaged teaching in a prison, applies for the job of headmaster at a nearby public school to replace the previous headmaster who has been convicted of writing forged cheques and has just been sent to prison. Smart appeals to the Governor to write him a good reference which he pretends to. Afterwards he writes his real recommendation which is very negative about Smart's talents. The trustee who works as the Governor's secretary, Faker Brown, "accidentally" gets the two letters mixed up and delivers the one praising Smart. On the basis of the letter, Lady Dorking, the who runs the Board of Governors appoints Smart to the job. This angers her deputy, Colonel Crableigh, who had favoured promoting his nephew, the Deputy head.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-01
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Good Morning, Boys!
Overview: Dr. Benjamin Twist (Hay) and his pupils become involved with art thieves on a trip to Paris. Hay’s seamy schoolmaster act is supported by a fine cast including Charles Hawtrey and Lilli Palmer.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-05-27
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30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
Overview: A 29-year old aspiring composer—still single and without any romantic prospects—vows to both marry and write a hit musical before he turns 30. Director Joseph McGrath's 1968 British comedy stars Dudley Moore, Suzy Kendall, Eddie Foy Jr. and Patricia Routledge.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-03-04
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The Hasty Heart
Overview: In the final days of World War II, in a MASH unit in Burma, a severely wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-09-20
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Overview: A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-07-28
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She'll Have to Go
Overview: When Francis and Douglas Oberon learn that their late grandmother has bequeathed the family fortune to distant cousin Toni, they immediately start plotting to get their hands on the money. They dream up a plot whereby they cannot fail to acquire a comfortable future; the lovely Toni must either be murdered, or married...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-31
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Just Like a Woman
Overview: Lewis and Scilla's rocky marriage finally breaks apart – a situation made worse by the fact that Scilla is a key part of the television show that Lewis produces. But while Lewis copes by picking up a passing starlet, Scilla indulges her passion for bathrooms by getting one custom-designed by an ex-Nazi architect!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-02-26
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The Magic Christian
Overview: Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-12
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Much Ado About Nothing
Overview: Benedick and Beatrice fight their merry war of words. But when Beatrice's friend, Hero, is humiliatingly jilted by Benedick's best friend, Claudio, Benedick has to choose which side he's on. But unknown to all, Claudio's been tricked by the bastard Don John, and (unfortunately), it's up to Dogberry and Verges to solve the case.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-22
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You Must Be Joking
Overview: A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-08-03
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The Fast Lady
Overview: A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-14
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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Overview: Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose, to fix it. It's lust at first sight for Harriet, who convinces Ambrose to hide out in the attic for a tryst. When her new beau shows no desire to leave, the pair begin a years-long love affair right under Robert's nose.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-11
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Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
Overview: Victoria Wood presents the true story behind Britain's timeless comedy. Includes footage of the cast on location and incredible personal tales about the making of the series. Was Arthur Lowe really just like Captain Mainwaring? Why did the warden always end up in the water? And how did Corporal Jones find a bomb down his trousers? Find out why Dad's Army was the Queen Mother's favourite show.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-27
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The Mouse on the Moon
Overview: Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in a new set of plumbing, they request foreign aid from the U.S. for Space Research. The Russians then send aid as well to show that they too are for the internationalization of space. While the grand Duke is dreaming of hot baths, their one scientist is slapping together a rocket. The U.S. and Soviets get wind of the impending launch and try and beat them to the moon.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-05-07
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John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
Overview: Michael Palin, Clive Dunn and Ian Lavender are among those who contribute to this candid portrait of actor John Le Mesurier.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-27
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