Charles Dingle
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Dingle (December 28, 1887, Wabash, Indiana – January 19, 1956, Worcester, Massachusetts) was an American stage and film actor. Dingle made his Broadway debut in the short-lived drama Killers in 1928. Better roles followed including Duke Theseus in the 1932 revival of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sheriff Cole in Let Freedom Ring in 1935. He made his musical debut in Irving Berlin's Miss Liberty in 1950. A veteran of over 50 feature films, he was best noted for portraying hard edged businessmen and villains. He was best known for his role as Ben Hubbard, the crafty eldest member of the Hubbard family in The Little Foxes on both stage and screen, and for his role as Senator Brockway in the film version of Call Me Madam. Critic Bosley Crowther wrote of his performance in The Little Foxes in New York Times of August 22, 1941, "Charles Dingle as brother Ben Hubbard, the oldest and sharpest of the rattlesnake clan, is the perfect villain in respectable garb".[citation needed] His last stage appearance was in 1954's The Immoralist co-starring with Louis Jourdan, Geraldine Page, and James Dean; it was also Dean's last Broadway appearance. He was married to actress Dorothy White (1911-2008). Charles Dingle died of a sudden heart attack at age 68. He was cremated and his ashes scattered in Germany. His widow survived him by 52 years.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Wabash, Indiana, USA
Birthday: December 27, 1887
Deathday: January 19, 1956
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Gender: Male
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The Talk of the Town
Overview: Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-08-20
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Together Again
Overview: Anne Crandall is the mayor of a small town in Vermont. Her deceased husband had been the mayor for years and when he died, she was left to carry on and to raise his daughter from his first marriage. She lives with the daughter, her father-in-law and a housekeeper. In the town square, there was a statue of her late husband and every year since his death, they have an anniversary celebration there. This year during a thunderstorm, the statue is hit by lightning and the head falls off. The daughter insists that a new statue be erected instead of patching the old one. Mayor Crandall is sent to New York to interview the prospective sculptor, George Corday.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-12-23
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The Beast with Five Fingers
Overview: Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist's severed hand.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-02-08
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George Washington Slept Here
Overview: New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge, Connie purchases a delapidated old farmhouse in Pennsylvania, where George Washington was supposed to have actually slept during the American Revolution.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-30
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Johnny Eager
Overview: A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-09
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The Little Foxes
Overview: In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-29
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Call Me Madam
Overview: Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-25
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Somewhere I'll Find You
Overview: Journalist brothers feud over a woman they both fall for while covering World War II in the far east.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-08-27
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My Favorite Brunette
Overview: Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-03-19
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Lady of Burlesque
Overview: After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Music Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-05-01
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Sister Kenny
Overview: An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-10-10
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Unholy Partners
Overview: A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-11-01
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Never Wave at a WAC
Overview: A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more of her boyfriend, a Colonel. She soon encounters many difficulties with the Army lifestyle. Moreover, her ex-husband is working as a consultant with the Army, and he uses his position to disrupt her romantic plans by making her join a group of WACs who are testing new equipment.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-28
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If You Knew Susie
Overview: In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, except Sam and Susie Parker. One day, however, they find a letter written by George Washington that mentions the bravery of a Revolutionary War hero named Parker.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-02-07
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Welcome Stranger
Overview: Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his vacation replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing Doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but once he meets teacher Trudy Mason, Pearson is delighted to stay. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancé. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-06-13
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Guest Wife
Overview: Christopher Price, a small-town bank executive, continues to be loyal to and idolize his boyhood friend, Joseph Jefferson Parker, a famous war correspondent. But Chris's wife, Mary, is none to fond of Joe and tired of her husband's idolizing. On the eve of the Price's second-honeymoon trip to New York City, Joe arrives and tells Chris that he needs someone to pose as his wife in order to fool his boss in NYC, who thinks Joe got married to an overseas woman while on an assignment. Chris pushes Mary into posing as Joe's wife. In New York, this leads to many complications and misunderstandings, with Mary finally deciding to teach Chris and Joe a lesson by making them believe she is in love with Joe.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-07-27
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One Third of a Nation
Overview: The negligent owner of a tenement slum becomes romantically involved with one of the building's residents.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-02-10
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Big Jack
Overview: Wallace Beery, in his final film, plays a bandit in this period drama set in Colonial America.
Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-04-12
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Half a Hero
Overview: A man moves his family from the big city to the suburbs.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-05-11
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Home in Indiana
Overview: 'Sparke' Thorton, a lad with a penchant for trouble, is sent to live with his Uncle and Aunt Bolt in Indiana after his Aunt Henrietta Bolt dies. Though he's not happy about the arrangement at first, his love of horses and his affection for a young filly that he plans to race make life bearable. He also finds romance with tomboyish 'Char' Bruce who shares his love for horses.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-06-15
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A Southern Yankee
Overview: Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union's secret service during the Civil War.
Genres: Comedy History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-08-05
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Overview: A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-04
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Are Husbands Necessary?
Overview: George and Mary Elizabeth Cugat are about to celebrate their second wedding anniversary and dream of having a child. Although they live comfortably on George's earnings as a bank official, Liz's scatterbrained handling of their finances constantly puts them in jeopardy. Liz becomes jealous when George's former girl friend, Myra Ponsonby, comes for a visit with his party-loving friends Bill Stone, Cory Cartwright and Chuck, an artist, after which George spends the entire evening dancing at a nightclub with Myra.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-06-15
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A Medal for Benny
Overview: Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-04-16
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Cinderella Jones
Overview: Judy Jones can claim inheritance only if she marries a genius.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-03-09
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The Song of Bernadette
Overview: In 1858 Lourdes, France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the Virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the the town, and transforms their lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-12-21
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The National Barn Dance
Overview: This film gives a fictionalized version of how the popular real-life radio program of the title began.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-09-24
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She's for Me
Overview: Two lawyers fall for their beautiful client.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-12-10
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Someone to Remember
Overview: An elderly woman whose son disappeared years before refuses to move when her apartment building is turned into a college dormitory for male students, as she is convinced that he will return one day. She continues to live in the building after it becomes a dorm, and eventually grows attached to a troubled young student whom she comes to believe is her own grandson. When she finds out that the boy's father will be visiting him, she prepares herself to be reunited with the man she has convinced herself is her long-lost son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-08-21
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Three Wise Fools
Overview: An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-09-26
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Calling Dr. Gillespie
Overview: Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
Genres: Drama Thriller Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-08-01
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Here Come the Co-eds
Overview: Molly, her brother, Slats, and his pal, Oliver, are taxi dancers at the Miramar Ballroom. As a publicity stunt, Slats plants an article about Molly claiming her ambition is to earn enough money to attend staid, all-girl Bixby College. Bixby's progressive dean offers Molly a scholarship. Molly accepts on the condition that Slats and Oliver come along too as campus caretakers. But the pompous Chairman threatens to foreclose on the school's mortgage if Molly isn't expelled. Together, the trio, with the help of some new friends, concocts a scheme to raise enough money to save the school. The plan involves a bet on the Bixby basketball team, which is playing in a game rated at 20 to 1 by the local bookie. But the bookie has other plans for their dough and hires a group of ringers to step in for the opponents. All is not lost, at least while Oliver has the chance to turn things around for his friends-one way or another.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-02-02
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State of the Union
Overview: An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-04-30
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Duel in the Sun
Overview: Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.
Genres: Western Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-31
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The Wife of Monte Cristo
Overview: In this sequel to the original story, Monte Cristo count Edmund Dantes (Martin Kosleck) returns to Paris to get revenge but soon finds himself pursued by a cruel policeman (John Loder). The count's brave wife Haydée (Lenore Aubert) throws the cop off her husband's scent by dressing up as the masked avenger herself and proving that she too is most competent with a sword.
Genres: Romance Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-04-22
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Edge of Darkness
Overview: The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston), would also prefer to stay neutral, but is torn. His brother-in-law, the wealthy owner of the local fish cannery, collaborates with the Nazis. The doctor's daughter, Karen (Ann Sheridan), is involved with the resistance and with its leader Gunnar Brogge (Errol Flynn). The doctor's son has just returned to town, having been sent down from the university, and is soon influenced by his Nazi-sympathizer uncle. Captain Koenig (Helmut Dantine), the young German commandant of the occupying garrison, whose fanatic determination to do everything by the book and spoutings about the invincibility of the Reich hides a growing fear of a local uprising.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-04-09
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Overview: A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-31
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Double Talk
Overview: Orphanage manager Dr. Bergen tries to get a rich woman to adopt Charlie McCarthy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-06-26
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Tennessee Johnson
Overview: The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson's boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a staunch Unionist and upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson becomes the President and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-01
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Du Barry Did All Right
Overview: A woman living in Paris feels neglected by her husband, so she decides to go to New York City and enjoy herself.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-07
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Centennial Summer
Overview: In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.
Genres: Music Comedy History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-07-10
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