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Calhoun (1964)
Character: Sid Rayner
Unaired pilot for a drama/adventure series about a county agent.
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Settle the Score (1989)
Character: Cy Whately
Katherine Whately, a tough, young Chicago cop, comes home to her small town to settle her teenage rape. She is welcomed by her brother but shunned by her father. Josh, the town doctor, is her only ally in her quest for the truth. Together Katherine and Josh find the bloody trail of a serial murderer and shatter the lie that is two decades old.
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Tight as a Drum (1974)
Character: Hollister
A military school graduation ceremony is interrupted when a student's dope-smuggling father is killed in the gym.
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Love on the Run (1985)
Character: Lionel Rockland
A criminal lawyer goes on the run with her new lover — a convict she had as a client and whom she helped escape from prison.
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The D.A.: Murder One (1969)
Character: Lynn D. Compton
A Deputy District Attorney suspects that a nurse has been murdering her rich husbands and relatives by giving them unneeded insulin doses, but his superiors don't believe him.
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Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
Character: Narrator
Frank Capra-directed propaganda film produced during World War II depicting the United States' new enemy: Japan.
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Actor (1978)
Character: Winfield Sheehan
A musical play based on the early years of actor Paul Muni.
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Valentine Magic on Love Island (1980)
Character: A.J. Morgan
Janis Paige presides over the proceedings at a posh resort, using magical powers to help eight attractive, amiable vacationers discover one another, aided by her nephew and niece in this unsold pilot variation of "Fantasy Island."
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Monster in the Closet (1986)
Character: Father Martin Finnegan
After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets a "mild-mannered" reporter, a college professor, her son and a befuddled professor band together to uncover the mystery but not without involving the U.S. Army and mass panic.
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Flamingo Road (1980)
Character: Sheriff Titus Semple
A carnival drifter marries into an aristocratic family and unwillingly takes on a ruthless sheriff who fancies himself a political kingmaker in this pilot film to the later series.
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Roar of the Crowd (1953)
Character: Johnny Tracy
Johnny Tracy, son of veteran race driver Pop Tracy, is working his way up on the racing circuit, but is urged by his sweetheart, Marcy Parker, to give up the track if he wants to marry her. He persuades her to marry him on the promise that he will quit after racing once in the Indianapolis 500, but he is injured in a qualifying race and goes to work as a spark plug salesman for Mackey, an old family friend. He is a failure at selling but Marcy changes her attitude towards his racing, and he qualifies for the 500.
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Lily for President? (1982)
Character: General
Comedian Lily Tomlin stars in this comical farce which deals with her experiences running for the office of President of the United States.
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Boys' Night Out (1962)
Character: Doug Jackson
Fred, George, Doug and Howie are quickly reaching middle-age. Three of them are married, only Fred is still a bachelor. They want something different than their ordinary marriages, children and TV-dinners. In secret, they get themselves an apartment with a beautiful young woman, Kathy, for romantic rendezvous. But Kathy does not tell them that she is a sociology student researching the sexual life of the white middle-class male.
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Ski Lift to Death (1978)
Character: Ben Forbes
A sports promoter tries to matchmake for a pair of ski champions and, as a result, they end up trapped in a derailed ski-lift car along with a gangster and the hitman sent to kill him.
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Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
Character: Sam Bass
Drifter Sam Bass shows up in Denton, Texas (soon to host a great horse race) looking for work. Before long, he attracts the attention of pretty storekeeper Katherine Egan (the sheriff's sister) and that wild frontiers woman, Calamity Jane. Circumstances make Sam richer by a very fast race horse. But his seemingly good luck with horses and women leads him to disaster. Will he be forced into a life of crime?
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The Heist (1972)
Character: Lieutenant Nicholson
An armored-car guard must convince the authorities he is innocent after he is forced to rob his own company.
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Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Character: John Shaunessy
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
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Shakedown (1950)
Character: Jack Early
Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, he gets a job with a major newspaper, and it's not long before he's made a name for himself by charming a notorious crime boss, Nick Palmer, into allowing himself to be photographed. Palmer takes him under his wing, but Early decides to bite the hand that feeds him and sets Palmer and another crime boss, Colton, against one another.
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This Girl for Hire (1983)
Character: Wolfe Macready
In this pilot for a proposed TV series, B.T. Brady is a flippant, but somewhat klutzy female private detective in Hollywood who sets out to solve the murder of a obnoxious mystery writer. Along the way, Brady gets help from her flamboyant mother Zandra, a washed-up actress, as well as Brady's live-in boyfriend Wolfe who runs a memorabilia shop.
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The Late Show (1977)
Character: Harry Regan
Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.
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The Yellow Mountain (1954)
Character: Pete Menlo
A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly but is turned down. Pete is interested in "Nevada" Wray, daughter of mine-owner "Jackpot" Wray, but she has eyes only for Andy. The rejected Pete joins forces with Bannon and they learn that, because of location, "Jackpot" Wray may be the owner of all the gold in the respective veins. Bannon and his men try to get rid of Andy.
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Woman in Hiding (1950)
Character: Keith Ramsey
As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead, killed in a freak auto accident. But Deborah is alive, if not too well. Having discovered a horrible truth about her new husband, Deborah is now a “woman in hiding,” living in mortal fear that someday her husband will catch up with her again. When a returning GI recognizes Deborah, however, she must decide whether or not she can trust him.
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Brute Force (1947)
Character: Robert 'Soldier' Becker
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
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All My Sons (1948)
Character: George Deever
During WWII, industrialist Joe Keller commits a crime and frames his business partner Herbert Deever. Years later, his sin comes back to haunt him when his son plans to marry Deever's daughter.
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Women's Prison (1955)
Character: Dr. Crane
A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.
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Illegal Entry (1949)
Character: Bert Powers
Long before he became producer/director of The Tonight Show, Fred DeCordova helmed the Universal meller Illegal Entry. Howard Duff, who later worked with DeCordova on the TV series Mr. Adams and Eve, stars as Bert Powers, an undercover agent for the U.S. Department of Immigration. While attempting to bring a vicious gang of alien smugglers to justice, Powers falls in love with Anna Duvak (Marta Toren), a gang member who is Not What She Seems.
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No Way Out (1987)
Character: Senator William 'Billy' Duvall
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.
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Snatched (1973)
Character: Duncan Wood
The wives of three wealthy men are kidnapped and held for a $3 million ransom, but one of the men doesn't want to pay his share.
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Steel Town (1952)
Character: Jim Denko
Steve Kostain, nephew of the owner, begins working at a steel mill to learn the business from the bottom up. He rooms with a steel working family, the McNamaras, and falls for the daughter, "Red", who is already involved with another steelworker. Although he is at first has a hard time with his co-workers, he eventually wins them over, and also wins the girl.
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Models Inc. (1952)
Character: Lennie Stone
The wealthy owner of a modeling agency keeps a new student in the high life, unaware that she and a recently released convict share a criminal and personal history.
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The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982)
Character: Col. Samuel Isaacs
It's quiet in Chastity Gulch, a small town in the Wild West. The men of the village are all in the army and fight their battles far away. The women are getting very bored! At once a bunch of robbers drops into the saloon. They love the beer but are also looking for beautiful women. Will the town whores keep these delightful men for themselves or will the doctor's wife and the mayor's wife also get a part of the fun?
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Double Negative (1980)
Character: Lester Harlen
Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
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Le sette folgori di Assur (1962)
Character: Sardanapolo
Noble, wise King Sardanapolo and his more soft and naive younger brother Prince Sammash get into a bitter feud over the affections of sweet and alluring innocent peasant girl Mirra. Meanwhile, the treacherous and ruthlessly ambitious General Arbace plots against both siblings.
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Spaceways (1953)
Character: Dr. Stephen Mitchell
A rocket engineer, responsible for sending a satellite into space, is accused of committing the most extraordinary crime.
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A Wedding (1978)
Character: Dr. Jules Meecham
Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect, security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously, and Dino's grandma expires in bed just as the reception starts. Could be quite an occasion.
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While the City Sleeps (1956)
Character: Lt. Burt Kaufman
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
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Panic in the City (1968)
Character: Dave Pomeroy
An American agent is assigned to track down a renegade Soviet spy who is building an atomic device in Los Angeles and plans to destroy the city with it.
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Private Hell 36 (1954)
Character: Police Sgt. Jack Farnham
In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lilli is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lilli's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lilli and Jack are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.
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The Broken Star (1956)
Character: Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed
A deputy sheriff defies local ranchers to investigate a Mexican's murder.
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Tanganyika (1954)
Character: Dan Harder
A landowner in colonial Africa leads a safari through Nukumbi territory in order to capture an escaped criminal.
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Spy Hunt (1950)
Character: Steve Quain
Roger Quain, escorting two zoo-bound black panthers on the train from Milan to Paris, is unaware that a Western agent, Catherine Ullven, has hidden a microfilm in the collar of one of the animals. But when the train is derailed in the Swiss Alps and the panthers escape, she is forced to involve him in her mission, which now includes enemy agents hunting the microfilm, the animals, Catherine and Roger.
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In Search of America (1971)
Character: Ray Chandler
Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them into joining him in traveling the country and educating themselves about the state of things. They, along with Grandma (Ruth McDevitt) trick out an old Greyhound bus and hit the road. The picaresque plotline brings the family into contact with a variety of colorful characters. The producers of In Search of America never declared outright that the made-for-TV film was intended as a series pilot, but it ends on an ambiguous note with plenty of loose plot ends. In Search of America was first telecast March 23, 1971.
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Roses Are for the Rich (1987)
Character: Denton
In a small town in Appalachia, Autumn's young husband is killed in a suspicious mine explosion. She vows vengeance on mine owner Douglas Osborne and dedicates her life to destroying him, even at the cost of her own happiness. When her attempts at financial ruin fail, she manipulates Osborne into marriage by claiming she is carrying his child. After Osborne dies from cyanide poisoning, Autumn is arrested for his murder, but she professes her innocence.
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Too Much Sun (1991)
Character: O.M.
A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one of them produces him a grandchild within a year of his death.
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Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
Character: Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
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In the Glitter Palace (1977)
Character: Raymond Dawson Travers
The ex-girlfriend of a lawyer, who left him for a lesbian lover, asks him to defend her lover in a murder case.
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Jennifer (1953)
Character: Jim Hollis
A young woman is hired to take care of an eerie old mansion, where she finds herself entangled with an enigmatic murderer.
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A Little Game (1977)
Character: Dunlap
A hostile youngster who will stop at nothing to break up his mother's marriage is suspected of homicide, and his stepfather fears that he may be the boy's next victim.
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Battered (1978)
Character: Bill Thompson
Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their husbands.
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Sierra Stranger (1957)
Character: Jess Collins
A prospector becomes a small town outcast after he rescues a man about to be lynched.
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The Naked City (1948)
Character: Frank Niles
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
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Red Canyon (1949)
Character: Lin Sloane
A horse breeder's daughter falls for a cowboy out to capture the stallion she aims to ride.
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