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The Making of '1941' (1996)
Character: (archive)
A non-narrated documentary, told mainly in interviews with the filmmakers, on the making of the cult comedy classic, featuring outtakes, rare behind-the-scenes home movies, and trivia facts.
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After the Fall (1974)
Character: Mickey
Adaptation of Arthur Miller's semi-autobiographical play about Quentin, a Jewish intellectual from New York who must reexamine his life and his troubled relationship with Holga.
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All the Way Home (1981)
Character: Joel Lynch
A wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.
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A Last Cry for Help (1979)
Character: Ralph Muir
Sharon appears to be a normal 17-year-old girl with good grades, many friends, and a wonderful personality - hardly someone you think would be considering suicide. But her home life is constrained by the pressures and expectations of her parents. She slowly spirals downward, her mother at one point telling her that she has no business being unhappy. So, she gulps down a bottle of sleeping pills. She is saved, but for how long?
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The Harness (1971)
Character: Roy Kern
A gentle John Steinbeck tale from 1938 about a farmer who is dominated by his ailing wife until a free-minded young woman turns up at his ranch with her eight-year-old son.
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The Farmer's Daughter (1962)
Character: Nordick
Young Swedish-American Katrin "Katie" Holstrom leaves her family farm in Minnesota, headed for nursing school. After her tuition money runs out, she is forced to take a job as a maid in the home of Congressman Glenn Morley. Holstrom endears herself to the genteel Morley, and begins to show a surprising aptitude for politics herself. She launches a campaign for Congress, and, as right-wing reactionaries plot against her, a romance develops.
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Danger Has Two Faces (1968)
Character: Colonel Jack Forbes
A U.S. spy and East German police duke it out in a battle of wits, fisticuffs and killing. The spy assumes the ID of a wealthy look-alike that the commies kill. But will his wife spill the beans in this Cold War espionage thriller?
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Inherit the Wind (1965)
Character: E.K. Hornbeck
A young man, Bert Cates, is arrested in a small Bible Belt town for teaching the theory of Evolution in the public school. Two of the finest legal minds in the U.S. are called to the trial: Henry Drummond for the defense, and Matthew Harrison Brady for the prosecution. The trial proceeds on three levels, the guilt or innocence of Cates, the issue of the Bible vs. Darwin, and finally, the personal confrontation between Drummond and Brady.
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Escape to Sonoita (1960)
Character: Marsh
Two kidnappers think they have made their escape when they hijack a tanker in the dry desert, leaving the occupants and a female victim behind to die.
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Swan Song (1980)
Character: Jack McCauley
Sun Valley provides the backdrop to this story of a downhill ski racer who seeks to make a comeback after being branded a loser and the ski bunny who helps him regain his self-respect.
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Deadly Harvest (1972)
Character: Sheriff Bill Jessup
An Iron Curtain defector who has been living for years as a California winegrower learns that Soviet agents are stalking him.
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Murdock's Gang (1973)
Character: Harold Talbot
After serving a prison term, a flamboyant attorney becomes a private eye with a staff of ex-cons.
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A Bell for Adano (1967)
Character: Sgt. Leonard Borth
A U.S. army officer, the military governor of an Italian town during World War II, tries to reintroduce democracy, but his efforts are hindered by his commanding general. Placing his career in jeopardy, the governor decides to replace the town's bell, which had been looted by the Fascists.
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A Tattered Web (1971)
Character: Sgt. Joe Marcus
A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local derelict.
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Cannon (1971)
Character: Virgil Holley
In this pilot film to the TV series, Cannon investigates the murder of a war buddy to clear the man's wife of suspicion in his death.
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Donovan's Kid (1979)
Character: Henry Carpenter
Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his family is under the control of his wife's domineering uncle, Timothy Donovan teams up with a fellow con-man to free them.
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The Hustler (1961)
Character: Findley
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
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The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Character: Bud Gurney
Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.
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Jaws (1975)
Character: Vaughn
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
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Reckless Age (1944)
Character: Member of Soldier Quartet
Linda Wadsworth rebels against her millionaire grandfather, J. H. Wadsworth, and runs away from home. Unknown to Mr. Wadsworth, she gets a job at one of his many five-and-ten-cents stores as a clerk.
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No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Character: Irving S. Blanchard
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?
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Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Character: Chick O'Hara
Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.
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Mazes and Monsters (1982)
Character: Lt. John Martini
Bound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters," Robbie and his four college classmates decide to move the board game into the local cavern. Robbie loses his mind, and the line between reality and fantasy fuse into a harrowing nightmare.
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Jaws 2 (1978)
Character: Mayor Larry Vaughn
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
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The Way We Were (1973)
Character: Brooks Carpenter
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
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The FBI Story (1959)
Character: Sam Crandall
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
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Darby's Rangers (1958)
Character: Sims Delancey
Stationed in Scotland, Maj. William Darby and the men under his command are trained by British commandos, becoming the U.S. Army's 1st Ranger Battalion. Their drilling period is rigorous, but the men find time to romance local women before being deployed to fight the Nazis. U.S. forces battle from French North Africa to Italy, but when a surprise attack decimates the 1st and 3rd Battalions at the Battle of Cisterna, Darby and the 4th Battalion must come to their aid.
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The Last Days of Patton (1986)
Character: Gen. Hobart "Hap" Gay
Gen. George S. Patton now works a desk job for the U.S. military after World War II. In the midst of dealing with the difficulty of adapting to his dramatic change of lifestyle, Patton is involved in an auto wreck that leaves him in critical condition. While his body fails him, Patton introspectively reminisces about his relationship with his spouse, Beatrice; his childhood; and his days on the WWI battlefields.
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Bright Victory (1951)
Character: Pete Hamilton
A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.
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An American Dream (1966)
Character: Arthur Kabot
Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personality. During a vicious argument with his wife, Deborah, Stephen snaps and pushes her from his high-rise apartment to her death. He manages to convince the authorities that she killed herself, then reignites an old affair with singer Cherry McMahon -- which doesn't sit well with her jealous mobster boyfriend, Nicky.
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Killer on Board (1977)
Character: Dr. Ned Folger
The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passengers and crew.
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Summer Girl (1983)
Character: Jack Reardon
When seductive young Cinni comes to babysit for a troubled couple, she's after more than extra spending money. Starting with the kids and working around to the husband, evil Cinni plots to take over a young mother's life--ruthlessly dealing with anyone who gets in her way.
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Song of the Open Road (1944)
Character: Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)
A beautiful child star tires of life in the spotlight and so disguises herself and sneaks off to join a Civilian Conservation Corps camp to work with normal kids. It doesn't take her long to discover that being "normal" isn't easy as it looks. When a crop is in danger of being ruined because there are not enough people to harvest it, the girl employs some of her famous colleagues to lend a hand. Songs include: "Too Much in Love," "Here It Is Monday," "Delightfully Dangerous," "Hawaiian War Chant" and "Notre Dame."
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The Amityville Horror (1979)
Character: Father Ryan
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.
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The Drowning Pool (1975)
Character: Kilbourne
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
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Damnation Alley (1977)
Character: Gen. Landers
Following World War III, four survivors at an desert military installation attempt to drive across the desolate wasteland of America to Albany, where they hope more survivors are living, using a specially built vehicles to protect themselves against the freakish weather, mutated plant and animal life, and other dangers encountered along the way.
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The Boston Strangler (1968)
Character: Det. Frank McAfee
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.
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13 Frightened Girls (1963)
Character: Wally Sanders
While attending a Swiss school for diplomats' daughters, the teenage daughter of the American ambassador uses her access to various embassies to engage in espionage.
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The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
Character: Sgt. Clyde
A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David Butler's 1956 film stars '50s teen favorites Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, with supporting roles played by Jim Backus, Jessie Royce Landis, Murray Hamilton, Henry Jones, James Garner, Alan King, Ernestine Wade, David Janssen and Raymond Bailey.
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Casey's Shadow (1978)
Character: Tom Patterson
Young Casey comes from a family of racehorse trainers, and his best friend, a foal called Casey's Shadow, may just be a champion.
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Houseboat (1958)
Character: Capt. Alan Wilson
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
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No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Character: Inspector Haines
Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance as a result. Kate Palmer is a swinging, hip tour guide who witnesses the strangler leaving her dead neighbor's apartment and sets her sights on the detective. Moe's live-in mother wishes her son would be a successful Jewish doctor like his big brother.
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The Failing of Raymond (1971)
Character: Sgt. Manzak
On the day before she retires, a teacher discovers that a student she had flunked ten years previously is out to kill her.
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Tall Story (1960)
Character: Coach Sandy Hardy
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.
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Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
Character: Mr. Harvey
A jolly, family-oriented railroad superintendent tries to get his act together when his love for the bottle starts to alienate him from his wife and oldest daughter. His younger daughter, however, still remains unflinchingly loyal to him, and they share many fun misadventures over the course of the movie.
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The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
Character: Al Webster
A newly promoted plant supervisor finds himself in the position of having to announce a layoff of his fellow workers.
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Sergeant Ryker (1968)
Character: Capt. Appleton
During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's court-martialed and sentenced to death but his attorney believes Ryker's innocent and asks for a new trial.
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Too Scared to Scream (1984)
Character: Jack Oberman
A killer is brutally attacking several tenants that live in a high rise apartment building in New York City.
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Something for the Boys (1944)
Character: Soldier (uncredited)
The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who gets radio through her teeth!), inherit southern plantation Magnolia Manor, which alas proves to be a "termite trap" and tax liability. Fortunately, Sgt. Rocky Fulton from a nearby army camp appears with a plan to convert the place to a hotel for army wives; but to pay bills until then, they decide to put on a show. Of course, romantic and military complications intervene...
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The Cardinal (1963)
Character: Lafe
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
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The Graduate (1967)
Character: Mr. Robinson
Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.
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Toward the Unknown (1956)
Character: Maj. Bromo Lee
Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot. Determined to clear his name, Bond battles a hard-nosed base commander, prejudiced officers and his own insecurities.
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Brubaker (1980)
Character: John Deach
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
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Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
Character: Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (Former US President)
When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the countdown to World War 3 begins. If anyone can prevent the oncoming apocalypse it's the American President, but her closest ally the British Prime Minister appears to have gone stark raving mad.
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The Brotherhood (1968)
Character: Jim Egan
The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his own life, but family tradition, intrigues and powerplays involving his older brother dictate otherwise, and he finds himself being slowly drawn back into that world.
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1941 (1979)
Character: Claude Crumn
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Character: Alphonse Paquette
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
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Seconds (1966)
Character: Charlie Evans
An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity – one that comes with its own price.
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Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
Character: Charlie Snow
The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore is reunited with her father after a ten year estrangement and engages in his self-destructive lifestyle.
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Hysterical (1982)
Character: The Mayor
Frederic Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; however, the lighthouse in which he's staying is haunted by the ghost of Venetia, who had killed herself 100 years ago and now wants to use Lansing as a vessel for her dead husband, Captain Howdy. When Howdy's ghost starts killing people, two bumbling scientists are brought in to investigate the history of the lighthouse and solve the case.
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