Basil Rathbone
Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892, Johannesburg – 21 July 1967, New York City) was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films. He frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). His most famous role, however, was heroic—that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series. His later career included Broadway and television work; he received a Tony Award in 1948 as Best Actor in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Basil Rathbone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Great Mouse Detective
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of...
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J....
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Guy of GisbourneRobin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win...
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The Court Jester
as Sir RavenhurstA hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper...
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Terror by Night
as Sherlock HolmesHolmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of...
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Son of Frankenstein
as Baron Wolf von FrankensteinOne of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma...
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The Mark of Zorro
as Captain Esteban PasqualeAround 1820 the son of a California nobleman comes home from Spain to find his native land under...
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We're No Angels
as Andre TrochardThree convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby...
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Dressed to Kill
as Sherlock HolmesA convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing...
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A Tale of Two Cities
as Marquis St. EvremondeThe exciting story of Dr. Manette, who escapes the horrors of the infamous Bastille prison in...
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Captain Blood
as LevasseurDr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock HolmesOn his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from Canada to take charge of his ancestral...
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The Scarlet Claw
as Sherlock HolmesWhen a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural...
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Tales of Terror
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited,...
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The Woman in Green
as Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger...
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Sherlock HolmesIn World War II, a British secret agent carrying a vitally important document is kidnapped en...
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The Comedy of Terrors
as John F. BlackAn undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Sherlock HolmesIn the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight...
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David Copperfield
as Mr. Edward MurdstoneCharles Dickens' timeless tale of an ordinary young man who lives an extraordinary life, filled...
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Anna Karenina
as Alexei Alexandrovitch KareninIn 19th century Russia a woman in a respectable marriage to a senior statesman must grapple with...
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The Black Sleep
as Sir Joel CadmanIn 19th century England, a noted brain surgeon rescues a former student from being hanged on a...
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The Magic Sword
as LodacThe son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, goes on a...
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The Spider Woman
as Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock HolmesHaving once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to...
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The Last Hurrah
as Norman Cass Sr.In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield,...
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Madhouse
as Basil (archive footage)A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the...
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The House of Fear
as Sherlock HolmesThe Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They...
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The Pearl of Death
as Sherlock HolmesThe famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Sherlock HolmesEngland, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi...
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Sherlock HolmesDuring WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his...
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A Christmas Carol
as Marley's GhostMiser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own...
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Romeo and Juliet
as TybaltYoung love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.
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The Black Cat
as Montague HartleyGreedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.
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The Wind in the Willows
as Narrator (voice)This animated fairy tale for kids tells the classic story of a dapper, automobile loving fellow...
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Pursuit to Algiers
as Sherlock HolmesAfter the King of Ruthenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his...
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Above Suspicion
as Sig von AschenhausenTwo newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.
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The Dawn Patrol
as Maj. BrandIn 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young...
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The Garden of Allah
as Count Ferdinand AnteoniThe star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.
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Bathing Beauty
as George AdamsAfter breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a...
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Make a Wish
as Johnny SeldenWhile vacationing at a boys' camp, the rambunctious Chip Winters befriends a famed composer...
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Queen of Blood
as Dr. FarradayA spaceship is sent to Mars after an alien distress signal is picked up. They find one survivor,...
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The Movie Orgy
as Self (archival footage)Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels,...
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Heartbeat
as Professor AristideA female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris.
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Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7In 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are...
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Pontius Pilate
as CaiaphasThe events that culminated with the Passion of Christ seen from the perspective of Pontius...
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Tower of London
as Richard - Duke of GloucesterIn the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord,...
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Crossroads
as Henri SarrouA French diplomat who's recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.
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The Adventures of Marco Polo
as AhmedThe Venetian traveler Marco Polo meets Kublai Khan and foils a plotter with fireworks in...
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Kind Lady
as Henry AbbottMary, a woman with good intentions, takes pity on Henry, an artist with no home. What begins as...
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Rio
as Paul ReynardDiabolical French capitalist Paul Reynard is forced to leave Irene, his bride of one year, when...
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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Reginald RipperA corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there" and...
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Casanova's Big Night
as Lucio / NarratorItaly 1757, Pippo Popolino, a lowly tailor, disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to...
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International Lady
as Reggie OliverTim Hanley, an American agent, posing as a lawyer with the United States Embassy in London, and...
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
as HimselfNarrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at...
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Hillbillys in a Haunted House
as GregorCountry singers on their way to Nashville have car trouble, forcing them to stop at an old...
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The Bishop Murder Case
as Philo VanceThe murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance...
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Private Number
as Thomas WroxtonEllen Neal, a young and inexperienced maid, becomes romantically involved with her employers son...
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If I Were King
as King Louis XIKing Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in...
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Frenchman's Creek
as Lord RockinghamAn English lady falls in love with a French pirate after he kidnaps her from her ancestral home...
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Paris Calling
as Andre BenoitMarianne Jannetier, a well-to-do Parisian, engaged to Andre Benoit, a high-ranking government...
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The Last Days of Pompeii
as Pontius PilateIn this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator,...
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Breakdowns of 1938
as Basil (archive footage) (uncredited)Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
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The Lady of Scandal
as EdwardA famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family,...
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Autopsy of a Ghost
as Canuto PérezSatan offers a weary ghost a chance for redemption through true love.
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The Stingiest Man in Town
as Ebenezer ScroogeThis is a musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Ebenezer Scrooge is given a...
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A Feather in Her Hat
as Captain Randolph CourtneyAfter the woman who raised him claims he's not her son, Richard searches for clues about his...
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Crazy House
as Sherlock HolmesOle Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another...
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The Son of Frankenstein
as Frankenstein (archive footage)9 minute home-movie version of the 1939 feature film "Son of Frankenstein" from Castle Films.
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The Mad Doctor
as Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. LangamannA reporter sleuths the mystery behind an oft-married Viennese doctor whose wives met mysterious...
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A Christmas Carol
as ScroogeAnother version of the Dickens classic. Originally an episode of Fredric March Presents Tales...
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Aladdin
as EmperorCole Porter's version of the story of Aladdin--his only musical written especially for television.
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Confession
as Michael MichailowVera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is...
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Rhythm on the River
as Oliver CourtneyPopular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his...
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Fingers at the Window
as Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. SantelleIn Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders,...
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The Horror of It All
as Carmichael (archive footage)A collection of film clips from horror movies and interviews with the actors and directors who...
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A Notorious Affair
as Paul GherardiA scheming musician seduces a wealthy woman for love and money.
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Loyalties
as Ferdinand de LevisA houseguest at an upper-class gathering, wealthy Jew Ferdinand de Levis, is robbed of £1,000...
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A Lady Surrenders
as Carl VandryA wealthy industrialist's wife gets into a big argument with him; to cool off, she goes on an...
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Tovarich
as Commissar Dimitri GorotchenkoWhen upper-class Parisian Charles Dupont and his family hire Tina and Michel as their servants,...
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Love from a Stranger
as Gerald LovellAnn Harding plays a lovely but somewhat naive young woman who goes on a European vacation after...
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Victoria Regina
as Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield)1961 adaptation of "Victoria Regina".
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After the Ball
as Jack HarrowbyThe wife of a diplomat in Geneva pretends to be a maid in order to continue her flirting with a...
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Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates
as Dr. BoekmanIn Holland, poor but industrious and honorable 15-year-old Hans Brinker and his younger sister...
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.
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Sin Takes a Holiday
as Reginald 'Reggie' DurantDowdy Sylvia accepts her boss' marriage proposal, even though he only asked her to avoid...
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lord Arthur DillingThere is a big charity function at the house of Mrs. Cheyney and a lot of society is present....
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Trouping with Ellen
as Tony WinterslipEllen Llewellyn is a chorus girl who is loved by orchestra leader Andy Owens, a genuinely nice...
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The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
as Undetermined Subordinate RoleThe Dauphin's widow weds a lord and is executed for plotting against the queen.
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In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
as uncreditedActor Patrick Macnee leads the viewer through London in the footsteps of the genius private...
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The Sun Never Sets
as Clive RandolphThe Randolph family have a tradition of working in the British colonial service. Clive comes...
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The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)This documentary examines the making of the Sherlock Holmes cinematic dynasty and includes...
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This Mad World
as Paul ParisotParisot, a French spy in World War 1, returns home on a secret mission to visit his mother, and...
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A Woman Commands
as Capt. Alex PastitschIn order to keep his lover, Maria Draga, in luxury, Captain Alex Pastitsch contracts huge debts...
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The Masked Bride
as AntoineAn American millionaire wants to reform a Parisian cabaret singer who moonlights as a jewel thief.
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Soldier in Love
as Duke of YorkThe story of the Churchills in the court of Queen Anne.
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Innocent
as Amadis de JocelynAn orphan named Innocence leaves her county home after her foster-father dies. She travels to...
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Two Before Zero
as uncreditedA black-robed purveyor of communism is periodically interrupted by the questions of a...
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The Flirting Widow
as Col. SmithAn older daughter invents a fiancé so that her father will allow her younger sister to marry....
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The School for Scandal
as Joseph SurfaceAn uncle poses as a usurer to learn which nephew deserves his fortune.
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One Precious Year
as Derek NagelA classy woman has an affair with a rake after she learns that she has a terminal disease
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The Great Deception
as RizzioCyril Mansfield, a handsome young Englishman, is associated with the German Secret Service as a...
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Burke's Law
as Milo JamesBurke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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Dr. Kildare
as Frederick ForayThe story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...
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The Jack Benny Program
as Basil RathboneLaugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular...
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Studio One
as Hazelton CromeAn American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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What's My Line?
as SelfFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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Your Show of Shows
as uncreditedYour Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United...
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DuPont Show of the Month
as EmperorDuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired...
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Screen Director's Playhouse
as Paul ChartersPresented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed...
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Suspense
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. HydeAn anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program,...
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Suspense
as Sherlock HolmesAn anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program,...
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Lights Out
as uncreditedLights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as InquisitorHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. BoekmanHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lord BeaconsfieldHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as The Duke of YorkHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Self - Host / General LeeSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as The Jewel ThiefSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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