Bette Davis

Born: 1908-04-05

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres; from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. After appearing in Broadway plays, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930, but her early films for Universal Studios were unsuccessful. She joined Warner Bros. in 1932 and established her career with several critically acclaimed performances. In 1937, she attempted to free herself from her contract and although she lost a well-publicized legal case, it marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career. Until the late 1940s, she was one of American cinema's most celebrated leading ladies, known for her forceful and intense style. Davis gained a reputation as a perfectionist who could be highly combative, and confrontations with studio executives, film directors and costars were often reported. Her forthright manner, clipped vocal style and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona which has often been imitated and satirized. Davis was the co-founder of the Hollywood Canteen, and was the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue 10 Academy Award nominations for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. Her career went through several periods of eclipse, and she admitted that her success had often been at the expense of her personal relationships. Married four times, she was once widowed and thrice divorced, and raised her children as a single parent. Her final years were marred by a long period of ill health, but she continued acting until shortly before her death from breast cancer, with more than 100 films, television and theater roles to her credit. In 1999, Davis was placed second, after Katharine Hepburn, on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female stars of all time.


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The Little Foxes

as Regina Hubbard Giddens
Released: 1941-08-29

In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build...

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Dead Ringer

as Margaret DeLorca / Edith Phillips
Released: 1964-02-19

The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge...

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Death on the Nile

as Marie Van Schuyler
Released: 1978-09-29

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered...

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All About Eve

as Margo Channing
Released: 1950-11-09

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take...

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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

as Baby Jane Hudson
Released: 1962-10-12

A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.

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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

as Charlotte Hollis
Released: 1964-12-15

An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness...

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Pocketful of Miracles

as Apple Annie
Released: 1961-12-18

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society...

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as (in "Deception") (archive footage)
Released: 1982-05-21

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no...

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Now, Voyager

as Charlotte Vale
Released: 1942-10-22

A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a...

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Terror in the Aisles

as Baby Jane Hudson (Archive Footage)
Released: 1984-10-26

A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all...

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Always at The Carlyle

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-05-11

The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well...

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The Petrified Forest

as Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
Released: 1936-02-08

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day...

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Burnt Offerings

as Aunt Elizabeth
Released: 1976-10-18

A couple and their 12-year-old son move into a giant house for the summer. Things start acting...

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Watch on the Rhine

as Sara Müller
Released: 1943-08-27

On the eve of World War II, the German Kurt Müller, his American-born wife Sara, and their three...

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Listen to Me Marlon

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2015-07-29

With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including...

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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

as Queen Elizabeth
Released: 1939-11-11

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would...

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The Love Goddesses

as (archive footage)
Released: 1965-03-03

This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the...

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The Watcher in the Woods

as Mrs. Aylwood
Released: 1980-04-17

After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is...

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The Letter

as Leslie Crosbie
Released: 1940-11-21

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

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Marked Woman

as Mary Dwight Strauber
Released: 1937-04-10

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful...

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Kid Galahad

as Louise 'Fluff' Phillips
Released: 1937-05-29

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the...

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Dark Victory

as Judith Traherne
Released: 1939-04-20

Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her...

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Three on a Match

as Ruth Westcott
Released: 1932-10-29

Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she...

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Jezebel

as Julie Marsden
Released: 1938-03-26

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who...

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The Scopone Game

as 'A vecchia
Released: 1972-08-28

An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the...

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A Stolen Life

as Kate Bosworth / Patricia Bosworth
Released: 1946-05-01

A twin takes her deceased sister's place as wife of the man they both love.

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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-07-27

A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling...

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The Nanny

as Nanny
Released: 1965-10-07

Nanny, a London family's live-in maid, brings morbid 10-year-old Joey back from the psychiatric...

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Of Human Bondage

as Mildred Rogers
Released: 1934-07-20

A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy...

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In This Our Life

as Stanley Timberlake Kingsmill
Released: 1942-05-08

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining...

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Phone Call from a Stranger

as Marie Hoke
Released: 1952-02-01

Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one...

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Return from Witch Mountain

as Letha Wedge
Released: 1978-03-10

Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them...

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All This, and Heaven Too

as Henriette Deluzy-Desportes
Released: 1940-07-05

When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the...

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1983-02-25

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas,...

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Night of 100 Stars

as Self
Released: 1982-03-08

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took...

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Another Man's Poison

as Janet Frobisher
Released: 1951-11-20

Novelist Janet Frobisher, lives in an isolated house, having been separated for years from her...

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The Scapegoat

as Countess
Released: 1959-08-06

An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated...

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Housewife

as Patricia Berkeley
Released: 1934-08-11

Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of...

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June Bride

as Linda Gilman
Released: 1948-10-29

A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding,...

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Jimmy the Gent

as Joan Martin
Released: 1934-03-09

An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics...

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Fog Over Frisco

as Arlene Bradford
Released: 1934-06-02

Val takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance...

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The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Maggie Cutler
Released: 1941-12-24

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a...

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Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Released: 2014-09-20

In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical...

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Show-Business at War

as Self
Released: 1943-05-21

A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

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Juarez

as Empress Carlotta von Hapsburg
Released: 1939-06-10

The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular...

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The Great Lie

as Maggie Patterson Van Allen
Released: 1941-04-05

After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for...

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The Star

as Margaret Elliot
Released: 1952-12-11

A washed-up movie queen finds romance, but continues to desire a comeback.

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And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...

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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1982-01-01

A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic...

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Breakdowns of 1938

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1938-12-31

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-07-02

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips...

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Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Self
Released: 1943-09-25

An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.

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The Anniversary

as Mrs. Taggart
Released: 1968-02-07

Mrs Taggart always celebrates her anniversary with her grown sons. It’s a tradition practised...

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Deception

as Christine Radcliffe
Released: 1946-10-26

After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy...

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The Virgin Queen

as Queen Elizabeth I
Released: 1955-07-22

Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get...

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Dangerous

as Joyce Heath
Released: 1935-12-25

Dan Bellows finds former stage star Joyce Heath a penniless drunk and takes her to his...

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John Paul Jones

as Empress Catherine the Great
Released: 1959-06-16

The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through...

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Mr. Skeffington

as Fanny Trellis
Released: 1944-05-25

A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her...

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Mike Wallace Is Here

as (archive footage)
Released: 2019-07-26

For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the...

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Payment on Demand

as Joyce Ramsey (nee Jackson)
Released: 1951-02-03

David gives his wife, Joyce, an unexpected—and unpleasant—surprise when he suddenly demands a...

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The Bad Sister

as Laura Madison
Released: 1931-03-29

Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's...

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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2001-10-07

The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's...

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Wicked Stepmother

as Miranda Pierpoint
Released: 1989-02-03

A mother/daughter pair of witches descend on a yuppie family's home and cause havoc, one at a...

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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1988-10-01

This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests,...

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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1997-11-01

A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift...

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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1985-01-01

William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this...

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The Whales of August

as Libby Strong
Released: 1987-10-14

Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.

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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage)
Released: 1986-04-19

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she...

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Waterloo Bridge

as Janet Cronin
Released: 1931-09-01

In World War I London, Myra is an American out-of-work chorus girl making ends meet by picking...

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The Rich Are Always with Us

as Malbro
Released: 1932-05-19

A wealthy couple's marriage is falling apart due to the man's infidelity. The wife's male friend...

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Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)
Released: 1982-12-31

While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World...

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Breakdowns of 1937

as Self
Released: 1937-12-31

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1937.

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The Old Maid

as Charlotte Lovell
Released: 1939-08-16

The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.

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Where Love Has Gone

as Mrs. Gerald Hayden
Released: 1964-11-02

A divorced couple's teen-age daughter stands trial for stabbing her mother's latest lover.

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Hollywood Canteen

as Self
Released: 1944-12-15

Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and...

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Old Acquaintance

as Kit Marlowe
Released: 1943-11-27

Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.

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20,000 Years in Sing Sing

as Fay Wilson
Released: 1932-12-24

Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward...

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self
Released: 1940-07-31

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...

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Hollywood and the Stars

as (archive footage)
Released: 1964-05-04

NBC's pioneering documentary series, produced by the David L. Wolper Production Company, in...

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Madame Sin

as Madame Sin
Released: 1972-01-15

A CIA agent is used as a pawn in an insane woman's plan to steal a Polaris submarine.

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Frank Capra's American Dream

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1997-01-01

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

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Bordertown

as Mrs. Marie Roark
Released: 1935-01-23

An ambitious Mexican-American gets mixed up with the neurotic wife of his casino boss.

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The Voice That Thrilled the World

as Self (segment 'Dangerous') (archive footage)
Released: 1943-10-16

This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon...

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Murder with Mirrors

as Carrie Louise Serrocold
Released: 1985-02-20

When Miss Jane Marple arrives at palatial Stonygates, one thing is certain. Before there's time...

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The Catered Affair

as Mrs. Agnes Hurley
Released: 1956-06-14

An Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter's wedding.

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AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-12-30

TCM host Ben Mankiewicz hosts this 50th anniversary special, with archival footage from 50 years...

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The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as Queen Elizabeth (archive footage)
Released: 2005-04-05

A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.

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The Horror Show

as (archive footage)
Released: 1979-02-06

A history of horror movies.

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The Menace

as Peggy Lowell
Released: 1932-01-29

A man framed for murder escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence.

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Right of Way

as Miniature Dwyer
Released: 1983-11-21

Miniature Dwyer is named after her mother, who was making miniature doll houses when Minnie was...

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That Certain Woman

as Mary Donnell/Mme Al Haines
Released: 1937-08-30

A gangster's widow fights for love despite society's disapproval.

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Skyward

as Billie Dupree
Released: 1980-11-20

Billie Dupree is a flight instructor at an old Texas airport. When a young girl in a wheelchair...

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The Bride Came C.O.D.

as Joan Winfield
Released: 1941-07-12

A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap...

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Family Reunion

as Elizabeth Winfield
Released: 1981-10-11

Elizabeth Winfield is a retired teacher, who desperately tries to keep her family together....

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Front Page Woman

as Ellen Garfield
Released: 1935-07-11

Ace reporter Curt Devlin and fellow reporter Ellen Garfield love one another, but Curt believes...

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Hell's House

as Peggy Gardner
Released: 1932-01-30

A teenager lands in a brutal reform school for refusing to squeal on his bootlegger boss.

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Beyond the Forest

as Rosa Moline
Released: 1949-10-21

Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city...

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The Sisters

as Louise Elliott Medlin
Released: 1938-10-14

Three daughters of a small down pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic...

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The Golden Arrow

as Daisy Appleby
Released: 1936-05-23

A fake heiress marries a common reporter to thwart the advances of gold-digging playboys.

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Joan Crawford: Always the Star

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1996-09-30

Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy...

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The Man Who Played God

as Grace Blair
Released: 1932-02-09

While giving a private performance for a visiting monarch, concert pianist Montgomery Royale is...

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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2007-05-23

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was,...

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The Corn Is Green

as Miss Lilly Christabel Moffat
Released: 1945-03-29

When a teacher reads an essay written by Morgan Evans, one of the boys, moved by his rough...

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Breakdowns of 1942

as Self
Released: 1942-12-31

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.

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So Big!

as Miss Dallas O'Mara
Released: 1932-04-30

A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.

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Fashions of 1934

as Lynn Mason
Released: 1934-02-14

When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner...

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Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2003-05-06

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound...

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The Dark Horse

as Kay Russell
Released: 1932-06-16

The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark...

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Connecting Rooms

as Wanda Fleming
Released: 1970-05-01

Explores the relationships shared by the residents of a seedy boarding house in London. Based on...

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A Day at Santa Anita

as uncredited
Released: 1937-05-22

Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her...

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The Cabin in the Cotton

as Madge Norwood
Released: 1932-09-26

Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.

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Storm Center

as Alicia Hull
Released: 1956-07-31

Politicians go after a small-town librarian when she refuses to ban a book. She's quickly...

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It's Love I'm After

as Joyce Arden
Released: 1937-10-08

An infatuated debutante renews a Shakespearean actor's running feud with his leading lady.

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Special Agent

as Julie Gardner
Released: 1935-09-14

Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career...

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Parachute Jumper

as Patricia 'Alabama' Brent
Released: 1933-01-28

An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the...

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The Big Shakedown

as Norma Nelson
Released: 1934-01-06

Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making...

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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

as (archive footage)
Released: 1987-06-26

A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror...

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Madonna: Madame X

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2021-09-23

Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal, the film captures the pop icon’s rare and rapturous tour...

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The Working Man

as Jenny Hartland alias Jane Grey
Released: 1933-04-20

A successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children...

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Shining Victory

as uncredited
Released: 1941-05-30

In a Scottish sanitarium, a brilliant research psychiatrist works on a treatment for dementia...

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A Dream Comes True

as uncredited
Released: 1935-12-31

A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).

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Breakdowns of 1939

as Self
Released: 1939-12-31

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1939.

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Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1941-11-14

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941.

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Bureau of Missing Persons

as Norma Roberts
Released: 1933-09-16

Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police...

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Breakdowns of 1944

as Self
Released: 1944-12-31

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1944.

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Breakdowns of 1949

as Self
Released: 1949-12-31

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1949.

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Ex-Lady

as Helen Bauer
Released: 1933-05-15

Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but...

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The Empty Canvas

as Dino's Mother
Released: 1963-12-04

An aspiring young artist breaks from his wealthy, possessive mother to live a bohemian existence...

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Breakdowns of 1936

as Self
Released: 1936-12-30

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1936.

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As Summers Die

as Hannah Loftin
Released: 1986-05-18

Set in a sleepy Southern Louisiana town in 1959, a lawyer, searches for justice as he volunteers...

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Satan Met a Lady

as Valerie Purvis
Released: 1936-07-22

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying...

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Winter Meeting

as Susan Grieve
Released: 1948-04-07

A repressed poetess and an embittered war hero help each other cope with their problems.

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Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)
Released: 1984-01-01

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they...

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Way Back Home

as Mary Lucy Duffy
Released: 1931-11-13

A rural Maine farmer fights for custody of the boy who he's raised as his own.

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A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

as Esther McDonald Cimino
Released: 1982-02-03

An elderly widow must find meaning and activity in her life when her son suggests she is no...

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The Judge and Jake Wyler

as Judge Meredith
Released: 1972-12-02

A retired lady judge runs a private detective agency with a charming ex-con as her leg man and...

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Directed by William Wyler

as Self
Released: 1986-05-01

Documentary about the famed Hollywood director.

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White Mama

as Estelle Malone
Released: 1980-03-05

A poor, elderly white woman living in a tenement in a black ghetto is befriended by a...

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The Disappearance of Aimee

as Minnie Kennedy
Released: 1976-11-17

In 1926, celebrated evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson mysteriously disappeared. She turned up...

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Scream, Pretty Peggy

as Mrs. Elliott
Released: 1973-11-24

A sculptor hires young college girls to take care of his elderly mother and his supposedly...

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Stars on Horseback

as uncredited
Released: 1943-04-23

A profile of blacksmith George Garfield, among whose Hollywood clients were the horses of Joel...

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The 42nd Street Special

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1933-02-20

As part of a publicity campaign for the film 42nd Street (1933), Warner Bros. Pictures, with the...

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The Andy Williams Christmas Show

as uncredited
Released: 1962-12-20

For Andy's Christmas show, Bette Davis comes aboard to tout her new movie, and even sing a "Baby...

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Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-01-01

An overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored...

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Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2002-12-04

The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it...

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The Girl from 10th Avenue

as Miriam A. Brady
Released: 1935-06-01

When his fiancée Valentine dumps him, prominent lawyer Geoffrey Sherwood goes on a bender and...

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Bunny O'Hare

as Bunny O'Hare
Released: 1971-10-18

Bette Davis handles the title role in this highly offbeat crime comedy about two aging hippies...

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Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

as Lucy Mason
Released: 1979-05-13

A woman, who had left home 20 years previously under acrimonious circumstances, finds out that...

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Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

as Marie Van Schuyler (archive footage)
Released: 1978-01-01

Featurette documenting the making of the film "Death On The Nile".

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Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-05-03

Combining unprecedented access to Davis' vast personal archives with original interviews, this...

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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2013-01-29

Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of...

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Seed

as Margaret Carter
Released: 1931-05-14

Bart is a clerk for a publishing company; he has written a novel. His wife Peggy and he have...

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Hello Mother, Goodbye!

as uncredited
Released: 1974-05-15

A successful engineer tires of his high-tension job and quits to start his own mail-order...

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Backstory: 'All About Eve'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2000-09-09

A documentary about the making of the 1950 film "All About Eve."

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Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben

as (archive footage)
Released: 2017-12-18

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Just Around the Corner

as Ginger
Released: 1933-01-17

Promotional short produced by General Electric for release through Warner Bros. to advertise...

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Jezebel: Legend of the South

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-05-30

Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."

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Stranded

as Mrs. Beatrice Enter
Released: 1957-05-09

Rural Minnesota school teacher, Miss Enter (Bette Davis) becomes a courageous survivor during a...

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Footsteps on the Ceiling

as Margo Channing (archive footage)
Released: 2013-01-01

A meditation on ambition and careerism utilizing altered footage from All About Eve, with a...

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The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-06-18

Short documentary about the making of "The Petrified Forest."

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Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

as Self
Released: 1983-11-02

A documentary about and an interview with Hollywood actress Bette Davis about her life and...

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Hairway to the Stars

as Self [Archive Footage]
Released: 1989-01-01

The arms race goes to the beauty parlor with Bette Davis in The Letter.

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Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-09-11

This documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring...

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Bette and Joan

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-01-01

Sylvia Syms looks through the BBC archives to tell the story of one of Hollywood's greatest ever...

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The Travels of Kinuyo Tanaka

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-10-17

Compilation of film footage documenting Japanese film star Kinuyo Tanaka's goodwill tour of the...

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Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

as Herself
Released: 1986-01-01

On February 22, 1986, Bette Davis received an honorary César award – and presented one to the...

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All About Bette

as Self
Released: 1994-07-17

Biography of Bette Davis hosted by Jodie Foster.

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Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1996-09-26

Margo Channing's famous line, "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night,"...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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Perry Mason

as Constant Doyle
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Marie Hoke
First aired: 1955-10-05

The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States...

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-10-05

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...

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The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self
First aired: 1978-12-28

The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their...

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The Hollywood Palace

as Self
First aired: 1964-01-04

The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...

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It Takes a Thief

as Bessie Grindel
First aired: 1968-01-09

Convicted cat burglar Alexander Mundy gets an offer he can't refuse from the United States...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Miss Fox
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1993-11-14

Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...

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The Virginian

as Celia Miller
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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Wagon Train

as Ella Lindstrom
First aired: 1957-09-18

The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self
First aired: 1973-04-02

In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Telephone Time

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-04-08

Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, Aimee's mother
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Suspicion

as Mrs. Wilfred Ellis
First aired: 1957-09-30

Suspicion is the title of an American television mystery drama series which aired on the NBC...

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Gunsmoke

as Etta Stone
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2013-01-05

A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Irene Van Buren
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

as Widow Fortune
First aired: 1978-01-23

A New York commercial artist and his wife and daughter move to a quiet, rustic New England...

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Little Gloria... Happy at Last

as Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt
First aired: 1982-10-24

The story deals with Gloria Vanderbilt's difficult coming-of-age when, at eleven, she was a pawn...

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General Electric Theater

as Miss Burrows
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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General Electric Theater

as Christine Marlowe
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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Hello Mother, Goodbye!

as Mother
First aired: 1974-05-15

In this unsold 1974 television pilot, a successful engineer tires of his high-tension job and...

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