David Niven

Born: 1910-02-28

James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983), known as David Niven, was a British actor and novelist, best known for his roles as Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days and Sir Charles Lytton, a.k.a. "the Phantom", in The Pink Panther. He was awarded the 1958 Academy Award for Best Actor in Separate Tables.


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Dodsworth

as Captain Clyde Lockert
Released: 1936-09-23

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that...

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Casino Royale

as James Bond
Released: 1967-04-13

Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James...

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The Pink Panther

as Sir Charles Lytton
Released: 1963-12-18

The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime....

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The Guns of Navarone

as Cpl. James Arthur Miller
Released: 1961-04-27

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable...

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Death on the Nile

as Colonel Race
Released: 1978-09-29

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

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55 Days at Peking

as Sir Arthur Robertson
Released: 1963-05-06

Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the...

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Mutiny on the Bounty

as Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
Released: 1935-11-22

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS...

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Wuthering Heights

as Edgar Linton
Released: 1939-04-07

The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns...

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Candleshoe

as Priory
Released: 1977-12-16

When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English...

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Around the World in Eighty Days

as Phileas Fogg
Released: 1956-10-17

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the...

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Bonjour Tristesse

as Raymond
Released: 1958-01-15

Cecile is a decadent young girl who lives with her rich playboy father, Raymond. When Anne,...

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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

as uncredited
Released: 2024-05-10

Martin Scorsese presents this very personal and insightful new feature-length documentary about...

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The Bishop's Wife

as Henry Brougham
Released: 1947-12-25

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate...

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Escape to Athena

as Professor Blake
Released: 1979-05-21

During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape....

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Murder by Death

as Dick Charleston
Released: 1976-06-23

Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are...

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Separate Tables

as David Angus Pollock
Released: 1958-12-18

Boarders at an English resort struggle with emotional problems.

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Curse of the Pink Panther

as Sir Charles Litton
Released: 1983-08-12

Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look...

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A Matter of Life and Death

as Peter Carter
Released: 1946-12-15

When a young RAF pilot miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute,...

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The Sea Wolves

as Col. W.H. Grice
Released: 1980-07-03

A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor...

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Trail of the Pink Panther

as Sir Charles Litton
Released: 1982-12-03

The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief...

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Rough Cut

as Chief Insp. Cyril Willis
Released: 1980-06-19

Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.

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The Prisoner of Zenda

as Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim
Released: 1937-09-03

An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue...

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The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Captain Randall
Released: 1936-10-20

In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the...

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Cleopatra

as Slave (uncredited)
Released: 1934-10-05

The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.

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The Other Love

as Doctor Anthony Stanton
Released: 1947-05-14

Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being...

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The Real Glory

as Lieut. McCool
Released: 1939-09-29

Fort Mysang, southern Philippine Islands, under US rule, 1906. A small group of army officers...

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No Deposit, No Return

as J.W. Osborne
Released: 1976-02-05

Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately...

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The Brain

as Le Colonnel Carol Matthews, dit « Le Cerveau »
Released: 1969-03-07

Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a...

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Please Don't Eat the Daisies

as Larry Mackay
Released: 1960-03-31

Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan...

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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

as Albert De Regnier
Released: 1938-03-25

American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a...

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The Shortest Day

as Soldato inglese (uncredited)
Released: 1963-02-14

Two jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an...

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The King's Thief

as James - Duke of Brampton
Released: 1955-08-05

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.

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Bachelor Mother

as David Merlin
Released: 1939-06-30

Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of...

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Raffles

as A.J. Raffles
Released: 1939-11-11

Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring...

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Eye of the Devil

as Philippe de Montfaucon
Released: 1966-11-18

A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.

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The Dawn Patrol

as Lt. Scott
Released: 1938-12-24

In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young...

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Lady L

as Dicky, Lord Lendale
Released: 1965-12-17

Lady L is an elegant 80-year-old woman who recalls her amorous life story, including past loves...

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The Moon Is Blue

as David Slater
Released: 1953-07-08

Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by...

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Enchantment

as Roland "Rollo" Dane
Released: 1948-12-25

Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love...

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Bedtime Story

as Lawrence Jameson
Released: 1964-06-10

Benson, is a Casanova who tricks women into having sex with him before leaving them. He is...

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My Man Godfrey

as Godfrey Smith
Released: 1957-10-11

The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled...

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The Way Ahead

as Lieutenant Jim Perry
Released: 1944-06-09

A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry ...

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Ask Any Girl

as Miles Doughton
Released: 1959-08-21

Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in...

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Eternally Yours

as Tony "The Great Arturo"
Released: 1939-10-07

Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say...

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Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-01-11

In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public....

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Rose Marie

as Teddy
Released: 1936-01-31

Opera singer, Marie de Flor, seeks out fugitive brother in the Canadian wilderness. During her...

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The Little Hut

as Henry Brittingham-Brett
Released: 1957-05-03

Sir Philip Ashlow (Stewart Granger), his neglected wife, Lady Ashlow (Ava Gardner) and his best...

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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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Magnificent Doll

as Aaron Burr
Released: 1946-12-08

While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the...

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Soldiers Three

as Capt. Pindenny
Released: 1951-04-01

Kiplingesque tale of British forces in 19th-century India.

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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as actor 'Bonjour Tristesse' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1991-10-28

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie...

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Vampira

as Count Dracula
Released: 1974-10-10

In order to revive his long hibernating bride, Vampira, Count Dracula takes blood samples from...

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A Man Called Intrepid

as Sir William Stephenson
Released: 1979-05-07

During World War II, a wealthy Canadian uses his own money to help the Allies form an espionage...

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The Best of Enemies

as Maj. Richardson
Released: 1961-10-26

During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are...

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Appointment with Venus

as Valentine Moreland
Released: 1951-10-08

At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel...

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The Road to Hong Kong

as Lama who remembers Lady Chatterly's Lover (uncredited)
Released: 1962-03-29

When Chester accidentally memorises and destroys the only copy of a secret Russian formula for a...

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Three Blind Mice

as Steve Harrington
Released: 1938-06-18

Three sisters take their small inheritance and move from Kansas to California in search of rich...

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A Feather in Her Hat

as Leo Cartwright
Released: 1935-10-25

After the woman who raised him claims he's not her son, Richard searches for clues about his...

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Beloved Enemy

as Captain Gerald Preston
Released: 1936-12-25

In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace...

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A Kiss in the Dark

as Eric Phillips
Released: 1949-03-25

Eric Phillips's manager buys him a building with tenants, one of whom catches his eye.

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Four Men and a Prayer

as Christopher Leigh
Released: 1938-04-29

The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.

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The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as Self - Actor (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 Perfect Marriage

as Dale Williams
Released: 1947-01-24

A couple celebrate their tenth anniversary by quarreling their way to divorce court.

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There Goes the Bride

as Bit Role (uncredited)
Released: 1932-10-25

A businessman's daughter runs away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself penniless and...

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The Love Lottery

as Rex Allerton
Released: 1954-01-30

Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the...

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A Kiss for Corliss

as Kenneth Marquis
Released: 1949-11-25

After a brief encounter with the romantic and thrice divorced Kenneth Marquis, Corliss Archer...

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Where the Spies Are

as Dr. Jason Love
Released: 1966-01-26

A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the...

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The First of the Few

as Geoffrey Crisp
Released: 1942-09-14

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men...

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Guns of Darkness

as Tom Jordan
Released: 1962-07-19

Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup...

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The Statue

as Alex Bolt
Released: 1971-01-27

Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives...

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Prudence and the Pill

as Gerald Hardcastle
Released: 1968-05-23

Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping...

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Barbary Coast

as Cockney Sailor Thrown Out of Saloon (uncredited)
Released: 1935-10-13

Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette...

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The Many Faces of Dracula

as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Released: 2000-01-01

Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed...

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Before Winter Comes

as Major Burnside
Released: 1969-01-17

Drama/Comedy set in a refugee camp in occupied Austria after World War II. A shrewd...

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King, Queen, Knave

as Charles Dreyer
Released: 1972-06-06

Based on a novel by Vladimir Nabokov, this English-language satirical drama details the...

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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

as Ivan
Released: 1980-03-16

An American ex-con who is trying to go straight is persuaded to be the inside man for an...

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Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1997-01-05

Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of...

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Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1995-11-16

The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews...

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Happy Go Lovely

as B.G. Bruno
Released: 1951-03-06

B.G. Bruno, a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is...

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Happy Ever After

as Jasper O'Leary
Released: 1954-06-29

The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is...

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Gregory Peck: His Own Man

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1988-03-08

Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios...

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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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Paper Tiger

as 'Major' Walter Bradbury
Released: 1975-11-05

A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese...

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The Canterville Ghost

as Sir Simon de Canterville
Released: 1974-12-31

The ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a...

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The Elusive Pimpernel

as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
Released: 1950-11-07

A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.

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The Impossible Years

as Jonathan Kingsley
Released: 1968-12-05

The eldest daughter of a professor of psychology at a large conservative university causes...

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Dinner at the Ritz

as Paul de Brack
Released: 1937-11-26

The daughter of a murdered financier works as a jewelry salesperson while she tracks her...

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The Toast of New Orleans

as Jacques Riboudeaux
Released: 1950-08-24

Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this...

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The Extraordinary Seaman

as Lt. Commander John Finchhaven, R.N.
Released: 1969-05-14

Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain.

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Conquered City

as Major Peter Whitfield
Released: 1962-12-05

Filmed in 1962 but not released in the US until 1966 (with 20 of its 108 minutes removed),...

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Splendor

as Clancey Lorrimore
Released: 1935-11-22

When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their...

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Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2000-08-01

A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of...

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Bonnie Prince Charlie

as Prince Charles Edward Stuart
Released: 1948-10-26

Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the...

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Carrington V.C.

as Major Charles Carrington
Released: 1954-12-09

Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also...

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Thank You, Jeeves!

as Bertie Wooster
Released: 1936-10-04

Jeeves tries to keep his young master out of trouble.

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The Silken Affair

as Roger Tweakham
Released: 1956-10-02

An accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.

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Palm Springs

as George Britell
Released: 1936-06-05

A gambler in need of cash plots a romance between his daughter and a wealthy Englishman. The...

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Better Late Than Never

as Nick Cartland
Released: 1983-02-21

Two men show up claiming to be the grandfather of a child heiress.

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The Lady Says No

as Bill Shelby
Released: 1952-01-06

The feminist author of a national best-seller titled The Lady Says No meets a sexist magazine...

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The Birds and the Bees

as Patrick Harris
Released: 1956-05-11

On an ocean voyage, a card shark and her father cheat a naive man out of his money. Things take...

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Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette

as Self / Colonel Johnny Race
Released: 1978-01-01

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

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We Have Our Moments

as Joe Gilling
Released: 1937-03-28

A trio of American crooks board a ship bound for Europe, intending to get rid of $100,000 in...

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Formula 1 - Speed fever

as Self
Released: 1978-09-15

Interspersed with interviews that the actress Sydne Rome gives to some of the most famous...

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Without Regret

as Bill Gage
Released: 1935-09-13

In order to save herself while in China, a woman marries a young drifter and is able to return...

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All Eyes on Sharon Tate

as Self - Interviewee
Released: 1966-09-06

Promotional short film on an aspiring young actress Sharon Tate and her first film Eye of the...

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United States

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1944-08-01

Military training film, narrated by David Niven during his time away from Hollywood to serve in...

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Happy Anniversary

as Chris Walters
Released: 1959-01-01

An accidental slip reveals that a happily married couple were intimate before marriage.

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Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

as Alan Coles
Released: 1957-02-22

Arthur Turner's bored housewife Mildred seeks psychiatric help from Dr. Alan Coles who also has...

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ABBA in Switzerland

as Self
Released: 1979-04-16

ABBA star in their first European TV special, recorded on location in the Swiss Alps. Also...

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The Remarkable Rocket

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1975-01-01

An animated version of the Oscar Wilde story about a conceited firework rocket, whose pride...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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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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Burke's Law

as Harvey Cleeve
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Sheffield
First aired: 1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...

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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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What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 1950-02-02

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

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The Bob Hope Show

as Self
First aired: 1950-04-09

The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC...

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The Jack Benny Program

as David Niven
First aired: 1950-10-28

Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular...

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The Jack Benny Program

as Self
First aired: 1950-10-28

Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular...

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Allen Raikes
First aired: 1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Milo Brant
First aired: 1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Dick Powell Show

as Self / Host
First aired: 1961-09-26

The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily...

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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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Cinépanorama

as Self
First aired: 1956-02-04

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Dinah!

as Self
First aired: 1974-10-21

Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started...

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The Rogues

as Alec Fleming
First aired: 1964-09-13

The Rogues is an American television series that appeared on NBC from September 13, 1964, to...

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Alcoa Theatre

as Mark Garron
First aired: 1957-09-30

Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate...

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Alcoa Theatre

as Paul Evans
First aired: 1957-09-30

Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate...

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Alcoa Theatre

as Robert Medhill
First aired: 1957-09-30

Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate...

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Alcoa Theatre

as Paul Martel
First aired: 1957-09-30

Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate...

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Alcoa Theatre

as Jeff Carleton
First aired: 1957-09-30

Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate...

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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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The Star and the Story

as Johnny
First aired: 1955-01-08

Each show features a different star or stars in this dramatic anthology produced by the...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as uncredited
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 David Niven Show

as Self - Host
First aired: 1959-04-07

The David Niven Show is an American anthology series that aired from April 7 until July 7, 1959.

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