Edward G. Robinson

Born: 1893-12-11

Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-born American actor. Although he played a wide range of characters, he is best remembered for his roles as a gangster, most notably in his star-making film Little Caesar. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward G. Robinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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as Dathan
Released: 1956-10-05

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon...

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Double Indemnity

as Barton Keyes
Released: 1944-07-06

A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he...

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Soylent Green

as Sol Roth
Released: 1973-04-18

In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s...

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Robin and the 7 Hoods

as Big Jim Stevens
Released: 1964-06-24

In prohibition-era Chicago, the corrupt sheriff and Guy Gisborne, a south-side racketeer, knock...

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Mackenna's Gold

as Old Adams
Released: 1969-03-18

A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other...

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Cheyenne Autumn

as Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
Released: 1964-10-15

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

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Scarlet Street

as Christopher Cross
Released: 1945-12-25

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful...

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The Prize

as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Released: 1963-12-25

A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American...

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The Woman in the Window

as Professor Richard Wanley
Released: 1944-10-25

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

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Key Largo

as Johnny Rocco
Released: 1948-07-16

A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key...

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The Cincinnati Kid

as Lancey Howard
Released: 1965-10-15

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time...

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The Stranger

as Federal Agent Wilson
Released: 1946-07-02

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi,...

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Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as Edward 'Ed' Renard
Released: 1939-05-06

FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.

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Tales of Manhattan

as Avery L. 'Larry' Browne
Released: 1942-08-05

Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed...

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Larceny, Inc.

as 'Pressure' Maxwell
Released: 1942-04-24

Three ex-cons buy a luggage shop to tunnel into the bank vault next door. But despite all they...

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The Stolen Jools

as Gangster
Released: 1931-04-04

Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended...

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Grand Slam

as Prof. James Anders
Released: 1967-09-28

Professor James Anders is a seemingly mild-mannered teacher, an American working in Rio De...

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Tight Spot

as Lloyd Hallett
Released: 1955-03-19

A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious...

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Kid Galahad

as Nick 'Nicky' Donati
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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Smart Money

as Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos
Released: 1931-06-11

Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events.

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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

as Dr. T.S. Clitterhouse
Released: 1938-07-20

A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by...

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It's a Great Feeling

as Edward G. Robinson (uncredited)
Released: 1949-08-01

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her...

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My Geisha

as Sam Lewis
Released: 1962-03-09

Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne...

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The Whole Town's Talking

as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Released: 1935-02-22

Ordinary man-in-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a very straightforward life. He's never...

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A Hole in the Head

as Mario Manetta
Released: 1959-09-15

An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.

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Night Has a Thousand Eyes

as John Triton
Released: 1948-08-20

When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship...

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The Violent Men

as Lee Wilkison
Released: 1955-01-26

A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée,...

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House of Strangers

as Gino Monetti
Released: 1949-07-01

Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who is engaged in a number of criminal...

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A Bullet for Joey

as Raoul Leduc
Released: 1955-04-15

Raoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American...

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Manpower

as Hank McHenry
Released: 1941-08-09

Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident...

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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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Little Caesar

as Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'
Released: 1931-01-25

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

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Five Star Final

as Joseph W. Randall
Released: 1931-09-26

Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print...

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Never a Dull Moment

as Leo Joseph Smooth
Released: 1968-06-26

When practicing for a role, actor Jack is mistaken for the killer Ace. He doesn't realize this...

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Big Leaguer

as John B 'Hans' Lobert
Released: 1953-08-19

John Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for the New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates...

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All My Sons

as Joe Keller
Released: 1948-05-01

During WWII, industrialist Joe Keller commits a crime and frames his business partner Herbert...

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Black Tuesday

as Vincent Canelli
Released: 1954-12-31

Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to...

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Seven Thieves

as Theo Wilkins
Released: 1960-03-11

A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to...

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Two Weeks in Another Town

as Maurice Kruger
Released: 1962-08-17

After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old...

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Blackmail

as John R. Ingram
Released: 1939-09-08

A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.

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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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Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1972-01-10

A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading...

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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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Bullets or Ballots

as Johnny Blake
Released: 1936-06-06

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake...

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Movie Tough Guys

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1991-01-01

This compilation of film highlights features many of the biggest box office tough guys of the...

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The Red House

as Pete Morgan
Released: 1947-02-04

An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter,...

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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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Flesh and Fantasy

as Marshall Tyler (segment 2)
Released: 1943-10-29

Anthology film of three tales of the supernatural. The first story is set at the Mardi Gras in...

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Brother Orchid

as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Released: 1940-06-07

When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill...

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A Slight Case of Murder

as Remy Marko
Released: 1938-02-26

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective...

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Two Seconds

as John Allen
Released: 1932-05-28

A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being...

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The Glass Web

as Henry Hayes
Released: 1953-11-11

The ice-cold diva Paula ruthlessly exploits the guys she dates. While blackmailing the married...

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Dark Hazard

as Jim 'Buck' Turner
Released: 1934-01-31

Jim is a compulsive gambler. He meets Marge at a boarding house and they get married. His...

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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

as Dr. Paul Ehrlich
Released: 1940-02-23

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure...

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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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I Am the Law

as John Lindsay
Released: 1938-08-25

With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and...

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Illegal

as Victor Scott
Released: 1955-10-09

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to...

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The Hatchet Man

as Wong Low Get
Released: 1932-02-06

When he's forced to kill his best friend, a Chinese hit man adopts the man's daughter.

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Vice Squad

as Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
Released: 1953-07-31

A Los Angeles police captain (Edward G. Robinson) ties the case of a slain policeman to a bank...

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The Biggest Bundle of Them All

as Professor Samuels
Released: 1968-01-17

A kidnapped mobster persuades his captors to help him rob platinum ingots from a train.

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Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1991-07-15

Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress...

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Okay for Sound

as uncredited
Released: 1946-09-07

This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first...

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Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as uncredited
Released: 1971-12-31

A dog tries to become a canine star with the help of Zsa Zsa Gabor.

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Good Neighbor Sam

as Simon Nurdlinger
Released: 1964-07-22

To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her...

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The Man with Two Faces

as Damon Welles / Jules Chautard
Released: 1934-08-04

Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her...

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Hell on Frisco Bay

as Victor Amato
Released: 1955-12-31

A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob...

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The Sea Wolf

as 'Wolf' Larsen
Released: 1941-03-21

Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.

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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2008-05-15

Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland...

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Sammy Going South

as Cocky Wainwright
Released: 1963-03-18

After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to...

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Pepe

as Edward G. Robinson
Released: 1960-12-21

Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood...

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The Outrage

as Con Man
Released: 1964-10-07

At a disused railway station, three men -- a con artist, a preacher, and a prospector --...

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Tiger Shark

as Mike Mascarenhas
Released: 1932-09-24

A Portuguese tuna fisherman catches his bride with his first mate.

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The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

as Emile Pulska
Released: 1970-10-13

Emile Pulska is visiting his old friend Abe Stillman. During the visit they are attacked and...

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Mr. Winkle Goes to War

as Wilbert Winkle
Released: 1944-07-19

Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman finds himself in...

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Journey Together

as Dean McWilliams
Released: 1945-10-01

Two Englishmen (Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling) train with the Royal Air Force, ending with...

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Barbary Coast

as Luis Chamalis
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 Blonde from Peking

as CIA Chief Douglas
Released: 1967-08-25

Spies from several countries try to find out what secrets are hidden in the mind of a young...

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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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Blow-Ups of 1947

as Self
Released: 1947-12-31

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1947.

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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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Operation San Pietro

as Joe Ventura
Released: 1967-12-29

Small time crook Napoleone falls into an unlikely gang made up of a gangster, called The Baron,...

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An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

as Self
Released: 1930-08-01

Mr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a...

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I Loved a Woman

as John Mansfield Hayden
Released: 1933-09-23

The son of a ruthless meatpacking king goes through a number of changes in ideals and...

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1975-08-06

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...

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Nightmare

as Rene Bressard
Released: 1956-08-20

Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up...

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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2008-10-21

Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.

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The Little Giant

as James Francis 'Bugs' / 'Jim' Ahearn
Released: 1933-05-20

Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a...

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The Last Gangster

as Joe Krozac
Released: 1937-11-12

A crime boss goes searching for his ex-wife and son after a ten-year prison stint. His old gang...

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A Dispatch from Reuters

as Paul Julius Reuter
Released: 1940-10-19

German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news...

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My Daughter Joy

as George Constantin
Released: 1950-08-21

A financier plots to become the richest man in the world by marrying off his daughter to the son...

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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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A Lady to Love

as Tony
Released: 1930-02-28

Middle-aged Napa Valley grape-grower Tony posts a marriage proposal to San Francisco waitress...

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Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage)
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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Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

as Martinius Jacobson
Released: 1945-09-06

Welcome to Fuller Junction, Wisconsin, a friendly small town settled by Norwegian farmers. Here...

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1997-05-12

Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By...

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The Widow from Chicago

as Dominic
Released: 1930-11-23

A woman infiltrates a criminal mob to avenge her brother's death.

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Destroyer

as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Released: 1943-08-19

Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is...

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Actors and Sin

as Maurice Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
Released: 1952-06-18

Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a...

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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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Unholy Partners

as Bruce Corey
Released: 1941-11-01

A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.

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Silver Dollar

as Yates Martin
Released: 1932-12-22

A farmer strikes it rich out West, then leaves his wife for a young beauty.

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Song of Norway

as Krogstad
Released: 1970-11-04

Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard...

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Outside the Law

as Cobra Collins
Released: 1930-09-18

Fingers is planning a half-million-dollar bank robbery in gang boss Cobra Collins' territory....

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Tampico

as Capt. Bart Manson
Released: 1944-04-10

A story of of the captain of an oil tanker during World War II, Captain Bart Manson, who rescues...

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Operation Heartbeat

as Dr. Lee Forestman
Released: 1969-04-17

Lawsuits fly when a widow believes a gifted surgeon allowed her husband to die so his heart...

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The Hole in the Wall

as The Fox
Released: 1929-04-27

Mrs. Ramsey sent Jean Oliver to prison on a false charge. To get even, Jean (disguised as Madame...

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East Is West

as Charlie Yong
Released: 1930-10-23

Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by...

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Thunder in the City

as Dan Armstrong
Released: 1937-04-22

A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have...

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Every woman's longing

as Tony
Released: 1930-05-17

Tony, a prosperous Italian vineyardist in California, advertises for a young wife, passing off a...

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The Right Man

as Theodore Roosevelt
Released: 1960-01-01

Film on presidential campaigns and the right to vote. Used as educational material in American...

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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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A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'

as Self
Released: 1973-01-01

This promotional short film for "Soylent Green" (1973) begins by showing clips of films that...

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Neither by Day Nor by Night

as Father
Released: 1972-06-01

An American soldier is wounded in Israel and slowly begins to lose his sight while hospitalized.

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Arms and the Woman

as Factory Worker
Released: 1916-11-25

Rozika is a Hungarian girl who can sing quite nice. She goes to the place known as the United...

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Round About Hollywood

as Self
Released: 1931-05-22

This short travelogue depicts snippets of locations in Hollywood, California, most of them as...

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It's Your Move

as Sir George McDowell
Released: 1968-08-10

A criminal plots a bank robbery hinging on doubles of the employees.

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Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-10-23

An examination of "Little Caesar" (1931) by film historians and critics.

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The Bright Shawl

as Domingo Escobar
Released: 1923-04-22

Charles Abbott is implicated in the death of his friend Escobar, brother to the woman he loves.

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The Night Ride

as Tony Garotta
Released: 1930-01-12

Just after newsman Rooker and Ruth Kearns are married he covers a double murder during a bank...

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Born a Man

as Narrator
Released: 1965-01-06

An account of the rehabilitation of an electrician who is totally and permanently blinded by an...

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Shadows of Suspense

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-08-22

A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy...

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The Lucy Show

as Edward G. Robinson
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's...

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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 Steve Allen Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-06-24

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Victor Bers
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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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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This Is Your Life

as Self
First aired: 1952-10-01

This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...

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Night Gallery

as Abraham Goldman
First aired: 1970-12-16

Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a...

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The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Dramatic Reader
First aired: 1964-01-04

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

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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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Lux Video Theatre

as Sir Wilfrid Robarts
First aired: 1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...

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Bracken's World

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-09-19

Behind the scenes at the fictitious Century Studios in Hollywood, headed by the (initially)...

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Climax!

as Josef Vadassy
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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The Detectives

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-10-16

The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons,...

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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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The Silent Force

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-09-21

The Silent Force is a police crime drama series focused on three US Government undercover agents...

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General Electric Theater

as Bert Alquist
First aired: 1953-02-01

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

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