Fredric March
Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), as well as the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Years Ago (1947) and Long Day's Journey into Night (1956). March is one of only two actors, the other being Helen Hayes, to have won both the Academy Award and the Tony Award twice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fredric March, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
A Star Is Born
as Norman MaineEsther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies....
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Hombre
as Dr. Alex FavorJohn Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised...
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Seven Days in May
as President Jordan LymanA U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
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Les Misérables
as Jean Valjean / ChampmathieuIn 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...
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Nothing Sacred
as Wallace "Wally" CookWhen a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward HydeDr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He...
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The Best Years of Our Lives
as Al StephensonIt's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally...
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Alexander the Great
as Philip of MacedoniaAn engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops...
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The Desperate Hours
as Daniel C. HilliardEscaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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Inherit the Wind
as Matthew Harrison BradySchoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution....
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I Married a Witch
as Jonathan / Nathaniel / Samuel / Wallace WooleyA 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch...
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Design for Living
as Tom ChambersAn independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves so the trio agree to try living...
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Death of a Salesman
as Willy LomanWilly Loman is an aging salesman who was recently fired from his job. Dealing with feelings of...
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Ralph HopkinsTom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a...
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Anna Karenina
as Count VronskyIn 19th century Russia a woman in a respectable marriage to a senior statesman must grapple with...
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A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer ScroogeMiser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own...
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The Iceman Cometh
as Harry HopeSet in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await...
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri
as Rear Adm. George TarrantA naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the Korean War.
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The Sign of the Cross
as Marcus Superbus - Prefect of RomeAfter burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they...
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Anthony Adverse
as Anthony AdverseBased on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the...
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Executive Suite
as Loren Phineas ShawWhen the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie...
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Susan and God
as Barrie TrexelA flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.
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Merrily We Go to Hell
as Jerry CorbettA drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan...
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The Eagle and the Hawk
as Jerry H. YoungThe pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental...
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One Foot in Heaven
as William SpenceEpisodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.
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Man on a Tightrope
as Karel CernikThe owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the...
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The Buccaneer
as Jean LafitteFrench pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.
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The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)A dramatised life of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, or Mark Twain.
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Death Takes a Holiday
as Prince SirkiAfter years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among...
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Mary of Scotland
as BothwellThe recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her...
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Smilin' Through
as Kenneth Wayne / JeremyOn the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival...
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Middle of the Night
as Jerry KingsleyJerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 50s when his wife dies....
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The Condemned of Altona
as Albrecht von GerlachA dying German magnate invites his youngest son and daughter-in-law home to discuss the future...
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The Wild Party
as James GilmoreWild girls at a college pay more attention to parties than their classes. But when one party...
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The Dark Angel
as Alan TrentKitty Vane, Alan Trent, and Gerald Shannon have been inseparable friends since childhood. Kitty...
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Trade Winds
as Sam WyeAfter committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware...
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Tick... Tick... Tick...
as Mayor Jeff ParksRacial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially...
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a...
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Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound...
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It's a Big Country
as Joe EspositoComprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American...
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Another Part of the Forest
as Marcus HubbardThis 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard...
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...
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An Act of Murder
as Judge Calvin CookeA man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Count Vronsky (archive footage) (uncredited)Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O....
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The Devil
as Bal Masque Participant (uncredited)Dr. Muller, a friend to all, finds pleasure in turning the goodness in people to evil ends. He...
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...
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Breakdowns of 1936
as SelfFlubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1936.
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Sarah and Son
as Howard VanningA ne'er-do-well husband, after years of abusing his wife, disappears with their son, and winds...
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The Royal Family of Broadway
as Tony CavendishJulie Cavendish comes from a family of great Broadway actors. Her mother Fanny staunchly...
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There Goes My Heart
as Bill SpencerAn heiress takes a job as a department store clerk.
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips,...
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We Live Again
as Prince Dmitri NekhlyudovNekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial,...
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they...
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Good Dame
as Mace TownsleyA chorus girl gets stranded in a small midwestern town. Against her better judgement, she hooks...
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Paramount on Parade
as MarineThis 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars,...
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Albert Schweitzer
as Albert Schweitzer (voice)This biographical docudrama traces the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, from his birth in Alsace,...
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Honor Among Lovers
as Jerry StaffordJerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character...
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The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Robert BrowningRemarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of...
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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (archive footage)Join foremost experts discussing true Horror Classics - Frankenstein, Dracula, The Black Cat,...
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Tomorrow, the World!
as Mike FrameGerman boy Emil comes to live with his American uncle who tries to teach the former Hitler Youth...
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Make Me a Star
as Fredric March (uncredited)A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and...
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Ladies Love Brutes
as Dwight HowellThe movie stars George Bancroft, Mary Astor and Fredric March who are all excellent in their...
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Strangers in Love
as Buddy Drake / Arthur DrakeFredric March essays a dual role in this story of a ne'er-do-well who impersonates his brother...
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The Young Doctors
as Dr. Joseph PearsonAn aging doctor's resentment of his young assistant could lead to tragedy.
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as SelfThis short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them....
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Manslaughter
as Dan O'BannonA spoiled young rich girl is sent to prison for accidentally running down a pedestrian. There...
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The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
as Narrator (voice)The life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical...
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The Affairs of Cellini
as Benvenuto CelliniThe 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.
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A Christmas Carol
as NarratorAnother version of the Dickens classic. Originally an episode of Fredric March Presents Tales...
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The Studio Murder Mystery
as Richard HardellPhilandering actor Richard Hardell is murdered at a movie studio. His jealous wife Blanche, his...
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The Marriage Playground
as Martin BoyneA delightful pre-code cocktail recipe. Take three couples (add gin and tonic), their several...
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Bedtime Story
as Luke DrakeA Braodway playwright wants to keep on writing plays for his wife to star in, but all she wants...
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Footlights and Fools
as Gregory PyneMoore plays the "dual" role of a French singer in America who was originally an American chorus...
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The 400 Million
as Narration (voice)The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone...
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So Ends Our Night
as Josef SteinerAn anti-Nazi on the run and a young Jewish couple race across Europe trying to escape Hitler's...
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
as SelfIn the first entry of this series, the show open with a troupe of dancing chorus girls getting a...
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Paying the Piper
as Man (uncredited)Larry and Barbara, both the products of rich but broken homes, plan a marriage of convenience....
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Comedian Lloyd Hamilton escorts a group of beauty contest winners to various Hollywood night spots.
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as Hendrik HeystA hermit's idyllic life on an island is disturbed by the arrival of a bunch of cutthroats.
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Christopher Columbus
as Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that...
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Laughter
as Paul LockridgeZeigfeld Follies beauty Peggy marries an older man, C. Morton Gibson. Although she soon grows...
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The Road to Glory
as Lieutenant Michel DenetThe story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are...
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan -...
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Paris Bound
as Jim HuttonJim Hutton and Mary Archer are two liberals who are content to remain faithful to each other in...
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The Night Angel
as Rudek BerkenIn this crime drama, a Prague DA must close down a house of prostitution masquerading as a cafe....
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All of Me
as Don EllisA professor tires of the direction his life is going and wants to move west, but his girlfriend...
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My Sin
as Dick GradyA prostitute living in Panama shoots her pimp and is charged with murder. The lawyer who gets...
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True to the Navy
as Bull's Eye McCoyRuby is a counter girl at the San Diego Soda Shop with a habit of being a girlfriend to Sailors...
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The Winslow Boy
as Arthur WinslowIn pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his...
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Jealousy
as PierreYvonne, proprietor of a Paris gown shop, marries Pierre, a poor artist, concealing from him an...
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The Great Adventure
as Man (uncredited)An artist pretends to be a valet to escape a woman's advances. He marries another woman but must...
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The Dummy
as Trumbull MeredithThe title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump...
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Valley of the Tennessee
as Narrator (voice)U.S. Goverment film about the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s and 1940s.
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The Making of a Great Motion Picture
as uncreditedNarrated documentary of the making of Anthony Adverse (1936), featuring many clips from the...
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Island of Allah
as Himself / NarratorAn old Bedouin tells the story of the twenty-three year old Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Saud’s daring...
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The Twentieth Century
as Oscar JaffeA flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now...
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Tonight Is Ours
as Sabien PastalA princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.
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Welcome Home
as NarratorAmerica prepares to welcome and employ the 12 million service men and women who are coming home...
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Tony Awards
as Self - PresenterThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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Omnibus
as uncreditedOmnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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