Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s, until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. Kelly is best known today for his performances in films such as Cover Girl (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, On the Town (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955). Kelly made his film debut with Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942), and followed by Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Pirate (1948), Summer Stock (1950), and Les Girls (1957) among others. After musicals he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964). In 1967, he appeared in French director Jacques Demy's musical comedy The Young Girls of Rochefort opposite Catherine Deneuve. Kelly solo directed the comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967) starring Walter Matthau, and later the extravagant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand, recognized with an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Kelly co-hosted and appeared in Ziegfeld Follies (1946), That's Entertainment! (1974), That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), That's Dancing! (1985), and That's Entertainment, Part III (1994). His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences. Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements; the same year, An American in Paris won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors (1982) and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute. In 1999, the American Film Institute also ranked him as the 15th greatest male screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Kelly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Singin' in the Rain
as Don LockwoodIn 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
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An American in Paris
as Jerry MulliganJerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a...
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The Young Girls of Rochefort
as Andy MillerDelphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and...
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Les Girls
as Barry NicholsAfter writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls",...
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Let's Make Love
as Gene Kelly (uncredited)When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue,...
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Anchors Aweigh
as Joseph BradyTwo sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the...
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Brigadoon
as Tommy AlbrightAmericans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon...
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The Three Musketeers
as D'ArtagnanAthletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their...
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Inherit the Wind
as E.K. HornbeckSchoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution....
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On the Town
as GabeyThree sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
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The Pirate
as SerafinA girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate...
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Xanadu
as Danny McGuireA beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium...
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What a Way to Go!
as Pinky BensonA four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...
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Summer Stock
as Joe D. RossTo Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's...
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That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / NarratorVarious MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...
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It's Always Fair Weather
as Ted RileyThree World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war....
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That's Entertainment, Part II
as Self - Co-Host / NarratorGene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...
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Christmas Holiday
as Robert ManetteDon't be fooled by the title. Christmas Holiday is a far, far cry from It's a Wonderful Life....
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Cover Girl
as Danny McGuireA nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
as Self (archive footage)Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.
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That's Dancing!
as Self - HostA documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the...
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Du Barry was a Lady
as Alec Howe / Black ArrowHat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with...
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
as Eddie O'BrienThe Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins,...
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as SelfDocumentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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Words and Music
as Gene KellyEncomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner,...
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For Me and My Gal
as Harry PalmerTwo vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.
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Deep in My Heart
as Performer in Dancing AroundBiographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.
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Ziegfeld Follies
as Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide")The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in...
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Night of 100 Stars
as SelfThe most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took...
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That's Entertainment! III
as Self - Co-Host / NarratorSome of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of...
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as SelfBased on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood,...
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40 Carats
as Billy BoylanAfter an overnight fling with a man nearly 20 years her junior while vacationing in Greece, Ann...
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Jack and the Beanstalk
as Jeremy Keen, the PeddlerA retelling of the popular fairy tale that mixes live action and animation.
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The Young Girls Turn 25
as Self (archive footage)Agnes Varda's documentary of the celebrations arising from the 25th anniversary of her husband...
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Marjorie Morningstar
as Noel AirmanWhile working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for...
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Seagulls Over Sorrento
as Lieutenant BradvilleA Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their...
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Love Is Better Than Ever
as Gene Kelly (uncredited)The dancing teacher Anastasia falls in love with the smart theatre agent Jud. He likes her, too,...
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Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived...
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as SelfBiographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of...
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It's a Big Country
as Icarus XenophonComprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American...
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Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
as SelfCelebrate the fiftieth birthday of the animated cat-and-mouse team, Tom & Jerry, including clips...
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The Devil Makes Three
as Jeff EliotJeff Elliot is an American GI investigating a black market gang in Munich.
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it,...
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The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The...
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
The Cross of Lorraine
as VictorFrench soldiers (Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly) surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a...
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading...
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James Bond: The First 21 Years
as SelfA look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series.
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Viva Knievel!
as Will AtkinsThe legendary stuntman plans his most incredible stunt yet while battling the mob in this...
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Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World...
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Thousands Cheer
as Private Eddie MarshAcrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones,...
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La La La
as Various Roles (archive footage)When the silent cinema learned to speak, the audience was surprised not only by the voices of...
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Invitation to the Dance
as Host / Pierrot / The Marine / SinbadThree completely different stories are told through dance.
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he...
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Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)Documentary on the 1953 musical "The Band Wagon."
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Living in a Big Way
as Leo GogartyA World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her...
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
as Self (archive)During the 1950s, musical masterpieces that have yet to be equaled were produced in Cinemascope...
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Lucy Moves to NBC
as SelfContacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a...
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Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)Highlights from the great musicals of the 1940s. Stars featured include Judy Garland, Mickey...
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Black Hand
as Giovanni E. 'Johnny' ColumboIn turn-of-the-century New York, an Italian seeks vengeance on the mobsters who killed his father.
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The Happy Road
as Michael J. AndrewsTwo children run away from a Swiss boarding school and set out for Paris, with their frantic...
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Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
as SelfMusic documentary directed by Patrick T. Kelly.
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The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
as Self - Narrator (voice)A fascinating look at the most beloved comedy team in motion picture history. Exclusive...
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The Julie Andrews Show
as SelfThe Julie Andrews Show is a television special that was broadcast by NBC in November 1965. This...
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Pilot #5
as Vito S. AlessandroA small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily....
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Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits,...
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It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
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Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
as SelfIn this variety special, Olivia shares the evening with Andy Gibb, Elton John, Ted Knight, Gene...
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Reporters
as SelfThe co-founder of the Gamma press agency, Raymond Depardon, created this documentary of press...
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The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
as SelfRichard and Karen Carpenter host a musical celebration of the holiday with celebrity guests Gene...
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A Bing Crosby Christmas
as Self / Narrator (archive footage)The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public...
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Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
as Self (archive footage)A behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by Joanna Cassidy on the making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self - Actor (archive sound)As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll...
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)This is a two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s.
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Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
as SelfGala tribute to the Chairman of the Board.
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True Blue
as (Archive Footage)Stamatis cannot get over his breakup with Katerina. He stays locked inside, until one night...
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Ersatz
as Don Lockwood (voice) (archive sound)An animated Plasticine man enacts favourite scenes from Hollywood classics.
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Combat Fatigue Irritability
as Seaman Bob LucasA WWII military training film in which a Navy officer is being treated for combat fatigue after...
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Happy Again
as Don Lockwood (archive footage)An experimental film superimposing a clip from "Singin' in the Rain" over itself seven times.
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The Sandy Duncan Special
as SelfThis program features then-newcomer Sandy Duncan in her first network television special. Only...
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Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
as Self (archive footage)Patricia Ward Kelly remembers Gene Kelly directing "Hello, Dolly!"
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Frank Sinatra: Around the World
as Self - GuestFour legendary performances from around the world, In the release of 2 DVD's, the four...
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The Movie Palaces
as SelfA documentary about the great American movie palaces of the 1920s and 1930s. Filmed on location...
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Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
as Self - Guest PerformerFilmed in front of a live audience on a soundstage in Hollywood, but with the feel of an...
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The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
as Narrator (voice)The U.S. Pacific submarine fleet was all that was available in the early days of America's...
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The Life You Save May Be Your Own
as Tom T. TriplettA Southern Gothic parable (truncated on-screen as “The Life You Save”) that twists the typical...
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Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly
as SelfIn 1958, NBC's OMNIBUS, the Golden Age of Television’s most distinguished series, commissioned...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-HostThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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Great Performances
as SelfThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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North and South
as Sen. Charles EdwardsThe story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of...
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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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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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Omnibus
as Self (segment)Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
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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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The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest StarGo behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly...
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The Kennedy Center Honors
as SelfThe Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their...
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Going My Way
as Father Chuck O'MalleyGoing My Way is an American comedy-drama series
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The Danny Kaye Show
as SelfThe Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963...
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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as SelfThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean...
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as SelfIn 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...
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Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to...
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Sins
as Eric HovlandSins is a 1986 CBS television miniseries starring Joan Collins. An adaptation of the 1982 novel...
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Tom T. TriplettSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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Doug Henning's World of Magic
as SelfDoug Henning's World of Magic was the first of seven annual prime-time television specials...
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MGM Parade
as Performer in 'Ziegfeld Follies' (archive footage)The original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie...
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MGM Parade
as Self - ActorThe original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie...
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