Leon Ames
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Leon Ames (January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He is best remembered for playing fatherly figures in such films as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), as Judy Garland's father, and in Little Women (1949). Description above from the Wikipedia article Leon Ames licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Secretary of the Navy Frank KnoxIn the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant...
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Meet Me in St. Louis
as Mr. Alonzo SmithThe life of a St. Louis family in the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Kyle SackettA married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
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Little Women
as Father MarchLouisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass...
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Battleground
as The ChaplainMembers of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the...
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Anchors Aweigh
as Admiral's AideTwo sailors, Joe and Clarence have four days shore leave in spend their shore leave trying to...
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Peggy Sue Got Married
as Barney AlvorgPeggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past,...
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Testament
as Henry AbhartIt is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly,...
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Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Pierre DupinIn 19th Century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an...
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That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...
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The Absent-Minded Professor
as Rufus DaggettBumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible...
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Peyton Place
as Leslie HarringtonIn the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance...
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They Were Expendable
as Major James MortonShortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy...
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Any Number Can Play
as Dr. PalmerWhen illegal casino owner Charley Kyng develops heart disease, he is advised by a doctor to...
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From the Terrace
as Samuel EatonAlfred Eaton, an ambitious young executive, climbs to the top of New York's financial world as...
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Lieut. JurikaIn the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a...
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Lady in the Lake
as Derace KingsbyPrivate eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But...
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Angel Face
as Fred BarrettAn ambulance driver gets involved with a rich girl that might have a darker side.
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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
as Ex-Chauffeur (uncredited)American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a...
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On an Island with You
as Commander HarrisonA young navy lieutenant is brought in as technical adviser on a song-dance-and-swim film being...
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Suez
as Napoleon III - Emperor of FranceFerdinand de Lesseps, disappointed in love, is sent as a junior diplomat to the Isthmus of Suez,...
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Cattle Drive
as Chester Graham, Sr.The spoilt young son of a wealthy railroad owner manages to get himself lost in the middle of...
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The Thin Man Goes Home
as Edgar DraqueOn a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
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Quick Millions
as HoodA truck driver "too lazy to work and too nervous to steal" gets mixed up in racketeering....
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Crisis
as Sam ProctorAn American doctor gets caught in the middle of a revolution when he's forced to operate on a...
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Son of Flubber
as Rufus DaggettBeleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery...
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Burt ClewsDaisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her...
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Reckless
as Ralph WatsonA theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.
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Son of Lassie
as AntonLaddie (Son of Lassie) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his...
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The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
as Judge Holmsby / Lex FortasMerlin Jones, a precocious and intelligent high-school boy, experiments with hypnosis and...
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Jake Speed
as Pop WinstonJake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the...
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Panama Patrol
as Maj. Phillip WaringA U.S. agent attempts to track down a spy ring working to destroy the Panama Canal.
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On Moonlight Bay
as George WinfieldThe Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield...
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Scene of the Crime
as Capt. A.C. ForsterA cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked...
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The Monkey's Uncle
as Judge HolmsbyCollege whiz-kid Merlin Jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a...
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Week-End at the Waldorf
as Henry BurtonAnything can happen during a weekend at New York's Waldorf-Astoria: a glamorous movie star meets...
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Hammersmith Is Out
as General Sam PembrokeThe Faust legend retold (loosely) and applied to a mentally disturbed patient in a hospital run...
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Timber Tramps
as DeaconA tough, hard-drinking Alaska logging foreman likes fighting only slightly less than working.
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Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Commissioner MaderoIn Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel...
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A Date with Judy
as Lucien T. PringleBest friends Judy and Carol compete for the affection of an older man during their high school...
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A Successful Calamity
as Barney DavisHenry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie'...
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Song of the Thin Man
as Mitchell TalbinSociety sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
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Crime Doctor
as William WheelerRobert is found beside the highway with a head injury and amnesia. His amnesia motivates him to ...
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Thunder Afloat
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)A tugboat captain serves under his rival as a U-boat chaser in World War I.
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Ambush
as Maj. C.E. BreverlyA Westerner searches for a white woman held by the Apaches.
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The Big Hangover
as Carl BellcapA young law school graduate is hired by a prestigious firm, but he neglects to inform them he is...
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Now I'll Tell
as Max (as Leon Waycoff)A two-bit gambler somehow claws his way to the top. His love for riches is only matched by his...
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The Famous Ferguson Case
as Judd BrooksA foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by...
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It's a Big Country
as Secret Service ManComprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American...
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The Spy Ring
as Frank DentonTwo American-army officers are working on a new type of machine-gun for anti-aircraft warfare,...
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Forgotten
as Louie StraussPapa Strauss, a widower, is being shifted around from one married-son's home to the other, and...
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Only Yesterday
as Lee (Uncredited)On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young business man is about to commit suicide....
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Cipher Bureau
as Maj. Philip WaringThe younger brother of an officer in a secret government code-breaking unit gets involved with a...
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Dial 1119
as EarlA deranged killer escapes from a mental institution, intent on locating the psychiatrist whose...
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Yolanda and the Thief
as Mr. CandleJohnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria....
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The Best Place to Be
as William CallahanA widow's life is thrown into turmoil by her hippie daughter, her rebellious teenage son, and an...
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Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Paul BrissacThe Japanese detective rounds up a league of assassins for Scotland Yard.
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The Happy Years
as Sr. Samuel H. StoverBased on a collection of stories with the focus on young John Humperkink "Dink" Stover, a...
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Pilot X
as Carl GoeringAircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The...
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The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Dr. Philip AbbottA captain tries to keep home as tight as his ship.
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Dangerously Yours
as PhilA detective poses as a jewel thief and joins a bunch of other crooks sailing from Europe to New...
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Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Daniel FurmanAn affectionate bow to the master sleuth in this lavishly produced original that has Holmes...
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Parachute Jumper
as Pilot with Alabama (uncredited)An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the...
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Watch the Birdie
as Grantland D. FarnsA photographer falls for a rich girl and gets mixed up with crooks.
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Claws
as Ben Jones, Forest CommissionerA grizzly bear who is wounded by three hunters in one year goes on a killing spree in the woods,...
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International Settlement
as Monte SilverIn Shanghai amidst Sino-Japanese warfare an adventurer (Sanders) collecting money from gun...
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Stowaway
as TommyOn her first night as a dockside dancer, Mary Foster loses her job when she tries to fend of the...
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No Leave, No Love
as Colonel ElliottA soldier returns with his pal from fighting in the Pacific during World War II only to discover...
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Island in the Sky
as Marty ButlerA secretary (Gloria Stuart) solves a murder for her boyfriend (Michael Whalen) in the district...
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Merton of the Movies
as Lawrence RupertIn 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth...
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The Cockeyed Miracle
as Ralph HumphreyA 60-ish Maine shipbuilder (Frank Morgan) and his 30-ish father (Keenan Wynn) provide for their...
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Pack Up Your Troubles
as AdjutantThree American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.
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George Washington Slept Here
as Leon Ames (uncredited)New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge,...
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Help Wanted
as J.T. Evans-Labor CommissionerA temporary laborer who helps bring down a mob-sponsored employment racket
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Sabre Jet
as Lt. Col. EckertThe story of jet pilots flying over Korea by day, from their Itazuke Air Base in Japan, and of...
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Walking Down Broadway
as Frank GattyFive closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway...
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Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Buzz MoranReturning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a...
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Fugitive at Large
as CarterGeorge Storm is a reputable construction engineer but his life changes the moment a bandit trio...
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Undercover Maisie
as Amor/Willis FarnesMaisie Revere, a showgirl stranded in Los Angeles, decides to join the local police department...
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Blackwell's Island
as Ballinger (uncredited)A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon
as George WinfieldMarjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World...
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That's My Boy
as Al WilliamsFeaturing members of the 1931 National Champion football team from the University of Southern...
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45 Fathers
as VincentAn orphan girl becomes adopted by a group of old men and is placed in the home of one of them....
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Let's Do It Again
as Chet StuartComposer Gary Stuart (Ray Milland) and his wife, Connie (Jane Wyman), have an argument over her...
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Risky Business
as Hinge JacksonRadio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has...
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Murder in Greenwich Village
as Rodney HunterA society girl is suspected of murdering an artist whose brother is a notorious racketeer. In...
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Mutiny Ahead
as McMurtrieA wealthy playboy winds up getting himself involved with mobsters and a search for buried treasure.
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East Side Kids
as Pat O'DayAfter living all his childhood in the street, a young boy rapidly notices that crime doesn't...
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
The Show-Off
as Frank HarlinChaos is brought to a family when daughter marries a brash young man met on a blind date.
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Song of Revolt
as Claude Joseph Rouget de LisleThis MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La...
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Code of the Streets
as 'Chick' FosterFrankie Thomas plays Bob Lewis, leader of a gang consisting of Sailor, Murph, Monk, Trouble and...
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The Great Morgan
as K. F.Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does...
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Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as John StackThe benefactor of the Stack Memorial Hospital dies after an operation. Ellery Queen investigates...
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Just You and Me, Kid
as Manduke the MagnificentGeorge Burns stars as a former vaudevillian who befriends a young runaway, played by 14-year old...
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I'll Tell the World
as Spud MarshallLee Tracy once again plays a Winchellesque newspaper reporter in Universal's I'll Tell the...
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Between Two Women
as MastersA young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.
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The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Sheriff Jud CroninA retired lawman gets back into action to fight political corruption.
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Strangers All
as Frank WalkerDomestic drama about an elderly woman and her four squabbling adult children.
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Alias a Gentleman
as Matt EnleyAging ex-con tries to stop his daughter from getting involved with shady characters.
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Secrets of a Nurse
as Joe LargoThis Universal programmer was based on a Collier's Magazine story by journalist Quentin...
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Ship of Wanted Men
as John HoldenA shipful of fugitives from justice pulls up on a Pacific Island where there are no extradition...
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The Velvet Touch
as Gordon DunningAfter accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.
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Uptown New York
as Max Silver (as Leon Waycoff)Jack Oakie plays Eddie Doyle, a gumball machine salesman who marries Pat Smith (Shirley Grey)...
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Alimony Madness
as John ThurmanA man's wife is put on trial for the murder of his first wife.
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Calling All Marines
as MurdockGang members Blackie Cross and Snooker try to pick up Judy Fox and her friend Pat as they...
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The Iron Major
as Robert 'Bob' StewartWilliam 'Frank' Cavanaugh is a top football coach who gave up his career to enter WWI where he...
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Come On, Leathernecks!
as Otto Wagner / BaroniThe father of a star football player at Annapolis wants his son to follow the family pattern and...
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Legion of Lost Flyers
as SmytheA group of pilots, because of unsavory or unearned reputations, establish an outpost squadron of...
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Fall Guy
as Floyd ParksonPart of the Crime Does Not Pay short series.
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The Man Who Dared
as Yosef NovakAn "imaginative biography" of Anton Cermak, mayor of Chicago who was killed in the line of fire...
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Soak the Poor
as Special Investigator StantonThis entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with racketeers shaking down small grocers...
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as Dr. Edward CavanaughThe dangers of the dread venereal disease syphilis are depicted in this earnest drama from the...
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Rescue Squad
as Lester Vaughn (as Leon Waycoff)An independently wealthy collector of objets d'art tries to influence an artist's model away...
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Get That Man
as Don Clayton / McDonaldLife gets complicated for a taxi driver when it's discovered that he's the spitting image of the...
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Brother of the Wind
as uncreditedA man raises four wolf pups, hoping to release them back into the wild.
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The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. HamptonThe Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and...
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Bewitched
as uncreditedSamantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine...
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My Three Sons
as uncreditedA widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his...
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The Beverly Hillbillies
as Colonel FoxhallJed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells...
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The Lucy Show
as Colonel AndersonThe Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's...
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The Name of the Game
as uncreditedThe Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...
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The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as MessengerThe Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC....
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The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Damon CarlisleThe Barbara Stanwyck Show is an American anthology drama television series which ran on NBC from...
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ABC Stage 67
as GrayABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety...
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Emergency!
as uncreditedThe crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and...
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Studio One
as Cyrus WalkerAn American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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Lux Video Theatre
as Michael J. O'ConnorLux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...
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Lux Video Theatre
as AdamLux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...
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Mister Ed
as Gordon KirkwoodWilbur Post and his wife Carol move into a beautiful new home. When Wilbur takes a look in his...
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The Jeffersons
as uncreditedSitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as...
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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
as President Rufus Daggett (archive footage)Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...
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General Electric Theater
as Dr. ButolphGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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General Electric Theater
as Malcolm FownesGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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