Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt (born Marcia Virginia Hunt; October 17, 1917 – September 7, 2022) was an American actress, model and activist, with a career spanning nearly 80 years. She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during McCarthyism. Although initially reluctant to pursue a film career, in June 1935, at age 17, Hunt signed a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures. Paramount discovered her when she was visiting her uncle in Los Angeles and the comedian Zeppo Marx saw a picture of her in the newspaper. She was then offered a screen test for The Virginia Judge. At Paramount, Hunt mainly played ingenue parts. Between 1935 and 1938, she made 12 pictures at Paramount, including a starring roles in Easy to Take, Gentle Julia, The Accusing Finger, Murder Goes to College, and two on "loan-out" to RKO and 20th Century Fox. In 1937, she starred opposite John Wayne, a couple of years prior to his breakthrough in Hollywood, in the Western film Born to the West. The studio terminated Hunt's contract in 1938, and she spent a few years starring in B-films produced by poverty row studios such as Republic Pictures and Monogram Pictures. She also headed to New York City for work in summer stock theatre shortly before winning a supporting role in MGM's These Glamour Girls opposite Lana Turner and Lew Ayres. The role of Betty was said to have been written specially with Hunt in mind. Other roles in major studio productions soon followed, including supporting roles as Mary Bennet in MGM's version of Pride and Prejudice with Laurence Olivier and as Martha Scott's surrogate child Hope Thompson in Cheers for Miss Bishop. In 1941, Hunt signed a contract with MGM, where she remained for the next six years. While filming Blossoms in the Dust, film director Mervyn LeRoy lauded Hunt for her heartfelt and genuine acting ability. In 1944, she polled seventh in a list by exhibitors of "Stars of Tomorrow". She also appeared in None Shall Escape, a film that is now regarded as the first about the Holocaust. She played Marja Pacierkowski, the Polish fiancé of a German Nazi officer named Wilhelm Grimm.
Pride and Prejudice
as Mary BennetMrs. Bennet wishes to wed her five unmarried daughters and is overjoyed when a wealthy bachelor...
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Johnny Got His Gun
as Joe's MotherA young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his...
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Bombers B-52
as Edith BrennanSgt. Chuch Brennan always disliked playboy and hotshot, Col. Jim Herlihy. Now Chuck has even...
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Blossoms in the Dust
as CharlotteEdna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when...
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The Valley of Decision
as Constance ScottMary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her...
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The Human Comedy
as Diana SteedTeenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his...
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Carnegie Hall
as Nora RyanA young Irishwoman comes to the United States to live and work with her mother as a cleaning...
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Raw Deal
as Ann MartinJoe Sullivan (O'Keefe) has taken the rap for Rick (Burr), who double-crosses him with a flawed...
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Take One False Step
as Martha WierCatherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's...
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None Shall Escape
as Marja PacierkowskiThrough flashbacks, the story of a Nazi war criminal is exposed.
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Cry 'Havoc'
as Flo NorrisThe Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they...
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Irene
as Miss Eleanor WorthUpholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs...
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Back from the Dead
as Kate HazeltonA woman is possessed by the spirt of her husband's deceased first wife, turning her into a cold,...
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The Plunderers
as Kate MillerFour young toughs have ridden into Trail City and claimed it as easy pickings for their bullying...
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Easy Living
as Girl Getting Coat Dropped on Her at Finale (uncredited)J.B. Ball, a rich financier, gets fed up with his free-spending family. He takes his wife's...
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Born to the West
as Judy WorstallDare Rudd takes a shine to his cattleman cousin Tom's girlfriend who asks Tom to hire Dare to...
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Seven Sweethearts
as Regina 'Reggie' Van MaasterLittle Delft, Michigan follows the customs of old-world Holland and is known for its Tulip...
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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Kitty CrusperJoe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get...
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Flight Command
as ClaireA rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school...
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The Hardys Ride High
as Susan BowenSixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney...
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Blue Denim
as Jessie BartleyTwo naive high-school students must deal with the unexpected consequences after a night of passion.
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The Accusing Finger
as Claire PattersonA proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself...
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Jigsaw
as Mrs. Hartley's Secretary (uncredited)New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy is working hard on investigation about a...
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Come On, Leathernecks!
as Valerie TaylorThe father of a star football player at Annapolis wants his son to follow the family pattern and...
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Terror Among Us
as MargeA convicted rapist continually violates his parole but slips through the cracks of the justice...
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I'll Wait for You
as Pauline MillerA gangster hides out on a farm and falls for the farmer's daughter.
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Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
as SelfIn 1935, 17-year-old aspiring actress Marsha Hunt was discovered in Hollywood. She signed with...
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Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
as Martha GrayA nightclub singer uses alcohol in excess to sooth her painful life.
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The Arizona Raiders
as Harriett LindsayAfter saving himself from hanging, Laramie Nelson saves Tracks Williams from the same fate. They...
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Bride by Mistake
as Sylvia LockwoodThe staggeringly wealthy Norah Hunter, a shipyard owner, too often finds herself the romantic...
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Jigsaw
as Dr. GehlenIn this pilot for the 1972-73 series, a detective specializing in missing persons cases finds...
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Thousands Cheer
as Marsha HuntAcrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones,...
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The Penalty
as Katherine LoganIn this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When...
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Panama Hattie
as Leila TreeSailors and spies mingle in between the acts at Hattie's nightclub in the Canal Zone.
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Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Hope ThompsonElla Bishop is an inhibited girl whose frustrations grow as she approaches womanhood. As a...
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Murder Goes to College
as Nora BarryThe policy-racket reaches it lean, bony fingers into the ivy-towers of a large university and...
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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests,...
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The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Agatha HallMary Dugan is a young woman accused of murdering her billionaire lover. In the process, his...
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Actors and Sin
as Marcia Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a...
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Lost Angel
as Katie MalloryAlpha's been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest...
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The Affairs of Martha
as Martha LindstromMembers of a well-to-do small community become worried when it is revealed that one of their...
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Music for Millions
as RosalindSix-year-old "Mike" goes to live with her pregnant older sister, Babs, who plays string bass in...
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Chloe's Prayer
as uncreditedWhen the mother of a tight-nit family is killed in a car crash, it takes devine interventions to...
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These Glamour Girls
as Betty AinsbridgeA drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he...
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Kid Glove Killer
as Jane MitchellVan Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor...
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The Happy Time
as Susan BonnardA violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa.
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A Letter for Evie
as Evie O'ConnorEvie's co-workers at the uniform shirt factory, and her almost-fiancée's inability to kiss,...
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Desert Gold
as Judith 'Judy' BeldingChet Kasedon is after the Indians hidden gold mine but Chief Moya will not reveal it's location....
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Pilot #5
as Freddie AndrewsA small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily....
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Joe Smith, American
as Mary SmithJoe Smith is an ordinary American family man who works in an aircraft factory. Shortly after...
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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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Fear No Evil
as Mrs. VarneyA psychiatrist specializing in the occult becomes involved in the case of a man who is possessed...
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The Virginia Judge
as Mary Lee CalvertWalter C. Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Stepin Fetchit
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Star Reporter
as Barbara BurnetteAn idealistic young newspaper reporter crusades against organized crime.
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The Long Shot
as Martha SharonA racetrack melodrama, The Long Shot features Marsha Hunt and Gordon Jones as trainers of a...
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The Inside Story
as Francine TaylorA collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the...
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Hollywood Boulevard
as Patricia BlakefordWith a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines...
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Diplomatic Passport
as Judy AndersonAn American diplomat and his wife arrive in London, and are soon involved in a series of...
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Gentle Julia
as Julia AtwaterA shy newspaperman nearly gives up when his girlfriend falls for the new guy in town till...
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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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With This Ring
as uncreditedDramatised promotional film for the Miller Brewing Company.
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Annapolis Salute
as Julia ClemensThe adventures of three disparate cadets at the US Naval Academy--one the son of a Navy enlisted...
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Mary Ryan, Detective
as Mary RyanA female police detective (Marsha Hunt) enters jail to gain the confidence of a shoplifter and...
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Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
as uncreditedWWII hero with the 4th Emergency Rescue Squadron, Lt. Royal Stratton, leads a deadly mission to...
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Thunder Trail
as Amy MorganA wagon train is robbed by a gang of bandits who kill everyone but a pair of young brothers....
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Easy to Take
as Donna WestlakeTo boost the ratings of a kiddie show, the host agrees to take guardianship of of a bratty boy...
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College Holiday
as Sylvia SmithCollege students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy.
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Women in Hiding
as Jane TaylorIn this Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman wants to save her baby, but is afraid of...
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Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Barbara BraunFamed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of...
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The Grand Inquisitor
as Hazel ReedyA young woman (Dashe) discovers a cache of used books that she believes holds clues to the...
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Winter Carnival
as Lucy MorganA divorced glamour girl keeps warm with a professor amid sports and romance at Dartmouth...
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Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Herself (uncredited)Two starstruck visitors to Hollywood sneak into the famous nightclub and end up in a Conga...
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Unholy Partners
as Gail FentonA crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.
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A Word to the Wives...
as AliceThe story of two women and how they trick a husband into renovating a kitchen.
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Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
as HerselfDocumentary following the hearings held by the House Un-American Activities Committee of the...
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She Loves Me Not
as Midge MercerA cabaret dancer witnesses a murder and is forced to hide from gangsters by disguising herself...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Anne JamesonFollow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the...
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Murder, She Wrote
as Elvira TreeAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
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Ironside
as uncreditedWhen an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...
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Ironside
as Sissy CardwellWhen an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...
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Ben Casey
as uncreditedBen Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was...
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The Twilight Zone
as Mrs. HendersonA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...
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The Outer Limits
as Francesca FieldsThe Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes...
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My Three Sons
as Aunt Cecile BlackmanA widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his...
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Claire AndrewsDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Dr. Sarah MartinDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Julie ReynoldsDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Catha DuncanDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...
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Climax!
as Ann WilliamsClimax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...
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Climax!
as Julie BrennanClimax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...
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Matlock
as HarrietMatlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of...
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The Philco Television Playhouse
as ViolaThe Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...
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The Philco Television Playhouse
as Phoebe ThrosselThe Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...
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The Defenders
as Della MartinThe Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed...
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Laramie
as uncreditedLaramie is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1963. A Revue...
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The Name of the Game
as Claudia LoringThe Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...
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Studio One
as Janet WillsonAn American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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Studio One
as Kate Brookfield (uncredited)An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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The Detectives
as uncreditedThe Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons,...
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Run for Your Life
as Mrs. SouthworthRun for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only...
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Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Mrs. BellowsMarcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from...
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Harry O
as uncreditedAfter being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego...
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Gunsmoke
as SarahGunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...
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The 20th Century Fox Hour
as MaryThe 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States...
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Your Show of Shows
as uncreditedYour Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United...
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Sam Benedict
as Cora WilcoxSam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Blanche HerbertA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Cain's Hundred
as Gloria BonnerA former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top...
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Police Story
as uncreditedPolice Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...
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The Outsider
as uncreditedThe Outsider was the story of David Ross, a go-it-alone private investigator who's always where...
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The Play on One
as Elvi RogersA series of plays specially written for television.
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Breaking Point
as uncreditedBreaking Point is an American medical drama that aired on ABC from September 16, 1963, to April...
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Accidental Family
as uncreditedAccidental Family is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC during the first part of the 1967-68...
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Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as SelfEach installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the...
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