Search results for "William Demarest"

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
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74

A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.

Genre: Horror, TV Movie
Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Viva Las Vegas (1964)

Viva Las Vegas (1964)
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85

Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix – once he has the money to buy an engine. He…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
The Rawhide Years (1956)

The Rawhide Years (1956)

The Rawhide Years (1956)
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85

Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galena’s leading citizen is murdered on…

Genre: Western
The Mountain (1956)

The Mountain (1956)

The Mountain (1956)
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105

Selfish Chris Teller pressures his older brother, a retired climber, to accompany him on a treacherous Alpine climb to loot the bodies of plane crash victims.

Genre: Adventure, Drama
Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)

Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)

Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
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98

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

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sincerely Yours (1955)

Sincerely Yours (1955)

Sincerely Yours (1955)
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118

He dazzled America for decades with his musical artistry. Now fans as well as those curious about this exciting entertainer’s unique appeal can relive the Liberace magic in his only…

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
The Private War of Major Benson (1955)

The Private War of Major Benson (1955)

The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
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105

A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC…

The Far Horizons (1955)

The Far Horizons (1955)

The Far Horizons (1955)
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108

Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from France, a great expedition, led by William Lewis and Meriwether Clark, is sent to survey the…

The Yellow Mountain (1954)

The Yellow Mountain (1954)

The Yellow Mountain (1954)
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78

A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend…

Genre: Western
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
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99

A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain’s Arizona fort.

Genre: Western
Dangerous When Wet (1953)

Dangerous When Wet (1953)

Dangerous When Wet (1953)
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95

The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
What Price Glory (1952)

What Price Glory (1952)

What Price Glory (1952)
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110

Two military men, Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, who are rivals to begin with, grow more at odds with each other when Quirt is made Flagg’s top sergeant. And when…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Excuse My Dust (1951)

Excuse My Dust (1951)

Excuse My Dust (1951)
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82

Joe, inventor in an American Small town of 1895 has problems with his new invention, a car, driven with a gasoline motor. Everybody is making fun about his “crazy invention”,…

Genre: Comedy, Music
Never a Dull Moment (1950)

Never a Dull Moment (1950)

Never a Dull Moment (1950)
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89

Kay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a widowed rancher, Chris Heyward, she meets at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo and they…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)

When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)

When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
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82

When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in…

Genre: Comedy, War
Sorrowful Jones (1949)

Sorrowful Jones (1949)

Sorrowful Jones (1949)
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88

A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn’t return, he learns that taking care of a child…

Genre: Comedy
Whispering Smith (1948)

Whispering Smith (1948)

Whispering Smith (1948)
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89

Smith is an iron-willed railroad detective. When his friend Murray is fired from the railroad and begins helping Rebstock wreck trains, Smith must go after him. He also seems to…

Genre: Western
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)

Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)

Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
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81

When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship with John Triton. In flashback, we see how stage mentalist Triton starts having terrifying flashes of true…

Genre: Mystery, Thriller
The Perils of Pauline (1947)

The Perils of Pauline (1947)

The Perils of Pauline (1947)
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96

Funloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she “opens” for a delayed Shakespeare play…with a comic vaudeville performance. Her brief stage career leads her…

Genre: Comedy, Music
The Jolson Story (1946)

The Jolson Story (1946)

The Jolson Story (1946)
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128

At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor father and pursue a career in show business. Gradually working his…

Genre: Drama, Music
Along Came Jones (1945)

Along Came Jones (1945)

Along Came Jones (1945)
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90

An easy-going cowboy is mistaken by the townsfolk for a notorious gunman. The cowboy decides it would be best to leave town, until he meets the gunman’s girlfriend.

Genre: Comedy, Western
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
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98

A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can’t…

Genre: Comedy, Romance, War
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
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101

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure….

Genre: Comedy, War
The Great Moment (1944)

The Great Moment (1944)

The Great Moment (1944)
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83

The biography of Dr. W.T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)

Sullivan’s Travels (1941)

Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
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91

Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won’t be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey,…

Dressed to Kill (1941)

Dressed to Kill (1941)

Dressed to Kill (1941)
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74

A detective’s wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller
The Lady Eve (1941)

The Lady Eve (1941)

The Lady Eve (1941)
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97

It’s no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles’ fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark….

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Christmas in July (1940)

Christmas in July (1940)

Christmas in July (1940)
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67

An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest….

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Great McGinty (1940)

The Great McGinty (1940)

The Great McGinty (1940)
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82

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city’s political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from “the boss,”…

Genre: Comedy
The Cowboy Quarterback (1939)

The Cowboy Quarterback (1939)

The Cowboy Quarterback (1939)
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56

Football scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field runner. Harry won’t leave his home town without his girlfriend Maizie Williams. He gets tangled up…

Genre: Comedy
The Great Man Votes (1939)

The Great Man Votes (1939)

The Great Man Votes (1939)
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72

In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book to bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman, and his children, who…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
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68

A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.

Wedding Present (1936)

Wedding Present (1936)

Wedding Present (1936)
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81

Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well. Although skilled in ferreting out great stories, they often behave in an…

Genre: Comedy, Romance