Frederic Knudtson

Nascimento : 1906-04-09, Apple Creek, North Dakota, USA

Morte : 1964-02-15

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Deu a Louca no Mundo
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Após um longo tempo na prisão, homem cai de carro num precipício. Antes de morrer, ele conta às pessoas que tentam socorrê-lo onde escondera uma grande fortuna. Inicia-se então uma louca corrida ao tesouro. Oscar de Efeitos Sonoros.
Tormentos D'Alma
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Num presídio, o chefe de psiquiatria ouve as reclamações de um auxiliar seu querendo desistir do caso de um garoto negro. Ele acha que o chefe, por ser negro, poderá cuidar melhor desse cliente. O chefe então lhe conta sobre um dos seus primeiros pacientes, que conhecera no início da carreira em 1942 (mostrado em flashback). Esse paciente fora condenado a três anos por rebelião, por ser um admirador de Hitler e seguidor da ideologia nazista. Além disso, tem sérios problemas psicológicos por causa de uma infância problemática, sofre de insônia, ataques e alucinações. O doutor o ajuda a melhorar de seus vários problemas e ele se torna um prisioneiro exemplar. As autoridades do presídio querem dar a condicional ao prisioneiro, mas o doutor se nega, pois acha que ele é um homem "perigoso". As autoridades desconfiam de que o médico está tomando uma atitude "parcial", devido o prisioneiro ser abertamente racista e detestava negros e judeus). (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Julgamento em Nuremberg
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Após a 2ª Guerra Mundial, um juiz americano é convocado para chefiar o julgamento de quatro juristas alemães responsáveis pela legalização dos crimes cometidos pelos nazistas durante a guerra. À medida que surgem provas de esterilização e assassinatos de judeus, a pressão política vai-se tornando cada vez maior, pois a Guerra Fria está chegando e ninguém quer mais julgamentos como os da Alemanha. Além disso, os governos aliados querem fortemente esquecer o passado, mas a coisa certa a ser feita é a questão que esse tribunal tentará responder. Baseado em fatos reais, principalmente no caso Katzenberger, o último julgamento dos Processos de Guerra de Nuremberg, que ocorreram depois da Segunda Guerra Mundial para julgar os criminosos nazistas.
Quadrilha do Inferno
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Quando uma gangue de assassinos começa a espalhar terror por todo o sudoeste americano, apenas um homem louco o suficiente poderá enfrentá-los, Banner Cole se torna esse corajoso justiceiro, caçando um por um os assassinos do seu grande amigo e xerife local além de buscar resgatar uma jovem capturada pelos criminosos.
O Grande Impostor
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Baseado na história real de Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., um jovem brilhante que não tem paciência para a forma normal de levar a vida e percebe que as pessoas raramente questionam se seus documentos estão em ordem. Ele se torna um fuzileiro naval, um monge, um cirurgião a bordo de um navio de guerra canadense, e um guarda de prisão.
O Vento Será Tua Herança
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Numa cidade marcada pela forte presença da comunidade religiosa, professor é preso por ensinar a Teoria da Evolução de Darwin. O caso vai para o tribunal, onde acontece uma série de inflamados debates ideológicos, que mexem com a localidade e com seus habitantes. Baseado em caso real ocorrido em 1925, com os debates entre Clarence Darrow e William Jennings Bryan reconstruidos a partir das transcrições do julgamento real.
A Hora Final
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Depois de uma guerra nuclear global, os residentes da Austrália deve chegar a termos com o fato de que toda a vida será destruída em questão de meses. Um submarino dos EUA está em patrulha quando o Hemisfério Norte é destruído pela guerra atômica. Eles aportam em Melbourne, na Austrália, onde vivem com o resto da cidade que tem menos de 12 meses de vida. Eles viajam de volta para a costa oeste dos EUA e testemunham o holocausto.
Cry Tough
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After getting out of prison, a Latino criminal tries to go straight.
Acorrentados
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John 'Joker' Jackson e Noah Cullen são dois condenados presos um ao outro por uma corrente e que se odeiam. Depois de um acidente com o caminhão da prisão que os transportava, eles fogem e são perseguidos pela polícia. Enquanto eles estão acorrentados, os dois são dependentes um do outro. Quando eles finalmente se livram de suas correntes, sua hostilidade já tinha se alterado para companheirismo e respeito.
The Man Who Died Twice
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An innocent nightclub singer becomes mixed up in illegal drug dealings shortly after witnessing her husband's death and the murder of a couple of narcotics agents.
Orgulho e Paixão
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Durante as Guerras Napoleônicas, quando os franceses ocuparam a Espanha, alguns guerrilheiros espanhóis vão mover um grande canhão pela Espanha para ajudar os britânicos a derrotar os franceses. Um oficial britânico está lá para acompanhar os espanhóis e ao longo do caminho, ele se apaixona pela garota do líder.
Dois Destinos Se Encontram
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Mike, a Hemingway-esque adventure novelist, is spending his days in a self-imposed exile somewhere in Central America. A reporter for Sight Magazine, Katie, has tracked him down in the hope of getting the biggest scoop of her career. Mike falls for Katie. On a flight to Mexico City, their plane crashes near a remote hideaway of Nazi war criminals in hiding. The Nazis want to stay hidden and plan to dispose of their new guests
Não Serás um Estranho
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Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He courts and marries the warm-hearted Kristina, not out of love but because she is highly knowledgeable in the skills of the operating room and because she has frugally put aside her savings through the years. She will be, as he shrewdly knows, a supportive wife in every way. She helps make him the success he wants to be and cheerfully moves with him to the small town in which he starts his practice. But as much as he tries to be a good husband to the undemanding Kristina, Marsh easily falls into the arms of a local siren and the patience of the long-sorrowing Kristina wears thin.
Son of Sinbad
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Legendary pirate and adventurer Sinbad is in single-minded pursuit of two things: beautiful women and a substance called Greek Fire--an early version of gunpowder.
Underwater!
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Two scuba divers find a shipwreck which may contain undiscovered treasure, however, their attempt to salvage it is threatened by scavengers.
Alma em Pânico
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An ambulance driver gets involved with a rich girl that might have a darker side.
A Caminho do Pecado
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When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife's shady past comes to the surface.
Seu Tipo de Mulher
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In a desperate attempt to get out of debt, career gambler Dan Milner agrees to rendezvous with a mysterious contact at a distant Mexican resort in exchange for $50,000. Upon arriving, Milner meets his fellow guests, including a plastic surgeon, a philandering movie star and his beautiful girlfriend. Soon Milner discovers that the man who hired him may be the ruthless gangster Nick Ferraro -- a deported crime boss looking to re-enter the USA.
O Que a Vida Me Negou
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A petty crook moves to an Ohio town and courts a factory owner's disabled daughter.
Alma Sem Pudor
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Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.
Capturado
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A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation.
Bride for Sale
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Nora Shelley is a tax expert for the accounting company which is led by Paul Martin. She thinks she can find a suitable husband by inspecting their clients' tax documents. Martin finds out and tries to dissuade her from this approach, later enlisting the help of his friend Steve Adams, who tries to woo Shelley.
Strange Bargain
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Bookkeeper Sam Wilson learns from his boss, Malcolm Jarvis, that he is losing his job because the company is closing down. Jarvis then makes a strange proposition, saying he intends to commit suicide but wants Sam to make it look like a murder, in order for his wife and son to inherit Jarvis's life insurance. Sam declines, but when he goes to see Jarvis and finds his dead body, he reluctantly goes along with the scheme.
Easy Living
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A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.
Ninguém Crê em Mim
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Tommy tem nove anos e vive inventando grandes histórias. Em uma noite de calor, ele decide dormir na escada de incêndio de seu apartamento e acaba testemunhando um assassinato. Ao revelar o que viu, seus pais e a polícia acabam não acreditando nele.
Station West
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When two US cavalrymen transporting a gold shipment get killed, US Army Intelligence investigator John Haven goes undercover to a mining and logging town to find the killers.
Solteirão Cobiçado
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A juíza Margaret Turner (Myrna Loy) descobre que sua irmã adolescente, Susan (Shirley Temple), se apaixonou por Richard Nugent (Cary Grant), um artista de meia-idade que já foi julgado por ela. Quando Susan é encontrada no apartamento dele, ele é “condenado” a sair com Susan até ela perder atração por ele.
Esta Terra é Minha
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Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.
Thundering Hoofs
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Bill Underwood falls out with his father and chooses the life of a cowhand rather than take charge of his father's stage line.
Come on Danger
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When a woman turns outlaw, she is suspected of murder.
The Tuttles of Tahiti
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After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and romance than earn a living. When Jonas loses the family plantation in a cockfight, Chester saves the day by towing in a large ship abandoned at sea and claiming the salvage. But opening a joint bank account in the name of the Tuttle clan may not have been a wise decision.
Land of the Open Range
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A land owner's will leaves his ranch to anyone who has served at least two years in prison.
Mina de Dinheiro
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A Nevada rancher goes undercover for the U. S. Secret Service to help capture a gang of counterfeiters. Director David Howard's 1941 B-western stars Tim Holt, Marjorie Reynolds, Lee White, Eddie Kane, Ray Whitley, Helen Holmes, Glenn Strange, Byron Foulger, Eddie Dew, Tom London and Hank Worden.
The Bandit Trail
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A cowboy turns bad for revenge, but can't stomach his new evil ways.
Six-Gun Gold
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Three cowboys find that a U.S. Marshal relative is an impostor.
Cyclone on Horseback
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Whopper, Stan Bradford, and Smokey are delivering a herd of pack horses to telegraph lineman Jeff Corbin when intercepted by smooth-talking Cobb Wayne, who is in a deadly competition with Corbin.
Along the Rio Grande
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A trio of cowboys infiltrate a cattle rustler's gang to seek vengeance for one of their fathers' murder.
The Fargo Kid
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The Fargo Kid is mistaken for a killer and is hired to kill another man...
Triple Justice
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Brad Henderson arrives in Star City just in time to witness three men rob a bank of $30,000 and kill a teller. Charged for the crime and jailed, Brad realizes he must escape and track down the real killers since the only one who can prove his innocence is his friend, Sheriff Bill Gregory, who has been shot and will not soon regain consciousness. Chasing down the robbers one by one, he eventually discovers the identity of the gang's ringleader.
Stage to Chino
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To investigate a gold-shipping scam, a postal inspector goes undercover and tries to infiltrate the gang he believes is responsible.
Prairie Law
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Judge Curry is selling Austin's land to nesters and his men are rustling his cattle to provide beef. When the Sheriff accuses butcher Gore of possessing stolen beef, Gore kills him. Curry then holds a quick election to change the county seat so he can preside at the trial. But Brill gets the Governor to change it back and this leads to the big shootout between Curry's men and Brill and the ranchers.
Bullet Code
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Protecting himself in an attack by rustlers, Rancher Steve Holden believes he has killed one of the attackers, young Bud Mathews, who in reality has warned Holden of the rustlers' approach. Unaware that Mathews was actually killed by rustler boss Cass Barton, Holden heads out to Mathews' home town where he plans to tell the boy's family of his death but instead uncovers a plan by a local businessman to force Mathews' father out of his ranch.
The Marines Fly High
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Marine lieutenants Dan and Jim fight bandits in the South American jungle, while competing for the attention of beautiful Joan Grant.
Legion of the Lawless
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Residents of a small frontier town take up arms when vigilantes try to block a railroad right-of-way.
The Marshal Of Mesa City
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A retired lawman gets back into action to fight political corruption.
The Wrong Room
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Professor Leon Errol, an authority on how to be charming, has a few too many drinks at the Ocean View Hotel and forgets all he knows on the subject. Among those he doesn't charm are his wife, his lawyer and his lawyer's wife, a blonde cutie he thinks he has bigamously married.
The Fighting Gringo
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A gunfighter and his partners clear a Spanish rancher charged with murder.
Timber Stampede
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Cattlemen fight corrupt railroad men out to destroy the forest.
Racketeers of the Range
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A large packing company is trying to obtain a monopoly by taking over the last small independent meat packer. Barney O'Dell, owner of the largest ranch, is trying to stop them. When the owner agrees to sell, Barney get a delay by forcing the small company to declare bankruptcy and having himself made receiver. Now the large company has to deal with Larry and when he refuses they resort to rustling.
The Rookie Cop
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A rookie cop tries to prove his friend is innocent of a robbery, despite the police commissioner's objection to his use of a trained German Shepherd dog named Ace.
Trouble in Sundown
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The bank has been robbed, the night watchman killed and the safe opened. The townspeople want John as he was the only one with the combination. Clint gets John out of town but before the mob turns ugly but the deputy is shot when he and Clint go to get John at the shack. Things look bad for John, but Clint does not believe that John did the robbery and he will look for the real crooks.
Arizona Legion
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A federal agent infiltrates an outlaw band that's taken over a western town.
Lawless Valley
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After doing time for a crime he didn't commit, a cowboy tries to find the men who framed him.
Painted Desert
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A cowboy and a bandit face off over possession of a valuable mine.
Border G-Man
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A federal agent goes undercover in order to capture a gang that's been smuggling munitions and horses near the Texas border.
She's Got Everything
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The day after Carol returns from a European trip, she wakes up to find her dead father's creditors hauling everything away. Her aunt wants her to marry a millionaire, but Carol insists on getting a job.
Saturday's Heroes
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College football player is expelled for ticket scalping, and teams up with reporter to expose his school's hypocrisy.
The Soldier and the Lady
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In the face of rebellion in Russia, Czar Alexander II sends soldier Michael Strogoff 2,000 miles away, with a critical message for Grand Duke Vladimir. On the train journey, Michael befriends a traveler and comes into contact with a mysterious spy, who both unexpectedly aid him in his quest. Once behind enemy lines, Michael is near his hometown and his mother, whom he must avoid in order to fulfill his mission.
The Big Game
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A quarterback stands against gangsters out to control the college sports scene.
The Silver Streak
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A high-speed train becomes the star of the film as it rushes from Chicago to Hoover Dam to transport an iron lung to a needy patient.
Cross Fire
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Tom and five older respected business men run the Sierra mine. When Tom leaves for Europe to fight in WW1, everything is OK. When he returns after the war he finds his former assistant not only in control of the mine but the whole town. His former partners have fled becoming outlaws and are now robbing the mine shipments of money they believe is really theirs.
Lucky Devils
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Two Hollywood stuntmen compete for the same pretty extra.