Robert L. Simpson

Nascimento : 1910-07-31, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Morte : 1977-06-01

Filmes

Kill Slade
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A bounty hunter is hired to abduct a reporter who has uncovered a U.N. conspiracy plot.
Cahill, Xerife do Oeste
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Um agente federal obstinado, pai de dois rapazes adolescentes, é obrigado a deixar sua cidade para perseguir um grupo de bandidos. Ao voltar para casa, descobre que o banco local foi assaltado, o xerife foi assassinado e que dois dos criminosos envolvidos são seus filhos, incluindo o mais velho, que são aliciados por um notório fora-da-lei. Ele se vê forçado a lidar com a situação da melhor forma possível, ao mesmo tempo que tenta prender o pistoleiro que desencaminhou os garotos. Um grande faroeste, indispensável ao fãs de John Wayne.
Something Big
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Joe Baker has a dream. He wants to do 'something big.' When he needs a Gatling gun to accomplish this, he seeks out a black marketeer. The price he wants for the gun? A woman! So Baker kidnaps a woman off of the stagecoach, only to find that she is the wife of the commandant of the local Cavalry detachment. Things get further complicated when a girl named Dover McBride shows up. She has come to force Baker to marry her and return east, as he promised to do four years earlier
O Parceiro do Diabo
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Harker Flet and compatriots Timothy X. Nolan and Katy, along with three other men, steal $40,000 in money and jewelry from a California train in the gold-mining country of the 1880's. The six split up and while they are hiding out awaiting the rendezvous to divide the loot, Hark is cornered, framed and sent to prison. He is released after two-and-a-half years and sets out to find Katy and Nolan and get his share of the loot.
Chisum
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O barão de gado John Chisum (John Wayne) junta forças com Billy the Kid (Geoffrey Deuel) e Pat Garrett (Glenn Corbett) para lutar na guerra por terras no Condado de Lincoln. Como um dos fundadores da cidade de Lincoln, John Chisum (John Wayne) fica cada vez mais preocupado quando Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker) começa a controlar as lojas locais, o banco e as terras por meios questionáveis. Chisum e o honesto proprietário de rancho Henry Tunstall (Patric Knowles) tentam usar a lei, mas Murphy também controla a justiça. Com a ameaça de confronto Billy Bonney (Geoffrey Deuel), um vaqueiro de Tunstall, logo se envolve. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
Jamais Foram Vencidos
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Após a Guerra Civil, o ex Coronel da União John Henry Thomas e o ex Coronel Confederado James Langdon estão comandando dois grupos diferentes de pessoas através do México conturbado. John Henry e companhia estão levando cavalos para o impopular governo mexicano por US $ 35 por cabeça, enquanto Langdon lidera um grupo de refugiados sulistas que estão à procura de uma nova vida no México, depois de perder suas propriedades para Carpetbaggers (negociantes do norte). Os dois homens são forçados a acertar suas diferenças, a fim de lutar contra os dois bandidos e revolucionários que, como eles, tentam levar os seus amigos e parentes para a segurança.
100 Rifles
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When half-breed Indian Yaqui Joe robs an Arizona bank, he is pursued by dogged lawman Lyedecker. Fleeing to Mexico, Joe is imprisoned by General Verdugo, who is waging a war against the Yaqui Indians. When Lyedecker attempts to intervene, he is thrown into prison as well. Working together, the two escape and take refuge in the hills, where Lyedecker meets beautiful Yaqui freedom fighter Sarita and begins to question his allegiances.
A Mulher de Pedra
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Um detetive particular é contratado por um homem para procurar a sua namorada desaparecida. O detetive investiga vários mafiosos, prostitutas e herdeiros até descobrir que a mulher foi afogada numa baía na Florida com um bloco de cimento amarrado em seus calcanhares.
Crime Sem Perdão
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O policial Joe Leland investiga o assassinato brutal de um jovem homossexual e acaba descobrindo conexões com uma poderosa rede de corrupção governamental em Nova York.
Tony Rome
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Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami Beach PD.
Capricho
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Nesta comédia-suspense, Patricia Foster (Doris Day) é uma designer industrial que se mete em um montão de problemas quando vende uma fórmula secreta de cosméticos para uma empresa rival em Paris. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
Favor Não Incomodar
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O casal americano Mike Harper (Rod Taylor) e Janet Harper (Doris Day) se mudam para a Inglaterra por conta do trabalho de Mike em sua empresa de roupas e tecidos de lã. Apesar de Mike preferir viver em um apartamento no coração de Londres, Janet, que não é uma menina de cidade grande, aluga uma casa 30 milhas fora de Londres, em Kent. Por isso que Mike muitas vezes por conveniência dorme em um dos apartamentos da empresa em Londres. E aí Janet começa a achar que Mike arrumou uma amante, a secretária, e o Mike acha que Janet está apaixonada pelo decorador. E começa a confusão.
O Destino é o Caçador
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A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason. Airliner crashes near Los Angeles due to unusual string of coincidences. Stewardess, who is sole survivor, joins airline executives in discovering the causes of the crash.
Eu, Ela e a Outra
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Cinco anos depois do dia em sua esposa Ellen (Doris Day) desapareceu no mar depois de um acidente de avião, o marido e advogado Nicholas (James Garner) consegue que ela seja declarada legalmente morta, se casa novamente e vai em lua de mel para Monterey com a nova esposa Bianca (Polly Bergen). Na mesma manhã, Ellen chega em casa depois de ser resgatada pela Marinha numa ilha deserta e segue para tentar impedir que a lua de mel aconteça. Nick, ainda apaixonado por Ellen, gosta de revê-la, mas descobre que ainda não pode dar a notícia a Bianca, enquanto Ellen também tem dificuldades para contar aos filhos que ela é sua mãe. Vai ficar complicado. (e 14)
The Stripper
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An aging former movie starlet whose Hollywood career went nowhere, now reduced to dancing with a third-rate touring show, finds herself stranded in a small town where she's courted by an infatuated and naive local teenager.
The Chapman Report
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A research psychologist gets involved in the personal lives of four women.
Sanctuary
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In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe, an African-American servant, is placed on death row for the murder of Temple Drake's infant child. Temple, the daughter of the governor, pleads with her father to exonerate Nancy of the charges, explaining that Nancy acted in haste to prevent her from resuming her affair with a roguish Cajun called Candy Man. Details of Temple's sordid past are uncovered as she begs mercy for her faithful servant.
Can-Can
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Montmartre, 1896: o Can-Can, a dança em que as mulheres levantam suas saias, é proibida. Mesmo assim, Simone apresenta o Can-Can todos os dias em sua casa noturna. Suas funcionárias usam os encantos femininos para convencer os agentes da lei a fazerem vistas grossas – e até mesmo a assistirem aos shows.
Sob o Signo do Sexo
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An exposé of the lives and loves of Madison Avenue working girls and their higher-ups.
Ao Sul do Pacífico
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Clássico musical ambientado no coração do Pacífico Sul e com pano de fundo na Segunda Guerra Mundial. É a história de amor de uma jovem e ingênua enfermeira da Marinha (Mitzi Gaynor) e de um não tão jovem fazendeiro francês (Rossano Brazzi), que se conhecem em uma ilha ocupada pelos norte-americanos. Um jovem soldado (John Kerr) e uma bela garota nativa (France Nuyen) também se apaixonam. Ray Walston, no papel de um marinheiro que vive aprontando tramóias, e Juanita Hall, como a rainha nativa do mercado negro, completam o elenco. A trilha sonora inclui pérolas da dupla Rodgers e Hammerstein como "Some Enchanted Evening", "Bali Ha'i", "There is Nothin' Like a Dame" e "Younger Than Springtime".
O Beijo da Despedida
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Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage to elude their ulcerated public relations officer, the trio throw a wild party with plenty of pretty girls.
Amor Eletrônico
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A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.
Quem Foi Jesse James
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Os irmãos Jesse e Frank James viajam com sua gangue para o Minnesota. Lá, eles roubam um banco. O assalto não sai como planejado e resulta em duas mortes. A polícia oferece trinta mil dólares para quem capturar os irmãos James.
O Rei e Eu
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A história verídica de uma inglesa, Anna Leonowens, que vai ao Sião para tornar-se professora da corte real em 1860. Apesar de ela logo se desentender com o teimoso monarca, com o passar do tempo, Anna e o Rei deixam de tentar mudar um ao outro e começam a se entender. Refilmagem de 'Anna e o Rei do Sião (1946)' e refilmado em 'Anna e o Rei (1999)'.
The View from Pompey's Head
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Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently never reached him. Back in his native South, Page finds himself immediately exposed to what he had fled : racial and class prejudices. But he also meets his former love, Dinah, now married to go-getter uncouth businessman Mickey Higgins. Will he find out whatever happened to 2,000 dollars in rights Wales did not cash? Will Dinah and Anson renew their love story?
Laura
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A detective is assigned to a case of murder. During the investigation he finds himself taking a more than professional interest in the victim, the mysterious Laura.
A Rainha Tirana
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A rainha Elizabeth I se apaixona pelo cobiçado Sir Walter Raleigh. Além de lidar com os problemas do reino, a rainha ainda deve disputar a atração do rapaz com uma bela mulher mais nova.
A Man Called Peter
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Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
O Mundo da Fantasia
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A saga da família Donahue, que sempre se dedicou ao mundo dos espetáculos. A filha deseja ser uma grande estrela, um dos filhos decidiu ser padre, mas o outro, um dançarino, se apaixona por uma jovem que sonha ardentemente em ser cantora e não está disposta a perder nenhuma oportunidade que possa ajudar seu grande objetivo.
Prince Valiant
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A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.
Inferno
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When selfish and arrogant millionaire Donald Carson fractures his leg during a desert vacation, his wife, Geraldine, leaves with their friend Joseph Duncan to supposedly get help. However, the two of them are really lovers who are leaving Carson to die in the heat. Slowly, Carson realizes he is on his own and vows revenge on the traitorous couple. Having had a privileged life, Carson must now use his wits to stay alive.
The Girl Next Door
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Stage-and-night club star Jeannie Laird buys her first home, and everyone who is anyone comes to her first garden party only to be blinded by smoke from next door. Jeannie charges next door to bawl out her new neighbor and meets comic-strip artist Bill Carter. Bill has devoted himself to his strip, and raising his ten-year-old son Joe since the death of his wife. Joe bases his strip on the everyday happenings of he and his son and is proud of keeping it scrupulously honest. When Jeannie and Bill fall in love, young Joe is hurt, especially when Bill starts using a lot of the father-son time to be with Jeannie. Bill cancels a father-son trip to Canada, and Joe decides to write a letter to Bill's syndicate pointing out that the current plot line of the script being set in Canada isn't honest, since they didn't go.
Call Me Madam
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Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.
Treasure of the Golden Condor
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A nobleman searches for a hidden treasure in Guatemala.
A Modelo e a Casamenteira
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A marriage broker can't resist meddling in the life of a model, with disastrous results.
Sempre Jovem
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Sixty-five-year-old John Hodges must retire from Acme Printing. He later impersonates the president of the parent company and arrives at his old plant on an inspection tour. Acme president McKinley is so nervous not even his beautiful secretary Harriet can calm him. McKinley's wife Lucille becomes infatuated with Hodges. Many further complications ensue.
Ambição de Mulher
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A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.
Correio do Inferno
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No Velho Oeste, o jovem Tom Owens trabalha como assistente numa distante estação de comboios, ponto de parada das diligências que fazem aquele percurso. A chegada de uma quadrilha liderada por Rafe Zimmerman, que pretende assaltar um carregamento de 100 mil dólares em ouro que chegará à estação no dia seguinte, cria um ambiente de tensão e medo. Feitos reféns pelo belos bandidos, Tom e Vinnie, uma passageira da última diligência, precisam encontrar uma maneira de escapar e evitar o crime.
For Heaven's Sake
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An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their child that has been waiting to be born.
Guerrilheiros das Filipinas
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American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back.
The Big Lift
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The Berlin Air Lift from the point of view of two NCOs.
Furacão da Vida
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A pilot wants a life of ease, flying for drug smugglers and looking the other way until his conscience is tweaked by a woman he has misused. The story unfolds in flashbacks as the pilot battles the storm and recalls his failures, including a love affair with the wife of his best friend.
The Forbidden Street
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In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only witness, and she blackmails the young widow by threatening to tell the cops that Adelaide killed her husband. Luckily, lawyer Gilbert swoops in to help Adelaide.
Apartment for Peggy
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Professor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. His attitude is changed by Peggy Taylor, a chipper young mother-to-be who charms him into renting out his attic as an apartment for her and her husband Jason, a former GI struggling to finish college.
Fury at Furnace Creek
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The Arizona wilderness, 1880. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell sends a message telling Capt. Walsh, who is escorting a wagon-train through Apache territory, heading for the fort at Furnace Creek, that he should cancel the escort and rush to another town. Apache leader "Little Dog" is leading the attack on the wagon-train and massacring everyone at the poorly manned fort. As a result the treaty is broken with the Indians and the white settlers take over the territory with the help of the cavalry, as the Apaches are wiped out and only "Little Dog" remains at large. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell is court-martial-led for treason.
Milagre na Rua 34
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Quando um velhinho agradável que afirma ser Papai Noel é acusado de insanidade, um jovem advogado decide defendê-lo, argumentando no tribunal que ele de fato é Papai Noel. No desfile do Dia Ação de Graças da Loja de Departamentos Macy's, o ator que interpreta Papai Noel é flagrado por ter bebido por um homem velho bigodudo. Doris Walker, o maluco diretor de eventos especiais da loja, convence o velhinho a assumir o trabalho. O velhinho revela-se uma sensação e é rapidamente recrutado para ser o Papai Noel da saída da principal Macy's. Embora bem sucedido, Walker investiga e descobre que ele se chama Kris Kringle e que ele afirma ser o verdadeiro Papai Noel. Apesar das garantias do médico de que Kringle é inofensivo, Doris ainda tem dúvidas, especialmente porque ele tem cinicamente convencido à si mesmo e especialmente à sua filha, Susan, para rejeitar todas as noções de crença e fantasia.
The Homestretch
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A young couple's marriage is threatened by the husband's love of horses and the racetrack circuit.
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
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In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men object to her at first, she soon charms them all, especially the handsome young head of the company. Their romance gets sidetracked when she becomes involved in the Women's Suffrage movement.
Claudia and David
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The follow-up film to "Claudia", with Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young reprising their earlier roles as a young married couple living in a small Connecticut town.
A Menina Precoce
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A Manhattan family's Christmas season turns topsy-turvy when 13-year-old Judy Graves mistakenly thinks her newly-arrived visiting uncle has just been released from prison.
Diamond Horseshoe
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Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes between Dad and his girlfriend Claire. So glamorous dancer Bonnie is enlisted to distract Junior. Which does Bonnie want more, the fur coat or true love? Plot is a framework for numerous Ziegfeld style stage productions.
Serenata Boêmia
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Em 1922, um aspirante a compositor clássico se envolve com pessoas que estão fazendo uma revista musical. O compositor novato Kenneth Harvey chega a Nova York vindo do Kansas, na esperança de publicar seu concerto. Ele conhece o dono de clube, Danny O'Mara, que espera fazer um show na Broadway. O projeto do Ken sofre uma reviravolta para melhor quando ele se apaixona pela cantora Bonnie Watson. Mas enquanto trabalha na orquestração, O'Mara está sub-repticiamente adaptando suas músicas para o espetáculo Alegrias de Greenwich Village. ( e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos )
Claudia
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Child bride Claudia Naughton has made life difficult for her husband David because she can't stand living so far away from her mother. She's also afraid her husband doesn't find her desirable enough. To remedy both situations, she sells their farm to an opera singer so they'll have to move back to the city near her mother, and she tries to make her husband jealous by flirting with a neighbor. Eventually, Claudia has to learn to grow when she discovers that she's about to become a mother and that her own mother is gravely ill.
Turbilhão
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Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spot. Eddie meets the club's star attraction (and Joe's love interest), Kate Farley, a brash singer with a penchant for flashy clothes. Eddie and Kate argue as he tries to soften her image. Eventually, Kate becomes the toast of Coney Island and the two fall in love. Joe then tries to sabotage their marriage plans.
Footlight Serenade
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Conceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show. Tommy always has an eye for the ladies and he starts paying attention to beautiful chorus girl Pat Lambert. Pat's boyfriend Bill Smith isn't impressed with Tommy even though Tommy gets him a boxing part in the show. When Tommy finds out that Pat and Bill were secretly together the night before the show opens, he angrily plans to turn the boxing scene with Bill into a real bout.
Song of the Islands
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With his sidekick Rusty, Jeff Harper sails to paradisiacal tropical isle Ahmi-Oni to bargain on behalf of his cattle baron father for land owned by transplanted Irishman Dennis O'Brien. But Jeff falls in love with O'Brien's daughter, Eileen, and even his father can't break them up after he arrives and himself falls under the spell of island splendor.
Quem Matou Vicki?
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A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.
Formosa Bandida
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After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr (Scott) Belle Shirley (Tierney) vows to take revenge. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and railroads, carpetbaggers and enemy troops. Belle's bravado during the attacks earns her a reputation amongst the locals as well as the love of Starr himself. The pair get married, but their relationship starts to break down when Sam Starr lets a couple of psychotic rebels into the gang, leaving Belle to wonder if he really cares about the Southern cause.
The Great American Broadcast
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After WWI two men go into radio. Failure leads the wife of one to borrow money from another; she goes on, after separation, to stardom. A coast-to-coast radio program is set up to bring everyone back together.
O Renegado
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Highly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines an empire around Hudson's Bay. He befriends the Indians, fights the French, and convinces King Charles II to sponsor an expedition of conquest.
Public Deb No. 1
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When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.
The Man I Married
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An American vacations in Europe with her husband and watches him turn into a Nazi.
Star Dust
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When the studios reject her because she"s too young, a young actress sets out to build a career on her own.
Vinhas da Ira
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Tom, filho mais velho de uma pobre família de trabalhadores rurais, retorna para casa após cumprir pena por homicídio involuntário. Ele planeja levar os parentes até a Califórnia, onde dizem que trabalho não falta. Durante a viagem eles passam por diversos tipos de provações e quando finalmente chegam na "Terra Prometida" descobrem que é um lugar bem pior do que aquele que deixaram.
Ao Rufar dos Tambores
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Albany, Nova York, 1776. Magdelana Borst e Gilbert Martin casam-se e vão para o Vale do Mohawk, no norte. Devido aos constantes ataques dos índios fogem, juntamente com outros colonos do vale, para um forte próximo, de onde assistem aos índios a destruírem suas fazendas e cabanas. Sarah McKlennar, uma solteirona com uma grande fazenda, vai ajudá-los e contrata Gilbert para trabalhar no campo, dando aos Martin um lugar para ficar. A vida dura da fazenda não é boa para Lana, que foi criada na riqueza e em boas condições. Com o tempo ela começa a gostar da nova vida no Vale do Mohawk, especialmente depois de dar à luz o primeiro filho. Gilbert une-se à milícia que precisa lutar contra as tribos locais, com os soldados britânicos incitando-os para a batalha. Gilbert volta ferido e, enquanto se recupera, há uma grande colheita nos campos. Porém a alegria dura pouco, pois os índios mais uma vez invadem as terras dos colonos.
Second Fiddle
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Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Minnesota but he follows her.
O Cão dos Baskervilles
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Uma lendária maldição envolvendo um cão sobrenatural assola a família Baskerville há gerações, e Sherlock Holmes é chamado para resolver o mistério.
Submarine Patrol
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A naval officer is demoted for negligence and put in command of a run-down submarine chaser with a motley crew.
Adeus Para Sempre
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Uma mulher deve decidir entre dois homens - um que ela ama, o outro que ela admira e respeita.
Josette
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Two young men try to wrest their father from the clutches of a gold digger but by mistake think the woman is a young nightclub singer with whom they both fall in love.
Thin Ice
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A Swiss hotel ski instructor falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning.
Wake Up and Live
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Satire on radio, built around the supposed feud between bandleader Ben Bernie and journalist Walter Winchell.
Balneário de Luxo
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A gambler in need of cash plots a romance between his daughter and a wealthy Englishman. The daughter, however, has plans of her own.
Olhos Castanhos
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Sassy manicurist Eve Fallon is recruited as an even more brassy reporter and she helps police detective boyfriend Danny Barr break a jewel theft ring and solve the murder of a baby.
Her Master's Voice
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Edward Everett Horton plays radio celebrity Ned Farrar, "The Fireside Troubadour." Besieged by his adoring female fans, Ned hides out at the home of his wife Queena's (Peggy Conklin) imperious Aunt Min (Laura Hope Crews). He pretends to be Aunt Min's handyman, performing his tasks so well that the old lady refuses to let him leave! This hilarious movie even includes a slapstick car chase. Adapted from a play by Clare Kummer (which also starred Laura Hope Crews), Her Master's Voice represented another of Dore Schary's early screenwriting assignments.
The Gay Deception
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A wide-eyed working girl wins a $5,000 sweepstakes and plunges into the lush life of New York City, where she meets a bellboy who is more than he seems.