William Henry
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William Albert Henry (November 10, 1914 – August 10, 1982) was an American actor working in Hollywood movies.
Born in Los Angeles in 1914, Henry started as a child actor, then was a hero in B-movies (mainly westerns), and ended his career as a character actor. He also appeared in various roles on episodes of many TV series. He was a member of the John Ford Stock Company and appeared 12 times for Ford.
Henry was active with the Pasadena Community Playhouse.
His brother was the character actor Thomas Browne Henry.
Henry was married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Grace Durkin, with whom he had son Michael and daughter Michele. His and his second wife, Barbara Knudson, were the parents of William "Bill" Henry, Jr. (b. 1958).
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 4.092 |
Birthday | 1914-11-10 |
Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Also Known As | William Albert Henry, Bill Henry, William 'Bill' Henry, William A. Henry, Scott Jordan, |
1934
The Thin Man
7.481/468
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
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The Thin Man
1948
Women in the Night
3.9/7
During WW2 six allied nations women at Shanghai University are arrested by the Germans accused of killing a German officer and forced to entertain the...
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Women in the Night
1954
Secret of the Incas
5.8/50
Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.
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Secret of the Incas
1937
Madame X
6.2/5
An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she is his mother, takes the assignment to defend her i...
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Madame X
1954
Hollywood Thrill-Makers
0/0
Biplane action scenes highlight this story of the lives and loves of two Hollywood stuntmen.
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Hollywood Thrill-Makers
1964
Cheyenne Autumn
6.7/132
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
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Cheyenne Autumn
1955
New Orleans Uncensored
4.5/4
William Castle directed this Sam Katzman production, a gritty crime thriller about a newly-discharged sailor who gets a job as a longshoreman in The B...
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New Orleans Uncensored
1946
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
4.3/11
Janet Spencer is driving down a country road when one of her tires blows out. This seemingly innocuous, everyday occurrence leads Linda into a labyrin...
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The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1936
Tarzan Escapes
6.3/97
White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and R...
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Tarzan Escapes
1962
How the West Was Won
6.99/435
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one...
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How the West Was Won
1955
A Life at Stake
5.2/26
An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is...
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A Life at Stake
1966
Gunpoint
6/22
A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a kidnapped woman into New Mexico.
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Gunpoint
1937
Double or Nothing
6.6/5
A philanthropist's will dictates that four people receive $5,000 apiece, with the stipulation that the first one who can double the amount -- without...
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Double or Nothing
1965
Taggart
5.25/16
Taggart's family is slaughtered by a rival rancher. Taggart mortally wounds the rancher and kills his son. Before he dies the rancher hires three bou...
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Taggart
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
6.5/31
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats...
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Blossoms in the Dust
1937
Mama Runs Wild
0/0
Suburban Paradise Park becomes a heaven for social-minded Mrs. Alice Summers (Mary Boland), when she accidentally causes the apprehension of two bank...
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Mama Runs Wild
1944
The Navy Way
5.7/6
The experiences of a disparate group of young men as they make their way through Navy boot camp.
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The Navy Way
1942
A Gentleman After Dark
3.5/2
A greedy woman betrays her jewel thief husband to the police, for the reward. Her husband's friend, a detective, adopts the couple's child and raises...
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A Gentleman After Dark
1956
Three Bad Sisters
4/8
Following the death of a wealthy man, his three daughters squabble about who should be the principal heiress.
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Three Bad Sisters
1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain
6.6/9
A dramatised life of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, or Mark Twain.
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The Adventures of Mark Twain
1950
Federal Man
5/1
A government agent travels from the United States to Mexico to nab drug dealers.
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Federal Man
1950
Motor Patrol
6/3
A cop poses as a member of a stolen-car ring to capture the men responsible for the murder of his fiancee's brother.
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Motor Patrol
1951
Fury of the Congo
5/5
Jungle Jim must protect rare pony-like animals whose glands produce a powerful narcotic. On the way, he fights a giant spider.
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Fury of the Congo
1936
The Perfect Set-Up
6/1
In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of crime by dismantling alarms for robberies.
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The Perfect Set-Up
1940
Queen of the Mob
4.5/2
Ma Webster (Blanche Yurka) and her boys rob a bank on Christmas Eve; G-men stop them with Tommy guns.
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Queen of the Mob
1942
Stardust on the Sage
5/3
A singing cowboy (Gene Autry) and his partner (Bill Henry) thwart a foreman who wants their mine.
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Stardust on the Sage
1944
The Lady and the Monster
5.8/20
A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death by a scientist and his two assistants, only to create a telepathic monster.
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The Lady and the Monster
1936
Exclusive Story
6.5/4
A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster behind bars.
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Exclusive Story
1944
Silent Partner
0/0
A newspaper reporter uncovers a killer when he makes contact with the names listed in a dead man's address book.
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Silent Partner
1960
Seven Ways from Sundown
5.7/20
A Texas Ranger must capture an outlaw and take him-in, while tangling with savage Apaches and greedy bounty-hunters on the way back to jail.
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Seven Ways from Sundown
1943
Women in Bondage
5.7/3
Women in Bondage is a 1943 World War II film about conditions for women under Hitler's regime. The plot involves two women imprisoned for speaking out...
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Women in Bondage
1934
A Wicked Woman
5/3
A woman and her children escape severe poverty and abuse. She successfully betters her family's condition while living with the secret that she killed...
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A Wicked Woman
1938
A Man to Remember
6.5/6
On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.
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A Man to Remember
1943
Tornado
5.5/4
The owner of an Illinois coal mine struggles to keep his business in operation, all the while unaware that among his employees is a saboteur planning...
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Tornado
1956
Uranium Boom
6/2
Ex-lumberjack Brad Collins (Dennis Morgan) and mining engineer Grady Mathews (William Talman) find uranium in the Colorado badlands. While Grady guard...
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Uranium Boom
1957
Man Afraid
5.8/4
A preacher (George Nader) fears for his family (Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey) after killing a teenage burglar whose father seeks revenge.
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Man Afraid
1942
Sweater Girl
4/2
College students attempt to solve a series of murders on campus while also trying to put together the school's big show.
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Sweater Girl
1942
Klondike Fury
3.9/5
In this Alaskan adventure, a surgeon becomes a pilot after he messes up an operation. Unfortunately, he crashes during a storm and finds himself cared...
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Klondike Fury
1943
Sarong Girl
0/0
A dancer in a girlie show plots revenge when a judge orders her show closed.
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Sarong Girl
1941
Dance Hall
6/1
Singer Lili Brown is attracted to dance hall manager Duke till she realizes he does that to all the girls. Nice guy Duke sets her up with composer Joe...
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Dance Hall
1958
Gunsmoke in Tucson
6/2
As young boys, two brothers, Jed (AKA: Chip) and John, witness their father being hung by a vigilante gang. Chip, angry and bitter, grows up to be an...
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Gunsmoke in Tucson
1939
Television Spy
5/1
A scientist invents a television device called the Iconoscope. Foreign agents hear about it and try to steal it.
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Television Spy
1938
Four Men and a Prayer
6.3/11
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
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Four Men and a Prayer
1935
Society Doctor
6.3/3
Two surgeons (Chester Morris, Robert Taylor) in love with a nurse (Virginia Bruce) end their rivalry in the operating room.
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Society Doctor
1937
What Do You Think?
7.2/5
The narrator's voice tells of John Dough, who wakes up after a late-night party and prepares to go to work. However, a few interruptions, including th...
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What Do You Think?
1960
The Alamo
7.1/347
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant...
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The Alamo
1939
Geronimo
5/4
The army's effort to capture Apache chief Geronimo, who is leading a band of warriors on a rampage of raiding and murder, is hampered by a feud betwee...
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Geronimo
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
7.102/118
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior office...
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Sergeant Rutledge
1943
Alaska Highway
5/2
Pop Ormsby wins the contract from the Army Engineer Corps for the construction of the Alaska Highway connecting Alaska to Canada. The elder of his two...
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Alaska Highway
1935
China Seas
6.3/33
Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only ris...
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China Seas
1955
A Bullet for Joey
5.5/25
Raoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American atomic scientist. Joe Victor a gangster who is hired to car...
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A Bullet for Joey
1955
Jungle Moon Men
4.7/7
Priestess Oma is forever young in this Jungle Jim knockoff of "She" or the La of Opar stories from "Tarzan". The Jungle Jim-type character is played b...
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Jungle Moon Men
1940
Parole Fixer
0/0
This expose of the U.S. parole system, as seen through the eyes of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, takes dead aim on lawyers who manipulate the justice...
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Parole Fixer
1969
The Walls Have Eyes
2/2
The True Vue Motel is a rendezvous for couples looking for a few hours of "playtime." Unbeknownst to them, the motel's manager has hidden cameras in t...
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The Walls Have Eyes
1940
Cherokee Strip
4.5/2
Richard Dix stars as Dave Morrell, the new marshal of Goliath, Oklahoma. Immediately upon arrival, Morrell finds himself at odds with banker Coy Barre...
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Cherokee Strip
1944
Going My Way
6.7/176
Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a r...
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Going My Way
1958
The Last Hurrah
7.1/57
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Fr...
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The Last Hurrah
1946
G.I. War Brides
0/0
Linda Powell, and English girl, stows away on a ship bound for the United States in order to join the G.I. she loves. She assumes the identity of an E...
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G.I. War Brides
1953
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
6/1
A villain named Marlof attempts to set up secret missile bases inside Canada so he can launch missiles at the U.S. The Canadian Mounted Police dispatc...
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Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
1943
Calaboose
0/0
A love-smitten cowpoke acciidentally causes a horse stampede.
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Calaboose
1958
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
6.5/17
Three Indians were brutally murdered by a gang of hooded outlaws. Each one possessed a silver medallion, which were sections cut off from a large silv...
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The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
1940
Emergency Squad
5/1
Betty Bryant is an ambitious newspaper reporter in love with Dan Barton, a member of a big-city Emergency Squad who are trained to deal with riots, ca...
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Emergency Squad
1943
Johnny Come Lately
6.7/15
Cagney is a human dynamo as a drifter who helps save ailing Grace George from losing her newspaper. The pace is fast, and audiences of all ages will b...
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Johnny Come Lately
1939
The Arizona Wildcat
5.5/2
In 1870 Arizona Jane helps her foster-father ex-bandit (Carrillo) who has been accused of gold robbery.
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The Arizona Wildcat
1939
Ambush
5/1
Four bandits swoop down on a California bank and flee with $98,000, leaving a truck as the only clue to their identity. Jane Hartman, bank secretary,...
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Ambush
1939
Persons in Hiding
3.5/2
During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree.
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Persons in Hiding
1938
Campus Confessions
4.2/4
This comical campus romance showcases the fancy footwork of All-American basketball player Hank Luisetti while it tells the story of a dean's son who...
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Campus Confessions
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8/1154
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon...
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1941
Scattergood Meets Broadway
0/0
Scattergood finds out that his neighbor, Elly Drew, is going to sell her home to support her son David, an aspiring playwright, who is in New York Cit...
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Scattergood Meets Broadway
1943
I Escaped from the Gestapo
5.5/4
A forger is forced to work for a Nazi spy ring. His conscience gets the better of him, though, and he secretly conspires with the FBI to turn over the...
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I Escaped from the Gestapo
1942
Rubber Racketeers
4.3/3
Racketeer Gillin is paroled from prison and immediately goes to work trying to make an illegal buck from America's war effort. With rationing in effec...
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Rubber Racketeers
1943
Nearly Eighteen
5/1
A singer pretends to be younger so she can enter a music school.
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Nearly Eighteen
1956
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
9/1
Frank and Joe Hardy are the sons of Fenton Hardy, a famous private detective. Finding everyday life at home in Bayport dull, the boys hope their fathe...
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The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1939
I'm from Missouri
0/0
Sweeney Bliss, champion mule raiser in Missouri, takes his prize mule Samson to London, where the British government is trying to decide whether to bu...
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I'm from Missouri
1953
Torpedo Alley
0/0
After carrier pilot Lt Bingham is rescued at sea by a submarine when he crashes, he applies for submarine duty. During training he competes with Comma...
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Torpedo Alley
1949
Death Valley Gunfighter
6/1
Rocky Lane hits the trail when he gets word that one of two brothers in a partner-ship mining project has been killed by outlaws trying to gain posses...
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Death Valley Gunfighter
1940
The Way of All Flesh
4/6
Paul Kriza is a cashier of a bank in a small town, and the happy husband of Anna and the father of four children. He is sent to New York to deliver so...
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The Way of All Flesh
1961
Two Rode Together
6.4/128
Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.
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Two Rode Together
1946
The Invisible Informer
6/1
An aristocratic but destitute southern family attempts to swindle an insurance company by faking the theft of a valuable emerald necklace. The company...
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The Invisible Informer
1944
Call of the South Seas
5/0
FBI Agent Kendall Gaige goes undercover on a South Seas island in order to expose the underhanded and exploitative business practices of Steve Landrau...
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Call of the South Seas
1957
Spook Chasers
5.136/11
Sach and the gang (Bowery Boys) find stashed cash in an old farmhouse apparently haunted.
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Spook Chasers
1950
The Old Frontier
0/0
Monte Hale is cast as town marshal Barney Regan. It is Barney's formidable task to round up a gang of bank robbers and expose the "Mr. Big" behind all...
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The Old Frontier
1947
Trail to San Antone
6/0
Gene Autry is back near the saddle, trying to help out a crippled jockey. Gene is certain that the jockey can ride in the Big Race if the lad can rega...
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Trail to San Antone
1952
Thundering Caravans
0/0
Marshal Rocky Lane is sent to help the Sheriff who is under attack from both the miners whose ore wagons are disappearing and the newspaper editor for...
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Thundering Caravans
1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock
5.5/2
Banker Mason is after the ranchers land so he can resell it to the railroad for a profit. He has the railroad agent killed and replaces him with his s...
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Marshal of Cedar Rock
1948
The Denver Kid
7/2
When Border Patrol Lieutenant Roberts is killed, it appears that his brother Tim was the killer. To clear the Robert's name for his boss, Lieutenant R...
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The Denver Kid
1953
Savage Frontier
0/0
Sam is a parolee who has paid for his dirty deeds. Now determined to go straight and help take care of his hot headed brother and devoted sister, he b...
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Savage Frontier
1942
The Great Glover
0/0
Terry (Henry) and his friends pitch in to help the Taylor College scrap drive.
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The Great Glover
1943
Socks Appeal
0/0
Terry (Henry) is the proprietor of the college service shop; his rival tries to ruin his business and steal his girl.
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Socks Appeal
1943
His Girl's Worst Friend
0/0
On the last day of the semester, Terry (Henry) and his pals enroll for a summer aviation course.
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His Girl's Worst Friend
1946
The Fabulous Suzanne
5/2
Suzanne, a waitress, comes up with a sure-fire method for winning at the racetrack and, later, when she inherits a fortune from a customer of the rest...
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The Fabulous Suzanne
1943
False Faces
7/2
A district attorney sets out to vindicate his son who's been accused of murdering a nightclub singer.
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False Faces
1955
Paris Follies of 1956
0/0
Trouble ensues when a new theatre-restaurant owner discovers the backer to be a harmless and moneyless lunatic.
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Paris Follies of 1956
1938
Yellow Jack
5.6/8
A fairly accurate historical account of Walter Reed's search for the cause of "Yellow Jack" or Yellow Fever and those who risked their lives in the pu...
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Yellow Jack
1956
The Harder They Fall
7.1/138
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Tor...
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The Harder They Fall
1942
Pardon My Stripes
6/1
Football player Henry Platt (William Henry)mistakes a helmet for the football in his zeal to make a touchdown during a critical game, his error earns...
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Pardon My Stripes
1935
The Perfect Tribute
0/0
The day after his Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln meets a wounded Confederate soldier in a hospital. The blinded rebel, not knowing his...
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The Perfect Tribute
1955
Mister Roberts
7/154
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying...
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Mister Roberts
1966
El Dorado
7.3/534
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher...
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El Dorado
1958
The Female Animal
5.6/12
Jaded movie star Vanessa Windsor, saved from a studio accident by handsome extra Chris Farley, pursues him, and soon he's the 'caretaker' of her beach...
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The Female Animal
1959
The Horse Soldiers
6.965/246
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes insta...
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