Joan Bennett
Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actress. Besides acting on the stage, Bennett appeared in more than 70 motion pictures from the era of silent movies well into the sound era. She is possibly best-remembered for her film noir femme fatale roles in director Fritz Lang's movies such as The Woman in the Window (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945).
Bennett had three distinct phases to her long and successful career, first as a winsome blonde ingenue, then as a sensuous brunette femme fatale (with looks that movie magazines often compared to those of Hedy Lamarr), and finally as a warmhearted wife/mother figure. In 1951, Bennett's screen career was marred by scandal after her third husband, film producer Walter Wanger, shot and injured her agent Jennings Lang. Wanger suspected that Lang and Bennett were having an affair, a charge which she adamantly denied. In the 1960s, she achieved success for her portrayal of Elizabeth Collins Stoddard on TV's Dark Shadows, for which she received an Emmy nomination. For her final movie role, as Madame Blanc in Suspiria (1977), she received a Saturn Award nomination.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 11.345 |
| Birthday | 1910-02-27 |
| Place of Birth | Palisades, New Jersey, USA |
| Also Known As | Joan Geraldine Bennett, Joanie, Джоан Беннетт, |
1947
Secret Beyond the Door
6.5/141
After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full...
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Secret Beyond the Door
1978
Suddenly, Love
9/2
Young lovers — she's a child of the ghetto, determined to escape her alcoholic, bickering parents; he's a socially prominent attorney with a long-stan...
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Suddenly, Love
1950
Father of the Bride
6.975/204
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself,...
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Father of the Bride
1955
We're No Angels
7.195/177
Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Duc...
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We're No Angels
1951
Father's Little Dividend
6.422/64
Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be...
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Father's Little Dividend
1941
Man Hunt
7/113
Shortly before the start of WW2, renown British big-game hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten,...
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Man Hunt
1948
Hollow Triumph
6.5/49
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.
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Hollow Triumph
1949
The Reckless Moment
6.8/120
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
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The Reckless Moment
1947
The Macomber Affair
6.2/12
A big-game hunter takes a rich American couple on an African safari. Film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber".
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The Macomber Affair
1943
Margin for Error
5.7/6
When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of...
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Margin for Error
1947
The Woman on the Beach
6/45
A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.
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The Woman on the Beach
1956
There's Always Tomorrow
7.1/59
When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to rekindle a past love when a former employee comes back...
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There's Always Tomorrow
1939
The Man in the Iron Mask
7.1/26
Tyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised from birth by his late father's trusted friend D'Arta...
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The Man in the Iron Mask
1940
The House Across the Bay
5.3/13
Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charges and attacks by rivals. Believing Steve will be s...
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The House Across the Bay
1954
Highway Dragnet
6/28
An ex-Marine, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is travelling cross-country with her principal...
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Highway Dragnet
1945
Scarlet Street
7.581/383
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only...
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Scarlet Street
1944
The Woman in the Window
7.364/339
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
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The Woman in the Window
1933
Little Women
6.758/132
Four sisters come of age during the American Civil War. With their father away fighting, the family, headed by their mother, experiences tribulations,...
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Little Women
1940
The Son of Monte Cristo
6.2/9
Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil General Gurko. Edmond, the son of Monte Cristo, dons...
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The Son of Monte Cristo
1929
Bulldog Drummond
6.455/22
Bulldog Drummond is a British WWI veteran who longs for some excitement after he returns to the humdrum existence of civilian life. He gets what he's...
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Bulldog Drummond
1936
Wedding Present
6.5/13
Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well. Although skilled in ferreting out great...
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Wedding Present
1936
Big Brown Eyes
6.3/22
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...
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Big Brown Eyes
1970
House of Dark Shadows
6.6/76
The story of vampire Barnabas Collins, the possible cure offered him by Dr. Julia Hoffman, and his search for love amidst the horror.
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House of Dark Shadows
1929
Disraeli
5.1/20
Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the...
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Disraeli
1932
Me and My Gal
6.5/31
Jaunty young policeman Danny Dolan falls in love with waterfront cafe waitress Helen Riley.
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Me and My Gal
1972
Gidget Gets Married
5.6/5
Gidget finally gets married and rebels against the social caste system in her new husband's company.
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Gidget Gets Married
1941
Confirm or Deny
3.8/2
Newsman Mitch and teletype operator Jennifer, whose job is to see he doesn't send inappropriate stuff out of the country, dodge bombs during the blitz...
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Confirm or Deny
1930
Puttin' on the Ritz
5.2/4
A vaudeville and nightclub performer becomes successful and forgets who his friends really are.
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Puttin' on the Ritz
1950
For Heaven's Sake
6.9/7
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.
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For Heaven's Sake
1935
Private Worlds
5.857/7
At the Brentwood Asylum for the mentally ill, psychiatrist partners Jane Everest and Alex MacGregor are broken up by the new superintendent, Dr. Charl...
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Private Worlds
1938
The Texans
5.6/4
After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.
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The Texans
1937
Vogues of 1938
5.333/12
An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reissued under the title All This and Glamour Too. The...
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Vogues of 1938
1935
Mississippi
6.7/7
A young pacifist after refusing on principle to defend her sweetheart's honor and being banished in disgrace, joins a riverboat troupe as a singer, ac...
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Mississippi
1934
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
6/1
A writer discovers he's being used as a pawn by greedy businessmen.
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The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1930
Maybe It's Love
4/4
A very young Joan Bennett tops the cast as Nan Sheffield, the daughter of a college president. The nominal leading man is Tommy Nelson, the black-shee...
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Maybe It's Love
1932
Wild Girl
6/10
Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two crimina...
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Wild Girl
1940
Green Hell
4/7
A group of adventurers head deep into South American jungle in search of an ancient Incan treasure.
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Green Hell
1934
The Pursuit of Happiness
5.8/6
Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local milit...
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The Pursuit of Happiness
1935
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
6.3/3
A Russian prince goes to Monte Carlo just after World War I with money supplied to him by Parisian Russians. He wins but the casino operators want him...
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The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
1933
Arizona to Broadway
7/1
A team of con men trying to double-cross a woman they are supposedly helping to get some stolen money back wind up getting crossed themselves... by th...
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Arizona to Broadway
1938
Trade Winds
6.3/7
After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware that Sam, a skirt chasing detective, is following her and...
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Trade Winds
Film Stars Help Greece
0/0
Hollywood holds a star-studded event, all proceeds went to Greece.
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Film Stars Help Greece
1930
Moby Dick
5.3/9
Herman Melville's mad Capt. Ahab (John Barrymore) spends years hunting the white whale that got his leg.
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Moby Dick
1940
The Man I Married
6.3/13
An American vacations in Europe with her husband and watches him turn into a Nazi.
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The Man I Married
1938
I Met My Love Again
5.5/4
In Vermont, college student Ives Towner refuses to marry his longtime girlfriend, Julie Weir, until he has a career. Soon after, Julie meets and grows...
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I Met My Love Again
1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter
3.5/2
A mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.
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The Housekeeper's Daughter
1929
Three Live Ghosts
0/0
An investigator is asking Mrs. Gubbins about a William Foster, who was a friend of her stepson Jimmy. Both are listed as killed in action during the G...
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Three Live Ghosts
1935
Two for Tonight
6.5/2
A songwriter has to come up with a full-length theatrical piece within a few days.
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Two for Tonight
1937
Hollywood Party
6.3/3
Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introducing a few Hollywood luminaries who are attending...
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Hollywood Party
1945
Nob Hill
5.7/3
A Barbary Coast saloon owner hopes to marry his way into San Francisco's high society. Directed by Henry Hathaway, the film was released in 1945.
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Nob Hill
1938
Artists and Models Abroad
4/3
Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, but Buck manages to con the manager of the 'Hotel de Navarre' in furnishing accommodations...
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Artists and Models Abroad
1936
13 Hours by Air
4.333/6
Womanizer and airline pilot Jack Gordon must fly the world's fastest airliner from New York to California while dealing with dangerous jewel thieves o...
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13 Hours by Air
1935
She Couldn't Take It
4.5/2
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the patriarch, Dan Van Dyke. His self-cent...
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She Couldn't Take It
1930
Scotland Yard
0/0
A criminal fleeing a bank robbery has a chance encounter with a banker and his wife and takes a locket with both their pictures in it as a remembrance...
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Scotland Yard
1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
0/0
Vivienne Ware is defended by her ex-beau when she's accused of killing her faithless fiance.
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The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
She Wanted a Millionaire
0/0
Impoverished Jane Miller is loved by millionaire Roger and newspaperman William. Though William warns her otherwise, she goes with the millionaire to...
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She Wanted a Millionaire
1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
3.3/3
Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in t...
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1981
This House Possessed
5.7/10
A sinister force permeating a secluded mountain estate convinces the nurse/companion of rock star Parker Stevenson, who has had a nervous collapse, th...
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This House Possessed
1951
The Guy Who Came Back
3/1
Former football star Harry Joplin is down on his luck, both in his career and in his married life. He seems convinced of his own unworthiness, but a c...
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The Guy Who Came Back
1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer
4.5/4
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as t...
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The Wife Takes a Flyer
1923
The Eternal City
6/1
War drama - Fitzmaurice was able to film King Victor Emmanuel III and Benito Mussolini reviewing Italian troops.
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The Eternal City
1936
Two in a Crowd
0/0
When two halves of a thousand-dollar bill are discovered in the snow, the penniless pair that individually grabs each half must come to terms. Actress...
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Two in a Crowd
1928
The Divine Lady
5.3/22
Lady Hamilton's love affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson rocks the British Empire.
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The Divine Lady
1941
Wild Geese Calling
5.8/2
In the 1890s lumberjack John leaves Seattle for Alaska to look for gold. After he marries dancehall girl Sally, he finds she used to be in love with h...
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Wild Geese Calling
1931
Doctors' Wives
0/0
The trials of being a doctor's wife are presented in this drama. The story centers upon the problematic marriage of one couple. Their troubles begin w...
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Doctors' Wives
1932
Careless Lady
5.3/3
Innocent Sally Brown thinks men are only attracted to experienced women, so she poses as the wife of an unmarried businessman on a trip to Paris.
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Careless Lady
1942
Girl Trouble
6.5/1
A South American in New York rents the apartment of a socialite who pretends to be his maid.
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Girl Trouble
1982
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
7/1
Successful divorce lawyer Jack Sturgess discovers that his own marriage is falling apart and must juggle his domestic conflicts with his clients' prob...
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Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1960
Desire in the Dust
4/3
Lonnie Wilson returns to small southern hometown after spending six years on the chain-gang for killing Colonel Ben Marquand's son in an automobile ac...
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Desire in the Dust
1941
She Knew All the Answers
6.3/3
Chorus girl and rich playboy want to marry but he'll lose his fortune unless his trustee approves of his mate. So she goes to work in the trustee's br...
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She Knew All the Answers
1932
Week Ends Only
0/0
A recently impoverished but formerly wealthy young woman ends up working as a nightclub hostess. There she meets a handsome, sophisticated and wealthy...
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Week Ends Only
1956
Navy Wife
0/0
Japanese women, seeng how well American soldiers stationed in their country treat their wives, demand the same from their husbands.
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Navy Wife
1935
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
6/1
Compilation of lighting and costume tests from various films, most notably Sternberg's "The Devil Is a Woman" (1935).
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The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1929
The Mississippi Gambler
0/0
He was a handsome gambler, living by his wits; yet when he played for the biggest stake of his life he threw away the winning hand; She was the beauti...
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The Mississippi Gambler
1946
Colonel Effingham's Raid
5.7/6
The story takes place in 1940. On the eve of America's entry in World War II, a colonel retired to his small Southern town, and discovers that there i...
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Colonel Effingham's Raid
1942
Twin Beds
2.7/3
Mike Abbott just wants to spend a quiet evening at home with his wife, but her collection of zany friends make hash of his hopes.
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Twin Beds
1928
Show Folks
6/1
Eddie Kehoe is a young vaudeville hoofer who thinks his inability to hit the big time is the fault of stage managers, agents, musicians...everybody bu...
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Show Folks
1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
6/1
Narrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at Pickfair, "The White House of Hollywood."
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
2009
Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
9.667/12
This compilation of select episodes from the vintage gothic TV drama "Dark Shadows" reveals the love triangle behind Barnabas Collins' tragic transfor...
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Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
8/5
In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and profession...
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1931
Hush Money
0/0
Story of a girl who tries to live down the past and marries a wealthy man. Blackmail attempt by old associate foiled by friendly detective.
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Hush Money
2009
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
9.273/11
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood is a DVD compilation of episodes 639 to 694, key scenes from which have been edited together to form a three...
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Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
8/3
This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1928
Power
6/1
Tale of a pair of dam workers who, despite their strong friendship, duke it out on a regular basis. But when the dam threatens to burst, the battling...
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Power
2001
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
6.4/5
Documentary about the shooting of 'Suspiria' that details everything that lovers of horror genre can desire, including the inspiration of the plot, th...
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Suspiria 25th Anniversary
1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
6/1
Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Frank McHugh plays with his children; a visit to the...
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6/1
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1916
The Valley of Decision
0/0
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The Valley of Decision
1977
Suspiria
7.5/2913
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly...
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Suspiria
1972
The Eyes of Charles Sand
5.3/3
A young man inherits the ability to see visions beyond the grave.
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The Eyes of Charles Sand
1950
Screen Actors
6/2
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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Screen Actors
1931
Many a Slip
0/0
Comedy centering on the question of whether a man's wife is or isn't pregnant.
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Many a Slip
1930
Crazy That Way
0/0
Young heiress Ann Jordan and her fiancè Frank Oakes would be happy except for the constant appearance of Robert Metcalf, who follows her or them every...
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Crazy That Way
1987
Casting Shadows
0/0
A documentary produced by PBS affiliate WNYC as an introduction to the 1987 re-broadcast of the 1960s gothic daytime soap Dark Shadows.
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