Reginald Sheffield

Reginald Sheffield

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reginald Sheffield was born Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan in the St. George's, Hanover Square district of London, to Matthew Sheffield Cassan and Alice Mary Field. He had a brother, Edward Sheffield Cassan, and a sister, Flora Kathleen Sheffield Cassan, who became an actress known as Flora Sheffield. His father was born in Ireland and his mother in England. They were married in London in 1892. Matthew died when Reginald was nine. In 1913 Reginald (billed as Eric Desmond) appeared in David Copperfield. In 1914, Alice Sheffield and her children emigrated to the United States, where they lived in Queens, New York. Reginald acted on the stage and in films. While his sister Flora was an actress, brother Edward worked as an accountant in a bank and later became a theatrical agent. Sheffield's Broadway performances credited as Reggie Sheffield include Evidence (1914), in which his mother also appeared, The Merry Wives of Windsor (1916), If (1917), The Betrothal (1918), and Helena's Boys (1924). His performances credited as Reginald Sheffield include Youth (1920), The Way Things Happen (1924), Hay Fever (1925), Slaves All (1926), Soldiers and Women (1929), and Dear Old England (1930). Reginald Sheffield was married in 1927 to Louise Van Loon (21 January 1905 – 14 April 1987), a New York-born Vassar College graduate with a liberal arts education. The couple had three children: Mary Alice Sheffield Cassan (born 1928), Jon Matthew Sheffield Cassan (11 April 1931 – 15 October 2010) (aka actor Johnny Sheffield), and William Hart Sheffield Cassan (15 July 1935 – 12 December 2010) (actor Billy Sheffield). As film production became more and more located in Southern California, Sheffield and his wife travelled back and forth between New York City and Los Angeles. After several years they moved permanently to the West Coast. Being a trained stage actor, Sheffield easily made the transition from silent films to talkies. He was a working actor who became memorable in numerous character and supporting roles and appeared with some of the greatest film stars of the day, including Constance Bennett, William Powell, George Arliss, Loretta Young, Gary Cooper, Errol Flynn, Rosalind Russell, Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. In 1954, he began starring as Professor Mayberry in the television series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. And after his son, Johnny Sheffield [of first the Tarzan then the Bomba films series], appeared in his last jungle film in 1955, Reginald created, produced and directed a pilot for a television series, Bantu, the Zebra Boy, but a sponsor was not found and the show was never produced as a weekly series. Sheffield acted in both versions, 1938 and 1958, of Cecil B. DeMille's The Buccaneer, the latter being his last screen appearance. Reginald Sheffield died 8 December 1957 at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, aged 56.

  • Title: Reginald Sheffield
  • Popularity: 0.1146
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1901-02-18
  • Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan, Eric Desmond, Reggie Sheffield, Reggy Sheffield
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Reginald Sheffield Movies

  • 1948
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    A Woman's Vengeance

    A Woman's Vengeance

    6.2 1948 HD

    A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.

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  • 1953
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    Second Chance

    Second Chance

    5.9 1953 HD

    A prize-fighting boxer with a lethal right punch falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.

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  • 1948
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    Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

    Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

    6.5 1948 HD

    Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.

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  • 1941
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    Suspicion

    Suspicion

    7.132 1941 HD

    A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.

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  • 1958
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    Marjorie Morningstar

    Marjorie Morningstar

    6.2 1958 HD

    While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at a nearby summer theater. Like Marjorie, he is an upper-middle-class New York Jew, but has fallen away from his roots, and Marjorie's parents object among other things to his lack of a suitable profession. Noel himself warns Marjorie repeatedly that she's much too naive and conventional for him, but they nonetheless fall in love.

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  • 1934
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    Of Human Bondage

    Of Human Bondage

    6.5 1934 HD

    A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.

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  • 1954
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    The Black Shield of Falworth

    The Black Shield of Falworth

    6.2 1954 HD

    In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father really was. But one day, they journey to Macworth Castle. There, Myles falls in love with Lady Anne Macworth, makes friends and enemies, and learns to be a knight.

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  • 1942
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    Eyes in the Night

    Eyes in the Night

    5.9 1942 HD

    Blind detective Duncan Maclain gets mixed up with enemy agents and murder when he tries to help an old friend with a rebellious stepdaughter.

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  • 1919
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    Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

    1 1919 HD

    American newspaper reporter Jim Crocker's madcap escapades in London earn him notoriety and the nickname "Piccadilly Jim." When he overhears his American cousin by marriage, Ann Chester, giving her candid opinion of him, he decides to return to America to try to reform. He meets Ann on the boat, using another name. Unable to find work in New York, he goes to his step aunt Mrs. Peter Pett's home to be near Ann. Jim then helps Ann kidnap pampered cousin Ogden Pett whose overindulgence has created disruption in the household.

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  • 1926
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    White Mice

    White Mice

    1 1926 HD

    Roddy Forrester has formed the White Mice club with a pal. The purpose of the club is to help those in trouble. When Roddy's father sends him to the South American republic of Montebello, he gets his chance to be of service. General Rojas, the former president, is locked away in a prison and slowly dying. Roddy decides to rescue him, especially since he has been inspired by the general's pretty daughter, Inez.

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  • 1949
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    Prison Warden

    Prison Warden

    1 1949 HD

    The new warden of a bad prison finds his biggest problem is his wife.

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  • 1928
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    The Adorable Cheat

    The Adorable Cheat

    1 1928 HD

    The daughter of a wealthy industrialist wants to take over the company when her father retires, but the father--an old-fashioned sort who doesn't believe that "girls" belong in business--is planning on leaving the company to her wastrel playboy brother. In order to prove to her dad that she can handle the job, she disguises herself as an ordinary "working girl" and gets a job in her dad's plant. There she meets and falls in love with a clerk. She brings the young man home to meet her folks, but during the evening the family safe is robbed, and all signs point to her new boyfriend.

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  • 1947
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    Singapore

    Singapore

    5.929 1947 HD

    After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.

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  • 1930
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    Old English

    Old English

    4 1930 HD

    An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.

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  • 1938
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    Female Fugitive

    Female Fugitive

    1 1938 HD

    Police set up a dragnet to trap an outlaw's wife whom they believe to be his accomplice.

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  • 1930
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    The Green Goddess

    The Green Goddess

    4.5 1930 HD

    An airplane carrying three Brits crash lands in the kingdom of Rukh. The Rajah holds them prisoner because the British are about to execute his three half-brothers in neighboring India.

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  • 1935
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    Splendor

    Splendor

    6.3 1935 HD

    When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their disappointment in his choice obvious. Facing bankruptcy and the loss of their mansion and social position, they had hoped that Brighton would marry wealthy heiress and family friend, Edith Gilbert.

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  • 1940
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    Earthbound

    Earthbound

    4 1940 HD

    A murdered man helps his widow bring his killer to justice.

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  • 1935
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    Cardinal Richelieu

    Cardinal Richelieu

    7.4 1935 HD

    The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.

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  • 1931
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    Partners of the Trail

    Partners of the Trail

    1 1931 HD

    A playboy travels west after having killed his wife's lover. By chance, he happens to run into the man who has been falsely accused of the crime, who is himself on the run.

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  • 1956
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    Secret of Treasure Mountain

    Secret of Treasure Mountain

    3 1956 HD

    Three bank robbers escape into the western wilderness, where they hear of a fortune in gold supposedly hidden in Treasure Mountain. Is the treasure real, and will it be discovered before greed destroys them all?

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  • 1934
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    Charlie Chan in London

    Charlie Chan in London

    6.8 1934 HD

    Charlie Chan is sought out by Pamela Gray, a desperate young socialite whose brother Paul awaits execution for the murder of a weapons inventor. Pamela is convinced of his innocence.

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  • 1936
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    The White Angel

    The White Angel

    7.2 1936 HD

    In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.

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  • 1953
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    The Story of Three Loves

    The Story of Three Loves

    5.833 1953 HD

    Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.

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  • 1939
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    Gunga Din

    Gunga Din

    6.552 1939 HD

    British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While completing a dangerous telegraph-repair mission, they unearth evidence of the suppressed Thuggee cult. When Gunga Din tells the sergeants about a secret temple made of gold, the fortune-hunting Cutter is captured by the Thuggees, and it's up to his friends to rescue him.

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  • 1943
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    Appointment in Berlin

    Appointment in Berlin

    6.7 1943 HD

    The "war of nerves" which gripped the European continent in 1938, is the background for this war thriller starring George Sanders.

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  • 1935
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    Society Fever

    Society Fever

    6 1935 HD

    A mother starts to get worried when she finds out that some wealthy friends have been invited to dinner with her somewhat screwball family.

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  • 1913
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    David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

    1 1913 HD

    A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.

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  • 1949
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    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    6.188 1949 HD

    A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1905 auto mechanic, to Arthurian England, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.

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  • 1940
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    Vigil in the Night

    Vigil in the Night

    5.545 1940 HD

    A good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake.

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  • 1941
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    The Lady Eve

    The Lady Eve

    7.2 1941 HD

    It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.

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  • 1924
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    Classmates

    Classmates

    1 1924 HD

    Duncan, the son of a village postmaster, is in love with Sylvia, daughter of a rich and snobbish family. He enrolls at West Point but ends up having a fist fight with Sylvia’s other suitor, Bert, his classmate at the academy.

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  • 1945
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    My Name Is Julia Ross

    My Name Is Julia Ross

    6.692 1945 HD

    Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity.

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  • 1948
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    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

    6.7 1948 HD

    In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.

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  • 1940
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    My Son, My Son!

    My Son, My Son!

    4 1940 HD

    A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son grows up to be spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him.

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  • 1940
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    Arise, My Love

    Arise, My Love

    6.3 1940 HD

    A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.

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  • 1944
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    Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

    Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

    7.3 1944 HD

    In 1923, two young ladies depart, unescorted, for a tour of Europe. Their great naïvité and efforts to seem grown-up lead them into many comic misadventures.

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  • 1914
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    The Magic Glass

    The Magic Glass

    4.7 1914 HD

    A boy uses a professor's liquid to make objects transparent.

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  • 1943
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    My Kingdom for a Cook

    My Kingdom for a Cook

    1 1943 HD

    While visiting Massachusetts, a famous English author faces the wrath of a socialite after stealing her chef.

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  • 1942
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    Eagle Squadron

    Eagle Squadron

    5.5 1942 HD

    An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.

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  • 1938
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    The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

    6.4 1938 HD

    French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.

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  • 1946
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    Three Strangers

    Three Strangers

    6.4 1946 HD

    On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.

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  • 1947
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    The Exile

    The Exile

    6.1 1947 HD

    In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country by militants working for rogue leader Oliver Cromwell. Charles ends up in the Netherlands, where he falls for local beauty Katie and spends his days happily in the quiet countryside. Unfortunately, Cromwell's associate Col. Ingram and his men track Charles down, and the would-be monarch must resort to swashbuckling his way to freedom.

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  • 1934
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    One More River

    One More River

    4.714 1934 HD

    A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man on board a ship.

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  • 1945
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    Captain Kidd

    Captain Kidd

    6.2 1945 HD

    Cutthroat pirate William Kidd captures Admiral Blayne's treasure ship and hides the bounty in a cave. Three years later, Kidd, posing as a respectable merchant captain, offers his services to the King of England. Seeking a social position, Kidd also negotiates for Blayne's title and lands, provided he can prove Blayne was associated with piracy. Launched upon his royal mission, Kidd is unaware that Blayne's son Adam is among the crew, determined to clear his father's name.

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  • 1945
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    The Man in Half Moon Street

    The Man in Half Moon Street

    5.4 1945 HD

    A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.

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  • 1946
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    Devotion

    Devotion

    6 1946 HD

    In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister Anne, Emily and Charlotte also try to help their tormented brother Branwell, a gifted artist whose life is being destroyed by alcohol.

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  • 1919
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    The Country Cousin

    The Country Cousin

    1 1919 HD

    The Country Cousin

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  • 1957
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    The Story of Mankind

    The Story of Mankind

    4.28 1957 HD

    The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.

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  • 1925
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    The Pinch Hitter

    The Pinch Hitter

    1 1925 HD

    Joel Parker is sent to college by his crabby farmer father only because it was his mother's dying wish that he get an education. At college, he's immediately pegged as a chump and is constantly victimized by the other students, headed by Jimmie Slater. Only Abbie Nettleton, who works at the campus bakery, has any sympathy for him.

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  • 1946
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    The Searching Wind

    The Searching Wind

    1 1946 HD

    Always the diplomat, Alex Hazen is slow to take sides in Europe of the 1920s and 1930s. Cassie Bowman wants him to be more decisive and leaves him in Rome just as Mussolini is coming to power. There Alex marries Emily, daughter of a newspaper publisher who hires Cassie for his Paris bureau -- just before retiring from active management of his paper. Alex and Emily's son Sam, recently returned from active duty in World War II, learns the whole story one night in Washington when Emily invites Cassie to dinner. Sam has a story to tell, too.

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  • 1956
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    23 Paces to Baker Street

    23 Paces to Baker Street

    6.723 1956 HD

    Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no help from the police, he along with his butler, and his ex fiancée, attempt to track down the crooks.

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  • 1940
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    Hudson's Bay

    Hudson's Bay

    5.8 1940 HD

    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.

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  • 1954
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    Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

    Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

    5.3 1954 HD

    Rocky Jones, Space Ranger was a syndicated science fiction television serial originally broadcast in 1954. The show lasted for only two seasons and, though syndicated sporadically, dropped into obscurity. Because it was recorded on film rather than being broadcast live as were most other TV space operas of the day, it has survived in reasonably good condition. The film format also allowed more elaborate special effects and sets, exterior scenes, and much better continuity.

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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    6.7 1952 HD

    Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine. Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino. The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here, as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat.

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