Geraldine Fitzgerald
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Sol Nazerman is a survivor of a WWII Nazi death camp where his wife, parents and children were murdered. His soul robbed of hope, he takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity while managing a Harlem pawnshop. Working with Sol in the pawn shop is an ambitious man named Ortiz, whose own views and aspirations differ greatly from those of his embittered boss.
2) Dark victory
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The life of a fast moving Long Island socialite skids to a stop when she discovers that she has less than a year to live.
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"Jean Negulesco continues his classic run of forties film noirs with this tale of a con artist who falls for the mark he is trying to fleece. The great John Garfield commands the screen as grifter Nick Blake, who returns to New York after the war, only to find heartache and betrayal. Heading west, Nick hooks up with fellow con men Pop (Walter Brennan) and Doc (George Coulouris), who need a Romeo to sweep recently widowed Gladys Halvorsen (Geraldine...
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Sara and Kurt Muller and their three children are returning to her mother's home in Washington D.C. after 18 years in Europe. A Romanian Count living there discovers Kurt's attache case full of money. He also finds out from friends at the German Embassy that Kurt is working with an anti-Nazi underground group in Germany. He tries to blackmail Kurt. Kurt shoots him and must flee. When Sara hears no more of Kurt, she knows that her oldest son Joshua...
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Centers on the presidential years and the loves, lives, triumphs and tragedies of one of the most controversial families of the 20th century. Covers historical events such as the Bay of Pigs invasion, the violent racial turmoil, the escalation of America's involvement in Vietnam and the Cuban Missle Crisis. Explores the private life of Kennedy, the tragic death of his infant son and his chronic womanizing. He was scrutinized by the FBI under the leadership...
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A Long Wharf Theatre Company production of Eugene O'Neill's nostalgic paean to the rites of adolescence. This affectionate comedy presents a 17 year old boy's coming of age during a summer in 1906 New England where he experiments with his first romantic crush, poetry, politics, wicked women and alcohol.
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A pinnacle of the golden age of television, Studio One presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received 18 Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious 9-year run on CBS. Showcasing some of the greatest talent of the era, this groundbreaking series created an enormous impact and still remains a treasured part of America' broadcasting history.
10) Wilson
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"Woodrow Wilson moves from his position as the head of Princeton to the Governorship of New Jersey to the White House, where he eventually uses all of his efforts to end World War I"--Container.
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A McCarter Theatre Company production of Eugene O'Neil's first full-length play which won him a Pulitzer prize. The play concerns two brothers in love with the same girl. Her rejection of one of them and marriage to the other tears apart a family and sets the stage for all three characters' discontent and disillusionment.
12) The pawnbroker
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Sol Nazerman is a survivor of a WWII Nazi death camp where his wife, parents and children were murdered. His soul robbed of hope, he takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity while managing a Harlem pawnshop. Working with Sol in the pawn shop is an ambitious man named Ortiz, whose own views and aspirations differ greatly from those of his embittered boss.
13) Three strangers
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"According to a legend, if three strangers gather together before the fabled idol of Kwan Yin and make a common wish, the wish shall be granted. Spurned spouse Crystal Shackleford has the idol and enlists a sleazy solicitor and a drunken thief in her plans for riches and revenge. But the two strangers have dreams of their own that collide with hers when the idol's powers prove to be real"--Container.
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A staid, dull Englishman abruptly abandons his middle-class life, his family, and his duties to become a painter in the South Seas. Loosely inspired by Paul Gauguin's life, this is the story of Charles Strickland, a stock broker who, to follow his dream of becoming a painter, leaves his life behind and he becomes an awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty. By W. Somerset Maugham.
15) Bye bye monkey
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In the heart of New York City, Luigi and Lafayette, two foreign eccentrics, begin decaying in a surreal, rat-infested world. While walking along the Hudson River, Luigi discovers the corpse of King Kong. He also finds Kong's orphaned son, a newborn chimpanzee and brings him to his friend Lafayette, who decides to raise the infant as his own.
16) So evil my love
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An innocent woman falls under a villain's spell, a captivating thriller of obsession and deceit. English widow Olivia Harwood meets Mark Bellis, a charming but dangerous criminal, and lets him board in her home. Olivia soon descends into a life of crime.
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Lucky Jordan stars Ladd as a racketeer, who gets drafted into the U.S. Army and will do anything to get out of it--even go AWOL.
Two Years Before the Mast stars Ladd as Charles Stewart, the spoiled son of a ship magnate who gets shanghaied onto one of his father's ships.
O.S.S. stars Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald as members of an American spy ring during World War II. They're sent into France with the objective of destroying the French railway system....