Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Fay Okell Bainter (December 7, 1893 – April 16, 1968) was an American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938) and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MGM persuaded her to try films and her movie debut was in This Side of Heaven (February 1934), the same year she appeared in Dodsworth on Broadway and in the film It Happened One Day (July 1934). Bainter quickly achieved success, and in 1938 she became the first performer nominated in the same year for both the Academy Award for Best Actress, for White Banners (1938), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Jezebel (1938), winning for the latter. Since then, only nine other actors have won dual nominations in a single year. In 1940 she played Mrs. Gibbs in the film production of the Thornton Wilder play Our Town. In 1945 she played Melissa Frake in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical State Fair. She was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Children's Hour (1961). Finally, in 1962, Fay appeared as a guest star on The Donna Reed Show. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fay Bainter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

  • Title: Fay Bainter
  • Popularity: 4.409
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1893-12-07
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: Fay Okell Bainter
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Fay Bainter Movies

  • 1938
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    Jezebel

    Jezebel

    7 1938 HD

    In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

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  • 1961
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    The Children's Hour

    The Children's Hour

    7.7 1961 HD

    An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

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  • 1942
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    Woman of the Year

    Woman of the Year

    6.9 1942 HD

    Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess'...

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  • 1940
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    Our Town

    Our Town

    5.8 1940 HD

    Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.

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  • 1944
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    The Heavenly Body

    The Heavenly Body

    5.7 1944 HD

    The beautiful wife of a tweedy astronomer becomes convinced that her astrologer's prediction of a new dream man in her life will come true.

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  • 1945
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    State Fair

    State Fair

    6.6 1945 HD

    During their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Frake family enjoy many adventures. Proud patriarch Abel has high hopes for his champion swine...

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  • 1947
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    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    6.7 1947 HD

    Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream...

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  • 1937
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    Make Way for Tomorrow

    Make Way for Tomorrow

    7.532 1937 HD

    At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with...

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  • 1944
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    Dark Waters

    Dark Waters

    5.841 1944 HD

    Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately, she encounters...

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  • 1943
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    Presenting Lily Mars

    Presenting Lily Mars

    6.1 1943 HD

    Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a role but he is reluctant.

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  • 1942
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    Journey for Margaret

    Journey for Margaret

    6.6 1942 HD

    An American newspaperman and his wife, end up in London after several retreats in the opening days of WWII. After a shrapnel wound and loss of her...

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  • 1941
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    Babes on Broadway

    Babes on Broadway

    6.4 1941 HD

    Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up...

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  • 1947
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    Deep Valley

    Deep Valley

    5.8 1947 HD

    A shy California farm girl falls head-over-heels in love with Barry Burnett, a fugitive from a chain gang building a road through the wilderness.

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  • 1937
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    The Soldier and the Lady

    The Soldier and the Lady

    6.5 1937 HD

    In the face of rebellion in Russia, Czar Alexander II sends soldier Michael Strogoff 2,000 miles away, with a critical message for Grand Duke...

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  • 1943
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    The Human Comedy

    The Human Comedy

    6.2 1943 HD

    Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to...

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  • 1937
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    Quality Street

    Quality Street

    5.9 1937 HD

    In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a lesson.

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  • 1943
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    Cry 'Havoc'

    Cry 'Havoc'

    6.3 1943 HD

    The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a...

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  • 1940
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    Young Tom Edison

    Young Tom Edison

    5.6 1940 HD

    Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing...

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  • 1943
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    Salute to the Marines

    Salute to the Marines

    6.8 1943 HD

    It is a comic book propaganda film which has Beery as a retired USMC NCO who, when the Japanese invade the Philippines, leads a heroic defense, first...

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  • 1942
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    The War Against Mrs. Hadley

    The War Against Mrs. Hadley

    4.8 1942 HD

    Wealthy American society matron, Stella Hadley refuses to sacrifice her material comforts to aid the war effort until she realizes that her...

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  • 1953
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    The President's Lady

    The President's Lady

    6.9 1953 HD

    The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, through his meeting with and subsequent marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards. The plot...

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  • 1940
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    A Bill of Divorcement

    A Bill of Divorcement

    7 1940 HD

    Father's return from the insane asylum spells calamity for the Fairfield family.

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  • 1938
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    White Banners

    White Banners

    5.8 1938 HD

    A homeless woman named Hannah drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook...

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  • 1948
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    June Bride

    June Bride

    7.2 1948 HD

    A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong.

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  • 1946
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    The Kid from Brooklyn

    The Kid from Brooklyn

    6.2 1946 HD

    Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The...

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  • 1938
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    The Shining Hour

    The Shining Hour

    6.6 1938 HD

    A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.

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  • 1939
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    Daughters Courageous

    Daughters Courageous

    6.2 1939 HD

    Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her first husband...

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  • 1983
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    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    6.5 1983 HD

    Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival...

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  • 1944
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    3 Is a Family

    3 Is a Family

    1 1944 HD

    Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his...

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  • 1940
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    Maryland

    Maryland

    6.2 1940 HD

    A woman tormented by the hunting death of her husband forbids her son to have anything to do with horses. But when he falls for the daughter of his...

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  • 1938
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    Mother Carey's Chickens

    Mother Carey's Chickens

    5.2 1938 HD

    A financially-strapped mother and her children relocate from the city to a small rural town.

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  • 1939
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    The Lady and the Mob

    The Lady and the Mob

    6.3 1939 HD

    Hattie Leonard sets out to break a criminal gang controlling the dry cleaning business.

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  • 1951
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    Close to My Heart

    Close to My Heart

    6.5 1951 HD

    A journalist's wife insists on adopting an abandoned child.

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  • 1938
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    The Arkansas Traveler

    The Arkansas Traveler

    6 1938 HD

    The Arkansas Traveler, an itinerant printer, returns to a small town to help save The Daily Record, a newspaper started by Mr. Allen, an old friend...

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  • 1948
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    Give My Regards to Broadway

    Give My Regards to Broadway

    7 1948 HD

    A family vaudeville act is threatened when the eldest son is offered a contract to play baseball. Musical.

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  • 1939
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    Yes, My Darling Daughter

    Yes, My Darling Daughter

    4 1939 HD

    Ellen is a free spirited young woman in love with Doug. Sadly he must leave America for a two year job in Belgium. Ellen and Doug decide to spend...

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  • 1934
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    This Side of Heaven

    This Side of Heaven

    7 1934 HD

    A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.

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  • 1946
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    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    6.1 1946 HD

    Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve and the "Virginian," who gets off on the wrong...

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  • 1942
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    Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

    1 1942 HD

    In the shanty town called the Cabbage Patch, Mrs. Wiggs scrabbles for survival with her brood of children and hopes for the return of her husband,...

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  • 1939
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    Our Neighbors - The Carters

    Our Neighbors - The Carters

    1 1939 HD

    A small town drugstore owner considers selling one of his children for money.

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  • 1938
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    Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

    5 1938 HD

    Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

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  • 1940
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    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    6.5 1940 HD

    This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance...

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  • 1988
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    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    8 1988 HD

    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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  • 1942
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    Mr. Gardenia Jones

    Mr. Gardenia Jones

    4.2 1942 HD

    Documentary short film depicting the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) in providing recreational and morale-boosting services for...

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  • 2014
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    And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

    6.971 2014 HD

    The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...

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  • 1939
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    Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

    Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

    6 1939 HD

    The four Westmore brothers work their make-up magic on a variety of Hollywood stars.

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

    An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

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  • 1960
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    Thriller

    Thriller

    6.4 1960 HD

    Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1951
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was...

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  • 1963
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    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    5.5 1963 HD

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967....

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  • 1959
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    Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

    5.7 1959 HD

    Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as...

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  • 1958
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    The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

    6.3 1958 HD

    Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time...

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  • 1955
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    Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

    4.6 1955 HD

    Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily...

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  • 1949
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    Suspense

    Suspense

    4.6 1949 HD

    An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by...

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  • 1950
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    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    5.2 1950 HD

    Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live...

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  • 1961
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    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

    The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the...

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  • 1951
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1950
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    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    5.2 1950 HD

    Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

    An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

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  • 1962
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    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    7.8 1962 HD

    A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and...

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