Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. Her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination came in 1941 for her debut work in The Little Foxes. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1942 for her performance in Mrs. Miniver. That same year, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for her performance in Pride of the Yankees opposite Gary Cooper. She is also known for her performances in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Wright received three Emmy Award nominations for her performances in the Playhouse 90 original television version of The Miracle Worker (1957), in the Breck Sunday Showcase feature The Margaret Bourke-White Story, and in the CBS drama series Dolphin Cove (1989). She earned the acclaim of top film directors, including William Wyler, who called her the most promising actress he had directed, and Alfred Hitchcock, who admired her thorough preparation and quiet professionalism.

  • Popularity : 3.859
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1918-10-27
  • Place of Birth : Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Teresa Wright Movies

  • 1946
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    The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    7.8 1946 HD

    It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has...

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  • 1950
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    The Men

    The Men

    7 1950 HD

    Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a veteran's hospital and embittered by his condition,...

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  • 1943
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    Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

    7.5 1943 HD

    Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she...

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  • 1952
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    The Steel Trap

    The Steel Trap

    6.4 1952 HD

    Joseph Cotten plays an assistant bank manager who steals $1,000,000 from the safe late on a Friday and then plans to flee to Brazil over the weekend.

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  • 1997
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    The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

    7.024 1997 HD

    When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy...

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  • 1948
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    Enchantment

    Enchantment

    6.7 1948 HD

    Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last...

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  • 1953
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    Count the Hours!

    Count the Hours!

    5.5 1953 HD

    A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.

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  • 1947
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    Pursued

    Pursued

    6.5 1947 HD

    A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his...

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  • 1942
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    Mrs. Miniver

    Mrs. Miniver

    7 1942 HD

    Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the...

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  • 1941
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    The Little Foxes

    The Little Foxes

    7.5 1941 HD

    In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.

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  • 1950
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    The Capture

    The Capture

    5.9 1950 HD

    A badly injured fugitive explains to a priest how he came to be in his present predicament.

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  • 1980
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    Somewhere in Time

    Somewhere in Time

    7.5 1980 HD

    Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to...

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  • 1944
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    Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

    6.3 1944 HD

    Cass Brown is about to marry for the second time; his first marriage, to Isabel was annulled. But when he discovers that Isabel just had their baby,...

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  • 1942
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    The Pride of the Yankees

    The Pride of the Yankees

    7.4 1942 HD

    The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

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  • 1969
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    The Happy Ending

    The Happy Ending

    6 1969 HD

    The triumphs and failures of middle age as seen through the eyes of runaway American housewife Mary Wilson, a woman who believes that ultimate...

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  • 1954
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    Track of the Cat

    Track of the Cat

    5.6 1954 HD

    A family saga: In a stunning mountain valley ranch setting near Aspen, complex and dangerous family dynamics play out against the backdrop of the...

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  • 1972
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    Crawlspace

    Crawlspace

    5.8 1972 HD

    A childless middle-age couple adopt a troubled youth they find living in their crawlspace and attempt to get him to rejoin society with tragic...

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  • 1953
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    The Actress

    The Actress

    6.2 1953 HD

    The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.

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  • 1952
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    Something to Live For

    Something to Live For

    6.8 1952 HD

    Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway...

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  • 1958
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    The Restless Years

    The Restless Years

    1 1958 HD

    A pretty, sheltered teenager falls for a boy from the wrong side of town.

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  • 1988
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    The Good Mother

    The Good Mother

    5.8 1988 HD

    After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by her ex, who claims that her lover has a bad...

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  • 1955
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    The Miracle on 34th Street

    The Miracle on 34th Street

    5.3 1955 HD

    One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this...

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  • 1952
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    California Conquest

    California Conquest

    4.6 1952 HD

    The period is the 1840s and California is part of Mexico. Many of the citizens wish to become part of the United States. Other countries are also...

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  • 1957
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    Escapade in Japan

    Escapade in Japan

    5.5 1957 HD

    A plane is forced to land at sea just off the Japanese coast. A young American boy is later befriended by a fisherman's son, with the two setting off...

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  • 1956
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    The Search for Bridey Murphy

    The Search for Bridey Murphy

    6.3 1956 HD

    After being shown what hypnotism can do, a doctor starts to study it in depth. When he experiments on a friend's wife, she regresses into an early...

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  • 1977
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    Roseland

    Roseland

    5.2 1977 HD

    "Roseland" is made up of three stories, sometimes connecting, all set in the famed New York dance palace, and all having the same theme: finding the...

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  • 1946
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    The Imperfect Lady

    The Imperfect Lady

    1 1946 HD

    A British peer's romance with a ballerina courts scandal in 1890s London.

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  • 2000
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    Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

    Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

    6.5 2000 HD

    A short documentary about the Making Of Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943).

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  • 1974
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    The Elevator

    The Elevator

    6 1974 HD

    A claustrophobic armed robber, fleeing from his latest job, finds himself trapped with a group of people between floors in a high-rise building's...

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  • 1947
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    The Trouble with Women

    The Trouble with Women

    1 1947 HD

    A psychology professor comes up with a theory that women have a desire to be subjugated. A newswoman, using a pseudonym, accuses him of advocating...

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  • 1998
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    Angel Passing

    Angel Passing

    1 1998 HD

    An aging concert pianist in a nursing home, suffering from Alzheimers, revisits his past. When he comes back to his home, now occupied by an artist,...

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  • 1991
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    Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

    Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

    7 1991 HD

    A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.

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  • 1969
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    Hail, Hero!

    Hail, Hero!

    6 1969 HD

    Carl Dixon decides to quit school and enlist in the Army, even though he's already run afoul of the law as a Vietnam protestor. It is our hero's...

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  • 1977
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    Flood!

    Flood!

    4.9 1977 HD

    Two helicopter pilots rush aid to a small town devastated by a flood following the collapse of an aging dam.

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  • 1990
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    Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

    6.8 1990 HD

    Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man suspected of being a Nazi SS Officer.

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  • 1956
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    No. 5 Checked Out

    No. 5 Checked Out

    5 1956 HD

    A young deaf women confronts desperate crooks who are using one of her remote resort cabins for a hideout.

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  • 1990
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    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    9 1990 HD

    This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed...

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  • 1957
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    The Edge of Innocence

    The Edge of Innocence

    1 1957 HD

    An unscrupulous criminal lawyer falls in love with a wealthy widow and becomes involved with her brother's disappearance and murder.

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  • 1956
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    Once to Every Woman

    Once to Every Woman

    1 1956 HD

    At a particularly vulnerable time in her life, Carol is wooed by charming David. They fall in love, but Carol then learns that David is married. He...

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  • 1967
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    The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

    4 1967 HD

    The Hilliards are a middle class family whose lives are put in danger when escaped convict Glenn Griffin invades their home. Griffin is crazed,...

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  • 1990
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    The Exorcist III

    The Exorcist III

    6.2 1990 HD

    On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered...

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  • 1983
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    Bill: On His Own

    Bill: On His Own

    6.7 1983 HD

    Bill Sackter struggles to cope after his best friend and guardian, Barry Morrow and his wife Beverly move away. Bill moves into a group home run by...

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  • 1980
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    The Golden Honeymoon

    The Golden Honeymoon

    1 1980 HD

    Charley Tate is an old windbag, often a braggart, but somehow always lovable. Married over fifty years to his ever-patient wife Lucy, the two of them...

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  • 1982
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    Morning's at Seven

    Morning's at Seven

    1 1982 HD

    In a small Midwestern town in the 1920s, four sisters' lives are turned upside down when one sister's son brings his fiancée home to meet his...

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  • 1962
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    Big Deal in Laredo

    Big Deal in Laredo

    1 1962 HD

    A timid man with money problems gets into a big card game with some high-rollers.

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  • 2021
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    I Am Alfred Hitchcock

    I Am Alfred Hitchcock

    6.9 2021 HD

    Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential and studied filmmakers in the...

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  • 1984
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.6 1984 HD

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

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  • 1973
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    Hawkins

    Hawkins

    7.2 1973 HD

    Hawkins is a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974. The mystery, created by Robert Hamner and David Karp, starred...

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    5.5 1953 HD

    General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was...

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1968
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    Lancer

    Lancer

    4.7 1968 HD

    Lancer is an American Western series that aired on CBS from September 1968, to May 1970. The series stars Andrew Duggan, James Stacy, and Wayne...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    5.5 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

    6.5 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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    Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

    5.5 1950 HD

    Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC, from February 25, 1950, until June 5,...

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    2.7 1954 HD

    Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary...

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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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  • 1955
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    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    4.2 1955 HD

    The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States on CBS from 1955 to 1957. Some of the shows in this...

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  • 1950
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    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    4.333 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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  • 1966
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    CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

    1 1966 HD

    CBS Playhouse is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1961
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    The Defenders

    The Defenders

    6.2 1961 HD

    The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized...

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  • 1961
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    The Defenders

    The Defenders

    6.2 1961 HD

    The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized...

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1953 HD

    Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show...

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  • 1952
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    The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

    6 1952 HD

    This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses...

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  • 1955
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    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    4.2 1955 HD

    The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States on CBS from 1955 to 1957. Some of the shows in this...

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  • 1952
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    The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

    6 1952 HD

    This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses...

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  • 1977
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    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.291 1977 HD

    Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    5.5 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

    6.5 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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  • 1951
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    6.5 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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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 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...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.5 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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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 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...

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    2.7 1954 HD

    Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary...

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    2.7 1954 HD

    Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary...

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  • 1955
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    Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

    6.5 1955 HD

    Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The...

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  • 1962
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    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    7.787 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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  • 1962
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    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    7.787 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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