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Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr. (1903-1995) was an American character actor best known for his roles in film noir classics such as "The Maltese Falcon" (1941), "The Big Sleep" (1946), and "Shane" (1953). He had a career spanning over four decades and appeared in more than 80 films and television shows.

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The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1941 IMDB Rating: 8

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

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The Killing

The Killing

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1956 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. B...

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Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Series Age rating: 10 Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 7.5

A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's th...

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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Her story is well-known - the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could ev...

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Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1944 IMDB Rating: 7.2

A mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death.

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The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1972 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Just before the Salem Witch Trials, an embittered old woman, who has learned witchcraft, teams up with the Devil, and brings a scarecrow to life as part of her diabolical revenge on the judge who was...

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Leave 'Em Laughing

Leave 'Em Laughing

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1981 IMDB Rating: 7

Real-life clown Jack Thum, along with his devoted wife, Shirlee, cared for dozens of homeless children — 37 of them over the years — in the Chicago area, all of whom come back to visit when they disco...

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Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1952 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Jed, an airline pilot, is resting in a hotel when he notices Nell, a young woman babysitting for a wealthy couple. As Jed gets to know Nell better he realises that the woman is not as stable as perhap...

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House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1959 IMDB Rating: 6.8

Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house. But the house is no ordinary house. This house has a rep...

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Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1940 IMDB Rating: 6.8

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.

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