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Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson (1912-1977) was an American actor best known for his roles in horror films of the 1950s, including "Creature From the Black Lagoon" and "It Came From Outer Space". He also appeared in numerous television shows throughout his career. Carlson passed away at the age of 64 from a stroke.

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The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1941 IMDB Rating: 7.9

The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. Regina Giddons née Hubbard has her daughter under her thumb. Mrs. Giddons is est...

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Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 6.9

When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sight...

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Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

Film Age rating: 2 Year: 1943 IMDB Rating: 6.8

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

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King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1950 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.

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It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 6.5

Author & amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona, but Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after exam...

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The Amazing Mr. X

The Amazing Mr. X

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 1948 IMDB Rating: 6.4

On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about such things...

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The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 6.3

Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.

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The Last Command

The Last Command

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 6.3

During the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads for caution with the rebellious Texicans. They don't heed his advice since he's a Mexican citizen, marri...

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The Valley of Gwangi

The Valley of Gwangi

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1969 IMDB Rating: 6.2

A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discove...

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Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1940 IMDB Rating: 5.9

Mr. Casey's daughter, Connie, wants to go to Pottawatomie College and without her knowledge, he sends four football players as her bodyguards. The college is in financial trouble and her bodyguards us...

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