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Robert Strauss

Robert Strauss was an American character actor known for portraying comic, sleazy, and showy characters on stage, film, and television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best-remembered for his performance in the film "Stalag 17," which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Strauss died in 1975.

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Stalag 17

Stalag 17

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 8

It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seems to be a security leak.

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Attack

Attack

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1956 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic area, has serious doubts about Captain Cooney's lea...

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The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 7.3

A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.

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The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 7.1

With his family away for their annual summer holiday, a publishing executive decides to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon st...

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The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 6.7

A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the Korean War.

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Jumping Jacks

Jumping Jacks

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1952 IMDB Rating: 6.2

Nightclub entertainer Hap Smith has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen joined the army. With his lovely new female partner, Hap now plays a clownish parody of a soldier. When Chick organis...

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Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1952 IMDB Rating: 6.2

Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps trying so that he can impress women. Melvin, is allerg...

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The Family Jewels

The Family Jewels

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1965 IMDB Rating: 6.2

A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.

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Money from Home

Money from Home

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 6.1

Herman owes a lot of gambling debts. To pay them off, he promises the mob he'll fix a horse, so that it does not run. He intends to trick his animal-loving cousin Virgil, an apprentice veterinarian, i...

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Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 5.5

When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, a sailor, Ross Carpenter, has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. He is also caught between two women: insensitiv...

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