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Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson was an American actor, best known for his role as "The Professor" on the TV series Gilligan's Island. He appeared in many other popular shows and films throughout his career before passing away in 2014. Johnson was also a veteran of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.

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Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

Series Age rating: 4 Year: 1964 IMDB Rating: 7.4

The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert isle after their tiny ship hit stormy weather.

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Ride Clear of Diablo

Ride Clear of Diablo

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 6.8

A young railroad surveyor returns to his hometown to find the man who murdered his father and brother.

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Tumbleweed

Tumbleweed

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it makes its way west. The train is attacked by Indians and Harvey, hoping to persuade Aguila, the chief, to call off the attack due to Harvey's hav...

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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 New Adventures of Gilligan

The New Adventures of Gilligan

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1974 IMDB Rating: 6.5

The New Adventures of Gilligan is an animated series produced by Filmation and was aired on ABC during the 1974–1977 seasons. In 1977, the show entered syndication as part of an anthology series entit...

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Loan Shark

Loan Shark

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1952 IMDB Rating: 6.4

A vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire factory suffer violence at the hands of the loan sharkers, a union leader and the factory owner try to rec...

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Gilligan's Planet

Gilligan's Planet

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1982 IMDB Rating: 6.1

Gilligan's Planet is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by the Filmation animation studio and MGM/UA Television which aired during the 1982-1983 season on CBS. It was the second animated spin-off of...

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Rock All Night

Rock All Night

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 5.7

Cloud Nine, the local teen hangout, has been taken over by a pair of escaped killers, who hold the local teens hostage. The bartender realizes it's up to him to save the kids.

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Badman's Country

Badman's Country

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1958 IMDB Rating: 5.4

Pat Garrett arrives in Abilene where he catches five of Butch Cassidy's gang. He calls in Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson and they learn there is a half million dollar shipment of money arriving by train...

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Hitch Hike to Hell

Hitch Hike to Hell

Film Age rating: 18 Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 4.9

Howard is mild-mannered and slightly simple-minded, with a habit of picking up teenage hitchhikers while driving his delivery routes. Sometimes the girls admit to being runaways, and if they claim to...

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