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A King in New York

A King in New York

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Film Age rating: 1 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 7

A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subse...

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Nature's Half Acre

Nature's Half Acre

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1951 IMDB Rating: 7

The strange and wonderful world that lies beneath our feet, under leaf, log and rock, peopled by millions of weird and fascinating creatures. Released theatrically alongside Alice In Wonderland.

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Beaver Valley

Beaver Valley

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1950 IMDB Rating: 7

Produced by Walt Disney as part of the "True-Life Adventures" series of nature documentaries (1948–60). The film depicts a young male beaver who must defend his new family against hungry predators, mi...

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Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

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Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 7

This joyous celebration of frontier life combines tender romance and violent passion in the Oklahoma Territory of the 1900s with a timeless score filled with unforgettable songs. Rodgers and Hammerste...

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Pack Train

Pack Train

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 7

Gene Autry is assigned to safely transport supplies to a band of settlers. The villains, headed by Ross McLain, intend to bushwhack Autry, grab the supplies, and sell them at high prices to a local mi...

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The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 7

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to a...

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Cast a Dark Shadow

Cast a Dark Shadow

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 7

Edward "Teddy" Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he's hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don't go according to plan, Teddy sets his sig...

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The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon a...

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The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1958 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds...

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The Blue Gardenia

The Blue Gardenia

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 6.9

A telephone operator ends up drunk and at the mercy of a cad in his apartment. The next morning she wakes up with a hangover and the terrible fear she may be a murderess.

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