George Sidney

George Sidney

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Sidney (October 4, 1916 – May 5, 2002) was an American film director and film producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Sidney was assigned to direct the Our Gang comedies in 1938. After a year of working on these shorts, he moved on to the Crime Does Not Pay series and popular Pete Smith specialties. He graduated to directing features in 1941. He then worked his way into directing large scale musicals such as The Harvey Girls (1946), The Three Musketeers (1948), Annie Get Your Gun (1950), and Kiss Me Kate (1953). Sidney left MGM to make The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) at Columbia Pictures, where he made his base for the next decade for such films as Jeanne Eagels (1957), Pal Joey (1957), Who Was That Lady? (1960), Pepe (1960), and Bye Bye Birdie (1963). He would return to MGM to film A Ticklish Affair (1963) and Elvis Presley's Viva Las Vegas (1964). His last film was Half a Sixpence (1967). Sidney was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award four times, starting with the lush Technicolor remake of Show Boat. In 1958 he was presented with a Golden Globe Award for Best World Entertainment through Musical Films. For his work in the art of cinema, George Sidney was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

  • Title: George Sidney
  • Popularity: 2.024
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1916-10-04
  • Place of Birth: Long Island City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Джордж Сидни
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George Sidney Movies

  • 1991
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    The Republic Pictures Story

    The Republic Pictures Story

    1 1991 HD

    A history of Republic Pictures studios, featuring hundreds of clips plus on-camera interviews with stars, director, stuntman, etc.

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  • 2003
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    Rita

    Rita

    8.5 2003 HD

    Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.

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  • 2006
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    Filmmakers in Action

    Filmmakers in Action

    6.8 2006 HD

    What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status...

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  • 1964
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    Viva Las Vegas

    Viva Las Vegas

    6.2 1964 HD

    Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He...

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  • 1964
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    Viva Las Vegas

    Viva Las Vegas

    6.2 1964 HD

    Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He...

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  • 1963
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    Bye Bye Birdie

    Bye Bye Birdie

    5.9 1963 HD

    A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.

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  • 1950
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    Annie Get Your Gun

    Annie Get Your Gun

    6.7 1950 HD

    Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

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  • 1952
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    Scaramouche

    Scaramouche

    7.1 1952 HD

    In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

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  • 1957
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    Pal Joey

    Pal Joey

    6.2 1957 HD

    An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.

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  • 1953
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    Kiss Me, Kate

    Kiss Me, Kate

    6.4 1953 HD

    A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a...

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  • 1948
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    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

    6.7 1948 HD

    Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France.

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  • 1949
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    The Red Danube

    The Red Danube

    6.3 1949 HD

    A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.

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  • 1956
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    The Eddy Duchin Story

    The Eddy Duchin Story

    6.2 1956 HD

    The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.

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  • 1953
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    Young Bess

    Young Bess

    5.9 1953 HD

    The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I....

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  • 1943
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    Thousands Cheer

    Thousands Cheer

    6.4 1943 HD

    Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a...

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  • 1944
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    Bathing Beauty

    Bathing Beauty

    5.8 1944 HD

    After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her...

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  • 1967
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    Half a Sixpence

    Half a Sixpence

    6 1967 HD

    "If I had the money, I'd buy me a banjo!" says struggling sales clerk Arthur Kipps. Soon he'll inherit enough to buy a whole bloomin' orchestra. But...

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  • 1951
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    Show Boat

    Show Boat

    6 1951 HD

    A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.

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  • 1945
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    Anchors Aweigh

    Anchors Aweigh

    6.8 1945 HD

    Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious...

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  • 1960
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    Pepe

    Pepe

    6.1 1960 HD

    Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss....

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  • 1966
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    The Swinger

    The Swinger

    5.4 1966 HD

    An authoress writes a steaming sex-novel and proceeds to live out her heroine's adventures.

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  • 1941
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    Third Dimensional Murder

    Third Dimensional Murder

    1 1941 HD

    A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a...

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  • 1943
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    Pilot #5

    Pilot #5

    5.8 1943 HD

    A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With only one working fighter of their own, and five...

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  • 1960
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    Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That Lady?

    6.2 1960 HD

    In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a young chemistry professor concocts a wild story...

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  • 1942
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    Pacific Rendezvous

    Pacific Rendezvous

    6 1942 HD

    A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his desire for active duty.

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  • 1947
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    Cass Timberlane

    Cass Timberlane

    5.9 1947 HD

    Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to...

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  • 1963
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    A Ticklish Affair

    A Ticklish Affair

    5.7 1963 HD

    A young widow Amy Martin with three young boys is investigated by the Navy after one of her children inadvertently sends out a distress signal in...

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  • 1957
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    Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

    6.2 1957 HD

    Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.

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  • 1950
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    Key to the City

    Key to the City

    6.1 1950 HD

    At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is...

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  • 1955
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    Jupiter's Darling

    Jupiter's Darling

    4.3 1955 HD

    Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal. While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus, plots a defense against Hannibal's armies, Fabius'...

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  • 1946
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    Holiday in Mexico

    Holiday in Mexico

    6.2 1946 HD

    Christine Evans, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the widowed American ambassador to Mexico Jeffrey Evans, believes that she is no longer a young...

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  • 1936
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    Every Sunday

    Every Sunday

    3.8 1936 HD

    Edna's grandfather is a conductor of a small orchestra that gives concerts in the park every Sunday. Because of lack of audience the city officials...

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  • 1939
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    Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

    5.6 1939 HD

    In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.

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  • 1939
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    Love on Tap

    Love on Tap

    4.7 1939 HD

    In this musical short, a man tries to woo the manager of a dance troupe.

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  • 1966
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    The Swinger

    The Swinger

    5.4 1966 HD

    An authoress writes a steaming sex-novel and proceeds to live out her heroine's adventures.

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  • 1946
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    The Harvey Girls

    The Harvey Girls

    6.4 1946 HD

    On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House"...

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  • 1938
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    Party Fever

    Party Fever

    6 1938 HD

    Alfalfa, Butch and Waldo compete for Mayor For A Day. Whoever becomes Mayor gets to take Darla to the Strawberry Festival.

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  • 1937
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    Sunday Night at the Trocadero

    Sunday Night at the Trocadero

    4.2 1937 HD

    A series of vignettes with a loose plot. Featured are Frank Morgan, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Robert Benchley and The Brian Sisters. Not bad, more...

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  • 1939
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    Dog Daze

    Dog Daze

    4.6 1939 HD

    The Gang owes 37 cents to Butch, so they try to raise money by rounding up stray dogs for the reward, but nearly get busted for dognapping.

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  • 1940
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    Quicker'n a Wink

    Quicker'n a Wink

    6.3 1940 HD

    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to...

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  • 1941
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    Flicker Memories

    Flicker Memories

    5 1941 HD

    In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

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  • 1939
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    Tiny Troubles

    Tiny Troubles

    6 1939 HD

    Alfalfa "trades in" his whining baby brother for another baby--who turns out to be a midget criminal.

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  • 1963
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    Bye Bye Birdie

    Bye Bye Birdie

    5.9 1963 HD

    A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.

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  • 1941
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    Willie and the Mouse

    Willie and the Mouse

    1 1941 HD

    John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" purports to show how the behavior of mice can be studied in relation to the interaction of school children.

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  • 1945
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    Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

    6.1 1945 HD

    The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

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  • 1938
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    Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue

    Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue

    8 1938 HD

    The scene is set at Billy Rose's Casa Manana Revue, filmed at the Fort Worth Frontier Fiesta (1937), an enormous production created as part of the...

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  • 1941
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    Free and Easy

    Free and Easy

    5.5 1941 HD

    This MGM B-picture was adapted from Ivor Novello's play The Truth Game. Max and Florian Clemington pretend to be members of the landed gentry. Max...

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  • 1940
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    'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two

    'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two

    1 1940 HD

    Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

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  • 1939
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    Clown Princes

    Clown Princes

    4.7 1939 HD

    The Our Gang kids put on a circus in the barn to raise money to help Porky's family pay the rent and avoid getting evicted.

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  • 1939
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    Alfalfa's Aunt

    Alfalfa's Aunt

    6 1939 HD

    Alfalfa's weird aunt Penelope pays a visit. She's working on a murder mystery novel, but Alfalfa thinks she's trying to murder him. It's up to the...

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  • 1957
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    Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

    6.2 1957 HD

    Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.

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  • 1938
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    Practical Jokers

    Practical Jokers

    6 1938 HD

    Butch has been playing practical jokes on the gang, but now they get their turn.

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  • 1939
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    Cousin Wilbur

    Cousin Wilbur

    6 1939 HD

    Alfalfa introduces his prissy, snooty cousin Wilbur to the gang. He instantly gets on everyone's bad side. Especially Alfalfa.

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  • 1938
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    Men in Fright

    Men in Fright

    5.5 1938 HD

    The kids go to the hospital to visit Darla, who's recovering from a tonsillectomy. Chaos soon ensues.

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  • 1938
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    Football Romeo

    Football Romeo

    6.5 1938 HD

    Darla pretends to like Butch, hoping to motivate Alfalfa into a better performance in the football game against Butch's team.

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  • 1941
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    Of Pups and Puzzles

    Of Pups and Puzzles

    5.5 1941 HD

    This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help design aptitude tests for men applying for work.

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  • 1939
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    Duel Personalities

    Duel Personalities

    6 1939 HD

    While under a hypnotic spell, Alfalfa thinks he's one of the Three Musketeers and challenges Butch to a duel.

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  • 1939
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    Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)

    Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)

    5.3 1939 HD

    Andy Hardy and the rest of the Hardy family wake up Christmas morning to gifts and give a holiday greeting to viewers.

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  • 1967
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    Half a Sixpence

    Half a Sixpence

    6 1967 HD

    "If I had the money, I'd buy me a banjo!" says struggling sales clerk Arthur Kipps. Soon he'll inherit enough to buy a whole bloomin' orchestra. But...

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  • 1960
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    Pepe

    Pepe

    6.1 1960 HD

    Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss....

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  • 1937
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    Pacific Paradise

    Pacific Paradise

    1 1937 HD

    In this MGM Miniature Musical, Harry Owens and his orchestra perform several song numbers.

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  • 1996
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    E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

    8.1 1996 HD

    E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known...

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  • 1958
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    The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

    6.1 1958 HD

    Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time...

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  • 1970
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    The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

    7 1970 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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