Westbrook Van Voorhis

Westbrook Van Voorhis

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The Ladies Man
Title: The Ladies Man
Character: TV Person to Person
Released: June 21, 1961
Type: Movie
After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females?
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Walk East on Beacon!
Title: Walk East on Beacon!
Released: June 1, 1952
Type: Movie
An FBI agent works with a refugee scientist and the Coast Guard to crack a Soviet spy ring in Boston.
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Title: Crusade in Europe
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 5, 1949
Type: TV
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Atomic Power!
Title: Atomic Power!
Character: Narrator
Released: August 9, 1946
Type: Movie
Atomic Power! is an American short documentary film produced by The March of Time and released to theaters August 9, 1946, one year after the end of World War II. It is a recreation of the making of the atomic bomb leading up to the Trinity test. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
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American Beauty
Title: American Beauty
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 5, 1945
Type: Movie
Part of the March of Time series, this episode (Volume 12, Number 2) focuses entirely on the beauty industry in the USA. With spending of over $1 billion (in 1945) on cosmetic products, it has evolved into a major commercial enterprise. Packaging has proved to be a very important factor in sales and some $50 million per year is spent on advertising. The FDA look out for harmful products and Federal Trade Commission keeps an eye out for misleading claims. Spas and country resorts, where you can rest and relax, are gaining popularity for those who can afford it as are slenderizing salons and gymnasiums. Hairstyling has become an even bigger business. It's not only women who spend money on beauty products as some $300 million per year is spent by men.
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Seeing Them Through
Title: Seeing Them Through
Character: Narrator
Released: February 1, 1945
Type: Movie
Documentary short film reporting on the activities of the American Red Cross and the useage made of contributed funds for the previous year.
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Africa, Prelude to Victory
Title: Africa, Prelude to Victory
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: December 4, 1942
Type: Movie
Covers the planning and execution of the great Allied Military Maneuver in North Africa
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We Are the Marines
Title: We Are the Marines
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1942
Type: Movie
The history of the Corps, from Colonial times to the present day (1942, that is). The film's midsection details the arduous training procedure of the Few and the Proud at Parris Island and elsewhere. Finally, wartime newsreel footage is adroitly blended with dramatized re-enactments to illustrate the contributions - and the utter necessity-of the marines in WW II.
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The Roaring Twenties
Title: The Roaring Twenties
Character: Himself - Narrator (uncredited)
Released: October 28, 1939
Type: Movie
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
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The March of Time: An American Dictator
Title: The March of Time: An American Dictator
Character: Narrator
Released: July 10, 1936
Type: Movie
On July 10, 1936, the Time Corporation released the seventh episode of the second year of its newsreel series The March of Time, which included a controversial sequence titled “An American Dictator.” This segment, purportedly a journalistic exposé, centered on the rise to power and political career of then Dominican head of state Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina. The content of the short piece accused Trujillo of committing many politically motivated crimes, including murder, and caused a brief diplomatic crisis between the United States and the Dominican Republic. - Naida García-Crespo