Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Born: March 18, 1912
Died: September 25, 2010
in Tacoma, Washington, USA
Arthur Wells Gilmore, known as Art Gilmore (March 18, 1912 – September 25, 2010) was an American actor and announcer heard on radio and television programs, children's records, movies, trailers, radio commercials, and documentary films. He also appeared in several television series and a few feature films.

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Moonbeams
Title: Moonbeams
Character: Moon
Released: February 18, 2001
Type: Movie
With his father having an affair and his family growing apart, young Dave (Peter Haderlein) starts having conversations with the moon (Art Gilmore). When his relatives, psychologist (Castulo Guerra) and teacher (Mary-Joan Negro) think he's going crazy, Dave attempts to prove his new friend is real. This independent coming-of-age movie is a wholesome and heartwarming tale for the entire family.
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The Amazing Howard Hughes
Title: The Amazing Howard Hughes
Character: Newsreel Announcer
Released: April 13, 1977
Type: Movie
The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh.
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Title: The Waltons
Character: Radio Announcer (voice)
Released: September 14, 1972
Type: TV
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.
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Title: The Waltons
Released: September 14, 1972
Type: TV
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.
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Title: Emergency!
Released: January 22, 1972
Type: TV
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
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Title: The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Character: Norman Keller
Released: September 19, 1970
Type: TV
30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.
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Title: Adam-12
Character: Captain Moore
Released: September 21, 1968
Type: TV
Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.
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Title: Adam-12
Character: Lt. Moore
Released: September 21, 1968
Type: TV
Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.
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Title: Adam-12
Character: Lt. Val Wangsgard
Released: September 21, 1968
Type: TV
Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.
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Title: Dragnet
Character: Lt. Moore
Released: January 12, 1967
Type: TV
Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
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Title: Dragnet
Character: Capt. Merton Howe
Released: January 12, 1967
Type: TV
Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
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Title: Dragnet
Character: Capt. Lambert
Released: January 12, 1967
Type: TV
Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
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Title: Dragnet
Character: Capt. Larry Walton
Released: January 12, 1967
Type: TV
Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
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Title: Dragnet
Character: Capt. Mert Howe
Released: January 12, 1967
Type: TV
Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
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Action on the Beach
Title: Action on the Beach
Character: Narrator
Released: September 1, 1964
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes look at the D-Day special effects created in filming The Americanization of Emily (1964).
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Johnny Cool
Title: Johnny Cool
Released: October 2, 1963
Type: Movie
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
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The Nutty Professor
Title: The Nutty Professor
Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: June 4, 1963
Type: Movie
A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.
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The Gallant Hours
Title: The Gallant Hours
Character: Narration (Japanese scenes)
Released: June 13, 1960
Type: Movie
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
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Who Was That Lady?
Title: Who Was That Lady?
Character: Television Announcer (uncredited)
Released: April 8, 1960
Type: Movie
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 that he is an undercover FBI agent. To help him with his story he enlists the aid of a friend who is a TV writer. The wife swallows the story and the film's climax takes place in the sub-basements of the Empire State Building. The professor and his friend, believing themselves prisoners on an enemy submarine, patriotically try to scuttle the vessel and succeed only in rocking the building.
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General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery
Title: General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery
Character: Himself - Substitute Host
Released: March 8, 1959
Type: Movie
Jewel thieves Chico and Harpo Marx disguised as Groucho plan the perfect crime. Groucho appears as himself at the end in a police line up.
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An Evening with Fred Astaire
Title: An Evening with Fred Astaire
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 17, 1958
Type: Movie
A one-hour live television special starring Fred Astaire.
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The Mating Urge
Title: The Mating Urge
Character: Narrator
Released: August 1, 1958
Type: Movie
An exploitation pot-boiler, posing as an anthropology art-film, and supposedly filmed by seventeen different cameraman in Africa, Malaya, India, Ceylon, Bali, New Guinea and New Hebrides.
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Suicide Battalion
Title: Suicide Battalion
Character: Captain Hendry (uncredited)
Released: February 28, 1958
Type: Movie
Second World War drama, set in the Philippines about a group of men recruited for the dangerous mission of destroying an American base to keep strategic papers out of enemy hands when Japanese forces invade. The men spend their last hours drowning their sorrows in a bar, but time is running out. American International Pictures originally distributed this film as a double feature with "Jet Attack".
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The Narcotics Story
Title: The Narcotics Story
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: February 26, 1958
Type: Movie
Semi-documentary on how marijuana dealers lure small-town teenagers into heroin use and prostitution and how the police help to fight it.
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Rodan! The Flying Monster!
Title: Rodan! The Flying Monster!
Character: Narrator
Released: August 6, 1957
Type: Movie
US dubbed and edited version of the Japanese film Rodan. A mining engineer investigates the death of his fellow co-workers and discovers prehistoric dragonfly nymphs emerging from the mines. As he heads deeper into the mines, he makes a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature.
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Mainline U.S.A.
Title: Mainline U.S.A.
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1957
Type: Movie
A documentary on the railroads of America produced by the Association of American Railroads
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VistaVision Visits Austria
Title: VistaVision Visits Austria
Character: Narrator
Released: October 5, 1956
Type: Movie
This short travelogue, visiting Austria, was shot in VistaVision.
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The Killing
Title: The Killing
Character: Narrator (uncredited)
Released: June 6, 1956
Type: Movie
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.
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Title: Highway Patrol
Character: Narrator
Released: October 3, 1955
Type: TV
Highway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959, concerning the activities of the highway patrol and their leader, Dan Matthews (who held no rank). Although filmed in and around the Los Angeles area, the state setting for the stories was never identified, and city and street names were fictionalized.
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Big Trains Rolling
Title: Big Trains Rolling
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1955
Type: Movie
A production of the association of American Railroads outlining the wonders of America's rail system.
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Rear Window
Title: Rear Window
Character: Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Released: August 1, 1954
Type: Movie
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
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Susan Slept Here
Title: Susan Slept Here
Character: The Oscar (voice) (uncredited)
Released: July 28, 1954
Type: Movie
On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant Maizel. Knowing Christopher is working on a juvenile delinquent script, the sergeant brings by delinquent Susan thinking she will inspire Christopher while providing a place for her to spend the holidays outside of juvenile hall.
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Title: The Whistler
Released: July 13, 1954
Type: TV
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Carnival in Rio
Title: Carnival in Rio
Character: Narrator
Released: April 24, 1954
Type: Movie
A three-day carnival featuring Momo the God of Pleasure and some floats designed by celebrated artists and sculptors.
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Creature from the Black Lagoon
Title: Creature from the Black Lagoon
Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: March 5, 1954
Type: Movie
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.
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It Should Happen to You
Title: It Should Happen to You
Character: Don Toddman (uncredited)
Released: January 15, 1954
Type: Movie
Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.
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Winter Paradise
Title: Winter Paradise
Character: Narrator
Released: December 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Winter Paradise is a 1953 English language documentary directed by John Jay, starring Art Gilmore. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
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Desert Killer
Title: Desert Killer
Character: Narrator
Released: June 27, 1953
Type: Movie
Desert Killer is a 1952 short film directed by Larry Lansburgh about a hunter tracking a sheep-killing mountain lion. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.
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Here We Go Again
Title: Here We Go Again
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: November 15, 1952
Type: Movie
When a well off man from the city arrives in a hick town to woo a wealthy widow, he encounters first an ornery model T ride to the shabby hotel, then his rival for the widow as they go on to a local fair. tempers flair and a challenge to a boxing match is met. Edited and adapted from Hard Knocks and Love Taps (1921).
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Switzerland Sportland
Title: Switzerland Sportland
Character: Narrator
Released: May 10, 1952
Type: Movie
A Sports Parade (though not officially titled as such) visit to Switzerland. Covered are a rowing competition in Lucerne, tennis matches and horse jumping set against the mighty Alpine scenery, Zug costumes, gymnastics "poetry in motion" and a flag parade.
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Title: Dragnet
Released: December 16, 1951
Type: TV
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
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Title: Dragnet
Character: Capt. Harry Didion
Released: December 16, 1951
Type: TV
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
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The Tanks Are Coming
Title: The Tanks Are Coming
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 31, 1951
Type: Movie
An American tank crew fights its way into Germany in World War II.
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Title: The Red Skelton Show
Character: Announcer / Game Show Emcee
Released: September 30, 1951
Type: TV
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
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Title: The Red Skelton Show
Character: Self - Announcer (voice)
Released: September 30, 1951
Type: TV
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
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Title: The Red Skelton Show
Character: Announcer / Radio Disk Jockey (voice)
Released: September 30, 1951
Type: TV
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
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Title: The Red Skelton Show
Character: Announcer (voice)
Released: September 30, 1951
Type: TV
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
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Title: The Red Skelton Show
Character: Announcer
Released: September 30, 1951
Type: TV
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
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Title: The Red Skelton Show
Character: Self - Announcer
Released: September 30, 1951
Type: TV
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
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Title: The Red Skelton Show
Character: Announcer / Newscaster
Released: September 30, 1951
Type: TV
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
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Title: The Red Skelton Show
Character: Self - Announcer/Walter Crankcase (voice)
Released: September 30, 1951
Type: TV
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
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Title: The Adventures of Boston Blackie
Released: September 8, 1951
Type: TV
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Lost Planet Airmen
Title: Lost Planet Airmen
Character: Radio Voice
Released: July 25, 1951
Type: Movie
Feature version of the 1949 serial, KING OF THE ROCKETMEN: Young member of scientific group uses new rocket-powered flying suit to thwart shadowy saboteur known only as "Dr. Vulcan".
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A Place in the Sun
Title: A Place in the Sun
Character: Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Released: June 12, 1951
Type: Movie
An ambitious young man wins an heiress's heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend's pregnancy.
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The Screen Director
Title: The Screen Director
Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: March 12, 1951
Type: Movie
A documentary short film depicting the work of the motion picture director. An anonymous director is shown preparing the various aspects of a film for production, meeting with the writer and producer, approving wardrobe and set design, rehearsing scenes with the actors and camera crew, shooting the scenes, watching dailies, working with the editor and composer, and attending the first preview. Then a number of real directors are shown in archive footage (as well as a predominance of staged 'archive' footage) working with actors and crew.
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Title: The Living Christ
Character: Narrator
Released: January 7, 1951
Type: TV
The first ever made for TV miniseries documents the story of Jesus Christ from birth to resurrection.
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Grandad of Races
Title: Grandad of Races
Character: Narrator
Released: September 2, 1950
Type: Movie
Grandad of Races is a 1950 American short documentary film about the Palio di Siena held in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, directed by André de la Varre. It won an Oscar at the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951 for Best Short Subject.
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So You Want to Hold Your Husband
Title: So You Want to Hold Your Husband
Character: Soap Opera Narrator
Released: July 1, 1950
Type: Movie
Fed up with Joe's indifference toward her, Alice McDoakes takes her troubles to a marriage counselor. None of the courses of action she is advised to take have any impact on Joe, until she is advised to create the impression that she has left Joe for another man.
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Riviera Days
Title: Riviera Days
Character: Narrator
Released: June 3, 1950
Type: Movie
Tour of the French Riviera.
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Appointment with Danger
Title: Appointment with Danger
Character: Narrator
Released: March 31, 1950
Type: Movie
Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who've allegedly murdered a U.S. postal detective.
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King of the Rocket Men
Title: King of the Rocket Men
Character: Newscaster
Released: June 8, 1949
Type: Movie
Prof. Millard pretends to be dead and helps Jeff King ferret out Vulcan, the evil traitor at the science academy. Donning his Rocket Man costume King goes from one hair raising rescue to the next in order to keep the newly invented Decimator out of the clutches of Vulcan and his minions.
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Cinderella Horse
Title: Cinderella Horse
Character: Narrator
Released: April 23, 1949
Type: Movie
A 1948 English language short film written and directed by De Leon Anthony, Harry O. Hoyt, and Edwin E. Olsen, starring Art Gilmore. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.
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My Dream Is Yours
Title: My Dream Is Yours
Released: April 15, 1949
Type: Movie
Conceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides to find a new personality to replace him. In New York, he finds Martha Gibson, a single mother with a great voice. He arranges for her to move to Hollywood, but then has a problem trying to sell her to the show's sponsor. Doug tries every trick he can think of to make Martha a star, and as the two work more closely, he falls in love with her. Complicating matters further, Martha meets and becomes attracted to Garry.
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This Theatre and You
Title: This Theatre and You
Character: Narrator (uncredited)
Released: December 31, 1948
Type: Movie
Produced in association with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as part of a twelve part series called The Industry Film Project, meant to inform the public about specific facets of production and industry life. Movie theaters are located in most towns. They bring to the public not only one of the most affordable forms of mass entertainment but many other aspects of life through the films shown and through the theater's other uses. As a business, the theater is a vital part of the economic community, employing people, but also dependent on the public for its livelihood. The theater manager is the key person who ensures that every aspect of the theater runs smoothly. As the key business person for the establishment, he is also usually an integral part of business and community organizations in the town. He also ensures that the theater shows what the public wants to see, which can be a difficult task.
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Let's Sing a Song from the Movies
Title: Let's Sing a Song from the Movies
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: July 17, 1948
Type: Movie
This audience sing-along features tunes from four musicals with the lyrics appearing on screen. Numbers include "Am I Blue?" from 1929's On with the Show!.
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On the Track
Title: On the Track
Character: Self (narrator)
Released: July 17, 1948
Type: Movie
This documentary explores the history of the railroads In America and their potential role in the post war era.
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So You Want to Be a Detective
Title: So You Want to Be a Detective
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: June 26, 1948
Type: Movie
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
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Calgary Stampede
Title: Calgary Stampede
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 29, 1948
Type: Movie
The pageantry of Calgary's colorful celebration of its past, culminating with its world famous rodeo, is chronicled.
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So You Want to Build a House
Title: So You Want to Build a House
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 15, 1948
Type: Movie
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes is evicted from his apartment and decides to build his own home. As the project progresses, his dream house turns into a nightmare.
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Let's Sing a Stephen Foster Song
Title: Let's Sing a Stephen Foster Song
Character: Narrator
Released: May 8, 1948
Type: Movie
A short in the Memories From Melody Lane series. This dramatization of Stephen Foster's life shows how the songwriter came to write four of his most popular tunes: "My Old Kentucky Home", "Old Folks at Home", "Beautiful Dreamer", and " De Camptown Races". After each song is performed, the audience is invited to sing along with the Melody Makers as the lyrics are displayed on title cards.
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So You Want to Be a Gambler
Title: So You Want to Be a Gambler
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: February 14, 1948
Type: Movie
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes experiences the pitfalls of gambling.
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Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight
Title: Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 24, 1948
Type: Movie
In this short film, four popular songs, "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", "Moonlight Bay", "In the Evening By the Moonlight", and "Shine on Harvest Moon", about moonlight are presented.
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So You Want an Apartment
Title: So You Want an Apartment
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 3, 1948
Type: Movie
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
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Let's Sing an Old Time Song
Title: Let's Sing an Old Time Song
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: December 27, 1947
Type: Movie
This short film focuses on four songs, "The Band Played On", "Daisy Bell" (a.k.a. "A Bicycle Built for Two"), "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine", and "The Man on the Flying Trapeze", that have become American standards.
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So You Want to Hold Your Wife
Title: So You Want to Hold Your Wife
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: November 22, 1947
Type: Movie
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes, dissatisfied, attempts to save his five-years marriage to Alice.
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Power Behind the Nation
Title: Power Behind the Nation
Character: Narrator
Released: October 11, 1947
Type: Movie
Brief history of American industry.
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The Unsuspected
Title: The Unsuspected
Character: Announcer (uncredited)
Released: October 11, 1947
Type: Movie
The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
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Let's Sing a Song of the West
Title: Let's Sing a Song of the West
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: September 27, 1947
Type: Movie
This musical short features four songs associated with the western United States.
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So You Want to Be a Salesman
Title: So You Want to Be a Salesman
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: September 13, 1947
Type: Movie
Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.
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So You're Going on a Vacation
Title: So You're Going on a Vacation
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: July 5, 1947
Type: Movie
Joe takes his wife on a much-needed vacation, and almost survives.
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So You Want to Be in Pictures
Title: So You Want to Be in Pictures
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: June 7, 1947
Type: Movie
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Bros. and has to settle for being a stand-in.
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So You're Going to Be a Father
Title: So You're Going to Be a Father
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 10, 1947
Type: Movie
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.
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Backlash
Title: Backlash
Character: Radio Commentator (Voice)
Released: March 1, 1947
Type: Movie
In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney John Morland has given a lift to a hitchhiker who turns out to be a murderer. As a result, Morland himself is implicated in a killing. A pair of detectives discover that Morland has been having business problems and no end of difficulties with his wife Catherine. The trail of clues leads to a surprising revelation.
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So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
Title: So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
Character: Narrator
Released: December 28, 1946
Type: Movie
Joe McDoakes attempts to deal with his myriad neuroses.
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So You Want to Keep Your Hair
Title: So You Want to Keep Your Hair
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: December 7, 1946
Type: Movie
Average American Joe McDoakes searches in vain for any cure that will halt his fast-disappearing hairline.
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So You Want to Play the Horses
Title: So You Want to Play the Horses
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 5, 1946
Type: Movie
In this outing, Joe loves playing the horses and shows what you can do to improve your odds of winning.
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The Voice That Thrilled the World
Title: The Voice That Thrilled the World
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 16, 1943
Type: Movie
This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from early sound pictures.
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Cavalcade of Dance
Title: Cavalcade of Dance
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 3, 1943
Type: Movie
Ballroom dancers Veloz and Yolanda perform the various dance fads of the first half of the twentieth century.
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Women at War
Title: Women at War
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 2, 1943
Type: Movie
Three young women arrive at the Women's Army Corps facility in Fort Des Moines for varied reasons and with different goals. Mary Savage is a war widow who wants to become an officer, farm girl Stormy Hart wants to become involved in motor transport, and Lorna Travis seeks to win the approval of her father, a major general, who has very chauvinist views on the role of women in the military. Intensive training and guidance prepares the three to make a contribution to the success of the upcoming war games conducted by General Travis and validate the value of the WACS to the war effort.
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Action in the North Atlantic
Title: Action in the North Atlantic
Character: President Franklin D. Roosevelt (voice) (uncredited)
Released: June 12, 1943
Type: Movie
Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.
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Five Graves to Cairo
Title: Five Graves to Cairo
Character: Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: May 26, 1943
Type: Movie
The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel. He assumes the identity of a recently deceased waiter and is helped by the hotel's owner, despite protest from the French chambermaid, who fears the imminent arrival of Rommel and the Germans.
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Mission to Moscow
Title: Mission to Moscow
Character: Commentator (uncredited)
Released: April 29, 1943
Type: Movie
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to America as an advocate of Stalinism.
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Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter
Title: Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter
Character: Narrator
Released: February 2, 1943
Type: Movie
Military training film on the characteristics, capabilities, weaknesses, and recognition of the World War II Japanese fighter aircraft known as the Zero.
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So You Think You Need Glasses
Title: So You Think You Need Glasses
Character: Narrator
Released: December 26, 1942
Type: Movie
A humorous but informative look at how an average man can remedy common vision problems. (Taken from the imdb page)
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So You Want to Give Up Smoking
Title: So You Want to Give Up Smoking
Character: Narrator
Released: November 14, 1942
Type: Movie
A semi-humorous look at the various types of smokers and the methods available to them to kick the habit.
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The Right Timing
Title: The Right Timing
Character: Commentator
Released: October 31, 1942
Type: Movie
The importance of timing in athletics
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The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Title: The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Character: Newsreel Announcer
Released: March 6, 1941
Type: Movie
A reformed jewel thief fights to clear his name when he's framed for murder.