Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Born: May 26, 1913
Died: August 11, 1994
in Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE  (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside of "Hammer Horror" include his many appearances as Sherlock Holmes, as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977) and as the mysterious Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD in 1965 and 1966, two cinema films based on the television series Doctor Who.

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Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill
Title: Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill
Released: July 10, 2022
Type: Movie
A double dose of the doctor! Two classic Dr. Who adventures return in new 4K restorations. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) were the first time the good Doctor was ever seen in colour and on the big screen. The films, directed by Gordon Flemyng, remain the doctor’s only cinematic outings and feature the legendary Peter Cushing as everyone’s favourite timelord alongside a supporting cast that includes Roy Castle, Bernard Cribbins, Jennie Linden and Roberta Tovey.
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Title: AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Character: Self
Released: April 22, 2020
Type: Movie
Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #2: LATER IN L.A. is a brand new compilation of the most electrifying found footage mayhem that you’ll see this week. For our second tape, we’ve returned to the hallowed halls of “behind the scenes” horror for another hour-long joyride of F-U-N. Thank you for your incredible support during these difficult times. And remember: “Do what your spirit tells you.”
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The Skywalker Legacy
Title: The Skywalker Legacy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 18, 2020
Type: Movie
The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
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Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Title: Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Character: Himself
Released: February 8, 2020
Type: Movie
A long thought lost radio interview with Peter Cushing is accompanied by comments from friends and colleagues.
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Title: Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Character: Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Released: August 6, 2017
Type: Movie
The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.
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Halloween: The Inside Story
Title: Halloween: The Inside Story
Character: (archive footage)
Released: October 25, 2010
Type: Movie
This feature-length documentary takes a look at one of the most successful film franchises of all time as it goes behind the scenes of John Carpenter’s Halloween, the frightfest that redefined the horror genre in the late 1970s.
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Attack of the Octopus People
Title: Attack of the Octopus People
Character: Doctor Welles (archive footage)
Released: June 29, 2010
Type: Movie
In the not too distant future, Daniel Davis returns to his hometown to find that it has been taken over by super intelligent octopuses.
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Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Title: Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Character: Self
Released: February 8, 2008
Type: Movie
This fascinating documentary tells the story of the talented people behind and in front of the cameras at the Hammer Film Studios. Their prodigious output made household names of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, arguably the greatest fright duo since Lugosi and Karloff. Filled with shocking clips, terrifying trailers, and fascinating interviews with cast and crew culled from twenty years of the FANEX Film Convention archives, this film is a horror fan's delight!
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Title: Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 16, 2007
Type: Movie
Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.
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The Story of Star Wars
Title: The Story of Star Wars
Character: Grand Moff Tarkin (archive footage)
Released: August 18, 2004
Type: Movie
The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed it all: the famous droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2. Episodes IV,V and VI are explored in "The Story of Luke Skywalker," which follows the young man escaping from his daily chores on Tatooine to his becoming a hero in the Rebal Alliance. In "The Story of Anakin Skywalker," you'll go behind the mask of the greatest Star Wars villain and discover how Darth Vader started life as a young Podracing Champ on Tatooine and later became a headstrong young Jedi seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. With clips from the Star Wars films, C-3PO and R2-D2 take you on an hour-long journey through the saga and prepare you for the explosive final chapter: Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
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Dalekmania
Title: Dalekmania
Character: Doctor Who (archive footage)
Released: July 24, 1995
Type: Movie
1995 documentary film that examines that 60's craze and focuses in particular on the two 1960's Doctor Who films starring Peter Cushing (the Cushing Doctor) -- Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD which both feature the Daleks. Interviews cover the making of the films and their fans.
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The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead
Title: The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead
Character: Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Released: August 19, 1994
Type: Movie
Explore Hammer's greatest legacy with clips from such classic films as The Horror of Dracula, Brides of Dracula, Dracula - Prince of Darkness, Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires, Scars of Dracula, Kiss of the Vampire and more.
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Title: The World of Hammer
Released: August 12, 1994
Type: TV
Narrated by Oliver Reed, the show traces the evolution of the famous Hammer Horror movies through the years.
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Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Title: Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Character: Narrator / Himself
Released: August 6, 1994
Type: Movie
Explore the most legendary horror studio of all time with this fascinating, frightening journey hosted by terror titans Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. England's most successful independent film company, the "fear factory" of Hammer Studios, has a history filled with feuds, censorship battles and streaks of luck both good and bad. Now the legacy of horror returns, featuring interviews with such Hammer legends as Raquel Welch, Veronica Carlson, Caroline Munro, Ingrid Pitt, Jimmy Sangster, Hazel Court, Martine Beswicke, Freddie Francis, Val Guest and Ray Harryhausen. Plus you'll be treated to behind-the-scenes home movies and nonstop shock scenes from over 40 classic films, including Horror of Dracula, Curse of Frankenstein, The Devil Rides Out, Curse of the Werewolf and many more! It's the definitive study of one of the greatest names in horror!
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Title: Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Character: Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
Documentary with a treasure trove of rare footage and vintage trailers, offering a rich and unusual look at the history of Frankenstein on the screen.
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Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Title: Peter Cushing: A One Way Ticket to Hollywood
Character: Himself
Released: June 4, 1989
Type: Movie
An interview with Legendary Actor Peter Cushing and clips from some of his best films.
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Title: Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips from Hammer productions and interviews with actors, actresses, directors and producers who worked on these films.
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Biggles
Title: Biggles
Character: Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Released: May 30, 1986
Type: Movie
Unassuming catering salesmen Jim Ferguson falls through a time hole to 1917 where he saves the life of dashing Royal Flying Corps pilot James "Biggles" Bigglesworth after his photo recon mission is shot down. Before he can work out what has happened, Jim is zapped back to the 1980s......
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The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Title: The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Character: Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
This documentary examines the making of the Sherlock Holmes cinematic dynasty and includes interviews and archival film clips featuring the original crime-fighter in all his incarnations.
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The Masks of Death
Title: The Masks of Death
Character: Sherlock Holmes
Released: December 23, 1984
Type: Movie
Sherlock Holmes has retired. But when MacDonald asks him to take on another case, he says yes. There have been some mysterious murders, and there are no visible causes for the deaths. At the same time Holmes gets this case, Graf Udo Von Felseck gives him another case: find a young and missing prince to prevent war between Germany and England. But Von Felseck is not as honest as he seems...
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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Title: Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Character: Seneschal
Released: August 17, 1984
Type: Movie
Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. Gawain journeys across the land, learning about life, saving damsels, and solving the Green Knight's riddle.
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Top Secret!
Title: Top Secret!
Character: Bookstore Proprietor
Released: June 8, 1984
Type: Movie
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
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Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Title: Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Character: Professor Charles Copeland
Released: April 23, 1984
Type: Movie
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House of the Long Shadows
Title: House of the Long Shadows
Character: Sebastian Grisbane
Released: June 17, 1983
Type: Movie
An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet that he can write a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' in 24 hours. However, upon his arrival he discovers that the apparently empty manor has several rather odd inhabitants.
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Title: Wogan
Character: Self
Released: May 4, 1982
Type: TV
Wogan is a British television chat show
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Black Jack
Title: Black Jack
Character: Sir Thomas Bedford
Released: September 14, 1981
Type: Movie
Sir Thomas Bedford orchestrates the heist of a Spanish casino, with the aid of a singer performing there. The police are aware of their activities, and a hostage situation arises.
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Mystery on Monster Island
Title: Mystery on Monster Island
Character: William T. Kolderup
Released: April 3, 1981
Type: Movie
A young European boy living in San Francisco is reluctant to marry his long-term girlfriend because he wants to travel around the world first. His wealthy uncle agrees to send him on a global expedition aboard his ship, but en route the boy and his travelling companion are shipwrecked on a remote island, populated by countless prehistoric creatures as well as gold-hunting bandits.
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A Tale of Two Cities
Title: A Tale of Two Cities
Character: Dr. Alexander Manette
Released: December 2, 1980
Type: Movie
Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the beautiful Lucie Manette. But Lucie loves and marries Charles Darnay, and remains oblivious to Carton's undimmed devotion to her. When Darnay is ensnared in the deadly web of the French Revolution and condemned to die by the guillotine, Sydney Carton concocts a dangerous plot to free the husband of the woman he loves.
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Title: Hammer House of Horror
Character: Martin Blueck
Released: September 13, 1980
Type: TV
Anthology series, in which each self-contained episode featured a different kind of horror. These varied from witches, werewolves, ghosts, devil worship and voodoo, but also included non-supernatural horror themes such as cannibalism, confinement and serial killers.
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Arabian Adventure
Title: Arabian Adventure
Character: Wazir Al Wuzara
Released: July 8, 1979
Type: Movie
An evil caliph (Christopher Lee) offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to a prince if he can complete a perilous quest for a magical rose. Helped by a young boy and a magic carpet, Prince Hasan (Oliver Tobias), has to overcome genies, fire breathing monsters and treacherous swamps to reach his prize and claim the hand of the Princess Zuleira (Emma Samms).
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Title: Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Von Baden
Released: March 24, 1979
Type: TV
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
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The Horror Show
Title: The Horror Show
Character: (archive footage)
Released: February 6, 1979
Type: Movie
A history of horror movies.
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A Touch of the Sun
Title: A Touch of the Sun
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
A bumbling US marine Captain is assigned to retrieve a space capsule from a despotic African ruler.
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Son of Hitler
Title: Son of Hitler
Character: Heinrich Haussner
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
The leader of a right-wing German political party discovers that an illiterate woodcarver is actually the son of Adolf Hitler.
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The Standard
Title: The Standard
Character: Baron Hackenberg
Released: November 25, 1977
Type: Movie
During the final days of the First World War, Officer Menis does his duty in defending the battle flag of the defeated Austro-Hungarian empire, while his fellow troops, a motley gang recruited from several different countries not loyal to the royal family, simply try to survive by any means possible.
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The Uncanny
Title: The Uncanny
Character: Wilbur Gray
Released: August 24, 1977
Type: Movie
Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.
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Shock Waves
Title: Shock Waves
Character: SS Commander
Released: July 15, 1977
Type: Movie
Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group of zombie soldiers.
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Star Wars
Title: Star Wars
Character: Grand Moff Tarkin
Released: May 25, 1977
Type: Movie
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
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Title: The New Avengers
Character: Von Claus
Released: October 22, 1976
Type: TV
The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The Avengers and was developed by Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens. A joint United Kingdom-France-Canada production, the show picks up the adventures of John Steed and his team of Avengers fighting evil plots and world domination. Whereas in the original series Steed had almost always been partnered with a woman, in the new series he had two partners: Mike Gambit, a top agent, crack marksman and trained martial artist, and Purdey, a former trainee with The Royal Ballet who was an amalgam of many of the best talents from Steed's previous female partners.
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The Great Houdinis
Title: The Great Houdinis
Character: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Released: October 8, 1976
Type: Movie
A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the beyond.
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The Devil's Men
Title: The Devil's Men
Character: Baron Corofax
Released: August 11, 1976
Type: Movie
A satanic cult led by Baron Corofax (Peter Cushing) kidnaps three young people and Father Roche (Donald Pleasence) & Milo (Costa Skouras/Kostas Karagiorgis) must save them from the hands of this evil.
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At the Earth's Core
Title: At the Earth's Core
Character: Dr. Abner Perry
Released: July 1, 1976
Type: Movie
A huge burrowing machine tunnels out of control at ferocious speed, cutting clean through to the center of the earth, to the twilight world of pellucidar. Once there, Dr. Perry and David Innes are threatened by half human creatures, lizard-like birds, and man-eating plants.
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Trial by Combat
Title: Trial by Combat
Character: Sir Edward Gifford
Released: April 1, 1976
Type: Movie
A group called The Knights Of Avalon are unhappy with the justice system so are taking the law into their own hands by executing criminals using medieval methods such as jousting.
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Title: Space: 1999
Character: Raan
Released: September 4, 1975
Type: TV
The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.
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Legend of the Werewolf
Title: Legend of the Werewolf
Character: Prof. Paul
Released: August 6, 1975
Type: Movie
A travelling circus in 19th century France adopts and showcases a feral "wolf boy", who grows into adulthood only to kill the one-man band. He runs off to Paris, where he develops a jealous, overprotective crush on a prostitute, leading him to attack her client, incurring a pursuit by a determined police surgeon.
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The Ghoul
Title: The Ghoul
Character: Dr. Lawrence
Released: July 11, 1975
Type: Movie
A former clergyman (Peter Cushing) in 1920s England tries to keep his cannibalistic son locked in the attic.
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Fists of Fire
Title: Fists of Fire
Character: Himself
Released: January 16, 1975
Type: Movie
A look at Shaw Brothers Studios in their prime. Includes: interviews with David Chiang; exploring the Shaw Brothers sets; a look at the craftsmen, foley artists and stuntmen of Shaw Bros.; a profile on Run Run Shaw; Italian-meets-Chinese kung-fu films; and a visit from Peter Cushing.
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Shatter
Title: Shatter
Character: Paul Rattwood
Released: December 6, 1974
Type: Movie
Shatter, an international contract killer, has been assigned to assassinate the President of a small African country and collect his fee from a bank in the Far East. On arrival in Hong Kong his life is threatened and when the bank denies all knowledge of payment arrangements, he realises he has been drawn into a dangerous game where there are no rules. Amongst the players are the Mafia and several foreign intelligence services and the stakes being played for are deadly.
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Tender Dracula
Title: Tender Dracula
Character: MacGregor
Released: August 7, 1974
Type: Movie
Two writers and their girlfriends visit the castle of an actor who specializes in playing vampire roles. As the night progresses, they begin to wonder if the man is an actor playing a vampire, or a vampire playing an actor.
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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Title: The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Character: Professor Lawrence Van Helsing
Released: July 11, 1974
Type: Movie
Professor Van Helsing had been asked to help against the tyranny of skeletal creatures that are responsible for terror and death amongst the peasants in rural China. He is the only person qualified to deal with the cause of these phenomena, for the undead are controlled by the most diabolical force of all.... Count Dracula. But he is not alone- to aid him comes a mystical brotherhood of seven martial arts warriors.
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Madhouse
Title: Madhouse
Character: Herbert Flay
Released: May 22, 1974
Type: Movie
A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
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Title: The Zoo Gang
Character: Judge Gautier
Released: April 5, 1974
Type: TV
Six resistance fighters, known by their animal-based code names, fought during World War II. Their efforts came to a stop when one of their number, "the Wolf", betrayed them to the Gestapo. In their interrogation, one of their number, Claude Roget, the husband of Manouche was shot before her eyes. Thirty years later, Thomas Devon spots the Wolf in his shop. The surviving members of the Zoo Gang drop what they are doing and rendezvous for vengeance. The series follows the adventures of the remaining gang of four resistance fighters reunited 30 years later to scam habitual con artists and criminals in order to take their money and use it for good causes. Despite their ages, they put their skills and experience to use to raise enough money to construct a hospital in the memory of Claude. The gang is aided by the son of Manouche and Claude, an inspector in the French police.
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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Title: Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Character: Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor
Released: April 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate before his imprisonment. Frankenstein utilises Helder's medical knowledge for a project he has been working on for some time. He is assembling a man from vital organs extracted from various inmates in the asylum. And the Baron will resort to murder to acquire the perfect specimens for his most ambitious project ever.
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The Beast Must Die
Title: The Beast Must Die
Character: Dr. Christopher Lundgren
Released: April 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Wealthy big game hunter Tom Newcliffe has tracked and killed practically every type of animal in the world. But one creature still evades him, the biggest game of all - a werewolf.
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From Beyond the Grave
Title: From Beyond the Grave
Character: The Proprietor
Released: February 21, 1974
Type: Movie
Four customers purchase (or take) items from Temptations Limited, an antiques shop whose motto is "Offers You Cannot Resist". A nasty fate awaits all of them—particularly those who cheat the shop's Proprietor.
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Title: The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Character: Prof. Lorrimer Van Helsing
Released: November 3, 1973
Type: Movie
The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satanic ritual which has been occurring in a large country house, and which has been attended by a government minister, an eminent scientist and secret service chief. The owner of the house is a mysterious property tycoon who is found to be behind a sinister plot involving a deadly plague. It is in fact Dracula who, sick of his interminable existence, has decided that he must end it all in the only possible way- by destroying every last potential victim.
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Title: Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Character: Count Gerard De Merret
Released: September 1, 1973
Type: TV
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries was a British television series The series was an anthology of different tales. Each episode was introduced by Orson Welles, who was the only regular actor in the series. In the opening titles, Welles would be shown in silhouette as he walked through a hallway towards the camera, smoking a cigar and outfitted in a broad-brimmed hat and a huge cloak, the outfit itself being a nod to his having provided the voice of The Shadow in the radio program. When he actually appeared on-screen to introduce the episodes, his face would be all that would be shown, in extreme close-up and very low lighting.
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And Now the Screaming Starts!
Title: And Now the Screaming Starts!
Character: Dr. Pope
Released: April 27, 1973
Type: Movie
In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles Fengriffen. The bride, Catherine, falls victim to a curse placed by a wronged servant on the Fengriffen family and all its descendants.
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Nothing But the Night
Title: Nothing But the Night
Character: Sir Mark Ashley
Released: February 16, 1973
Type: Movie
When various trustees of the Van Traylen Orphanage begin dying in close order, it's at first written off as a coincidence. But, when a school bus accident very nearly takes out three more of them along with a group of orphans, Col. Bingham (Christopher Lee) and his pathologist friend, Mark (Peter Cushing), begin looking into the deaths. They come to think the answer lies with one of the girls on the bus, who has vivid memories of things she could not possibly have seen.
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The Creeping Flesh
Title: The Creeping Flesh
Character: Emmanuel Hildern
Released: February 12, 1973
Type: Movie
A scientist comes to believe that evil is a disease of the blood and that the flesh of a skeleton he has brought back from New Guinea contains it in a pure form. Convinced that his wife, a Folies Bergere dancer who went insane, manifested this evil he is terrified that it will be passed on to their daughter. He tries to use the skeleton's blood to immunise her against this eventuality, but his attempt has anything but the desired result.
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Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
Title: Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
Character: (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
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Asylum
Title: Asylum
Character: Smith
Released: November 17, 1972
Type: Movie
A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum, and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.
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Horror Express
Title: Horror Express
Character: Dr. Wells
Released: September 30, 1972
Type: Movie
Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.
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Fear in the Night
Title: Fear in the Night
Character: Michael Carmichael
Released: July 9, 1972
Type: Movie
It took Peggy Heller a long time to recover from the trauma of a brutal physical assault, suffered in her youth. When she married Robert, he provided her with the love and reassurance she craved for and the two settled down in a pretty house in the grounds of the public school where Robert was a master. But the headmaster of the school is not what he seems and Penny is convinced he means to harm her - is her fear a figment of her tortured imagination or are there forces at work that intend to manipulate her anxieties with fatal consequences?
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Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Title: Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Character: Ship's Captain
Released: July 1, 1972
Type: Movie
The eminent Dr. Phibes awakens from a decade of suspended animation and heads to Egypt with the corpse of his dead wife, which he intends to resurrect by murdering people in strange and heinous ways.
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Dracula A.D. 1972
Title: Dracula A.D. 1972
Character: Professor Van Helsing
Released: June 26, 1972
Type: Movie
Set in London in the early 1970's, supposedly for teen thrills, Johnny organises a black magic ceremony in a desolate churchyard. The culmination of the ritual, however, is the rejuvenation of Dracula from shrivelled remains. Johnny, Dracula' s disciple, lures victims to the deserted graveyard for his master's pleasure and one of the victims delivered is Jessica Van Helsing. Descended from the Van Helsing line of vampire hunters her grandfather, equipped with all the devices to snare and destroy the Count, confronts his arch enemy in the age-old battle between good and evil.
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Tales from the Crypt
Title: Tales from the Crypt
Character: Arthur Edward Grimsdyke
Released: March 9, 1972
Type: Movie
Five people find themselves in a tomb. The Crypt keeper explains why they are there through a series of frightening stories. Based on the classic comic book.
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I, Monster
Title: I, Monster
Character: Frederick Utterson
Released: November 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Christopher Lee stars in this Amicus production of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” where the names have been changed to Dr. Marlowe and Mr. Blake. Lee as Dr. Marlowe experiments with intravenous drugs that are suppose to release inner inhibitions. So comes forth Mr. Blake (also Lee) who gets more monstrous with each transformation. Peter Cushing plays his friend and colleague, Dr. Utterson.
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Twins of Evil
Title: Twins of Evil
Character: Gustav Weil
Released: October 3, 1971
Type: Movie
While dabbling in Satanism, Count Karstein resurrects Mircalla Karnstein who initiates him into vampirism. As a rash of deaths afflicts the village, Gustav the head of Puritan group leads his men to seek out and destroy the pestilence. One of his twin nieces has become inflicted with the witchcraft but Gustav's zeal and venom has trapped the innocent Maria, threatening her with a tortuous execution, whilst Frieda remains free to continue her orgy of evil.
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Incense for the Damned
Title: Incense for the Damned
Character: Dr. Walter Goodrich
Released: May 14, 1971
Type: Movie
A group of friends search for a young English Oxford student who has disappeared whilst researching in Greece. They are shocked to find that, wherever he has been, certain unsolved murders have taken place. Not believing that their friend could be the perpetrator of such acts, they press on with their search, finding him under the spell of a beautiful Vampire, whose blood-sucking methods include the use of sado-masochism. Believing they have killed her, the group return home, unaware that their friend is now a Vampire.
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The House That Dripped Blood
Title: The House That Dripped Blood
Character: Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")
Released: February 22, 1971
Type: Movie
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
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The Vampire Lovers
Title: The Vampire Lovers
Character: General von Spielsdorf
Released: October 4, 1970
Type: Movie
In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves and drives a stake through their diabolical hearts. One grave he cannot locate is that of the legendary beautiful Mircalla Karnstein. Years of peace follow that grisly night until Mircalla reappears to avenge her family's decimation and satisfy her desire for blood.
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Title: Treffpunkte
Character: Self
Released: May 26, 1970
Type: TV
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One More Time
Title: One More Time
Character: Dr. Frankenstein
Released: May 1, 1970
Type: Movie
London nightclub buddies Salt and Pepper link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.
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Scream and Scream Again
Title: Scream and Scream Again
Character: Major Heinrich Benedek
Released: February 2, 1970
Type: Movie
A serial killer, who drains his victims for blood is on the loose in London, the Police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist.
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Title: Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Character: Baron Victor Frankenstein
Released: May 22, 1969
Type: Movie
Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. On route the abductee dies and the Baron and his assistant transplant his brain into a corpse. The creature is tormented by a trapped soul in an alien shell and, after a visit to his wife who violently rejects his monstrous form, the creature wreaks his revenge on the perpetrator of his misery: Baron Frankenstein.
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Corruption
Title: Corruption
Character: Sir John Rowan
Released: July 19, 1968
Type: Movie
A surgeon discovers that he can restore the beauty to his girlfriend's scarred face by murdering other women and extracting fluids from their pituitary gland. However, the effects only last for a short time, so he has to kill more and more women. It is ultimately a killing spree which ends with considerable death and disaster.
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The Blood Beast Terror
Title: The Blood Beast Terror
Character: Detective Inspector Quennell
Released: February 1, 1968
Type: Movie
A Scotland Yard Detective must investigate a series of murders perpetrated by a giant blood-sucking moth that can take human form.
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Torture Garden
Title: Torture Garden
Character: Lancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Released: November 1, 1967
Type: Movie
Five people visit a fairground sideshow run by the sinister Dr. Diabolo. Having shown them a handful of haunted-house-style attractions, he promises them a genuinely scary experience if they will pay extra.
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Night of the Big Heat
Title: Night of the Big Heat
Character: Dr. Vernon Stone
Released: May 1, 1967
Type: Movie
While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties, and the boys at the Met station have no more idea what is going on than the regulars at the Swan. Only a stand-offish visting scientist realizes space aliens are to blame.
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Frankenstein Created Woman
Title: Frankenstein Created Woman
Character: Baron Frankenstein
Released: March 15, 1967
Type: Movie
A deformed tormented girl drowns herself after her lover is framed for murder and guillotined. Baron Frankenstein, experimenting with the transfer of souls, places the boy's soul into her body, bringing Christina back to life. Driven by revenge, she carries out a violent retribution on those responsible for both deaths.
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Some May Live
Title: Some May Live
Character: John Meredith
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
During the Vietnam War U.S. decoder Kate Meredith is plagued with guilt when her husband coerces her to pass information to him and the Viet Cong.
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Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Title: Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Character: Doctor Who
Released: August 5, 1966
Type: Movie
Doctor Who and his companions are hurled into the future and make a horrifying discovery: the Daleks have conquered Earth! The metal fiends have devastated entire continents and turned the survivors into Robomen.
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Island of Terror
Title: Island of Terror
Character: Dr. Brian Stanley
Released: June 20, 1966
Type: Movie
A small island community is overrun with creeping, blobbish, tentacled monsters which liquefy and digest the bones from living creatures. The community struggles to fight back.
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Title: Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Character: Doctor Van Helsing (archive footage)
Released: January 9, 1966
Type: Movie
Whilst vacationing in the Carpathian Mountain, two couples stumble across the remains of Count Dracula's castle. The Count's trusted servant kills one of the men, suspending the body over the Count's ashes so that the blood drips from the corpse and saturates the blackened remains. The ritual is completed, the Count revived and his attentions focus on the dead man's wife who is to become his partner; devoted to an existence of depravity and evil.
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The Skull
Title: The Skull
Character: Dr. Christopher Maitland
Released: August 25, 1965
Type: Movie
An occult investigator buys the 150-year-old skull of the Marquis de Sade, which turns out to be possessed by evil spirits.
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Dr. Who and the Daleks
Title: Dr. Who and the Daleks
Character: Doctor Who
Released: August 23, 1965
Type: Movie
Scientist Doctor Who accidentally activates his new invention, the Tardis, a time machine disguised as a police telephone box. Who, his two granddaughters Barbara and Susan, and Barbara's boyfriend Ian are transported through time and space to the planet Skaro, where a peaceful race of Thals are under threat of nuclear attack from the planet's other inhabitants: the robotic mutant Daleks.
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She
Title: She
Character: Holly
Released: April 18, 1965
Type: Movie
The lost city of Kuma is ruled by the cruel, arrogant, beautiful queen, Ayesha, gifted with eternal life. She lures Leo Vincey into her world, seeing in him the reincarnation of the lover she long ago murdered in a fit of violent jealousy. Against all advice Leo is determined to stay and Ayesha persuades him to bathe in the flame of eternal youth... with disastrous consequences.
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Title: Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Character: Dr. Sandor Schreck aka "Dr. Terror"
Released: February 23, 1965
Type: Movie
Five strangers board a train and are joined by a mysterious fortune teller who offers to read their Tarot cards. Five separate stories unfold: An architect returns to his ancestoral home to find a werewolf out for revenge; a doctor discovers his new wife is a vampire; a huge plant takes over a house; a musician gets involved with voodoo; an art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand.
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The Gorgon
Title: The Gorgon
Character: Dr. Namaroff
Released: October 18, 1964
Type: Movie
In the early 20th century a village experienced a series of inexplicable murders. All the victims were young men who had been turned to stone. The perpetrator of these deaths was a being so repulsive that she transformed the onlooker using the power of her deadly stare. Much of the time the creature took the form of a beautiful and seductive woman, but during periods of the full moon she becomes a living horror, vicious and deadly. A professor has come to investigate the deaths, bringing with him his beautiful assistant whose knowledge of the Gorgon is more intimate than anyone would ever realise.
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Title: Sherlock Holmes
Character: Sherlock Holmes
Released: May 17, 1964
Type: TV
Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968. This was the second screen adaption of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Television.
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The Evil of Frankenstein
Title: The Evil of Frankenstein
Character: Baron Frankenstein
Released: May 8, 1964
Type: Movie
Once hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron Frankenstein returns to Karlstaad. High in the mountains they stumble on the body of the creature, perfectly preserved in the ice. He is brought back to life with the help of the hypnotist Zoltan who now controls the creature. Can Frankenstein break Zoltan's hypnotic spell that incites the monster to commit these horrific murders or will Zoltan induce the creature to destroy its creator?
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The Man Who Finally Died
Title: The Man Who Finally Died
Character: Doctor Peter von Brecht
Released: December 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Joe Newman, a naturalised Briton, is telephoned by his German father, whom he believed long dead, at the same time as a funeral is taking place in Bavaria - with his father's name on the coffin. His investigation in Bavaria reveals startling facts and the obstruction he meets makes him suspect foul play.
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Captain Clegg
Title: Captain Clegg
Character: Reverend Dr. Blyss
Released: June 13, 1962
Type: Movie
A captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town, but their search is hindered by a local reverend and a horrifying curse.
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Cash on Demand
Title: Cash on Demand
Character: Harry Fordyce
Released: December 20, 1961
Type: Movie
A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal 97,000 pounds.
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The Naked Edge
Title: The Naked Edge
Character: Mr. Evan Wrack
Released: June 28, 1961
Type: Movie
Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the crime.
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The Hellfire Club
Title: The Hellfire Club
Character: Merryweather
Released: February 3, 1961
Type: Movie
Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his birthright, only to find his way blocked by his evil cousin Thomas. In order to reclaim his title, Jason must do battle with his cousin, who calls upon the members of the deadly Hellfire Club to stop him.
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Title: The Avengers
Character: Paul Beresford
Released: January 7, 1961
Type: TV
The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King. Later episodes increasingly incorporated elements of science fiction and fantasy, parody and British eccentricity.
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Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Title: Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Character: Squire Trevenyan
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
It is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time occupation for most fishermen around the British shores. But when a gang of cut-throats, led by the infamous Black John (Bernard Lee) begins to lure ships onto the rocks of Smugglers Bay, and murdering their crews for the sake of loot, the fishermen begin to fear for their livelihoods. In desperation, they appeal to the local magistrate Squire Trevenyan (Peter Cushing).
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Sword of Sherwood Forest
Title: Sword of Sherwood Forest
Character: Sheriff of Nottingham
Released: December 26, 1960
Type: Movie
Robin of Loxley and his men stumble on a plot to overthrow Hubert Walter, King's Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury. The plotters, the Sheriff of Nottingham and the Earl of Newark, have set an ambush for Walter and Lady Marian Fitzwater. Will Robin get to them before it is too late?
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Suspect
Title: Suspect
Character: Professor Sewell
Released: November 15, 1960
Type: Movie
A government team researching cures for plague find their results put on the Official Secrets list. One of their number is so incensed by this that he lets the maimed and jealous companion of a female colleague draw him into what, technically, could be a treasonable act.
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The Brides of Dracula
Title: The Brides of Dracula
Character: Dr. J. Van Helsing
Released: July 7, 1960
Type: Movie
A young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In so doing she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace, including those at her school for ladies. Luckily for some, Dr. Van Helsing is already on his way.
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Trouble in the Sky
Title: Trouble in the Sky
Character: Capt. Clive Judd
Released: May 9, 1960
Type: Movie
A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash with similar circumstances and an examiner looks for scientific reasons for the crashes.
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The Flesh and the Fiends
Title: The Flesh and the Fiends
Character: Dr. Robert Knox
Released: February 2, 1960
Type: Movie
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...
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The Mummy
Title: The Mummy
Character: John Banning
Released: August 1, 1959
Type: Movie
One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally murdered. Kharis, high priest in Egypt 40 centuries ago, has been brought to life by the power of the ancient gods and his sole purpose is to destroy those responsible for the desecration of the sacred tomb. But Isobel, wife of one of the explorers, resembles the beautiful princess, forcing the speechless and tormented monster to defy commands and abduct Isobel to an unknown fate.
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John Paul Jones
Title: John Paul Jones
Character: Captain Richard Pearson
Released: June 16, 1959
Type: Movie
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Title: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Character: Sherlock Holmes
Released: May 4, 1959
Type: Movie
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
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The Revenge of Frankenstein
Title: The Revenge of Frankenstein
Character: Dr. Victor Stein
Released: June 13, 1958
Type: Movie
Rescued from the guillotine by his devoted dwarf Fritz, the Baron relocates to Carlsbruck, where he continues his gruesome experiments.
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Dracula
Title: Dracula
Character: Doctor Van Helsing
Released: May 22, 1958
Type: Movie
After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.
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Violent Playground
Title: Violent Playground
Character: Father Laidlaw
Released: January 14, 1958
Type: Movie
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
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The Abominable Snowman
Title: The Abominable Snowman
Character: Dr. John Rollason
Released: August 26, 1957
Type: Movie
A kindly English botanist and a gruff American promoter lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.
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The Curse of Frankenstein
Title: The Curse of Frankenstein
Character: Baron Viktor Frankenstein
Released: May 20, 1957
Type: Movie
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
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Time Without Pity
Title: Time Without Pity
Character: Jeremy Clayton
Released: March 21, 1957
Type: Movie
Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a not-so-successful writer and alcoholic who has neglected his son in the past, flies in from Canada to visit his son on death row. David then goes on a quest to try and clear his son’s name while battling “the bottle.”
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Alexander the Great
Title: Alexander the Great
Character: Memmon
Released: March 28, 1956
Type: Movie
An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the belief that the Greek way of thinking will bring enlightenment to people. The son of the barbaric and ruthless King Philip of Macedonia, Alexander achieved glory in his short but remarkable life.
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Magic Fire
Title: Magic Fire
Character: Otto Wesendonk
Released: June 30, 1955
Type: Movie
Director William Dieterle's 1956 film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars Carlos Thompson, Yvonne De Carlo, Rita Gam, Alan Badel and Valentina Cortese.
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The End of the Affair
Title: The End of the Affair
Character: Henry Miles
Released: February 24, 1955
Type: Movie
During the 1940s, Maurice Bendrix, a writer recently discharged from the armed service, falls in love with Sarah Miles, whom he interviews for a book. Sarah is married, but she and Maurice eventually give in to their mutual attraction, leading to an affair that lasts several months. Maurice's jealousy, along with the bombing of London by the Germans, seemingly leads to the end of their relationship. However, the reasons are later revealed to be more complex.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Title: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Character: Winston Smith
Released: December 12, 1954
Type: Movie
A man who works for 'The Party' (an all powerful empire led by a man known only as 'Big Brother') begins to have thoughts of rebellion and love for a fellow member. Together they look to help bring down the party.
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The Black Knight
Title: The Black Knight
Character: Sir Palamides
Released: August 26, 1954
Type: Movie
John, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the hand of Lady Linet, daughter of the Earl of Yeoniland, so he creates a secret alternate identity as the Black Knight. In this new role, he is now able to help King Arthur when Saracens and Cornish men—disguised as Vikings -- plot to take over the country.
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Anastasia
Title: Anastasia
Character: Piotr Petrovsky
Released: July 12, 1953
Type: Movie
Set 16 years after the execution of the Tsar and his family by the Bolsheviks. Exiles Prince Bounine and his friends come up with a scheme to con money by claiming an imposter to be Princess Anastasia who escaped the shootings. They find a poor woman who is close to suicide and both looks the part and speaks Russian. All they need to do is train her for her role, enough to convince other members of the ex-Royal household and family also in exile.
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Moulin Rouge
Title: Moulin Rouge
Character: Marcel de la Voisier
Released: December 23, 1952
Type: Movie
Born into aristocracy, Toulouse-Lautrec moves to Paris to pursue his art as he hangs out at the Moulin Rouge where he feels like he fits in being a misfit among other misfits. Yet, because of the deformity of his legs from an accident, he believes he is never destined to experience the true love of a woman. But that lack of love in his life may change as he meets two women
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Title: Pride and Prejudice
Character: Mr. Darcy
Released: February 2, 1952
Type: TV
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When We Are Married
Title: When We Are Married
Character: Gerald Forbes
Released: December 25, 1951
Type: Movie
Three married couples discover that, through a legal technicality, they are, in fact, not actually married in the eyes of the law. This was the third version broadcast by the BBC of this J.B. Priestley play. It was aired live but as the BBC very rarely recorded live transmissions prior to 1953, this programme is lost.
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Title: Sunday Night Theatre
Character: Winston Smith
Released: January 1, 1950
Type: TV
Sunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959. The productions for the first five years or so of the run were re-staged live the following Thursday, partly because of technical limitations in this era, and the theatrical basis of early television drama. Some of the earliest collaborations between Rudolph Cartier and Nigel Neale were produced for this series, including Arrow to the Heart and Nineteen Eighty-Four. The Sunday night drama slot was subsequently renamed The Sunday-Night Play which ran for four seasons between 1960 and 1963. ITV transmitted its own unrelated run of Sunday Night Theatre between 1971 and 1974.
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Hamlet
Title: Hamlet
Character: Osric
Released: December 10, 1948
Type: Movie
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.
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It Might Be You
Title: It Might Be You
Character: The doctor
Released: July 25, 1946
Type: Movie
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
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The Woman in the House
Title: The Woman in the House
Character: Man Waking Up (archive footage)
Released: May 9, 1942
Type: Movie
This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an argument with her fiancé. He leaves her house, goes off to serve in the Boer War, and dies of malaria. Catherine blames herself for his death and fears others will also blame her. She does not leave her house for forty years. Groceries are delivered to the house, but no one sees who retrieves them. When the Nazis bomb her house in September 1941, she is forced to cope with the outside world.
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They Dare Not Love
Title: They Dare Not Love
Character: Sub-Lieutenant Blackler
Released: May 16, 1941
Type: Movie
An Austrian prince flees his homeland when the Nazis take over and settles in London. He meets a beautiful Austrian émigré who makes him realize his mistake in leaving. He makes a deal with the Nazis to return in exchange for some Austrian prisoners, but discovers that the Nazis are not to be trusted.
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Dreams
Title: Dreams
Character: First Dreamer
Released: November 10, 1940
Type: Movie
This entry in MGM's Passing Parade series looks at the meaning of dreams, including one by Abraham Lincoln that foretold his death.
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The Howards of Virginia
Title: The Howards of Virginia
Character: Leslie Stephens
Released: September 19, 1940
Type: Movie
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England. Matt will meet Jane's father in the battlefield.
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Women in War
Title: Women in War
Character: Capt. Evans
Released: June 5, 1940
Type: Movie
A "good-time girl", raised by her somewhat lax divorced father, finds herself involved in an accidental death, and the only way she's able to get out of it is to volunteer--albeit reluctantly--to be a nurse in the war effort. She travels to England and is assigned to a hospital under a very strict matron. What the girl doesn't know is that the matron is the mother she has never seen.
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The Hidden Master
Title: The Hidden Master
Character: Robert Clive of India
Released: April 20, 1940
Type: Movie
Shows how important luck can be in a person's life.
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Vigil in the Night
Title: Vigil in the Night
Character: Joe Shand
Released: February 5, 1940
Type: Movie
A good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake.
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A Chump at Oxford
Title: A Chump at Oxford
Character: Student
Released: January 25, 1940
Type: Movie
The boys get jobs as a butler and maid-- Stan in drag-- for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidentally capture a bank robber. The grateful bank president sends them to Oxford, at their request, and higher-education hijinks ensue.
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Laddie
Title: Laddie
Character: Robert Pryor
Released: January 18, 1940
Type: Movie
Handsome Laddie Stanton courts neighbor Pamela Pryor, meeting opposition from her stern military father, recently immigrated from England.
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The Man in the Iron Mask
Title: The Man in the Iron Mask
Character: Second Officer
Released: July 13, 1939
Type: Movie
Tyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised from birth by his late father's trusted friend D'Artagnan and his faithful musketeers, Porthos, Athos and Aramis. After Philippe falls for the king's betrothed, Spanish Princess Maria Theresa, Louis imprisons him, forcing his brother to don an iron mask that will slowly suffocate him -- and it's up to D'Artagnan to rescue him.