Thomas Chalmers

Thomas Chalmers

Born: October 20, 1884
Died: June 12, 1966

Movies for Thomas Chalmers...

The Outrage
Title: The Outrage
Character: Judge
Released: October 7, 1964
Type: Movie
At a disused railway station, three men -- a con artist, a preacher, and a prospector -- discuss the recent trial and sentencing of the outlaw Juan Carrasco for the murder of a man and the rape of his wife. In their recounting, the three explore the conflicting testimonies of the parties involved in the crimes. Disconcerting new questions arise with each different version of the event.
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All the Way Home
Title: All the Way Home
Character: Joel
Released: October 17, 1963
Type: Movie
In the early 1900's Tennessee, a loving family undergoes the shock of the father's sudden, accidental death. The widow and her young son must endure the heartache of life following the tragedy, but slowly rise up from the ashes to face the hope of renewed life.
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The Farmer's Daughter
Title: The Farmer's Daughter
Character: Johnson
Released: January 14, 1962
Type: Movie
Young Swedish-American Katrin "Katie" Holstrom leaves her family farm in Minnesota, headed for nursing school. After her tuition money runs out, she is forced to take a job as a maid in the home of Congressman Glenn Morley. Holstrom endears herself to the genteel Morley, and begins to show a surprising aptitude for politics herself. She launches a campaign for Congress, and, as right-wing reactionaries plot against her, a romance develops.
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Romanoff and Juliet
Title: Romanoff and Juliet
Character: Chief Executive
Released: June 8, 1961
Type: Movie
Political satire has Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet story updated for the cold war era, with the children of the US and Russian ambassadors falling in love.
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Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Title: Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Character: Charlie Colton (Segment "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches")
Released: April 15, 1958
Type: Movie
A presentation of Tennessee Williams' three one-act plays: "Moony's Kid Don't Cry", "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches", and "This Property Is Condemned".
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The Love Specialist
Title: The Love Specialist
Released: December 20, 1957
Type: Movie
A Texas girl wins a trip to Italy where she meets a prince who's afraid to admit that he's flat broke (so is she). They strike up an affair, but things come to a crazy conclusion when he tries to bribe a horse to win a race at the Palio racing grounds.
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American Frontier
Title: American Frontier
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 1, 1953
Type: Movie
A school teacher/wheat farmer is solicited by several oil companies for the rights to drill on his family's farm. After accepting an offer, he realizes that North Dakota is again a new frontier in America.
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Roots of Happiness
Title: Roots of Happiness
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Dramatizes the case of a family in which the father respects and loves his wife and children, permitting each to develop as an individual, and contrasts this family with one where discord and hostility prevail.
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The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
Title: The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
Character: King Herod
Released: December 22, 1952
Type: Movie
The birth of Jesus and the serene Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem.
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New Americans
Title: New Americans
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1944
Type: Movie
Part of RKO's "This is America" series, this is an Oscar nominated short documentary from 1944 that follows the plight of European immigrants arriving in the USA looking for hope and safety.
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The River
Title: The River
Character: Narrator (Voice)
Released: February 4, 1938
Type: Movie
This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental destruction committed in the name of progress, particularly farming and timber practices and their impact on impoverished farmers.
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The Plow That Broke the Plains
Title: The Plow That Broke the Plains
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 10, 1936
Type: Movie
A documentary about what happened to the Great Plains of the United States and Canada when uncontrolled farming destroyed the soil and led to the Dust Bowl.
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Puritan Passions
Title: Puritan Passions
Character: The Minister
Released: September 9, 1923
Type: Movie
Goody Rickby has a child out of wedlock, but it dies when the father, Gillead Wingate, refuses to acknowledge the child or help the mother get medical aid. Wingate becomes one of the foremost figures in the witch hunts, and Goody plots her revenge with Dr. Nicholas, who is really the Devil.