Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France on September 13, 1903 and was brought to the United States as a child three years later. Born Emilie 'Lily' Claudette Chauchoin, she went to high school in New York. She was studying at the Art Students League when, in 1923, she took the name Claudette Colbert for her first Broadway role in "The Wild Westcotts". Her most noteworthy stage vehicle was the "The Barker" in 1927. Her first film was a silent For the Love of Mike (1927), directed by Frank Capra. Made on a shoestring, the movie was a flop, and she vowed that it would be her last film role: "I only left Broadway when the crash came. The Depression killed the theater, and the pictures were manna from heaven". She had her first film success the next year, however, in The Lady Lies (1929). Her early notable films were all box-office hits and included Cleopatra (1934), in which she played the title role enticingly. She had her greatest triumph playing a runaway heiress, with enormous charm, opposite Clark Gable in Capra's comedy It Happened One Night (1934), for which she won the Academy Award as Best Actress. By 1938 her keen ability in business made her the highest paid star in Hollywood. By 1950, though, her star had begun to wane. She returned to the stage in 1956 when she replaced Margaret Sullavan during the spring and summer in the comedy "Janus". Appearances in other Broadway productions followed, including "The Marriage-Go-Round". Besides the stage, she did TV specials and had a supporting role in a notable TV movie, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987), for which she received a Golden Globe award. In 1989 she was presented with a Life Achievement award from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She married actor Norman Foster in 1928, although they never lived together and were divorced after seven years. She married surgeon Dr. Joel Pressman soon after and remained married until his death in 1968. In latter years she divided her time between an apartment in New York and a 200-year-old plantation house in Speightstown, Barbados, where she entertained such guests as Frank Sinatra and Ronald Reagan. She remained on Barbados Island after her stroke. On July 30, 1996, Claudette died in Speightstown, Barbados. She was 92.

  • Npe: Claudette Colbert
  • Cov Nrov: 2.32
  • Paub Txog: Acting
  • Hnub yug: 1903-09-13
  • Qhov chaw yug: Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
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  • Kuj Paub Li: Emilie Claudette Chauchoin, Клодетт Кольбер
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Claudette Colbert Movies

  • 1934
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    It Happened One Night

    It Happened One Night

    7.8 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Smiling Lieutenant

    The Smiling Lieutenant

    6.9 1931 HD

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  • 1951
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    Let's Make It Legal

    Let's Make It Legal

    6.3 1951 HD

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  • 1939
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    Midnight

    Midnight

    7.4 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

    Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

    7 1938 HD

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  • 1943
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    No Time for Love

    No Time for Love

    6.7 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Palm Beach Story

    The Palm Beach Story

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1946
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    Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

    6.3 1946 HD

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  • 1933
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    I Cover the Waterfront

    I Cover the Waterfront

    5.1 1933 HD

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  • 1961
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    Parrish

    Parrish

    5.4 1961 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Egg and I

    The Egg and I

    7 1947 HD

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  • 1944
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    Since You Went Away

    Since You Went Away

    6.4 1944 HD

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  • 1937
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    Tovarich

    Tovarich

    6.2 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    Four Frightened People

    Four Frightened People

    5.9 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1946
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    Tomorrow Is Forever

    Tomorrow Is Forever

    6.1 1946 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Lady Lies

    The Lady Lies

    5 1929 HD

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  • 1939
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    It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1934
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    Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

    6.994 1934 HD

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  • 1954
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    Si Versailles m'était conté

    Si Versailles m'était conté

    6.8 1954 HD

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  • 1935
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    She Married Her Boss

    She Married Her Boss

    7 1935 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Sign of the Cross

    The Sign of the Cross

    6.1 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Torch Singer

    Torch Singer

    5.2 1933 HD

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  • 1939
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    Drums Along the Mohawk

    Drums Along the Mohawk

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1933
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    Three-Cornered Moon

    Three-Cornered Moon

    5.2 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Gilded Lily

    The Gilded Lily

    6.4 1935 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Secret Fury

    The Secret Fury

    5.3 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    Sleep, My Love

    Sleep, My Love

    6.3 1948 HD

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  • 1940
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    Boom Town

    Boom Town

    6.9 1940 HD

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  • 1937
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    Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

    5.9 1937 HD

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  • 1941
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    Remember the Day

    Remember the Day

    6.8 1941 HD

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  • 1936
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    Under Two Flags

    Under Two Flags

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1951
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    Thunder on the Hill

    Thunder on the Hill

    6.5 1951 HD

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  • 1941
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    Skylark

    Skylark

    6.8 1941 HD

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  • 1950
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    Three Came Home

    Three Came Home

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    Family Honeymoon

    Family Honeymoon

    5.7 1948 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Hole in the Wall

    The Hole in the Wall

    4.9 1929 HD

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  • 1935
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    Private Worlds

    Private Worlds

    5.667 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Bride Comes Home

    The Bride Comes Home

    4.8 1935 HD

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  • 1943
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    So Proudly We Hail

    So Proudly We Hail

    5.5 1943 HD

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  • 1940
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    Arise, My Love

    Arise, My Love

    6.1 1940 HD

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  • 1945
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    Guest Wife

    Guest Wife

    6.2 1945 HD

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  • 1937
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    I Met Him in Paris

    I Met Him in Paris

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1931
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    Honor Among Lovers

    Honor Among Lovers

    5.7 1931 HD

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  • 1999
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    Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'

    Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'

    6.3 1999 HD

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  • 1932
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    Make Me a Star

    Make Me a Star

    5.5 1932 HD

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  • 1930
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    Manslaughter

    Manslaughter

    5.5 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Phantom President

    The Phantom President

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Tonight Is Ours

    Tonight Is Ours

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1955
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    Texas Lady

    Texas Lady

    5.4 1955 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Misleading Lady

    The Misleading Lady

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1944
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    Practically Yours

    Practically Yours

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1931
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    Secrets of a Secretary

    Secrets of a Secretary

    5.5 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Man from Yesterday

    The Man from Yesterday

    4.3 1932 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Planter's Wife

    The Planter's Wife

    6.2 1952 HD

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  • 1930
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    Young Man of Manhattan

    Young Man of Manhattan

    5.2 1930 HD

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  • 1938
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    Zaza

    Zaza

    4.3 1938 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Big Pond

    The Big Pond

    5.875 1930 HD

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  • 1931
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    His Woman

    His Woman

    3.5 1931 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Secret Heart

    The Secret Heart

    6.3 1946 HD

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  • 1949
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    Bride for Sale

    Bride for Sale

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1927
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    For the Love of Mike

    For the Love of Mike

    5 1927 HD

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  • 1956
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    Blithe Spirit

    Blithe Spirit

    8 1956 HD

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  • 1954
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    Destinées

    Destinées

    4 1954 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Wiser Sex

    The Wiser Sex

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Fashion Side of Hollywood

    The Fashion Side of Hollywood

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1994
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    That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

    6.9 1994 HD

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  • 1938
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    Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    6.5 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    5.5 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    6 1942 HD

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  • 2003
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    Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

    6.7 2003 HD

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  • 1938
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    Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

    7 1938 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Love Goddesses

    The Love Goddesses

    6.3 1965 HD

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  • 1931
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    The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

    7 1931 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    5 1997 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    2.7 1954 HD

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  • 1950
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    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    4.333 1950 HD

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  • 1956
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    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

    7.6 1950 HD

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  • 1956
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    Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

    6.3 1956 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

    7.2 1978 HD

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

    The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

    4.3 1987 HD

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  • 1956
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    Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

    7.4 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    2.7 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    2.7 1954 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.6 1950 HD

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  • 1957
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    Suspicion

    Suspicion

    5.857 1957 HD

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