Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was an English-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in Hollywood films during the "Golden Age". She was born in Tokyo, Japan, in what was known as the International Settlement. Her father was a British patent attorney with a lucrative practice in Japan, but due to Joan and older sister Olivia de Havilland's recurring ailments the family moved to California in the hopes of improving their health. Mrs. de Havilland and the two girls settled in Saratoga while their father went back to his practice in Japan. Joan's parents did not get along well and divorced soon afterward. Mrs. de Havilland had a desire to be an actress but her dreams were curtailed when she married, but now she hoped to pass on her dream to Olivia and Joan. While Olivia pursued a stage career, Joan went back to Tokyo, where she attended the American School. In 1934 she came back to California, where her sister was already making a name for herself on the stage. Joan likewise joined a theater group in San Jose and then Los Angeles to try her luck there. After moving to L.A., Joan adopted the name of Joan Burfield because she didn't want to infringe upon Olivia, who was using the family surname. She tested at MGM and gained a small role in No More Ladies (1935), but she was scarcely noticed and Joan was idle for a year and a half. During this time she roomed with Olivia, who was having much more success in films. In 1937, this time calling herself Joan Fontaine, she landed a better role as Trudy Olson in You Can't Beat Love (1937) and then an uncredited part in Quality Street (1937). Although the next two years saw her in better roles, she still yearned for something better. In 1940 she garnered her first Academy Award nomination for Rebecca (1940). Although she thought she should have won, (she lost out to Ginger Rogers in Kitty Foyle (1940)), she was now an established member of the Hollywood set. She would again be Oscar-nominated for her role as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth in Suspicion (1941), and this time she won. Joan was making one film a year but choosing her roles well. In 1942 she starred in the well-received This Above All (1942). The following year she appeared in The Constant Nymph (1943). Once again she was nominated for the Oscar, she lost out to Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette (1943). By now it was safe to say she was more famous than her older sister and more fine films followed. In 1948, she accepted second billing to Bing Crosby in The Emperor Waltz (1948). Joan took the year of 1949 off before coming back in 1950 with September Affair (1950) and Born to Be Bad (1950). In 1951 she starred in Paramount's Darling, How Could You! (1951), which turned out badly for both her and the studio and more weak productions followed. Absent from the big screen for a while, she took parts in television and dinner theaters. She also starred in many well-produced Broadway plays such as Forty Carats and The Lion in Winter. Her last appearance on the big screen was The Witches (1966) and her final appearance before the cameras was Good King Wenceslas (1994). She is, without a doubt, a lasting movie icon.

  • Popularitet : 6.588
  • Känd för : Acting
  • Födelsedag : 1917-10-22
  • Födelseort : Tokyo, Japan
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Joan Fontaine Filmer

  • 1940
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    Rebecca

    Rebecca

    7.9 1940 HD

    En kvinna träffar på semestern den rike och trevlige Maxim de Winter. Hon följer med honom hem och inom kort gifter de sig. Men...

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  • 1948
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    Brev från en okänd kvinna

    Brev från en okänd kvinna

    7.774 1948 HD

    I sekelskiftets Wien får en konsertpianist ett brev från en kvinna som för honom är okänd, men det visar sig att kvinnan...

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  • 1961
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    SOS! Jorden brinner!

    SOS! Jorden brinner!

    5.7 1961 HD

    Amiral Nelson konstruerar och tar ut en ny ubåtstyp på provtur. Under provturen sker en global katastrof. Van Allen-bältet, ett...

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  • 1956
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    Falskt alibi

    Falskt alibi

    6.856 1956 HD

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  • 1948
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    Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

    Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

    6.6 1948 HD

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  • 1939
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    Kvinnorna

    Kvinnorna

    7.1 1939 HD

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  • 1941
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    Illdåd planeras?

    Illdåd planeras?

    7.114 1941 HD

    Spelaren och kvinnotjusaren Johnnie Aysgarth träffar en dag på Lina, de blir förälskade och gifter sig med varandra. Lina som...

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  • 1943
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    Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

    6.886 1943 HD

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  • 1939
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    Gunga Din – lansiärernas hjälte

    Gunga Din – lansiärernas hjälte

    6.513 1939 HD

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  • 1948
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    Upp genom luften

    Upp genom luften

    6.4 1948 HD

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  • 1952
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    Ivanhoe - den svarte riddaren

    Ivanhoe - den svarte riddaren

    6.8 1952 HD

    Kung Rikard Lejonhjärta sitter fängslad på ett slott i Österrike efter fälttågen i österland. Hans lojale...

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  • 1966
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    The Witches

    The Witches

    6.1 1966 HD

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  • 1956
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    Serenade

    Serenade

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1957
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    Ön i solen

    Ön i solen

    6.5 1957 HD

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  • 1950
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    Born to Be Bad

    Born to Be Bad

    5.8 1950 HD

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  • 1947
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    Ivy

    Ivy

    6.8 1947 HD

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  • 2017
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    Cary Grant - en världsstjärna föds

    Cary Grant - en världsstjärna föds

    6.8 2017 HD

    Med sin komiska timing och subtila charm blev Cary Grant en av Hollywoods största stjärnor. Hans framgångsrika karriär som...

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  • 1948
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    The Emperor Waltz

    The Emperor Waltz

    5.9 1948 HD

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  • 1937
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    En flicka i knipa

    En flicka i knipa

    6.4 1937 HD

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  • 1951
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    Othello

    Othello

    7.371 1951 HD

    Orson Welles filmatisering av William Shakespeares pjäs om den knipsluge skurken Jago som lurar i Othello att hans hustru varit otrogen, vilket...

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  • 1937
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    Quality Street

    Quality Street

    5.9 1937 HD

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  • 1953
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    Bitter kärlek

    Bitter kärlek

    6.44 1953 HD

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  • 1950
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    Det var på Capri

    Det var på Capri

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1954
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    Casanova's Big Night

    Casanova's Big Night

    6.1 1954 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Constant Nymph

    The Constant Nymph

    5.8 1943 HD

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  • 1958
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    A Certain Smile

    A Certain Smile

    5.8 1958 HD

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  • 1952
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    Something to Live For

    Something to Live For

    6.8 1952 HD

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  • 1938
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    Hjältar ovan molnen

    Hjältar ovan molnen

    4.7 1938 HD

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  • 1957
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    Kvinnors längtan

    Kvinnors längtan

    6.4 1957 HD

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  • 1942
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    This Above All

    This Above All

    6.6 1942 HD

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  • 1935
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    No More Ladies

    No More Ladies

    5.1 1935 HD

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  • 1944
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    Frenchman's Creek

    Frenchman's Creek

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1951
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    Darling, How Could You!

    Darling, How Could You!

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1946
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    From This Day Forward

    From This Day Forward

    5.2 1946 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Duke of West Point

    The Duke of West Point

    3.8 1938 HD

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  • 1953
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    Decameron Nights

    Decameron Nights

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Affairs of Susan

    The Affairs of Susan

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1939
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    Man of Conquest

    Man of Conquest

    5.2 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Blond Cheat

    Blond Cheat

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    Music for Madame

    Music for Madame

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    You Can't Beat Love

    You Can't Beat Love

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    A Million to One

    A Million to One

    3 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Man Who Found Himself

    The Man Who Found Himself

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    Maid's Night Out

    Maid's Night Out

    6.2 1938 HD

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  • 1953
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    Flight to Tangier

    Flight to Tangier

    6.1 1953 HD

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  • 2000
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    Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

    Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Users

    The Users

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1961
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    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    3.3 1961 HD

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  • 2004
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    Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

    Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

    7 2004 HD

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  • 1982
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    All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story

    All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1994
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    Good King Wenceslas

    Good King Wenceslas

    3 1994 HD

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  • 1986
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    Dark Mansions

    Dark Mansions

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1999
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    Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

    Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

    7.6 1999 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Art Director

    The Art Director

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1985
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    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

    5.583 1985 HD

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  • 1962
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    Tender Is the Night

    Tender Is the Night

    5.2 1962 HD

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  • 1942
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    Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1977
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    Love Boat - Kärlek ombord

    Love Boat - Kärlek ombord

    6.3 1977 HD

    Om passagerarna och besättningen ombord på kryssningsfärjan Pacific Princess som går mellan Kalifornien och Mexiko. Under varje...

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  • 1982
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    Hotel

    Hotel

    6.8 1982 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1971
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    Cannon

    Cannon

    6.5 1971 HD

    Kriminalserie i fem säsonger 1971-1976. William Conrad spelar Frank Cannon, tungviktaren och ex-polisen i Los Angeles som blir privatdeckare...

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  • 1958
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    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    5.25 1958 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS3 E36

    One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1955
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    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    5.167 1955 HD

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  • 1981
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    Aloha Paradise

    Aloha Paradise

    5 1981 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Bing Crosby Show

    The Bing Crosby Show

    5 1964 HD

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  • 1953
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    Oscarsgalan

    Oscarsgalan

    7 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    6.2 1953 HD

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  • 2013
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    Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

    5 2013 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS10 E34

    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    6.125 1952 HD

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  • 1986
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    Crossings

    Crossings

    4.8 1986 HD

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  • 1956
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    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    7.8 1962 HD

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