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Don Murray

Don Murray

Donald Patrick "Don" Murray (born July 31, 1929) is an American actor.

Murray was born in Hollywood, California. He attended East Rockaway High School (class of 1947) in East Rockaway, New York where he played football and track, was a member of the student government and glee club and joined the Alpha Phi Chapter of the Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity. From high school he went on to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Murray had a long and varied career in films and television, including his role as Sid Fairgate in the long-running prime-time soap opera Knots Landing from 1979 to 1981. He was nominated for an Academy Award as best supporting actor in Bus Stop (1956) in which he co-starred with Marilyn Monroe.

He starred as a blackmailed United States senator in Advise & Consent (1961), a film version of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Allen Drury that was directed by Otto Preminger and cast Murray opposite Henry Fonda and Charles Laughton. He also co-starred with Steve McQueen in the film Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965) and played the ape-hating Governor Breck in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972).

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Marilyn, Her Final Secret (2022)

Thanks to DNA, this documentary establishes the identity of Marilyn's biological father, thus revealing her new paternal family, 60 years after the icon's death. ...

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Promise (2021)

A retired contract scout for the union, compelled to move on from his tragic past, embarks on a deadly mission with gunfight battles, double crosses, and an unexpected showdown to learn what happened to his true love and her little girl. ...

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Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers (2017)

Documentary about Twin Peaks: The Return. ...

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Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)

Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood's ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and dest ...

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Marilyn despite herself (2012)

Marilyn Malgré Elle is a 2-disc compilation album released in May 2012 by Naïve that features musical performances by Marilyn Monroe, including songs like "I Wanna Be Loved By You" and "Heat Wave". It was released amidst numerous 2012 retrospectives mark ...

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Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved (2010)

Documentary about Marilyn Monroe. ...

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Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon (2010)

Documentary about Marilyn Monroe: 1962: America loses its blonde icon. Marilyn Monroe dies under mysterious circumstances. How did she die? The police report states: probable suicide. But there are many things that point to murder: a corpse draped too beau ...

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Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times (2008)

Documentary on the parallels between United States racial politics and the narrative of 'Conquest for the Planet of the Apes' (1972). ...

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Island Prey (2001)

Catherine Gaits, married, has an affair with Peter Thornton and has made it very clear that this one time will stay one time. But Thornton is obsessive and doesn't give up. He blackmails her to try to renew their relationship. ...

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Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (1999)

In the 1942 film "This Gun For Hire," he was only a supporting actor. But his portrayal of a cold, ruthless killer with a core of gentle sadness had an impact on audiences everywhere. Teamed with diminutive Veronica Lake, he became an immediately saleable ...

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Internet Love (1998)

Starting out as e-mail pen pals, Daniel and Laura soon fall in love. Only problem is that she lives in Germany and he lives in Los Angeles. When they finally arrange to meet in person, they discover that there is no chemistry between them. ...

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Mr. Headmistress (1998)

Tucker recently got out of prison, but is soon sought after by other bad men. So to escape them, he disguises himself as the new Headmistress of an all-girl school. ...

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Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)

The first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian immigrant William Fox to it emergence as a major studio. ...

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Marilyn, divine et fragile (1996)

A delicate portrait of the woman and icon Marilyn Monroe, illustrated with archival material and numerous film clips. ...

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Hearts Adrift (1996)

Max and her mom are going to visit a friend, where she meets his son. Rich playboys don't interest Max. But she gives him a chance, and they get to know each other better... ...

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Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess (1994)

An account of the life and career of Marilyn Monroe, one of Hollywood's most famous and glamorous movie stars. ...

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Shurtleff on Acting (1994)

A feature length documentary on legendary acting guru, casting agent and author, Michael Shurtleff. Interviews with actors such as Gene Hackman, Elliot Gould and Don Murray who learned under this master. ...

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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Way, The ...

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Ghosts Can't Do It (1989)

Elderly Scott kills himself after a heart attack wrecks his body, but then comes back as a ghost and convinces his loving young hot wife Kate to pick and kill a young man in order for Scott to possess his body and be with her again. ...

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My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? (1989)

Teenage boy is unable to deal with his schizophrenic father. ...

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Hollywood Uncensored (1987)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards. ...

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Made in Heaven (1987)

Deceased drifter Mike arrives in Heaven and quickly falls for newborn soul Annie, soon to start her assignment on Earth. When Annie leaves, Mike follows. ...

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Mistress (1987)

A woman who's been having an affair with a married man who's been taking care of her. When he dies she finds herself with nothing. So she tries to rebuild her life but not without the stigma of being a kept woman following her. ...

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The Stepford Children (1987)

Steven and Laura Harding, along with their kids David and Mary, have moved to the quiet community of Stepford. Steven joins the men's club, which is still assimilating their wives into robots. This time, they have begun to turn their out of control teens i ...

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Stillwatch (1987)

Television journalist, Patricia Traymore, moves to Washington to do an in-depth interview with vice presidential hopeful, Senator Abigail Winslow. She moves into a house where she lived as a child and where her father murdered her mother and attempted to k ...

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Hollywood's Hidden Secrets (1987)

Documentary on the various mysteries in Hollywood. ...

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License to Kill (1986)

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, ha ...

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Scorpion (1986)

A top counter-intelligence agent thwarts a hijacking and is assigned to protect one of the terrorists who plan to turn evidence over for a plea bargain. Unfortunately, the terrorist organization attacks where the agent is guarding the man, wounding him and ...

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Something in Common (1986)

A young man and a nice woman in her forties fall in love. His mother goes berserk when he tells her about it and when the girlfriend comes to meet the mother, she wants to jump out of her skin. Accepting her son's choice won't be easy. ...

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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the choices that shaped her life or embra ...

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Radioactive Dreams (1986)

After an atomic war Phillip Hammer and Marlowe Chandler have spent 15 years on their own in an bunker, stuffed with junk from the 40s and old detective novels. Now, 19 years old, they leave their shelter to find a world full of mutants, freaks and cannibal ...

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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars. ...

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A Touch of Scandal (1984)

Katherine Gilvey is a comely councilwoman, whose campaign for Attorney General is being managed by her ambitious, but cold-hearted husband Benjamin, which takes a turn when photographs surface of her liasion with a male prostitute, who used to be a law cli ...

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Quarterback Princess (1983)

The Maida family has moved to Oregon, and daughter Tami wants to play quarterback for the high school football team. There's just one problem. She's a girl. With everyone from the coach to her next door neighbor against her, she's out to prove that not onl ...

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I Am the Cheese (1983)

Adapted from the Robert Cormier novel. This film follows the life of a young boy whose happy, if somewhat unusual life with his friends and family gradually starts to unravel, until the truth of the boy's situation is finally revealed. ...

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Thursday's Child (1983)

Sam Alden is the 17-year-old high school star player in baseball who seems to have it all. However, his family notices that he is often bothered with fits of coughing. Worried, his parents decide to take him to the hospital, where they are shocked to find ...

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Return of the Rebels (1981)

An aging motorcycle gang assembles for a 25-year reunion to help out former member Mary Beth, a widowed operator of a popular campground which is being threatened by a band of arrogant groupies. ...

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Endless Love (1981)

As their romance unfolds, Jade and David's growing love for one another becomes the scorn of Jade's father. However, when Jade's grades begin to drop, her father forbids the young couple from seeing each other for 30 days. Driven insane with frustration an ...

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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)

Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the prime sus ...

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Fugitive Family (1980)

To the world Brian Roberts looks like a successful businessman, with a lovely wife and two children all living in a dream home. Nevertheless, he has really been working undercover for the Justice Department to snare a mob boss. When his cover is blown, he ...

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Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (1980)

14 year police veteran, Evelyn Carter looks to make it to retirement while experiencing the highs and lows of police work in a male-dominated metropolitan police department. ...

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The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)

A high school athlete is well on the road to becoming an alcoholic like his ex-hockey pro father until his teammate and best friend commits himself to saving him from his self-destructive habit. ...

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If Things Were Different (1980)

A woman tries to cope with her husband's emotional instability while also juggling a career as a local TV show director, her motherly duties, and an extramarital affair. ...

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Crisis in Mid-Air (1979)

The life of a stressed-out air controller falls apart as he battles a court case involving a mid-air collision for which an investigator is trying to hold him responsible. ...

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Rainbow (1978)

The early life and struggles of Judy Garland (portrayed by Andrea McArdle), and of the film star's trials as a youngster in dealing with the movie studio system that held her back while her mother was forever pushing her to excel. ...

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Deadly Hero (1975)

Officer Lacy is an 18-year veteran of the New York Police Department who finds himself demoted from detective back to patrol duty for his violent tendencies and trigger-happy behavior. ...

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A Girl Named Sooner (1975)

A young girl in the hills of Indiana, who had been abandoned by her family and raised by a bootlegging old woman, is taken by the authorities and made the ward of a childless couple. ...

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The Sex Symbol (1974)

A thinly-disguised version of the life of Marilyn Monroe, detailing her ups and downs in life and how her erratic behavior contributed to her deteriorating career. ...

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The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974)

A television producer decides to find out the whereabouts of a former movie actress whose career has long since faded, then discovers that his inquiries have set off a string of murders. ...

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Cotter (1973)

A rodeo rider is killed because Cotter is too drunk to distract the raging bull. ...

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity. ...

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Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972)

This is the story of the foundation sire of the Morgan Horse Breed. ...

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Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)

A hunter back from years in the Amazon finds his wife and life changed. ...

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The Intruders (1970)

The James and Younger outlaw gangs ride into town, and it is up to the local marshal, who has lost both his nerve and his gun skills, to stop them. ...

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Daughter of the Mind (1969)

Professor Samuel Hale Constable is a government expert in the field of cybernetics. He and his wheelchair-bound wife Lenore became parents late in life, only to lose their daughter Mary before she reached adolescence. Now their daughter's spirit seems to b ...

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Childish Things (1969)

An alcoholic former serviceman goes to work collecting debts for gangsters and committing various other crimes, then has a religious conversion and helps other alcoholics. ...

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The Viking Queen (1967)

Set in ancient Britain, at a time when much of Europe was ruled with harsh tyranny by Rome, a tribe of Britons led by Selina, set out to defy the invaders and discard their yoke of bondage. The Roman commander, Justinian, is sent to quell the uprising, pun ...

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The Borgia Stick (1967)

A suburban couple discovers that they are pawns for a powerful crime syndicate. They try to break away from the cartel and go legitimate, but the syndicate doesn't want to give them up so easily. ...

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Sweet Love, Bitter (1967)

A loose fictitious of Charlie Parker's last years and a portrait of the jazz scene in 1960's New York. A black jazz musician bent on self destruction forms an odd friendship with a white college professor full of feeling sorry for himself. ...

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The Plainsman (1966)

Calamity Jane tries to help Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock stop an Indian war. ...

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Kid Rodelo (1966)

An embittered ex-convict cowboy sets out to find the hidden gold his partner told him about. ...

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Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)

Henry Thomas tries to overcome the horrors of his childhood and start a new life with his wife and kid. However, his abusive step-mother and his dependence on alcohol threaten to ruin his future. ...

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One Man's Way (1964)

Reverend Norman Vincent Peale fights to bring his message to the nation. ...

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Marilyn (1963)

This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in memorable scenes from her 20th Century Fox films, including wardrobe tests and clips from her last, uncompleted project, "Something's Got To Give". Hosted ...

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Escape from East Berlin (1962)

East Berlin, shortly after the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kurt Schröder and his family dig a tunnel to escape to West Berlin as they struggle to overcome the obstacles blocking their underground path to freedom. ...

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Advise & Consent (1962)

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job. ...

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The Hoodlum Priest (1961)

Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rejects them. An especially wrenching case for the Reverend ...

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One Foot in Hell (1960)

Mitch Barrett becomes embittered because his wife is allowed to die when he can't pay for the medicine she needs. The remorseful townspeople hire Mitch to be a deputy sheriff, thereby enabling him to plot an elaborate bank robbery with the help of an artis ...

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)

A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist. ...

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Winterset (1959)

Immigrant radical Bartolomeo Romagna is falsely condemned and executed for a payroll robbery. Years later, his son Mio sets out to find the truth of the crime and to bring to account the gangster Trock Estrella. ...

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Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)

In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea hopes to stay aloof, but saving a wounded friend gets him outlawed, and inexorably drawn into the rebel organiza ...

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These Thousand Hills (1959)

A cowboy tries for easy money with his partner, then tries ranching with a saloon hostess's money. ...

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From Hell to Texas (1958)

The naive cowboy Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of the powerful land baron Hunter Boyd. Tod runs for his life, pursued by the dead man's vengeful brothers. Tod shelters on the ranch of Amos Bradley and he falls in love with his daughter Juanita. How ...

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A Hatful of Rain (1957)

A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family. ...

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The Bachelor Party (1957)

Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes. ...

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Bus Stop (1956)

Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming f ...

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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955)

Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry. Television film for The Philco Television Playhouse later remade as Edge of the City (1957). ...

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Movies Made By Don Murray (5)

Breathe (2008)

A group of divers set out on a journey to film and explore the beauty of the ocean. However, during their latest dive, their oxygen runs low, risking their lives as they encounter sharks and other marine wildlife. ...

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Damien's Island (1976)

A missionary tries to help lepers in a Hawaiian island. ...

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The Cross and the Switchblade (1970)

David Wilkerson's first five years in New York City, where he ministered to disillusioned youth, encouraging them to turn away from the drugs and gang violence they were involved with. ...

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Childish Things (1969)

An alcoholic former serviceman goes to work collecting debts for gangsters and committing various other crimes, then has a religious conversion and helps other alcoholics. ...

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The Hoodlum Priest (1961)

Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rejects them. An especially wrenching case for the Reverend ...

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