Donna Reed
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1921-01-27
Locus Natus: Denison, Iowa, USA
Et ut: Donna Belle Mullenger
It's a Wonderful Life
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich...
release : 1946.12.20popularis : 64.195
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
release : 1942.08.01popularis : 2.585
From Here to Eternity
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
release : 1953.08.28popularis : 18.719
The Get-Away
A jailed cop befriends a mob chieftain and stages a breakout with him.
release : 1941.06.13popularis : 5.048
Babes on Broadway
Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up...
release : 1941.12.31popularis : 5.414
Scandal Sheet
A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.
release : 1952.01.16popularis : 6.626
Chicago Deadline
On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but...
release : 1949.11.03popularis : 3.112
Trouble Along the Way
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at...
release : 1953.04.04popularis : 7.621
Shadow of the Thin Man
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
release : 1941.11.21popularis : 17.778
The Benny Goodman Story
Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny...
release : 1956.02.02popularis : 3.927
Gun Fury
After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée. Warren follows, and...
release : 1953.10.09popularis : 5.57
Thousands Cheer
Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a...
release : 1943.09.13popularis : 3.578
Backlash
Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for...
release : 1956.03.14popularis : 4.098
The Caddy
Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he...
release : 1953.08.10popularis : 6.727
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the...
release : 1945.03.03popularis : 26.337
The Human Comedy
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to...
release : 1943.03.02popularis : 4.463
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from where did all these rituals emerge? This...
release : 1997.12.01popularis : 0.988
They Were Expendable
After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the...
release : 1945.12.07popularis : 19.18
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.
release : 1942.03.03popularis : 3.382
Pepe
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss....
release : 1960.12.21popularis : 8.733
Hangman's Knot
In 1865, a troop of Confederate soldiers led by Major Matt Stewart attack the wagon of gold escorted by Union cavalry and the soldiers are killed....
release : 1952.11.15popularis : 2.981
Eyes in the Night
Blind detective Duncan Maclain gets mixed up with enemy agents and murder when he tries to help an old friend with a rebellious stepdaughter.
release : 1942.10.16popularis : 8.301
Deadly Lessons
A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.
release : 1983.03.07popularis : 3.781
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her...
release : 1954.11.18popularis : 11.089
Beyond Mombasa
An American travels to East Africa, where he tries to find out how his brother died.
release : 1956.10.29popularis : 4.012
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s...
release : 2022.10.27popularis : 6.954
The Far Horizons
Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from France, a great expedition, led by William Lewis and...
release : 1955.07.04popularis : 12.16
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of...
release : 1943.05.08popularis : 5.041
See Here, Private Hargrove
Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. He muddles through basic...
release : 1944.03.18popularis : 3.173
The Bugle Sounds
An old-time cavalry sergeant's resistance to change could cost him his post.
release : 1942.01.30popularis : 2.165
Beyond Glory
Thinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia, Rocky visits Daniels' widow. She falls for him, he falls...
release : 1948.08.03popularis : 2.838
They Rode West
A young cavalry doctor treats very sick Indians against orders, whom are forced to stay on unhealthy land, which could lead to a war.
release : 1954.12.04popularis : 0.96
Green Dolphin Street
Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William....
release : 1947.01.15popularis : 4.71
Ransom!
A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.
release : 1956.01.24popularis : 6.153
The Whole Truth
On the French Riviera, movie producer Max Poulton is on location shooting a film starring his lover, Gina Bertini. But when the rueful Max ends his...
release : 1958.07.29popularis : 3.974
Raiders of the Seven Seas
After staging a mutiny and commandeering his own ship, famed pirate Barbarossa (John Payne) takes hostage a spirited Spanish noblewoman named Alida...
release : 1953.05.27popularis : 3.403
Saturday's Hero
A talented high school football player encounters trouble in a college program.
release : 1951.03.01popularis : 1.949
Three Hours to Kill
After three years on the run, Jim Guthrie returns with the scar of a rope burn on his neck. In a flashback, we learn how he was framed for murder but...
release : 1954.11.04popularis : 3.813
The Man from Down Under
An Australian blowhard raises two orphaned children as his own in the years leading up to WWII.
release : 1943.08.04popularis : 3.164
Rat Pack
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey...
release : 2022.01.11popularis : 5.79
Apache Trail
The brother of a notorious outlaw is put in a charge of a stagecoach line way station in dangerous Apache territory. A stagecoach arrives at the...
release : 1942.09.01popularis : 1.85
Gentle Annie
The Goss family live on a farm they call the dust bowl where the wind blows during the day and the coyotes howl at night. When the train is robbed,...
release : 1944.12.05popularis : 3.724
Faithful in My Fashion
A U.S. Army sergeant is home on leave to reconnect with his girlfriend he hopes to marry. However, in the years he's been away, she's gotten a huge...
release : 1946.08.21popularis : 2.961
Mokey
A newlywed tries to deal with her troubled stepchild.
release : 1942.04.01popularis : 0.806
Television: The First Fifty Years
Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter...
release : 1999.01.01popularis : 1.471
Twenty Years After
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
release : 1944.01.01popularis : 1.795
The Best Place to Be
A widow's life is thrown into turmoil by her hippie daughter, her rebellious teenage son, and an ill-starred love affair she is having with a much...
release : 1979.05.27popularis : 3.261
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
release : 1988.11.22popularis : 5.862
And the Oscar Goes To...
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
release : 2014.02.01popularis : 7.18
Personalities
In this "Romance of Celluloid", MGM showcases performers whose careers are just starting. Excerpts from their recently released films are included....
release : 1942.01.01popularis : 1.648
The Big Moment
Three individual stories that give an account of crucial moments in the lives of three different people: one is a young thief from Casablanca,...
release : 1954.03.07popularis : 1.988
Screen Actors
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
release : 1950.05.13popularis : 0.822