Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Sam Jaffe (March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor, teacher, musician and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and appeared in other classic films such as Ben-Hur (1959) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). He may be best remembered for playing the title role in Gunga Din (1939), and the High Lama in Lost Horizon (1937). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Jaffe  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Sam Jaffe
  • Popularity: 5.973
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1891-03-10
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
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  • Also Known As: Shalom "Sam" Jaffe, Shalom Jaffe
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Sam Jaffe Movies

  • 1959
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    Ben-Hur

    Ben-Hur

    7.9 1959 HD

    In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of...

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  • 1951
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    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    7.5 1951 HD

    An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

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  • 1937
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    Lost Horizon

    Lost Horizon

    7 1937 HD

    British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like...

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  • 1967
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    A Guide for the Married Man

    A Guide for the Married Man

    5.9 1967 HD

    A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.

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  • 1967
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    Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

    Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

    5 1967 HD

    In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary, travel to mystical Africa in search of an ancient...

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  • 1934
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    The Scarlet Empress

    The Scarlet Empress

    6.944 1934 HD

    During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted...

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  • 1939
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    Gunga Din

    Gunga Din

    6.513 1939 HD

    British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While...

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  • 1971
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    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    7.02 1971 HD

    Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when...

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  • 1947
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    Gentleman's Agreement

    Gentleman's Agreement

    6.952 1947 HD

    A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.

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  • 1953
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    Main Street to Broadway

    Main Street to Broadway

    6.5 1953 HD

    In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for...

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  • 1951
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    Under the Gun

    Under the Gun

    6.1 1951 HD

    A convicted racketeer becomes prison trustee when an inmate whom he persuaded to escape is killed.

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  • 1980
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    Battle Beyond the Stars

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    5.332 1980 HD

    A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

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  • 1949
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    The Accused

    The Accused

    6.1 1949 HD

    A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

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  • 1949
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    Rope of Sand

    Rope of Sand

    5.6 1949 HD

    Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.

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  • 1950
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    The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

    7.5 1950 HD

    Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of...

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  • 1958
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    The Barbarian and the Geisha

    The Barbarian and the Geisha

    6.025 1958 HD

    Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country. Harris discovers enormous hostility...

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  • 1947
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    13 Rue Madeleine

    13 Rue Madeleine

    5.9 1947 HD

    Bob Sharkey, an instructor of would-be spies for the Allied Office of Strategic Services, becomes suspicious of one of the latest batch of students,...

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  • 1968
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    Guns for San Sebastian

    Guns for San Sebastian

    7 1968 HD

    Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is...

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  • 1957
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    The Spies

    The Spies

    6.5 1957 HD

    A doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient. Soon the place is full of suspicious and...

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  • 1951
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    I Can Get It for You Wholesale

    I Can Get It for You Wholesale

    5.8 1951 HD

    A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her...

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  • 1969
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    The Great Bank Robbery

    The Great Bank Robbery

    6.3 1969 HD

    A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.

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  • 1970
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    Quarantined

    Quarantined

    5 1970 HD

    A family of doctors that runs a medical clinic finds itself up against a sudden cholera epidemic and other difficulties like a movie star who refuses...

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  • 1984
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    On the Line

    On the Line

    4.4 1984 HD

    A Border Patrol agent is determined to catch his old nemesis, an American criminal who successfully smuggles illegal aliens across the border from...

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  • 1934
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    We Live Again

    We Live Again

    6.5 1934 HD

    Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that...

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  • 1984
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    Nothing Lasts Forever

    Nothing Lasts Forever

    6.4 1984 HD

    An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds up falling in love with a beautiful woman, who...

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  • 1970
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    The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

    The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

    6 1970 HD

    Emile Pulska is visiting his old friend Abe Stillman. During the visit they are attacked and Emile is struck senseless. When he wakes up he is told...

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  • 2004
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    On Location with Gunga Din

    On Location with Gunga Din

    1 2004 HD

    A documentary focusing on the production history and legacy of the adventure-comedy phenomenon, Gunga Din.

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  • 1971
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    Enemies

    Enemies

    1 1971 HD

    A humble and long-suffering New York waiter finally turns the tables on a regular, insufferable customer who delights in pestering him about the...

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  • 1943
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    Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

    6.1 1943 HD

    A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a...

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  • 1969
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    Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

    7.1 1969 HD

    This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by...

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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

    Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

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  • 1971
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    Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

    Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

    8 1971 HD

    An alcoholic drifter decides to run for sheriff in a small town. However, in order to get elected, he must find out who killed a visiting preacher.

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  • 1973
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    Saga of Sonora

    Saga of Sonora

    1 1973 HD

    A musical TV special with Vince Edwards as a hero who must stop gold-greedy villains, Jill St. John and Zero Mostel, and prove his love to his girl,...

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  • 1980
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    Gideon's Trumpet

    Gideon's Trumpet

    6.2 1980 HD

    True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision...

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  • 1971
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    The Tell-Tale Heart

    The Tell-Tale Heart

    8.5 1971 HD

    A retelling of Edgar Allan's Poe haunting tale.

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  • 1971
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    Mooch Goes to Hollywood

    Mooch Goes to Hollywood

    5.1 1971 HD

    A dog tries to become a canine star with the help of Zsa Zsa Gabor.

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  • 1970
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    The Dunwich Horror

    The Dunwich Horror

    5.4 1970 HD

    Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the...

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  • 1951
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    The day the earth stood still

    The day the earth stood still

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1962
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    Damon and Pythias

    Damon and Pythias

    4 1962 HD

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  • 1933
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    Emergency Call

    Emergency Call

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1971
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    Columbo

    Columbo

    8.1 1971 HD

    Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing...

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  • 1961
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    Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

    4.7 1961 HD

    A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.

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  • 1976
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    The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

    6.972 1976 HD

    After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.

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  • 1966
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    Batman

    Batman

    7.309 1966 HD

    Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret...

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  • 1979
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    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    6.9 1979 HD

    20th-century astronaut Buck Rogers awakens in the 25th century after a freak accident puts him in suspended animation for 500 years. Upon returning...

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  • 1972
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    The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

    7 1972 HD

    Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone...

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  • 1971
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    Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

    6.862 1971 HD

    Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben...

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  • 1958
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    Naked City

    Naked City

    5.3 1958 HD

    Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the...

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  • 1962
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.6 1962 HD

    The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC,...

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  • 1973
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    Kojak

    Kojak

    6.942 1973 HD

    A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

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  • 1960
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    The Islanders

    The Islanders

    8 1960 HD

    The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane...

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.667 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1958
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    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    5.25 1958 HD

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958...

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  • 1974
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    Harry O

    Harry O

    4.6 1974 HD

    After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry...

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  • 1970
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    Nanny and the Professor

    Nanny and the Professor

    5.6 1970 HD

    Nanny and the Professor is an American fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During...

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  • 1964
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    Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

    6.9 1964 HD

    Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September...

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  • 1958
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    The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

    6.3 1958 HD

    Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time...

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  • 1966
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    Tarzan

    Tarzan

    6.7 1966 HD

    Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of...

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  • 1961
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    Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

    5.7 1961 HD

    Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a...

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  • 1981
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    Foul Play

    Foul Play

    5 1981 HD

    Based on the 1978 film of the same name, the series is about a bumbling detective in San Francisco and his girlfriend.

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  • 1975
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    Medical Story

    Medical Story

    5 1975 HD

    Medical Story is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from September 4, 1975, until January 8, 1976. Police Story's producers probe the...

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  • 1951
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    Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

    6 1951 HD

    Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered...

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  • 1978
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    Flying High

    Flying High

    4.5 1978 HD

    Flying High is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from August 28, 1978 until January 23, 1979. Created by Dawn Aldredge and Martin...

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  • 1961
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    The Defenders

    The Defenders

    6.2 1961 HD

    The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized...

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1960
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    The Westerner

    The Westerner

    6.7 1960 HD

    The Westerner is an American Western series that aired on NBC from September to December 1960. Created by Sam Peckinpah, the series was produced by...

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  • 1973
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    The Snoop Sisters

    The Snoop Sisters

    7.2 1973 HD

    Two elderly mystery novelists solve real crimes.

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