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Fred F. Sears
Born July 7, 1913 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died November 30, 1957 · aged 44
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Francis Sears (1913-1957) was an American film actor and director. Though a marginalized figure in 1950s cinema, he created 52 feature films in a number of genres for Columbia Pictures from 1949 to 1957, before his premature death at the age of 44. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred F. Sears,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of cont…
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Miami Exposé · 1956Miami Exposé
★ 6.01956
MovieCrimeDrama
A police detective baits killer gamblers with a mob witness (Patricia Medina) in the Everglades.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers · 1956Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
★ 6.11956
MovieActionScience Fiction
Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction.
The Man from Colorado · 1948The Man from Colorado
★ 6.91948
MovieWesternDrama
Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic--and violent--his friend desperately tries to find a way to help him.
Crash Landing · 1958Crash Landing
★ 6.11958
MovieDrama
Airplane passengers prepare for a crash landing in the ocean.
Tokyo Joe · 1949Tokyo Joe
★ 6.11949
MovieDramaThriller
An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.
Shockproof · 1949Shockproof
★ 6.31949
MovieRomanceCrime
Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.
Wyoming Renegades · 1954Wyoming Renegades
★ 6.11954
MovieWestern
Brady Sutton returns from three years in prison and tries to go straight. One a member of the Butch Cassidy gang, he is still suspected of being cahoots with them. When Cassidy and his men rob the bank, he is blamed. Escaping from the townspeople, he once again joins up with Cassidy to wait for a chance to help bring him in.
Rock Around the Clock · 1956Rock Around the Clock
★ 5.81956
MovieDramaMusic
A frustrated big-band promoter runs in to rock-and-rollers Bill Haley and the Comets at a small-town dance. He quickly becomes their manager and, with the help of Alan Freed, hopes to bring the new sound to the entire country. But will a conniving booking agent, with a personal ax to grind with the manager, conspire to keep the band from making the big time?
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Tokyo Joe · 1949Tokyo Joe
★ 6.11949
MovieDramaThriller
An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.
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