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Joseph Cates

Born August 10, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA

Died October 10, 1998 · aged 74

No biography available.

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The Quick and the DeadThe Quick and the Dead · 1987
The Quick and the Dead
6.41987
MovieActionDrama
In 1876 Wyoming, the gun is the only law. And for Duncan and Suzanna McKaskel, newly arrived settlers beset by outlaws, rugged frontiersman Con Vallian is the only hope.
Who Killed Teddy Bear?Who Killed Teddy Bear? · 1965
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
6.41965
MovieCrimeDrama
A grim police detective embarks on a one-man crusade to track down a depraved sex maniac when a nightclub deejay receives a disturbing series of obscene phone calls. Finding himself getting far too close to the victim for comfort, the hard-boiled cop must track down the unbalanced pervert before he can carry out his sick threats.
Magic with the StarsMagic with the Stars · 1982
Magic with the Stars
9.01982
MovieFamilyTV Movie
Hollywood celebrities assist magicians in a program of magic and illusion.
The Last Married Couple in AmericaThe Last Married Couple in America · 1980
The Last Married Couple in America
4.41980
MovieComedy
Jeff and Mari Thompson are contently married, but they are stunned to see many of their friends and neighbors going through separations and divorces. Seemingly surrounded by people with domestic problems, Jeff and Mari begin to question their own relationship.
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse JamesThe Last Days of Frank and Jesse James · 1986
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
5.31986
MovieTV MovieAction
This movie looks at the last years (not days, as implied in the title) of famous outlaws, Frank and Jesse James. The film opens in 1877 with the brothers trying to settle down after 15 years of thievery. Frank is shown to be a book-loving and family-oriented man, while brother Jesse is a money-hungry womanizer. The movie follows their lives through Jesse's death at the hands of the "rotten little coward" Bob Ford and Frank's death in 1892.
Special PeopleSpecial People · 1984
Special People
10.01984
MovieDramaTV Movie
Brooke Adams is the real-life Diane Dupuy, the Canadian woman whose vision and drive molded a group of developmentally-challenged young adults into the Famous People Players, a professional puppet troupe that has become world-renowned, having performed Radio City Music Hall and Las Vegas (Liberace's opening act in 1975) to the People's Republic of China.
Ann-Margret: When You're SmilingAnn-Margret: When You're Smiling · 1973
Ann-Margret: When You're Smiling
1973
MovieComedyMusic
Ann-Margret's television special taped in front of a live audience at the Las Vegas Hilton.
The Fat SpyThe Fat Spy · 1966
The Fat Spy
3.11966
MovieComedy
A mostly-deserted island, which is believed to be the home to the fountain of youth, is off the coast of Florida. The island gets some visitors in the form of a teenage boy band, "the Wild Ones", and their gang of swimsuit-clad young people, who head there in a crowded powerboat ostensibly for a scavenger hunt.

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Dames at SeaDames at Sea · 1971
Dames at Sea
7.01971
MovieMusicComedy
Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise. The musical is a parody of large, flashy 1930s Busby Berkeley-style movie musicals in which a chorus girl, newly arrived off the bus from the Midwest to New York City, steps into a role on Broadway and becomes a star. It originally played Off-Off-Broadway in 1966 at the Caffe Cino and then played Off-Broadway, starring newcomer Bernadette Peters, beginning in 1968 for a successful run. The television version was broadcast on the Bell System Family Theater on NBC on November 15, 1971. The cast had extra chorus girls and boys, and there were full production numbers, turning into the very thing it was spoofing. Ann Miller was singled out for praise, especially when "she was allowed to tap out her brassy...temperamental star..."

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