Jeffrey Lynn

Jeffrey Lynn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeffrey Lynn (born Ragnar Godfrey Lind; February 16, 1909 – November 24, 1995) was an American stage-screen actor and film producer who worked primarily through the Golden Age of Hollywood establishing himself as one of the premier talents of his time. Throughout his acting career, both on stage and in film, he was typecast as "the attractive, reliable love interest of the heroine," or "the tall, stalwart hero." Born and raised in Massachusetts, he attended Bates College, before working as a teacher. He was tapped to act in his first film in 1938, which convinced him to move to Hollywood, California. His second film–Four Daughters (1938)–propelled him into national fame sparking three sequels: Daughters Courageous (1939), Four Wives (1939) and Four Mothers (1941) with Lynn reprising his role in each of them. He was at the center of the Gone with the Wind (1939) screening controversy; he was noted as the top contender to play Ashley Wilkes, however, the directer eventually chose Leslie Howard instead. Lynn was asked to join James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart in The Roaring Twenties (1939), a gangster noir that garnered him critical praise. His success continued with such films as The Fighting 69th (1940) in which he portrayed poet-soldier Joyce Kilmer opposite Cagney, It All Came True (1940), All This and Heaven Too (1940) and Million Dollar Baby (1941). His movie career was put on hold for World War II draft, where he received a Bronze Star for his service as a in Italy and Austria as a combat intelligence captain. He returned to the screen in 1948 and was in the notably successful, A Letter to Three Wives (1949), which went on to be nominated of best picture in the 1950 prime time Academy Awards. A year later he joined that cast of Home Town Story (1951) billed alongside Marilyn Monroe. His later film career credits include: BUtterfield 8 (1960) along with Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey, and Tony Rome (1967) with Frank Sinatra. Lynn also began to act on Broadway and was featured in such plays as Any Wednesday (1966) and Dinner at Eight (1967). Later on in his career he found mixed critical success television starring in hit shows such as Robert Montgomery Presents, Your Show of Shows, My Son Jeep (with young Martin Huston), and Lux Video Theatre. He died in November 1995 in Burbank, California from natural causes and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. Actor Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is named in honor of Jeffrey Lynn.

  • Title : Jeffrey Lynn
  • Popularity : 3.561
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1909-02-16
  • Place of Birth : Auburn, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Also Known As : Ragnar Godfrey Lind
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Jeffrey Lynn Movies

  • 1960
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    BUtterfield 8

    BUtterfield 8

    6.3 1960 HD

    Gloria Wandrous, a promiscuous fashion model, falls in love with Weston Liggett, the hard drinking son of a working class family who has married into...

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  • 1967
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    Tony Rome

    Tony Rome

    6.302 1967 HD

    Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has...

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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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    Home Town Story

    Home Town Story

    4.6 1951 HD

    Blake Washburn blames manufacturer MacFarland for his defeat in the race for re-election to the state legislature. He takes over his uncle's...

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  • 1949
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    Strange Bargain

    Strange Bargain

    5.5 1949 HD

    Bookkeeper Sam Wilson learns from his boss, Malcolm Jarvis, that he is losing his job because the company is closing down. Jarvis then makes a...

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  • 1940
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    All This, and Heaven Too

    All This, and Heaven Too

    7.1 1940 HD

    When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King...

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  • 1939
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    The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

    7.5 1939 HD

    After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie...

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  • 1949
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    A Letter to Three Wives

    A Letter to Three Wives

    7.2 1949 HD

    A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she...

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  • 1940
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    It All Came True

    It All Came True

    5.7 1940 HD

    After crooked nightclub owner murders a police informant, he blackmails his piano player to allow him to stay at his eccentric mother's boarding...

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  • 1938
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    Four Daughters

    Four Daughters

    6.519 1938 HD

    Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together. Each daughter has an upstanding young man...

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  • 1940
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    The Fighting 69th

    The Fighting 69th

    5.4 1940 HD

    Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove...

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  • 1948
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    Whiplash

    Whiplash

    4.9 1948 HD

    An artist follows a woman from California to New York, where he boxes for her mobster husband.

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  • 1948
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    For the Love of Mary

    For the Love of Mary

    5.8 1948 HD

    Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

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  • 1941
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    Million Dollar Baby

    Million Dollar Baby

    6 1941 HD

    A sudden windfall has unexpected consequences on a working class girl during the Great Depression.

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  • 1941
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    Underground

    Underground

    6.1 1941 HD

    A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken,...

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  • 1939
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    Espionage Agent

    Espionage Agent

    5.9 1939 HD

    When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an...

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  • 1939
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    Four Wives

    Four Wives

    5.1 1939 HD

    In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as she falls in love with Felix, but on the day of her...

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  • 1938
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    Out Where the Stars Begin

    Out Where the Stars Begin

    6.5 1938 HD

    When the ballerina star of a musical feature walks off in a huff, aided by the fit-throwing director, her understudy steps in and a star is born.

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  • 1939
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    Daughters Courageous

    Daughters Courageous

    6.2 1939 HD

    Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her first husband...

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  • 1941
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    Four Mothers

    Four Mothers

    5.7 1941 HD

    Four married sisters face motherhood, financial, marital and family issues together.

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  • 1941
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    Flight from Destiny

    Flight from Destiny

    5.2 1941 HD

    After his doctor informs him he will die in six months, Professor Henry Todhunter decides to spend his last days killing someone who contributes...

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  • 1961
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    The Spiral Staircase

    The Spiral Staircase

    6 1961 HD

    Based on the screenplay by Mel Dinelli, this story revolves around Helen Warren, a beautiful mute girl, who becomes the target of a mysterious killer...

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  • 1948
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    Black Bart

    Black Bart

    4.5 1948 HD

    Cheerful outlaw Charlie Boles leaves former partners Lance and Jersey and heads for California, where the Gold Rush is beginning. Soon, a lone gunman...

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  • 1957
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    Lost Lagoon

    Lost Lagoon

    5.8 1957 HD

    Saddled with a loveless marriage and three ungrateful children, Charlie Walker (Jeffrey Lynn) dreams of escape. When he falls overboard on a boating...

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  • 1940
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    My Love Came Back

    My Love Came Back

    5.2 1940 HD

    Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through...

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  • 1938
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    When Were You Born

    When Were You Born

    5.188 1938 HD

    A San Francisco astrologer correctly predicts a ship passenger's death and then helps the police look for the murderer.

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  • 1939
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    Yes, My Darling Daughter

    Yes, My Darling Daughter

    4 1939 HD

    Ellen is a free spirited young woman in love with Doug. Sadly he must leave America for a two year job in Belgium. Ellen and Doug decide to spend...

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  • 1940
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    Money and the Woman

    Money and the Woman

    4.3 1940 HD

    An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.

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  • 1954
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    Doorway to Suspicion

    Doorway to Suspicion

    4.3 1954 HD

    American band-leader in Germany marries girl working for "The Party". She is kidnapped into Eastern Zone, but in return the band-leader kidnaps the...

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  • 1951
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    Up Front

    Up Front

    1 1951 HD

    Military comedy set during WWII, inspired by Bill Mauldin's popular newspaper cartoons of soldiers "Willie" and "Joe".

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  • 1941
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    Law of the Tropics

    Law of the Tropics

    6 1941 HD

    Jim Conway, who works on a South American rubber plantation, leaves to meet a girl from the United States whom he is to marry. But he receives a...

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  • 1939
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    A Child Is Born

    A Child Is Born

    6.5 1939 HD

    A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.

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  • 1950
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    Captain China

    Captain China

    5 1950 HD

    The title character, played by John Payne, is a ship's captain whose embittered behavior after losing his lady love seemingly leads to tragedy....

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  • 1938
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    Cowboy from Brooklyn

    Cowboy from Brooklyn

    4 1938 HD

    A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

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  • 1941
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    The Body Disappears

    The Body Disappears

    5.2 1941 HD

    Wealthy scion Peter DeHaven, about to marry socialite Christine Lunceford, wakes up after bachelor party revelry to find he's been turned invisible...

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  • 1988
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    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    8 1988 HD

    This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.

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  • 1942
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    Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

    6 1942 HD

    Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.

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  • 1950
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    Miracle in the Rain

    Miracle in the Rain

    1 1950 HD

    A lonely man and woman meet on rainy afternoon in New York. Studio One, Season 2, Episode 34

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  • 1957
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    Lost Lagoon

    Lost Lagoon

    5.8 1957 HD

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  • 1984
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.5 1984 HD

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

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  • 1981
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    Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

    6.7 1981 HD

    Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981 to January 21, 1989. The series was broadcast on...

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  • 1988
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    Midnight Caller

    Midnight Caller

    7.4 1988 HD

    Midnight Caller is a dramatic NBC television series created by Richard DiLello, which ran from 1988 to 1991. It was one of the first television...

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  • 1979
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    Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

    6.8 1979 HD

    The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

    An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

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  • 1967
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    Ironside

    Ironside

    6.9 1967 HD

    When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1951
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was...

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  • 1950
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    Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

    5.5 1950 HD

    Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC, from February 25, 1950, until June 5,...

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  • 1948
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    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    6 1948 HD

    The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series...

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  • 1949
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    Suspense

    Suspense

    4.6 1949 HD

    An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by...

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  • 1950
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    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    5.2 1950 HD

    Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live...

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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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  • 1949
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    Lights Out

    Lights Out

    5.3 1949 HD

    Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1955
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    Star Stage

    Star Stage

    1 1955 HD

    The show featured two-act plays. Two-thirds were live, and the rest on film.

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  • 1949
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    Suspense

    Suspense

    4.6 1949 HD

    An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by...

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  • 1949
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    Suspense

    Suspense

    4.6 1949 HD

    An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by...

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.7 1950 HD

    Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

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