Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

William Rukard Hurd Hatfield was an American actor, best known for often playing characters of handsome, narcissistic young men, most notably Dorian Gray in the film The Picture of Dorian Gray. Hatfield was born in New York City to William Henry Hatfield, who died in 1954, an attorney who served as deputy attorney general for New York, and his wife, Adele (née McGuire). Hurd was educated at Columbia University, then moved to London, England where he studied drama and began acting in theatre. He returned to America for his film debut in Dragon Seed, in which he and his co-stars (Katharine Hepburn, Akim Tamiroff, Aline MacMahon, Turhan Bey) portrayed Chinese peasants, some more convincingly than others. Hatfield's second film, The Picture of Dorian Gray, made him a star. As Oscar Wilde's ageless anti-hero, Hatfield received widespread acclaim for his dark good looks as much as for his acting ability. However, the actor was ambivalent about the role and his performance. "The film didn't make me popular in Hollywood," he commented later. "It was too odd, too avant-garde, too ahead of its time. The decadence, the hints of bisexuality and so on, made me a leper! Nobody knew I had a sense of humor, and people wouldn't even have lunch with me." His follow-up films, The Diary of a Chambermaid, The Beginning or the End, and The Unsuspected), were successful, but Joan of Arc was a critical and financial failure. Hatfield's film career began to lose momentum very quickly in the 1950s, and he returned to the stage. Subsequent movies included supporting roles in The Left Handed Gun, King of Kings (as Pontius Pilate), El Cid, Harlow (as Paul Bern), and The Boston Strangler. He cut back on performing in the 1970s. His later movies included King David and Her Alibi. He appeared frequently on television and received an Emmy Award nomination for the Hallmark Hall of Fame videotaped play The Invincible Mr. Disraeli). In 1957, he appeared in Beyond This Place, directed by Sidney Lumet. Other television credits include three guest appearances on Murder She Wrote, opposite his Picture of Dorian Gray costar Angela Lansbury, who had become a lifelong friend. He also appeared as the villain in the second episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents in "None Are So Blind". In 1952, Hatfield appeared as Joseph in Westinghouse Studio One's The Nativity. This was a rare commercial network staging of a 14th-century mystery play, adapted from the York and Chester plays. According to the magazine Films in Review, Hatfield was ambivalent about having played Dorian Gray, feeling that it had typecast him. "You know, I was never a great beauty in Gray...and I never understood why I got the part and have spent my career regretting it", he is reported to have said. He died in his sleep of a heart attack at a friend's home, aged 81, after celebrating Christmas dinner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hurd Hatfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title : Hurd Hatfield
  • Popularity : 6.805
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1917-12-07
  • Place of Birth : New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As : William Rukard Hurd Hatfield
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Hurd Hatfield Movies

  • 1965
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    Mickey One

    Mickey One

    5.7 1965 HD

    A former comic is on the run from the mob.

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  • 1968
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    The Boston Strangler

    The Boston Strangler

    6.7 1968 HD

    Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through...

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  • 1947
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    The Unsuspected

    The Unsuspected

    6.6 1947 HD

    The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.

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  • 1950
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    Destination Murder

    Destination Murder

    5.1 1950 HD

    Laura Mansfield catches a glimpse of mob hit man Jackie Wales after he shoots her businessman father. At the police station, Laura identifies Jackie...

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  • 1961
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    King of Kings

    King of Kings

    7.1 1961 HD

    Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet...

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  • 1958
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    The Left Handed Gun

    The Left Handed Gun

    6.029 1958 HD

    When a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the death by killing the man responsible, throwing the...

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  • 1952
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    The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus

    The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus

    4 1952 HD

    The birth of Jesus and the serene Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem.

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  • 1946
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    The Diary of a Chambermaid

    The Diary of a Chambermaid

    6.258 1946 HD

    Celestine, the chamber-maid, has a new job in the country, at the Lanlaires. She has decided to use her beauty to seduce a wealthy man, but Mr....

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  • 1945
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    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    7.1 1945 HD

    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...

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  • 1949
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    Chinatown at Midnight

    Chinatown at Midnight

    5.6 1949 HD

    A young man who steals valuable Oriental objects for a crooked antique dealer is hunted down by the police after his latest Chinatown robbery turns...

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  • 1989
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    Her Alibi

    Her Alibi

    5.402 1989 HD

    A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first...

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  • 1947
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    The Beginning or the End

    The Beginning or the End

    6.5 1947 HD

    The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima, are detailed in this docudrama.

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  • 1944
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    Dragon Seed

    Dragon Seed

    6.4 1944 HD

    The lives of a small Chinese village are turned Upside down when the Japanese invade it. An heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in...

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  • 1979
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    You Can't Go Home Again

    You Can't Go Home Again

    1 1979 HD

    An adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's literary classic, telling of the struggles of a young writer determined to be a success in New York's literary world...

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  • 1965
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    The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

    The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

    1 1965 HD

    Interesting and sometimes funny adaptation of a Mark Twain short story. Hatfield is a carpetbagger who marries the daughter of a prominent plantation...

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  • 1950
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    Tarzan and the Slave Girl

    Tarzan and the Slave Girl

    5.2 1950 HD

    The Lionians, a tribe of lion worshippers, make a desperate attempt to find a cure for the mysterious disease plaguing their village. Their Chief...

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  • 1985
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    Mellow Moon

    Mellow Moon

    1 1985 HD

    After catching her boyfriend with another woman, Julie becomes enamored with David a local librarian, lady's man, and musician.

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  • 1948
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    The Checkered Coat

    The Checkered Coat

    6.5 1948 HD

    A psychiatrist tries to help a patient who loses consciousness after he kills someone. When the doctor provides the patient with a letter that...

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  • 1973
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    The House and the Brain

    The House and the Brain

    7 1973 HD

    A pretty young woman, the prisoner of an ancient warlock, must lure men, under his spell, to enact a fatal love triangle again and again.

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  • 1973
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    The Norliss Tapes

    The Norliss Tapes

    6 1973 HD

    A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter David Norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. The tapes...

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  • 1971
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    Thief

    Thief

    7 1971 HD

    A professional thief tries to break with his past but has to pull off one last job to pay off a gambling debt.

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  • 1971
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    Montserrat

    Montserrat

    1 1971 HD

    The story is set during the South American Wars of Independence. Simón Bolivar, the liberator, has escaped from Spanish custody with the aid...

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  • 1985
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    King David

    King David

    5.5 1985 HD

    This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.

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  • 1991
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    Lies of the Twins

    Lies of the Twins

    4.3 1991 HD

    An ex-model is seduced into danger by her psychotherapist boyfriend's wicked identical twin.

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  • 1965
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    Harlow

    Harlow

    4.5 1965 HD

    Loosely based biography of 1930s star Jean Harlow as she begins her climb to stardom. One of two "Harlow" film biographies that appeared in 1965,...

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  • 1963
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    The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

    The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

    7 1963 HD

    The rise of the legendary 19th-century British politician and prime minister Benjamin Disraeli.

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  • 1963
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    A Cry of Angels

    A Cry of Angels

    1 1963 HD

    Hallmark presents the story of how the greatest oratorio, George Frederic Handel's "The Messiah," came to be written in the English language.

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  • 1961
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    El Cid

    El Cid

    6.8 1961 HD

    Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still...

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  • 1986
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    Crimes of the Heart

    Crimes of the Heart

    6.1 1986 HD

    Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.

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  • 1966
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    Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

    Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

    1 1966 HD

    A collection of ten vignettes by Tennessee Williams offering various viewpoints on life, love, and death.

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  • 1971
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    Von Richthofen and Brown

    Von Richthofen and Brown

    6.2 1971 HD

    Spend time on both sides of World War I, partly with German flying ace Baron Manfred Von Richthofen (John Phillip Law), aka "The Red Baron," and his...

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  • 1962
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    Héroes de blanco

    Héroes de blanco

    1 1962 HD

    In a hospital a woman debates between the love of two men.

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  • 1948
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    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

    6.039 1948 HD

    In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of...

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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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  • 1965
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    The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

    5.4 1965 HD

    The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the...

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  • 1982
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    Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

    7.6 1982 HD

    Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a...

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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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  • 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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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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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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  • 1965
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    The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

    7.6 1965 HD

    The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show...

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  • 1955
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    The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

    5 1955 HD

    An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were...

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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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  • 1972
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    Search

    Search

    6.9 1972 HD

    Search is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET, from September 1972 to August 1973. It ran for 23...

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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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  • 1985
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    Lime Street

    Lime Street

    5.5 1985 HD

    Lime Street is an American action/drama series that aired on the ABC television network during the 1985 television season. The series was created by...

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

    Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary...

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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
    imgS8 E39

    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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  • 1986
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    Blacke's Magic

    Blacke's Magic

    5.5 1986 HD

    Blacke's Magic is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from January to May 1986. The series stars Hal Linden as magician Alexander Blacke...

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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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  • 1985
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    Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

    7.454 1985 HD

    A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg...

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  • 1984
    imgS12 E24

    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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  • 1978
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    The Word

    The Word

    5 1978 HD

    A document is discovered that appears to be an ancient eyewitness account of the life of Jesus Christ. A public relations executive is hired to...

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    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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  • 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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  • 1948
    imgS10 E47

    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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  • 1951
    imgS61 E1

    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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  • 1951
    imgS61 E1

    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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  • 1954
    imgS4 E37

    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

    Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary...

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  • 1963
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    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    5.5 1963 HD

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967....

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  • 1957
    imgS4 E7

    DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

    6.7 1957 HD

    DuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The DuPont Company also...

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  • 1957
    imgS4 E7

    DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

    6.7 1957 HD

    DuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The DuPont Company also...

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  • 1954
    imgS4 E37

    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

    Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary...

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  • 1984
    imgS12 E24

    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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  • 1964
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    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    7.716 1964 HD

    Join the crew of the Seaview aboard their super high-tech submarine, where no mission is too dangerous and no threat is too deadly, be it enemy...

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  • 1952
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    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    6 1952 HD

    Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

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