Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Most active in films during the 1950s, Jan Sterling received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The High and the Mighty (1954), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the same performance. Her career declined during the 1960s, however she continued to play occasional roles for television and theatre. Sterling was born Jane Sterling Adriance in New York City, into a well-to-do family. She was educated in private schools before heading to Europe with her family. She was schooled by private tutors in London and Paris, and was enrolled in Fay Compton's dramatic school in London. As a teenager she returned to Manhattan, and using variations of her given name, such as Jane Adriance and Jane Sterling, began her career by making a Broadway appearance in Bachelor Born, and went on to appear in such major stage works as Panama Hattie, Over 21, and Present Laughter. In 1947, she made her film debut in Tycoon, billed as Jane Darian. Ruth Gordon reportedly insisted she change her stage name and they agreed upon Jan Sterling. She played a prominent supporting role in Johnny Belinda (1948). Alternating between films and television, Sterling appeared in several television anthology series during the 1950s, and played film roles in Caged (1950), Mystery Street (1950), The Mating Season (1951), Ace in the Hole (1951), Flesh and Fury (1952), The Human Jungle (1954), and Female on the Beach (1955). Often cast as hard and determined characters, she played a more sympathetic character in Sky Full of Moon (1952). In 1950, she was cast as Ruth in the ABC western series The Marshal of Gunsight Pass. The series was telecast live from a primitive studio lot at the Iverson Ranch at Chatsworth, California. In 1954 Sterling was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The High and the Mighty. Later that year, she travelled to England to play the role of Julia in the first film version of George Orwell's 1984, despite being several months pregnant at the time. During the following years, she appeared regularly in films such as Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Kathy O, and The Female Animal. In late 1968, she began portraying the role of conniving Miss Foss in the long-running CBS soap opera The Guiding Light. She retired from films in favor of the stage in 1969 and returned to television in 1979 to portray Lou Henry Hoover in the miniseries Backstairs at the White House. Sterling's marriage to John Merivale ended in divorce, and her career began to decline after the death of her second husband, the actor Paul Douglas, in 1959. In the 1970s, she entered into a long-lasting personal relationship with Sam Wanamaker. Jan Sterling died in 2004 in Los Angeles, California, aged 82.

  • Title : Jan Sterling
  • Popularity : 3.023
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1921-04-03
  • Place of Birth : New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As : Jane Sterling Adriance, Jane Adriance, Jane Sterling, Jane Darian, Jane Adrian
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Jan Sterling Movies

  • 1956
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    1984

    1984

    6.517 1956 HD

    In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

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  • 1951
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    Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

    7.8 1951 HD

    An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

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  • 1953
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    Split Second

    Split Second

    6.231 1953 HD

    Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test.

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  • 1950
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    Appointment with Danger

    Appointment with Danger

    5.5 1950 HD

    Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who've allegedly murdered a...

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  • 1955
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    Women's Prison

    Women's Prison

    5.5 1955 HD

    A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.

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  • 1955
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    Man with the Gun

    Man with the Gun

    6.2 1955 HD

    A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own...

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  • 1956
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    The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

    7.1 1956 HD

    Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian...

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  • 1951
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    Rhubarb

    Rhubarb

    5.5 1951 HD

    Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money...

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  • 1950
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    Caged

    Caged

    7.1 1950 HD

    A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.

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  • 1958
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    High School Confidential!

    High School Confidential!

    5.7 1958 HD

    A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a...

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  • 1953
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    Pony Express

    Pony Express

    5.5 1953 HD

    Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route that can get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in...

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  • 1954
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    The Human Jungle

    The Human Jungle

    5.3 1954 HD

    Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also...

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  • 1953
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    The Vanquished

    The Vanquished

    4.5 1953 HD

    A man returns to his home -- a post Civil-War village -- and finds the law is in the hands of a few scrupulous people.

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  • 1950
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    Union Station

    Union Station

    6.302 1950 HD

    Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try...

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  • 1948
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    Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

    6.8 1948 HD

    A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.

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  • 1955
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    Female on the Beach

    Female on the Beach

    5.7 1955 HD

    Lynn Markham moves into her late husband's beach house the morning after former tenant Eloise Crandall fell from the cliff. To her annoyance, Lynn...

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  • 1967
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    The Incident

    The Incident

    7.338 1967 HD

    Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train.

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  • 1954
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    The High and the Mighty

    The High and the Mighty

    5.9 1954 HD

    Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine...

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  • 1950
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    Mystery Street

    Mystery Street

    6.7 1950 HD

    When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics,...

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  • 1957
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    Slaughter on 10th Avenue

    Slaughter on 10th Avenue

    5.4 1957 HD

    A rookie assistant DA is assigned to investigate the murder of a longshoreman, killed for exposing gangster involvement on the piers, and meets up...

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  • 1952
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    Flesh and Fury

    Flesh and Fury

    6.125 1952 HD

    Deaf boxer Paul Callan captures the interest of gold-digging blonde Sonya Bartow and retired fight manager 'Pop' Richardson. For a time, Sonya has...

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  • 1961
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    Love in a Goldfish Bowl

    Love in a Goldfish Bowl

    2 1961 HD

    Two platonic college friends spend a weekend away together. One is romanced by a member of the coast guard.

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  • 1954
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    Alaska Seas

    Alaska Seas

    6.2 1954 HD

    A crooked salmon fisherman tries to steal his best friend's fiancée and put him out of business.

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  • 1952
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    Sky Full of Moon

    Sky Full of Moon

    5.5 1952 HD

    A cowboy seeks fame and fortune in Las Vegas where he meets a girl working in a casino.

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  • 1968
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    The Angry Breed

    The Angry Breed

    4.5 1968 HD

    In Vietnam, aspiring actor Johnny Taylor is given a prize film script after saving the life of a Hollywood screenwriter. On his return, Johnny has...

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  • 1958
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    The Female Animal

    The Female Animal

    5.6 1958 HD

    Jaded movie star Vanessa Windsor, saved from a studio accident by handsome extra Chris Farley, pursues him, and soon he's the 'caretaker' of her...

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  • 1958
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    Kathy O'

    Kathy O'

    10 1958 HD

    A movie publicist is assigned to keep the public from learning that a beloved child star is an egotistical little brat.

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  • 1981
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    First Monday in October

    First Monday in October

    6.3 1981 HD

    For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.

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  • 1951
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    The Mating Season

    The Mating Season

    6.52 1951 HD

    Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her...

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  • 1969
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    The Minx

    The Minx

    2.3 1969 HD

    A businessman hosts a hunting party at a remote lodge, and hires three prostitutes to take care of his clients. However, the girls have their own...

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  • 1950
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    Gunfire

    Gunfire

    5 1950 HD

    Tubercular Frank James has become a born again and retired from his career as an outlaw with his family but a look-a-like outlaw causes suspicion to...

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  • 1980
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    My Kidnapper, My Love

    My Kidnapper, My Love

    6 1980 HD

    Small-time crook Rooney cons his crippled brother, a street-wise news vendor, into snatching a wealthy, emotionally-disturbed runaway to extort money...

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  • 1950
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    The Skipper Surprised His Wife

    The Skipper Surprised His Wife

    4.7 1950 HD

    A captain tries to keep home as tight as his ship.

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  • 1976
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    Sammy Somebody

    Sammy Somebody

    1 1976 HD

    A restaurateur unwisely misappropriates mob money in order to buy a house for his ageing father.

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  • 1954
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    Return from the Sea

    Return from the Sea

    4.5 1954 HD

    A hardened career navel officer must come to terms with adapting to civilian life with the help of a waitress that can see through his tough veneer.

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  • 1982
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    Dangerous Company

    Dangerous Company

    6 1982 HD

    The true story of Ray Johnson, a convict who spent most of his life in and out of prison until he finally decided to turn his life around.

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  • 1950
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    The Costume Designer

    The Costume Designer

    1 1950 HD

    This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct...

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  • 1976
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    Having Babies

    Having Babies

    6 1976 HD

    The story of four couples who are about to have children using the Lamaze method.

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  • 1964
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    American in Paris

    American in Paris

    1 1964 HD

    The owner of a travel agency in Paris tries to help fellow Americans in trouble.

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  • 1947
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    Tycoon

    Tycoon

    5.3 1947 HD

    Engineer Johnny Munroe is enlisted to build a railroad tunnel through a mountain to reach mines. His task is complicated, and his ethics are...

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

    Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as...

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  • 1966
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    The Jackie Gleason Show

    The Jackie Gleason Show

    8.25 1966 HD

    The prodigiously talented Gleason became a TV icon after he joined CBS from DuMont, where his work on `Calvalcade of Stars' had established many of...

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  • 1977
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    The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

    7.2 1977 HD

    During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his...

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  • 1972
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    Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

    7.6 1972 HD

    The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.

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  • 1974
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    Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

    8 1974 HD

    Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a...

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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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  • 1977
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    Three's Company

    Three's Company

    7.8 1977 HD

    Three's Company is an American television sitcom that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. Developed by Don...

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

    General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was...

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  • 1979
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    Backstairs at the White House

    Backstairs at the White House

    5.9 1979 HD

    Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.

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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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    Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

    7.2 1965 HD

    Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 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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  • 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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  • 1959
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    Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

    5.7 1959 HD

    Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as...

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  • 1959
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    Riverboat

    Riverboat

    6.2 1959 HD

    Riverboat is a 44-episode western television series starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds broadcast on the NBC television network from September...

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  • 1972
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    The Brian Keith Show

    The Brian Keith Show

    5 1972 HD

    The Brian Keith Show is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1972 to March 1974. The series stars Brian Keith and Shelley Fabares.

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  • 1963
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    Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

    7.3 1963 HD

    Breaking Point is an American medical drama that aired on ABC from September 16, 1963, to April 27, 1964, continuing in rebroadcasts until September...

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  • 1963
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    Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

    1 1963 HD

    The concept of the series was the showing of unaired and unsold television pilots that did not make the television lineup for CBS. The show was...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1970
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    The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

    The Marshal of Gunsight Pass

    1 1970 HD

    The Marshal of Gunsight Pass is an American 1950 live broadcast western television series starring Russell Hayden, former Country music singer Eddie...

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    6.2 1953 HD

    Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show...

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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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  • 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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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

    Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as...

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  • 1968
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    The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

    6.8 1968 HD

    The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC,...

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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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  • 1967
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    Mannix

    Mannix

    6.7 1967 HD

    Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed...

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  • 1959
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    Bonanza

    Bonanza

    7.5 1959 HD

    The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

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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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  • 1969
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    Medical Center

    Medical Center

    6.1 1969 HD

    Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 1957
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    Suspicion

    Suspicion

    5.9 1957 HD

    Suspicion is the title of an American television mystery drama series which aired on the NBC from 1957 through 1959. The executive producer of...

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  • 1962
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    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    7.8 1962 HD

    A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and...

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  • 1962
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    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    6.4 1962 HD

    The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It...

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