Movies by Roddy McDowall
As part of the cast:
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A Bug's Life (1998)
Cast: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus …
Directed by: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the…
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Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998)
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Francis Lederer, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Hugh Munro Neely
Using rare film footage, photographs and a previously unseen interview, this documentary narrated by Shirley MacLaine explores the life of Louise Brooks, one of the silver screen's most…
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Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Mort Abrahams, James Brolin …
Directed by: Kevin Burns, David Comtois
Roddy McDowall hosts this documentary that takes an exclusive in-depth look at the five Planet of the Apes films, along with the television series and the animated cartoon inspired by the…
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Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo (1997)
Cast: Jamie Williams, Billy Campbell, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Duncan McLachlan
In 19th-century India, a horde of profiteers from the so-called civilized world chase a wild jungle boy named Mowgli. With help from his friends Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther,…
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Unlikely Angel (1996)
Cast: Dolly Parton, Roddy McDowall, Brian Kerwin …
Directed by: Michael Switzer
Killed in a sudden accident, brassy lounge singer Ruby Diamond (Dolly Parton) tries to get into heaven but lacks enough good deeds to enter the pearly gates. Given a second chance and a…
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20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1996)
Cast: James Coburn, Julie Andrews, Red Buttons …
With studio executive Darryl F. Zanuck at the helm through the early 1970s, 20th Century Fox produced an array of megasuccesses (All About Eve, The Longest Day and The Sound of Music) and at…
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It's My Party (1996)
Cast: Eric Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Lee Grant …
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
This bittersweet film stars Eric Roberts as Nick, a gay man with AIDS who learns he's contracted a terminal brain disease. Nick decides to throw himself a two-day farewell party, where…
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The Grass Harp (1996)
Cast: Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau …
Directed by: Charles Matthau
Following the death of his mother, young Collin (Edward Furlong) goes to live with his two eccentric aunts, whose double-crossing antics make for a lively upbringing for Collin as he grows up…
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Laserblast (1996)
Cast: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Trace Beaulieu …
While sulking in the California desert, misfit teenager Billy Duncan (Kim Milford) stumbles on a powerful alien laser weapon, which he uses to wreak havoc on all who have wronged him. The…
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Star Hunter (1995)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Rebecca Budig …
Directed by: Cole S. McKay
Talk about traveling off course! A very wrong turn lands a busload of football players and cheerleaders in the midst of an intergalactic hunting ground where predatory Star Hunters track…
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Unknown Origin (1995)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Alex Hyde-White, Melanie Shatner …
Directed by: Scott P. Levy
A team of scientists battles a 4-million-year-old monster 10,000 feet under the ocean. Once aboard the ship, the intruder begins taking control of the crew's minds. Soon, it's…
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Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)
Cast: Victoria Foyt, Viveca Lindfors, Martha Plimpton …
Directed by: Henry Jaglom
A prominent clan's three generations of actors, writers and directors create their own brand of family drama while gathered at their grand estate in East Hampton for one last hurrah…
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Mirror Mirror II: Raven Dance (1994)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Lois Nettleton, Mark Ruffalo …
Directed by: Jimmy Lifton
An evil mirror that caused many deaths inside an orphanage has been hidden for years. When a rock band puts on a show nearby and uncovers the deadly mirror, the band members are tortured by…
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Angel 4: Undercover (1993)
Cast: Darlene Vogel, Shane Fraser, Alan Picardi …
Directed by: Richard Schenkman
Retired prostitute Mollie Stewart (Darlene Vogel) -- aka Angel -- is working as a police photographer when she's contacted by an old friend who's in hot pursuit of the bad-boy lead…
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Batman the Animated Series: Secrets of the Caped Crusader (1992)
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. …
Directed by: Kevin Altieri
Cave-dwelling superhero Batman protects his beloved Gotham City from all manner of evil-doers -- including an invisible crook -- in this collection of four animated adventures from the…
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Double Trouble (1992)
Cast: David Paul Francis, Peter Paul, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: John Paragon
Real-life siblings David and Peter Paul play two brawny twins, one a burglar and one a cop, who form an unlikely alliance to track down the killer of the cop brother's partner and also…
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Earth Angel (1991)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Cindy Williams, Erik Estrada …
Directed by: Joe Napolitano
After an unfortunate car crash claims the life of a prom queen in 1962, the powers that be of the great beyond believe the young Angela (Cathy Podewell) hasn't yet earned her entrance…
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The Big Picture (1989)
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Hollywood is the satiric target of this directorial debut by actor-writer Christopher Guest. Kevin Bacon plays a "boy wonder" director whose willingness to compromise his ideals allows him to…
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Fright Night Part II (1989)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lind …
Directed by: Tommy Lee Wallace
After the death of vampire Jerry Dandridge, Charley (William Ragsdale) has become a well-adjusted college student. Although he pursues coed Alex (Traci Lind), Charley soon falls under the…
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Cutting Class (1989)
Cast: Donovan Leitch, Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt …
Directed by: Rospo Pallenberg
When a high school student falls victim to the machinations of a crazed ax murderer, everyone assumes that the local psycho (Donovan Leitch) is to blame. But the longer the crimes drag on,…
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Overboard (1987)
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann …
Directed by: Garry Marshall
Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht -- and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls…
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Dead of Winter (1987)
Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, Jan Rubes …
Directed by: Arthur Penn
When actress Katie McGovern (Mary Steenburgen) is summoned to an isolated estate to rehearse a role for her next film, she finds herself in a strange situation. The film's aging producer…
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Going Hollywood: The War Years (1986)
Cast: Van Johnson, Vivian Blaine, Humphrey Bogart …
Directed by: Julian Schlossberg
This documentary provides a nostalgic and insightful look at Hollywood's on- and off-screen efforts at promoting wartime patriotism during the years 1941-1945. Hosted by actor Van…
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Fright Night (1985)
Cast: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse …
Directed by: Tom Holland
Nobody believes teenager Charley Brewster when he discovers that his suave new neighbor is a vampire. So when the bloodsucker starts stalking Charley, he turns to has-been actor Peter…
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Alice in Wonderland (1985)
Cast: Steve Allen, Sheila Allen, Robert Axelrod …
Directed by: Harry Harris
A veritable time warp of famous faces -- including Sammy Davis Jr., Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Sally Struthers, Scott Baio and Ringo Starr -- takes over this updated musical version of…
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The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)
Cast: George Segal, Morgan Fairchild, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Ray Austin
As neurotic Prince John (Roddy McDowall) undergoes therapy and devises dastardly schemes with his wicked henchman (Tom Baker), rebellious Robin Hood (George Segal) and his goofy gang of merry…
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This Girl for Hire (1983)
Cast: Bess Armstrong, Celeste Holm, Cliff De Young …
Directed by: Jerry Jameson
Private eye B.T. Brady is hired by a well-known novelist to safeguard his latest manuscript from a shadowy figure, who later slays the writer in an attempt to get it. Now, Brady must solve…
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Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Jane Birkin …
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate an important diamond that was purchased for the wealthy, arrogant Arlena Marshall, who turns up dead while on her honeymoon with her husband and…
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Class of 1984 (1982)
Cast: Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross, Timothy Van Patten …
Directed by: Mark L. Lester
Mark Lester's 1980s cult classic pits high school music teacher Andy Norris (Perry King) against a gang of punkers. Norris has no idea what he's in for when he's assigned to…
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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Lee Grant, Angie Dickinson …
Directed by: Clive Donner
The iconic and enigmatic gumshoe Charlie Chan (played by the legendary Peter Ustinov) takes on a most perplexing case and heads to the City by the Bay, San Francisco, to solve it. Victims are…
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The Return of the King (1980)
Cast: William Conrad, Orson Bean, Paul Frees …
Directed by: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Frodo the hobbit (voice of Orson Bean), hero of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, returns to battle the forces of Middle Earth with his faithful squire Samwise (Roddy McDowall)…
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Laserblast (1978)
Cast: Kim Milford, Cheryl Smith, Gianni Russo …
Directed by: Michael Rae
Misfit teen Billy Duncan leads a miserable existence. That changes, however, when Billy finds a laser gun abandoned in the desert by a pair of aliens. Now, Billy has the supernatural powers…
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The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
Cast: Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan …
Directed by: Norman Tokar
An extraterrestrial cat (voiced by Ronnie Schell) visits Earth and enlists the aid of scientists to help rebuild his crashed spaceship. The kitty can predict sporting-event results, and his…
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Circle of Iron (1978)
Cast: David Carradine, Jeff Cooper, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Richard Moore
David Carradine plays four roles in this epic adventure, including a blind sage who helps Cord the Seeker (Jeff Cooper), a young martial artist who is looking for the all-knowing Zetan…
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The Rhinemann Exchange (1977)
Cast: Larry Hagman, Stephen Collins, John Huston …
Directed by: Burt Kennedy
Stephen Collins, Lauren Hutton, Larry Hagman, John Huston and Roddy McDowall co-star in this gripping made-for-television miniseries based on the best-selling thriller by Robert Ludlum, the…
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Embryo (1976)
Cast: Barbara Carrera, Ralph Nelson, Rock Hudson …
In this sci-fi thriller, Rock Hudson plays insular scientist Paul Holliston, who discovers a way to hasten the human growth process, allowing embryos to mature to adulthood in scant days.…
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Funny Lady (1975)
Cast: Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand, reprising her Oscar-winning debut role) becomes a bitter, bottom-line woman in this sequel to Funny Girl. In the throes of the Depression, the theater business…
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Vintage Movie Classics: One Man Army (1975)
Cast: Fred Williamson, Fabrizio De Angelis, Bo Svenson …
Directed by: Fabrizio De Angelis, Fred Williamson
Fred Williamson (otherwise known as The Hammer) stars in this triple feature of blaxploitation classics. 1975's Death Journey has him on the road with a witness to a crime, whom he must…
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi / Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975)
Cast: Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc, Orson Welles …
With two timeless tales of bravery, this Chuck Jones animation double feature suits the entire family. In Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (adapted from Kipling's story), an intrepid mongoose battles a…
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
After the fall of humanity, Earth is run by highly evolved apes. But tensions have risen as the intelligent beasts, led by General Aldo (Claude Akins), threaten to enslave the remaining…
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The Legend of Hell House (1973)
Cast: Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt, Peter Bowles …
Directed by: John Hough
It's a scary proposition, but a team of four paranormal investigators accepts an invitation for a week's stay in a mansion rumored to be haunted. Depending on their viewpoints, the…
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Mowgli's Brothers / A Very Merry Cricket (1973)
Cast: Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc, Orson Welles …
Two classic tales about what's really important in life make this Chuck Jones double bill an animation-fest for the entire family. An orphan learns about loyalty and love from his…
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The White Seal / A Cricket in Times Square (1973)
Cast: Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc, Orson Welles …
With two timeless tales about helping friends in need, this Chuck Jones animation double feature suits the entire family. In The White Seal (adapted from Kipling's story, voices by Roddy…
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Chuck Jones Collection (1973)
Cast: Mel Blanc, Orson Welles, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones was the genius behind some of the most beloved cartoons in history. Experience six of the master animator's finest works in this collection that features Rudyard…
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Miracle on 34th Street (1973)
Cast: Jane Alexander, David Hartman, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Fielder Cook
Sebastian Cabot assumes the role of Kris Kringle in this made-for-television remake of the 1947 Christmas classic about a department store Santa. Young Susan's skeptical that Santa…
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Natalie Trundy …
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Apes are now pets and servants, but abuse and poor simian conditions provoke Caesar (Roddy McDowall), a highly developed primate who's been hiding out for two decades, to lead a colossal…
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Cast: Paul Newman, Victoria Principal, Anthony Perkins …
Directed by: John Huston
John Huston brings to life the legendary hanging judge of the Old West, Roy Bean (Paul Newman). The film is a comic take on Bean, who was judge, jury and executioner for most crimes committed…
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Cast: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
During World War II, eccentric, self-styled witch Eglantine Price (Angela Lansbury) aims to use her newfound powers to ward off a Nazi incursion of England. But she's saddled with a trio…
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman …
Directed by: Don Taylor
In this third installment of the Planet of the Apes series, Cornelius (Roddy McDowall), Zira (Kim Hunter) and Milo (Sal Mineo) travel back in time to escape the destruction of their world.…
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Hello Down There (1969)
Cast: Tony Randall, Janet Leigh, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Jack Arnold, Ricou Browning
Scientist Fred Miller (Tony Randall) will do anything in the name of science in this rib-tickling comedy. That's why he's agreed to live for one month underwater, in a home created…
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Cult of the Damned (1969)
Cast: Jennifer Jones, Jordan Christopher, Holly Near …
Directed by: Robert Thom
Tara Nicole Steele (Holly Near), the pudgy, lovelorn daughter of a hugely wealthy couple -- vapid ex-porn star Astrid (Jennifer Jones) and repressed Willy (Charles Aidman) -- falls under the…
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Planet of the Apes (1968)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter …
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Bewildered astronaut George Taylor crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by intelligent apes who use primitive humans for experimentation and sport. Taylor finds himself among the hunted as…
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Five Card Stud (1968)
Cast: Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens …
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
In this Old West tale of vigilante justice, a cardsharp caught cheating is hanged by enraged players, despite the objections of gambler Van Morgan (Dean Martin). But paranoia soon grips the…
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The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, Karl Malden …
Directed by: James Neilson
Roddy McDowall stars as Bullwhip Griffin, butler to an elite19th-century Boston clan that's suddenly gone bankrupt and whose eldest son has decided that the answer to the family's…
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Lord Love a Duck (1966)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright …
Directed by: George Axelrod
A horny high school student (Roddy McDowall) puts his telepathic powers to good use when he employs them to romance a stuck-up co-ed (Tuesday Weld). What's this Prince Charming's…
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The Shuttered Room / It! (1966)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Gig Young, Carol Lynley …
Directed by: David Green, Herbert J. Leder
This double feature of 1960s horror films delivers star power along with the shocks. Gig Young and Carol Lynley are a young couple investigating a sinister secret in their inherited New…
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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Cast: Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker …
Directed by: George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco …
Swedish actor Max Von Sydow made his English-speaking debut in this gargantuan retelling of the life of Christ from Giant director George Stevens. The much-ballyhooed all-star cast includes…
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That Darn Cat (1965)
Cast: Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine …
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
After a bank teller is kidnapped during a robbery, she manages to slip her wristwatch around a stray cat's neck, hoping that the enterprising feline will lead rescuers to her location in…
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The Loved One (1965)
Cast: Dana Andrews, Milton Berle, Rod Steiger …
Directed by: Tony Richardson
Soon after a British poet (Robert Morse) arrives at his uncle's Hollywood home, the uncle ends up dead in this satire based on the Evelyn Waugh novel of the same name, which skewers the…
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Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Cast: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford …
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
When teenager Daisy Clover (Natalie Wood) rises from beach-dwelling obscurity to Hollywood celebrity overnight, she quickly discovers that the glitter of 1930s-era Tinseltown hides a dark…
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Shock Treatment (1964)
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Denis Sanders
Actor Dale Nelson gets himself committed to the state asylum to figure out where fellow patient Martin Ashley has stashed his slain wealthy employer's cash. When Dr. Beighley discovers…
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Cleopatra (1963)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison …
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Darryl F. Zanuck
This epic saga of love, greed and betrayal stars Elizabeth Taylor as the Egyptian queen who's determined to hold on to the throne and seduces Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is…
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The Twilight Zone: Vol. 24 (1960)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Rod Serling, Ed Nelson …
Directed by: William Asher, Jus Addiss
Creator Rod Serling's long-running, Emmy-winning television series brought science fiction to the masses. Viewers enjoyed the twisted, often-humorous mysteries as well as the show's…
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Midnight Lace (1960)
Cast: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin …
Directed by: David Miller
Kit Preston (Doris Day) is slowly being driven mad by life-threatening phone calls and near-fatal "accidents." Although Anthony (Rex Harrison), her suave industrialist husband, is skeptical…
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James Dean: Hill Number One / I Am a Fool (1953)
Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Roddy McDowall …
Before becoming a cinema icon in Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean struggled and worked his way to the top. This video features two of Dean's early TV appearances -- first as John the…
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The Keys of the Kingdom (1945)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price …
Directed by: John M. Stahl
Gregory Peck turns in an Oscar-nominated performance in his second feature film, in which he plays a young priest whose nontraditional beliefs set him apart from his pious superiors…
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Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson …
Directed by: Louis King
Roddy McDowall reprises his role as young Ken McLaughlin in this heartwarming sequel to the family classic My Friend Flicka. Believing that Flicka's son, the untamed white colt…
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Lassie Come Home (1943)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, Dame May Whitty …
Directed by: Fred M. Wilcox
After falling on hard times, the parents of Joe Carraclough (Roddy McDowall) are left with no choice but to put his adored dog, Lassie, up for sale. The dog is bought by the Duke of Rudling…
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My Friend Flicka (1943)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson …
Directed by: Harold D. Schuster
This ageless story about a beautiful colt and the young boy (Roddy McDowell) who loves her seems to get better every year. The boy's rancher father (Preston Foster) has misgivings about…
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Son of Fury (1942)
Cast: Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, George Sanders …
Directed by: John Cromwell
The illegitimate son of a British nobleman, Benjamin Blake (Tyrone Power) is forced to serve a cruel uncle determined to keep Benjamin's inheritance. But the young man escapes his uncle…
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How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: John Ford
Recounted via the memories of the Morgan family's youngest son (Roddy McDowall), director John Ford's gentle masterpiece (which won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best…
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Man Hunt (1941)
Cast: Joan Bennett, Walter Pidgeon, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Fritz Lang
While hunting in the Bavarian Alps, Brit Alan Thorndike (Walter Pidgeon) stumbles upon an opportunity to assassinate Adolph Hitler. But when Thorndike is captured and beaten, he escapes and…
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Tam Lin (1970)
Cast: Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Richard Wattis …
Directed by: Roddy McDowall
Actor Roddy McDowall helms his first -- and last -- feature with this supernatural tale of sorcery and jealousy, a story based on the Celtic legend of Tam Lin that also shows up in the poems…