Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Howard da Silva (born Howard Silverblatt, May 4, 1909 – February 16, 1986) was an American actor, director and musical performer on stage, film, television and radio. He was cast in dozens of productions on the New York stage, appeared in more than two dozen television programs, and acted in more than fifty feature films. Adept at both drama and musicals on the stage, he originated the role of Jud Fry in the original 1943 run of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, and also portrayed the prosecuting attorney in the 1957 stage production of Compulsion. Da Silva was nominated for a 1960 Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his work in Fiorello!, a musical about New York City mayor LaGuardia. In 1961, da Silva directed Purlie Victorious, by Ossie Davis.

  • Title: Howard Da Silva
  • Popularity: 4.495
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1909-05-04
  • Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Also Known As: Howard Silverblatt, Howard DaSilva, Howard DaSylva
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Howard Da Silva Movies

  • 1966
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    Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

    6.813 1966 HD

    Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them...

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  • 1943
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    Keeper of the Flame

    Keeper of the Flame

    6.6 1943 HD

    Famed reporter Stephen O'Malley travels to a small town to investigate the death of a national hero.

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  • 1949
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    Border Incident

    Border Incident

    6.8 1949 HD

    The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border...

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  • 1943
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    Tonight We Raid Calais

    Tonight We Raid Calais

    5.4 1943 HD

    A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his...

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  • 1941
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    The Sea Wolf

    The Sea Wolf

    7.064 1941 HD

    Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.

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  • 1945
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    The Lost Weekend

    The Lost Weekend

    7.636 1945 HD

    Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious....

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  • 1950
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    The Underworld Story

    The Underworld Story

    6.1 1950 HD

    A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

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  • 1951
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    M

    M

    6.3 1951 HD

    Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal'...

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  • 1972
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    1776

    1776

    6.8 1972 HD

    Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin...

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  • 1940
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    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    7 1940 HD

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his...

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  • 1981
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    Mommie Dearest

    Mommie Dearest

    6.4 1981 HD

    Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn...

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  • 1946
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    The Blue Dahlia

    The Blue Dahlia

    6.647 1946 HD

    Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.

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  • 1949
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    They Live by Night

    They Live by Night

    6.8 1949 HD

    An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from...

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  • 1981
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    The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

    1 1981 HD

    This version of James Thurber's tale tells the story of a young amateur pilot who beats Charles Lindbergh's feat of nonstop flying around the...

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  • 1941
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    Sergeant York

    Sergeant York

    7.216 1941 HD

    Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep...

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  • 1942
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    The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

    6.3 1942 HD

    Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally,...

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  • 1949
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    The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    5.5 1949 HD

    Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord,...

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  • 1947
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    Unconquered

    Unconquered

    6.2 1947 HD

    England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to escape the gallows, to serve fourteen years as a...

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  • 1951
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    Fourteen Hours

    Fourteen Hours

    7.2 1951 HD

    A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of...

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  • 1974
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    Smile Jenny, You're Dead

    Smile Jenny, You're Dead

    6.1 1974 HD

    David Janssen (The Fugitive) portrays dogged detective Harry in the telefilm that was the second of two pilots preceding his memorable Harry O...

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  • 1964
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    The Outrage

    The Outrage

    6 1964 HD

    At a disused railway station, three men -- a con artist, a preacher, and a prospector -- discuss the recent trial and sentencing of the outlaw Juan...

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  • 1974
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    The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

    7.5 1974 HD

    Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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  • 1941
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    Nine Lives Are Not Enough

    Nine Lives Are Not Enough

    5 1941 HD

    A reporter is constantly in trouble for jumping to conclusions.

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  • 1942
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    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    4.7 1942 HD

    The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.

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  • 1942
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    Juke Girl

    Juke Girl

    6.5 1942 HD

    During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers...

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  • 1950
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    Wyoming Mail

    Wyoming Mail

    4.4 1950 HD

    In 1869, the United States begins a railroad mail service to the West Coast which proves highly tempting to train robbers, in particular an organized...

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  • 1962
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    David and Lisa

    David and Lisa

    7.3 1962 HD

    Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's...

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  • 1984
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    Garbo Talks

    Garbo Talks

    6.1 1984 HD

    When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish:...

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  • 1947
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    Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

    6.1 1947 HD

    Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful...

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  • 1975
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    I'm a Stranger Here Myself

    I'm a Stranger Here Myself

    6.4 1975 HD

    A portrait of legendary filmmaker Nicholas Ray while he is working as a film professor at a college in upstate New York.

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  • 1942
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    Bullet Scars

    Bullet Scars

    6.2 1942 HD

    Dr. Steven Bishop is taken to the hideout of Frank Dillon and his gang to treat the wounded Joe Madison. Joe's nurse sister Nora Madison is also...

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  • 1947
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    Blaze of Noon

    Blaze of Noon

    4 1947 HD

    In this aerial melodrama, four brothers working as stunt pilots for a flying circus leave their jobs to become mail pilots. Because their job...

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  • 1950
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    Tripoli

    Tripoli

    5.6 1950 HD

    In 1805, the United States battles the pirates of Tripoli as the Marines fight to raise the American flag.

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  • 1946
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    Two Years Before the Mast

    Two Years Before the Mast

    6.2 1946 HD

    In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own...

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  • 1935
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    Once in a Blue Moon

    Once in a Blue Moon

    1 1935 HD

    A group of Russian nobles fleeing the Bolshevik revolution meet up with a traveling circus. To escape their pursuers, they disguise themselves as...

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  • 1940
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    I'm Still Alive

    I'm Still Alive

    6 1940 HD

    Hollywood stuntman falls in love with a big name actress but still wants to pursue his risky career. The women gives him a choice-the stunts or her....

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  • 1941
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    Strange Alibi

    Strange Alibi

    6.6 1941 HD

    An undercover cop finds himself on the wrong side of the law when the mob discovers his true identity.

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  • 1977
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    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    5 1977 HD

    The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign...

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  • 1974
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    The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    6.3 1974 HD

    Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor,...

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  • 1941
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    Steel Against the Sky

    Steel Against the Sky

    5 1941 HD

    Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.

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  • 1980
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    Power

    Power

    2 1980 HD

    Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (Joe Don Baker) from a Chicago dock worker to an influential labor...

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  • 1942
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    The Omaha Trail

    The Omaha Trail

    7 1942 HD

    The coming of the railroad to the West triggers an Indian war.

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  • 1941
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    Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

    6.2 1941 HD

    A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find...

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  • 1978
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    Verna: USO Girl

    Verna: USO Girl

    1 1978 HD

    An untalented singer-dancer, Verna Vane, fervently believes that a U.S.O. tour overseas will put her on the road to superstardom. Although she's more...

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  • 1941
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    At the Stroke of Twelve

    At the Stroke of Twelve

    5 1941 HD

    This entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short story, "The Old Doll's House". Racketeer Lance McGowan,...

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  • 1941
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    Bad Men of Missouri

    Bad Men of Missouri

    5.6 1941 HD

    The Younger brothers return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of William Merrick, a crooked banker who has been...

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  • 1945
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    Duffy's Tavern

    Duffy's Tavern

    6.1 1945 HD

    The staff of a record factory drown their sorrows at Duffy's Tavern, while the company owner faces threats of bankruptcy.

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  • 1950
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    Three Husbands

    Three Husbands

    5 1950 HD

    When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--he requests that he be able to see the reactions...

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  • 1942
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    Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

    6.6 1942 HD

    Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get...

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  • 1938
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    Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    6.3 1938 HD

    The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the...

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  • 1942
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    Native Land

    Native Land

    5.9 1942 HD

    By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage...

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  • 1981
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    The New Deal for Artists

    The New Deal for Artists

    1 1981 HD

    The Arts Project of the Work Projects Administration (1935-1942) was a USA government agency established to support writers, theater people,...

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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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  • 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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  • 1979
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    Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place

    6.5 1979 HD

    Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the...

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  • 1963
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    The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

    7.2 1963 HD

    Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes,...

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  • 1965
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    The Loner

    The Loner

    5.7 1965 HD

    The Loner is an American western series that ran for less than one season on CBS from 1965 to 1966, under the alternate sponsorship of Philip Morris...

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  • 1961
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    Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

    5.7 1961 HD

    Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a...

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  • 1963
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    The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

    7.8 1963 HD

    The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.

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  • 1961
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    The Defenders

    The Defenders

    6.2 1961 HD

    The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized...

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  • 1961
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    The Defenders

    The Defenders

    6.2 1961 HD

    The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized...

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  • 1965
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    For the People

    For the People

    5 1965 HD

    For the People is an American Legal drama that aired from January 31 until May 9, 1965.

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  • 1983
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    Masquerade

    Masquerade

    5 1983 HD

    Masquerade is an American espionage television series that aired for a few months on ABC in the spring of 1983.

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  • 1974
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    The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

    8.8 1974 HD

    The Missiles of October is a 1974 docudrama made-for-television play about the Cuban missile crisis. The title evokes the book The Guns of August by...

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    5.2 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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