| Family Theatre (1949-1958) |
| A Star Shall Rise (1952) S4.E99 |
| Story of the Three Magi's search for the Christ child following their discovery of a new star foretold in Jewish scripture and Zoroastrian religious texts. |
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1952
12/25/1952
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TV Series Episode
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Raymond Burr
/ Balthazar
Richard Hale
/ Melchior
John Crawford
/ Gaspar
Donna Martell
/ Mary
Morris Ankrum
/ King Herod
Anthony Caruso
/ Shepherd
Pepe Hern
/ Shepherd
Tudor Owen
/ Shepherd
Peter Mamakos
/ Centurian
Jay Novello
/ Chief of Spies
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| The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story |
| A lamb that had wandered off plays a significant part in the Nativity. |
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1955
12/25/9999
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Film Short 9 minutes
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Morris Ankrum
/ Azar the Shepherd
Maureen O'Sullivan
/ Mother
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| Lady in the Lake (1946) |
| The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder. /// Private detective Philip Marlowe gets mixed up in a case involving a missing wife and murder at Christmas time. |
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1946
12/20/1946
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Film 105 minutes
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Crime
Film-Noir
Mystery
Thriller
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Robert Montgomery
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opening credits Jingle / Deo / First / Deck / Exd |
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days before Christmas |
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3 days before Christmas |
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big bow on door |
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very Christmassy |
| Cast:
Robert Montgomery
/ Phillip Marlowe
Audrey Totter
/ Adrienne Fromsett
Lloyd Nolan
/ Lt. DeGarmot
Tom Tully
/ Capt. Kane
Leon Ames
/ Derace Kingsby
Jayne Meadows
/ Mildred Havelend
Dick Simmons
/ Chris Lavery
Morris Ankrum
/ Eugene Grayson
Lila Leeds
/ Receptionist
William Roberts
/ Artist
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| The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) |
| Nick and Nora head to Nick's hometown of Sycamore Springs to spend some time with his parents. His father, a prominent local physician, was always a bit disappointed with Nick's choice of profession in particular and his lifestyle in general. With Nick's arrival however the towns folk, including several of the local criminal element, are convinced that he must be there on a case despite his protestations that he's just there for rest and relaxation. When someone is shot dead on his doorstep however, Nick finds himself working on a case whether he wants to or not. |
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1944
11/21/1944
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William Powell
/ Nick Charles
Myrna Loy
/ Nora Charles
Lucile Watson
/ Mrs. Charles
Gloria DeHaven
/ Laura Ronson
Anne Revere
/ Crazy Mary
Helen Vinson
/ Helena Draque
Harry Davenport
/ Dr. Bertram Charles
Leon Ames
/ Edgar Draque
Donald Meek
/ Willie Crump
Edward Brophy
/ Brogan
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