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Robert Montgomery born this day in 1904 and left us on Sep 27 in 1981
American actor, director, and producer
Judge Reinhold born this day in 1957
American actor
The Adventures of Long John Silver (1955–1957) 
The Orphans' Christmas (1957)      S1.E3
It's Christmas time, but Jim Hawkins, an orphan himself, is too depressed to participate in the holiday festivities. He's just met the children living in Miss Willoughby's orphanage, where they not only don't celebrate Christmas, but aren't permitted to speak to other children. Long John Silver takes matters into his own hands, and arranges for his crew to spirit the children away to Polly Purity's Christmas party, while holding Miss Willoughby at gunpoint. Long John learns that Miss Willoughby had a very stern upbringing herself and convinces her that fun and games must be part of a child's upbringing. He convinces her to join the merrymakers.
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1957
05/21/1957
Approved
TV Series Episode
A
Genre:
Adventure
Family
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Cast:

Robert Newton / Capt. Long John Silver
Connie Gilchrist / Purity Pinker
Kit Taylor / Jim Hawkins
Billy Kay / Ironhand
Grant Taylor / Patch
Eric Reiman / Trip Fenner
John Brunskill / Old Stingley
Harry Hambleton / Big Eric
Neva Carr-Glynn / Miss Hanoria Willoughby
Hans Stern / Reverend Monaster



The Adventures of Long John Silver  (1955–1957) 



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Ardently Arlene (2021)
In the twilight years of her life, Arlene Murtha, the matriarch of the Murtha Family, unveils her past and reveals stories of growing up against the backdrop of her family's Christmas celebration.
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2021
05/21/2021
Approved
TV Movie
55 minutes
B
Genre:
Documentary
History
Director(s):
Jack Murtha
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Cast:

Arlene Murtha / Self
Dianne Murtha / Self
Helene Murtha / Self
Jack Murtha / Self
John Murtha / Self
Neil Murtha / Self
Joanne Walsh / Self
Ardently Arlene  (2021)



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Vamos a contar mentiras (1962)
A happily married woman is distinguished by her ability to lie constantly. Her husband reproaches her that she is unoccupied, and that is where her liking for lies comes from. One night, the maid opens the door to her boyfriend who, together with a partner, intends to raid the house.
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1962
05/21/1962
Approved
Film
85 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
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Cast:

Juanjo Menéndez / Carlos
Amparo Soler Leal / Julia
José Luis López Vázquez / Lorenzo
José Bódalo / Juan
Lluís Torner / Lorenzo Bermés
Laly Soldevila / Elisa
Gracita Morales / Luisita
Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro / Doña Rosa
Gustavo Re / Médico
Antonio Riquelme / Sacerdote



Vamos a contar mentiras  (1962)



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Psycho from Texas (1975)
A drifter/hitman is hired by a local business man to kidnap the local oil baron. The hitman had been reared in squalor, suffering the abuses of his whoring mama. When the baron escapes his assistant must chase him while the hitman takes care of a few loose ends.
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1975
05/21/1975
R
Film
89 minutes
C
Genre:
Horror
Director(s):
Jack Collins
Jim Feazell
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Cast:

John King III / Wheeler
Herschel Mays / William Phillips
Christian Feazell / Young Wheeler
Candy Dee / Connie Phillips
Janel King / Ellen Peterson
Joanne Bruno / Bertha
Reed Johnson / Steve Foster
Jack Collins / Sheriff Tom Peterson
Marland Proctor / Deputy Carl
Tommy Lamey / Slick



AKA: Wheeler
Psycho from Texas  (1975)



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1900 (1976)
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
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1976
05/21/1976
Unrated
Film
317 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
History
Director(s):
Bernardo Bertolucci
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Cast:

Robert De Niro / Alfredo Berlinghieri
Gérard Depardieu / Olmo Dalcò
Dominique Sanda / Ada Fiastri Paulhan
Francesca Bertini / Sister Desolata
Laura Betti / Regina
Werner Bruhns / Ottavio Berlinghieri
Stefania Casini / Neve
Sterling Hayden / Leo Dalcò
Anna Henkel-Grönemeyer / Anita the Younger
Ellen Schwiers / Amelia



AKA: Novecento
1900  (1976)



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Diner (1982)
A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.
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1982
05/21/1982
R
Film
110 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Director(s):
Barry Levinson
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Cast:

Steve Guttenberg / Eddie
Daniel Stern / Shrevie
Mickey Rourke / Boogie
Kevin Bacon / Fenwick
Tim Daly / Billy
Ellen Barkin / Beth
Paul Reiser / Modell
Kathryn Dowling / Barbara
Michael Tucker / Bagel
Diner  (1982)



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The White Ribbon (2009)
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
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2009
05/21/2009
R
Film
144 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
History
Mystery
Director(s):
Michael Haneke
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Cast:

Christian Friedel / The School Teacher
Ernst Jacobi / The School Teacher as an Old Man (voice)
Leonie Benesch / Eva
Ulrich Tukur / The Baron
Ursina Lardi / The Baroness
Fion Mutert / Sigi
Michael Kranz / The Tutor
Burghart Klaußner / The Pastor
Steffi Kühnert / The Pastor's Wife
Maria Dragus / Klara



The White Ribbon  (2009)



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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)
On Dec.16, 5 friends in SOS Brigade (high school club) plan an Xmas party. On Dec.18, Haruhi +1 are missing and Kyon's 2 other friends don't know about the club.
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2010
05/21/2010
Not Rated
Film Animated
162 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Family
Director(s):
Tatsuya Ishihara
Yasuhiro Takemoto
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Cast:

Aya Hirano / Haruhi Suzumiya (voice)
Tomokazu Sugita / Kyon (voice)
Minori Chihara / Yuki Nagato (voice)
Yûko Gotô / Mikuru Asahina (voice)
Daisuke Ono / Itsuki Koizumi (voice)
Natsuko Kuwatani / Ryoko Asakura (voice)
Yuki Matsuoka / Tsuruya-san (voice)
Minoru Shiraishi / Taniguchi (voice)
Megumi Matsumoto / Kunikida (voice)
Sayaka Aoki / Kyon's Little Sister (voice)



Trivia: Original title: Suzumiya Haruhi no shôshitsu
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya  (2010)



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Life Is Life (2015)
Pedantic policeman Frantisek (Ondrej Vetchý) wants to bring up his three daughters with a firm hand. He would like to see the girls coupled with capable and successful men, but instead they have the talent to find the opposite. One of them is constantly trying to get pregnant, second one is only dating exotic fools and the third one is expecting a baby without knowing who is the father. Frantisek and his wife (Simona Stasová) always spend their vacation at the local lake, although the wife is dreaming of the seaside. One day she meets a bohemian writer with slightly suicidal tendencies (Miroslav Táborský) and an attractive colleague with Spanish roots (Kristína Peláková) walks into Frantisek's office and things get moving.
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2015
05/21/2015
Approved
TV Movie
C
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Milan Cieslar
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Cast:

Ondrej Vetchý / Frantisek Sýkora /  Frank
Simona Stasová / Jana Sýkorová
Barbora Poláková / Simona Sýkorová
Tereza Ramba / Lenka Sýkorová
Sara Sandeva / Pavlína Sýkorová
Kristína Peláková / Lucia Martinez
Marek Taclík / Karel Jirácek
Miroslav Táborský / Josef Kalina
Vladimíra Krásová / Miss Aerobic
Petr Vancura / Standa



Life Is Life  (2015)



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Riders of Justice (2020)
Markus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. It seems like an accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.
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2020
05/21/2021
Not Rated
Film
116 minutes
C
Genre:
Action
Comedy
Drama
Director(s):
Anders Thomas Jensen
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Cast:

Mads Mikkelsen / Markus
Nikolaj Lie Kaas / Otto
Andrea Heick Gadeberg / Mathilde
Lars Brygmann / Lennart
Nicolas Bro / Emmenthaler
Gustav Lindh / Bodashka
Roland Møller / Kurt
Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt / Sirius
Anne Birgitte Lind / Emma
Omar Shargawi / Palle Olesen /  Aharon Nahas Shadid



Trivia: Original title: Retfærdighedens ryttere
Riders of Justice  (2020)



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