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Edward Andrews
Actor 1914 - 1985

Edward Andrews

Griffin, Georgia, USA

Edward Andrews (October 9, 1914 – March 8, 1985) was an American actor, one of the most recognizable character actors on television and films between the 1950s and the 1980s. His stark white hair, portly build and horn-rimmed glasses added to the type of roles he received, as... Read full bio →

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Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

John Hughes 1984 1h 33m 7.4

Samantha's life is going downhill fast. The fifteen-year-old has a crush on the most popular boy in school, and the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Her sister's getting married, and with all the excitement the rest of her family forgets her birthday!

Gremlins

Gremlins

Joe Dante 1984 1h 46m 7.8

Gremlins is a horror comedy film from 1984. A tiny furry animal turns into a monster on Christmas Eve causing a small town fear and chaos. This is the first of two very successful Gremlins films.

The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

Don Taylor 1980 1h 43m 6.4

A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Supertrain

Supertrain

1979 1h

Supertrain is an American television drama/adventure series that ran on NBC from February 7 to May 5, 1979. Nine episodes were made, including a 2-hour pilot episode.

The Seniors

The Seniors

Rod Amateau 1978 1h 27m 5.0

Four college seniors open a bogus sex clinic, which unexpectedly mushrooms into a multi-million dollar business.

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Robert Butler 1972 1h 28m 6.0

Dexter Riley is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of rendering objects and people invisible. Before Dexter and his friends, Debbie and Richard Schuyler, can even enjoy their spectacular discovery, corrupt businessman A.J. Arno plots to get his greedy hands on it.

Avanti!

Avanti!

Billy Wilder 1972 2h 18m 6.6

A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.

The Million Dollar Duck

The Million Dollar Duck

Vincent McEveety 1971 1h 32m 6.0

Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.

How to Frame a Figg

How to Frame a Figg

Alan Rafkin 1971 1h 43m 5.0

Don Knotts is Hollis Figg, the dumbest bookkeeper in town. When the city fathers buy a second-hand computer to cover up their financial shenanigans, they promote Figg to look after things, knowing he'll never catch on. Their plan backfires when Figg becomes self-important and accidentally discovers their plot.

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Kinji Fukasaku, Richard Fleischer 1970 2h 24m 7.6

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora!

The Trouble with Girls

The Trouble with Girls

Peter Tewksbury 1969 1h 37m 5.0

Chautauqua manager Walter Hale and his loyal business manager struggle to keep their traveling troupe together in small town America.

The Glass Bottom Boat

The Glass Bottom Boat

Frank Tashlin 1966 1h 50m 5.5

Bruce (Rod Taylor), the owner of a aerospace company, is infatuated with Jennifer (Doris Day) and hires her to be his biographer so that he can be near her and win her affections. Is she actually a Russian spy trying to obtain aerospace secrets?

The Brass Bottle

The Brass Bottle

Harry Keller 1964 1h 27m 6.0

A genie tends to get his master into more predicaments than he gets him out of.

Send Me No Flowers

Send Me No Flowers

Norman Jewison 1964 1h 40m 6.0

When he mistakenly thinks he's dying, a hypochondriac tries to choose his wife's next husband.

Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President

Curtis Bernhardt 1964 1h 53m

When the women of America join together on election day and elect a Leslie McCloud as the US President, things get a little awkward. Especially for her husband Thad McCloud. He, as First Husband, must take over the job as The First Lady, in the women's groups and garden parties.

The Thrill of It All

The Thrill of It All

Norman Jewison 1963 1h 48m 6.3

Als Gattin des Frauenarztes Gerald Boyer (James Garner) und treu sorgende Mutter führt Beverly (Doris Day) ein zufriedenes Hausfrauendasein. Das ändert sich, als sie der Chef einer Seifenfabrik als neues Reklamegirl engagiert und Beverly über Nacht zum Star wird. Gerald reagiert eifersüchtig: Mit einer List will er Beverly an den Herd zurücklocken.

Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber

Robert Stevenson 1963 1h 40m

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hopes to have better luck with a gravity-busting derivative he's dubbed "Flubbergas." Ned's experiments, constantly hampered by government obstruction, earn the consternation of his wife, Betsy.

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

Otto Preminger 1962 2h 19m 6.8

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.

The Young Savages

The Young Savages

John Frankenheimer 1961 1h 43m

A district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.

The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

Robert Stevenson 1961 1h 36m 6.0

Hailed as one of Walt Disney's most hilarious comedies, The Absent-Minded Professor contains two essential elements for laughter - Fred MacMurray and Flubber, his gravity-defying formula for flying rubber!

Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

Richard Brooks 1960 2h 26m 9.0

A charming con man joins an itinerant evangelical sister who travels the American Midwest taking advantage of gullible locals in the 1920s.

The Fiend Who Walked the West

The Fiend Who Walked the West

Gordon Douglas 1958 1h 41m 8.0

Director Gordon Douglas' 1958 western about a psychotic gunman stars Hugh O'Brian, Robert Evans, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal, Stephen McNally, June Blair, Edward Andrews, Ron Ely and Emile Meyer.

The Tattered Dress

The Tattered Dress

Jack Arnold 1957 1h 33m 6.0

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons.

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

Mark Robson 1956 1h 49m 7.3

Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw.

Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy

Vincente Minnelli 1956 2h 2m 8.0

Tom Lee is a sensitive boy of 17 whose lack of interest in the "manly" pursuits of sports, mountain climbing and girls labels him "sister-boy" at the college he is attending. Head master Bill Reynolds' wife Laura sees Tom's suffering at the hands of his school mates (and her husband), and tries to help him find himself.

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

William Wyler 1956 2h 17m 8.0

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

The Phenix City Story

The Phenix City Story

Phil Karlson 1955 1h 40m 7.5

Phil Karlson's docudrama based on the notorious Phenix City -- a city known for it's gambling, crime and prostitution rackets.

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

George Cukor 1949 1h 41m 8.3

Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn play Adam and Amanda Bonner, a husband-and-wife attorney team, both drawn to a case of attempted murder.

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