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Nelson Leigh
Actor 1905 - 1985

Nelson Leigh

Mississippi, USA

Nelson Leigh was born on January 1, 1905 in Mississippi, USA as Sydney Talbot Christie. He was an actor, known for Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), World Without End (1956) and The Pilgrimage Play (1949). He died on July 3, 1985 in Hemet, California, USA.

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The Silencers

The Silencers

Phil Karlson 1966 1h 42m 7.0

Matt Helm (Dean Martin) is called out of retirement to stop the evil Big O organization who plan to explode an atomic bomb over Alamagordo, NM, and start WW III.

Scorpio Rising

Scorpio Rising

Kenneth Anger 1964 28m 6.3

An army of gay/nazi bikers make their engines roar and ride the way to pain/pleasure as sexual and sadistic symbols are intercut into the dazing chaos and rhythmic experiences of this underground film by cult director Anger.

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

Delbert Mann 1961 1h 47m 7.0

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.

Vice Raid

Vice Raid

Edward L. Cahn 1960 1h 11m

A prostitute sets out to frame a cop.

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

Lewis Milestone 1960 2h 7m 7.8

Ocean's Eleven is the 'Rat-Pack' comedy about robber Danny Ocean and his gang in an attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas.

Ma Barker's Killer Brood

Ma Barker's Killer Brood

Bill Karn 1960 1h 31m

Ma Barker and her four sons terrorize the 1930s South and Midwest with a string of kidnappings, robberies and murders, and even get to work with such famous criminals as John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson.

Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat

Blake Edwards 1959 2h 4m 6.5

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

Douglas Sirk 1959 2h 5m 8.3

In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

Step Down to Terror

Step Down to Terror

Harry Keller 1958 1h 16m 6.0

Pursued by detectives, Johnny Walters leaves the city to visit his family in a small California town. Among the household: his dead brother's luscious widow Helen, who soon is attracted to him. Ominous events and conflicting evidence leave Helen suspicious, but uncertain about her brother-in-law as tension builds...

The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife

John Farrow 1957 1h 34m

A woman marries a man for his wealth, then concocts a plan to kill him, take his money, and run off with her lover. Things go wrong when they accidentally kill the wrong person.

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

Billy Wilder 1957 2h 15m 6.5

Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

John Sturges 1957 2h 3m 7.5

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

World Without End

World Without End

Edward Bernds 1956 1h 20m 6.5

Four astronauts returning from mankind's first mission to Mars enter a time warp and crash on a 26th Century Earth devastated by atomic war. Our heroes meet with hideous mutant cavemen, giant spiders, love-struck beauties in short dresses, and jealous old geezers in sparkly skullcaps as they struggle to save humanity and build a new world.

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?

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

Nicholas Ray 1955 1h 51m 8.1

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz.

Creature with the Atom Brain

Creature with the Atom Brain

Edward L. Cahn 1955 1h 9m 6.0

Murders, with victims dying from spines broken by brute strength, erupt in the city and the killers, when encountered, walk away unharmed by police bullets which strike them.

Big House, U.S.A.

Big House, U.S.A.

Howard W. Koch 1955 1h 23m

A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth

Rudolph Maté 1954 1h 39m 5.0

In the days of King Henry IV,stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants,without any knowledge of who their father really was. But one day they journey to Macworth castle. There Myles falls in love with the Macworth's daughter Anne,makesfriends and enemies,and learns to be a knight.

Valley of Head Hunters

Valley of Head Hunters

William Berke 1953 1h 7m 5.0

Bad guys trying to steal the mineral rights away from African natives find it isn't so easy fighting Jungle Jim.

Savage Mutiny

Savage Mutiny

Spencer Gordon Bennet 1953 1h 13m 5.0

Jungle Jim battles enemy agents while helping a local tribe relocate from an atomic test bomb site.

Yukon Manhunt

Yukon Manhunt

Frank McDonald 1951 1h 1m

In this North Woods adventure, the Mounties investigate a series of payroll robberies and discover that it is an inside job.

Untamed Mistress

Untamed Mistress

Ron Ormond 1951 1h 13m 4.0

Two men search the jungle for a woman who has been captured by a tribe of murderous gorillas. When they finally find her, they must fight off attacks by the gorillas, who are determined to keep her.

Home Town Story

Home Town Story

Arthur Pierson 1951 1h 1m 6.0

Blake Washburn blames manufacturer MacFarland for his defeat in the race for re-election to the state legislature. He takes over his uncle's newspaper to take on big business as an enemy of the people. Miss Martin works in the "Herald" newspaper office. When tragedy strikes, Blake must re-examine his views.

Captive Girl

Captive Girl

William Berke 1950 1h 13m 5.0

Jungle Jim is out to save Joan from an evil witch doctor whilst simultaneously fighting evil treasure hunter Barton.

The Lost Tribe

The Lost Tribe

William Berke 1949 1h 12m 5.0

Jungle Jim fights a lion and sharks trying to save an African village from those who would despoil it.

Jolson Sings Again

Jolson Sings Again

Henry Levin 1949 1h 36m

In this sequel to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife has left him and the appeal of the spotlight isn't what it used to be. This time Jolson trades in the stage for life in the fast lane: women, horses, travel.

Angels' Alley

Angels' Alley

William Beaudine 1948 1h 6m

Slip invites his cousin Jimmy to stay with his family after he is released from prison. However, Jimmy soon gets mixed up with an auto-theft ring.

Tonight and Every Night

Tonight and Every Night

Victor Saville 1945 1h 32m

An American girl falls for an RAF pilot while performing at a British music hall.

Cornered

Cornered

Edward Dmytryk 1945 1h 42m 6.5

A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.

Texas Masquerade

Texas Masquerade

George Archainbaud 1944 58m

A young Eastern lawyer, seriously injured in a stage holdup, secures the help of Hoppy, California and Jimmy in completing his mission to his woman cousin's ranch in Texas.

Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

A. Edward Sutherland 1944 2h 2m

A Hollywood star (George Raft) organizes wartime shows: W.C. Fields shoots pool; Orson Welles saws Marlene Dietrich in half.

Sahara

Sahara

Zoltan Korda 1943 1h 37m 7.0

In Libya, an American tank commander, along with a handful of Allied soldiers, tries to defend an isolated well with a limited supply of water from a German Afrika Korps battalion during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II.

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

Fred M. Wilcox 1943 1h 28m 6.3

After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home. (source: www.imdb.com)

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

Richard Rosson 1943 1h 38m 6.0

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

Victor Fleming 1943 2h

A dead World War II bomber pilot, Pete Sandidge becomes the guardian angel of another pilot, Ted Randall. He guides Ted through battle and helping him to romance his old girlfriend, despite her excessive devotion to Sandidge's memory.

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