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20th Century Fox
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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation is an American film studio currently owned by 21st Century Fox. It is one of the Big Six major American film studios and is located in the Century City area of Los Angeles, the studio was formerly owned by News Corporation. 20th Century Fox is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America, in 2015, 20th Century Fox celebrated its 80th anniversary as a studio. Spyros Skouras, then manager of the Fox West Coast Theaters, the studios biggest star, Will Rogers, died in a plane crash weeks after the merger. Its leading female star, Janet Gaynor, was fading in popularity and promising leading men James Dunn, at first, it was expected that the new company was originally to be called Fox-20th Century, even though 20th Century was the senior partner in the merger. However, 20th Century brought more to the bargaining table besides Schenck and Zanuck, the new company, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, began trading on May 31,1935, the hyphen was dropped in 1985. Schenck became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, while Kent remained as President, Zanuck became Vice President in Charge of Production, replacing Foxs longtime production chief Winfield Sheehan. The company established a training school. The contracts included an option for renewal for as long as seven years. For many years, 20th Century Fox claimed to have founded in 1915. For instance, it marked 1945 as its 30th anniversary, however, in recent years it has claimed the 1935 merger as its founding, even though most film historians agree it was founded in 1915. The companys films retained the 20th Century Pictures searchlight logo on their credits as well as its opening fanfare. Also on the Fox payroll he found two players who he built up into the studios leading assets, Alice Faye and seven-year-old Shirley Temple, favoring popular biographies and musicals, Zanuck built Fox back to profitability. Thanks to record attendance during World War II, Fox overtook RKO, while Zanuck went off for eighteen months war service, junior partner William Goetz kept profits high by going for light entertainment. The studios—indeed the industrys—biggest star was creamy blonde Betty Grable, in 1942, Spyros Skouras succeeded Kent as president of the studio. Together with Zanuck, who returned in 1943, they intended to make Foxs output more serious-minded. During the next few years, with pictures like The Razors Edge, Wilson, Gentlemans Agreement, The Snake Pit, Boomerang, and Pinky, Zanuck established a reputation for provocative, adult films. Fox also specialized in adaptations of best-selling books such as Ben Ames Williams Leave Her to Heaven, starring Gene Tierney and they also made the 1958 film version of South Pacific
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The 3rd Voice
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The 3rd Voice is a 1960 American crime drama/thriller film, directed by Hubert Cornfield and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Shot in CinemaScope, it is based on the novel All the Way by Charles Williams, the Man is the accomplice of Marian Forbes, the spurned mistress of a tycoon. She coaches The Man in impersonating the voice and appearance and habits of the intended victim, here he meets Corey Scott and moves on to contemplating the murder of his tutor. But things begin to go awry
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4 Clowns
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This was the last feature film project of producer/director/writer Robert Youngson. The film is divided into three sections, the first section deals with early silent film works of Laurel and Hardy prior to the two becoming a team as well as their later work as a team. The second section deals with the career of Charlie Chase, the third section deals with Buster Keaton, The film is a compilation of excerpts from some of these actors more notable projects. Narrated by Jay Jackson, the film concentrates on the works of Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, havez, Barbara Kent, Judy King, Frances Raymond, Viola Richard, Constance Talmadge, Pauline Toller, and Billy West. After Robert Youngson completed 4 Clowns, distribution rights were acquired by 20th Century-Fox in May 1970, after its 1970 release, the film also aired commercially in the United Kingdom in 1992 and 1995 on Channel Four. Leonard Maltin stated that the film was one of the best of Robert Youngsons compilations, list of American films of 19704 Clowns at the Internet Movie Database
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5 Fingers
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5 Fingers, known also as Five Fingers, is a 1952 American spy film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Otto Lang. The screenplay by Michael Wilson was based on the book Operation Cicero by Ludwig Carl Moyzisch, in the film, James Mason plays Ulysses Diello, the character based on Elyesa Bazna. The rest of the cast includes Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie, Herbert Berghof, the film is based on the true story of Albanian-born Bazna, one of the most famous spies of World War II. He worked for the Nazis in 1943–44 while he was employed as valet to the British ambassador to Turkey and he used the code name Cicero. He would photograph top-secret documents and turn the films over to Franz von Papen, now destitute, the countess volunteers to become a spy for a fee, but she is turned down. A man approaches a German embassy attaché, Moyzisch, offering to provide von Papen with top-secret British documents for a price,20,000 British pounds. What is not yet known by the Germans is that the man, the documents taken from Sir Frederics safe and photographed prove genuine. Diello is given the code name Cicero and asked to continue his subterfuge, Diello gives his money to Anna for safekeeping and pays her a portion of it, provided he be allowed to use her new villa as a meeting place for his transactions. When the valet also tells Anna his dream of living in South America together, but she agrees to his conditions. Moyzisch is summoned to Berlin by military officers suspicious of Ciceros true intent, Allied bombing of a Romanian oil refinery is carried out, exactly as Ciceros photographed documents had outlined. Colonel Von Richter is sent to Ankara to take over the negotiations with Cicero, while the British send a man, Colin Travers. Annas newfound wealth and previous willingness to become a spy cause her to fall under suspicion from Travers, Von Richter requests a document detailing an Allied operation called Overlord. It is the D-Day invasion plan and Cicero wants 40,000 pounds for it, Diello realizes that he could soon be killed by one side or captured by the other. He decides to leave for South America, only to discover that Anna has stolen all of his money, a letter arrives from her to Sir Frederic that identifies his valet as the spy being paid by the Germans. Diello breaks into the safe and photographs the D-Day plans, and intercepts the letter and he now knows for certain how Anna feels toward him. Broke and on the run, Diello demands a 100, 000-pound payment from the Germans for the photographs of the D-Day plans and he receives it, then manages to avoid getting killed or captured. A second malicious letter from Anna to the Germans misinforms them that the valet is a British spy, Diello escapes alone to Rio, where he is shown enjoying a new life of prosperity and freedom. Or at least he is until Brazilian authorities arrive to take him into custody because all his money is counterfeit, annas money in Switzerland, he finds out, is fake as well, which offers him consolation in his new, dark circumstances
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9 to 5 (film)
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9 to 5 is a 1980 comedy film directed by Colin Higgins, written by Higgins and Patricia Resnick, and starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Dabney Coleman. The film concerns three working women living out their fantasies of getting even with, and their overthrow of. The film was a hit, grossing over $3.9 million in its opening weekend in the United States and is the 20th highest-grossing comedy film, as a star vehicle for Parton—already established as a successful singer and songwriter—it launched her permanently into mainstream popular culture. Although a television series of the name based on the film was less successful. 9 to 5 is number 74 on the American Film Institutes 100 Funniest Movies and is rated 82% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Judy Bernly is forced to find work after her husband, Dick, runs off with his secretary. Judy finds employment as a secretary at Consolidated Companies, Violet reveals to Judy that Hart is supposedly involved with his buxom secretary, Doralee Rhodes. Hart exploits and mistreats his female subordinates, with backstabbing and sexist remarks, when Violet discovers that a promotion she was hoping to receive was instead given to a man because of sexist hiring practices, she confronts Hart about it, as well as the rumors about Doralee. Violet storms off, stating that she needs a drink, Doralee takes Hart to task over his transgressions, informing him that she keeps a gun in her purse and will turn him from a rooster to a hen with one shot if his sexist behavior continues. She then also leaves, stating that she needs a drink, while there, the beginning of their friendship forms, and they share fantasies of getting revenge on Mr. The following day, a mix-up leads Violet to accidentally spike Harts coffee with rat poison, however, before he can drink the tainted coffee, Hart falls out of his desk chair and hits his head on the credenza desk, which knocks him out cold. On hearing he has rushed to the hospital, Violet, thinking he is sick from the accidental poisoning, rushes to the hospital with Judy. Soon they discover theyve stolen the body, so they smuggle it back into the hospital. Hart turns up alive the morning, much to the shock of Violet, Doralee. During a break in the room, the three speculate on what could have happened, but ultimately decide to consider themselves lucky and simply forget the whole matter. However, Roz, hiding in one of the stalls, overhears them and he confronts Doralee about the hospital incident and demands that she spend the night at his house, or hell have all three of them prosecuted for attempted murder. The three kidnap him and bring him to his Tudor-style mansion, keeping him prisoner in his bedroom while they find a way to blackmail him, the three women discover an embezzlement scheme, and must keep Hart tied up at home while they collect evidence on it. Harts so hated around the office that the person to question his absence is Roz. Meanwhile, as Judy is guarding Mr. Hart, her ex-husband, Dick and she refuses, forcefully throwing him out
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12 Rounds (film)
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12 Rounds is a 2009 American action film directed by Renny Harlin and produced by WWE Studios. The cast is led by John Cena, alongside Aidan Gillen, Steve Harris, Gonzalo Menendez, Brian J. White, Ashley Scott, the film was released on March 27,2009 in United States theaters. A sting operation to capture arms dealer Miles Jackson goes awry when the FBIs inside man double crosses them, Miles rendezvouses with his girlfriend Erica Kessen, who has a getaway car. Officers Danny Fisher and Hank Carver are dispatched to help the FBI and they look at Jacksons record and see a surveillance video of him dancing with Kessen. An encounter with them at a traffic light leads to her death, one year later, Fisher gets a phone call from Jackson, who has escaped from prison. Fisher runs outside the house looking for Jackson, and Fishers car and house explode, after he recovers, Jackson says he is launching a game of revenge called 12 Rounds. The house, the car, and Phil, the plumber who came to fix a pipe were Round 1, Molly Porter, Fisher’s girlfriend is kidnapped by Jackson for Round 2. Carver has a lead on the man who helped kidnap Molly Porter, FBI Special Agents George Aiken and Ray Santiago work with them to get Porter back. For Round 5 one of the security boxes is a bomb, Fisher discovers and disposes of the bomb. The other box contains a hotel room key. The room is raided and found empty, for Round 6, Fisher follows a series of clues to a bus where he finds Porter on board, wearing a bomb underneath her jacket. He is handcuffed to a bar and is given an envelope with a number as the clue to the next round. The Feds try to get Jackson but he escapes with Porter, when Fisher is freed, he tells the Feds about the bomb. Carver shows up and tells Fisher he has located Jacksons henchman, in Round 7 Fisher has to find the correct cell phone number that disarms bombs placed in different locations. Jackson answers and tells him that his call disabled Streetcar 907s brakes, Fisher and Santiago slam their car into the transformer, shutting off electricity for the whole neighborhood. They run along the streetcar, clearing out of the way until it can slow to a halt. A mine planted by Jackson kills Carver and Deluso, Jackson says that Porters bomb can only be disarmed by Fishers fingerprint. He tells Fisher to pay a visit to Erica Kessen, so Fisher, Santiago, another detective, Chuck Jansen calls Fisher to tell him that the numbers in the envelope were rigged to the streetcar. Jackson had cameras monitoring the elevator shaft and set off the five seconds early
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13 Fighting Men
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13 Fighting Men is a 1960 American drama film directed by Harry W. Gerstad and written by Robert Hamner and Jack W. Thomas. The film stars Grant Williams, Brad Dexter, Carole Mathews, Robert Dix, Richard Garland, the film was released in April 1960, by 20th Century Fox. John Forrest Brad Dexter as Maj. Simon Boyd Carole Mathews as Carole Prescott Robert Dix as Lt. Wilcox Richard Garland as Capt, John Prescott Richard Crane as Loomis Rayford Barnes as Sgt. Yates Rex Holman as Root John Erwin as Cpl. Jensen Mauritz Hugo as Walter Ives Richard Monahan Ted Knight as Samuel Fred Kohler Jr. as Corey Stephen Ferry as Sgt, ebb Walter Reed as Col. Jeffers John Frederick as Lee Mark Hickman as Sgt. Mason Ford Dunhill as Pvt. Harper Brad Harris as Pvt. Fowler Earl Holmes as Confederate Soldier Richard Jeffries as Jimmy Jerry Mobley as Sentry 13 Fighting Men at the Internet Movie Database
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13 Lead Soldiers
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13 Lead Soldiers is a 1948 American mystery film starring Tom Conway as Capt. It was directed by Frank McDonald, Dr Stedman is murdered by an intruder in his study and two toy soldiers are stolen from his desk. The next day, Hugh Drummond reads about the murder in the newspaper and he is approached by a friend, Phillip Coleman, who tells him that he owns two similar figures and that he has received first offers, then threats to sell them. According to Coleman, the soldiers are 900 years old, dating back to the time of William the Conqueror, Coleman leaves the two painted lead figures with Drummond for safety and asks him to look into the affair. To flush out whoever is trying to get the figurines they plant a press story that Drummond has bought them from Coleman. When a woman, who introduces herself as journalist Estelle Gorday, visits Drummonds apartment, Drummond and his friend Longworth then visit Stedman Manor and meet the daughter of the victim, Cynthia. He was translating that when he was killed and the scroll was also taken, Dr Stedman was convinced that the statues were exceedingly valuable and he received an offer to buy them from a man called Vane. Vane offered a multiple of what Stedman has paid and left very angry when rejected, Drummond and Longworth follow an invitation by Ms Gorday. While they are there, Vane breaks into Drummonds apartment and steals the two soldiers, Coleman and Seymour, another friend of Drummonds, shadow him to a Soho flat. Seymour fetches Drummond and they return to Soho, a knife is thrown at them and they find Vane dead and the soldiers missing. The next day, Drummond and his friends are at Inspector McIvers office when Ms Stedman identifies the man as Vane. Drummond visits Gorday and tells her that he smelled her perfume at the Soho flat and he searches her place and finds the palimpsest. She admits to working for Vane, who was a collector who owned the other soldiers, Drummond next shows the palimpsest to Ms Stedman in the presence of Coleman. He tells them that he has done research on the soldiers, after the battle of Hastings, the soldiers were dispersed. Monks overwrote the parchment and the writing was only rediscovered by Dr Stedman. Drummond, Cynthia Stedman and Coleman go to the spot shown on the map, the current house dates to King George I and is occupied by an antiques store. Inside, they discover a medieval fireplace and walls, when they inquire about the soldiers, the store owner asks them to leave. Later, Ms Gorday visits Drummond and threatens him with a gun and she admits to being the daughter of the shop keeper, Mr Prager
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The 13th Letter
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The 13th Letter is a 1951 American drama film directed by Otto Preminger. The film is a remake of the French film Le Corbeau directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, doctor Pearson, who works at a Canadian hospital in the province of Quebec, receives a series of poison pen letters. More letters, all signed with the picture of a feather, are delivered to others in the small Canadian town. Cora Laurent, the wife of the main doctor - Dr. Laurent - at the hospital, another letter informs a shell-shocked veteran Mr. Gauthier that he is dying of cancer, causing the distraught man to commit suicide. Quickly, the townsfolk begin pointing fingers at all possible suspects, linda Darnell as Denise Tourneur Charles Boyer as Dr. Laurent Michael Rennie as Dr. Pearson Constance Smith as Cora Laurent Françoise Rosay as Mrs. The film is dominated by death and melancholy, and by Françoise Rosay as the responsible for the trouble. The 13th Letter at the Internet Movie Database The 13th Letter at AllMovie The 13th Letter at the TCM Movie Database
