Maidie Norman

Maidie Norman

Maidie Norman was born Maidie Ruth Gamble on October 16, 1912, in Villa Rica, Georgia, to Louis and Lila Gamble. She received a B.A. from Bennett College in 1934 and a master's degree from Columbia University three years later. She also attended the Actors Lab in Hollywood from 1946 to 1949. Norman first appeared on film in The Peanut Man in 1947. Throughout the fifties-not a good time for film roles for black women-she appeared in a number of films, such as Bright Road with Dorothy Dandridge and Sidney Poitier and Torch Song, both in 1953; About Mrs. Leslie and Susan Slept Here in 1954; and 1956's Written on the Wind. These were often servant roles, with a special fifties blandness. Still, Norman was skillful and professional in her execution of them. In 1962, she got a chance to chew up the scenery with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? In 1968-69, Norman was an artist-in-residence at Stanford University and, throughout the seventies, she was lecturer, director, and acting teacher at UCLA. At the same time, Norman was highly visible on television, appearing in Mannix, Adam 12, Streets of San Francisco, Kung Fu, The Jeffersons, and others. She was also part of the cast of Roots: The Next Generation in 1979. Norman was a founding member of the American Negro Theater West; in 1977, she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame; and an award in her name is presented each year for outstanding research by an undergraduate in Black Theater at UCLA. She died on May 6, 1998.

  • Title: Maidie Norman
  • Popularity: 2.785
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1912-10-16
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  • Also Known As: Mady Norman, Madie Norman
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Maidie Norman Movies

  • 1962
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    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    7.9 1962 HD

    A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.

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  • 1982
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    Halloween III: Season of the Witch

    Halloween III: Season of the Witch

    5.2 1982 HD

    A terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked, and at the hospital, babbles and clutches the year's most popular Halloween costume, an eerie...

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  • 1951
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    The Well

    The Well

    7 1951 HD

    In a racially mixed American town, a five-year-old black girl falls unnoticed into a hidden, forgotten well on her way to school. Having nothing...

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  • 1954
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    Executive Suite

    Executive Suite

    7 1954 HD

    When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

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  • 1956
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    Written on the Wind

    Written on the Wind

    6.921 1956 HD

    Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family...

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  • 1954
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    Susan Slept Here

    Susan Slept Here

    6.1 1954 HD

    On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant...

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  • 1955
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    Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

    Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

    4.9 1955 HD

    Hunters trespass into Sukulu country, where animals are sacred, posing as photographers.

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  • 1953
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    Bright Road

    Bright Road

    6.3 1953 HD

    Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.

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  • 1954
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    About Mrs. Leslie

    About Mrs. Leslie

    7 1954 HD

    A lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life and the lonely, unhappy man she once loved.

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  • 1953
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    Forever Female

    Forever Female

    6.7 1953 HD

    An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.

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  • 1973
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    The Lie

    The Lie

    6 1973 HD

    An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The Lie" (1971). An American couple is trapped in...

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  • 1977
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    Airport '77

    Airport '77

    5.6 1977 HD

    Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen...

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  • 1976
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    A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

    6 1976 HD

    Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing...

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  • 1949
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    Manhandled

    Manhandled

    5.1 1949 HD

    Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Merle mentions in passing...

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  • 1972
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    Sixteen

    Sixteen

    3.3 1972 HD

    Hickspoiltation film from the early 1970s ostensibly starring Oscar nominee Mercedes McCambridge, but really more a film looking for an excuse to...

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  • 1972
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    Another Part of the Forest

    Another Part of the Forest

    1 1972 HD

    A television adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play about the Hubbards, a rich Southern family of greedy, ruthless individuals.

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  • 1973
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    Maurie

    Maurie

    1 1973 HD

    When an African-American basketball star suffers sudden paralysis, his white friend and teammate assists in his rehabilitation.

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  • 1956
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    The Opposite Sex

    The Opposite Sex

    5.2 1956 HD

    Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to...

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  • 1947
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    The Peanut Man

    The Peanut Man

    1 1947 HD

    At the offices of Consolidated Producers Corporation, producer Tony Paton is determined to make a film about the great African American chemist,...

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  • 1953
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    Torch Song

    Torch Song

    6 1953 HD

    Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn't take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual, Tye Graham, a blind pianist who...

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  • 1972
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    Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

    Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

    6.8 1972 HD

    Maggie Cole is a research scientist who, after the sudden death of her husband, takes a position as an on-call doctor in an inner-city clinic. There,...

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  • 1981
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    Thornwell

    Thornwell

    6 1981 HD

    The story of James Thornwell, whose accusation that the U.S. Army used mind control drugs on him to force him to confess to stealing secret documents...

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  • 1983
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    Secrets of a Mother and Daughter

    Secrets of a Mother and Daughter

    6 1983 HD

    A widowed mother, Ava Pryce (Katharine Ross) and daughter Susan Decker (Linda Hamilton) clash over the same man, a West Coast restaurant the owner...

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  • 1963
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    4 for Texas

    4 for Texas

    5.1 1963 HD

    In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to Galveston, Texas, must pull together to protect $100,000...

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  • 1973
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    A Dream for Christmas

    A Dream for Christmas

    6 1973 HD

    A Southern minister is assigned to a poor church in California where the congregation is drifting away and the church itself is scheduled for...

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  • 1955
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    Mad at the World

    Mad at the World

    5.7 1955 HD

    A neighborhood is terrorized by group of young juvenile delinquents called The WolfPack. When a young father's infant child is seriously injured...

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  • 1974
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    Sty of the Blind Pig

    Sty of the Blind Pig

    1 1974 HD

    After moving to Chicago from the South just as the civil rights movement takes hold, the members of an African American family led by steely...

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  • 1978
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    Movie Movie

    Movie Movie

    5.8 1978 HD

    Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.

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  • 1955
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    Man with the Gun

    Man with the Gun

    6.2 1955 HD

    A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own...

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  • 1981
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    Be Pretty and Shut Up!

    Be Pretty and Shut Up!

    6.35 1981 HD

    The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny Agutter, Maria Schneider, and Jane Fonda. The title, which...

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  • 2020
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    Delphine and Carole

    Delphine and Carole

    7 2020 HD

    In the 70s, actress Delphine Seyrig and director Carole Roussopoulos, both militant feminists, were the pioneers of video activism in France. They...

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  • 1974
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    Good Times

    Good Times

    7.9 1974 HD

    Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by...

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  • 1974
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    Rhoda

    Rhoda

    6.2 1974 HD

    Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which aired 109 episodes over five seasons, from 1974 to 1978. The show was a...

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  • 1972
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    Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

    7.6 1972 HD

    The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.

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  • 1974
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    Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

    8 1974 HD

    Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a...

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  • 1965
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    The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

    5.4 1965 HD

    The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the...

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  • 1981
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    Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

    6.7 1981 HD

    Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981 to January 21, 1989. The series was broadcast on...

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  • 1975
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    The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons

    7.296 1975 HD

    Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from...

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  • 1972
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    The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

    7 1972 HD

    Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone...

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  • 1975
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    Baretta

    Baretta

    6.4 1975 HD

    Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74...

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  • 1967
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    Mannix

    Mannix

    6.7 1967 HD

    Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed...

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  • 1982
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    Hotel

    Hotel

    6.8 1982 HD

    Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on...

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  • 1951
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    Dragnet

    Dragnet

    6.5 1951 HD

    Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term...

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  • 1982
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    Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

    6.9 1982 HD

    Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to...

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  • 1971
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    Cannon

    Cannon

    6.5 1971 HD

    Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the...

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.667 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1967
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    Ironside

    Ironside

    6.9 1967 HD

    When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to...

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  • 1974
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    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    7.6 1974 HD

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago...

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1959
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    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    8.4 1959 HD

    A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a...

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  • 1974
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    Harry O

    Harry O

    4.6 1974 HD

    After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry...

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  • 1971
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    Funny Face

    Funny Face

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1974
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    Police Woman

    Police Woman

    6.2 1974 HD

    Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1982
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    Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

    6.2 1982 HD

    Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron...

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  • 1967
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    Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

    7.5 1967 HD

    High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take difficult cases throughout the U.S.

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  • 1955
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    Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

    4.6 1955 HD

    Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily...

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  • 1961
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    Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

    5.7 1961 HD

    Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a...

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  • 1966
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    CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

    7 1966 HD

    CBS Playhouse is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series...

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  • 1952
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    Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

    3.5 1952 HD

    Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an...

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  • 1961
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    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

    The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the...

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    6.2 1953 HD

    Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show...

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  • 1968
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    Adam-12

    Adam-12

    7.1 1968 HD

    Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they...

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    6.2 1953 HD

    Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show...

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  • 1968
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    Adam-12

    Adam-12

    7.1 1968 HD

    Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    6.125 1952 HD

    Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...

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  • 1964
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    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    7.1 1964 HD

    Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N. Their immediate superior is...

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  • 1979
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    Roots: The Next Generations

    Roots: The Next Generations

    7.3 1979 HD

    Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family...

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  • 1977
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    The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

    7.2 1977 HD

    During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his...

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