What's My Line?
1950
star 7.0
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their...
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Acting
Jean Hersholt
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Jean Pierre Hersholt (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956) was a Danish-born actor who lived in the United States, where he was a leading film and radio talent, best known for his 17 years starring on radio in Dr. Christian and for playing Shirley Temple's grandfather in Heidi. Asked how to pronounce his name, he told The Literary Digest, "In English, her'sholt; in Danish, hairs'hult." Of his total credits, 75 were silent films and 65 were sound films. He appeared in 140 films and directed four.
Filmography
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The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
star 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sun...
This Is Your Life
1952
star 6.5
This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its produ...
Grand Hotel
1932
star 7.0
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
Greed
1924
star 7.3
When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates,...
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
star 6.6
Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one...
Heidi
1937
star 6.8
Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, gr...
Dinner at Eight
1933
star 6.8
An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends...
Mark of the Vampire
1935
star 6.2
Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to...
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
star 6.5
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple a...
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
star 5.4
The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wa...
Complicated Women
2003
star 6.9
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 w...
Private Lives
1931
star 6.5
Amanda and Elyot are one another's former spouse. Elyot is remarried to Sibyl and Amanda married Victor. Unexpe...
Run for Cover
1955
star 6.8
An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
star 6.8
Classical violinist Roger Grant disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, but he and th...
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
star 8.0
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premier...
Emma
1932
star 6.6
After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with resentment when...
Souls for Sale
1923
star 6.3
A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
The Beast of the City
1932
star 5.9
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his police detective brother Ed to watch o...
Stage Door Canteen
1943
star 6.3
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre a...
Dancing in the Dark
1949
star 6.0
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fort...
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
star 5.9
Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate...
Skyscraper Souls
1932
star 5.5
After bank president David Dwight makes a vast loan to himself to build a remarkable skyscraper, his board ques...
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
star 7.0
Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication...
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928
star 7.2
A young prince falls in love with a beautiful barmaid while at university in old Heidelberg.
The Fountain
1934
star 9.2
Set during the first World War in neutral, but pro-German, Holland, Lewis Allison, an interned British officer,...
Hell's Hinges
1916
star 6.1
When Reverend Robert Henley and his sister Faith arrive in the town of Hell's Hinges, saloon owner Silk Miller...
Mamba
1930
star 4.9
August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called...
The Country Doctor
1936
star 6.5
A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for his services in a lumber town until he delivers quintuplets.
Seventh Heaven
1937
star 6.4
A Parisian sewer worker longs for a rise in status and a beautiful wife. He rescues a girl from the police, liv...
The Younger Generation
1929
star 6.9
Soap-opera about a social-climbing Jewish man and his old-world parents who are heartbroken by his rejection of...
Men in White
1934
star 6.3
A dedicated young doctor places his patients above everyone else in his life. Unfortunately, his social registe...
The Painted Veil
1934
star 6.4
The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat.
I'll Give a Million
1938
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After saving a tramp from suicide, a millionaire takes his clothing and disappears. Word is out that he will gi...
Happy Landing
1938
star 6.3
Bandleader and manager discover skater in Norway. They become rivals as she returns with them to America.
Night Court
1932
star 6.4
A corrupt night court judge tears an innocent young family apart in his efforts to elude a special prosecutor.