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Jimmy Lydon

Jimmy Lydon

James J. Lydon (born May 30, 1923) is an American actor and television producer whose career in the entertainment industry began as a teenager during the 1930s.

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Movies Starring Jimmy Lydon (69)

The World of Tomorrow (1984)

Documentary featuring original materials from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Includes film images of Jason Robards Jr. as a child at the World's Fair and clips from the promotional film "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair" (1939). ...

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Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (1977)

A teenage boy gets a job as a Pony Express rider in the Nebraska Territory not long before the Civil War breaks out. ...

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Vigilante Force (1976)

In a small town in California, the quiet citizens find their lives disrupted by boisterous, lawless oil-field workers who have infested their community. One resident, Ben Arnold, enlists his brother Aaron, a Vietnam veteran, to assemble a group of men to r ...

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The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976)

Three young women who posed as the daughters of an elderly homesteader find out that he has been falsely accused of murder, convicted, and sentenced to hang. They hatch a plot to smuggle him out of prison. ...

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Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects (1975)

When a famous fashion designer is found murdered, Inspector Richard Queen of the NYPD is baffled by her dying clue, prompting him to bring in his son, mystery writer Ellery Queen, to help in the investigation. This was the pilot film for the short-lived TV ...

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Bonnie's Kids (1973)

After killing their repulsive stepfather, emboldened sisters Myra and Ellie set out to become career criminals. While enjoying the freedom of being bad, the new lawbreakers stumble into a stash of mob money, which they'll stop at nothing to keep. ...

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Michael O'Hara the Fourth (1972)

The name Michael O'Hara has become synonymous with law enforcement. There have been three generations of Michael O'Haras and all have been exemplary policemen. When Michael O'Hara III's child was born he was told that they would not be able to have any mor ...

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The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (1971)

Three kids think they see a sea monster in the calm waters of Strawberry Cove, and set out to find what's behind the mystery. ...

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Scandalous John (1971)

A crotchety old ranch owner fights to be able to live his life the way he wants to, and not the way other people--and the law--tell him he has to. ...

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Cannon (1971)

In this pilot film to the TV series, Cannon investigates the murder of a war buddy to clear the man's wife of suspicion in his death. ...

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Death of a Gunfighter (1969)

In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottownwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style lawman in a town determined to become modern. When he kills drunken Luke Mills in self-defense, the town leaders decide it's time for a change. That ask for P ...

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The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)

Two Air Force friends have fun during their enlistment. ...

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I Passed for White (1960)

A young woman falls in love and marries, but withholds from her husband information about her family. ...

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The Hypnotic Eye (1960)

A mysterious hypnotist is suspected by the police of being responsible for a wave of young, attractive women committing various forms of self-mutilation. ...

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Chain of Evidence (1957)

A police lieutenant fights to prove a boy's innocence after he's accused of murder. The fourth of five Ben Schwab productions that starred Bill Elliott as a detective lieutenant in the L.A. Sheriff's department. ...

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Battle Stations (1956)

The crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet. ...

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Rage at Dawn (1955)

In this film's version of the story, four of the Reno Brothers are corrupt robbers and killers while a fifth, Clint is a respected Indiana farmer. A sister, Laura, who has inherited the family home, serves the outlaw brothers as a housekeeper and cook. ...

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The Desperado (1954)

"Only a fool sticks his neck out for somebody else. Don't get in the habit of it." Outlaw gunslinger Sam Garrett offers that sage wisdom to fellow fugitive Tom Cameron, who's on the run from the "Bluebellies," Texas State Police officers who wield a brutal ...

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Island in the Sky (1953)

A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while awaiting rescue. ...

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Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951)

A small town family discovers an unwanted houseguest is harder to eject than they expected. Comedy. ...

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Oh! Susanna (1951)

Unable to keep peace between frontier Indians and the US Cavalry, a heroic Captain risks court-martial to prevent bloodshed. ...

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Gasoline Alley (1951)

A young man tries to get rich by opening a diner. Comedy based on the popular comic strip. ...

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The Magnificent Yankee (1950)

Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes. ...

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Hot Rod (1950)

A young man builds a hot rod despite the disapproval of his father, a Juvenile Court judge. Circumstantial evidence points to the innocent teenager when his car is involved in a hit-and-run accident and he must reconcile with his father. ...

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September Affair (1950)

An industrialist and a pianist meet on a trip and fall in love. Through a quirk of fate, they are reported dead in a crash though they weren't on the plane. This gives them the opportunity to live together free from their previous lives. Unfortunately, thi ...

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Destination Big House (1950)

A teacher (Dorothy Patrick) weekends at her fiance's (Robert Rockwell) cabin, where a fugitive hides his loot. ...

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Tarnished (1950)

Bud Dolliver, a former WWII hero, and an ex-convict, returns to his home town in an effort to make a new life for himself but, even with the help of Lou Jellison, a cannery worker, he finds it hard to live down his reputation. ...

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When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)

When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in his home town, and he is recruited into training, keeping him from the action. However, when he finds himself accid ...

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Tucson (1949)

The story of Andy Bryant, a University of Arizona student whose grades suffer because of his preoccupation with an upcoming intercollegiate rodeo. Andy's father is more interested in embarrassing a rival at the rodeo than he is with his son's academic prog ...

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Bad Boy (1949)

A lawman tries to find the source of a juvenile delinquent's bad behavior. ...

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Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)

Winning a mink coat brings nothing but trouble to a couple on a budget. ...

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An Old-Fashioned Girl (1949)

A music teacher in 1870s Boston works hard to succeed, while her wealthy distant relatives find their fortunes turning. ...

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Joan of Arc (1948)

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices from Heaven asking her to lead God's Army against Orleans and crowning the weak D ...

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Out of the Storm (1948)

Donald Lewis is a low-paid clerk in a high-profile shipbuilding firm. When the company is robbed in broad daylight, Lewis gathers up $100,000 on his own and skeedaddles, figuring that the lost funds will be attributed to the holdup. Before his girlfriend G ...

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The Time of Your Life (1948)

Joe spends a lot of his time at Nick's Pacific Street Saloon. Tom, who credits Joe with once saving his life, stops by regularly to run errands for Joe. Today, Tom notices a woman named Kitty when she comes into Nick's, and he quickly falls in love with he ...

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Good News (1947)

At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring '20s, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe. Unfortunately, he has his eye on gold-digging vamp Pat McClellan. Tommy's grades start to slip, which keeps him from playing in ...

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Sweet Genevieve (1947)

The biggest town problem is worrying whether the high school basketball team will win the championship...until racketeers move into town and the kids begin to bet on horses, become overly fond of stripped-down racing cars, and Genevieve Rogers (Jean Porter ...

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Life with Father (1947)

A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost. ...

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Cynthia (1947)

Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date. ...

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Affairs of Geraldine (1946)

When the wealthy Mrs. Cooper passes away, she divides her estate between her sons, Henry and Wayne, and her only daughter, the tomboyish Geraldine. ...

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Time to Kill (1945)

A group of sailors kid their shipmate Frank about his constant reading, when they would all rather play cards. But each of them has a dream for the future that they consider impossible. Harry wants a better world for his two kids, Shorty and Eddie want to ...

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Twice Blessed (1945)

Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents divorced seven years earlier. Each envies the lifestyle of the other; and they decide, without telling Jeff or Mary, to switch families for a day or two. They soon ...

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Strange Illusion (1945)

An adolescent believes that his widowed mother's suitor may have murdered his father. ...

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The Town Went Wild (1944)

Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is about to marry her own brother. ...

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When the Lights Go On Again (1944)

The hometown life of a young soldier suffering from shellshock amnesia is revealed in flashback. ...

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Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)

Teenager Henry Aldrich and his pal Dizzy decide to try and earn extra money by starting a babysitting service. ...

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The Road to Victory (1944)

Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 ...

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The Shining Future (1944)

Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 ...

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Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)

High-school student Henry Aldrich hopes to improve his grades by finding a sweetheart for his unmarried teacher. ...

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My Best Gal (1944)

A girl from a show-business family seeks a backer for her boyfriend's musical. ...

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Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944)

Henry and his pal Dizzy become Boy Scout leaders, but a spoiled brat in their troop quickly proves to cause them no end of trouble. ...

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Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943)

Henry Aldrich and his high-school pals investigate a local haunted house. ...

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Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)

Teenager Henry Aldrich decides to take matters into his own hands when his high school principal forbids the student band from playing swing music. ...

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Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)

Teenager Henry Aldrich becomes a hometown celebrity when he wins a date with a sexy movie star. The sixth entry in the "Henry Aldrich" series of eleven films. ...

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Aerial Gunner (1943)

Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman. ...

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A Letter From Bataan (1942)

An American soldier pleads to the folks at home to conserve scarce wartime resources. ...

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Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)

Appointed editor of his high school newspaper, hapless Henry becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious fires. A mild, timid little fellow named Nero Smith shows up to tip off Henry as to the time and place of the next conflagration. Henry prints the sto ...

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Henry and Dizzy (1942)

After accidentally sinking a borrowed motorboat, teenager Henry Aldrich scrambles to raise the replacement cash the boat's owner demands. The catch: Henry only has two days to come up with the funds, or the boat's angry owner will turn him over to the poli ...

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The Mad Martindales (1942)

A girl tries to pay the mortgage on a Nob Hill home and gets involved in selling her father's art treasures. ...

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Cadets on Parade (1942)

A military school cadet runs away after failing to fit in at sports or school life. He's befriended by a newsboy and they tutor each other, but soon get embroiled in a ransom scheme. ...

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Henry Aldrich for President (1941)

Henry Aldrich finds himself in a heated election for high-school class president. ...

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Naval Academy (1941)

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Bowery Boy (1940)

Dr. Tom O'Hara takes over a public clinic in New York's desperately poor Bowery section. Boy gangleader Sock Dolan resents Tom's interference in moving Sock's kid brother to a hospital, because Sock blames hospitals for his mother's death. Sock helps racke ...

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Little Men (1940)

Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. Dan's foster father, Major Bur ...

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Tom Brown's School Days (1940)

When private tutor Thomas Arnold (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) becomes headmaster at Rugby, a boy's preparatory school in England, he puts into place a policy of strict punishment for unruliness and bulying. Arnold finds an ally in Tom Brown (Jimmy Lydon), a new ...

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Two Thoroughbreds (1939)

A farm boy trains a wild colt on his own. ...

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Home Early (1939)

A businessman goes home early to surprise his family and is treated with suspicion, mostly by his wife's bridge club. ...

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The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939)

"An average American family", the Middletons, visit the 1939 World's Fair and witnesses the advent of future technology, encountering robots and dishwashers for the first time. ...

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Back Door to Heaven (1939)

The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd". ...

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Movies Made By Jimmy Lydon (4)

The Learning Tree (1969)

The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambiti ...

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Assignment to Kill (1968)

A private eye is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping magnate suspected of deliberately sinking his own ships for the insurance money. He finds himself involved in a web of deception, double-crossing and murder. ...

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Countdown (1967)

Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year. ...

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An American Dream (1966)

Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personality. During a vicious argument with his wife, Deborah, Stephen snaps and pushes her from his high-rise apartment to her death. He manages to convince the aut ...

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