Margia Dean
Actor · 1922 – 2023 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Marguerite Louise Skliris-Alvarez (born April 7, 1922), known as Margia Dean, is a former American beauty queen and actress of Greek descent.
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Movie6.5Science FictionHorrorThe first manned spacecraft, fired from an English launchpad, is lost from radar before roaring back to Earth and crashing in a farmer's field. The rocket is found to contain only one of the three men who took off in it; and he is unable to talk but appears to be undergoing a torturous physical and mental metamorphosis.
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 · 237 votes
Movie5.3Science FictionActionReporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of the world's deepest oil well. The drill, however, has penetrated the underground home of a race of small, furry people who then come to the surface at night to look around. The fact that they glow in the dark scares the townfolk, who form a mob, led by the vicious Luke Benson, intent on killing the strange people. Only Superman has a chance to prevent this tragedy.
Superman and the Mole Men
1951 · 79 votes
Movie6.5DramaIn the early ’40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as World War II has begun to intensify. She settles down in Hawaii, hoping to start a new life.
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
1956 · 21 votes
Movie6.0ComedyMusicA World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her father (Charles Winninger), now wants a divorce.
Living in a Big Way
1947 · 4 votes
Movie5.0DramaJoe O'Hara finds out he has a damaged optic nerve just before a boxing match for the title. He needs the money badly, so he doesn't delay the fight. The opponent discovers Joe's weakness and pounds on his eyes, causing him to go blind.
Ringside
1949 · 5 votes
Movie5.5ActionWarA small Army patrol unit and a couple of former Confederates reluctantly throw in their lot together after being attacked by a band of Native Americans.
Ambush at Cimarron Pass
1958 · 22 votes
Movie5.9CrimeMysteryA woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on items in his pockets.
The Power of the Whistler
1945 · 19 votes
Movie2.5HorrorScience FictionA mad scientist, Dr. Aranya (Jackie Coogan), has created giant spiders in his Mexican lab in Zarpa Mesa to create a race of superwomen by injecting spiders with human pituitary growth hormones. Women develop miraculous regenerative powers, but men mutate into disfigured dwarves. Spiders grow to human size and intelligence.
Mesa of Lost Women
1953 · 38 votes
Movie5.3DramaA young woman enters college and learns some hard truths about sorority life, including snobbery and the cruelty of hazing.
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951 · 14 votes
Movie5.2ActionAdventureA San Francisco lawyer uses a woman to lure a merchant seaman worth a legendary fortune.
Treasure of Monte Cristo
1949 · 11 votes
Movie6.6CrimeDramaA warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951 · 9 votes
Movie6.2WesternDramaBob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford soon finds himself greeted with derision and open mockery throughout town. He travels to Colorado to try his hand at prospecting in hopes that marriage with Cynthy is still in the cards.
I Shot Jesse James
1949 · 65 votes
Movie6.7RomanceWesternThe U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl the Baroness of Arizona. Reavis marries the girl and presses his claim to the entire Arizona territory.
The Baron of Arizona
1950 · 66 votes
Movie5.4CrimeDramaA parolee, working for a trucking line, struggles to clear his name after being accused of involvement with hijackers.
Hi-Jacked
1950 · 9 votes
Movie5.8ActionAdventureThe story of Robin Hood, how he met his Merry Men and Maid Marian, and saved England from Sir Guy de Clairmont and his henchman. Compiled from the few filmed episodes of an unsold TV series.
Tales of Robin Hood
1951 · 4 votes
Movie5.8CrimeDramaA fingerprint expert figures out who killed the mayor.
Fingerprints Don't Lie
1951 · 6 votes
Movie6.0DramaWesternFrank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.
The Return of Jesse James
1950 · 2 votes
Movie5.3CrimeDramaA private eye and his girlfriend avenge his buddy, stabbed over a jade dragon.
Mask of the Dragon
1951 · 7 votes
Movie6.5MysteryCrimeA criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders.
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945 · 6 votes
Movie7.5WesternAfter killing Billy the Kid, Sheriff Pat Garrett is relentlessly dogged by members of the Kid's gang.
Last of the Desperados
1955 · 2 votes
Movie5.5CrimeMysteryPier 23 was one of three hour-long mysteries produced by Lippert Productions for both TV and theatrical release. Each of the three films was evenly divided into two half-hour "episodes," and each starred Hugh Beaumont as San Francisco-based amateur sleuth Dennis O'Brien. In Pier 23, O'Brien first tackles the case of a wrestler who has died of a suspicious heart attack after refusing to lose a match. He then agrees to help a priest talk an escaped criminal into returning to prison.
Pier 23
1951 · 10 votes
Movie4.0DramaCrimeWhen a man mysteriously vanishes on his ship in the Caribbean, his two brothers journey there to investigate his disappearance.
The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960 · 3 votes
Movie6.5ActionAdventureLittle Larry Havens, whose father died in WWII, runs away from home to keep from being separated from "Shep," his father's dog. In Arizona, he is befriended by a kindly Mexican, Manuel Ortiz, who he is able to repay in time, with the aid of Sheriff "Cap" Weatherby, when Ortiz is suspected of crimes committed by local gangsters. "Shep" is instrumental in saving Ortiz from a lynching, and Larry, "Shep" and Ortiz all find a home with a couple they have befriended.
Shep Comes Home
1948 · 2 votes
Movie5.8DramaA European circus family is torn apart by greed and jealousy.
The Big Show
1961 · 5 votes