Steve Allen — Actor (8)

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College Confidential (1960)
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other title: Escándalo en la universidad
Sociology professor Steve MacInter is conducting a survey at Collins College about the mores and lifestyles of the young people. Some of the good citizens begin to find exception to his sociological survey when they find out it includes questions about sex. Reporter Betty Ducayne receives an anonymous tip that the good professor is engaging in corruption of youth and when Steve's past comes up to haunt him, all heck breaks loose.

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Joys (1976)
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Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."

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The Comic (1969)
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other title: Il comico / El cómico …
An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his funeral, as he speaks from beyond the grave in a bitter tone about his fate, and takes us through his fame, as he ruins it with womanizing and drink, and his fall, as a lonely, bitter old man unable to reconcile his life's disappointments. The movie is based loosely on the life of Buster Keaton.

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Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Great Balls of Fire!
other title: Great Balls of Fire! - Vampate di fuoco / Rock de Fogo …
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.

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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
other title: Eat That Question / Zapped - Frank Zappa par Frank Zappa …
Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while experiencing two distinct facets of his complex character. At once Zappa was both a charismatic composer who reveled in the joy of performing and, in the next moment, a fiercely intelligent and brutally honest interviewee whose convictions only got stronger as his career ascended.

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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
other title: Louis Armstrong: Black & Blues / Louis Armstrong: Vida e Jazz
Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.

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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
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other title: Che cosa hai fatto quando siamo rimasti al buio? / Als das Licht ausging... …
When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of stealing a fortune from his company, and two people whose paths he's destined to cross, Broadway actress Margaret Garrison and her husband, Peter.