Peter Lawford — Actor (17)
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Mrs. Parkington (1944)
Mrs. Parkington
Tay Garnett actor: Greer Garson / Walter Pidgeon …
other title: La signora Parkington / Tagebuch einer Frau …
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
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Julia Misbehaves (1948)
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Jack Conway actor: Greer Garson / Walter Pidgeon …
other title: La bella imprudente / Die unvollkommene Dame …
Julia and William were married and soon separated by his snobbish family. They meet again many years later, when their daughter he has raised invites her mother to her wedding, with the disapproval of William's mother.
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Togetherness (1970)
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Arthur Marks actor: George Hamilton / Peter Lawford …
other title: El caradura, la rubia y el millonario
Nina, a gorgeous blonde communist, attracts the attention of two wealthy bon vivants. Prince Solomon and Jack attempt to impress the young woman and win out over their rival, surrounded by the stunning scenery of Greece.
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It Should Happen to You (1954)
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George Cukor actor: Judy Holliday / Peter Lawford …
other title: La ragazza del secolo / Die unglaubliche Geschichte der Gladys Glover …
Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.
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Harlow (1965)
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Gordon Douglas actor: Carroll Baker / Red Buttons …
other title: Jean Harlow, la donna che non sapeva amare / Harlow, A Venus Platinada …
Jean Harlow arrives in Los Angeles as a teenager, pushed into showbiz by her mother and stepfather. Kindhearted agent Arthur Landau becomes Jean's mentor, while a devious Howard Hughes-like mogul grows infatuated with the beautiful young actress. Harlow herself falls for producer Paul Bern before tragedy strikes.
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Kangaroo (1952)
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Lewis Milestone actor: Maureen O'Hara / Peter Lawford …
other title: Kangarù / La Loi du fouet …
In turn-of-the-century Australia, two criminals ingratiate themselves with a rancher in order to swindle him. However, the two partners become rivals for the affection of the rancher's beautiful daughter.
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The April Fools (1969)
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Stuart Rosenberg actor: Jack Lemmon / Catherine Deneuve …
other title: Sento che mi sta succedendo qualcosa / Um Dia em Duas Vidas …
Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is herself unhappily married — to the boss. They spend an innocent night in New York becoming more and more attracted to each other, so that when Catherine announces she intends to leave her husband and return to Paris, Howard asks to go along too.
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Someone to Remember (1943)
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Robert Siodmak actor: Mabel Paige / John Craven …
other title: Qualcuno da ricordare
An elderly woman whose son disappeared years before refuses to move when her apartment building is turned into a college dormitory for male students, as she is convinced that he will return one day. She continues to live in the building after it becomes a dorm, and eventually grows attached to a troubled young student whom she comes to believe is her own grandson. When she finds out that the boy's father will be visiting him, she prepares herself to be reunited with the man she has convinced herself is her long-lost son.
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The Farmer's Daughter (1962)
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Fielder Cook actor: Lee Remick / Peter Lawford …
Young Swedish-American Katrin "Katie" Holstrom leaves her family farm in Minnesota, headed for nursing school. After her tuition money runs out, she is forced to take a job as a maid in the home of Congressman Glenn Morley. Holstrom endears herself to the genteel Morley, and begins to show a surprising aptitude for politics herself. She launches a campaign for Congress, and, as right-wing reactionaries plot against her, a romance develops.
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Salt & Pepper (1968)
Salt & Pepper
Richard Donner actor: Sammy Davis Jr. / Peter Lawford …
other title: Sale e pepe: Super-spie hippy / Salz und Pfeffer …
After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and uncover an evil plot to overthrow the government. Can our cool, yet inept duo stop the bad guys in time?