Sammy Davis Jr. — Actor (30)

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This Is Elvis (1981) WikiData IMDb TMDB
This Is Elvis
director: Malcolm Leo / Andrew Solt actor: Elvis Presley / Joe Esposito …
other title: Das ist Elvis / Este es Elvis …
Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage and interviews with Elvis, his fans and those close to him. This biographical docu-drama features rare footage of Elvis and dramatically recreated scenes from Elvis' life.

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Rufus Jones for President (1933) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Rufus Jones for President
director: Roy Mack actor: Ethel Waters / Sammy Davis Jr. …
A fantasy satire on politics in which a little boy dreams that he becomes President of the U.S. and his 'mammy' is Vice President. The film spotlights two now legendary performers much earlier in their careers: Ethel Waters and Sammy Davis Jr. In his first screen appearance, around the age of seven, pint-sized Davis sings, dances and clowns. Nicknamed 'the beanpole' slim and slinky Waters looks far different from the heavier figure she displayed in Pinky (1949) and Member of the Wedding (1953). Statuesque in a long glamorous white gown, she sings her big hit "Am I Blue." Davis, in turn sings "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You." (Separate Cinema)

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Sweet Charity (1969)
Sweet Charity
director: Bob Fosse actor: Shirley MacLaine / John McMartin …
other title: Sweet Charity - Una ragazza che voleva essere amata / Noches en la ciudad …
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.

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Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
director: Denis Sanders actor: Elvis Presley / James Burton …
other title: Elvis Presley Show / Elvis : That's the Way It Is …
On July 31, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley staged a triumphant return to the concert stage from which he had been absent for almost a decade. His series of concerts broke all box office records and completely reenergized the career of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
director: Sidney Lumet / Joseph L. Mankiewicz actor: Martin Luther King Jr. / Coretta Scott King …
other title: Dann war mein Leben nicht umsonst – Martin Luther King / King : De Montgomery à Memphis
A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, MLK is followed through major steps in his struggle to promote racial equality. Including footage of King's stirring speeches, it is a fitting tribute to his legacy, and features clips narrated by a wide range of celebrities, including Harry Belafonte, Paul Newman Charlton Heston, Ruby Dee, Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quinn, Walter Matthau, Ben Gazzara, Clarence Williams III, Joanne Woodward, and James Earl Jones.

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The Movie Orgy (1968) IMDb TMDB
The Movie Orgy
director: Joe Dante actor: Goodman Ace / Andy Devine …
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.

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The Cannonball Run (1981)
The Cannonball Run
director: Hal Needham actor: Burt Reynolds / Roger Moore …
other title: La corsa più pazza d'America / Ud At Køre Med De Skøre …
A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker, who in the roaring 20's rode his motorcycle across the country. Many of the characters are based on ruses developed by real Cannonball racers over the several years that the event was run.

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Selma (2014)
Selma
director: Ava DuVernay actor: David Oyelowo / Carmen Ejogo …
other title: Selma - La strada per la libertà / Selma - A Marcha da Liberdade …
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.