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Cakes and Ale: With Robert Montgomery, Bramwell Fletcher, Tom Helmore, Angela Lansbury. Upon the death of a famed writer, two colleagues competing to write his biography visit his country estate. While there, they meet a charming local barmaid, Rosie, with quite a story to tell: she had married an unsuccessful middle-aged writer and was a major ...
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- 1953-10-26
- W. Somerset Maugham
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series 1950–1957) Angela Lansbury as Christine Manson, Rosie
British and American actress Angela Lansbury was known for her prolific work in theatre, film, and television. Lansbury's career spanned nine decades. She made her film debut in Gaslight (1944), and followed it up with an appearance in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945).
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NBC Mondays 9:30 pm (Hour Long) 5.01 [--] Robert Montgomery presents: FIRST VICE PRESIDENT 31Aug1953 Original airdate starring Brian Donlevy Olive Blakeney June Dayton Dean Harris. Synopsis: A tyrannical business executive's dinner party turns disastrous. when his family, fed up with his controlling ways revolt.
- Manchurian Candidate (1962): 7.9
- GE 7 (1955 - 1956): 8.0
- Eleventh Hour (1962 - 1964): 8.0
- Uty and The Beast (1991): 8.0
- SS Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022): 8.0
- Eside Theatre (1949 - 1955): 8.1
- & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999 - ): 8.1
- Trials of O'Brien (1965 - 1966): 8.2
- Ert Montgomery Presents (1950 - 1957): 8.3
- Gment at Nuremberg (Playhouse 90) (1956 - 1961): 8.5
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Surrounding a Korean War veteran turned brainwashed sleeper agent assassin by a Communist conspiracy, The Manchurian Candidateis the perfect choice for anyone in the mood for a well-constructed political thriller. In the film, Lansbury plays Eleanor, the mother of the brainwashed veteran and member of the conspiracy, who orders her son to assassinate a Presidential candidate. RELATED: Sidney Poitier's 10 Best Movies According To IMDb Known for the warm and polite demeanor she brought to so ma...
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Throughout the last decade, viewers have been treated to a wide selection of some of the best TV anthology series, but one of the earliest examples that pioneered the concept of a TV anthology was the 1950s series, Stage 7. No episode was ever alike, with each one featuring a different story of a different genre with a completely different cast. Lansbury made a one guest appearance in the first season's 15th episode, titled "Billy and the Bride." The episode took place in the Old West and fea...
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Although The Eleventh Hour, an NBC medical drama surrounding psychiatric cases, only ran for two seasons, it garnered some impressive accolades, being nominated for four Emmys and one Golden Globe. Along with such rising stars of the time as Kurt Russell and George Takei, Lansbury also made a guest appearance in the show's first season. RELATED: Which Is Better - Bedknobs & Broomsticks Or Mary Poppins? In the series' 25th episode, Lansbury played the mother of a troubled teenager who joins hi...
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Considered to be one best animated Disney films of the '90s, Beauty And The Beast took the Disney Renaissance one step further after the success of The Little Mermaid, becoming the first animated film to ever be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. Unlike the more recent animated works from Disney, the rest of the film's voice cast didn't really feature any "big-name" celebrities, but Lansbury's voice truly stuck out in the best way as the anthropomorphic teapot, Mrs. Potts. Lansbury bro...
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Rian Johnson's Knives Out was considered one of the best movies of 2019, and it was only a matter of time before a sequel had been made. Set to be released in November, it was recently announced that Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, would be Lansbury's final on-screen appearance. Along with Daniel Craig returning to the role of Benoit Blanc as he solves a new mystery on a private island in Greece, the film features a new set of characters, with an all-star cast including Edward Norton, Kath...
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Premiering in 1949, Fireside Theatre has been cited as the first successfully filmed television series in America. Much like Stage 7, the series was an anthology, with Lansbury only appearing in a single episode. The series is currently unavailable for streaming and not much information about Lansbury's episode or role has been made available either. For those IMDb users who remembered the show well enough to leave such a high enough rating, it's clear just how influential and effective the s...
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Throughout the more than two-decade-long of the Law & Order spin-off, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, there has been a select group of guest starswho went on to have major roles. However, there have also been countless memorable one-off appearances from notably high-profile performers, with Lansbury joining the list in 2005 after appearing in the season six episode, "Night." Lansbury's episode, however, was a special case as it was part of a two-part crossover event with another spin-off,...
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Before Peter Falk became one of the most iconic TV detectives on Columbo, he was the star of another series, The Trials of O'Brien, playing Daniel O'Brien, an eccentric Shakespeare-quoting lawyer. The series didn't run for nearly as long as Columbodid, but it offered an early display of Falk's talents and also featured a surprising amount of guest appearances from such screen legends as Rita Moreno, Roger Moore, and even Lansbury herself. RELATED: 10 Best Betty White Movies, Ranked By IMDb La...
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From 1950 to 1957, actor Robert Montgomery hosted a namesake series in which each episode featured hour-long adaptations of different plays, books, and Hollywood films. The series had an ensemble cast playing different characters through every episode, but it also brought in several guest stars throughout its run, with Lansbury being one of them. Lansbury appeared twice in the series: guest starring in the season 1 episode, "The Citadel," and the season 5 episode, "Cakes and Ale."
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Of all the anthology series that aired on TV throughout the 1950s, Judgment At Nuremberg, originally known as Playhouse 90,seemed to be the most ambitious, with each episode incorporating some of Old Hollywood's greatest talent both in front of and behind the camera. Most of the episodes were based largely on crime dramas and mysteries. With Lansbury's two guest appearances on the show, her future association with the murder mystery genre that came from Murder, She Wroteseemed like destiny. N...
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The Citadel: Directed by Norman Felton. With Robert Montgomery, Angela Lansbury, Richard Abbott, Jean Bates. A young, idealistic doctor fails in his attempt to establish a useful practice. He learns he can make a lucrative living simply catering to the would-be ailments of the rich.
Oct 13, 2022 · In the 1950s, Lansbury had her first television appearance on Robert Montgomery Presents, in an adaptation of The Citadel by A.J. Cronin. She performed in some touring plays and had three children, withdrawing from her Hollywood studio contract.
