"Half hero, half con-artist, all heart!" 01 June 1978 Comedy, Family 98 mins
Based on the book by John D. Fitzgerald, this movie stars Jimmy Osmond as a mischievous boy out to swindle his whole town for everything they're worth...and who occasionally puts his smarts to use for a good cause.
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James A. Osmond as Tom D. Fitzgerald
James Jarnigan as J.D. Fitzgerald
Willy Cardin as Sweyn D. Fitzgerald
Danny Thompson as Andy Anderson
Tim Bailey as Basil Kokovinis
John Bishop as Allen Jensen
Alan Christensen as Frank Jensen
Rich Radford as Sammy Leeds
Paul Jarnagin as Howard Kay
Tom Gilson as Jimmy Peterson
William Kezele as Danny Forester
Len Birman as Papa Fitzgerald
Pat Delaney as Mama Fitzgerald
Fran Ryan as Aunt Bertha
Cliff Osmond as Mr. Kokovinis
Arthur Roberts as Mr. Anderson
Richard Bickerton Director
Don Costa Original Music Composer
Stephen L. Johnson Editor
John D. Fitzgerald Novel
Alan Cassidy Screenplay
Richard Bickerton Producer
Sidney Levin Director
Merrill B. Jenson Original Music Composer
Ronald Vidor Camera Operator
George Griner Assistant Camera
Reed Smoot Director of Photography
Herbert H. Dow Editor
United States 01 June 1978
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"The Great Brain" a 1978 film starring Jimmy Osmond based on the children's books written by John D. Fitzgerald and set in Utah in the late 19th century.
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"The Great Brain" a 1978 film starring Jimmy Osmond based on the children's books written by John D. Fitzgerald and set in Utah in the late 19th century.
"The Great Brain" a 1978 film starring Jimmy Osmond based on the children's books written by John D. Fitzgerald and set in Utah in the late 19th century.
"The Great Brain" a 1978 film starring Jimmy Osmond based on the children's books written by John D. Fitzgerald and set in Utah in the late 19th century.
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14 December 1978
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
01 January 1978
Shunned by his parents, brought up by a Poojary, nursed by a cow, Dhyanu Bhagat grows up performing miracles, curing the ill, and singing the praise of Devi Maa Durga.
01 October 1978
Video recording of a 1978 New York Shakespeare Festival performance. Directed for stage by Wilford Leach and videotaped by Jaime Caro.
01 January 1978
A comic strip detective and a superhero are hired to investigate separatedly the successive murders of CEOs within a real life corporation symbolizing a nation, while subversive groups and members of the establishment lead a war for power.
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A writer returns home to his estate after service in World War I. He has developed a very bad case of depression due to a war wound concerning his genitalia.
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The first part of the Emilia animation series. Emilia lives in an apple tree forest. There, together with the other residents, she cooks apple jam.
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Nicole, nurse in Grenoble, is raped one night by four men. Deeply scarred, emotionally and physically, she thinks she will never recover from the trauma.
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