Tommy Noonan

Tommy Noonan

Tommy Noonan (born Thomas Noone ( April 29, 1921 – April 24, 1968) was a comedy genre film performer, screenwriter and producer. He acted in a 65 projects including high-profile films as well as B movies from the 1940s through the 1960s and he made several tv appearances also; he is best known for his supporting performances as Gus Esmond, wealthy fiancé of Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe), in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and as musician Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born (1954). In addition to starring alongside Marilyn Monroe, Noonan is also noted for having played love interests to Jayne Mansfield in Promises..... Promises! (1963) and Mamie Van Doren in 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt (Which he also directed) (1964), making him the only actor to play love interests to the 3 former who were dubbed the 3 Ms of Golden Age Hollywood.

  • Title: Tommy Noonan
  • Popularity: 4.364
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1922-04-29
  • Place of Birth: Bellingham, Washington, USA
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  • Also Known As: Tom Noonan, Noonan and Marshall , Thomas Noone
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Tommy Noonan Movies

  • 1953
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    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    7.326 1953 HD

    Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Marilyn Monroe

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  • 1954
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    A Star Is Born
    A Star Is Born

    7.097 1954 HD

    A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Judy Garland

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  • 1949
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    Adam's Rib
    Adam's Rib

    7.099 1949 HD

    A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Spencer Tracy

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  • 1949
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    I Shot Jesse James
    I Shot Jesse James

    6.2 1949 HD

    Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Preston Foster

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  • 1956
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    Bundle of Joy
    Bundle of Joy

    6.4 1956 HD

    Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department store and Eddie Fisher plays the boss'...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Eddie Fisher

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  • 1963
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    Promises! Promises!
    Promises! Promises!

    4.8 1963 HD

    After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they're pregnant, and set out to find who the fathers are.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jayne Mansfield

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  • 1955
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    Violent Saturday
    Violent Saturday

    6.7 1955 HD

    Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Victor Mature

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  • 1948
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    Open Secret
    Open Secret

    6.5 1948 HD

    A couple discovers that their friend has gone missing. Their investigation leads them to believe that anti-semites are behind the disappearance.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: John Ireland

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  • 1956
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    The Best Things in Life Are Free
    The Best Things in Life Are Free

    5 1956 HD

    Ray Henderson joins Buddy De Sylva and Lew Brown to form a successful 1920s musical show writing team. They soon have several hits on Broadway but De...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Gordon MacRae

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  • 1946
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    The Bamboo Blonde
    The Bamboo Blonde

    6 1946 HD

    A pilot of a B 29 meets Louise Anderson, a singer in a New York nightclub. He falls in love with her, but he had to leave next day for action in the...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Frances Langford

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  • 1951
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    FBI Girl
    FBI Girl

    5.9 1951 HD

    G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Cesar Romero

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  • 1958
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    The Girl Most Likely
    The Girl Most Likely

    3.7 1958 HD

    Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however, is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jane Powell

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  • 1955
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    How To Be Very, Very Popular
    How To Be Very, Very Popular

    4.7 1955 HD

    Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical comedy stars Betty Grable, Sheree North, Robert...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Betty Grable

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  • 1949
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    I Cheated the Law
    I Cheated the Law

    1 1949 HD

    An attorney (Tom Conway) learns he was duped into being his gangster murder client's (Steve Brodie) alibi.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Tom Conway

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  • 1964
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    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3.182 1964 HD

    An out-of-work method actor is hired by a male model, an ecdysiast, and a car salesman who live together to save money. They want the actor to listen...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mamie Van Doren

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  • 1951
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    Starlift
    Starlift

    5.6 1951 HD

    To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Doris Day

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  • 1959
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    The Rookie
    The Rookie

    1 1959 HD

    A manic young radio network employee enlists in the army at the end of WWII and finds himself the only new recruit at basic training camp. Military...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tommy Noonan

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  • 1967
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    Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers
    Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers

    4 1967 HD

    Darby Clyde Fenster and Jerry Martin are a pair of penniless nincompoop-drifters who hop a freight train on their way to Florida. Our intrepid heroes...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Del Reeves

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  • 1946
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    The Truth About Murder
    The Truth About Murder

    5 1946 HD

    A young attorney (Bonita Granville) is convinced a murder suspect is innocent in the killing of his wife.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Bonita Granville

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  • 1948
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    Jungle Patrol
    Jungle Patrol

    5 1948 HD

    Eight fighter pilots hold off constant Japanese attacks during the construction of an airstrip in New Guinea.

    Genre: War

    Cast: Kristine Miller

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  • 1946
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    Ding Dong Williams
    Ding Dong Williams

    5 1946 HD

    Ding Dong Williams, a clarinet player who can neither read nor write music is employed at a motion picture studio. The studio plans to use him and...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Glen Vernon

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  • 1950
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    The Return of Jesse James
    The Return of Jesse James

    5 1950 HD

    Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Ireland

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  • 1956
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    The Ambassador's Daughter
    The Ambassador's Daughter

    4.3 1956 HD

    While on leave in Paris, a G.I. pursues an ambassador's daughter. Meanwhile she's out to prove to her father that soldiers can be gentlemen, too.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Olivia de Havilland

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  • 1946
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    Criminal Court
    Criminal Court

    5.2 1946 HD

    A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Tom Conway

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  • 1950
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    Holiday Rhythm
    Holiday Rhythm

    1 1950 HD

    A young executive is trying to convince an airline to sponsor a travel show on television, but he's not getting anywhere. When he tells his...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Mary Beth Hughes

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  • 1947
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    The Big Fix
    The Big Fix

    1 1947 HD

    Ken Williams (James Brown), a star basketball player on a college team learns that a police lieutenant (Regis Toomey) is the head of a gambling ring...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: James Brown

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  • 1946
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    From This Day Forward
    From This Day Forward

    5.2 1946 HD

    A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Joan Fontaine

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  • 1945
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    Beware of Redheads
    Beware of Redheads

    1 1945 HD

    A beautiful redhead (Myrna Dell) comes knocking on Leon's door demanding the return of a compact dropped accidently in his pocket while they were...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Leon Errol

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  • 1945
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    The Big Beef
    The Big Beef

    1 1945 HD

    Edgar invites his boss home for a steak dinner, but the steak hasn't arrived. A pushy book salesman does arrives and this causes Edgar a few problems...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Edgar Kennedy

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  • 1961
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    Swingin' Along
    Swingin' Along

    5 1961 HD

    An amateur tunesmith and a con man pool their resources in order to win first prize in a songwriting contest.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tommy Noonan

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  • 1947
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    The Fabulous Joe
    The Fabulous Joe

    5.75 1947 HD

    Milo Terkel's life is never the same after he is willed a dog named Joe. Milo buys his wife a diamond necklace for their anniversary, but when he...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Walter Abel

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  • 1947
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    Riff-Raff
    Riff-Raff

    6 1947 HD

    A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oilfields when he hides a valuable map in plain sight.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Pat O’Brien

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  • 1946
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    Crack-Up
    Crack-Up

    5.7 1946 HD

    Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot?

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Pat O’Brien

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  • 1946
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    Step by Step
    Step by Step

    6.2 1946 HD

    Marine veteran Johnny Christopher meets and is immediately drawn to beautiful Evelyn Smith one day on the beach. Evelyn's new job as secretary to a...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Lawrence Tierney

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  • 1949
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    The Set-Up
    The Set-Up

    7.271 1949 HD

    Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Robert Ryan

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  • 1949
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    Trapped
    Trapped

    5.9 1949 HD

    Secret Service agents make a deal with a counterfeiting inmate to be released on early parole if he will help them recover some bogus moneymaking...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Lloyd Bridges

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  • 1986
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    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    7.6 1986 HD

    Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Marilyn Monroe

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  • 1947
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    Follow That Music
    Follow That Music

    1 1947 HD

    Two reel comedy starring Gene Krupa as an Orchestra leader trying to make it in New York.

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Gene Krupa

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  • 1947
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    Born to Kill
    Born to Kill

    6.677 1947 HD

    Helen Brent has just received a Reno divorce. That night, she discovers her neighbor Laury Palmer and a gentleman caller murdered in Palmer's home....

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Claire Trevor

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  • 1947
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    A Likely Story
    A Likely Story

    4.2 1947 HD

    A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself to prove to him that he's not.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bill Williams

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  • 1946
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    Bedlam
    Bedlam

    6.5 1946 HD

    London, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Boris Karloff

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  • 1963
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    Promises! Promises!
    Promises! Promises!

    4.8 1963 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jayne Mansfield

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  • 1964
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    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3.182 1964 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mamie Van Doren

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  • 1964
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    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3.182 1964 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mamie Van Doren

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  • 1964
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    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
    3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt

    3.182 1964 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mamie Van Doren

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  • 1959
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    The Rookie
    The Rookie

    1 1959 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tommy Noonan

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  • 1963
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    Promises! Promises!
    Promises! Promises!

    4.8 1963 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jayne Mansfield

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  • 1969
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    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    7.125 1969 HD

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jim Nabors

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  • 1972
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    My Three Sons
    My Three Sons

    6.359 1972 HD

    A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Fred MacMurray

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  • 1960
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    The Millionaire
    The Millionaire

    5 1960 HD

    An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Marvin Miller

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  • 1965
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    Valentine's Day
    Valentine's Day

    1 1965 HD

    Valentine's Day is a 1964 comedy television series that appeared on ABC's schedule. The series starred Tony Franciosa as Valentine Farrow, a swinging...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jack Soo

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  • 1955
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    Hollywood Preview
    Hollywood Preview

    6 1955 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Conrad Nagel

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  • 1959
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    The Big Party
    The Big Party

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1968
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    Batman
    Batman

    7.318 1968 HD

    Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Adam West

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