LYCOS RETRIEVER
Henry Fonda: War
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A shy busboy (Henry Fonda) devotes himself to a disinterested nightclub singer (Lucille Ball) who only dates wealthy men. When Ball is injured by a vicious gangster, she's deserted by all of her so-called friends and finds Fonda is the only person willing to take care of her. Warm and witty Damon Runyon tale ... stars Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, and Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; bonus shorts "Calling All Girls" (1942), "The Hep Cat" (1942).
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When Henry Fonda locked his bright blue eyes on a freckled, towheaded kid and shot him in 1968's Once Upon Time in the West, it was one of the most shocking moments in movie history. Coming as it did in the midst of the Vietnam War, some saw it as a statement about America, because for many around the world Fonda was a uniquely American hero.
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In 1976, Fonda appeared in several notable television productions, the first being Collision Course, the story of the volatile relationship between President Harry Truman (E.G. Marshall) and General MacArthur (Fonda), produced by ABC. After an appearance in the acclaimed Showtime broadcast of Almos' a Man, based on a story by Richard Wright, he starred in the epic NBC miniseries Captains and Kings, based on Taylor Caldwell's novel. Three years later, he appeared in ABC's Roots: The Next Generations, but the miniseries was overshadowed by its predecessor, Roots. Also in 1976, Fonda starred in the World War II blockbuster Midway.
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