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Ad libitum (/ædˈlɪbᵻtəm/) is Latin for "at one's pleasure"; it is often shortened to "ad lib" (as an adjective or adverb) or "ad-lib" (as a verb or noun). The roughly synonymous phrase a bene placito ("in accordance with [one's] good pleasure") is less common but, in its Italian form a piacere, entered the musical lingua franca (see below).
The phrase "at liberty" is often associated mnemonically (because of the alliteration of the lib- syllable), although it is not the translation (there is no cognation between libitum and liber). Libido is the etymologically closer cognate known in English.
As a direction in sheet music, ad libitum indicates that the performer or conductor has one of a variety of types of discretion with respect to a given passage:
Actors: John Banner (actor), Otto Reichow (actor), James Conaty (actor), Edward Earle (actor), Clint Eastwood (actor), Ray Collins (actor), James Flavin (actor), Raymond Greenleaf (actor), Rock Hudson (actor), David Janssen (actor), Kurt Katch (actor), John Mylong (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Jerry Paris (actor), George Sanders (actor),
Plot: In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family.
Keywords: arrest, artist, based-on-play, daughter, doctor, family-reunion, flashback, foreign-language-adaptation, girl, hit-by-a-truckActors: Jack Gargan (actor), Joe Gray (actor), Gordon B. Clarke (actor), Tom Coleman (actor), Paul Dubov (actor), Jay C. Flippen (actor), Sam Finn (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), Stanley Brown (actor), Nicky Blair (actor), Tony Curtis (actor), Hal Conklin (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), Don Keefer (actor), Chuck Hamilton (actor),
Plot: Youth gang leader Jerry Florea is shot fleeing from a crime scene by rookie cop Ed Gallagher. Result: "he'll never have children of his own." Ed and Jerry develop a mutually beneficial friendship: Jerry gets the benefit of the doubt, Ed gets information that brings him rapid promotion. As years and jail terms go by, Ed's friendship with this likable rogue becomes strained, as hope for his reform dwindles. Can Jerry redeem himself in the end?
Keywords: number-in-titleActors: Jack Gargan (actor), Joe Gray (actor), Gordon B. Clarke (actor), Tom Coleman (actor), Paul Dubov (actor), Jay C. Flippen (actor), Sam Finn (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), Stanley Brown (actor), Nicky Blair (actor), Tony Curtis (actor), Hal Conklin (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), Don Keefer (actor), Chuck Hamilton (actor),
Plot: Youth gang leader Jerry Florea is shot fleeing from a crime scene by rookie cop Ed Gallagher. Result: "he'll never have children of his own." Ed and Jerry develop a mutually beneficial friendship: Jerry gets the benefit of the doubt, Ed gets information that brings him rapid promotion. As years and jail terms go by, Ed's friendship with this likable rogue becomes strained, as hope for his reform dwindles. Can Jerry redeem himself in the end?
Keywords: number-in-titleActors: Jack Gargan (actor), Joe Gray (actor), Gordon B. Clarke (actor), Tom Coleman (actor), Paul Dubov (actor), Jay C. Flippen (actor), Sam Finn (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), Stanley Brown (actor), Nicky Blair (actor), Tony Curtis (actor), Hal Conklin (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), Don Keefer (actor), Chuck Hamilton (actor),
Plot: Youth gang leader Jerry Florea is shot fleeing from a crime scene by rookie cop Ed Gallagher. Result: "he'll never have children of his own." Ed and Jerry develop a mutually beneficial friendship: Jerry gets the benefit of the doubt, Ed gets information that brings him rapid promotion. As years and jail terms go by, Ed's friendship with this likable rogue becomes strained, as hope for his reform dwindles. Can Jerry redeem himself in the end?
Keywords: number-in-titleActors: Jack Gargan (actor), Joe Gray (actor), Gordon B. Clarke (actor), Tom Coleman (actor), Paul Dubov (actor), Jay C. Flippen (actor), Sam Finn (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), Stanley Brown (actor), Nicky Blair (actor), Tony Curtis (actor), Hal Conklin (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), Don Keefer (actor), Chuck Hamilton (actor),
Plot: Youth gang leader Jerry Florea is shot fleeing from a crime scene by rookie cop Ed Gallagher. Result: "he'll never have children of his own." Ed and Jerry develop a mutually beneficial friendship: Jerry gets the benefit of the doubt, Ed gets information that brings him rapid promotion. As years and jail terms go by, Ed's friendship with this likable rogue becomes strained, as hope for his reform dwindles. Can Jerry redeem himself in the end?
Keywords: number-in-titleActors: Frank Hagney (actor), Jack Kenny (actor), Fred Graham (actor), Byron Foulger (actor), Scott Brady (actor), Trevor Bardette (actor), Charles Cane (actor), Richard Alexander (actor), Stanley Blystone (actor), John Daheim (actor), John Dierkes (actor), Leif Erickson (actor), Charles Evans (actor), Paul Fierro (actor), Ian MacDonald (actor),
Plot: Francie Landereaux is one of 29 women on a voyage to California on a barter-bride deal in which any qualified man can buy a wife. Unknown to the sponsors, she is already married to a man who has deserted her and she is on the voyage to find him. The husband is a wanted man and Shard Benton captures him in Panama for the reward. When the ship reaches California, Francine takes a job with Monty Breed, an old enemy of Benton. The husband returns and is killed by Breed. Benton and Breed gamble with Francine at stake.
Keywords: 1840s, argument, band, bartender, bride, california, cantina, cargo, crooked-gambler, damActors: Tudor Owen (actor), Reginald Simpson (actor), Richard Alexander (actor), Patrick O'Moore (actor), Jack Raine (actor), Michael Dugan (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Jimmy Aubrey (actor), Jack Carson (actor), Arthur Gould-Porter (actor), William Demarest (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), John McKee (actor), Roger Moore (actor), Ann Codee (actress),
Plot: The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!
Keywords: breaking-the-fourth-wall, cheesecake, female-in-swimsuit, part-animation, swimming, swimming-the-english-channel