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A tart is a baked dish consisting of a filling over a pastry base with an open top not covered with pastry. The pastry is usually shortcrust pastry; the filling may be sweet or savoury, though modern tarts are usually fruit-based, sometimes with custard. Tartlet refers to a miniature tart.
The categories of 'tart', 'flan', and 'pie' overlap, with no sharp distinctions, though 'pie' is the more common term in the United States.
Early medieval tarts generally had meat fillings, but later ones were often based on fruit and custard.
Tarte Tatin is an upside-down tart, of apples, other fruit, or onions.
Savoury tarts include quiche, a family of savoury tarts with a mostly custard filling; German zwiebelkuchen 'onion tart', and Swiss cheese tart made from Gruyere.
A tart can also be term for a prostitute or a promiscuous woman.
Actors: William Butler (writer), Victoria De Mare (actress), Mindy Robinson (actress), Charles Band (producer), Charles Band (director), Timothy A. Bennett (actor), Mindy Robinson (actress), Tommy Chong (actor), John Karyus (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Sonny Carl Davis (actor), Peter Stickles (actor), Leroy Patterson (miscellaneous crew), Leroy Patterson (miscellaneous crew), Amy Paffrath (actress),
Plot: It's a War of the Colossal Freaks when serial killing cookie, GINGERDEAD MAN, tracks down the lone survivor of his murderous rampage, SARAH LEIGH (Robin Sydney), to take care of unfinished business. But his devious plans go up in smoke when Sarah meets LARNELL (John Patrick Jordan), who has a pint-sized problem of his own. The EVIL BONG, EEBEE, has been unleashed once again. Bodies begin to pile up as Gingerdead Man carves a path for them. Their only salvation is to turn to help from the dastardly Bong. It's one tough cookie versus one bad trip mother when the two Titans of Terror hash out a war in the Bong World. The stakes have never been higher.
Keywords: bong, gingerbread-manActors: Jing Wong (miscellaneous crew), Nick Cheung (actor), Andy Lau (actor), Rongguang Yu (actor), Deannie Yip (actress), Siu-Kei Lee (producer), Jing Wong (producer), Jing Wong (writer), Jing Wong (director), Charles Heung (miscellaneous crew), Spencer Lam (actor), Michelle Reis (actress), Mo-Chan Chik (actor), Suki Kwan (actress), Yuk Wah Cheung (actor),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Philip Pavel (actor), Vanessa Parise (producer), Vanessa Parise (director), Vanessa Parise (actress), Vanessa Parise (writer), Joe Maruzzo (actor), Scott J. Sloan (editor), Renee Ridgeley (actress), Jeremy Parise (actor),
Genres: Short,Actors: Bertolt Brecht (writer), Jim Broadbent (actor), Timothy Spall (actor), Jeff Rawle (actor), Brand Thumim (editor), Gaye Brown (actress), Roger Booth (actor), Nick Stringer (actor), Dave Atkins (actor), John Boswall (actor), Edward Bennett (writer), Edward Bennett (director), Dinah Stabb (actress), Paul McDowell (actor), Patti Love (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Alvin Rakoff (director), Cyril Shaps (actor), Pamela Carlton (miscellaneous crew), Joan Sims (actress), Michael Caine (actor), Denis Shaw (actor), Diana Dors (actress), Robert Brown (actor), Eddie Constantine (actor), Herbert Lom (actor), Jackie Collins (actress), Odile Versois (actress), Anne Reid (actress), Margaret Tyzack (actress), Jerold Wells (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Morris Ankrum (actor), Rex Evans (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Oliver Blake (actor), Dick Botiller (actor), Leon Ames (actor), Edward Brophy (actor), Wally Cassell (actor), Clancy Cooper (actor), Lloyd Corrigan (actor), Joseph Crehan (actor), Harry Davenport (actor), Tom Dillon (actor), Tom Dugan (actor), Tom Fadden (actor),
Plot: Nick and Nora head to Nick's hometown of Sycamore Springs to spend some time with his parents. His father, a prominent local physician, was always a bit disappointed with Nick's choice of profession in particular and his lifestyle in general. With Nick's arrival however the towns folk, including several of the local criminal element, are convinced that he must be there on a case despite his protestations that he's just there for rest and relaxation. When someone is shot dead on his doorstep however, Nick finds himself working on a case whether he wants to or not.
Keywords: 1940s, art-dealer, baggage-car, banker, bazaar, birthday, birthday-present, childhood-memories, coroner, deckchairActors: Morris Ankrum (actor), Rex Evans (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Oliver Blake (actor), Dick Botiller (actor), Leon Ames (actor), Edward Brophy (actor), Wally Cassell (actor), Clancy Cooper (actor), Lloyd Corrigan (actor), Joseph Crehan (actor), Harry Davenport (actor), Tom Dillon (actor), Tom Dugan (actor), Tom Fadden (actor),
Plot: Nick and Nora head to Nick's hometown of Sycamore Springs to spend some time with his parents. His father, a prominent local physician, was always a bit disappointed with Nick's choice of profession in particular and his lifestyle in general. With Nick's arrival however the towns folk, including several of the local criminal element, are convinced that he must be there on a case despite his protestations that he's just there for rest and relaxation. When someone is shot dead on his doorstep however, Nick finds himself working on a case whether he wants to or not.
Keywords: 1940s, art-dealer, baggage-car, banker, bazaar, birthday, birthday-present, childhood-memories, coroner, deckchairActors: Creighton Hale (actor), Don Brodie (actor), George Bunny (actor), John Gough (actor), Allan Cavan (actor), Russ Clark (actor), Harry Depp (actor), John T. Dillon (actor), Warner Baxter (actor), William Arnold (actor), Bobby Dunn (actor), Stepin Fetchit (actor), Dick Foran (actor), James Gordon (actor), Harry Harvey (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Charles Bickford (actor), Georgie Billings (actor), Ed Brady (actor), Roger Gray (actor), Paul Harvey (actor), William Henry (actor), Samuel S. Hinds (actor), Sterling Holloway (actor), DeWitt Jennings (actor), Charles Lane (actor), Robert Emmett O'Connor (actor), Purnell Pratt (actor), Jackie Searl (actor), Robert Taylor (actor), Benny Baker (actor),
Plot: Naomi is almost to term with her fourth child when Ed decides to leave taking all their money and the oldest son Curtis. With the sheriff after him, he is in no mood to think of his family. When he struggles with Naomi, he is killed. Naomi dumps his body out in the swamp and keeps tells no one. She then moves to town and finds works. When the sheriff comes lookin' for Ed, she moves to Waldo and changes her last name. She starts sewing at home and eventually has her own shop called 'Naomi's'. She is tough on the kids, but loving, to make them strong as she promises herself that she will one day go back and stand trial for what happened to Ed. When the kids are of age, and all have good jobs, she finds that she has fallen in love with a newspaperman named Naylor. Circumstances then conspire to make her take that train ride back.
Keywords: 1930s, alias, attorney, bartender, based-on-novel, battered-woman, brute, childbirth, children, cigarette-smokingActors: Edward G. Robinson (actor), Frederick Burton (actor), Sam Rice (actor), Harry Beresford (actor), Preston Foster (actor), Otto Hoffman (actor), Fred Howard (actor), Berton Churchill (actor), John Kelly (actor), Guy Kibbee (actor), Matt McHugh (actor), Edward McWade (actor), J. Carrol Naish (actor), Franklin Parker (actor), Harry Woods (actor),
Plot: Allen claims he his being executed for the wrong murder. Flashbacks show him working with Clark as a riveter. When he makes a killing on the horses he meets Shirley and gets married. When Clark tells him Shirley is unfaithful they fight and Clark falls to his death. Later he finds that Clark was telling the truth.
Keywords: based-on-play, blind-date, bookie, dance-hall, death-penalty, dolly-shot, drill, electric-chair, electrocution, execution