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"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.
The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either openly or via sabotage.
The earliest recorded use[citation needed] of the term "the Man" in the American sense dates back to a letter written by a young Alexander Hamilton in September 1772, when he was 15. In a letter to his father James Hamilton, published in the Royal Dutch-American Gazette, he described the response of the Dutch governor of St. Croix to a hurricane that raked that island on August 31, 1772. "Our General has issued several very salutary and humane regulations and both in his publick and private measures, has shewn himself the Man." [dubious – discuss] In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.
Actors: Richard Portnow (actor), Xander Berkeley (actor), Carly Pope (actress), Michelle Krusiec (actress), Fanny Veliz (actress), Jeff Marchelletta (actor), Robert Knott (actor), Jeff Marchelletta (producer), Rhys Coiro (actor), Channing Chase (actress), Jason A. Payne (editor), Sumiko Braun (actress), Sumiko Braun (producer), Logan Clarke (actor), Andrea Lwin (actress),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Mike Groner (miscellaneous crew), Corbin Bernsen (producer), Corbin Bernsen (actor), Corbin Bernsen (writer), Corbin Bernsen (director), George Newbern (actor), Christopher Kaczmarek (actor), Christopher Morrow (producer), Ethan Holzman (editor), Richard Fike (actor), Sarah Willgrube (miscellaneous crew), Megyn Price (actress), Kelly Thewlis (miscellaneous crew), Max Eberle (miscellaneous crew), Kevin Crowley (actor),
Plot: Martin Taylor has totally lost touch with his family. He has no clue who his teenage daughter's friends are, why his son only communicates with an electronic sign outside his bedroom door, or why his youngest child only watches faith TV. Convinced the family needs to reconnect, Martin surprises the wife and kids with a little experiment-he locks them in their own home with no power, no heat, no running water, and absolutely no contact with the world outside! The sudden holiday staycation isn't what the Taylors had in mind for the weekend, but they'll have to team up to prove they can survive Dad's wacky mission. With a heartfelt message and some persistence, one little member of the family helps put their priorities back in the pews, because they'll need all the faith they have to get through this!
Keywords: christmasActors: Stone Van Gorder (actor), Ryan Caldwell (actor), Alberto Marenco (director), Alberto Marenco (writer), Alberto Marenco (actor), Anora Lyn (actress), Alex Hafner (actor), Damian Greco (actor), Geoffrey Roth (producer), Geoffrey Roth (editor), Meital Levy (actress), Eduardo Jasbon (composer),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Steve DiGennaro (actor), Tom Bragg (director), Jim Harkins (producer), Jim Harkins (writer), Jim Harkins (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Corbin Bernsen (actor), Robert Hatch (actor), E. Roger Mitchell (actor), Joan Severance (actress), Bren Allison (actress), Michael Valverde (producer), Michael Valverde (director), Keith G. Lewis (costume designer), Charles Van Eman (actor), Marian Wagner (actress), Nina Jones (actress), Steve Barnes (actor), Steve Barnes (producer), Steve Barnes (producer), Sarah Cooper (actress),
Plot: When Sam Taylor (Rodney Scott) meets Lisa Wayne (Joan Severance), he experiences every 18-year old guy's ultimate fantasy: no-strings-attached sex with a beautiful, uninhibited older woman. However, as the summer between high school and college wears on, Sam learns that when it comes to sex there are always strings attached. Sam unwittingly becomes a pawn in Lisa's twisted emotional game.
Keywords: female-nudity, independent-film, infidelity, motel, parking-lot, police, police-officer, seduction, sexActors: James Brown (actor), Don Brodie (actor), Jack Carson (actor), Robert Carson (actor), George Chesebro (actor), Benny Burt (actor), Douglas Evans (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), John Gallaudet (actor), Ross Hunter (actor), Jess Kirkpatrick (actor), John Litel (actor), George Meader (actor), John Eldredge (actor), George Pembroke (actor),
Plot: Actor Ben Castle is a phony singing cowboy who can not ride, sing, or act, and is afraid of guns and horses and the first one out the door when trouble breaks out. His studio hires attorney Abigail Furnival, to get him out of trouble with a big-time gambler because he can not pay off a gambling debt. And the next thing she knows is that she has married him. The gambler decides to write off the debt when he learns that Abigail is the daughter of an old friend. But the gambler is murdered, and Ben appears to be involved.
Keywords: 1950s, attorney, boots, bride, california, cigarette-smoking, contract, debt, desk-clerk, doubleActors: Don Beddoe (actor), Milton Carruth (editor), William Challee (actor), Edmund Cobb (actor), Whit Bissell (actor), Dan Duryea (actor), Wilton Graff (actor), Rex Lease (actor), Fritz Leiber (actor), Fredric March (actor), Edmond O'Brien (actor), Yvonne Wood (costume designer), Daniele Amfitheatrof (composer), Libby Taylor (actress), Virginia Farmer (actress),
Plot: Fifteen years after the Civil War the people of Bowden, Alabama still hate Marcus Hubbard for wartime profiteering. He's also at odds with wife Lavinia and his sons, conniving Ben and weak Oscar; but beautiful daughter Regina gets all she wants from him. Conflicts intensify when Regina gets involved with John Bagtry, scion of the old gentry, and Oscar with the Ku Klux Klan; on a stormy night, family relationships unravel.
Keywords: 1860s, 1870s, 19th-century, alabama, based-on-play, bigot, bigotry, blackmail, brother-brother-relationship, brother-sister-relationshipActors: Holbrook N. Todd (editor), Roy Bucko (actor), Ed Cassidy (actor), Frank Ellis (actor), Jack Evans (actor), Art Felix (actor), Herman Hack (actor), Henry Hall (actor), Chick Hannan (actor), Jack Hendricks (actor), Jack Ingram (actor), Charles King (actor), Bob Kortman (actor), Kermit Maynard (actor), Arthur Alexander (producer),
Plot: Rangers Dave and Panhandle arrive and are joined by Lawyer Tex to try and stop the range war between the ranchers and the sheep men. After they jail the ranchers for attacking the sheep men, they are lead away from town by a decoy as the real culprits head for town to kill the ranchers and blame the sheep men.
Keywords: ambush, b-movie, b-western, bartender, branding, cabin, cattleman, crook, dedication, escapeActors: Ted J. Kent (editor), Barbara Pepper (actress), Minerva Urecal (actress), Irving Starr (producer), Eric Taylor (writer), Vera West (costume designer), Don Brodie (actor), Roland Drew (actor), Bill Elliott (actor), Preston Foster (actor), Byron Foulger (actor), Eddie Hall (actor), Gordon Hart (actor), Al Hill (actor), Thomas E. Jackson (actor),
Genres: Action, Crime, Mystery,Actors: Robert Sisk (producer), William Demarest (actor), Barney Furey (actor), Thurston Hall (actor), George Irving (actor), Alan Curtis (actor), Christy Cabanne (director), Si Jenks (actor), Donald Kerr (actor), Guy Kibbee (actor), Wilfred Lucas (actor), Lynne Overman (actor), Garry Owen (actor), Bradley Page (actor), Frank M. Thomas (actor),
Plot: Arch schemer Major Manning is fresh from prison but eager to hatch another "deal". He concocts a plan with his associates to sell stock in a worthless gold mine and skip with the profits. But first they need to establish the proper front. With money they borrow from Steve's wife--who thinks the money is being used to start a legitimate business--they rent a posh office, hire seasoned telemarketers to make the pitch and convince a dim newspaper columnist to lend the organization his prestigious-sounding name. The stocks sell like hotcakes and things look rosey for the boys. But when the little woman starts asking Steve too many questions; and when the rube fronting the company decides to take his job seriously; and when a customer complains to the authorities, prompting a detective to start nosing around the office--things begins to unravel for the Major.
Keywords: based-on-play, con-artist, criminal-rehabilitation, editor, ex-convict, gold, new-mexico, new-york-city, police-inspector, postal-fraud