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    Pat O'Malley

    1890-09-02 (134 years old) in Forest City, Pennsylvania, USA

    Often confused with the British-born comic actor J. Pat O'Malley, who is the better remembered, silent dramatic film star Pat O'Malley had an enduring career that stands on its own. He was of solid Irish-American stock, born in Forest City, Pennsylvania, in 1890. A one-time railroad switchman, he also had circus experience by the time he discovered an interest in movie making. He began with the Kalem Studio in 1913 and appeared in a few Irish films before signing on with Thomas Edison's company in 1914. The following year, he married actress Lillian Wilkes, and three of their children, Eileen, Mary Katherine, and Sheila, would become actors as well. His brother Charles O'Malley was a sometime actor, appearing in westerns on occasion. His first identifiable film is The Alien (1913). He began freelancing in 1916 and from then on, appeared in scores of silents as both a rugged and romantic lead, some classic films being The Heart of Humanity (1918), My Wild Irish Rose (1922), and The Virginian (1923). He did not age well come sound pictures, and he was quickly relegated to supporting parts. He appeared in hundreds upon hundreds of bits (mostly unbilled) until 1956, when he retired. He died a decade later.

    Movies

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    The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
    100 %|Nov 14, 2019
    Documentary, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction
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    Days of Wine and Roses
    75 %|Feb 4, 1963
    Drama, Romance
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    Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
    65 %|Apr 1, 1956
    Western
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    A Star Is Born
    71.01 %|Oct 1, 1954
    Drama, Music, Romance
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    The Wild One
    65.75999999999999 %|Dec 30, 1953
    Drama
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    Small Town Girl
    57 %|Apr 10, 1953
    Music, Romance
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    The Bad and the Beautiful
    73 %|Dec 25, 1952
    Drama, Romance
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    Everything I Have Is Yours
    58 %|Oct 31, 1952
    Drama
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    The Old West
    50 %|Sep 29, 1952
    Western
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    The Killer That Stalked New York
    61 %|Oct 6, 1950
    Thriller
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    Mule Train
    50 %|Feb 22, 1950
    Western
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    The Reckless Moment
    68 %|Dec 9, 1949
    Drama, Thriller
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    All the King's Men
    69.56 %|Nov 16, 1949
    Drama
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    The Big Steal
    65.27 %|Jul 1, 1949
    Crime, Thriller
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    The Secret Of St. Ives
    60 %|Jun 30, 1949
    Action, Adventure, History
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    The Doolins of Oklahoma
    68 %|May 27, 1949
    Western
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    Alias Nick Beal
    69 %|Mar 4, 1949
    Drama, Crime, Fantasy
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    Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
    56 %|Mar 2, 1949
    Crime, Mystery
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    The Man from Colorado
    67 %|Aug 7, 1948
    Western, Drama
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    Key Witness
    46 %|Oct 9, 1947
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    The Missing Juror
    60 %|Nov 16, 1944
    Mystery
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    One Mysterious Night
    58.89 %|Oct 21, 1944
    Mystery, Crime
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    The Whistler
    59 %|Mar 30, 1944
    Thriller, Mystery
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    Sailor's Holiday
    0 %|Feb 24, 1944
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Racket Man
    60 %|Jan 18, 1944
    Crime, Drama
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    Double Up
    0 %|Dec 29, 1943
    Comedy
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    Destroyer
    66 %|Aug 19, 1943
    Adventure, Drama, War
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    Batman
    64 %|Jul 16, 1943
    Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller, War
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    Redhead from Manhattan
    47 %|May 6, 1943
    Comedy
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    Mission to Moscow
    52 %|Apr 29, 1943
    War, Drama, History
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    Quiet Please, Murder
    66 %|Mar 19, 1943
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Duck Soup
    0 %|Dec 18, 1942
    Comedy
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    Gentleman Jim
    71.67 %|Nov 14, 1942
    Drama, Comedy
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    Deep in the Heart of Texas
    50 %|Sep 25, 1942
    Western
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    The Glass Key
    65.9 %|Sep 8, 1942
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    Thru Different Eyes
    0 %|Jun 19, 1942
    Drama, Crime
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    This Gun for Hire
    69.41 %|Apr 24, 1942
    Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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    Murder in the Big House
    65 %|Apr 11, 1942
    Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance
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    Gang Busters
    52 %|Mar 31, 1942
    Crime
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    Over My Dead Body
    0 %|Jan 15, 1942
    Mystery, Comedy
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    Blue, White, and Perfect
    63 %|Jan 6, 1942
    Crime, Mystery, Romance
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    Steel Against the Sky
    50 %|Dec 13, 1941
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
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    The Great Man's Lady
    62.73 %|Oct 31, 1941
    Western, Drama, Romance
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    Honky Tonk
    64 %|Oct 1, 1941
    Western, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime
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    Reg'lar Fellers
    43 %|Sep 5, 1941
    Crime, Adventure, Comedy
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    Cracked Nuts
    0 %|Jul 2, 1941
    Comedy
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    Law of the Range
    50 %|Jun 20, 1941
    Music, Western
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    Pals of the Pecos
    0 %|Apr 7, 1941
    Western
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    The Great Mr. Nobody
    53 %|Feb 15, 1941
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
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    Blonde Inspiration
    54 %|Feb 7, 1941
    Comedy
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    The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
    62 %|Dec 24, 1940
    Action, Adventure
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    The Bank Dick
    64.53 %|Nov 29, 1940
    Comedy
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    Little Nellie Kelly
    60 %|Nov 22, 1940
    Comedy, Family
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    East of the River
    57 %|Nov 9, 1940
    Crime, Drama
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    A Dispatch from Reuters
    57 %|Oct 19, 1940
    Drama, History
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    Lucky Cisco Kid
    56 %|Jun 28, 1940
    Western
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    A Fugitive from Justice
    35 %|Jun 15, 1940
    Crime
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    Girl in 313
    56 %|May 31, 1940
    Crime, Drama
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    Rocky Mountain Rangers
    0 %|May 24, 1940
    Western
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    Tear Gas Squad
    48 %|May 4, 1940
    Drama, Crime
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    Shooting High
    80 %|Apr 25, 1940
    Music, Action, Comedy, Western
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    The House Across the Bay
    53 %|Mar 1, 1940
    Drama
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    Castle on the Hudson
    68 %|Feb 17, 1940
    Crime, Drama
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    The Saint's Double Trouble
    55.83 %|Jan 26, 1940
    Crime, Mystery
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    Remember the Night
    73.4 %|Jan 19, 1940
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
    40 %|Jan 11, 1940
    Crime, Drama
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    Emergency Squad
    50 %|Jan 5, 1940
    Drama, Action, Crime
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    Invisible Stripes
    61 %|Dec 30, 1939
    Crime, Drama
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    The Light That Failed
    60 %|Dec 24, 1939
    Drama
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    The Night of Nights
    0 %|Dec 1, 1939
    Drama
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    The Roaring Twenties
    74.7 %|Oct 28, 1939
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    The Housekeeper's Daughter
    35 %|Oct 26, 1939
    Comedy
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    Smashing the Money Ring
    50 %|Oct 21, 1939
    Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    The Escape
    55 %|Oct 5, 1939
    Crime, Drama
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    Dust Be My Destiny
    61 %|Sep 16, 1939
    Crime, Drama
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    Frontier Marshal
    60 %|Jul 28, 1939
    Western
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    Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
    69 %|Jul 7, 1939
    Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    Stunt Pilot
    0 %|Jun 30, 1939
    Crime, Adventure
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    Five Came Back
    63 %|Jun 23, 1939
    Adventure, Drama
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    Wolf Call
    45 %|May 22, 1939
    Romance, Adventure
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    Women in the Wind
    68 %|Apr 15, 1939
    Adventure
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    They Made Her a Spy
    60 %|Apr 14, 1939
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    Dodge City
    68.56 %|Apr 8, 1939
    Western
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    Let Us Live
    66 %|Mar 29, 1939
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Romance of the Redwoods
    60 %|Mar 29, 1939
    Romance, Action, Adventure
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    Sergeant Madden
    60 %|Mar 24, 1939
    Crime, Drama
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    Secret Service of the Air
    58 %|Mar 4, 1939
    Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Persons in Hiding
    35 %|Feb 10, 1939
    Drama, Crime
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    The Phantom Creeps
    42 %|Jan 7, 1939
    Science Fiction, Horror
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    Always Goodbye
    68 %|Jun 24, 1938
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    He Couldn't Say No
    55 %|Mar 19, 1938
    Crime, Adventure, Comedy
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    Love on a Budget
    0 %|Mar 4, 1938
    Comedy
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    Alcatraz Island
    49 %|Oct 13, 1937
    Romance, Drama, Action, Crime
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    Music for Madame
    50 %|Oct 8, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    Ever Since Eve
    58 %|Jul 15, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    Parnell
    46 %|Jun 4, 1937
    Drama, History, Romance
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    The Great Hospital Mystery
    40 %|May 14, 1937
    Mystery
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    Beloved Enemy
    61 %|Dec 25, 1936
    Drama, Romance
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    Wanted: Jane Turner
    53 %|Dec 4, 1936
    Adventure, Action
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    Hollywood Boulevard
    25 %|Aug 20, 1936
    Drama
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    Crash Donovan
    0 %|Aug 1, 1936
    Drama
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    36 Hours to Kill
    53 %|Jul 24, 1936
    Drama, Romance
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    High Tension
    54 %|Jul 10, 1936
    Comedy
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    The Big Noise
    50 %|Jun 22, 1936
    Comedy
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    Trouble for Two
    60 %|May 29, 1936
    Drama, Adventure
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    Champagne Charlie
    48 %|May 6, 1936
    Drama, Crime
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    Exclusive Story
    65 %|Jan 17, 1936
    Crime
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    Paddy O'Day
    70 %|Jan 17, 1936
    Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
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    We're Only Human
    65 %|Dec 27, 1935
    Crime, Drama
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    Heir to Trouble
    0 %|Dec 17, 1935
    Action, Western, Romance, Music
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    The Fighting Marines
    60 %|Nov 22, 1935
    Action
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    His Family Tree
    45 %|Sep 29, 1935
    Comedy
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    Special Agent
    63 %|Sep 14, 1935
    Drama, Crime
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    Public Hero Number 1
    62 %|May 31, 1935
    Crime, Drama
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    The Drunkard
    0 %|Apr 3, 1935
    Western
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    The Perfect Clue
    57 %|Mar 13, 1935
    Comedy, Crime
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    Girl in Danger
    0 %|Sep 11, 1934
    Mystery, Action, Crime
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    The Crime Doctor
    35 %|Mar 14, 1934
    Crime, Drama
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    Love Past Thirty
    0 %|Feb 14, 1934
    Comedy, Drama, Music
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    Pirate Treasure
    40 %|Jan 29, 1934
    Action, Adventure
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    Perils of Pauline
    57 %|Nov 5, 1933
    Action, Adventure
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    A Man of Sentiment
    0 %|Sep 15, 1933
    Drama, Romance
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    Before Dawn
    56 %|Aug 4, 1933
    Mystery, Drama
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    Riot Squad
    45 %|Jul 25, 1933
    Drama, Action, Crime
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    Laughing at Life
    60 %|Jul 12, 1933
    Adventure, Drama
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    I Love That Man
    0 %|Jul 7, 1933
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Whirlwind
    0 %|Apr 13, 1933
    Western
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    Mystery of the Wax Museum
    64.85000000000001 %|Feb 18, 1933
    Horror, Mystery
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    Parachute Jumper
    61 %|Jan 28, 1933
    Drama
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    Frisco Jenny
    63 %|Jan 14, 1933
    Drama
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    Sundown Rider
    0 %|Dec 30, 1932
    Western
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    The Penal Code
    60 %|Dec 23, 1932
    Drama, Crime
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    Call Her Savage
    57.5 %|Nov 24, 1932
    Drama
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    The Fighting Gentleman
    0 %|Oct 7, 1932
    Drama
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    Those We Love
    60 %|Sep 11, 1932
    Drama
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    Klondike
    53 %|Aug 29, 1932
    Adventure, Drama
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    Exposure
    20 %|Aug 20, 1932
    Drama
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    American Madness
    71 %|Aug 15, 1932
    Drama, Crime
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    Speed Madness
    0 %|Jul 29, 1932
    Action, Adventure
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    Attorney for the Defense
    60 %|May 21, 1932
    Drama
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    High Speed
    20 %|Apr 2, 1932
    Crime, Action
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    The Reckoning
    44 %|Feb 15, 1932
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    The Shadow of the Eagle
    54 %|Feb 1, 1932
    Action
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    The Fighting Marshal
    60 %|Nov 25, 1931
    Western
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    The Lightning Warrior
    50 %|Nov 1, 1931
    Action, Western, Adventure
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    Night Life in Reno
    41 %|Nov 1, 1931
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    Anybody's Blonde
    0 %|Nov 1, 1931
    Drama
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    The Sky Spider
    25 %|Oct 1, 1931
    Action, Adventure, Drama
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    Homicide Squad
    0 %|Aug 1, 1931
    Crime, Drama
    actor
    The Costume Falls
    0 %|Feb 5, 1931
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    Mothers Cry
    0 %|Dec 4, 1930
    Drama
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    The Fall Guy
    55 %|Jun 15, 1930
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    The Man I Love
    45 %|May 25, 1929
    Comedy
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    Alibi
    59.47 %|Apr 20, 1929
    Crime, Drama
    actor
    Perch of the Devil
    0 %|Mar 6, 1927
    Drama
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    Spangles
    0 %|Nov 7, 1926
    Drama
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    My Old Dutch
    0 %|May 23, 1926
    Drama, Romance
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    The Midnight Sun
    0 %|Apr 23, 1926
    Drama
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    The Teaser
    10 %|Sep 6, 1925
    Comedy, Romance
    actor
    The Fighting Cub
    0 %|Jul 27, 1925
    Drama
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    Proud Flesh
    60 %|Apr 27, 1925
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Let Women Alone
    0 %|Jan 4, 1925
    Comedy
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    The Mine with the Iron Door
    0 %|Oct 2, 1924
    Western
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    Bread
    0 %|Aug 4, 1924
    Drama
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    The Fighting American
    55 %|May 26, 1924
    Adventure, Drama
    actor
    The Beauty Prize
    0 %|May 14, 1924
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    Happiness
    0 %|Mar 9, 1924
    Comedy
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    Fools Highway
    0 %|Mar 1, 1924
    Drama
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    The Man from Brodney's
    0 %|Dec 16, 1923
    Adventure, Drama, Romance
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    The Eternal Struggle
    0 %|Oct 8, 1923
    Crime, Drama, Western
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    Cause for Divorce
    10 %|Oct 6, 1923
    Drama
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    The Virginian
    50 %|Sep 29, 1923
    Western
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    Slippy McGee
    0 %|Jun 11, 1923
    Drama
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    Brass
    30 %|Mar 4, 1923
    Drama, Romance
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    The Last Hour
    0 %|Jan 1, 1923
    Crime
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    My Wild Irish Rose
    0 %|Aug 30, 1922
    Drama
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    A Game Chicken
    0 %|Feb 26, 1922
    Comedy, Romance
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    False Kisses
    0 %|Nov 21, 1921
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    Bob Hampton of Placer
    0 %|May 1, 1921
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    Dinty
    52 %|Nov 21, 1920
    Adventure, Comedy
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    The Breath of the Gods
    0 %|Jul 25, 1920
    Drama
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    Go and Get It
    60 %|Jul 18, 1920
    Mystery, Comedy, Drama
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    The Blooming Angel
    0 %|Feb 8, 1920
    Comedy
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    False Evidence
    0 %|Apr 21, 1919
    Drama
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    The Red Glove
    0 %|Mar 17, 1919
    Action, Thriller, Western
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    The Heart of Humanity
    61 %|Dec 21, 1918
    Drama, Romance, War
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    The Prussian Cur
    0 %|Sep 1, 1918
    Drama, War
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    Hit-the-Trail Holliday
    0 %|Jun 16, 1918
    Comedy
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    Her Boy
    0 %|Jan 28, 1918
    Drama
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    The Love That Lives
    0 %|Jul 9, 1917
    Drama
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    The Tell-Tale Step
    0 %|May 28, 1917
    Crime, Drama
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    The Law of the North
    60 %|Apr 2, 1917
    Drama, Adventure
    actor
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    60 %|Jun 1, 1916
    Drama, Horror
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    Gladiola
    0 %|Oct 15, 1915
    Drama
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    On Dangerous Paths
    0 %|Jul 23, 1915
    Drama
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    All for Old Ireland
    0 %|Jul 13, 1915
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    The Voice of the Violin
    50 %|Mar 5, 1915

    Series

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    Thriller
    64 %|Sep 13, 1960
    Crime
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    The Twilight Zone
    84.39999999999999 %|Oct 2, 1959
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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    The Twilight Zone
    84.39999999999999 %|Oct 2, 1959
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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    The Twilight Zone
    84.39999999999999 %|Oct 2, 1959
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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    Law of the Plainsman
    60 %|Oct 1, 1959
    Western
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    Black Saddle
    60 %|Jan 10, 1959
    Western, Drama
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    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
    66 %|Jan 7, 1958
    Mystery, Drama
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    M Squad
    52 %|Sep 20, 1957
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    State Trooper
    50 %|Sep 25, 1956
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Western
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    Highway Patrol
    58 %|Oct 3, 1955
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    77 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime