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    Mary Gordon

    1882-05-16 (142 years old) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Gordon (born Mary Gilmour, 16 May 1882 – 23 August 1963) was a Scottish actress, long in the United States, who mainly played housekeepers and mothers, most notably the landlady Mrs. Hudson in the Sherlock Holmes series of movies of the 1940s starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Her body of work included nearly 300 films between 1925 and 1950. With her mother and daughter (both also named Mary), she arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s and began playing variations on the roles she would spend her career on. She became friends with John Ford while making Hangman's House in 1928 and made seven more films with him. In 1939, she took on her best-remembered role as Sherlock Holmes' landlady and played the role in ten films and numerous radio plays. She was a charter member of the Hollywood Canteen, entertaining servicemen throughout the Second World War. On the radio show Those We Love, she played the regular role of Mrs. Emmett. She entered retirement just as television reshaped the entertainment industry, making only a single appearance in that medium. She was active in the Daughters of Scotia auxiliary of the Order of Scottish Clans. She lived out her final years in Pasadena, California with her daughter and grandson. She died at age 81 on 23 August 1963 in Pasadena, California after a long illness.

    Movies

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    West of Wyoming
    60 %|Feb 19, 1950
    Western
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    The File on Thelma Jordon
    65.08 %|Nov 4, 1949
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
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    Deputy Marshal
    68 %|Oct 28, 1949
    Western
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    Haunted Trails
    0 %|Aug 21, 1949
    Western
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    Mr. Soft Touch
    68 %|Jul 28, 1949
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    Tucson
    60 %|Apr 27, 1949
    Western, Drama
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    Clues to Adventure
    60 %|Apr 11, 1949
    Drama, History
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    Shamrock Hill
    10 %|Feb 1, 1949
    Music
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    Highway 13
    57 %|Dec 28, 1948
    Crime, Mystery
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    Kidnapped
    55 %|Nov 28, 1948
    Adventure
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    The Strange Mrs. Crane
    60 %|Oct 7, 1948
    Drama, Crime
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    Fort Apache
    69.88000000000001 %|Jun 14, 1948
    Western
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    Big Town Scandal
    50 %|May 27, 1948
    Crime, Drama
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    Angels' Alley
    40 %|Mar 7, 1948
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
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    The Judge Steps Out
    70 %|Dec 15, 1947
    Drama, Comedy
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    Roses Are Red
    55 %|Nov 10, 1947
    Drama, Crime
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    The Invisible Wall
    54 %|Oct 15, 1947
    Crime
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    Exposed
    58 %|Sep 8, 1947
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    The Long Night
    58.06 %|May 28, 1947
    Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
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    Sister Kenny
    65 %|Oct 10, 1946
    Drama
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    The Dark Horse
    0 %|Jul 19, 1946
    Drama
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    Shadows Over Chinatown
    57 %|Jun 27, 1946
    Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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    In Fast Company
    63 %|Jun 22, 1946
    Comedy
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    Dressed to Kill
    65 %|May 24, 1946
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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    The Hoodlum Saint
    52 %|Apr 4, 1946
    Drama, Music
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    Sentimental Journey
    64 %|Mar 6, 1946
    Drama
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    Little Giant
    53 %|Feb 22, 1946
    Comedy
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    Kitty
    55 %|Oct 16, 1945
    Drama, Romance, History
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    Strange Confession
    68 %|Oct 5, 1945
    Crime, Mystery, Drama, Horror
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    Divorce
    50 %|Aug 18, 1945
    Drama
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    Captain Eddie
    60 %|Jun 18, 1945
    Drama
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    The Woman in Green
    64.25 %|Jun 15, 1945
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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    The Body Snatcher
    70 %|May 25, 1945
    Horror, Thriller
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    Law of the Badlands
    0 %|Apr 14, 1945
    Western
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    See My Lawyer
    60 %|Mar 9, 1945
    Comedy, Music
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    Hollywood Canteen
    73 %|Dec 15, 1944
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    The Last Ride
    62 %|Oct 7, 1944
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Pearl of Death
    70.36 %|Aug 1, 1944
    Thriller, Mystery, Crime
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    Secret Command
    68 %|Jul 30, 1944
    Action, War, Drama
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    Secrets of Scotland Yard
    53 %|Jul 26, 1944
    Mystery
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    Follow the Leader
    35 %|Jun 3, 1944
    Action, Drama, Crime, Comedy, Adventure
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    The Hour Before the Dawn
    50 %|May 10, 1944
    Drama, Romance, War
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    Million Dollar Kid
    64 %|Feb 28, 1944
    Comedy
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    The Racket Man
    60 %|Jan 18, 1944
    Crime, Drama
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    Whispering Footsteps
    53 %|Dec 30, 1943
    Crime, Drama
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    The Spider Woman
    68.66 %|Dec 24, 1943
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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    Smart Guy
    50 %|Dec 17, 1943
    Drama, Crime
    actor
    Here Comes Kelly
    10 %|Sep 19, 1943
    Comedy
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    Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
    68.65 %|Sep 17, 1943
    Mystery, Crime, Horror
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    Two Tickets to London
    60 %|Jun 14, 1943
    Drama
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    Sarong Girl
    0 %|Jun 11, 1943
    Music, Comedy
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    Sherlock Holmes in Washington
    67.35000000000001 %|Mar 24, 1943
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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    Keep 'Em Slugging
    55 %|Mar 1, 1943
    Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, War
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    Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
    63 %|Dec 25, 1942
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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    Gentleman Jim
    71.67 %|Nov 14, 1942
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Mummy's Tomb
    57 %|Oct 23, 1942
    Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
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    Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
    65 %|Sep 18, 1942
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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    Half Way to Shanghai
    0 %|Sep 18, 1942
    Adventure, Mystery
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    The Pride of the Yankees
    73.76 %|Jul 14, 1942
    Drama, Family
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    Powder Town
    37 %|Jun 7, 1942
    Comedy, Drama
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    It Happened in Flatbush
    48 %|May 28, 1942
    Comedy
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    Meet the Stewarts
    60 %|May 21, 1942
    Comedy
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    Dr. Broadway
    50 %|May 9, 1942
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
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    The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
    51 %|Mar 27, 1942
    Horror, Mystery
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    Fly By Night
    64 %|Jan 19, 1942
    Thriller, Comedy
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    Bombay Clipper
    55 %|Jan 11, 1942
    Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, War
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    Blue, White, and Perfect
    63 %|Jan 6, 1942
    Crime, Mystery, Romance
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    Sealed Lips
    58 %|Jan 2, 1942
    Crime
    actor
    Riot Squad
    0 %|Dec 12, 1941
    Crime
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    Borrowed Hero
    40 %|Dec 5, 1941
    Drama, Crime
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    Appointment for Love
    52 %|Oct 31, 1941
    Comedy, Romance
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    It Started with Eve
    71.47999999999999 %|Sep 26, 1941
    Comedy, Romance, Music
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    Unfinished Business
    53 %|Aug 27, 1941
    Comedy, Romance
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    Double Cross
    48 %|Jun 27, 1941
    Crime, Drama
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    Pot o' Gold
    55 %|Apr 3, 1941
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Flight from Destiny
    52 %|Feb 8, 1941
    Crime, Drama
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    The Invisible Woman
    57.01 %|Dec 28, 1940
    Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror
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    Kitty Foyle
    65.35 %|Dec 27, 1940
    Drama, Romance
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    No, No, Nanette
    60 %|Dec 19, 1940
    Music, Comedy
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    Nobody's Children
    0 %|Dec 12, 1940
    Drama, Music
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    Go West
    64.83 %|Dec 6, 1940
    Comedy, Western
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    Public Deb No. 1
    42 %|Sep 13, 1940
    Comedy
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    Young People
    46 %|Aug 30, 1940
    Drama
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    When the Daltons Rode
    60 %|Aug 23, 1940
    Western
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    Queen of the Mob
    45 %|Jun 28, 1940
    Crime, Drama
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    The Last Alarm
    46 %|Jun 25, 1940
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    Brother Orchid
    64 %|Jun 7, 1940
    Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
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    I Take This Oath
    43 %|May 20, 1940
    Drama, Crime
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    Tear Gas Squad
    48 %|May 4, 1940
    Drama, Crime
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    Saps at Sea
    68 %|Apr 29, 1940
    Comedy
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    My Son, My Son!
    43 %|Mar 21, 1940
    Drama, Romance
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    Women Without Names
    48 %|Mar 14, 1940
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    The Invisible Man Returns
    62.42 %|Jan 12, 1940
    Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    The Night of Nights
    0 %|Dec 1, 1939
    Drama
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    Day-time Wife
    63 %|Nov 24, 1939
    Comedy, Romance
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    Rulers of the Sea
    65 %|Nov 8, 1939
    Drama
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    The Marshal Of Mesa City
    80 %|Nov 3, 1939
    Western
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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    78.75 %|Oct 19, 1939
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Escape
    55 %|Oct 5, 1939
    Crime, Drama
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    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    68.44 %|Sep 1, 1939
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
    40 %|Jul 22, 1939
    History
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    She Married a Cop
    50 %|Jul 11, 1939
    Comedy
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    Tell No Tales
    53 %|Jun 12, 1939
    Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    The Jones Family in Hollywood
    0 %|Jun 2, 1939
    Adventure, Comedy, Romance
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    Racketeers of the Range
    62 %|May 26, 1939
    Western
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    Captain Fury
    48 %|May 26, 1939
    Adventure, Action
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    Code of the Streets
    70 %|Apr 13, 1939
    Drama, Crime
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    Broadway Serenade
    62 %|Apr 7, 1939
    Romance, Drama, Music
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    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    71 %|Mar 24, 1939
    Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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    Tail Spin
    58 %|Feb 19, 1939
    Drama
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    Wings of the Navy
    60 %|Feb 11, 1939
    Drama, Romance
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    Off the Record
    60 %|Jan 21, 1939
    Drama
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    Campus Confessions
    42 %|Sep 23, 1938
    Music, Comedy
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    Gateway
    65 %|Aug 5, 1938
    Drama
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    City Streets
    0 %|Jul 1, 1938
    Drama
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    Blond Cheat
    60 %|Jun 17, 1938
    Comedy, Romance, Music
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    Kidnapped
    60 %|May 27, 1938
    Adventure, Drama
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    Mannequin
    60 %|Jan 21, 1938
    Drama, Romance
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    Friend Indeed
    0 %|Dec 28, 1937
    Comedy
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    Lady Behave!
    52 %|Dec 22, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    You're Only Young Once
    55 %|Dec 10, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    A Damsel in Distress
    64 %|Nov 19, 1937
    Music, Comedy, Romance
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    Double Wedding
    65 %|Oct 15, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    You Can't Have Everything
    57 %|Aug 2, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    Meet the Boy Friend
    60 %|Jul 12, 1937
    Romance, Music, Comedy
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    Her Husband Lies
    60 %|Mar 13, 1937
    Crime, Drama
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    The Great O'Malley
    67 %|Feb 13, 1937
    Drama
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    The Plough and the Stars
    56 %|Dec 26, 1936
    Drama
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    After the Thin Man
    73.28 %|Dec 25, 1936
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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    The Plot Thickens
    62 %|Dec 11, 1936
    Mystery, Comedy
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    Great Guy
    62 %|Dec 1, 1936
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Stage Struck
    40 %|Sep 12, 1936
    Comedy
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    Mary of Scotland
    63 %|Jul 28, 1936
    Drama, History, Romance
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    The White Angel
    80 %|Jun 25, 1936
    Drama
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    Little Miss Nobody
    60 %|Jun 5, 1936
    Drama
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    Forgotten Faces
    0 %|May 15, 1936
    Crime, Drama
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    Share the Wealth
    30 %|May 8, 1936
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    Laughing Irish Eyes
    0 %|Mar 4, 1936
    Comedy
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    The Lady Consents
    58 %|Feb 7, 1936
    Drama
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    Mutiny on the Bounty
    73.38 %|Nov 22, 1935
    Adventure, Drama, History
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    Waterfront Lady
    55 %|Oct 4, 1935
    Crime, Drama
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    Bonnie Scotland
    65.95 %|Aug 23, 1935
    Comedy
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    The Irish in Us
    77 %|Jul 31, 1935
    Comedy, Romance
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    Ginger
    47 %|Jul 4, 1935
    Drama, Comedy
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    $10 Raise
    80 %|May 4, 1935
    Comedy
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    Vagabond Lady
    72 %|May 3, 1935
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    Bride of Frankenstein
    75.03 %|Apr 20, 1935
    Horror, Science Fiction
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    Vanessa: Her Love Story
    60 %|Mar 1, 1935
    Drama
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    The Little Minister
    59 %|Dec 28, 1934
    Drama, Romance
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    Our Daily Bread
    68 %|Oct 2, 1934
    Drama, Romance
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    Charlie Chan in London
    69 %|Sep 12, 1934
    Crime, Mystery
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    The Man from Hell
    45 %|Aug 28, 1934
    Western
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    One More River
    53 %|Aug 6, 1934
    Drama
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    The Defense Rests
    70 %|Jul 15, 1934
    Drama, Crime
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    Whom the Gods Destroy
    55 %|Jul 12, 1934
    Drama
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    Cross Streets
    58 %|Jul 5, 1934
    Drama
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    Baby Take a Bow
    55 %|Jun 30, 1934
    Drama, Family, Romance, Crime, Comedy
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    The Loudspeaker
    0 %|Jun 1, 1934
    Drama, Comedy
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    Change of Heart
    63 %|May 18, 1934
    Drama, Romance
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    Murder at the Vanities
    54 %|May 18, 1934
    Music, Mystery, Comedy
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    Manhattan Melodrama
    70 %|May 4, 1934
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    The Woman Condemned
    43 %|Apr 3, 1934
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Beloved
    0 %|Jan 22, 1934
    Drama
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    Design for Living
    71.46 %|Dec 29, 1933
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Invisible Man
    74.78 %|Nov 3, 1933
    Horror, Science Fiction
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    Broadway Thru a Keyhole
    57 %|Nov 2, 1933
    Romance, Music, Drama
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    Meet the Baron
    43 %|Oct 20, 1933
    Comedy
    poster
    The Power and the Glory
    59.290000000000006 %|Oct 6, 1933
    Drama
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    My Woman
    34 %|Oct 4, 1933
    Romance, Drama
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    Doctor Bull
    66 %|Sep 22, 1933
    Comedy, Drama
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    Pilgrimage
    68 %|Jul 12, 1933
    Drama, War, Romance
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    The Kiss Before the Mirror
    55 %|May 4, 1933
    Mystery, Thriller, Drama
    poster
    Sweepings
    58 %|Apr 14, 1933
    Drama
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    The Whirlwind
    0 %|Apr 13, 1933
    Western
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    Nature in the Wrong
    0 %|Mar 18, 1933
    Comedy
    poster
    Men Must Fight
    57 %|Feb 17, 1933
    Drama, War, Science Fiction
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    She Done Him Wrong
    57.519999999999996 %|Feb 9, 1933
    Comedy, Crime
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    Ladies They Talk About
    61 %|Feb 4, 1933
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Call Her Savage
    57.5 %|Nov 24, 1932
    Drama
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    Wild Girl
    60 %|Nov 9, 1932
    Western
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    Blonde Venus
    68 %|Sep 23, 1932
    Drama
    poster
    Pack Up Your Troubles
    67 %|Sep 16, 1932
    Comedy, War
    poster
    70,000 Witnesses
    48 %|Sep 9, 1932
    Mystery
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    Skyscraper Souls
    56 %|Jul 16, 1932
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    Beauty Parlor
    50 %|Jun 15, 1932
    Drama, Romance
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    Radio Patrol
    0 %|Jun 2, 1932
    Crime, Drama
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    Dancers in the Dark
    48 %|Mar 11, 1932
    Drama
    poster
    The Expert
    63 %|Mar 5, 1932
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Impatient Maiden
    0 %|Mar 1, 1932
    Romance, Drama
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    Texas Cyclone
    43 %|Feb 24, 1932
    Action, Western
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    A House Divided
    62 %|Dec 5, 1931
    Drama
    poster
    Possessed
    71 %|Nov 21, 1931
    Drama, Romance
    poster
    24 Hours
    55 %|Oct 3, 1931
    Drama
    poster
    Waterloo Bridge
    70 %|Sep 1, 1931
    Drama, Romance, War
    poster
    The Brat
    56 %|Aug 23, 1931
    Comedy
    poster
    The Black Camel
    60 %|Jun 21, 1931
    Crime, Mystery
    poster
    Subway Express
    0 %|May 1, 1931
    Adventure, Crime, Drama
    poster
    Oh, for a Man!
    56.67 %|Nov 28, 1930
    Music, Romance
    poster
    Anybody's Woman
    59 %|Aug 15, 1930
    Drama
    poster
    Roaring Ranch
    0 %|Apr 27, 1930
    Western, Action, Adventure
    actor
    The Ghosts
    0 %|Apr 5, 1930
    Comedy
    poster
    When the Wind Blows
    61 %|Apr 5, 1930
    Comedy
    actor
    His Honor the Mayor
    0 %|Mar 22, 1930
    Comedy
    poster
    Song o' My Heart
    37 %|Mar 11, 1930
    Drama
    poster
    Hell's Heroes
    68 %|Dec 27, 1929
    Western
    poster
    The Saturday Night Kid
    44 %|Oct 25, 1929
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    Is Everybody Happy?
    0 %|Oct 19, 1929
    Comedy, Drama, Music
    poster
    Madame X
    60 %|Aug 17, 1929
    Drama
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    The Ol' Gray Hoss
    60 %|Oct 19, 1928
    Comedy
    poster
    Hangman's House
    63 %|May 13, 1928
    Thriller, Drama, Romance
    poster
    The Matinee Idol
    63 %|Mar 14, 1928
    Romance, Comedy
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    Naughty Nanette
    0 %|Apr 15, 1927
    Comedy
    poster
    Black Paradise
    40 %|May 30, 1926
    Adventure
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    The Home Maker
    0 %|Nov 22, 1925
    Drama

    Series

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    The Cisco Kid
    64 %|Sep 5, 1950
    Western