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    Harry Carey

    1878-01-15 (146 years old) in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

    Henry DeWitt Carey II (January 16, 1878 - September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent film's earliest superstars, usually cast as a Western hero. One of his best known performances is as the president of the United States Senate in the drama film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the father of Harry Carey Jr., who was also a prominent actor. Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company. Grew up on City Island, New York. Attended Hamilton Military Academy and turned down an appointment to West Point to attend New York University, where his law school classmates included future New York City mayor James J. Walker. After a boating accident which led to pneumonia, Carey wrote a play while recuperating and toured the country in it for three years, earning a great deal of money, all of which evaporated after his next play was a failure. In 1911, his friend Henry B. Walthall introduced him to director D.W. Griffith, for whom Carey was to make many films. Carey married twice, the second time to actress Olive Fuller Golden (aka Olive Carey, who introduced him to future director John Ford. Carey influenced Universal Studios head Carl Laemmle to use Ford as a director, and a partnership was born that lasted until a rift in the friendship in 1921. During this time, Carey grew into one of the most popular Western stars of the early motion picture, occasionally writing and directing films as well. In the '30s he moved slowly into character roles and was nominated for an Oscar for one of them, the President of the Senate in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). He worked once more with Ford, in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), and appeared once with his son, Harry Carey Jr., in Howard Hawks' Red River (1948). He died after a protracted bout with emphysema and cancer. Ford dedicated his remake of 3 Godfathers (1948) "To Harry Carey--Bright Star Of The Early Western Sky."

    Movies

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    Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
    0 %|Jan 1, 2000
    Documentary, Western
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    Legends of the West
    0 %|Sep 8, 1992
    Documentary
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    Hollywood: The Dream Factory
    60 %|Jan 10, 1972
    Documentary, History
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    Directed by John Ford
    68 %|Sep 6, 1971
    Documentary
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    Film Fun
    40 %|Aug 19, 1955
    Comedy
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    So Dear to My Heart
    65 %|Nov 29, 1948
    Drama, Family, Animation
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    Red River
    73.48 %|Aug 26, 1948
    Western
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    The Sea of Grass
    62 %|Apr 25, 1947
    Drama, Western, Romance
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    Angel and the Badman
    63 %|Feb 15, 1947
    Western, Romance, Adventure, Action
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    Duel in the Sun
    63.08 %|Dec 31, 1946
    Western, Romance, Drama
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    China's Little Devils
    40 %|May 27, 1945
    War, Drama
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    The Great Moment
    58 %|Jul 18, 1944
    Comedy, Drama
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    Happy Land
    62 %|Nov 10, 1943
    Drama, Fantasy, War
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    Air Force
    64 %|Mar 20, 1943
    Action, Drama, War, Adventure
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    The Spoilers
    62 %|Jun 11, 1942
    Drama, Western
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    Among the Living
    61 %|Dec 12, 1941
    Thriller, Crime
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    Sundown
    54 %|Oct 31, 1941
    War, Drama, Adventure
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    Parachute Battalion
    55 %|Sep 12, 1941
    Drama, Romance
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    The Shepherd of the Hills
    66 %|Jul 18, 1941
    Drama, Western
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    They Knew What They Wanted
    56.43 %|Oct 19, 1940
    Drama, Romance
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    Beyond Tomorrow
    60.47 %|May 10, 1940
    Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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    Outside the Three-Mile Limit
    40 %|Mar 7, 1940
    Crime, Drama
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    My Son Is Guilty
    80 %|Dec 28, 1939
    Drama, Crime
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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    78.75 %|Oct 19, 1939
    Comedy, Drama
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    Land of Liberty
    0 %|Jun 15, 1939
    History
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    Inside Information
    0 %|Jun 2, 1939
    Action, Crime
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    Street of Missing Men
    90 %|Apr 24, 1939
    Drama
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    Code of the Streets
    70 %|Apr 13, 1939
    Drama, Crime
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    Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
    50 %|Jan 13, 1939
    Adventure, Action
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    The Law West of Tombstone
    40 %|Nov 18, 1938
    Western
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    King of Alcatraz
    57 %|Sep 30, 1938
    Crime
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    Gateway
    65 %|Aug 5, 1938
    Drama
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    Sky Giant
    47 %|Jul 22, 1938
    Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
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    You and Me
    67 %|Jun 1, 1938
    Crime, Romance, Comedy
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    Port of Missing Girls
    0 %|Feb 24, 1938
    Drama
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    Danger Patrol
    53 %|Nov 18, 1937
    Action, Drama, Romance
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    Annapolis Salute
    60 %|Sep 10, 1937
    Drama, Romance
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    Souls at Sea
    59.44 %|Sep 3, 1937
    Adventure
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    Born Reckless
    55 %|Jun 25, 1937
    Adventure, Crime
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    Border Cafe
    63 %|Jun 4, 1937
    Western, Music, Romance
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    Kid Galahad
    69 %|May 29, 1937
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    Racing Lady
    53 %|Jan 12, 1937
    Drama, Romance
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    Aces Wild
    0 %|Dec 21, 1936
    Western
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    The Accusing Finger
    47 %|Nov 17, 1936
    Crime, Action, Romance, Drama
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    Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
    63 %|Oct 6, 1936
    Drama
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    The Last Outlaw
    55 %|Jun 19, 1936
    Western
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    Little Miss Nobody
    60 %|Jun 5, 1936
    Drama
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    Sutter's Gold
    0 %|Mar 1, 1936
    Western
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    The Prisoner of Shark Island
    69 %|Feb 28, 1936
    Drama, History
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    Ghost Town
    50 %|Feb 15, 1936
    Western
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    The Last of the Clintons
    50 %|Nov 12, 1935
    Western
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    Wild Mustang
    0 %|Oct 21, 1935
    Western
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    Barbary Coast
    65 %|Oct 13, 1935
    Romance, Western, Drama
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    Powdersmoke Range
    0 %|Sep 27, 1935
    Western
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    Rustler's Paradise
    0 %|May 1, 1935
    Western, Action, Drama
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    Wagon Trail
    40 %|Apr 8, 1935
    Action, Drama, Romance
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    Man of the Forest
    55 %|Aug 24, 1933
    Action, Western
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    Sunset Pass
    60 %|May 26, 1933
    Adventure, Western, Romance, Action
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    The Thundering Herd
    38 %|Mar 1, 1933
    Western
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    The Film Parade
    0 %|Jan 1, 1933
    History, Documentary
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    The Devil Horse
    20 %|Nov 1, 1932
    Western
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    The Night Rider
    0 %|Aug 22, 1932
    Western
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    The Last of the Mohicans
    60 %|May 17, 1932
    Adventure, Action
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    Border Devils
    53 %|Apr 3, 1932
    Action, Adventure, Romance
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    Law and Order
    40 %|Feb 9, 1932
    Western
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    Without Honors
    50 %|Jan 2, 1932
    Western
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    Cavalier of the West
    47.5 %|Nov 15, 1931
    Western
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    Bad Company
    46 %|Oct 16, 1931
    Drama, Crime
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    The Vanishing Legion
    90 %|Jun 1, 1931
    Action, Mystery, Western, Crime
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    Trader Horn
    53 %|Feb 3, 1931
    Action, Adventure
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    The Border Patrol
    0 %|Dec 23, 1928
    Western
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    Burning Bridges
    0 %|Sep 30, 1928
    Western
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    The Trail of '98
    62 %|Mar 20, 1928
    Adventure, Action
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    Slide, Kelly, Slide
    0 %|Mar 12, 1927
    Comedy
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    A Little Journey
    0 %|Jan 1, 1927
    Romance
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    Satan Town
    0 %|Aug 15, 1926
    Western
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    The Frontier Trail
    0 %|Jun 20, 1926
    Western
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    The Seventh Bandit
    0 %|Apr 18, 1926
    Western
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    Driftin' Thru
    0 %|Feb 21, 1926
    Western
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    The Man from Red Gulch
    0 %|Dec 13, 1925
    Western
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    The Prairie Pirate
    0 %|Oct 10, 1925
    Western
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    The Bad Lands
    0 %|Jul 15, 1925
    Western
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    The Texas Trail
    0 %|Jun 1, 1925
    Western
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    Beyond the Border
    0 %|May 30, 1925
    Western
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    Silent Sanderson
    0 %|Apr 13, 1925
    Western
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    Soft Shoes
    70 %|Jan 1, 1925
    Western, Romance, Crime, Comedy
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    The Flaming Forties
    0 %|Dec 21, 1924
    Western
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    Roaring Rails
    68 %|Sep 20, 1924
    Drama, Action
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    Tiger Thompson
    0 %|Jul 13, 1924
    Western
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    The Lightning Rider
    0 %|May 18, 1924
    Western
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    The Night Hawk
    0 %|Feb 17, 1924
    Western
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    The Miracle Baby
    0 %|Aug 19, 1923
    Western
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    Desert Driven
    0 %|Jul 8, 1923
    Western
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    Crashin' Thru
    0 %|Apr 1, 1923
    Western
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    Canyon of the Fools
    0 %|Jan 21, 1923
    Western
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    Good Men and True
    0 %|Nov 5, 1922
    Western
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    The Kickback
    0 %|Jun 30, 1922
    Western
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    Man to Man
    0 %|Mar 20, 1922
    Western
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    The Fox
    0 %|Jul 24, 1921
    Western
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    Desperate Trails
    40 %|Jun 11, 1921
    Western
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    The Wallop
    40 %|May 9, 1921
    Western
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    The Freeze-Out
    40 %|Apr 9, 1921
    Western
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    Hearts Up
    0 %|Jan 2, 1921
    Western
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    West Is West
    0 %|Nov 21, 1920
    Western
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    Sundown Slim
    0 %|Oct 31, 1920
    Western
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    Blue Streak McCoy
    0 %|Aug 23, 1920
    Western
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    'If Only' Jim
    0 %|Jul 1, 1920
    Western
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    Human Stuff
    0 %|Jun 28, 1920
    Western
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    Bullet Proof
    0 %|May 3, 1920
    Action, Western
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    Overland Red
    0 %|Mar 22, 1920
    Western
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    Marked Men
    50 %|Dec 21, 1919
    Western
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    A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
    50 %|Nov 29, 1919
    Comedy, Crime, Western
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    Rider of the Law
    50 %|Nov 3, 1919
    Western
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    The Ace of the Saddle
    50 %|Aug 18, 1919
    Western
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    The Outcasts of Poker Flat
    40 %|Jun 29, 1919
    Western
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    Riders of Vengeance
    30 %|Jun 9, 1919
    Western
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    Bare Fists
    50 %|May 5, 1919
    Western
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    A Fight For Love
    50 %|Mar 24, 1919
    Western
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    Roped
    50 %|Jan 3, 1919
    Comedy, Western
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    Three Mounted Men
    45 %|Oct 6, 1918
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    A Woman's Fool
    40 %|Aug 17, 1918
    Western
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    Hell Bent
    52 %|Jul 5, 1918
    Western
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    The Scarlet Drop
    35 %|Apr 22, 1918
    Western
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    Thieves' Gold
    45 %|Mar 18, 1918
    Western
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    Wild Women
    45 %|Feb 25, 1918
    Comedy, Western
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    The Phantom Riders
    45 %|Jan 28, 1918
    Western
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    Bucking Broadway
    55 %|Dec 24, 1917
    Western, Romance
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    A Marked Man
    45 %|Oct 29, 1917
    Western
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    The Secret Man
    50 %|Sep 30, 1917
    Western
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    Straight Shooting
    59.290000000000006 %|Aug 27, 1917
    Western
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    Cheyenne's Pal
    45 %|Aug 13, 1917
    War
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    The Soul Herder
    45 %|Aug 7, 1917
    Western
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    Six-Shooter Justice
    0 %|Jul 17, 1917
    Western
    actor
    The Wrong Man
    0 %|Jul 7, 1917
    Western
    actor
    The Golden Bullet
    0 %|Jun 26, 1917
    Western
    actor
    The Mysterious Outlaw
    0 %|Jun 11, 1917
    Western
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    The Almost Good Man
    0 %|Jun 5, 1917
    Western
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    A 44-Calibre Mystery
    0 %|May 22, 1917
    Western
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    The Honor of an Outlaw
    0 %|May 15, 1917
    Western
    actor
    Hair-Trigger Burke
    0 %|Apr 10, 1917
    Western
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    The Fighting Gringo
    0 %|Mar 26, 1917
    Adventure, Western
    actor
    Goin' Straight
    0 %|Mar 24, 1917
    Western
    actor
    The Drifter
    0 %|Mar 10, 1917
    Western
    actor
    The Outlaw and the Lady
    0 %|Feb 10, 1917
    Western
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    The Bad Man of Cheyenne
    0 %|Jan 13, 1917
    Western
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    Blood Money
    0 %|Jan 6, 1917
    Western
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    Guilty
    0 %|Nov 17, 1916
    Drama
    actor
    The Conspiracy
    0 %|Oct 21, 1916
    Drama
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    Behind the Lines
    0 %|Sep 11, 1916
    Drama
    actor
    The Devil's Own
    0 %|Aug 24, 1916
    Drama, Western, Documentary
    actor
    A Woman's Eyes
    0 %|Aug 17, 1916
    Western
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    Love's Lariat
    0 %|Aug 7, 1916
    Western, Comedy
    actor
    For the Love of a Girl
    0 %|Jul 29, 1916
    Western
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    The Committee on Credentials
    0 %|Jul 8, 1916
    Western
    actor
    The Jackals of a Great City
    0 %|Jun 27, 1916
    Crime, Drama
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    The Three Godfathers
    0 %|Jun 18, 1916
    Western
    actor
    The Wedding Guest
    0 %|May 27, 1916
    Drama
    actor
    The Passing of Hell's Crown
    0 %|Apr 22, 1916
    Western
    actor
    The Harbor Transportation Trust
    0 %|Feb 12, 1916
    Drama
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    A Knight of the Range
    50 %|Feb 7, 1916
    Western
    actor
    The Insurance Swindlers
    0 %|Feb 5, 1916
    Drama
    actor
    Secret Love
    0 %|Jan 31, 1916
    Drama
    actor
    Old King Coal
    0 %|Jan 29, 1916
    Drama
    actor
    America Saved from War
    0 %|Jan 22, 1916
    Drama
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    The Railroad Monopoly
    0 %|Jan 15, 1916
    Drama
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    Grinding Life Down
    0 %|Jan 8, 1916
    Drama, Documentary
    actor
    The Power of the People
    0 %|Jan 1, 1916
    Drama
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    Graft
    0 %|Dec 11, 1915
    Drama
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    Just Jim
    0 %|Aug 16, 1915
    Drama
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    As It Happened
    0 %|Jul 12, 1915
    Western
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    Old Offenders
    0 %|Jul 10, 1915
    Drama
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    Her Convert
    0 %|Jun 24, 1915
    Drama
    actor
    The Way Out
    0 %|Jun 19, 1915
    Drama
    actor
    Her Dormant Love
    0 %|Jun 4, 1915
    Drama
    actor
    Truth Stranger Than Fiction
    0 %|May 29, 1915
    Crime, Drama
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    The Canceled Mortgage
    0 %|May 17, 1915
    Drama, Western
    actor
    A Day's Adventure
    0 %|May 8, 1915
    Crime
    actor
    A Double Winning
    0 %|May 1, 1915
    Drama, Western
    actor
    The Gambler's I.O.U.
    0 %|Apr 12, 1915
    Crime, Drama
    actor
    The Miser's Legacy
    0 %|Apr 9, 1915
    Drama
    actor
    The Sheriff's Dilemma
    0 %|Apr 2, 1915
    Western
    actor
    The Love Transcendent
    0 %|Mar 25, 1915
    Drama
    actor
    His Desperate Deed
    0 %|Mar 18, 1915
    Drama, Western
    poster
    The Heart of a Bandit
    0 %|Feb 22, 1915
    Western
    poster
    McVeagh of the South Seas
    47 %|Nov 2, 1914
    Adventure, Drama
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    The Master Cracksman
    0 %|Jun 10, 1914
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Brute Force
    53 %|Apr 24, 1914
    Adventure, Action, Drama, History, Comedy
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    Her Hand
    0 %|Mar 12, 1914
    Drama
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    Judith of Bethulia
    63 %|Mar 8, 1914
    Drama, History, War
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    Her Father's Silent Partner
    0 %|Feb 23, 1914
    Drama
    actor
    A Nest Unfeathered
    0 %|Feb 14, 1914
    Drama
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    His Fireman's Conscience
    0 %|Jan 26, 1914
    Drama
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    Waifs
    0 %|Jan 17, 1914
    Drama
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    Concentration
    0 %|Jan 12, 1914
    Drama
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    The Abandoned Well
    0 %|Dec 27, 1913
    Drama, Western
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    For Her Government
    0 %|Dec 22, 1913
    Drama
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    All for Science
    0 %|Nov 24, 1913
    Drama
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    The Detective's Stratagem
    0 %|Nov 20, 1913
    Drama
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    The Stopped Clock
    0 %|Nov 1, 1913
    Drama
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    Madonna of the Storm
    0 %|Oct 25, 1913
    Drama
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    The Van Nostrand Tiara
    0 %|Oct 20, 1913
    Crime
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    A Tender-Hearted Crook
    0 %|Oct 2, 1913
    Drama
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    The Law and His Son
    0 %|Sep 22, 1913
    Drama
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    The Stolen Treaty
    0 %|Sep 13, 1913
    Drama
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    A Modest Hero
    0 %|Sep 8, 1913
    Drama
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    The Strong Man's Burden
    50 %|Sep 5, 1913
    Drama
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    Black and White
    0 %|Aug 27, 1913
    Comedy
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    The Crook and the Girl
    0 %|Aug 25, 1913
    Drama
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    The Work Habit
    0 %|Aug 21, 1913
    Comedy, Drama
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    Under the Shadow of the Law
    0 %|Aug 7, 1913
    Drama
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    When Love Forgives
    0 %|Aug 2, 1913
    Drama, Romance
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    I Was Meant for You
    0 %|Aug 1, 1913
    Drama
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    The Vengeance of Galora
    0 %|Jul 28, 1913
    Drama
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    A Misappropriated Turkey
    0 %|Jul 27, 1913
    Drama
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    The Mirror
    0 %|Jul 24, 1913
    Drama
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    A Gambler's Honor
    0 %|Jul 14, 1913
    Drama
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    A Gamble with Death
    0 %|Jun 30, 1913
    Drama
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    In Diplomatic Circles
    0 %|Jun 26, 1913
    Drama
    poster
    The Switchtower
    50 %|Jun 15, 1913
    Drama
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    The Well
    0 %|Jun 12, 1913
    Drama
    actor
    The Enemy's Baby
    0 %|Jun 10, 1913
    Drama
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    Red Hicks Defies the World
    0 %|Jun 9, 1913
    Comedy
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    The Sorrowful Shore
    0 %|Jun 5, 1913
    Drama
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    The Ranchero's Revenge
    0 %|Jun 2, 1913
    Western
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    A Dangerous Foe
    0 %|May 29, 1913
    Drama
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    Olaf—An Atom
    0 %|May 19, 1913
    Drama, Fantasy
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    The Stolen Loaf
    0 %|May 10, 1913
    Drama
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    The Tenderfoot's Money
    0 %|May 5, 1913
    Western
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    If We Only Knew
    0 %|May 1, 1913
    Drama
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    The Left-Handed Man
    0 %|Apr 21, 1913
    Drama
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    A Frightful Blunder
    0 %|Apr 17, 1913
    Drama
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    The Stolen Bride
    0 %|Apr 7, 1913
    Drama
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    The Hero of Little Italy
    0 %|Apr 3, 1913
    Drama
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    The Sheriff's Baby
    50 %|Mar 29, 1913
    Western
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    Near To Earth
    0 %|Mar 20, 1913
    Drama, Romance
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    The Unwelcome Guest
    50 %|Mar 15, 1913
    Drama
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    Broken Ways
    0 %|Mar 8, 1913
    Western
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    The Wrong Bottle
    0 %|Mar 6, 1913
    Drama
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    Love in an Apartment Hotel
    0 %|Feb 27, 1913
    Drama
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    A Chance Deception
    0 %|Feb 24, 1913
    Drama
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    Oil and Water
    0 %|Feb 10, 1913
    Drama
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    Brothers
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    Drama
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    Pirate Gold
    0 %|Jan 13, 1913
    Drama
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    The Telephone Girl and the Lady
    50 %|Jan 6, 1913
    Drama
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    A Cry for Help
    0 %|Dec 23, 1912
    Drama
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    The Burglar’s Dilemma
    53 %|Dec 16, 1912
    Drama, Crime
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    My Hero
    0 %|Dec 12, 1912
    Western
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    Brutality
    0 %|Dec 2, 1912
    Drama
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    The Informer
    0 %|Nov 21, 1912
    Drama
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    Heredity
    0 %|Nov 4, 1912
    Drama, Western
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    The Musketeers of Pig Alley
    62.39 %|Oct 31, 1912
    Crime, Drama
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    The Painted Lady
    55 %|Oct 24, 1912
    Drama
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    The One She Loved
    0 %|Oct 21, 1912
    Drama
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    In the Aisles of the Wild
    0 %|Oct 14, 1912
    Drama
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    A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
    45 %|Oct 3, 1912
    Drama
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    So Near, Yet So Far
    59 %|Sep 29, 1912
    Romance, Drama
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    Friends
    55 %|Sep 22, 1912
    Western, Romance
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    Two Daughters of Eve
    0 %|Sep 19, 1912
    Drama
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    An Unseen Enemy
    56 %|Sep 9, 1912
    Drama
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    Bill Sharkey's Last Game
    17.5 %|May 24, 1910
    Western
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    Gentleman Joe
    0 %|Jan 1, 1910
    Western

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