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    William B. Davidson

    1888-06-15 (136 years old) in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William B. Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. Davidson attended Columbia University where he played football. He became a popular football star. This fame eventually led to his foray into motion pictures after he had spent some time as a lawyer. He started in films in 1914 with Vitagraph and supported well known stage and film actresses such as Ethel Barrymore, Mabel Taliaferro, Charlotte Walker, Olga Petrova, Viola Dana, June Caprice, Edna Goodrich, and Mae West. He appeared in 318 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. His first Hollywood film was For the Honor of the Crew. Afterward, he appeared in many films, his best-known role was perhaps the Ship's captain in The Most Dangerous Game. He remained in show business until his sudden death after surgery in 1947.

    Movies

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    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
    0 %|Aug 9, 1994
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
    57 %|Aug 6, 1975
    Documentary, History
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    The Judge Steps Out
    70 %|Dec 15, 1947
    Drama, Comedy
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    That Hagen Girl
    52 %|Nov 1, 1947
    Drama
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    That's My Man
    60 %|Jun 1, 1947
    Drama, Romance
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    Dick Tracy's Dilemma
    54 %|May 20, 1947
    Drama, Crime
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    The Plainsman and the Lady
    30 %|Nov 11, 1946
    Western
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    My Darling Clementine
    74 %|Oct 17, 1946
    Western, Romance, Drama
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    The Cat Creeps
    48 %|May 17, 1946
    Horror, Mystery
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    Ding Dong Williams
    50 %|Apr 15, 1946
    Comedy, Romance, Music
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    Blonde Alibi
    39 %|Mar 1, 1946
    Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
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    The Notorious Lone Wolf
    55 %|Feb 14, 1946
    Action, Thriller, Romance
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    They Were Expendable
    65.14 %|Dec 7, 1945
    Drama, War
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    Sing Your Way Home
    52 %|Nov 14, 1945
    Comedy, Music
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    Tell It to a Star
    0 %|Aug 16, 1945
    Music, Comedy
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    Circumstantial Evidence
    48 %|Apr 20, 1945
    Crime, Drama
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    The Man Who Walked Alone
    55 %|Mar 15, 1945
    Comedy, Drama
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    See My Lawyer
    60 %|Mar 9, 1945
    Comedy, Music
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    Greenwich Village
    60 %|Sep 27, 1944
    Comedy, Music
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    In Society
    58 %|Aug 16, 1944
    Comedy, Action, Crime, Music
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    Make Your Own Bed
    58 %|Jun 10, 1944
    Comedy
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    A Night of Adventure
    49 %|Jun 2, 1944
    Crime, Mystery, Romance
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    Up in Arms
    59 %|Feb 17, 1944
    Comedy, Romance
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    Over the Wall
    0 %|Dec 25, 1943
    Crime
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    Murder on the Waterfront
    50 %|Sep 18, 1943
    Mystery, Drama
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    The Good Fellows
    0 %|Aug 11, 1943
    Comedy
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    Hers to Hold
    68 %|Jul 16, 1943
    Drama, Music, Romance
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    Mission to Moscow
    52 %|Apr 29, 1943
    War, Drama, History
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    Calaboose
    0 %|Jan 29, 1943
    Comedy, Romance, Western
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    Truck Busters
    60 %|Jan 28, 1943
    Drama
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    Gentleman Jim
    72 %|Nov 14, 1942
    Drama, Comedy
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    Careful, Soft Shoulders
    60 %|Sep 18, 1942
    Comedy, Romance, War
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    The Magnificent Dope
    72 %|Jul 1, 1942
    Comedy
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    The Affairs of Martha
    58 %|Jun 21, 1942
    Romance, Comedy
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    In This Our Life
    67 %|May 8, 1942
    Drama, Romance
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    Larceny, Inc.
    70 %|Apr 24, 1942
    Comedy, Crime
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    The Great Man's Lady
    63 %|Apr 15, 1942
    Western, Drama, Romance
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    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
    60 %|Mar 27, 1942
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    The Male Animal
    41 %|Mar 12, 1942
    Comedy, Romance
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    Over My Dead Body
    0 %|Jan 15, 1942
    Mystery, Comedy
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    Remember the Day
    66 %|Dec 25, 1941
    War, Drama, Romance
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    Keep 'Em Flying
    59 %|Nov 27, 1941
    Comedy
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    Three Girls About Town
    53 %|Oct 23, 1941
    Adventure, Comedy
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    Uncle Joe
    60 %|Oct 18, 1941
    Music, Comedy
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    Week-End in Havana
    66 %|Oct 17, 1941
    Comedy, Romance, Music
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    Sun Valley Serenade
    69 %|Aug 29, 1941
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Hold That Ghost
    67.42 %|Aug 8, 1941
    Comedy, Horror
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    Highway West
    58 %|Aug 7, 1941
    Crime, Drama
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    Three Sons o' Guns
    50 %|Aug 2, 1941
    Romance, Comedy
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    In the Navy
    63 %|May 30, 1941
    Comedy, Music, War
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    Thieves Fall Out
    55 %|May 3, 1941
    Comedy
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    The Lady from Cheyenne
    52 %|Apr 11, 1941
    Comedy, Drama, Western
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    Man-Made Monster
    61 %|Mar 28, 1941
    Horror, Science Fiction
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    San Francisco Docks
    60 %|Dec 25, 1940
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    Charter Pilot
    60 %|Dec 6, 1940
    Adventure
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    Lady with Red Hair
    65 %|Nov 30, 1940
    Drama
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    Tin Pan Alley
    50 %|Nov 29, 1940
    Drama, Romance, Music
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    Sandy Gets Her Man
    40 %|Nov 8, 1940
    Comedy
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    Seven Sinners
    60 %|Oct 25, 1940
    Adventure, Comedy, Romance
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    Hired Wife
    68 %|Sep 13, 1940
    Comedy
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    Maryland
    62 %|Jul 19, 1940
    Drama
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    My Love Came Back
    52 %|Jul 13, 1940
    Comedy, Drama, Music
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    Sailor's Lady
    40 %|Jul 5, 1940
    Comedy
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    Florian
    10 %|Jun 5, 1940
    Drama
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    Girl in 313
    56 %|May 31, 1940
    Crime, Drama
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    Lillian Russell
    61 %|May 24, 1940
    Drama, Music
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    On Their Own
    0 %|May 17, 1940
    Comedy
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    Half a Sinner
    50 %|Apr 5, 1940
    Mystery, Adventure, Comedy
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    Granny Get Your Gun
    35 %|Feb 10, 1940
    Western, Comedy
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    My Little Chickadee
    64 %|Feb 9, 1940
    Comedy, Western
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    Invisible Stripes
    61 %|Dec 30, 1939
    Crime, Drama
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    Private Detective
    60 %|Dec 9, 1939
    Mystery
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    Smashing the Money Ring
    50 %|Oct 21, 1939
    Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    Honeymoon in Bali
    62 %|Sep 29, 1939
    Comedy, Romance
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    Dust Be My Destiny
    61 %|Sep 16, 1939
    Crime, Drama
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    Hidden Power
    0 %|Sep 7, 1939
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    Each Dawn I Die
    67 %|Aug 19, 1939
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Indianapolis Speedway
    50 %|Aug 5, 1939
    Action, Drama, Romance
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    Naughty But Nice
    62 %|Jun 23, 1939
    Comedy, Music
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    On Trial
    55 %|Apr 1, 1939
    Drama
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    Sudden Money
    50 %|Mar 31, 1939
    Drama, Comedy
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    Three Smart Girls Grow Up
    73 %|Mar 24, 1939
    Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
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    Blondie Meets the Boss
    58 %|Mar 8, 1939
    Comedy
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    Tail Spin
    58 %|Feb 19, 1939
    Drama
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    Blackwell's Island
    50 %|Jan 24, 1939
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    They Made Me a Criminal
    63 %|Jan 21, 1939
    Crime, Drama
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    Off the Record
    60 %|Jan 21, 1939
    Drama
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    Illegal Traffic
    67 %|Nov 2, 1938
    Drama, Action, Crime
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    There Goes My Heart
    72 %|Oct 14, 1938
    Comedy, Romance
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    Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
    90 %|Oct 7, 1938
    Comedy
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    Letter of Introduction
    59 %|Aug 5, 1938
    Comedy, Drama
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    Racket Busters
    51 %|Jul 16, 1938
    Crime, Drama
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    Cowboy from Brooklyn
    40 %|Jul 9, 1938
    Comedy, Western
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    Blockade
    56 %|Jun 17, 1938
    War, Drama
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    Cocoanut Grove
    0 %|May 20, 1938
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Jury's Secret
    30 %|Jan 16, 1938
    Crime, Mystery, Romance
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    Hollywood Hotel
    54 %|Jan 15, 1938
    Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Sergeant Murphy
    50 %|Jan 1, 1938
    Drama
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    Love on Toast
    55 %|Dec 3, 1937
    Comedy
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    The Hurricane
    67 %|Nov 9, 1937
    Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
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    Something to Sing About
    62 %|Sep 30, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    Behind the Mike
    0 %|Sep 26, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    It Happened in Hollywood
    62 %|Sep 7, 1937
    Drama, Comedy
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    Paradise Isle
    50 %|Jul 21, 1937
    Romance, Adventure, Drama
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    Easy Living
    70 %|Jul 16, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    Ever Since Eve
    58 %|Jul 15, 1937
    Comedy, Romance
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    Marry the Girl
    50 %|Jul 13, 1937
    Romance, Comedy
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    The Road Back
    77 %|Jun 1, 1937
    Drama, War
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    Melody for Two
    0 %|May 1, 1937
    Music, Romance
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    Let Them Live
    0 %|Apr 25, 1937
    Drama
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    Marked Woman
    65 %|Apr 10, 1937
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Midnight Court
    48 %|Mar 6, 1937
    Romance, Crime, Drama
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    Gold Diggers of 1937
    58 %|Dec 28, 1936
    Comedy, Romance, Music
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    Earthworm Tractors
    50 %|Jul 24, 1936
    Comedy
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    Satan Met a Lady
    59 %|Jul 22, 1936
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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    The Big Noise
    50 %|Jun 22, 1936
    Comedy
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    Murder by an Aristocrat
    30 %|Jun 13, 1936
    Mystery
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    Fatal Lady
    0 %|May 15, 1936
    Mystery
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    The Singing Kid
    40 %|Apr 10, 1936
    Drama, Music
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    Road Gang
    65 %|Mar 28, 1936
    Crime, Drama
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    Love on a Bet
    70 %|Mar 6, 1936
    Comedy, Romance
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    You May Be Next!
    25 %|Feb 5, 1936
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
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    Dangerous
    67 %|Dec 25, 1935
    Drama
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    Show Them No Mercy!
    70 %|Dec 6, 1935
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    In Person
    63 %|Nov 22, 1935
    Comedy, Romance
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    Special Agent
    63 %|Sep 14, 1935
    Drama, Crime
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    Woman Wanted
    63 %|Aug 2, 1935
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    Oil for the Lamps of China
    73 %|Jun 8, 1935
    Drama
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    Go Into Your Dance
    75 %|Apr 20, 1935
    Music, Drama
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    A Night at the Ritz
    30 %|Mar 23, 1935
    Comedy
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    Death Flies East
    50 %|Feb 28, 1935
    Drama
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    Sweet Music
    57 %|Feb 23, 1935
    Music, Romance
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    Devil Dogs of the Air
    64 %|Feb 9, 1935
    Romance, Action, Comedy, Drama
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    Bordertown
    59 %|Jan 23, 1935
    Crime, Drama
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    The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
    60 %|Dec 24, 1934
    Drama
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    The Secret Bride
    63 %|Dec 22, 1934
    Drama
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    Imitation of Life
    69.94 %|Nov 23, 1934
    Drama, Romance
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    The St. Louis Kid
    58 %|Nov 10, 1934
    Romance, Drama
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    The Dragon Murder Case
    58 %|Aug 25, 1934
    Mystery
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    Housewife
    76 %|Aug 11, 1934
    Drama
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    Friends of Mr. Sweeney
    60 %|Jul 28, 1934
    Comedy
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    Fog Over Frisco
    61 %|Jun 2, 1934
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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    Upperworld
    63 %|Apr 28, 1934
    Crime, Drama
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    Laughing Boy
    36 %|Apr 13, 1934
    Western, Drama, Romance
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    The Big Shakedown
    56 %|Jan 6, 1934
    Drama, Crime
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    Lady Killer
    67 %|Dec 9, 1933
    Comedy, Crime
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    Female
    63 %|Nov 11, 1933
    Romance, Comedy
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    Meet the Baron
    43 %|Oct 20, 1933
    Comedy
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    I'm No Angel
    63 %|Oct 6, 1933
    Comedy, Romance
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    Torch Singer
    52 %|Sep 8, 1933
    Romance, Drama, Music
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    The Intruder
    42 %|Mar 13, 1933
    Horror, Mystery
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    Dangerously Yours
    0 %|Feb 24, 1933
    Comedy, Drama
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    Mystery of the Wax Museum
    64.73 %|Feb 18, 1933
    Horror, Mystery
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    Hello, Everybody!
    60 %|Feb 17, 1933
    Music
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    The Billion Dollar Scandal
    0 %|Jan 6, 1933
    Crime, Drama
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    The Animal Kingdom
    57 %|Dec 28, 1932
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Central Park
    52 %|Dec 10, 1932
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
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    Guilty or Not Guilty
    60 %|Nov 15, 1932
    Action, Adventure, Crime
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    The Sport Parade
    53 %|Nov 11, 1932
    Drama, Romance
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    The Pride of the Legion
    60 %|Oct 17, 1932
    Drama, Crime
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    Her Mad Night
    10 %|Oct 12, 1932
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    The Most Dangerous Game
    69 %|Sep 16, 1932
    Thriller, Adventure, Horror
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    The Thirteenth Guest
    52 %|Aug 9, 1932
    Mystery, Thriller
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    Is My Face Red?
    50 %|Jun 17, 1932
    Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
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    Scarface
    75 %|Apr 9, 1932
    Crime, Drama
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    The Lost Squadron
    62 %|Mar 12, 1932
    Drama, Action, War, History
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    Sky Devils
    55 %|Mar 12, 1932
    Comedy, War
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    The Menace
    45 %|Jan 29, 1932
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Half Holiday
    0 %|Dec 13, 1931
    Comedy
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    Graft
    45 %|Sep 21, 1931
    Thriller
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    The Secret Call
    0 %|Jul 24, 1931
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    The Vice Squad
    70 %|May 29, 1931
    Crime, Drama
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    Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
    50 %|May 2, 1931
    Comedy
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    Dishonored
    67.61999999999999 %|Apr 4, 1931
    Drama, War, Romance
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    Captain Applejack
    65 %|Jan 31, 1931
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    No Limit
    60 %|Jan 15, 1931
    Comedy, Drama
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    Hook, Line and Sinker
    55 %|Dec 26, 1930
    Comedy, Romance
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    Oh, for a Man!
    55 %|Nov 28, 1930
    Music, Romance
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    Hell's Angels
    64 %|Nov 15, 1930
    Drama, War, Action
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    Sunny
    40 %|Nov 9, 1930
    Music, Comedy, Romance
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    The Silver Horde
    53 %|Oct 24, 1930
    Drama
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    Playboy of Paris
    70 %|Oct 18, 1930
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Costello Case
    0 %|Oct 14, 1930
    Crime, Drama
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    Scarlet Pages
    65 %|Sep 27, 1930
    Action, Romance, Drama, Crime
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    For the Defense
    48.5 %|Jul 19, 1930
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    A Man from Wyoming
    90 %|Jul 12, 1930
    War, Romance
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    Men Are Like That
    90 %|Mar 22, 1930
    Drama, Comedy
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    Blaze o' Glory
    0 %|Dec 30, 1929
    Music
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    Always Faithful
    0 %|Dec 29, 1929
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    Woman Trap
    52 %|Sep 28, 1929
    Crime
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    Queen of the Night Clubs
    0 %|Mar 23, 1929
    Drama
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    The Carnation Kid
    0 %|Mar 2, 1929
    Comedy
    actor
    Sharp Tools
    0 %|Sep 12, 1928
    Drama, Crime
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    Good Morning, Judge
    0 %|Apr 29, 1928
    Comedy
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    A Gentleman of Paris
    0 %|Sep 30, 1927
    Comedy
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    Cradle Snatchers
    35 %|May 28, 1927
    Comedy
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    The Last Trail
    0 %|Jan 23, 1927
    Action, Western
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    Hearts and Spurs
    0 %|Jun 7, 1925
    Western
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    Recompense
    0 %|Apr 26, 1925
    Drama
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    Ports of Call
    0 %|Jan 4, 1925
    Drama
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    The Valley of Doubt
    0 %|May 24, 1924
    Drama
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    Adam and Eva
    0 %|Feb 11, 1923
    Comedy
    actor
    The Dumb-Bell
    60 %|Jul 16, 1922
    Comedy
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    The Girl from Nowhere
    0 %|May 20, 1921
    Drama
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    Partners of the Night
    0 %|Feb 29, 1920
    Drama, Romance
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    The Capitol
    0 %|Dec 1, 1919
    Drama
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    Lure of Ambition
    0 %|Nov 16, 1919
    Romance
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    Impossible Catherine
    0 %|Oct 5, 1919
    Comedy, Drama
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    La belle Russe
    0 %|Sep 21, 1919
    Romance
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    A Woman There Was
    0 %|Jun 1, 1919
    Romance, Drama
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    Why I Would Not Marry
    0 %|Nov 24, 1918
    Drama, Comedy
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    In Pursuit of Polly
    75 %|Aug 19, 1918
    Comedy, Drama
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    Ashes of Love
    0 %|Aug 15, 1918
    Drama
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    Her Second Husband
    0 %|Dec 31, 1917
    Drama
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    American Maid
    0 %|Dec 3, 1917
    Drama
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    Persuasive Peggy
    0 %|Nov 1, 1917
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Lifted Veil
    10 %|Sep 10, 1917
    Drama
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    The Greatest Power
    0 %|Jun 18, 1917
    Drama
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    The Call of Her People
    0 %|May 27, 1917
    Drama
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    Mary Lawson's Secret
    0 %|Apr 1, 1917
    Drama
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    The White Raven
    60 %|Jan 14, 1917
    Drama
    actor
    A Modern Cinderella
    0 %|Jan 8, 1917
    Drama
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    In the Diplomatic Service
    0 %|Oct 16, 1916
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Pretenders
    0 %|Aug 21, 1916
    Comedy, Drama
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    Dorian's Divorce
    0 %|Jun 5, 1916
    Drama
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    The Price of Malice
    0 %|Feb 21, 1916
    Drama
    actor
    Her Debt of Honor
    0 %|Jan 26, 1916
    Drama
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    A Yellow Streak
    0 %|Dec 6, 1915
    Drama, Western
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    For the Honor of the Crew
    0 %|Nov 9, 1915
    Drama

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