Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wilfred Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian-born American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Wilfred Lucas made his Broadway debut in 1904, playing in both the The Blue Grass Handicap and The Superstition of Sue. Following his 1906 role in the highly successful play The Chorus Lady, he was recruited to the fledgling Biograph Studios by D. W. Griffith. At the time, the film business was still looked down upon by many members of the theatrical community. In her 1925 book titled When the Movies Were Young, Griffith's wife, actress Linda Arvidson, told the story of the early days at Biograph Studios. In it, she referred to Lucas as the "first real grand actor, democratic enough to work in Biograph movies." In 1908 Lucas made his motion picture debut in Griffith's The Greaser's Gauntlet, appearing in more than 50 of these short (usually 17 minutes) films over the next two years. In 1910 while still acting, he wrote the script for Griffith's film Sunshine Sue, which was followed by many more scripts by 1924. Lucas also began directing in 1912 with Griffith on An Outcast Among Outcasts, and directed another 44 films over the next 20 years. In early 1916 he starred as John Carter in Acquitted, about which Photoplay wrote, "No single performance in the records of active photography has surpassed his visualization of the humble book-keeper in Acquitted." Later in 1916 he appeared in D.W. Griffith's film Intolerance. Part of the group of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, Lucas became friends and sometimes starred with Mary Pickford, Sam De Grasse, and Marie Dressler. Canadian-born director Mack Sennett hired him to both direct and act in a large number of films at his Keystone Studios. Lucas made the successful transition from silent film to sound. While working in Hollywood, in 1926 he returned to the stage, performing in several Broadway plays. He later appeared as a foil for Laurel and Hardy in their feature films Pardon Us and A Chump at Oxford. During his long career, Wilfred Lucas appeared in more than 375 films. Although for a time he was cast in leading roles, he became very successful as secondary and minor characters, making a good living in the film industry for more than three decades.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1871-01-29
Place of Birth: Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As: Wilfred Van Norman Lucas

Movies List of Wilfred Lucas

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One Night of Love

1934 Movie
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Modern Times

1936 Movie
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Homicide Squad

1931 Movie
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Love Your Neighbor

1930 Movie
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Stormy

1935 Movie
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The Hushed Hour

1919 Movie
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A Broadway Butterfly

1925 Movie
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Brother Orchid

1940 Movie
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A Chump at Oxford

1940 Movie
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Heroes of the Street

1922 Movie
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Paid Back

1922 Movie
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The Long Road

1911 Movie
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A Temporary Truce

1912 Movie
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The Fighting Sap

1924 Movie
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Lightning Romance

1924 Movie
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The Super Snooper

1937 Movie
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North of Nevada

1924 Movie
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Convicted

1931 Movie
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Soldiers of Fortune

1919 Movie
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The Bad Lands

1925 Movie
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The Unwritten Law

1932 Movie
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Love Time

1934 Movie
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Midnight Mary

1933 Movie
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Brute Force

1914 Movie
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The Dark Horse

1932 Movie
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Freshman Year

1938 Movie
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The Return of Chandu

1934 Movie
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The Mayor of Hell

1933 Movie
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Angkor

1935 Movie
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Idol of the Crowds

1937 Movie
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Frisco Kid

1935 Movie
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The Sea Wolf

1941 Movie
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Racing for Life

1924 Movie
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Cross-Examination

1932 Movie
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The Galloping Ghost

1931 Movie
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His Trust

1911 Movie
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Big City Blues

1932 Movie
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Varsity Show

1937 Movie
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Enoch Arden: Part I

1911 Movie
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Enoch Arden: Part II

1911 Movie
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When a Man Loves

1911 Movie
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The Massacre

1912 Movie
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Winning Back His Love

1910 Movie
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The Moth

1934 Movie
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Love on a Bet

1936 Movie
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His Trust Fulfilled

1911 Movie
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Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933 Movie
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The Kentucky Derby

1922 Movie
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Sister to Judas

1932 Movie
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The Three Musketeers

1933 Movie
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Criminal Lawyer

1937 Movie
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The Lily and the Rose

1915 Movie
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Cock o' the Walk

1930 Movie
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The Age for Love

1931 Movie
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A Terrible Discovery

1911 Movie
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The Devil-Doll

1936 Movie
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As No Man Has Loved

1925 Movie
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Phantom Thunderbolt

1933 Movie
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House of Mystery

1931 Movie
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Macbeth

1916 Movie
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The Spanish Jade

1915 Movie
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Red Noses

1932 Movie
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Swords and Hearts

1911 Movie
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The Greatest Menace

1923 Movie
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Man's Genesis

1912 Movie
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Daughters of Pleasure

1924 Movie
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The Intruder

1933 Movie
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Jim Bludso

1917 Movie
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Careless Lady

1932 Movie
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Air Fright

1933 Movie
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A Man to Remember

1938 Movie
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Brother Rat

1938 Movie
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Night Spot

1938 Movie
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Zenobia

1939 Movie
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Kind Lady

1935 Movie
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Beloved Enemy

1936 Movie
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The White Angel

1936 Movie
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The Primal Call

1911 Movie
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You Said a Mouthful

1932 Movie
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Almost a Gentleman

1939 Movie
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Dodge City

1939 Movie
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Navy Blue and Gold

1937 Movie
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Women in the Wind

1939 Movie
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Each Dawn I Die

1939 Movie
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The Daredevil Drivers

1938 Movie
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Four Wives

1939 Movie
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Raffles

1939 Movie
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Looser Than Loose

1930 Movie
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She Loved a Fireman

1937 Movie
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Women in Hiding

1940 Movie
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Under Burning Skies

1912 Movie
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Strange People

1933 Movie
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Men Call It Love

1931 Movie
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The Valley of Hate

1924 Movie
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Missing Witnesses

1937 Movie
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The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932 Movie
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The Country Doctor

1936 Movie
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Blazing Sixes

1937 Movie
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Varsity Show

1937 Movie
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Gentleman Burglar

1914 Movie
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A Sailor’s Heart

1912 Movie
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Empty Holsters

1937 Movie
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Those Who Dance

1930 Movie
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Rip Roaring Riley

1935 Movie
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Show Them No Mercy!

1935 Movie
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The Fighting 69th

1940 Movie
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High Tension

1936 Movie
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Legion of the Lawless

1940 Movie
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Edison, the Man

1940 Movie
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A Strange Meeting

1909 Movie
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The Devil Horse

1932 Movie
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Mile a Minute Love

1937 Movie
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Santa Fe Trail

1940 Movie
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Virginia City

1940 Movie
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Triple Justice

1940 Movie
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Prairie Thunder

1937 Movie
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Flesh and Blood

1922 Movie
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Billy's Stratagem

1912 Movie
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The Rose of Kentucky

1911 Movie
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The Arizona Kid

1930 Movie
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The Arizonian

1935 Movie
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California Mail

1936 Movie
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Land Beyond the Law

1937 Movie
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Talent Scout

1937 Movie
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Waterloo Bridge

1940 Movie
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The Honor of Thieves

1909 Movie
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They Drive by Night

1940 Movie
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Women Without Names

1940 Movie
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A Woman of Pleasure

1919 Movie
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The Beautiful Liar

1921 Movie
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His Daughter

1911 Movie
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Graft

1931 Movie
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Over the Wall

1938 Movie
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The Tabasco Kid

1932 Movie
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Midnight Blunders

1936 Movie
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Souls Triumphant

1917 Movie
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Hands Up!

1917 Movie
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A Love Sublime

1917 Movie
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Through The Back Door

1921 Movie
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Free Wheeling

1932 Movie
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Shrimps for a Day

1934 Movie
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Chatterbox

1936 Movie
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Cyclone Cavalier

1925 Movie
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The Making of a Man

1911 Movie
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Her Sacrifice

1926 Movie
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The Wood Nymph

1916 Movie
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Enoch Arden

1911 Movie
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What Price Hollywood?

1932 Movie
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A Pueblo Legend

1912 Movie
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Home Folks

1912 Movie
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Just Like a Woman

1912 Movie
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Fate's Interception

1912 Movie
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Breakdowns of 1938

1938 Movie
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The Man from Kangaroo

1920 Movie
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The Westland Case

1937 Movie
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Human Cargo

1936 Movie
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Fisher Folks

1911 Movie
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Tear Gas Squad

1940 Movie
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The Sorrows of Satan

1926 Movie
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Young Donovan's Kid

1931 Movie
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Burnt Fingers

1927 Movie
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Rich Man's Folly

1931 Movie
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Jazzmania

1923 Movie
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The Phantom

1931 Movie
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Stranded

1935 Movie
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Hello Sister

1930 Movie
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Pardon Us

1931 Movie
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The Lonedale Operator

1911 Movie
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Hot Water

1937 Movie
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Safety in Numbers

1938 Movie
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Down on the Farm

1938 Movie
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The Co-respondent

1917 Movie
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The Diamond Star

1911 Movie
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The Two Paths

1911 Movie
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Sins of Ambition

1917 Movie
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Love in the Hills

1911 Movie
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The Failure

1911 Movie
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A Woman Scorned

1911 Movie
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The Fighting Breed

1921 Movie
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Stranger in Town

1931 Movie
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Millie

1931 Movie
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Marked Woman

1937 Movie
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Black Legion

1937 Movie
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Valley of Hate

1924 Movie
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Trilby

1923 Movie
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Give Me Liberty

1936 Movie
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One a Minute

1921 Movie
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Naughty Marietta

1935 Movie
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Racetrack

1933 Movie
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Apples to You!

1934 Movie
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Call Her Savage

1932 Movie
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Acquitted

1916 Movie
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Hell-to-Pay Austin

1916 Movie
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The Devil's Brother

1933 Movie
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The Renunciation

1909 Movie
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The Rocky Road

1910 Movie
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Four Daughters

1938 Movie
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The Big Cage

1933 Movie
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Dishonored

1931 Movie
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Pure Gold and Dross

1913 Movie
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Across the Dead-Line

1922 Movie
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Cleopatra

1934 Movie
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The Midnight Patrol

1932 Movie
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Lucky Larrigan

1932 Movie
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The Miser's Heart

1911 Movie
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The Sphinx

1933 Movie
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Big Ears

1931 Movie
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Les Misérables

1935 Movie