person

Lionel Barrymore

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1878-04-28

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Lionel Barrymore

Biography

Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931), and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. He is also particularly remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in annual broadcasts of A Christmas Carol during his last two decades. He is also known for playing Dr. Leonard Gillespie in MGM's nine Dr. Kildare films, a role he reprised in a further six films focusing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series entitled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family.

Also Known For

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It's a Wonderful Life

Dec 20, 1946

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NA

Estrellados

Jul 07, 1930

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65

Calling Dr. Gillespie

Aug 01, 1942

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74

Key Largo

Jul 16, 1948

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NA

The Romance of Elaine

Jun 14, 1915

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NA

The End of the Tour

Jan 29, 1917

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56

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

Nov 23, 1929

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63

Duel in the Sun

Dec 31, 1946

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62

Public Hero Number 1

May 31, 1935

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70

Grand Hotel

May 25, 1932

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68

West of Zanzibar

Nov 24, 1928

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75

You Can't Take It with You

Sep 01, 1938

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NA

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You

Dec 09, 2008

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62

Mata Hari

Dec 26, 1931

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75

On Borrowed Time

Jul 07, 1939

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61

Mark of the Vampire

Apr 26, 1935

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68

The Devil-Doll

Jul 10, 1936

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65

Since You Went Away

Jun 30, 1944

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65

The Little Colonel

Feb 22, 1935

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65

Sadie Thompson

Jan 07, 1928

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62

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

Oct 31, 1912

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60

Free and Easy

Mar 22, 1930

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66

A Guy Named Joe

Jan 08, 1949

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51

Rasputin and the Empress

Dec 23, 1932

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65

Test Pilot

Apr 16, 1938

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54

Lady Be Good

Sep 18, 1941

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65

Treasure Island

Aug 17, 1934

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73

The Valley of Decision

May 03, 1945

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69

Camille

Dec 26, 1936

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56

Lone Star

Oct 24, 1952

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66

David Copperfield

Jan 18, 1935

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65

Malaya

Dec 27, 1949

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NA

Yesterday and Today

Dec 02, 1953

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62

Saratoga

Jul 23, 1937

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74

Captains Courageous

Jun 25, 1937

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67

Dinner at Eight

Dec 22, 1933

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61

Tennessee Johnson

Dec 01, 1942

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60

A Free Soul

Jun 02, 1931

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50

The Sheriff's Baby

Mar 29, 1913

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66

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Aug 22, 1941

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68

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Sep 06, 1940

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NA

Gold and Glitter

Nov 11, 1912

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NA

The Informer

Nov 21, 1912

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NA

A Cry for Help

Dec 23, 1912

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50

The Unwelcome Guest

Mar 15, 1913

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NA

An Adventure in the Autumn Woods

Jan 16, 1913

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NA

A Chance Deception

Feb 24, 1913

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NA

Love in an Apartment Hotel

Feb 27, 1913

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NA

Just Gold

May 24, 1913

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NA

The Wrong Bottle

Mar 06, 1913

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NA

So Runs the Way

Oct 11, 1913

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56

Night Flight

Oct 06, 1933

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NA

Heredity

Nov 04, 1912

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NA

Brutality

Dec 02, 1912

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NA

My Hero

Dec 12, 1912

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NA

Near To Earth

Mar 20, 1913

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75

Broken Lullaby

Jan 19, 1932

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NA

The Ranchero's Revenge

Jun 02, 1913

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NA

Red Hicks Defies the World

Jun 09, 1913

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NA

The Well

Jun 12, 1913

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NA

In Diplomatic Circles

Jun 26, 1913

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NA

A Gamble with Death

Jun 30, 1913

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NA

The Enemy's Baby

Jun 10, 1913

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NA

The Mirror

Jul 24, 1913

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60

Under the Shadow of the Law

Aug 07, 1913

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NA

I Was Meant for You

Aug 01, 1913

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NA

The Work Habit

Aug 21, 1913

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NA

The Crook and the Girl

Aug 25, 1913

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63

Fighting Blood

Jun 28, 1911

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NA

The Stolen Treaty

Sep 13, 1913

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65

The Temptress

Oct 03, 1926

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NA

All for Science

Nov 24, 1913

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55

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

May 08, 1943

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51

The Mysterious Island

Oct 05, 1929

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60

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Nov 29, 1940

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47

The Yellow Ticket

Oct 30, 1931

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65

Ah, Wilderness!

Dec 25, 1935

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69

The Girl from Missouri

Aug 03, 1934

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NA

Her Father's Silent Partner

Feb 23, 1914

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62

Judith of Bethulia

Mar 08, 1914

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63

The Road to Glory

Sep 04, 1936

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60

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Jan 10, 1972

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62

The Stranger's Return

Jul 28, 1933

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60

The Show

Jan 22, 1927

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41

Should Ladies Behave

Dec 01, 1933

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53

The Gorgeous Hussy

Aug 28, 1936

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57

The New York Hat

Dec 05, 1912

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67

A Yank at Oxford

Feb 18, 1938

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65

Young Dr. Kildare

Oct 14, 1938

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61

Calling Dr. Kildare

Apr 28, 1939

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56

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Nov 24, 1939

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46

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Apr 12, 1940

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68

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

May 02, 1941

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58

Dr. Kildare's Victory

Feb 04, 1942

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57

A Family Affair

Mar 12, 1937

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NA

A Misunderstood Boy

Apr 19, 1913

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57

Death's Marathon

Jun 14, 1913

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NA

The Tender Hearted Boy

Jan 23, 1913

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NA

The Perfidy of Mary

Apr 05, 1913

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NA

Pa Says

Jul 21, 1913

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NA

The Vengeance of Galora

Jul 28, 1913

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NA

The Suffragette Minstrels

Aug 18, 1913

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52

Navy Blue and Gold

Nov 19, 1937

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58

Guilty Hands

Aug 22, 1931

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NA

The Splendid Road

Dec 06, 1925

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NA

The Woman Who Did

Nov 18, 1925

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60

The Barrier

Mar 21, 1926

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NA

Road House

Jul 25, 1928

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NA

The House of Discord

Dec 13, 1913

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52

The Return Of Peter Grimm

Sep 13, 1935

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NA

The Bartered Crown

Jan 10, 1914

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NA

Woman Against Woman

Jun 27, 1914

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NA

The Cracksman's Gratitude

Jul 04, 1914

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NA

Men and Women

Aug 01, 1914

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60

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

Jul 29, 1938

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NA

The Power of the Press

Oct 01, 1914

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NA

The Span of Life

Dec 07, 1914

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NA

The Seats of the Mighty

Dec 07, 1914

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69

Arsène Lupin

Feb 26, 1932

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70

Down to the Sea in Ships

Feb 15, 1949

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60

The Exploits of Elaine

Dec 29, 1914

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NA

Under the Gaslight

Dec 01, 1914

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NA

A Modern Magdalen

Feb 17, 1915

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NA

The Curious Conduct of Judge Legarde

Apr 01, 1915

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NA

The Flaming Sword

Jun 28, 1915

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NA

Dora Thorne

Nov 03, 1915

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NA

A Yellow Streak

Dec 06, 1915

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NA

The Brand of Cowardice

Oct 23, 1916

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55

The Painted Lady

Oct 24, 1912

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NA

His Father's Son

Mar 19, 1917

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NA

The Millionaire's Double

Apr 30, 1917

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NA

National Red Cross Pageant

Dec 01, 1917

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50

The White Caps

Sep 14, 1905

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48

The Battle

Nov 06, 1911

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60

The Miser's Heart

Nov 20, 1911

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NA

The Chief's Blanket

Oct 10, 1912

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20

Boomerang Bill

Jan 15, 1922

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NA

I Am the Man

Dec 15, 1924

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NA

A Man of Iron

Jun 28, 1925

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NA

The Wrongdoers

Sep 03, 1925

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60

3 Men in White

May 25, 1944

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50

The Voice of Bugle Ann

Feb 15, 1936

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NA

The Yaqui Cur

May 16, 1913

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53

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Nov 01, 1942

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55

The Wanderer

May 02, 1913

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50

The Switchtower

Jun 15, 1913

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59

So Near, Yet So Far

Sep 29, 1912

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51

Sweepings

Apr 14, 1933

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62

The Bells

Jul 29, 1926

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55

Friends

Sep 22, 1912

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53

The Burglar’s Dilemma

Dec 16, 1912

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50

Strongheart

Mar 08, 1914

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60

Wife Tamers

Mar 25, 1926

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60

Let Freedom Ring

Feb 24, 1939

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66

Right Cross

Oct 06, 1950

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65

One Man's Journey

Aug 31, 1933

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60

Bannerline

Oct 12, 1951

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50

Three Wise Fools

Sep 26, 1946

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59

Between Two Women

Mar 28, 1945

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65

The Washington Masquerade

Jul 09, 1932

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75

Our Mr. Sun

Nov 19, 1956

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70

This Side of Heaven

Feb 02, 1934

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60

Carolina

Feb 02, 1934

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63

The Secret Heart

Dec 25, 1946

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70

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Feb 03, 2004

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60

Super Duper Bloopers

Jan 01, 1986

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NA

Almost a Wild Man

Jun 19, 1913

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62

Looking Forward

Apr 28, 1933

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49

The Christmas Party

Dec 17, 1931

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NA

Land of Liberty

Jun 15, 1939

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NA

Unseeing Eyes

Nov 18, 1923

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60

The Eternal City

Dec 17, 1923

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NA

Classmates

Feb 14, 1914

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NA

A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore

Dec 09, 1938

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90

Paris at Midnight

Apr 17, 1926

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60

Dark Delusion

Jun 24, 1947

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50

Drums of Love

Jan 24, 1928

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74

That's Entertainment!

Jun 21, 1974

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NA

Alias Jimmy Valentine

Nov 15, 1928

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60

The Penalty

Mar 13, 1941

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NA

The Devil's Garden

Nov 22, 1920

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50

Three Friends

Jan 02, 1913

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NA

Body and Soul

Oct 01, 1927

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55

The Lucky Lady

Apr 25, 1926

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64

The Stars Look Down

Jan 22, 1940

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54

The Bad Man

Mar 28, 1941

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NA

An Indian's Loyalty

Aug 15, 1913

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65

Main Street to Broadway

Oct 12, 1953

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50

The Strong Man's Burden

Sep 05, 1913

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67

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Oct 24, 1940

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NA

Christopher Bean

Nov 17, 1933

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60

The Face in the Fog

Oct 07, 1922

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NA

Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership

Jun 23, 1949

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NA

The Lion and the Mouse

May 21, 1928

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NA

From the Ends of the Earth

May 28, 1939

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57

Fate

Mar 22, 1913

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55

My Baby

Nov 14, 1912

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NA

The One She Loved

Oct 21, 1912

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57

The Telephone Girl and the Lady

Jan 06, 1913

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60

Breakdowns of 1949

Dec 31, 1949

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65

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Jul 31, 1940

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55

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

May 29, 1940

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80

The Mesmerist

Nov 07, 2003

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NA

Wildfire

Jan 25, 1915

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57

America

Feb 21, 1924

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65

Dragon Seed

Jul 20, 1944

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NA

D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

Sep 10, 2002

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67

Complicated Women

May 06, 2003

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69

That's Entertainment, Part II

May 16, 1976

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60

Twenty Years After

Jan 01, 1944

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NA

Brooding Eyes

Mar 15, 1926

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NA

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

Aug 18, 1925

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NA

Women Love Diamonds

Feb 12, 1927

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50

The Little Tease

Apr 12, 1913

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NA

Fifty-Fifty

Nov 15, 1925

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20

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story

Mar 12, 1951

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100

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

Sep 09, 1943

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NA

Oil and Water

Feb 10, 1913

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NA

The Quitter

Jul 10, 1916

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48

A Timely Interception

Jun 07, 1913

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NA

The God Within

Dec 26, 1912

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52

Enemies of Women

Apr 15, 1923

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NA

The Great Adventure

Jan 06, 1921

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NA

The River Woman

Dec 01, 1928

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60

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Mar 13, 1987

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55

The Copperhead

Jan 25, 1920

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NA

Jim the Penman

Apr 04, 1921

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NA

Children of the Whirlwind

Aug 15, 1925

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50

The Woman in Black

Nov 30, 1914

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70

The Thirteenth Hour

Oct 17, 1927

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NA

The Lady and the Mouse

Apr 26, 1913

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40

Film Fun

Aug 19, 1955

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35

The Movies March On

Jul 03, 1939

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73

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Dec 25, 1925

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NA

The Upheaval

Aug 28, 1916

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NA

Dorian's Divorce

Jun 05, 1916

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60

Screen Actors

May 13, 1950

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50

The House of Darkness

May 10, 1913

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NA

Decameron Nights

Jan 02, 1924

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NA

Meddling Women

Nov 15, 1924

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NA

The Master Mind

Sep 12, 1920

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NA

Hooray for Hollywood

Jan 01, 1976

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NA

The Way of the World

Jan 01, 1947

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68

The Ed Sullivan Show

Jun 20, 1948