Wesley Ruggles

Wesley Ruggles

Wesley Ruggles (June 11, 1889 – January 8, 1972) was an American film director. He was born in Los Angeles, a younger brother of actor Charles Ruggles. He began his career in 1915 as an actor, appearing in a dozen or so silent films, on occasion with Charles Chaplin. In 1917, he turned his attention to directing, making more than 50 mostly forgettable films — including a silent film version of Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence (1924) — before he won acclaim with Cimarron in 1931. The adaptation of Edna Ferber's novel Cimarron, about homesteaders settling in the prairies of Oklahoma, was the first Western to win an Academy Award as Best Picture. Although Ruggles followed this success with the light comedy No Man of Her Own (1932) with Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, the comedy I'm No Angel (1933) with Mae West and Cary Grant , College Humor (1933) with Bing Crosby, and Bolero (1934) with George Raft and Carole Lombard, few of his later films were in any way memorable (an exception is Arizona). His career was on the downslide when he teamed with the Rank Organisation in 1946 to produce and direct London Town with Sid Field and Petula Clark, based on a story he wrote. The film — British cinema's first attempt at a Technicolor musical extravaganza — is notable as being one of the biggest critical and commercial failures in that country's film history. Ironically, Ruggles had been hired to helm it because as an American, it was thought, he was better equipped to handle a musical — despite the fact that nothing in his past had prepared him to work in the genre. It was his last film. An abridged version was released in the U.S. under the title My Heart Goes Crazy by United Artists in 1953. Ruggles died in 1972 in Santa Monica and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wesley Ruggles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

  • Popularity : 0.556
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1889-06-10
  • Place of Birth : Los Angeles, California, USA
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Wesley Ruggles Movies

  • 1916
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    The Pawnshop

    The Pawnshop

    6.6 1916 HD

    A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter,...

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  • 1915
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    A Night in the Show

    A Night in the Show

    6.1 1915 HD

    Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady...

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    Police

    Police

    6.2 1916 HD

    Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

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    Shanghaied

    Shanghaied

    5.9 1915 HD

    A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed...

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  • 1918
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    Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

    4.8 1918 HD

    As Colonel Nutt is experimenting with explosives, a new janitor is joining his household. The inept janitor proceeds to make life difficult for the...

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    Her Painted Hero

    Her Painted Hero

    5.75 1915 HD

    A stage-struck young woman becomes an heiress, and hopes to use her new-found wealth to fulfill a fantasy.

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    A Submarine Pirate

    A Submarine Pirate

    4.9 1915 HD

    A waiter tricks his way into command of a sub in order to rob a ship carrying gold bullion.

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    A Lover's Lost Control

    A Lover's Lost Control

    5.5 1915 HD

    Mr. and Mrs. Gussle get up to some hijinks in this Keystone comedy.

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  • 1917
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    Her Torpedoed Love

    Her Torpedoed Love

    5 1917 HD

    A wealthy invalid tries to add his hard-working cook to his will, but the conniving butler gets in the way.

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  • 1916
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    Behind the Screen

    Behind the Screen

    6.4 1916 HD

    During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio....

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    The Floorwalker

    The Floorwalker

    6.3 1916 HD

    An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's...

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  • 1915
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    Caught in a Park

    Caught in a Park

    5 1915 HD

    Featuring Charlie Chaplin's half-brother as The Husband, Phyllis Allen as The Wife, Slim Summerville as The Boy Friend, Cecile Arnold as The Girl...

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    Gussle's Wayward Path

    Gussle's Wayward Path

    5 1915 HD

    Gussle (Syd Chaplin) comes home with a cute little dog but doesn't want the wife to see it--leading up to a rather funny bit you'll have to see for...

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  • 1916
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    Beatrice Fairfax

    Beatrice Fairfax

    5 1916 HD

    Beatrice Fairfax, the original advice-to-the-lovelorn reporter and her friend and not-so-secret admirer Jimmy Barton investigate calls for help and...

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  • 1915
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    Gussle Rivals Jonah

    Gussle Rivals Jonah

    1 1915 HD

    Gussle Rivals Jonah is a silent comedy

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  • 1920
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    A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios

    A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios

    6 1920 HD

    A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios (1920) presents a fascinating glimpse into the Thomas H. Ince studios at Culver City.

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  • 1951
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    A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

    A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

    10 1951 HD

    Peter Sellers makes funny voice narration over the Chaplin film A Burlesque on Carmen (1915).

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  • 1920
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    Sooner or Later

    Sooner or Later

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1928
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    Finders Keepers

    Finders Keepers

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1933
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    I'm No Angel

    I'm No Angel

    6.3 1933 HD

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  • 1940
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    Arizona

    Arizona

    6.1 1940 HD

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  • 1932
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    No Man of Her Own

    No Man of Her Own

    6.5 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Cimarron

    Cimarron

    5.536 1931 HD

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  • 1942
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    Somewhere I'll Find You

    Somewhere I'll Find You

    5.9 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Invitation to Happiness

    Invitation to Happiness

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Invitation to Happiness

    Invitation to Happiness

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Gilded Lily

    The Gilded Lily

    6.4 1935 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Desperate Hero

    The Desperate Hero

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1941
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    You Belong to Me

    You Belong to Me

    5.8 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    You Belong to Me

    You Belong to Me

    5.8 1941 HD

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  • 1929
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    Condemned!

    Condemned!

    6.231 1929 HD

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  • 1940
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    Too Many Husbands

    Too Many Husbands

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1929
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    Street Girl

    Street Girl

    5.8 1929 HD

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  • 1944
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    See Here, Private Hargrove

    See Here, Private Hargrove

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Bride Comes Home

    The Bride Comes Home

    4.8 1935 HD

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  • 1937
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    True Confession

    True Confession

    5.8 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    Sing, You Sinners

    Sing, You Sinners

    6.7 1938 HD

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  • 1935
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    Mississippi

    Mississippi

    6.7 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

    Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

    6.125 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    I Met Him in Paris

    I Met Him in Paris

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1919
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    Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1926
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    Hooked at the Altar

    Hooked at the Altar

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Relay

    The Relay

    4.5 1927 HD

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  • 1943
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    Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

    5.8 1943 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Plastic Age

    The Plastic Age

    5.909 1925 HD

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  • 1934
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    Bolero

    Bolero

    6.1 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    College Humor

    College Humor

    5.6 1933 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Last Lap

    The Last Lap

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Cinder Path

    The Cinder Path

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1934
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    Shoot the Works

    Shoot the Works

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    Accent on Youth

    Accent on Youth

    5.5 1935 HD

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  • 1931
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    Are These Our Children?

    Are These Our Children?

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Roar of the Dragon

    Roar of the Dragon

    6.2 1932 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Age of Innocence

    The Age of Innocence

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1937
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    I Met Him in Paris

    I Met Him in Paris

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1926
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    A Man of Quality

    A Man of Quality

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1946
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    London Town

    London Town

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    London Town

    London Town

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    London Town

    London Town

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1922
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    Wild Honey

    Wild Honey

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1923
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    Mr. Billings Spends His Dime

    Mr. Billings Spends His Dime

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1931
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    Cimarron

    Cimarron

    5.536 1931 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Bride Comes Home

    The Bride Comes Home

    4.8 1935 HD

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  • 1922
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    If I Were Queen

    If I Were Queen

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1936
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    Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

    Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

    6.125 1936 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Collegians

    The Collegians

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1931
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    Are These Our Children?

    Are These Our Children?

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Monkey's Paw

    The Monkey's Paw

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Sea Bat

    The Sea Bat

    4.6 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Sea Bat

    The Sea Bat

    4.6 1930 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Leopard Woman

    The Leopard Woman

    5.5 1920 HD

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  • 1940
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    Too Many Husbands

    Too Many Husbands

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1930
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    Honey

    Honey

    5 1930 HD

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  • 1927
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    Around the Bases

    Around the Bases

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Breaking Records

    Breaking Records

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Fourflusher

    The Fourflusher

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1942
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    Somewhere I'll Find You

    Somewhere I'll Find You

    5.9 1942 HD

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  • 1929
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    Girl Overboard

    Girl Overboard

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1925
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    A Broadway Lady

    A Broadway Lady

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1927
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    Flashing Oars

    Flashing Oars

    3 1927 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Heart Raider

    The Heart Raider

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1920
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    Love

    Love

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Incredible World of James Bond

    The Incredible World of James Bond

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1940
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    Arizona

    Arizona

    6.1 1940 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Plastic Age

    The Plastic Age

    5.909 1925 HD

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  • 1921
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    Uncharted Seas

    Uncharted Seas

    6 1921 HD

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  • 1929
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    Street Girl

    Street Girl

    5.8 1929 HD

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  • 1938
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    Sing, You Sinners

    Sing, You Sinners

    6.7 1938 HD

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  • 1923
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    Slippy McGee

    Slippy McGee

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1929
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    Scandal

    Scandal

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1927
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    Beware of Widows

    Beware of Widows

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1917
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    Outcast

    Outcast

    1 1917 HD

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