William A. Seiter

William A. Seiter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William A. Seiter (June 10, 1890 - July 26, 1964) was an American film director. He was born in New York City. After attending Hudson River Military Academy, Seiter broke into films in 1915 as a bit player at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, doubling a cowboy. He graduated to director in 1918. At Universal Studios in the mid-1920s, Seiter was principal director of the popular Reginald Denny vehicles, most of which co-starred Seiter's then wife Laura La Plante (his second wife was actress Marian Nixon). This period also included The Beautiful and Damned and The Family Secret. In the early talkie era, Seiter helped nurture the talents of RKO's comedy duo Wheeler & Woolsey in such rollicking features as Caught Plastered (1931) and Diplomaniacs (1933). He also directed the Laurel and Hardy feature Sons of the Desert (1933), their only film together. Other films include Sunny, Going Wild, Kiss Me Again, Hot Saturday, Way Back Home, Girl Crazy, Rafter Romance, Roberta, Room Service, Susannah of the Mounties, Allegheny Uprising, You Were Never Lovelier, Up in Central Park, and One Touch of Venus. Among the many stars directed by Seiter during his long career were Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan, Jack Haley, Deanna Durbin, Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Fred MacMurray, Lucille Ball, Rita Hayworth and the Marx Brothers. While many of his films were minor gems, Seiter was capable of turning out bad movies once in a while. For example, if he ran into friction from his star—as was the case with Lou Costello in 1946's Little Giant -- Seiter would get even by adhering religiously to the script, refusing to add any nuance or creativity to the project (this pettiness may have been the reason that one prominent actress of the 1930s referred to Seiter as the most unimaginative director she'd ever worked with). On his final four films, before he retired in 1954, Seiter functioned as both producer and director. These films included The Lady Wants Mink (1953), a gentle satire of the then topical "raise your own coat" craze. He died in Beverly Hills, California, of a heart attack, aged 74.

  • Title: William A. Seiter
  • Popularity: 3.782
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1890-06-10
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: William Alfred Seiter, William Seiter
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William A. Seiter Movies

  • 1913
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    Pierre of the North

    Pierre of the North

    1 1913 HD

    Pierre and Baptiste, French-Canadian half-breed trappers, are enamored of Mary, the factor's daughter. Both men propose to the girl, both are...

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  • 1935
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    Roberta

    Roberta

    7 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Dimples

    Dimples

    6.5 1936 HD

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  • 1941
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    Nice Girl?

    Nice Girl?

    5.3 1941 HD

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  • 1922
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    When Love Comes

    When Love Comes

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1936
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    Stowaway

    Stowaway

    6.7 1936 HD

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  • 1933
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    Sons of the Desert

    Sons of the Desert

    7 1933 HD

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  • 1944
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    Belle of the Yukon

    Belle of the Yukon

    4.7 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Belle of the Yukon

    Belle of the Yukon

    4.7 1944 HD

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  • 1938
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    Room Service

    Room Service

    6.5 1938 HD

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  • 1948
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    One Touch of Venus

    One Touch of Venus

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    You Were Never Lovelier

    You Were Never Lovelier

    7.1 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Allegheny Uprising

    Allegheny Uprising

    5.6 1939 HD

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  • 1950
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    Borderline

    Borderline

    5.5 1950 HD

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  • 1943
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    A Lady Takes a Chance

    A Lady Takes a Chance

    5.7 1943 HD

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  • 1939
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    Susannah of the Mounties

    Susannah of the Mounties

    6.3 1939 HD

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  • 1932
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    Hot Saturday

    Hot Saturday

    6.6 1932 HD

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  • 1945
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    That Night with You

    That Night with You

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1954
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    Make Haste to Live

    Make Haste to Live

    5.6 1954 HD

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  • 1931
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    Caught Plastered

    Caught Plastered

    5.7 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Girl Crazy

    Girl Crazy

    4.5 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Peach-o-Reno

    Peach-o-Reno

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hired Wife

    Hired Wife

    6.8 1940 HD

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  • 1932
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    If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

    6.6 1932 HD

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  • 1926
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    What Happened to Jones

    What Happened to Jones

    5.8 1926 HD

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  • 1942
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    Broadway

    Broadway

    5.5 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    Destroyer

    Destroyer

    6.6 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    Four Jills in a Jeep

    Four Jills in a Jeep

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Moon's Our Home

    The Moon's Our Home

    6.5 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Richest Girl in the World

    The Richest Girl in the World

    5.6 1934 HD

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  • 1930
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    Going Wild

    Going Wild

    6 1930 HD

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  • 1933
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    Chance at Heaven

    Chance at Heaven

    5.6 1933 HD

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  • 1940
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    It's a Date

    It's a Date

    6.4 1940 HD

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  • 1947
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    I'll Be Yours

    I'll Be Yours

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1935
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    If You Could Only Cook

    If You Could Only Cook

    7.4 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Rafter Romance

    Rafter Romance

    6.5 1933 HD

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  • 1931
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    Big Business Girl

    Big Business Girl

    5.5 1931 HD

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  • 1937
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    This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

    7.3 1937 HD

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  • 1931
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    Kiss Me Again

    Kiss Me Again

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1926
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    Take It from Me

    Take It from Me

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1935
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    Orchids to You

    Orchids to You

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Case Against Mrs. Ames

    The Case Against Mrs. Ames

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1923
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    Little Church Around the Corner

    Little Church Around the Corner

    5.5 1923 HD

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  • 1924
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    Helen's Babies

    Helen's Babies

    5.6 1924 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Affairs of Susan

    The Affairs of Susan

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1951
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    Dear Brat

    Dear Brat

    4 1951 HD

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  • 1934
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    Sing and Like it

    Sing and Like it

    4.3 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Life of the Party

    The Life of the Party

    5.2 1937 HD

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  • 1930
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    Sunny

    Sunny

    4 1930 HD

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  • 1933
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    Hello, Everybody!

    Hello, Everybody!

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1945
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    It's a Pleasure

    It's a Pleasure

    4.7 1945 HD

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  • 1930
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    Back Pay

    Back Pay

    4 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Truth About Youth

    The Truth About Youth

    5.7 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    Is My Face Red?

    Is My Face Red?

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    In Person

    In Person

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1931
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    Way Back Home

    Way Back Home

    6.2 1931 HD

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  • 1933
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    Professional Sweetheart

    Professional Sweetheart

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1948
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    Up in Central Park

    Up in Central Park

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1946
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    Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1937
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    Life Begins in College

    Life Begins in College

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1932
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    Young Bride

    Young Bride

    3 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

    4 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    Too Many Cooks

    Too Many Cooks

    2.5 1931 HD

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  • 1938
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    Three Blind Mice

    Three Blind Mice

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Family Secret

    The Family Secret

    5.9 1924 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Flirting Widow

    The Flirting Widow

    4 1930 HD

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  • 1933
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    Diplomaniacs

    Diplomaniacs

    7 1933 HD

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  • 1925
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    Where Was I?

    Where Was I?

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Lady Wants Mink

    The Lady Wants Mink

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1926
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    Skinner's Dress Suit

    Skinner's Dress Suit

    7 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Cheerful Fraud

    The Cheerful Fraud

    4 1926 HD

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  • 1941
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    Appointment for Love

    Appointment for Love

    5.2 1941 HD

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  • 1938
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    Sally, Irene and Mary

    Sally, Irene and Mary

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Thanks for Everything

    Thanks for Everything

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Lady Wants Mink

    The Lady Wants Mink

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Mad Whirl

    The Mad Whirl

    6.2 1925 HD

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  • 1929
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    Why Be Good?

    Why Be Good?

    6.5 1929 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Small Bachelor

    The Small Bachelor

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1922
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    Gay and Devilish

    Gay and Devilish

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1929
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    Synthetic Sin

    Synthetic Sin

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1923
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    Bell Boy 13

    Bell Boy 13

    6 1923 HD

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  • 1924
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    Daddies

    Daddies

    5 1924 HD

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  • 1924
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    His Forgotten Wife

    His Forgotten Wife

    5 1924 HD

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  • 1918
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    Camouflage

    Camouflage

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1928
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    Good Morning, Judge

    Good Morning, Judge

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1933
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    Sons of the Desert

    Sons of the Desert

    7 1933 HD

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  • 1926
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    Skinner's Dress Suit

    Skinner's Dress Suit

    7 1926 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Daring Young Man

    The Daring Young Man

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Love Racket

    The Love Racket

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1946
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    Little Giant

    Little Giant

    5.3 1946 HD

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  • 1931
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    Big Business Girl

    Big Business Girl

    5.5 1931 HD

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  • 1934
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    Love Birds

    Love Birds

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1929
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    Footlights and Fools

    Footlights and Fools

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Smiling Irish Eyes

    Smiling Irish Eyes

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Prisoners

    Prisoners

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Fast Worker

    The Fast Worker

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hired Wife

    Hired Wife

    6.8 1940 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Flirting Widow

    The Flirting Widow

    4 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Strictly Modern

    Strictly Modern

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1918
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    Oh! What a Day

    Oh! What a Day

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1918
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    Oh! What a Day

    Oh! What a Day

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1953
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    Champ for a Day

    Champ for a Day

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    Champ for a Day

    Champ for a Day

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1924
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    The White Sin

    The White Sin

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1921
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    Passing Through

    Passing Through

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Aviator

    The Aviator

    9 1931 HD

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  • 1926
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    Rolling Home

    Rolling Home

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1928
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    Outcast

    Outcast

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Foolish Age

    The Foolish Age

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Foolish Age

    The Foolish Age

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1927
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    Out All Night

    Out All Night

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    Happiness Ahead

    Happiness Ahead

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Wild Bunch

    The Wild Bunch

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1925
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    Dangerous Innocence

    Dangerous Innocence

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Teaser

    The Teaser

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1955
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    Want Ad Wedding

    Want Ad Wedding

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1970
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    5.7 1970 HD

    Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...

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  • 1970
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    4.2 1970 HD

    The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States on CBS from 1955 to 1957. Some of the shows in this...

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  • 1970
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    5 1970 HD

    An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were...

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  • 1970
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    5.5 1970 HD

    The Gale Storm Show is an American sitcom starring Gale Storm. The series premiered on September 29, 1956, and ran until 1960 for 143 half-hour...

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  • 1970
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    3.5 1970 HD

    Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an...

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  • 1970
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    6.5 1970 HD

    Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The...

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