Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen Paula O'Sullivan was born in County Roscommon, Ireland, on May 17, 1911. The future mother of Mia Farrow was a schooldays classmate of Vivien Leigh at the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Roehampton in London. Even as a schoolgirl, Maureen desired an acting career; she studied hard and read widely. When the opportunity to be an actress came along, it almost dropped in her lap. The director Frank Borzage was in Dublin filming “Song o’ My Heart” (1930) when Maureen, then 18, met him. Borzage suggested a screen test, which she took. The results were more than favorable, as she won the part of Eileen O’Brien. The part was a substantial one, so much so that Maureen went on to Hollywood to complete the filming. Once in sunny California, Maureen wasted no time landing roles in other films such as “Just Imagine” (1930), “Princess and the Plumber” (1930), and “So This Is London” (1930). Maureen was on a roll that her contemporaries could only have wished for when they were coming up through the ranks. In 1932, Maureen was teamed up with Olympic medal winner Johnny Weissmuller for the first time in “Tarzan the Ape Man” (1932). Five other Tarzan films followed, the last being “Tarzan’s New York Adventure” (1942). The Tarzan epics rank as one of the most memorable series ever made. Most people agree that those movies would not have been successful had it not been for the fine acting talents, not to mention beauty, of Maureen O’Sullivan. But she was more than Jane Parker in the Tarzan films; she had great roles and played beautifully in films such as “The Flame Within” (1935), “David Copperfield” (1935), and “Anna Karenina” (1935). She turned in yet another fine performance in “Pride and Prejudice” (1940). After the 1940s, Maureen made far fewer films, not because she lost popularity but by choice. It isn’t always easy to walk away from a lucrative career, but she did because she wanted to devote more time to her husband, John Farrow, an Australian writer, and their seven children. The couple were married from 1936 until his death in 1963. She did not, however, retire completely; Maureen still found time to make an occasional appearance in films or TV or on the stage. Later movie-goers remember her as Elizabeth Alvorg in the hit film “Peggy Sue Got Married” (1986). Her final silver screen appearance was in “The River Pirates” (1988). Some TV movies followed, but only until 1996. She maintained homes in New Hampshire and Arizona, and it was in Scottsdale that Maureen died on June 23, 1998, of a heart attack. She was 87 years old.

  • Popularitet : 6.607
  • Kendt for : Acting
  • Fødselsdag : 1911-05-17
  • Fødselssted : Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
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Maureen O'Sullivan Film

  • 1986
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    Peggy Sue blev gift

    Peggy Sue blev gift

    6.1 1986 HD

    Peggy Sue er en kvinde med voksne børn. Hun skal til 25-års skolejubilæum, men under festen besvimer hun og vågner op i...

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  • 1934
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    Den tynde mand

    Den tynde mand

    7.495 1934 HD

    En tidligere detektiv og hans kone bliver blandet ind i eftersøgningen af en forsvundet opfinder, hvor alle har et motiv.

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  • 1950
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    Where Danger Lives

    Where Danger Lives

    6.3 1950 HD

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  • 1986
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    Hannah og hendes søstre

    Hannah og hendes søstre

    7.5 1986 HD

    Hannah's eksmand tror, han skal dø. Hannahs mand er forelsket i hendes søster Barbara. Hannah's to andre søstre vil låne...

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  • 1972
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    The Crooked Hearts

    The Crooked Hearts

    7.8 1972 HD

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  • 1937
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    En dag på galopbanen

    En dag på galopbanen

    7.1 1937 HD

    Croucho, Chico og Harpo hjælper en pige, der ejer både en væddeløbshest og et sanatorium. De skaber vild ravage i...

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  • 1932
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    Abemanden Tarzan

    Abemanden Tarzan

    6.6 1932 HD

    Jægeren James Parker leder en ekspedition på jagt efter elefanternes sagnomspundne kirkegård i Afrikas jungle. Med sig har han sin...

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  • 1939
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    Tarzans Søn

    Tarzans Søn

    6.074 1939 HD

    Dybt inde i junglen finder Tarzan en lille dreng i et nedstyrtet fly og beslutter at opdrage ham sammen med sin kæreste, Jane. Fem år...

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  • 1942
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    Tarzan i New York

    Tarzan i New York

    6.4 1942 HD

    Cirkusfolkene Rand og Shileds kidnapper Boy og tager ham med til New York. Tarzan og Jane må derfor forlade junglen og opsøge storbyen...

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  • 1941
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    Tarzans Hemmelige Skat

    Tarzans Hemmelige Skat

    5.7 1941 HD

    Onde skattejægere kommer til junglen for at finde en guldmine. De sætter Tarzan ud af spillet og kidnapper Jane og Boy, der under tvang...

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  • 1932
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    Payment Deferred

    Payment Deferred

    5.9 1932 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Devil-Doll

    The Devil-Doll

    6.8 1936 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Tall T

    The Tall T

    6.9 1957 HD

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  • 1940
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    Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice

    6.9 1940 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger

    The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger

    6.5 1935 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Phynx

    The Phynx

    3.5 1970 HD

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  • 1953
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    All I Desire

    All I Desire

    7 1953 HD

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  • 1934
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    Hide-Out

    Hide-Out

    7.1 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    Tarzan Undslipper

    Tarzan Undslipper

    6.286 1936 HD

    Tarzan og Jane har det godt i deres træhus fuld af forbavsende moderne bekvemmeligheder. En dag får de besøg af kaptajn Fry, der i...

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  • 1939
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    Let Us Live

    Let Us Live

    6.6 1939 HD

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  • 1934
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    Tarzan og den hvide pige

    Tarzan og den hvide pige

    6.578 1934 HD

    Knapt har Tarzan og Jane fundet sig til rette i junglen, før den grumme elfenbensjæger Martin Arlington træder ind på...

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  • 1948
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    The Big Clock

    The Big Clock

    7.3 1948 HD

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  • 1932
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    Okay, America!

    Okay, America!

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

    6.6 1935 HD

    Filmen der ofte omtales som Greta Garbos bedste hyldes også som en rigtig filmklassiker, men tiden har tæret en del på den...

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  • 1937
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    The Emperor's Candlesticks

    The Emperor's Candlesticks

    5.2 1937 HD

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  • 1930
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    Just Imagine

    Just Imagine

    5.55 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    Skyscraper Souls

    Skyscraper Souls

    5.6 1932 HD

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  • 1984
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    Too Scared to Scream

    Too Scared to Scream

    5.4 1984 HD

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  • 1933
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    Tugboat Annie

    Tugboat Annie

    7 1933 HD

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  • 1987
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    Stranded

    Stranded

    5.5 1987 HD

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  • 1952
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    Bonzo Goes to College

    Bonzo Goes to College

    5 1952 HD

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  • 1972
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    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1935
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    West Point of the Air

    West Point of the Air

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1931
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    A Connecticut Yankee

    A Connecticut Yankee

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1988
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    Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood

    Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood

    6 1988 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Steel Cage

    The Steel Cage

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1938
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    A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

    6.7 1938 HD

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  • 1941
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    Maisie Was a Lady

    Maisie Was a Lady

    6.8 1941 HD

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  • 1932
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    Strange Interlude

    Strange Interlude

    5.7 1932 HD

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  • 1938
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    Port of Seven Seas

    Port of Seven Seas

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    My Dear Miss Aldrich

    My Dear Miss Aldrich

    6.1 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Voice of Bugle Ann

    The Voice of Bugle Ann

    5.8 1936 HD

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  • 1930
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    Song o' My Heart

    Song o' My Heart

    3.7 1930 HD

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  • 1954
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    Duffy of San Quentin

    Duffy of San Quentin

    6 1954 HD

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  • 1933
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    Stage Mother

    Stage Mother

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1965
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    Never Too Late

    Never Too Late

    5 1965 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1937
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    Between Two Women

    Between Two Women

    5.7 1937 HD

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  • 1978
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    Mandy's Grandmother

    Mandy's Grandmother

    4.5 1978 HD

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  • 1958
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    Wild Heritage

    Wild Heritage

    4.5 1958 HD

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  • 1938
    imgFilm

    Hold That Kiss

    Hold That Kiss

    6.5 1938 HD

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  • 1935
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    Woman Wanted

    Woman Wanted

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1938
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    Spring Madness

    Spring Madness

    3.9 1938 HD

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  • 1994
    imgFilm

    Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

    Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

    6.2 1994 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Flame Within

    The Flame Within

    5.2 1935 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

    6.5 1938 HD

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  • 1935
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    Cardinal Richelieu

    Cardinal Richelieu

    7.4 1935 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story

    The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

    4.3 1940 HD

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  • 1998
    imgFilm

    In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross

    In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1953
    imgFilm

    Mission Over Korea

    Mission Over Korea

    3 1953 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Bishop Misbehaves

    The Bishop Misbehaves

    4 1935 HD

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  • 1937
    imgFilm

    The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Hollywood - The Second Step

    Hollywood - The Second Step

    8 1936 HD

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  • 2017
    imgFilm

    Tarzan, aux sources du mythe

    Tarzan, aux sources du mythe

    6.5 2017 HD

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  • 1931
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    Skyline

    Skyline

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    5.5 1940 HD

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  • 1932
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    Robbers' Roost

    Robbers' Roost

    5.5 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    Fast Companions

    Fast Companions

    6 1932 HD

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  • 2003
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    Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

    6.7 2003 HD

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  • 1976
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    That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    6.8 1976 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Silver Lining

    The Silver Lining

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Edge of Innocence

    The Edge of Innocence

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1930
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    So This Is London

    So This Is London

    7 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Princess and the Plumber

    The Princess and the Plumber

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1976
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    It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

    7 1976 HD

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  • 1952
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    Ellis in Freedomland

    Ellis in Freedomland

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1992
    imgFilm

    With Murder in Mind

    With Murder in Mind

    4.7 1992 HD

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  • 1934
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    Screen Snapshots No. 11

    Screen Snapshots No. 11

    1 1934 HD

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  • 2004
    imgFilm

    Checking Out: Grand Hotel

    Checking Out: Grand Hotel

    7 2004 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Habitation of Dragons

    The Habitation of Dragons

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1976
    imgFilm

    The Great Houdinis

    The Great Houdinis

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1982
    imgFilm

    Morning's at Seven

    Morning's at Seven

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Blessed Midnight

    The Blessed Midnight

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1950
    imgFilm

    Screen Actors

    Screen Actors

    6 1950 HD

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  • 2007
    imgFilm

    Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

    Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1951
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    No Resting Place

    No Resting Place

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

    The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1951
    imgS2 E33

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS4 E37

    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS7 E52

    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS3 E135

    Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

    4.6 1955 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS5 E26

    Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

    5.7 1961 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS1 E39

    The Whistler

    The Whistler

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS5 E27

    Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

    3.5 1952 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS7 E52

    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS7 E52

    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS7 E52

    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS22 E21

    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    6.125 1952 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS4 E37

    Climax!

    Climax!

    3 1954 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS31 E74

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

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  • 1990
    imgS1 E1

    Star Life

    Star Life

    10 1990 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS1 E876

    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1987
    imgS1 E6

    Leg Work

    Leg Work

    5 1987 HD

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