Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, composer, and lawyer. He was inducted in the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1973. Muse was the first Negro to "star" in a film. He acted for more than sixty years appearing in more than 150 movies. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Alexander and Mary Muse, he studied at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and received an international law degree in 1911. He was acting in New York by the 1920s, during the Harlem Renaissance with two Harlem theatres, Lincoln Players and Lafayette Players. Muse moved to Chicago for a while, and then moved to Hollywood and performed in Hearts in Dixie (1929), the first all-black movie. For the next fifty years, he worked regularly in minor and major roles. While with the Lafayette Players, Muse worked under the management of producer Robert Levy on productions that helped black actors to gain prominence and respect. In regards to the Lafayette Theatre's staging of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Muse said the play was relevant to black actors and audiences "because, in a way, it was every black man's story. Black men too have been split creatures inhabiting one body.". Muse appeared as an opera singer, minstrel show performer, vaudeville and Broadway actor; he also wrote songs, plays, and sketches. In 1943, he became the first African American Broadway director with Run Little Chillun. Muse was also the co-writer of several notable songs. In 1931, with Leon René and Otis René, Muse wrote "When It's Sleepy Time Down South", also known as "Sleepy Time Down South". The song was sung by Nina Mae McKinney in the movie Safe in Hell (1931), and later became a signature song of Louis Armstrong. He was the major star in Broken Earth (1936), which related the story of a black sharecropper whose son miraculously recovers from fever through the father's fervent prayer. Shot on a farm in the South with nonprofessional actors (except for Muse), the film's early scenes focused in a highly realistic manner on the incredible hardship of black farmers, with plowing scenes. In 1938, Muse co-starred with boxer Joe Louis in Spirit of Youth, the fictional story of a champion boxer which featured an all black cast. Muse and Langston Hughes wrote the script for Way Down South (1939). Muse performed in Broken Strings (1940), as a concert violinist who opposes the desire of his son to play "swing". From 1955-56, Muse was a regular on the weekly TV version of Casablanca, playing Sam the pianist (a part he was under consideration for in the original Warner Brothers film), and in 1959, he played Peter, the Honey Man, in Porgy and Bess. He appeared on Disney's TV miniseries The Swamp Fox. Other film credits include Buck and the Preacher (1972), The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) and as Gazenga's Assistant, "Snapper" in Car Wash (1976). His last acting role was in The Black Stallion (1979).

  • Popularitet : 3.47
  • Kendt for : Acting
  • Fødselsdag : 1889-10-13
  • Fødselssted : Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Clarence Muse Film

  • 1941
    imgFilm

    Love Crazy

    Love Crazy

    7.1 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Invisible Ghost

    Invisible Ghost

    5.2 1941 HD

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  • 1943
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    I tvivlens skygge

    I tvivlens skygge

    7.5 1943 HD

    Da onkel Charlie besøger sin familie i den lille søvnige by Santa Rosa, er baggrunden lagt for en af hans mest medrivende og...

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  • 1942
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    The Talk of the Town

    The Talk of the Town

    7.3 1942 HD

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  • 1938
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    Secrets of a Nurse

    Secrets of a Nurse

    3 1938 HD

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  • 1972
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    Buck og prædikanten

    Buck og prædikanten

    6.163 1972 HD

    Poitier spiller Buck, en tidligere kavaleri-sergent i unionshæren, der bliver spejder for befriede slaver på vej mod Colorado. Med sig...

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  • 1933
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    The Wrecker

    The Wrecker

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    Man Against Woman

    Man Against Woman

    3.5 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Flying Down to Rio

    Flying Down to Rio

    6.164 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Black Moon

    Black Moon

    5.1 1934 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Black Swan

    The Black Swan

    6.4 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Flame of New Orleans

    The Flame of New Orleans

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1976
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    Gas på benzintanken

    Gas på benzintanken

    6.024 1976 HD

    En helt almindelig dag i en vaskehal i Los Angeles kaldet "Dee Luxe", hvor vi møder en kulørt samling af ansatte, kunder og...

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  • 1940
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    Murder Over New York

    Murder Over New York

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1979
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    Den sorte hingst

    Den sorte hingst

    7 1979 HD

    Unge Alec Ramsey overlever med nød og næppe et frygteligt skibbrud og det lykkes ham at redde sig i land på en øde...

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  • 1932
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    Winner Take All

    Winner Take All

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

    Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1951
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    Apache Drums

    Apache Drums

    6.2 1951 HD

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  • 1936
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    Laughing Irish Eyes

    Laughing Irish Eyes

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1946
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    Two Smart People

    Two Smart People

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1933
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    Laughter in Hell

    Laughter in Hell

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1945
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    She Wouldn't Say Yes

    She Wouldn't Say Yes

    5.9 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    God Is My Co-Pilot

    God Is My Co-Pilot

    7 1945 HD

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  • 1950
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    Riding High

    Riding High

    5.8 1950 HD

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  • 1939
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    Way Down South

    Way Down South

    5.4 1939 HD

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  • 1931
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    X Marks the Spot

    X Marks the Spot

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Lena Rivers

    Lena Rivers

    5.5 1932 HD

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  • 1941
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    Among the Living

    Among the Living

    6.1 1941 HD

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  • 1933
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    From Hell to Heaven

    From Hell to Heaven

    7.2 1933 HD

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  • 1952
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    Caribbean

    Caribbean

    5.8 1952 HD

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  • 1941
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    Kisses for Breakfast

    Kisses for Breakfast

    5.5 1941 HD

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  • 1934
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    Massacre

    Massacre

    5.8 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    Secret Service

    Secret Service

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    Election Day

    Election Day

    7 1929 HD

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  • 1935
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    O'Shaughnessy's Boy

    O'Shaughnessy's Boy

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1937
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    High Hat

    High Hat

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1936
    imgFilm

    Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

    4.8 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    Jungle Menace

    Jungle Menace

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1947
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    Welcome Stranger

    Welcome Stranger

    6.6 1947 HD

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  • 1935
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    So Red the Rose

    So Red the Rose

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1945
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    Jungle Queen

    Jungle Queen

    5 1945 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Mind Reader

    The Mind Reader

    6.3 1933 HD

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  • 1938
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    Spirit of Youth

    Spirit of Youth

    5.5 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Toy Wife

    The Toy Wife

    4.8 1938 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Sky's the Limit

    The Sky's the Limit

    6.1 1943 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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  • 1932
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    The Woman from Monte Carlo

    The Woman from Monte Carlo

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    Night World

    Night World

    6.7 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    Washington Merry-Go-Round

    Washington Merry-Go-Round

    6.7 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Prestige

    Prestige

    5.5 1931 HD

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  • 1933
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    Fury of the Jungle

    Fury of the Jungle

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1929
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    Hearts in Dixie

    Hearts in Dixie

    3 1929 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Broken Strings

    Broken Strings

    4.5 1940 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Custard Nine

    The Custard Nine

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1929
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    Hallelujah

    Hallelujah

    6.517 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    New York Nights

    New York Nights

    4.8 1929 HD

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  • 1930
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    Guilty?

    Guilty?

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Outside the Law

    Outside the Law

    4.7 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Derelict

    Derelict

    10 1930 HD

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  • 1937
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    Deep South

    Deep South

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Last Parade

    The Last Parade

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Hell's Highway

    Hell's Highway

    6.1 1932 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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  • 1933
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    Frisco Jenny

    Frisco Jenny

    6.3 1933 HD

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  • 1973
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    The World's Greatest Athlete

    The World's Greatest Athlete

    5.3 1973 HD

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  • 1936
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    Mysterious Crossing

    Mysterious Crossing

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1940
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    Alice in Movieland

    Alice in Movieland

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1959
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    Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

    6.2 1959 HD

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  • 1931
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    Huckleberry Finn

    Huckleberry Finn

    8 1931 HD

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  • 1933
    imgFilm

    The Life of Jimmy Dolan

    The Life of Jimmy Dolan

    6.1 1933 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Thoroughbred

    The Thoroughbred

    4.6 1930 HD

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  • 1935
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    Red Hot Tires

    Red Hot Tires

    5.8 1935 HD

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  • 1944
    imgFilm

    Kvinden uden samvittighed

    Kvinden uden samvittighed

    8.1 1944 HD

    Det er historien om forsikringssælgeren Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray), som tryllebindes af mødet med en blond femme fatale, Phyllis...

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  • 1949
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    The Great Dan Patch

    The Great Dan Patch

    5 1949 HD

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  • 1934
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    A Very Honorable Guy

    A Very Honorable Guy

    2 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    After the Dance

    After the Dance

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1936
    imgFilm

    Spendthrift

    Spendthrift

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1934
    imgFilm

    The Personality Kid

    The Personality Kid

    4.2 1934 HD

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  • 1935
    imgFilm

    Alias Mary Dow

    Alias Mary Dow

    6.2 1935 HD

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  • 1931
    imgFilm

    Safe in Hell

    Safe in Hell

    6.7 1931 HD

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  • 1931
    imgFilm

    The Secret Witness

    The Secret Witness

    3 1931 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

    4.3 1940 HD

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  • 1930
    imgFilm

    Rain or Shine

    Rain or Shine

    5.5 1930 HD

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  • 1931
    imgFilm

    Dirigible

    Dirigible

    5.2 1931 HD

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  • 1930
    imgFilm

    Swing High

    Swing High

    7 1930 HD

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  • 1953
    imgFilm

    Jamaica Run

    Jamaica Run

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1956
    imgFilm

    Jungle Safari

    Jungle Safari

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1934
    imgFilm

    Kid Millions

    Kid Millions

    6.5 1934 HD

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  • 1953
    imgFilm

    The Sun Shines Bright

    The Sun Shines Bright

    6.4 1953 HD

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  • 1947
    imgFilm

    A Likely Story

    A Likely Story

    4.2 1947 HD

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  • 1945
    imgFilm

    Gaden med de røde lygter

    Gaden med de røde lygter

    7.6 1945 HD

    Amatørkunstneren Chris Cross får et guldur efter 25 år i firmaet. Dette ur er alt, han ejer af værdi. Da han møder...

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  • 1944
    imgFilm

    Stars on Parade

    Stars on Parade

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1946
    imgFilm

    Jungle Terror

    Jungle Terror

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    That Gang of Mine

    That Gang of Mine

    5.6 1940 HD

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  • 1944
    imgFilm

    In the Meantime, Darling

    In the Meantime, Darling

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1936
    imgFilm

    The Green Pastures

    The Green Pastures

    6.3 1936 HD

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  • 1935
    imgFilm

    Harmony Lane

    Harmony Lane

    3.5 1935 HD

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  • 1952
    imgFilm

    The Las Vegas Story

    The Las Vegas Story

    5.8 1952 HD

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  • 1947
    imgFilm

    En skør detektiv

    En skør detektiv

    6.7 1947 HD

    Ronnie Jackson er børnefotograf, men han drømmer om at blive berømt detektiv. Ved et tilfælde møder han den smukke,...

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  • 1932
    imgFilm

    Attorney for the Defense

    Attorney for the Defense

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1947
    imgFilm

    The Peanut Man

    The Peanut Man

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Watch on the Rhine

    Watch on the Rhine

    6.8 1943 HD

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  • 1944
    imgFilm

    San Diego I Love You

    San Diego I Love You

    6.3 1944 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Chad Hanna

    Chad Hanna

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Maryland

    Maryland

    6.2 1940 HD

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  • 1930
    imgFilm

    Honey

    Honey

    5 1930 HD

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  • 1948
    imgFilm

    An Act of Murder

    An Act of Murder

    6.8 1948 HD

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  • 1941
    imgFilm

    Adam Had Four Sons

    Adam Had Four Sons

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1932
    imgFilm

    Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1944
    imgFilm

    The Soul of a Monster

    The Soul of a Monster

    4.8 1944 HD

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  • 1932
    imgFilm

    The Wet Parade

    The Wet Parade

    5.8 1932 HD

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  • 1932
    imgFilm

    The Cabin in the Cotton

    The Cabin in the Cotton

    6.3 1932 HD

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  • 1977
    imgFilm

    Passing Through

    Passing Through

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1950
    imgFilm

    Katie Did It

    Katie Did It

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1942
    imgFilm

    Tough as They Come

    Tough as They Come

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1944
    imgFilm

    The Racket Man

    The Racket Man

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1931
    imgFilm

    The Fighting Sheriff

    The Fighting Sheriff

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1941
    imgFilm

    Belle Starr

    Belle Starr

    5.6 1941 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Flesh and Fantasy

    Flesh and Fantasy

    6.7 1943 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Heaven Can Wait

    Heaven Can Wait

    6.9 1943 HD

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  • 1941
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    Gentleman from Dixie

    Gentleman from Dixie

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1973
    imgFilm

    A Dream for Christmas

    A Dream for Christmas

    6 1973 HD

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  • 1945
    imgFilm

    Without Love

    Without Love

    6.8 1945 HD

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  • 1942
    imgFilm

    Twin Beds

    Twin Beds

    2.7 1942 HD

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  • 1936
    imgFilm

    Muss 'em Up

    Muss 'em Up

    5.5 1936 HD

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  • 1930
    imgFilm

    A Royal Romance

    A Royal Romance

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1954
    imgFilm

    She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

    5.5 1954 HD

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  • 1932
    imgFilm

    The Death Kiss

    The Death Kiss

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Sherlock Holmes i Washington

    Sherlock Holmes i Washington

    6.7 1943 HD

    Sherlock Holmes og Dr. Watson rejser til Washington for at forhindre, at et hemmeligt dokument falder i fjendens hænder

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  • 1943
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    Honeymoon Lodge

    Honeymoon Lodge

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Over the Wall

    Over the Wall

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1935
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    East of Java

    East of Java

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1936
    imgFilm

    The Broken Earth

    The Broken Earth

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1951
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    My Forbidden Past

    My Forbidden Past

    5.7 1951 HD

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  • 1947
    imgFilm

    De ubesejrede

    De ubesejrede

    6.2 1947 HD

    Abby Hale er en engelsk fange dømt til slaveri i USA, som bliver købt og sat fri af militsmanden Chris Holden. Men Martin Garth, en...

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  • 1975
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    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1936
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    Show Boat

    Show Boat

    6.7 1936 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Zanzibar

    Zanzibar

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1944
    imgFilm

    Jam Session

    Jam Session

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1947
    imgFilm

    Joe Palooka in the Knockout

    Joe Palooka in the Knockout

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1938
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    Prison Train

    Prison Train

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1943
    imgFilm

    Johnny Come Lately

    Johnny Come Lately

    6.7 1943 HD

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  • 1942
    imgFilm

    Strictly in the Groove

    Strictly in the Groove

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1942
    imgFilm

    Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Manhattan

    6.2 1942 HD

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  • 1932
    imgFilm

    White Zombie

    White Zombie

    5.906 1932 HD

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  • 1939
    imgFilm

    Way Down South

    Way Down South

    5.4 1939 HD

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  • 1940
    imgFilm

    Broken Strings

    Broken Strings

    4.5 1940 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Custard Nine

    The Custard Nine

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1938
    imgFilm

    Spirit of Youth

    Spirit of Youth

    5.5 1938 HD

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  • 1932
    imgFilm

    Hell's Highway

    Hell's Highway

    6.1 1932 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS2 E19

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    5.167 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    Casablanca

    Casablanca

    10 1955 HD

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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    6.125 1952 HD

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