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).

  • Népszerűség : 3.405
  • Ismert : Acting
  • Születésnap : 1889-10-13
  • Születési hely : Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Clarence Muse Filmek

  • 1941
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    Love Crazy

    Love Crazy

    7.1 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Láthatatlan kísértet

    Láthatatlan kísértet

    5.2 1941 HD

    Dr. Kessler felesége elszökött egy másik férfival, majd autóbaleset áldozata lett. Mindenki úgy...

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  • 1943
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    A gyanú árnyékában

    A gyanú árnyékában

    7.5 1943 HD

    A Newton-család a feleség öccsét várja. Kedvesen fogadják a férfit, aki úgy tűnik, nagyon...

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  • 1942
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    A csintalan úriember

    A csintalan úriember

    7.3 1942 HD

    Egy jóképű szökevény, akit égen-földön keres a rendőrség, egy gyönyörű tanárnő...

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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 és a prédikátor

    Buck és a prédikátor

    6.1 1972 HD

    Polgárháború eltörölte a rabszolgaságot. Feketék sokasága indul el Délről az ismeretlenbe...

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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

    6.1 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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    A fekete hattyú

    A fekete hattyú

    6.4 1942 HD

    Egy hírhedt martalóc a tengereken hajózva kedvére rabol. Ravaszsága révén minden...

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  • 1941
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    New Orleans angyala

    New Orleans angyala

    6 1941 HD

    René Clair amerikai emigrációban forgatott vígjátékának hősnője elhagyja Európát,...

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  • 1976
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    Retkes verdák rémei

    Retkes verdák rémei

    6 1976 HD

    A Los Angeles-i autómosó egy napjáról szóló filmben rendkívül kevés...

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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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    Fekete Villám

    Fekete Villám

    7 1979 HD

    Alec édesapja a lovak és a lóversenyek megszállottja, fiát ősi legendákkal szórakoztatja -...

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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
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    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
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    Broken Strings

    Broken Strings

    4.5 1940 HD

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  • 1937
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    Deep South

    Deep South

    1 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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  • 1930
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    Guilty?

    Guilty?

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1929
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    Hallelujah

    Hallelujah

    6.464 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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  • 1921
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    The Custard Nine

    The Custard Nine

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1932
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    Ha volna egy millióm

    Ha volna egy millióm

    6.6 1932 HD

    John Glidden milliomos úgy érzi, már nem sok van hátra az életéből, ezért meg kellene írnia...

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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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  • 1933
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    Frisco Jenny

    Frisco Jenny

    6.3 1933 HD

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  • 1973
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    Az atléták királya

    Az atléták királya

    5.3 1973 HD

    Egy edző, akinek leáldozóban van népszerűsége Afrikába utazik, hogy ott találjon magának egy...

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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
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    The Life of Jimmy Dolan

    The Life of Jimmy Dolan

    6.1 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    Red Hot Tires

    Red Hot Tires

    5.8 1935 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Thoroughbred

    The Thoroughbred

    4.6 1930 HD

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  • 1944
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    Gyilkos vagyok

    Gyilkos vagyok

    8.1 1944 HD

    Hideg számítás vezérelte Phíllis Dietrichsont, amikor lényegesen öregebb, vagyonosabb férjet...

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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
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    Spendthrift

    Spendthrift

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Personality Kid

    The Personality Kid

    4.2 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    Alias Mary Dow

    Alias Mary Dow

    6.2 1935 HD

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  • 1931
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    Safe in Hell

    Safe in Hell

    6.7 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Secret Witness

    The Secret Witness

    3 1931 HD

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  • 1940
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    Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

    4.3 1940 HD

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  • 1930
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    Rain or Shine

    Rain or Shine

    5.5 1930 HD

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  • 1931
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    Dirigible

    Dirigible

    5.2 1931 HD

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  • 1930
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    Swing High

    Swing High

    7 1930 HD

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  • 1953
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    Jamaica Run

    Jamaica Run

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1956
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    Jungle Safari

    Jungle Safari

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1934
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    Kid Millions

    Kid Millions

    6.5 1934 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Sun Shines Bright

    The Sun Shines Bright

    6.4 1953 HD

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  • 1947
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    A Likely Story

    A Likely Story

    4.2 1947 HD

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  • 1945
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    Vörös utca

    Vörös utca

    7.6 1945 HD

    A korosodó bankpénztáros, akinek eddigi élete csupa méltósággal viselt hétköznapi...

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  • 1944
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    Stars on Parade

    Stars on Parade

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1946
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    Jungle Terror

    Jungle Terror

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1940
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    That Gang of Mine

    That Gang of Mine

    5.6 1940 HD

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  • 1944
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    In the Meantime, Darling

    In the Meantime, Darling

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Green Pastures

    The Green Pastures

    6.3 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    Harmony Lane

    Harmony Lane

    3.5 1935 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Las Vegas Story

    The Las Vegas Story

    5.8 1952 HD

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  • 1947
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    Kedvenc kis barnám

    Kedvenc kis barnám

    6.7 1947 HD

    Ronnie-t, a gyerekfényképészt megkéri a szomszédja, hogy vigyázzon...

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  • 1932
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    Attorney for the Defense

    Attorney for the Defense

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Peanut Man

    The Peanut Man

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1943
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    Őrség a Rajnán

    Őrség a Rajnán

    6.768 1943 HD

    Sara és Kurt Muller - három gyermekükkel - hosszú európai tartózkodás után visszatérnek...

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  • 1944
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    San Diego I Love You

    San Diego I Love You

    6.3 1944 HD

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  • 1940
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    Chad Hanna

    Chad Hanna

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Maryland

    Maryland

    6.2 1940 HD

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  • 1930
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    Honey

    Honey

    5 1930 HD

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  • 1948
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    An Act of Murder

    An Act of Murder

    6.8 1948 HD

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  • 1941
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    Adam Had Four Sons

    Adam Had Four Sons

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1932
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    Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Soul of a Monster

    The Soul of a Monster

    4.8 1944 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Wet Parade

    The Wet Parade

    5.8 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Cabin in the Cotton

    The Cabin in the Cotton

    6.3 1932 HD

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  • 1977
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    Passing Through

    Passing Through

    5 1977 HD

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  • 1950
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    Katie Did It

    Katie Did It

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tough as They Come

    Tough as They Come

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Racket Man

    The Racket Man

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Fighting Sheriff

    The Fighting Sheriff

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1941
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    Belle Starr

    Belle Starr

    5.6 1941 HD

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  • 1943
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    Flesh and Fantasy

    Flesh and Fantasy

    6.7 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Heaven Can Wait

    Heaven Can Wait

    6.882 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
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    A Dream for Christmas

    A Dream for Christmas

    6 1973 HD

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  • 1945
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    Without Love

    Without Love

    6.8 1945 HD

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  • 1942
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    Twin Beds

    Twin Beds

    2.7 1942 HD

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  • 1936
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    Muss 'em Up

    Muss 'em Up

    5.5 1936 HD

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  • 1930
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    A Royal Romance

    A Royal Romance

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1954
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    She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

    5.5 1954 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Death Kiss

    The Death Kiss

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1943
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    Sherlock Holmes in Washington

    Sherlock Holmes in Washington

    6.7 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Honeymoon Lodge

    Honeymoon Lodge

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    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
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    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
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    Legyőzhetetlen

    Legyőzhetetlen

    6.2 1947 HD

    1763-ban járunk, a testvére védelmére kelő Abby Hale-t Amerikában letöltendő kényszermunkára...

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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
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    Zanzibar

    Zanzibar

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1944
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    Jam Session

    Jam Session

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1947
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    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
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    Johnny Come Lately

    Johnny Come Lately

    6.7 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Strictly in the Groove

    Strictly in the Groove

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Manhattan

    6.2 1942 HD

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  • 1932
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    A fehér Zombi

    A fehér Zombi

    5.906 1932 HD

    Madeleine és Neil az esküvőjükre készülnek, amikor az egyik ismerősük Monsieur Beaumont váratlanul...

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  • 1939
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    Way Down South

    Way Down South

    5.4 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    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
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    Spirit of Youth

    Spirit of Youth

    5.5 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    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

    5.5 1950 HD

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  • 1955
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    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    4.2 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

    5.7 1952 HD

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