William Demarest

William Demarest

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 27, 1983) was an American character actor, known for playing Uncle Charley in My Three Sons. A veteran of World War I, Demarest became a prolific film and television actor, appearing in over 140 films, beginning in 1926 and ending in the 1970s. He frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles. Demarest started in show business working in vaudeville, appearing with his wife Estelle Collette (real name Esther Zychlin) as "Demarest and Colette", then moved on to Broadway. Demarest worked regularly with director Preston Sturges, becoming part of a "stock" troupe of actors that Sturges repeatedly cast in his films. He appeared in ten films written by Sturges, eight of which were under his direction, including The Lady Eve, Sullivan's Travels and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek. Demarest was such a familiar figure at the Paramount studio that just his name was used in the movie Sunset Boulevard as a potential star for William Holden's unsold baseball screenplay. Demarest appeared with veteran western film star Roscoe Ates in the 1958 episode "And the Desert Shall Blossom" of CBS's Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In the story line, Ates and Demarest appear as old timers living in the Nevada desert. The local sheriff, played by Ben Johnson, appears with an eviction notice, but he agrees to let the pair stay on their property if they can make a dead rosebush bloom within the next month. In 1959 Demarest was named the lead actor of the 18-week sitcom Love and Marriage on NBC in the 1959–1960 season. Demarest played William Harris, the owner of a failing music company who refuses to handle popular rock and roll music, which presumably might save the firm from bankruptcy. Joining Demarest on the series were Jeanne Bal, Murray Hamilton and Stubby Kaye. Demarest appeared as Police Chief Aloysius of the Santa Rosita Police Department in the film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), as well as on a memorable episode ("What's in the Box") of Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone as a hen-pecked husband driven to the murder of his wife. His most famous television role was in the ABC and then CBS sitcom My Three Sons from 1965 to 1972, playing Uncle Charley O'Casey. He replaced William Frawley, whose failing health had made procuring insurance impossible. Demarest had worked with Fred MacMurray previously in the films Hands Across the Table (1935), Pardon My Past (1945), On Our Merry Way (1948), and The Far Horizons (1955) and was a personal friend of MacMurray. Also, he worked with Irene Dunne in Never a Dull Moment (1950).

  • Mutu: William Demarest
  • Kutchuka: 3.061
  • Amadziwika: Acting
  • Tsiku lobadwa: 1892-02-26
  • Malo obadwira: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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William Demarest Makanema

  • 1964
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    Viva Las Vegas

    Viva Las Vegas

    6.2 1964 HD

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  • 1939
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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    7.9 1939 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Lady Eve

    The Lady Eve

    7.2 1941 HD

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  • 1963
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    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    7 1963 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Jolson Story

    The Jolson Story

    6.7 1946 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Palm Beach Story

    The Palm Beach Story

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1948
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    Night Has a Thousand Eyes

    Night Has a Thousand Eyes

    6.7 1948 HD

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  • 1928
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    Sharp Shooters

    Sharp Shooters

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1973
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    Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

    Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

    6.1 1973 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Murder Man

    The Murder Man

    6.923 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Charlie Chan at the Opera

    Charlie Chan at the Opera

    6.7 1936 HD

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  • 1940
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    Christmas in July

    Christmas in July

    7 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Great McGinty

    The Great McGinty

    6.9 1940 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Great Moment

    The Great Moment

    5.8 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Hail the Conquering Hero

    Hail the Conquering Hero

    7 1944 HD

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  • 1941
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    Dressed to Kill

    Dressed to Kill

    6.357 1941 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    6.8 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

    6.9 1942 HD

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  • 1961
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    King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

    King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1949
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    Jolson Sings Again

    Jolson Sings Again

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1941
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    Sullivan's Travels

    Sullivan's Travels

    7.411 1941 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Butter and Egg Man

    The Butter and Egg Man

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1938
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    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    6.676 1938 HD

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  • 1927
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    Don't Tell the Wife

    Don't Tell the Wife

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1944
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    Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

    5.8 1944 HD

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  • 1930
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    Seeing Things

    Seeing Things

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Gracie Allen Murder Case

    The Gracie Allen Murder Case

    5.5 1939 HD

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  • 1951
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    Excuse My Dust

    Excuse My Dust

    7.2 1951 HD

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  • 1937
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    Big City

    Big City

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  • 1945
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    Along Came Jones

    Along Came Jones

    5.8 1945 HD

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  • 1960
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    Pepe

    Pepe

    6.1 1960 HD

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  • 1952
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    What Price Glory

    What Price Glory

    5.5 1952 HD

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  • 1955
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    Hell on Frisco Bay

    Hell on Frisco Bay

    5 1955 HD

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  • 1953
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    Escape from Fort Bravo

    Escape from Fort Bravo

    6.1 1953 HD

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  • 1949
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    Sorrowful Jones

    Sorrowful Jones

    6.1 1949 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Mountain

    The Mountain

    6.9 1956 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Far Horizons

    The Far Horizons

    6.2 1955 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Strip

    The Strip

    5.7 1951 HD

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  • 1961
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    Twenty Plus Two

    Twenty Plus Two

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1942
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    My Favorite Spy

    My Favorite Spy

    5.2 1942 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Great Ziegfeld

    The Great Ziegfeld

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Cowboy Quarterback

    The Cowboy Quarterback

    5.5 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    While New York Sleeps

    While New York Sleeps

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Rawhide Years

    The Rawhide Years

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Black Diamond Express

    The Black Diamond Express

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Private War of Major Benson

    The Private War of Major Benson

    6.7 1955 HD

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  • 1945
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    Salty O'Rourke

    Salty O'Rourke

    5.2 1945 HD

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  • 1950
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    Riding High

    Riding High

    5.8 1950 HD

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  • 1955
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    Jupiter's Darling

    Jupiter's Darling

    4.3 1955 HD

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  • 1947
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    Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

    6.1 1947 HD

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  • 1953
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    Here Come the Girls

    Here Come the Girls

    4.4 1953 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Golden Fleecing

    The Golden Fleecing

    5.3 1940 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Perils of Pauline

    The Perils of Pauline

    6.2 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    He's a Cockeyed Wonder

    He's a Cockeyed Wonder

    3.3 1950 HD

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  • 1940
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    Wolf of New York

    Wolf of New York

    7 1940 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Night Court

    The Night Court

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1951
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    Behave Yourself!

    Behave Yourself!

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1955
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    Sincerely Yours

    Sincerely Yours

    5.8 1955 HD

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  • 1945
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    Pardon My Past

    Pardon My Past

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1938
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    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    4.3 1938 HD

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  • 1949
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    Red, Hot and Blue

    Red, Hot and Blue

    5.8 1949 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Yellow Mountain

    The Yellow Mountain

    5.1 1954 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ride on Vaquero

    Ride on Vaquero

    4.2 1941 HD

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  • 1936
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    Mind Your Own Business

    Mind Your Own Business

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Hit Parade

    The Hit Parade

    4 1937 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Sainted Sisters

    The Sainted Sisters

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1939
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    Miracles for Sale

    Miracles for Sale

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1943
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    True to Life

    True to Life

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Johnny Doughboy

    Johnny Doughboy

    5.5 1942 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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  • 1952
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    The Blazing Forest

    The Blazing Forest

    6 1952 HD

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  • 1938
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    Romance on the Run

    Romance on the Run

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1951
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    The First Legion

    The First Legion

    6.8 1951 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Great Man Votes

    The Great Man Votes

    6.1 1939 HD

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  • 1942
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    Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

    Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

    6.3 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    Don't Tell the Wife

    Don't Tell the Wife

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Wedding Present

    Wedding Present

    6.5 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    Love on the Run

    Love on the Run

    6.4 1936 HD

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  • 1927
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    The First Auto

    The First Auto

    3.7 1927 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Wild McCullochs

    The Wild McCullochs

    4 1975 HD

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  • 1938
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    Josette

    Josette

    6.7 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    Easy Living

    Easy Living

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1953
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    Dangerous When Wet

    Dangerous When Wet

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1948
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    Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1938
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    One Wild Night

    One Wild Night

    5.5 1938 HD

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  • 1934
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    Fog Over Frisco

    Fog Over Frisco

    6.1 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Great Hospital Mystery

    The Great Hospital Mystery

    4 1937 HD

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  • 1941
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    Glamour Boy

    Glamour Boy

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1997
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    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    7 1997 HD

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  • 1946
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    Our Hearts Were Growing Up

    Our Hearts Were Growing Up

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1950
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    Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

    5.4 1950 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Farmer's Daughter

    The Farmer's Daughter

    5 1940 HD

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  • 1950
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    When Willie Comes Marching Home

    When Willie Comes Marching Home

    6.769 1950 HD

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  • 1941
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    Country Fair

    Country Fair

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1935
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    After Office Hours

    After Office Hours

    6.4 1935 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

    6.1 1927 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Great Gambini

    The Great Gambini

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1928
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    A Girl in Every Port

    A Girl in Every Port

    6.3 1928 HD

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  • 1999
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    Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1937
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    Rosalie

    Rosalie

    5.5 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    Time Out for Romance

    Time Out for Romance

    5.6 1937 HD

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  • 1943
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    Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

    6.1 1943 HD

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  • 1941
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    Rookies on Parade

    Rookies on Parade

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1937
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    Oh, Doctor

    Oh, Doctor

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1942
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    Behind the Eight Ball

    Behind the Eight Ball

    4.7 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Pardon My Sarong

    Pardon My Sarong

    6.521 1942 HD

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  • 1927
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    A Reno Divorce

    A Reno Divorce

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    Five and Ten Cent Annie

    Five and Ten Cent Annie

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1935
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    Hands Across the Table

    Hands Across the Table

    6.8 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    Fugitive Lady

    Fugitive Lady

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1927
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    A Million Bid

    A Million Bid

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1940
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    Little Men

    Little Men

    6.1 1940 HD

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  • 1939
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    Laugh It Off

    Laugh It Off

    2 1939 HD

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  • 1935
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    Bright Lights

    Bright Lights

    4.5 1935 HD

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  • 1963
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    Son of Flubber

    Son of Flubber

    5.895 1963 HD

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  • 1935
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    Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1955
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    Lucy Gallant

    Lucy Gallant

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1961
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    Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

    Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

    5.6 1961 HD

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  • 1945
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    Hollywood Victory Caravan

    Hollywood Victory Caravan

    4.9 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    Duffy's Tavern

    Duffy's Tavern

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1965
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    That Darn Cat!

    That Darn Cat!

    6.5 1965 HD

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  • 1948
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    On Our Merry Way

    On Our Merry Way

    5.5 1948 HD

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  • 1935
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    White Lies

    White Lies

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Casino Murder Case

    The Casino Murder Case

    6.5 1935 HD

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  • 1942
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    True to the Army

    True to the Army

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1944
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    Nine Girls

    Nine Girls

    5.3 1944 HD

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  • 1943
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    Dangerous Blondes

    Dangerous Blondes

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Crash

    The Crash

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1940
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    Comin' Round the Mountain

    Comin' Round the Mountain

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1939
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    King of the Turf

    King of the Turf

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1927
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    What Happened To Father

    What Happened To Father

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1937
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    Blonde Trouble

    Blonde Trouble

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1928
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    Pay as You Enter

    Pay as You Enter

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1927
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    Finger Prints

    Finger Prints

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    A Sailor's Sweetheart

    A Sailor's Sweetheart

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Simple Sis

    Simple Sis

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Devil and Miss Jones

    The Devil and Miss Jones

    7.7 1941 HD

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  • 1934
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    Many Happy Returns

    Many Happy Returns

    5.3 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    Wake Up and Live

    Wake Up and Live

    5.3 1937 HD

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  • 1976
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    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    4.1 1976 HD

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1960
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    My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

    6.5 1960 HD

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  • 1957
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    Tales of Wells Fargo

    Tales of Wells Fargo

    6.8 1957 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    8.442 1959 HD

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.733 1955 HD

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  • 1962
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    Going My Way

    Going My Way

    5 1962 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Rebel

    The Rebel

    5.3 1959 HD

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  • 1961
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    Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

    5.7 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    Love and Marriage

    Love and Marriage

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1961
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    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

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  • 1957
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    Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

    6.4 1957 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

    7.4 1951 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    Bonanza

    Bonanza

    7.519 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    Bonanza

    Bonanza

    7.519 1959 HD

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  • 1971
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    McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

    7.3 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

    7.3 1971 HD

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  • 1975
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    Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

    7.4 1975 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    7.607 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    Studio 57

    Studio 57

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Jerry Lewis Show

    The Jerry Lewis Show

    7 1963 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.37 1962 HD

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