Richard Dix

Richard Dix

Richard Dix was a major leading man at RKO Radio Pictures from 1929 through 1943. He was born Ernest Carlton Brimmer July 18, 1893, in St. Paul, Minnesota. There he was educated, and at the desires of his father, studied to be a surgeon. His obvious acting talent in his school dramatic club led him to leading roles in most of the school plays. At 6' 0" and 180 pounds, Dix excelled in sports, especially football and baseball. These skills would serve him well in the vigorous film roles he would go on to play. After a year at the University of Minnesota he took a position at a bank, spending his evenings training for the stage. His professional start was with a local stock company, and this led to similar work in New York. The death of his father left him with a mother and sister to support. He went to Los Angeles, became leading man for the Morosco Stock Company and his success there got him a contract with Paramount Pictures. His rugged good looks and dark features made him a popular player in westerns. His athletic ability led to his starring role in Paramount's Warming Up (1928), a baseball story and also the studio's first feature with synchronized score and sound effects. His deep voice and commanding presence were perfectly suited for the talkies, and he was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1929, scoring an early triumph in the all-talking mystery drama, Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929). In 1931 he was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his masterful performance in Cimarron (1931), winner of the Best Picture Oscar that year. Throughout the 1930s Dix would be a big box-office draw at RKO, appearing in mystery thrillers, potboilers, westerns and programmers. He appeared in the "Whistler" series of mystery films at Columbia in the mid-40s. He retired from films in 1947. He first married Winifred Coe on October 20, 1931, had a daughter, Martha Mary Ellen, then divorced in 1933. He then married Virginia Webster on June 29, 1934. They had twin boys, Richard Jr. and Robert Dix and an adopted daughter, Sara Sue. Richard Dix the actor, died at age 56 on September 20, 1949.

  • Title: Richard Dix
  • Popularity: 4.231
  • Fantatra ho an'ny: Acting
  • Birthday: 1893-07-18
  • Toerana nahaterahana: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
  • pejy fandraisana:
  • Fantatra koa amin'ny maha: Ernest Carlton Brimmer
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Richard Dix Movies

  • 1942
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    American Empire

    American Empire

    3.8 1942 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

    6.6 1923 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Thirteenth Hour

    The Thirteenth Hour

    5.824 1947 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Ghost Ship

    The Ghost Ship

    6.25 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Whistler

    The Whistler

    5.9 1944 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Tunnel

    The Tunnel

    5.3 1935 HD

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  • 1946
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    Mysterious Intruder

    Mysterious Intruder

    5.8 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Secret of the Whistler

    The Secret of the Whistler

    5.9 1946 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Power of the Whistler

    The Power of the Whistler

    5.8 1945 HD

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    The Mark of the Whistler

    The Mark of the Whistler

    5.9 1944 HD

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    Voice of the Whistler

    Voice of the Whistler

    5.7 1945 HD

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  • 1931
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    Cimarron

    Cimarron

    5.6 1931 HD

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  • 1922
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    Yellow Men and Gold

    Yellow Men and Gold

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Poverty of Riches

    The Poverty of Riches

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1922
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    Fools First

    Fools First

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Sin Flood

    The Sin Flood

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Glorious Fool

    The Glorious Fool

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1923
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    Quicksands

    Quicksands

    5 1923 HD

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  • 1923
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    Racing Hearts

    Racing Hearts

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Woman with Four Faces

    The Woman with Four Faces

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1926
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    Say It Again

    Say It Again

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    Paradise for Two

    Paradise for Two

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Man Power

    Man Power

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Shanghai Bound

    Shanghai Bound

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Love Doctor

    The Love Doctor

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Gay Defender

    The Gay Defender

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    Sporting Goods

    Sporting Goods

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Kansan

    The Kansan

    5.2 1943 HD

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  • 1941
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    Badlands of Dakota

    Badlands of Dakota

    5.6 1941 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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    The Lost Squadron

    The Lost Squadron

    6.333 1932 HD

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  • 1936
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    Special Investigator

    Special Investigator

    5.8 1936 HD

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  • 1939
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    Twelve Crowded Hours

    Twelve Crowded Hours

    5.2 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Blind Alibi

    Blind Alibi

    5.8 1938 HD

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  • 1942
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    Eyes of the Underworld

    Eyes of the Underworld

    4.667 1942 HD

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  • 1940
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    Men Against the Sky

    Men Against the Sky

    4.4 1940 HD

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  • 1938
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    Sky Giant

    Sky Giant

    4.7 1938 HD

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  • 1933
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    Ace of Aces

    Ace of Aces

    5.6 1933 HD

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  • 1929
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    Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

    6.3 1929 HD

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  • 1943
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    Buckskin Frontier

    Buckskin Frontier

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Vanishing American

    The Vanishing American

    6.4 1925 HD

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  • 1929
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    Redskin

    Redskin

    5.2 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

    5 1929 HD

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  • 1937
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    It Happened in Hollywood

    It Happened in Hollywood

    6.2 1937 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Public Defender

    The Public Defender

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1939
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    Man of Conquest

    Man of Conquest

    5.2 1939 HD

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  • 1933
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    Day of Reckoning

    Day of Reckoning

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1925
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    Womanhandled

    Womanhandled

    7 1925 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Arizonian

    The Arizonian

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    Stingaree

    Stingaree

    5.9 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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    A Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic

    A Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic

    4 1929 HD

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  • 1934
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    His Greatest Gamble

    His Greatest Gamble

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1930
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    Lovin' the Ladies

    Lovin' the Ladies

    3 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Conquerors

    The Conquerors

    5.7 1932 HD

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  • 1939
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    Reno

    Reno

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1943
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    Top Man

    Top Man

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1939
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    Here I Am a Stranger

    Here I Am a Stranger

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1932
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    Roar of the Dragon

    Roar of the Dragon

    6.2 1932 HD

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  • 1930
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    Shooting Straight

    Shooting Straight

    6 1930 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Marines Fly High

    The Marines Fly High

    5.5 1940 HD

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  • 1925
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    Men and Women

    Men and Women

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1924
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    Icebound

    Icebound

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Christian

    The Christian

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1928
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    Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Devil Is Driving

    The Devil Is Driving

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Yellow Dust

    Yellow Dust

    4 1936 HD

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  • 1923
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    Souls for Sale

    Souls for Sale

    6.2 1923 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Great Jasper

    The Great Jasper

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1937
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    Devil's Playground

    Devil's Playground

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Devil's Squadron

    Devil's Squadron

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    West of the Pecos

    West of the Pecos

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1940
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    Cherokee Strip

    Cherokee Strip

    4.5 1940 HD

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  • 1933
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    No Marriage Ties

    No Marriage Ties

    4.8 1933 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Roundup

    The Roundup

    8 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

    Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

    5.4 1942 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Stolen Jools

    The Stolen Jools

    5.603 1931 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Quarterback

    The Quarterback

    6 1926 HD

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  • 1925
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    Too Many Kisses

    Too Many Kisses

    5.8 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Lucky Devil

    The Lucky Devil

    6.5 1925 HD

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  • 1926
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    Fascinating Youth

    Fascinating Youth

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    Let's Get Married

    Let's Get Married

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1928
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    Warming Up

    Warming Up

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Stranger

    The Stranger

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1931
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    Young Donovan's Kid

    Young Donovan's Kid

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Call of the Canyon

    The Call of the Canyon

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1923
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    To the Last Man

    To the Last Man

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Shock Punch

    The Shock Punch

    6 1925 HD

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  • 1928
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    Moran of the Marines

    Moran of the Marines

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1927
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    Knockout Reilly

    Knockout Reilly

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1925
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    A Man Must Live

    A Man Must Live

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Bonded Woman

    The Bonded Woman

    3 1922 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Wheel of Life

    The Wheel of Life

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Wall Flower

    The Wall Flower

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1924
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    Unguarded Women

    Unguarded Women

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1924
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    Sinners in Heaven

    Sinners in Heaven

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1917
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    One of Many

    One of Many

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1921
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    Not Guilty

    Not Guilty

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    All's Fair in Love

    All's Fair in Love

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    Dangerous Curve Ahead

    Dangerous Curve Ahead

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1924
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    Manhattan

    Manhattan

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1921
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    Not Guilty

    Not Guilty

    1 1921 HD

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