Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

From Wikipedia Henry Stephenson Garraway (16 April 1871 – 24 April 1956), sometimes credited as Harry Stephenson, was a British stage and film actor. He portrayed friendly and wise Gentleman in many films of the 1930s and 1940s. Among his roles was Sir Joseph Banks in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Mr. Brownlow in Oliver Twist. Stephenson was educated in Rugby in Warwickshire and started acting in his twenties. He appeared on British and American stages and made his Broadway debut in 1901, playing the messenger in A Message from Mars. In the following decades, he appeared in over 30 Broadway plays. Henry Stephenson made his film debut in 1917 and appeared in a few silent films, but made his mark mostly as an elder man in sound films. Between 1931 and 1932, he appeared in the successful Broadway play Cyanara with over 200 performances. He came to Hollywood for the film version of Cyanara, starring Ronald Colman and with Henry Stephenson in a supporting role. In the same year year, he played the tycoon C.B. Gaerste in Red-Headed Woman and Doctor Alliott in A Bill of Divorcement. The following year, the English-born actor appeared as the intimidating yet warm-hearted Mr. Laurence in Little Women. The tall, white-haired actor specialized in portraying wise, dignified and friendly British gentlemans in supporting roles. He could be "both imposing and benevolent in his patrician portrayals, usually expounding words of wisdom or offering gentlemanly aid." He appeared overall in 90 films from 1917 to 1951, often as a doctor or professor, general, judge or aristocrat. He often played historical figures like Sir Joseph Banks in the oscar-winnig adventure film Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau in Marie Antoinette (1938). Stephenson worked with film star Errol Flynn in the films Captain Blood, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Prince and the Pauper, and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex; often as Flynn's paternal friend and superior. He portrayed Sir Thomas Lancing in Tarzan Finds a Son! in 1939 and playing an entirely different role as Sir Guy Henderson in Tarzan and the Amazons in 1945. He seldom played dark figures, among the exceptions was the snobbish Mr. Bryant in Mr. Lucky in 1943. Stephenson also appeared in literature adaptions, for example as the friendly lawyer Havisham in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) and as Mr. Brownlow in David Lean's literature adaption Oliver Twist (1948). He made his last film in 1949, but appeared in two TV-series in 1951 before the end of his career. In 1950, after finishing his role of Cardinal Gaspar de Quiroga in the drama play, That Lady, Stephenson retired from the stage. He married actress Ann Shoemaker. They had one daughter. Henry Stephenson died in 1956 at the age of 85 years. He was survived by Ann and his daughter.

  • Title: Henry Stephenson
  • Popularity: 2.619
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1871-04-15
  • Place of Birth: Granada, British West Indies
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  • Also Known As: Henry Stephenson Garraway, Henry Stephenson Garroway, Harry Stephenson
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Henry Stephenson Movies

  • 1948
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    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    7.486 1948 HD

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  • 1937
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    Conquest

    Conquest

    6.7 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    6.9 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    7.3 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    Tarzan Finds a Son!

    Tarzan Finds a Son!

    6.1 1939 HD

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  • 1946
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    Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

    4.8 1946 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

    6.8 1937 HD

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  • 1949
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    Challenge to Lassie

    Challenge to Lassie

    4.8 1949 HD

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  • 1940
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    Down Argentine Way

    Down Argentine Way

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1938
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    Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    6.288 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Young in Heart

    The Young in Heart

    6.5 1938 HD

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  • 1936
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    Beloved Enemy

    Beloved Enemy

    6.1 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    6.4 1936 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Locket

    The Locket

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    Ivy

    Ivy

    6.8 1947 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1935
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    Captain Blood

    Captain Blood

    7.2 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    6.8 1939 HD

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  • 1943
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    Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

    6.9 1943 HD

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  • 1933
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    Little Women

    Little Women

    6.7 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    Reckless

    Reckless

    5.3 1935 HD

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  • 1937
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    When You're in Love

    When You're in Love

    6.7 1937 HD

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  • 1944
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    Two Girls and a Sailor

    Two Girls and a Sailor

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1948
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    Julia Misbehaves

    Julia Misbehaves

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1934
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    Thirty Day Princess

    Thirty Day Princess

    6.8 1934 HD

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  • 1932
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    A Bill of Divorcement

    A Bill of Divorcement

    6.4 1932 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Emperor's Candlesticks

    The Emperor's Candlesticks

    5.2 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Baroness and the Butler

    The Baroness and the Butler

    5.2 1938 HD

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  • 1935
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    Rendezvous

    Rendezvous

    4.8 1935 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Mantrap

    The Mantrap

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1945
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    Tarzan and the Amazons

    Tarzan and the Amazons

    6.3 1945 HD

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  • 1932
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    Red-Headed Woman

    Red-Headed Woman

    6.6 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Animal Kingdom

    The Animal Kingdom

    5.7 1932 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Green Years

    The Green Years

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1942
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    This Above All

    This Above All

    6.6 1942 HD

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  • 1933
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    If I Were Free

    If I Were Free

    6.7 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    She Loves Me Not

    She Loves Me Not

    5.667 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Richest Girl in the World

    The Richest Girl in the World

    5.6 1934 HD

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  • 1940
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    It's a Date

    It's a Date

    6.4 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    Half Way to Shanghai

    Half Way to Shanghai

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1932
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    Guilty as Hell

    Guilty as Hell

    5.8 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Mystery of Mr. X

    The Mystery of Mr. X

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    Wise Girl

    Wise Girl

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1946
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    Of Human Bondage

    Of Human Bondage

    6 1946 HD

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  • 1933
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    Tomorrow at Seven

    Tomorrow at Seven

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Blind Adventure

    Blind Adventure

    5.5 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    Cynara

    Cynara

    4.8 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    Stingaree

    Stingaree

    5.9 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    Vanessa: Her Love Story

    Vanessa: Her Love Story

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Hearts Divided

    Hearts Divided

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    Give Me Your Heart

    Give Me Your Heart

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1944
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    Secrets of Scotland Yard

    Secrets of Scotland Yard

    5.3 1944 HD

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  • 1933
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    Double Harness

    Double Harness

    6.8 1933 HD

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  • 1938
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    Dramatic School

    Dramatic School

    6.2 1938 HD

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  • 1934
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    Outcast Lady

    Outcast Lady

    6.3 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Night Is Young

    The Night Is Young

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1919
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    A Society Exile

    A Society Exile

    1 1919 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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  • 1934
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    What Every Woman Knows

    What Every Woman Knows

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1940
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    Spring Parade

    Spring Parade

    6.8 1940 HD

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  • 1934
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    Man of Two Worlds

    Man of Two Worlds

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Homestretch

    The Homestretch

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1940
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    Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

    4 1940 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Flame Within

    The Flame Within

    5.2 1935 HD

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  • 1941
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    Lady from Louisiana

    Lady from Louisiana

    5.2 1941 HD

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  • 1938
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    Suez

    Suez

    5.4 1938 HD

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  • 1925
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    Men and Women

    Men and Women

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Hour Before the Dawn

    The Hour Before the Dawn

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1936
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    Walking on Air

    Walking on Air

    5.8 1936 HD

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  • 1948
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    Enchantment

    Enchantment

    6.7 1948 HD

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  • 1936
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    Half Angel

    Half Angel

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1946
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    Her Sister's Secret

    Her Sister's Secret

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    Dark Delusion

    Dark Delusion

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1933
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    My Lips Betray

    My Lips Betray

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Perfect Gentleman

    The Perfect Gentleman

    4.5 1935 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Return of Monte Cristo

    The Return of Monte Cristo

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    Time Out of Mind

    Time Out of Mind

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1934
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    One More River

    One More River

    5.3 1934 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself

    4 1941 HD

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  • 1944
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    Reckless Age

    Reckless Age

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1934
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    All Men Are Enemies

    All Men Are Enemies

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1942
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    Rings on Her Fingers

    Rings on Her Fingers

    6.7 1942 HD

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  • 1946
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    Night and Day

    Night and Day

    5.7 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    Song of Love

    Song of Love

    6.7 1947 HD

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  • 1925
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    Wild, Wild Susan

    Wild, Wild Susan

    1 1925 HD

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