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Hollywood Faces • Monograph

Dabbs Greer

April 2, 1917 (Fairview, Missouri) – April 28, 2007 (Pasadena, California)

The everyman authority figure: kindly small-town preachers, beleaguered shopkeepers, nervous town marshals, folksy judges, and grounded heartland souls.
Hollywood Stars • Monograph

Lon Chaney ("The Man of a Thousand Faces")

April 1, 1883 (Colorado Springs, CO) – August 26, 1930 (Los Angeles, CA)

The tragic monster, the deformed outcast, the mutilated criminal mastermind, the tortured grotesque with an unbreakable romantic soul.

Hollywood Faces — Character Actor Directory

52 Vault Holdings
Boris Karloff
1887 – 1969
Key Roles: Co-Star, Frankenstein's monster, Fu Manchu
41 Vault Holdings
Dabbs Greer
1917 – 2007
Key Roles: Co-Star, Jonas, Mr. Jonas
32 Vault Holdings
Bela Lugosi
1882 – 1956
Key Roles: Count Dracula, Murder Legendre, Igor
22 Vault Holdings
Lon Chaney
1883 – 1930
Key Roles: Quasimodo, Co-Star
20 Vault Holdings
Buster Keaton
1895 – 1966
Key Roles: Co-Star
18 Vault Holdings
Vincent Price
1911 – 1993
Key Roles: George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, Griffin, Co-Star
14 Vault Holdings
Peter Lorre
1904 – 1964
Key Roles: Conseil, Alonzo Pace Graham
152 Vault Holdings
Pat Buttram
1915 – 1994
Key Roles: Pop Mallory, Mr. Haney, Prentiss
143 Vault Holdings
Tom Lester
1938 – 2020
Key Roles: Eb Dawson, Leading Role, Gus Jr.
143 Vault Holdings
Alvy Moore
1921 – 1997
Key Roles: Herbert, Leading Role, Hank Kimball
142 Vault Holdings
Frank Cady
1915 – 2012
Key Roles: Sam Drucker, Luke
136 Vault Holdings
Lloyd Bridges
1913 – 1998
Key Roles: Leading Role
116 Vault Holdings
Rod Serling
1924 – 1975
Key Roles: Leading Role
107 Vault Holdings
Richard Deacon
1922 – 1984
Key Roles: Fred Rutherford, Winslow (uncredited), Leading Role
92 Vault Holdings
Larry Hovis
1936 – 2003
Key Roles: Co-Star, Larry (uncredited), Larry
88 Vault Holdings
Werner Klemperer
1920 – 2000
Key Roles: Heinrich Ronn, Clifton Bunker, Leading Role
88 Vault Holdings
Hayden Rorke
1910 – 1987
Key Roles: Leading Role, Professor Otis Warren, Mr. O'Brien
86 Vault Holdings
Richard Eastham
1916 – 2005
Key Roles: Co-Star, Orin Dilts
86 Vault Holdings
Bill Daily
1927 – 2018
Key Roles: Mr. Johnson, Co-Star, Roger Healey
85 Vault Holdings
Pat Conway
1931 – 1981
Key Roles: Quade, Leading Role, Toque Morlan
85 Vault Holdings
John Banner
1910 – 1973
Key Roles: Co-Star, Prof. Martin Vander Hoven, Dr. Foster
84 Vault Holdings
Richard Dawson
1932 – 2012
Key Roles: Co-Star, Tracy Rattigan
84 Vault Holdings
Ivan Dixon
1931 – 2008
Key Roles: Director, Reverend Anderson, Dr. Towne
84 Vault Holdings
Bob Crane
1928 – 1978
Key Roles: Harry Rogers, Ellis Travers, Jerry Crabtree
83 Vault Holdings
Kenneth Washington
1936 – 2025
Key Roles: Leading Role, Man, Guard
81 Vault Holdings
Robert Clary
1926 – 2022
Key Roles: Supporting Cast
75 Vault Holdings
John Wayne
1907 – 1979
Key Roles: John Wayne, Self - Host, Introduction to the Series, Rooster Cogburn
72 Vault Holdings
Ron Howard
b. 1954
Key Roles: Richie Cunningham, Co-Star, Wilcox Boy
68 Vault Holdings
William Schallert
1922 – 2016
Key Roles: Lorin Sandusky, Co-Star, Mr. Bloomgarden
67 Vault Holdings
Don Knotts
1924 – 2006
Key Roles: Co-Star, Leading Role
62 Vault Holdings
Frances Bavier
1902 – 1989
Key Roles: Leading Role, Aunt Bee Taylor
58 Vault Holdings
Andy Griffith
1926 – 2012
Key Roles: Co-Star, Andy Taylor
55 Vault Holdings
Paul Fix
1901 – 1983
Key Roles: Joe Taylor, Gangster in Montage (archive footage), Ollie
54 Vault Holdings
William Christopher
1932 – 2016
Key Roles: Co-Star, Leading Role, Lester Hummel
53 Vault Holdings
Patrick Macnee
1922 – 2015
Key Roles: First Officer McLeod, Leading Role, Major Crosby (segment "Logoda's Heads")
53 Vault Holdings
Lee Marvin
1924 – 1987
Key Roles: Leading Role, Woody Biggs
53 Vault Holdings
Francine York
1936 – 2017
Key Roles: Cleo Fitzgerald, Lydia Limpet, Leading Role
53 Vault Holdings
Brad Garrett
b. 1960
Key Roles: Goliath (voice), Hydroman (voice), Drinky (voice)
52 Vault Holdings
Hank Patterson
1888 – 1975
Key Roles: Co-Star, Prospector, Jake
52 Vault Holdings
Hal Smith
1916 – 1994
Key Roles: Bartender, Otis Campbell, Co-Star
50 Vault Holdings
Honor Blackman
1925 – 2020
Key Roles: Hera, Pussy Galore, Cathy Gale
50 Vault Holdings
David Carradine
1936 – 2009
Key Roles: Gideon, Kwai Chang Caine, Leading Role
50 Vault Holdings
Burt Mustin
1884 – 1977
Key Roles: Harry Feeney, Gus, Uncle Billy
49 Vault Holdings
William Boyett
1927 – 2004
Key Roles: Air Force General, Co-Star, Officer Johnson
49 Vault Holdings
John George
1898 – 1968
Key Roles: Co-Star, Leading Role, Barfly (uncredited)
48 Vault Holdings
Peter Leeds
1917 – 1996
Key Roles: Leading Role, Reporter, Mr. Krausfeld (uncredited)
48 Vault Holdings
Patrick Newell
1932 – 1988
Key Roles: Mother
48 Vault Holdings
Linda Thorson
b. 1947
Key Roles: Tara King
48 Vault Holdings
Kam Tong
1906 – 1969
Key Roles: Hey Boy, Co-Star, Yukio
48 Vault Holdings
Ian Hendry
1931 – 1984
Key Roles: David Keel
48 Vault Holdings
Diana Rigg
1938 – 2020
Key Roles: Emma Peel
48 Vault Holdings
Barton MacLane
1902 – 1969
Key Roles: Co-Star, General Peterson
47 Vault Holdings
John Doucette
1921 – 1994
Key Roles: Leading Role, Slugger, Co-Star
47 Vault Holdings
Ann Morgan Guilbert
1928 – 2016
Key Roles: Millie Helper, Thelma Crawford
46 Vault Holdings
Jamie Farr
b. 1934
Key Roles: Delivery Boy, Sergeant, Achmed
46 Vault Holdings
Howard McNear
1905 – 1969
Key Roles: Mr. Crawford (uncredited), Mr. Bradley, Leading Role
45 Vault Holdings
Tuesday Weld
b. 1943
Key Roles: Thalia Menninger, Cathy, Mattie Braydon
45 Vault Holdings
Rose Marie
1923 – 2017
Key Roles: Mrs. Monger, Leading Role, The Big Man
45 Vault Holdings
Jack Kelly
1927 – 1992
Key Roles: Co-Star, Tony Kelly, Attorney J. T. Latimer
45 Vault Holdings
Hank Worden
1901 – 1992
Key Roles: Leading Role
44 Vault Holdings
Hugh Beaumont
1909 – 1982
Key Roles: Co-Star, Ward Cleaver, Frank Abbott
44 Vault Holdings
Barbara Pepper
1915 – 1969
Key Roles: Nurse, Showgirl #2, Woman Shopper
43 Vault Holdings
Stanley Adams
1915 – 1977
Key Roles: Ross, Morelli, Leading Role
43 Vault Holdings
Mary Tyler Moore
1936 – 2017
Key Roles: Mary Snyder, Sophie Anderson, Sherry Smith
42 Vault Holdings
Pierre Watkin
1889 – 1960
Key Roles: Perry White, Sir Lancelot, Mr. Dorrance
42 Vault Holdings
Noel Neill
1920 – 2016
Key Roles: Lois Lane
42 Vault Holdings
Morey Amsterdam
1908 – 1996
Key Roles: Cicero Grimes, Lucien Bellingham, Co-Star
42 Vault Holdings
Larry J. Blake
1914 – 1982
Key Roles: Rausch, the Henchman, Deputy, Guard
42 Vault Holdings
Charles Lane
1905 – 2007
Key Roles: Mr. Stanley, Ed Hotchkiss, Dr. Lanyon
41 Vault Holdings
Robert Culp
1930 – 2010
Key Roles: Leading Role, Co-Star, Captain Shark
41 Vault Holdings
Oliver Platt
b. 1960
Key Roles: Leading Role
41 Vault Holdings
Forrest Compton
1925 – 2020
Key Roles: Captain Brinson, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel
41 Vault Holdings
Dan Grimaldi
b. 1946
Key Roles: Patsy Parisi
40 Vault Holdings
Tony Dow
1945 – 2022
Key Roles: Wally Cleaver, Leading Role
40 Vault Holdings
Robert 'Rusty' Stevens
b. 1948
Key Roles: Larry Mondello
40 Vault Holdings
James Griffith
1916 – 1993
Key Roles: Co-Star, Leading Role, Joe Kite
40 Vault Holdings
Bea Benaderet
1906 – 1968
Key Roles: Miss Lewis, Gertrude Gearshift, Telephone Operator (voice)
39 Vault Holdings
Michael Pate
1920 – 2008
Key Roles: Locke, Blue Horse, Taslatch
39 Vault Holdings
Leif Erickson
1911 – 1986
Key Roles: Co-Star, Charlie Wheatland
39 Vault Holdings
Larry Mathews
b. 1955
Key Roles: Leading Role
39 Vault Holdings
Keith Thibodeaux
b. 1950
Key Roles: Ricky Ricardo, Jr., Little Ricky (uncredited), Carter French
39 Vault Holdings
Joseph Campanella
1924 – 2018
Key Roles: Leading Role, Sergeant, Lieutenant Spencer
39 Vault Holdings
Forrest Taylor
1883 – 1965
Key Roles: Featured Cast, Supporting Cast
39 Vault Holdings
Emmaline Henry
1928 – 1979
Key Roles: Leading Role, Mrs. Bellows, Mrs. Walker
39 Vault Holdings
Dick Van Dyke
b. 1925
Key Roles: Rob Petrie
39 Vault Holdings
Alberto Morin
1902 – 1989
Key Roles: Carlos, Robert, Generalissimo Sebastien Romero
38 Vault Holdings
Whit Bissell
1909 – 1996
Key Roles: Prof. Williams, Co-Star, Leading Role
38 Vault Holdings
Ted Cassidy
1932 – 1979
Key Roles: Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Co-Star, Leading Role
37 Vault Holdings
Vito Scotti
1918 – 1996
Key Roles: Dante, Shop Owner (uncredited), Co-Star
37 Vault Holdings
Ric Roman
1916 – 2000
Key Roles: Black Hawk, Co-Star, Leading Role
37 Vault Holdings
Joseph R. Gannascoli
b. 1959
Key Roles: Bakery Customer, Vito Spatafore
37 Vault Holdings
Joe E. Tata
1936 – 2022
Key Roles: Joey, Tallow, Napoleon Bonaparte (as Joey Tata)
37 Vault Holdings
Fred Aldrich
1904 – 1979
Key Roles: Butcher (uncredited), Policeman, Bouncer
37 Vault Holdings
Edgar Buchanan
1903 – 1979
Key Roles: Leading Role, Captain Jack, Pop Michaels
36 Vault Holdings
Stuart Margolin
1940 – 2022
Key Roles: Co-Star, Young Man, Jimmy
36 Vault Holdings
Gretchen Corbett
b. 1945
Key Roles: Leading Role, Beth Davenport, Jenny O'Brien
36 Vault Holdings
Earl Boen
1941 – 2023
Key Roles: Chaka, Selmar, Mr. Clayton (segment "Dead Right")
36 Vault Holdings
Charles Tyner
1925 – 2017
Key Roles: Co-Star, Leading Role
36 Vault Holdings
Carl Reiner
1922 – 2020
Key Roles: Alan Brady (voice) (uncredited), Alan Brady, Game Show Host (voice) (uncredited)
36 Vault Holdings
Alan Caillou
1914 – 2006
Key Roles: Roscoe Burton, Sir Wilfred, Police Superintendent
35 Vault Holdings
Madge Blake
1899 – 1969
Key Roles: Mrs. Mulford, Martha (uncredited), Clara
35 Vault Holdings
Louis Mercier
1901 – 1993
Key Roles: Leading Role, LaRue, Duzzaq
35 Vault Holdings
Kay E. Kuter
1925 – 2003
Key Roles: Newt Kiley, Leading Role, Edgar Crawford
35 Vault Holdings
Chuck Roberson
1919 – 1988
Key Roles: Leading Role, Sgt. Keller, Baxter
35 Vault Holdings
Billy Curtis
1909 – 1988
Key Roles: Mole-Man #1 (uncredited), Midget, Tiny Allen (uncredited)
34 Vault Holdings
Paulene Myers
1913 – 1996
Key Roles: Marie Juliette 'Mamalois' Edmonds, Co-Star
34 Vault Holdings
Lyle Talbot
1902 – 1996
Key Roles: Jim Gordon, Lex Luthor, Fred Logan
34 Vault Holdings
Kenneth Tigar
b. 1942
Key Roles: Dr. Barnes, Fletcher, Fred
34 Vault Holdings
Bernie Kopell
b. 1933
Key Roles: Siegfried, James D. Stewart, Reed (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
33 Vault Holdings
Rolfe Sedan
1896 – 1982
Key Roles: Louis XIII of France, Leading Role, Co-Star
33 Vault Holdings
Regis Toomey
1898 – 1991
Key Roles: Co-Star, George Penfield
33 Vault Holdings
Peter Brocco
1903 – 1992
Key Roles: Mr. Egan, Dr. H.L. Ort, Dominic
33 Vault Holdings
Percy Helton
1894 – 1971
Key Roles: diver, Oren - Murder Witness, Pop Markel
33 Vault Holdings
Patrick Cranshaw
1919 – 2005
Key Roles: Grandpa, Old Man, Farmer #2
33 Vault Holdings
Neil Hamilton
1899 – 1984
Key Roles: Malcolm, Jim Gordon
33 Vault Holdings
Linden Chiles
1933 – 2013
Key Roles: Cunningham, Tom Daly, Commander Newman Sr.
33 Vault Holdings
Lee de Broux
b. 1941
Key Roles: Mike Evans, Charlie, Co-Star
33 Vault Holdings
John Ventimiglia
b. 1963
Key Roles: Artie Bucco
33 Vault Holdings
Jay Silverheels
1912 – 1980
Key Roles: Charley Red Cloud
33 Vault Holdings
J. Farrell MacDonald
1875 – 1952
Key Roles: Co-Star
33 Vault Holdings
Doris Lloyd
1896 – 1968
Key Roles: Co-Star, Mrs. Watchett, Mother Evans
33 Vault Holdings
David White
1916 – 1990
Key Roles: Co-Star, Leading Role, Larry Tate
33 Vault Holdings
Dan Aykroyd
b. 1952
Key Roles: Louis Winthorpe III, Ray Stantz, Captain Milligan
32 Vault Holdings
Ward Bond
1903 – 1960
Key Roles: Co-Star
32 Vault Holdings
Tony Jay
1933 – 2006
Key Roles: Nigel St. John, Galactus/Terrax (voice), Galactus (voice)
32 Vault Holdings
Stafford Repp
1918 – 1974
Key Roles: Georgie Mink, Mr. Hightower, Vanryzin
32 Vault Holdings
Rodolfo Acosta
1920 – 1974
Key Roles: Leading Role, Chisera
32 Vault Holdings
Mary Jane Croft
1916 – 1999
Key Roles: Cynthia Harcourt, Evelyn Bigsby, Betty Ramsey (uncredited)
32 Vault Holdings
Fred Gwynne
1926 – 1993
Key Roles: Co-Star, Leading Role, Herman Munster
32 Vault Holdings
Eloy Casados
1949 – 2016
Key Roles: Frank, Leading Role
32 Vault Holdings
Dick Miller
1928 – 2019
Key Roles: Fashion Photographer (uncredited), Photographer, Co-Star
32 Vault Holdings
Clint Eastwood
b. 1930
Key Roles: Director
31 Vault Holdings
Vincent Curatola
b. 1953
Key Roles: Johnny 'Sack' Sacramoni
31 Vault Holdings
Sharon Angela
Golden Age Screen Legend
Key Roles: Rosalie Aprile
31 Vault Holdings
Ron Ely
1938 – 2024
Key Roles: Lt. Mike Hudson, Co-Star
31 Vault Holdings
Reginald Denny
1891 – 1967
Key Roles: Co-Star, King Boris
31 Vault Holdings
Joyce Jameson
1932 – 1987
Key Roles: Leading Role, Skippy, Co-Star
31 Vault Holdings
Johnny Weissmuller
1904 – 1984
Key Roles: Tarzan
31 Vault Holdings
James Garner
1928 – 2014
Key Roles: Jim Rockford, Director
31 Vault Holdings
Jack Benny
1894 – 1974
Key Roles: Leading Role
31 Vault Holdings
Harold Miller
1894 – 1972
Key Roles: Co-Star, Leading Role
31 Vault Holdings
Eve Plumb
b. 1958
Key Roles: Elena
31 Vault Holdings
Damian O'Flynn
1907 – 1982
Key Roles: Co-Star, Paymaster, Sutter
31 Vault Holdings
Cesar Romero
1907 – 1994
Key Roles: Carlos Garcia, Marcus DeGrute, Louis Simone
31 Vault Holdings
Beverly Garland
1926 – 2008
Key Roles: Leading Role, Mauvis Meade, Maggie
31 Vault Holdings
Barry Dennen
1938 – 2017
Key Roles: Hitler, Shadow Agent (voice), Captain (voice)
30 Vault Holdings
William Fawcett
1894 – 1974
Key Roles: Co-Star, Leading Role, Mr. Johnson
30 Vault Holdings
Tommy Bond
1926 – 2005
Key Roles: Jimmy Olsen
30 Vault Holdings
Sarah Padden
1881 – 1967
Key Roles: Co-Star, Mrs. Carmody
30 Vault Holdings
Roy Brocksmith
1945 – 2001
Key Roles: Vic (segment "The Man Who Was Death"), Doctor (segment "The Switch") / Bartender (segment "Cutting Cards"), Floyd

The Video Boneyard — Restored Public Domain Cinema

Escamotage d'une dame au théâtre Robert Houdin
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Escamotage d'une dame au théâtre Robert Houdin (1896)
Dir: Georges Méliès • 24 mins

The Vanishing Lady is an 1896 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès. It features Méliès and Jehanne d'Alcy...
Frankenstein
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Frankenstein (1910)
Dir: J. Searle Dawley • 13 mins

Frankenstein is a 1910 American short silent horror film produced by Edison Studios. It was directed by J. Searle Dawley...
Tillie's Punctured Romance
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Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
Dir: Mack Sennett • 138 mins

A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his worker...
The Rink
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The Rink (1916)
Dir: Charlie Chaplin • 138 mins

The Rink, a silent film from 1916, is Charlie Chaplin's eighth film for Mutual Films. The film co-starred Edna Purviance...
The Vagabond
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The Vagabond (1916)
Dir: Charlie Chaplin • 138 mins

The Vagabond is a 1916 American silent romantic comedy film by Charlie Chaplin and his third film with Mutual Films. Rel...
The Fireman
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The Fireman (1916)
Dir: Charlie Chaplin • 21 mins

The Fireman is a 1916 film and the second one Charlie Chaplin distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation. Released on Ju...
The Immigrant
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The Immigrant (1917)
Dir: Charlie Chaplin • 138 mins

The Immigrant is a 1917 American silent romantic comedy short written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film stars Ch...
The Scarlet Car
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The Scarlet Car (1917)
Dir: Joe De Grasse • 51 mins

The Scarlet Car is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Edith Johnson, ...
Klovnen
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Klovnen (1917)
Dir: A. W. Sandberg • 26 mins

The circus clown Joe Higgins is scouted by a world famous artist agent, who promises him fame and fortune. Joe takes the...
The Rough House
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The Rough House (1917)
Dir: Roscoe Arbuckle • 19 mins

The Rough House is a 1917 American two-reel silent comedy film written by, directed by, and starring both Roscoe "Fatty"...
Victory
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Victory (1919)
Dir: Maurice Tourneur • 62 mins

Victory is a surviving 1919 American action film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Lon Ch...
The Wicked Darling
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The Wicked Darling (1919)
Dir: Tod Browning • 59 mins

The Wicked Darling is a 1919 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning, and starring Priscilla Dean, Wellingto...
The Tong Man
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The Tong Man (1919)
Dir: William Worthington • 51 mins

The Tong Man is a 1919 American silent crime thriller film directed by William Worthington and produced by Haworth Pictu...
The Son of Tarzan
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The Son of Tarzan (1920)
Dir: Arthur J. Flaven • 249 mins

The Son of Tarzan is a 1920 15-chapter American film serial which focuses on the coming of age of Jack Clayton, also kno...
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The Mark of Zorro
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The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Dir: Fred Niblo • 156 mins

The Mark of Zorro is a 1920 American silent Western romance film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Noah Beery. This genre-d...
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The Golem: How He Came into the World
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The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
Dir: Paul Wegener • 101 mins

The Golem: How He Came into the World is a 1920 German silent horror film and a leading example of early German Expressi...
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The Penalty
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The Penalty (1920)
Dir: Wallace Worsley • 91 mins

The Penalty is an American psychological thriller crime film starring Lon Chaney and originally released in 1920 by Gold...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
Dir: John S. Robertson • 82 mins

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 American silent horror film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released through Para...
Nomads of the North
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Nomads of the North (1920)
Dir: David Hartford • 77 mins

Nomads of the North is a 1920 American drama film of the North Woods co-directed and co-written by David Hartford and Ja...
Outside the Law
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Outside the Law (1920)
Dir: Tod Browning • 75 mins

Outside the Law is a 1920 American pre-Code crime film produced, directed and co-written by Tod Browning and starring Pr...
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Dir: Robert Wiene • 74 mins

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a 1920 German silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz an...
The Kid
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The Kid (1921)
Dir: Charlie Chaplin • 343 mins

The Kid is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, and fea...
The Three Musketeers
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The Three Musketeers (1921)
Dir: Fred Niblo • 119 mins

The Three Musketeers is a 1921 American silent film based on the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, pèr...
The Ace of Hearts
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The Ace of Hearts (1921)
Dir: Wallace Worsley • 75 mins

The Ace of Hearts is a 1921 American crime drama film produced and directed by Wallace Worsley. The screenplay by Ruth W...
The Rotters
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The Rotters (1921)
Dir: A.V. Bramble • 52 mins

The Rotters is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Joe Nightingale, Sydney Fairbrot...
The Adventures of Tarzan
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The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)
Dir: Robert F. Hill • 26 mins

The Adventures of Tarzan (1921) is a 15 chapter movie serial which features the third and final appearance of Elmo Linco...
The Lucky Dog
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The Lucky Dog (1921)
Dir: Jess Robbins • 7 mins

The Lucky Dog (1921) is the first film to include Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy together in a film before they became the...
Robin Hood
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Robin Hood (1922)
Dir: Allan Dwan • 133 mins

Robin Hood is a 1922 silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery. It was the first motion picture...
Shadows
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Shadows (1922)
Dir: Tom Forman • 90 mins

Shadows is a dramatic 1922 silent film starring Lon Chaney, Marguerite De La Motte, Harrison Ford and John Sainpolis. Sh...
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Nosferatu
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Nosferatu (1922)
Dir: F. W. Murnau • 79 mins

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is a 1922 silent German Expressionist vampire film directed by F. W. Murnau from a scree...
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Oliver Twist
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Oliver Twist (1922)
Dir: Frank Lloyd • 74 mins

Oliver Twist is a 1922 American silent drama film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1838 novel Oliver Twist, featuring Lon ...
Flesh and Blood
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Flesh and Blood (1922)
Dir: Irving Cummings • 48 mins

Flesh and Blood is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Lon Chaney, Noah Beery, Ed...
The Trap
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The Trap (1922)
Dir: Robert Thornby • 46 mins

The Trap is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Lon Chaney and Alan Hale. It was...
Mud and Sand
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Mud and Sand (1922)
Dir: Gilbert Pratt • 40 mins

Mud and Sand is a 1922 silent film starring Stan Laurel. The title spoofs the Rudolph Valentino film Blood and Sand from...
The Sawmill
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The Sawmill (1922)
Dir: Larry Semon • 21 mins

The Sawmill is a 1922 American silent comedy short film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. The Sawmill ...
The Ten Commandments
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The Ten Commandments (1923)
Dir: Cecil B. DeMille • 131 mins

The Ten Commandments is a 1923 American silent religious epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Written by...
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Dir: Wallace Worsley • 101 mins

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1923 American drama film starring Lon Chaney, directed by Wallace Worsley, and produced...
Safety Last!
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Safety Last! (1923)
Dir: Fred C. Newmeyer • 74 mins

Safety Last! is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous im...
The Shock
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The Shock (1923)
Dir: Lambert Hillyer • 64 mins

The Shock is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Lon Chaney as a disabled man nam...
Oranges and Lemons
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Oranges and Lemons (1923)
Dir: George Jeske • 17 mins

Oranges and Lemons is a 1923 American one-reel silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel. He plays an incompetent employee...
The Thief of Bagdad
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The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Dir: Raoul Walsh • 148 mins

The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American silent fantasy adventure film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairba...
Winter Storms
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Winter Storms (1924)
Dir: Otto Rippert • 49 mins

Winter Storms (German:Winterstürme) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Otto Rippert....
West of Hot Dog
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West of Hot Dog (1924)
Dir: Joe Rock • 31 mins

West of Hot Dog is a 1924 American comedy film starring Stan Laurel....
Kid Speed
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Kid Speed (1924)
Dir: Noel M. Smith • 18 mins

Kid Speed also known as The Four Wheeled Terror is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Larry Semon and featur...
The Unholy Three
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The Unholy Three (1925)
Dir: Tod Browning • 192 mins

The Unholy Three is a 1925 American silent crime melodrama film involving a trio of circus conmen, directed by Tod Brown...
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The Phantom of the Opera
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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Dir: Rupert Julian • 106 mins

The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel of the same name...
The Wizard of Oz
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The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Dir: Larry Semon • 95 mins

The Wizard of Oz is a 1925 American silent fantasy-adventure comedy film directed by Larry Semon, who has the lead role ...
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The Lost World
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The Lost World (1925)
Dir: Harry O. Hoyt • 79 mins

The Lost World is a 1925 American silent fantasy giant monster adventure film, directed by Harry O. Hoyt and written by ...
The Pleasure Garden
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The Pleasure Garden (1925)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock • 61 mins

The Pleasure Garden is a 1926 silent drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his feature film directorial debut. Base...
Yes, Yes, Nanette
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Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925)
Dir: Stan Laurel • 9 mins

Yes, Yes, Nanette is a 1925 American silent film comedy starring Lyle Tayo and James Finlayson. It also features Oliver ...
Stick Around
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Stick Around (1925)
Dir: Ward Hayes • 9 mins

Stick Around is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Ward Hayes and starring Oliver Hardy. It was later releas...
Tell It to the Marines
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Tell It to the Marines (1926)
Dir: George W. Hill • 103 mins

Tell It to the Marines is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by George W. Hill and starring Lon Chaney,...
The Blackbird
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The Blackbird (1926)
Dir: Tod Browning • 86 mins

The Blackbird is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney. The screenplay was ...
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The Bat
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The Bat (1926)
Dir: Roland West • 86 mins

The Bat is a 1926 American silent comedy mystery film directed by Roland West and starring Jack Pickford and Louise Faze...
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The Bells
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The Bells (1926)
Dir: James Young • 85 mins

The Bells is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by James Young and starring Lionel Barrymore and Boris Karloff. ...
The Black Pirate
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The Black Pirate (1926)
Dir: Albert Parker • 83 mins

The Black Pirate is a 1926 American silent color adventure film directed by Albert Parker, starring Douglas Fairbanks, B...
The King of Kings
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The King of Kings (1927)
Dir: Frank Urson • 158 mins

The King of Kings is a 1927 American silent epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Starring H. B. Warner i...
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Metropolis
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Metropolis (1927)
Dir: Fritz Lang • 118 mins

Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist science-fiction silent film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Thea von Har...
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The General
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The General (1927)
Dir: Clyde Bruckman • 106 mins

The General is a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists. It was inspired by the Great Locomotive Ch...
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The Cat and the Canary
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The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Dir: Paul Leni • 100 mins

The Cat and the Canary is a 1927 American silent comedy horror film directed by Paul Leni. An adaptation of John Willard...
The Ring
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The Ring (1927)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock • 86 mins

The Ring is a 1927 British silent romance film written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Carl Brisson, Lilli...
Downhill
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Downhill (1927)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock • 82 mins

Downhill is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ivor Novello, Robin Irvine and Isabe...
It
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It (1927)
Dir: Clarence G. Badger • 77 mins

It is a 1927 American silent film directed by Clarence G. Badger, and starring Clara Bow. It is based on the serialised ...
The Return of Boston Blackie
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The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
Dir: Harry O. Hoyt • 76 mins

The Return of Boston Blackie is a 1927 American low-budget, silent, drama film starring Bob Custer. Based upon a charact...
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock • 71 mins

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring M...
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College
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College (1927)
Dir: James W. Horne • 65 mins

College is a 1927 comedy-drama silent film directed by James W. Horne and Buster Keaton, and starring Keaton, Anne Cornw...
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
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Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
Dir: J. P. McGowan • 57 mins

Tarzan and the Golden Lion is a 1927 American Tarzan film directed by J. P. McGowan based on the 1923 novel of the same ...
The Unknown
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The Unknown (1927)
Dir: Tod Browning • 50 mins

The Unknown is a 1927 American silent horror film directed by Tod Browning, and starring Lon Chaney as carnival knife th...
London After Midnight
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London After Midnight (1927)
Dir: Tod Browning • 47 mins

London After Midnight is a lost 1927 American silent mystery horror film directed and co-produced by Tod Browning and st...
The Farmer's Wife
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The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock • 94 mins

Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he w...
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
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Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
Dir: Herbert Brenon • 74 mins

Laugh, Clown, Laugh is a 1928 American silent drama film starring Lon Chaney and Loretta Young. The film was directed by...
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Steamboat Bill Jr.
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Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928)
Dir: Charles Reisner • 69 mins

Steamboat Bill, Jr. is a 1928 American silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Released by United Artists, the film i...
Six Girls and a Room for the Night
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Six Girls and a Room for the Night (1928)
Dir: Hans Behrendt • 25 mins

Six Girls and a Room for the Night is a 1928 German silent film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Georg Alexander, ...
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Q1753096 (1928)
Dir: Walt Disney • 13 mins

Plane Crazy is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The cartoon, produced by Disne...
M
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M (1931)
Dir: Fritz Lang • 120 mins

M is a 1931 German mystery thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert, a serial kille...
White Zombie
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White Zombie (1932)
Dir: Victor Hugo Halperin • 67 mins

White Zombie is a 1932 pre-Code horror movie produced independently by Edward Halperin and directed by Victor Halperin. ...
The Vampire Bat
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The Vampire Bat (1933)
Dir: Frank R. Strayer • 63 mins

The Vampire Bat is a 1933 American Pre-Code horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wra...
Riders of Destiny
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Riders of Destiny (1933)
Dir: Robert N. Bradbury • 53 mins

Riders of Destiny is a 1933 pre-Code Western musical film starring 26-year-old John Wayne as Singin' Sandy Saunders, and...
Of Human Bondage
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Of Human Bondage (1934)
Dir: John Cromwell • 83 mins

Of Human Bondage is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and regarded by critics as the film that made B...
The Lucky Texan
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The Lucky Texan (1934)
Dir: Robert N. Bradbury • 77 mins

The Lucky Texan is a 1934 American Lonestar Films B-movie Western film featuring John Wayne, Barbara Sheldon, Gabby Haye...
The Star Packer
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The Star Packer (1934)
Dir: Robert N. Bradbury • 55 mins

The Star Packer is a 1934 Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, George "Gabby" Hayes, Yak...
Randy Rides Alone
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Randy Rides Alone (1934)
Dir: Harry L. Fraser • 52 mins

Randy Rides Alone is a 1934 American Pre-Code Western film starring John Wayne, Yakima Canutt, and George Hayes. The 53-...
Blue Steel
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Blue Steel (1934)
Dir: Robert N. Bradbury • 51 mins

Blue Steel is a 1934 American pre-Code Monogram Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne. Way...
The 39 Steps
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The 39 Steps (1935)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock • 83 mins

The 39 Steps is a 1935 British spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carro...
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Flash Gordon
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Flash Gordon (1936)
Dir: Frederick Stephani • 246 mins

Flash Gordon is a 1936 science-fiction adventure serial film. Presented in 13 chapters, it is the first screen adventure...
My Man Godfrey
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My Man Godfrey (1936)
Dir: Gregory La Cava • 90 mins

My Man Godfrey is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Caro...
The Lone Ranger
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The Lone Ranger (1938)
Dir: John English • 131 mins

The Lone Ranger is a 1938 American Republic Pictures movie serial based on The Lone Ranger radio program. It was the nin...
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
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Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Dir: Ray Taylor • 102 mins

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe is a 1940 American black-and-white science-fiction 12-chapter movie serial from Unive...
Meet John Doe
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Meet John Doe (1941)
Dir: Frank Capra • 100 mins

Meet John Doe is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and s...
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
Dir: Roy William Neill • 68 mins

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) is the fourth in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of 14 Sherlock Holme...
Angel and the Badman
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Angel and the Badman (1947)
Dir: James Edward Grant • 99 mins

Angel and the Badman is a 1947 American Western film written and directed by James Edward Grant and starring John Wayne,...
The Bat
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The Bat (1959)
Dir: Crane Wilbur • 80 mins

The Bat is a 1959 American crime-mystery thriller starring Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead. It is the fourth film adap...
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
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Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
Dir: Terence Fisher • 85 mins

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace is a 1962 mystery film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Curt Siodmak, b...
McLintock!
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McLintock! (1963)
Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen • 123 mins

McLintock! is a 1963 American Western comedy film, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, directed by Andrew V. McLagle...

Historic Studios & Production Companies

108 Archival Titles
Universal Pictures
Key Talent: Boris Karloff, Alfred Hitchcock, Lon Chaney Jr.
66 Archival Titles
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Key Talent: Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Curtiz, Humphrey Bogart
59 Archival Titles
Paramount Pictures
Key Talent: Alfred Hitchcock, Cecil B. DeMille, Gary Cooper
51 Archival Titles
20th Century Studios
Key Talent: Bryan Singer, Sidney Toler, John Wayne
50 Archival Titles
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Key Talent: Maureen O'Sullivan, Lon Chaney, Johnny Weissmuller
37 Archival Titles
Columbia Pictures
Key Talent: Frank Capra, Harry C. Bradley, H. B. Warner
32 Archival Titles
RKO Pictures
Key Talent: Johnny Weissmuller, John Wayne, Boris Karloff
17 Archival Titles
Hanna-Barbera
Key Talent: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Charles August Nichols
16 Archival Titles
Marvel Studios
Key Talent: Peyton Reed, Joe Russo, James Gunn
14 Archival Titles
Monogram Pictures
Key Talent: Phil Rosen, William Beaudine, Phil Karlson
13 Archival Titles
Lone Star Productions
Key Talent: George "Gabby" Hayes, Yakima Canutt, John Wayne
12 Archival Titles
United Artists
Key Talent: Douglas Fairbanks, Barry Levinson, Tote Du Crow
8 Archival Titles
Associated British Picture Corporation
Key Talent: Alfred Hitchcock, Gordon Harker, Donald Calthrop
8 Archival Titles
Hammer Film Productions
Key Talent: Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher, Christopher Lee
8 Archival Titles
The Mirisch Company
Key Talent: Blake Edwards, Fernando Rey, Peter Sellers
7 Archival Titles
The Walt Disney Company
Key Talent: Bobby Driscoll, Geoffrey Keen, Walt Disney
7 Archival Titles
Batjac Productions
Key Talent: Chuck Roberson, John Wayne, Bruce Cabot
6 Archival Titles
Republic Pictures
Key Talent: John Wayne, Phyllis Fraser, John English
6 Archival Titles
Walt Disney Pictures
Key Talent: Gary Trousdale, Richard Fleischer, Gore Verbinski
6 Archival Titles
Lucasfilm
Key Talent: Harrison Ford, Jack Purvis, Steven Spielberg
5 Archival Titles
Walter Lantz Productions
Key Talent: Alex Lovy, Tex Avery, Shamus Culhane
5 Archival Titles
Warner Bros. Animation
Key Talent: Joaquim Dos Santos, Darrell Van Citters
4 Archival Titles
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Key Talent: Alfred Hitchcock, Frederick Piper, Frank Vosper
4 Archival Titles
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Key Talent: Stanley Kubrick, Sidney Lumet, Michael Curtiz
4 Archival Titles
Marvel Entertainment
Key Talent: Bob Richardson
3 Archival Titles
Hal Roach Studios
Key Talent: Fred C. Newmeyer, Lewis Milestone, Norman Z. McLeod
3 Archival Titles
Fox Film Corporation
Key Talent: Warner Oland, Thomas Beck, Keye Luke
3 Archival Titles
NBC
Key Talent: Gary Collins, Manuel Padilla, Jr., Brian Kelly
3 Archival Titles
Universal Television
Key Talent: Don Weis, Jo McDonnell, Dick Gautier
3 Archival Titles
Warner Bros. Television Studios
Key Talent: Sam Liu, Vito D'Ambrosio, Jack Moore