Jack Norton

Jack Norton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Norton (September 2, 1882 – October 15, 1958) was an American stage and film character actor who appeared in 184 films between 1934 and 1948, often playing drunks, although in real life he was a teetotaler. Career Jack Norton was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 2, 1882. In his early career he had a vaudeville comedy act with his wife Lillian Healy. Norton made his Broadway debut in 1925 in that year's edition of Earl Carroll's Vanities, and also appeared in Florida Girl, which was produced and staged by Carroll. Norton's first film work was for a musical short, School for Romance, in 1934, in which a young Betty Grable appeared, but his scenes were deleted. His work survived to reach the screen in his next assignment, The Super Snooper, a comedy short, and in his third film, his first full-length movie, Finishing School, which featured Frances Dee, Billie Burke, Ginger Rogers and Bruce Cabot, Norton played a drunk, setting the pattern for many of his future performances. Although he also played stone sober characters as well, he was best known for his inebriated characterizations, and he improved his work by following genuine drunks around, picking up behavioral tips. Norton worked continuously and consistently, sometimes appearing in as many as 20 films in one year, although many of his performances went uncredited. One of the few times he was credited as part of the main cast was in 1945 for the film A Guy, a Gal and a Pal In the 1940s, Norton was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in five films written and directed by Sturges. He is perhaps best known to modern audiences as A. Pismo Clam, the drunken film director whom W.C. Fields is hired to replace in The Bank Dick (1940). In 1947, Norton retired from films due to illness, his last appearance being in Alias a Gentlemen, which was released in 1948, although he did make some live television appearances in the early 1950s. Jack Norton's final appearance would have been in the 1956 episode of The Honeymooners entitled "Unconventional Behavior", but age and infirmity had so overwhelmed him that he was literally written out of the show as it was being filmed, though Jackie Gleason saw to it that Norton was paid fully for the performance he was ready, willing, but unable to give. Norton died on October 15, 1958 in Saranac Lake, New York at the age of 76. He is buried in Sacred Hearts Cemetery in Southampton, New York on Long Island.

  • Titulu: Jack Norton
  • Popularità: 3.725
  • Cunnisciutu per: Acting
  • Anniversariu: 1889-09-01
  • Locu di nascita: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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  • Cunnisciutu ancu cum'è: Mortimer John Naughton
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Jack Norton I filmi

  • 1947
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    The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

    The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

    6.3 1947 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Palm Beach Story

    The Palm Beach Story

    7.024 1942 HD

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  • 1945
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    Flame of Barbary Coast

    Flame of Barbary Coast

    5.6 1945 HD

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  • 1934
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    Fixing a Stew

    Fixing a Stew

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Super Snooper

    The Super Snooper

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1944
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    Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

    Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

    6.4 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Scarlet Clue

    The Scarlet Clue

    5.9 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    Shadows Over Chinatown

    Shadows Over Chinatown

    5.7 1946 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Villain Still Pursued Her

    The Villain Still Pursued Her

    5.1 1940 HD

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  • 1945
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    Fashion Model

    Fashion Model

    3 1945 HD

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  • 1941
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    No Hands on the Clock

    No Hands on the Clock

    4.9 1941 HD

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  • 1947
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    Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

    6.1 1947 HD

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  • 1943
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    Taxi, Mister

    Taxi, Mister

    3 1943 HD

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  • 1935
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    Sweet Music

    Sweet Music

    5.7 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Who's Looney Now

    Who's Looney Now

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1938
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    Thanks for the Memory

    Thanks for the Memory

    5.7 1938 HD

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  • 1935
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    Foolish Hearts

    Foolish Hearts

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Dr. Socrates

    Dr. Socrates

    6.4 1935 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Awful Tooth

    The Awful Tooth

    6.8 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Hold That Kiss

    Hold That Kiss

    6.5 1938 HD

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  • 1945
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    Man Alive

    Man Alive

    5.1 1945 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Fleet's In

    The Fleet's In

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1949
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    Malice in the Palace

    Malice in the Palace

    5.636 1949 HD

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  • 1935
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    His Night Out

    His Night Out

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1938
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    Meet the Girls

    Meet the Girls

    4.5 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    Meet the Missus

    Meet the Missus

    4 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    Finishing School

    Finishing School

    6.2 1934 HD

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  • 1945
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    Captain Tugboat Annie

    Captain Tugboat Annie

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Women Men Marry

    The Women Men Marry

    5.5 1937 HD

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  • 1935
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    Calling All Cars

    Calling All Cars

    2 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Going Highbrow

    Going Highbrow

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1937
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    My Dear Miss Aldrich

    My Dear Miss Aldrich

    6.1 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    Love Is a Headache

    Love Is a Headache

    5.7 1938 HD

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  • 1935
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    One More Spring

    One More Spring

    5.7 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

    5.4 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    6.5 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Everybody's Doing It

    Everybody's Doing It

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Bank Dick

    The Bank Dick

    6.453 1940 HD

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  • 1935
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    Stolen Harmony

    Stolen Harmony

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1943
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    Prairie Chickens

    Prairie Chickens

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Moonlight in Havana

    Moonlight in Havana

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    News Is Made at Night

    News Is Made at Night

    4.5 1939 HD

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  • 1942
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    Dr. Broadway

    Dr. Broadway

    5 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

    7.468 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Grand Jury Secrets

    Grand Jury Secrets

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Arsène Lupin Returns

    Arsène Lupin Returns

    5.8 1938 HD

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  • 1941
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    Let's Make Music

    Let's Make Music

    5.6 1941 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Preview Murder Mystery

    The Preview Murder Mystery

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1944
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    Going My Way

    Going My Way

    6.7 1944 HD

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  • 1947
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    Linda, Be Good

    Linda, Be Good

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1953
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    I Was a Burlesque Queen

    I Was a Burlesque Queen

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1934
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    Counsel on De Fence

    Counsel on De Fence

    1 1934 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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  • 1939
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    Society Smugglers

    Society Smugglers

    5.7 1939 HD

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  • 1945
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    Two O'Clock Courage

    Two O'Clock Courage

    6.2 1945 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ride on Vaquero

    Ride on Vaquero

    4.2 1941 HD

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  • 1934
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    Cockeyed Cavaliers

    Cockeyed Cavaliers

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1938
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    Jezebel

    Jezebel

    7 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Ghost Breakers

    The Ghost Breakers

    6.494 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Way of All Flesh

    The Way of All Flesh

    4 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    City of Chance

    City of Chance

    5.2 1940 HD

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  • 1943
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    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    6.1 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

    6.2 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Kansan

    The Kansan

    5.2 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Brooklyn Orchid

    Brooklyn Orchid

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    Pacific Blackout

    Pacific Blackout

    6.3 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    My Favorite Spy

    My Favorite Spy

    5.2 1942 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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  • 1945
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    Strange Confession

    Strange Confession

    6.8 1945 HD

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  • 1936
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    Down the Ribber

    Down the Ribber

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1942
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    Dr. Renault's Secret

    Dr. Renault's Secret

    5.2 1942 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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  • 1943
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    So's Your Uncle

    So's Your Uncle

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Crazy House

    Crazy House

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    6.862 1943 HD

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  • 1939
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    Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

    Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

    2 1939 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Falcon Strikes Back

    The Falcon Strikes Back

    5.6 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    Make Your Own Bed

    Make Your Own Bed

    5.8 1944 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

    6.3 1964 HD

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  • 1935
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    Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1946
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    Rhythm and Weep

    Rhythm and Weep

    5.3 1946 HD

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  • 1937
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    Marked Woman

    Marked Woman

    6.493 1937 HD

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  • 1943
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    It Ain't Hay

    It Ain't Hay

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Naughty Nineties

    The Naughty Nineties

    6.8 1945 HD

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  • 1935
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    Ship Cafe

    Ship Cafe

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1946
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    Nocturne

    Nocturne

    5.6 1946 HD

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  • 1940
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    Opened by Mistake

    Opened by Mistake

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    6.6 1941 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Story of Dr. Wassell

    The Story of Dr. Wassell

    6.3 1944 HD

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  • 1935
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    Don't Bet on Blondes

    Don't Bet on Blondes

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1945
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    A Guy, a Gal and a Pal

    A Guy, a Gal and a Pal

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1947
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    Hired Husband

    Hired Husband

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1934
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    One Too Many

    One Too Many

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    Forgotten Faces

    Forgotten Faces

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1944
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    Hail the Conquering Hero

    Hail the Conquering Hero

    7.008 1944 HD

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