William A. Wellman

William A. Wellman

William Augustus Wellman was an American film director. Although Wellman began his film career as an actor, he worked on over 80 films, as director, producer and consultant but most often as a director, notable for his work in crime, adventure and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. He also directed several well regarded satirical comedies. Wellman directed the 1927 film Wings, which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony.

  • Popularity : 7.317
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1896-02-29
  • Place of Birth : Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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William A. Wellman Movies

  • 1931
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    The Star Witness

    The Star Witness

    6.7 1931 HD

    A tough District Attorney goes after a murderous crime gang, only to find that his witnesses, an innocent family, have clammed up in fear of...

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  • 1919
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    Evangeline

    Evangeline

    1 1919 HD

    In the Canadian province of Acadia, young Evangeline is betrothed to Gabriel. But before their wedding can take place, the British imprison the men...

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  • 1995
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    Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

    Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

    8 1995 HD

    Documentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.

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  • 1953
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    Island in the Sky

    Island in the Sky

    6.2 1953 HD

    A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must...

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  • 1931
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    Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

    6 1931 HD

    Pola Negri, Bebe Daniels, Mitzi Green, Polly Moran, Mack Sennett and Marjorie Beebe are seen relaxing at Palm Springs, a California winter resort;...

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  • 1919
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    The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

    The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

    6 1919 HD

    A lost film. Teddy Drake is a pleasure-seeking aristocrat who ends up expelled from his exclusive Fifth Avenue club for playing practical jokes and...

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  • 1927
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    Wings

    Wings

    7.2 1927 HD

    Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces...

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  • 2006
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    Filmmakers in Action

    Filmmakers in Action

    6.8 2006 HD

    What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status...

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  • 1925
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    1925 Studio Tour

    1925 Studio Tour

    6.2 1925 HD

    A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.

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  • 1975
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    Gable: The King Remembered

    Gable: The King Remembered

    6 1975 HD

    Friends and co-workers recall the life of Hollywood screen star Clark Gable.

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  • 2008
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    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    8.5 2008 HD

    Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the...

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  • 1943
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    The Ox-Bow Incident

    The Ox-Bow Incident

    7.708 1943 HD

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  • 1948
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    Yellow Sky

    Yellow Sky

    6.912 1948 HD

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  • 1937
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    A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

    7.2 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

    7.2 1937 HD

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  • 1949
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    Battleground

    Battleground

    6.6 1949 HD

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  • 1931
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    Other Men's Women

    Other Men's Women

    5.7 1931 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Iron Curtain

    The Iron Curtain

    5.8 1948 HD

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  • 1951
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    Across the Wide Missouri

    Across the Wide Missouri

    5.9 1951 HD

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  • 1953
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    Island in the Sky

    Island in the Sky

    6.2 1953 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Last Gangster

    The Last Gangster

    6.3 1937 HD

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  • 1927
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    Wings

    Wings

    7.2 1927 HD

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  • 1955
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    Blood Alley

    Blood Alley

    5.9 1955 HD

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  • 1939
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    Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

    6.9 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

    6.9 1939 HD

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  • 1944
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    Buffalo Bill

    Buffalo Bill

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1937
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    Nothing Sacred

    Nothing Sacred

    6.21 1937 HD

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  • 1945
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    Story of G.I. Joe

    Story of G.I. Joe

    6.4 1945 HD

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  • 1958
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    Darby's Rangers

    Darby's Rangers

    5.9 1958 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Next Voice You Hear...

    The Next Voice You Hear...

    5.7 1950 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Public Enemy

    The Public Enemy

    7.25 1931 HD

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  • 1954
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    The High and the Mighty

    The High and the Mighty

    5.9 1954 HD

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  • 1933
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    Heroes for Sale

    Heroes for Sale

    7 1933 HD

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  • 1958
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    Lafayette Escadrille

    Lafayette Escadrille

    4.6 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    Lafayette Escadrille

    Lafayette Escadrille

    4.6 1958 HD

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  • 1943
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    Lady of Burlesque

    Lady of Burlesque

    5.4 1943 HD

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  • 1933
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    Wild Boys of the Road

    Wild Boys of the Road

    6.8 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Midnight Mary

    Midnight Mary

    6.9 1933 HD

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  • 1931
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    Safe in Hell

    Safe in Hell

    6.7 1931 HD

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  • 1933
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    Frisco Jenny

    Frisco Jenny

    6.3 1933 HD

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  • 1931
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    Night Nurse

    Night Nurse

    6.7 1931 HD

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  • 1947
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    Magic Town

    Magic Town

    6.7 1947 HD

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  • 1951
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    It's a Big Country

    It's a Big Country

    5.3 1951 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Purchase Price

    The Purchase Price

    6.6 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Star Witness

    The Star Witness

    6.7 1931 HD

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  • 1942
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    Roxie Hart

    Roxie Hart

    6.9 1942 HD

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  • 1928
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    Beggars of Life

    Beggars of Life

    7.1 1928 HD

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  • 1942
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    Thunder Birds

    Thunder Birds

    5.429 1942 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Man I Love

    The Man I Love

    4.5 1929 HD

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  • 1954
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    Track of the Cat

    Track of the Cat

    5.6 1954 HD

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  • 1933
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    Central Airport

    Central Airport

    6.3 1933 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Great Man's Lady

    The Great Man's Lady

    6.273 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Great Man's Lady

    The Great Man's Lady

    6.273 1941 HD

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  • 1951
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    Westward the Women

    Westward the Women

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1945
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    This Man's Navy

    This Man's Navy

    6.4 1945 HD

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  • 1932
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    Love Is a Racket

    Love Is a Racket

    5.8 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Lilly Turner

    Lilly Turner

    5.6 1933 HD

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  • 1936
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    Robin Hood of El Dorado

    Robin Hood of El Dorado

    4.7 1936 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Happy Years

    The Happy Years

    7.7 1950 HD

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  • 1932
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    So Big!

    So Big!

    5.846 1932 HD

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  • 1936
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    Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1958
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    Lafayette Escadrille

    Lafayette Escadrille

    4.6 1958 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Hatchet Man

    The Hatchet Man

    4.9 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Call of the Wild

    Call of the Wild

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    College Coach

    College Coach

    4.3 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Looking for Trouble

    Looking for Trouble

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1930
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    Maybe It's Love

    Maybe It's Love

    4 1930 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Light That Failed

    The Light That Failed

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Boob

    The Boob

    5.8 1926 HD

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  • 1934
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    Stingaree

    Stingaree

    5.9 1934 HD

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  • 1929
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    Woman Trap

    Woman Trap

    5.2 1929 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Legion of the Condemned

    The Legion of the Condemned

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Legion of the Condemned

    The Legion of the Condemned

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    Ladies of the Mob

    Ladies of the Mob

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    Ladies of the Mob

    Ladies of the Mob

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1938
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    Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Conquerors

    The Conquerors

    5.7 1932 HD

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  • 1930
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    Dangerous Paradise

    Dangerous Paradise

    4 1930 HD

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  • 1952
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    My Man and I

    My Man and I

    6.8 1952 HD

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  • 1926
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    You Never Know Women

    You Never Know Women

    6 1926 HD

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  • 1941
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    Reaching for the Sun

    Reaching for the Sun

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Man Who Won

    The Man Who Won

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1930
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    Young Eagles

    Young Eagles

    6 1930 HD

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  • 1946
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    Gallant Journey

    Gallant Journey

    6.1 1946 HD

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  • 1956
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    Good-bye, My Lady

    Good-bye, My Lady

    7.7 1956 HD

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  • 1929
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    Chinatown Nights

    Chinatown Nights

    4.2 1929 HD

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  • 1934
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    The President Vanishes

    The President Vanishes

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Vagabond Trail

    The Vagabond Trail

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1936
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    Robin Hood of El Dorado

    Robin Hood of El Dorado

    4.7 1936 HD

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  • 1947
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    Magic Town

    Magic Town

    6.7 1947 HD

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  • 1933
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    Female

    Female

    6.3 1933 HD

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  • 1923
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    Second Hand Love

    Second Hand Love

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1923
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    Cupid's Fireman

    Cupid's Fireman

    4 1923 HD

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  • 1924
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    Not a Drum Was Heard

    Not a Drum Was Heard

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1924
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    The Circus Cowboy

    The Circus Cowboy

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1936
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    Tarzan Escapes

    Tarzan Escapes

    6.3 1936 HD

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  • 2018
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    A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

    7.498 2018 HD

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  • 1946
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    Gallant Journey

    Gallant Journey

    6.1 1946 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Light That Failed

    The Light That Failed

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1923
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    Big Dan

    Big Dan

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1976
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    A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1946
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    Gallant Journey

    Gallant Journey

    6.1 1946 HD

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  • 1954
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    A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

    7.1 1954 HD

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  • 1935
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    China Seas

    China Seas

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1920
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    Edgar and the Teacher's Pet

    Edgar and the Teacher's Pet

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    Edgar's Hamlet

    Edgar's Hamlet

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Cat's Pajamas

    The Cat's Pajamas

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Men Who Made the Movies

    The Men Who Made the Movies

    1 1973 HD

    Acclaimed profiles of eight great American film directors. Produced and directed by Richard Schickel and narrated by Cliff Robertson, with solid...

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  • 1952
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    This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

    6.6 1952 HD

    This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961....

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