Richard Thorpe

Richard Thorpe

Richard Thorpe (February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991) was an American film director. Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred and eighty films. The first full length motion picture he directed for MGM was Last of the Pagans (1935) starring Ray Mala. After directing The Last Challenge in 1967, he retired from the film industry. He died in Palm Springs, California in 1991. Thorpe is also known as the original director of The Wizard of Oz. He was fired after two weeks of shooting, because it was felt that his scenes did not have the right air of fantasy about them. Thorpe notoriously gave Judy Garland a blonde wig and cutesy "baby-doll" makeup that made her look like a girl in her late teens rather than an innocent Kansas farm girl of about thirteen. Both makeup and wig were discarded at the suggestion of George Cukor, who was brought in temporarily. Stills from Thorpe's work on the film survive today. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Thorpe has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Popularity : 2.346
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1896-02-24
  • Place of Birth : Hutchinson, Kansas, USA
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Richard Thorpe Movies

  • 1924
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    Flames of Desire

    Flames of Desire

    1 1924 HD

    The drama of a girl who knew beauty's power.

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  • 1921
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    Burn 'Em Up Barnes

    Burn 'Em Up Barnes

    3 1921 HD

    Car racer Burn 'em Up Barnes, son of a wealthy manufacturer, leaves home to make his own way in the world. After being robbed by hoodlums, Barnes...

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  • 1923
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    Three O'Clock in the Morning

    Three O'Clock in the Morning

    1 1923 HD

    Impulsive flapper Elizabeth Winthrop, rebels against her parents and moves to New York after breaking with her fiance, Clayton Webster. Hugo Von...

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  • 1937
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    Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

    6.5 1937 HD

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  • 1943
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    Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1952
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    Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

    6.8 1952 HD

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  • 1931
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    King of the Wild

    King of the Wild

    3.2 1931 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Honeymoon Machine

    The Honeymoon Machine

    6.4 1961 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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  • 1942
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    Tarzan's New York Adventure

    Tarzan's New York Adventure

    6.4 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    Tarzan's Secret Treasure

    Tarzan's Secret Treasure

    5.7 1941 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Prisoner of Zenda

    The Prisoner of Zenda

    6.7 1952 HD

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  • 1950
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    Black Hand

    Black Hand

    6.2 1950 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Thin Man Goes Home

    The Thin Man Goes Home

    7.093 1944 HD

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  • 1950
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    Three Little Words

    Three Little Words

    5.9 1950 HD

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  • 1951
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    Vengeance Valley

    Vengeance Valley

    5.3 1951 HD

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  • 1949
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    Challenge to Lassie

    Challenge to Lassie

    4.8 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    On an Island with You

    On an Island with You

    5.3 1948 HD

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  • 1945
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    Thrill of a Romance

    Thrill of a Romance

    6.2 1945 HD

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  • 1947
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    This Time for Keeps

    This Time for Keeps

    5.2 1947 HD

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  • 1965
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    That Funny Feeling

    That Funny Feeling

    5.9 1965 HD

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  • 1952
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    Carbine Williams

    Carbine Williams

    6.3 1952 HD

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  • 1949
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    Malaya

    Malaya

    6.5 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    Fiesta

    Fiesta

    4.7 1947 HD

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  • 1957
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    Jailhouse Rock

    Jailhouse Rock

    6.1 1957 HD

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  • 1936
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    Tarzan Escapes

    Tarzan Escapes

    6.3 1936 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Vanishing West

    The Vanishing West

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Student Prince

    The Student Prince

    6.3 1954 HD

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  • 1963
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    Fun in Acapulco

    Fun in Acapulco

    5.9 1963 HD

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  • 1945
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    Her Highness and the Bellboy

    Her Highness and the Bellboy

    6.3 1945 HD

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  • 1938
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    Three Loves Has Nancy

    Three Loves Has Nancy

    4.2 1938 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Unknown Man

    The Unknown Man

    4.8 1951 HD

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  • 1959
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    The House of the Seven Hawks

    The House of the Seven Hawks

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1943
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    Cry 'Havoc'

    Cry 'Havoc'

    6.3 1943 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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  • 1963
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    Follow the Boys

    Follow the Boys

    4.2 1963 HD

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  • 1953
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    Knights of the Round Table

    Knights of the Round Table

    5.9 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Girl Who Had Everything

    The Girl Who Had Everything

    5.8 1953 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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  • 1953
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    All the Brothers Were Valiant

    All the Brothers Were Valiant

    5.9 1953 HD

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  • 1937
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    Night Must Fall

    Night Must Fall

    7.088 1937 HD

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  • 1955
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    Quentin Durward

    Quentin Durward

    6 1955 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    6.412 1939 HD

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  • 1942
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    Joe Smith, American

    Joe Smith, American

    5.7 1942 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Last Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    6.4 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Last Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    6.4 1967 HD

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  • 1934
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    Green Eyes

    Green Eyes

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1948
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    A Date with Judy

    A Date with Judy

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    White Cargo

    White Cargo

    5.8 1942 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Great Caruso

    The Great Caruso

    5.7 1951 HD

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  • 1942
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    Apache Trail

    Apache Trail

    6.4 1942 HD

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  • 1954
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    Athena

    Athena

    5.6 1954 HD

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  • 1931
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    Wild Horse

    Wild Horse

    6.5 1931 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Horizontal Lieutenant

    The Horizontal Lieutenant

    4.8 1962 HD

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  • 1957
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    Tip on a Dead Jockey

    Tip on a Dead Jockey

    6.1 1957 HD

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  • 1934
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    Secret of the Chateau

    Secret of the Chateau

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Sun Comes Up

    The Sun Comes Up

    6.2 1949 HD

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  • 1955
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    Bedevilled

    Bedevilled

    4.7 1955 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Earl of Chicago

    The Earl of Chicago

    5.6 1940 HD

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  • 1932
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    Cross-Examination

    Cross-Examination

    5.1 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    Murder at Dawn

    Murder at Dawn

    4.7 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    The King Murder

    The King Murder

    3.8 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Grief Street

    Grief Street

    4.1 1931 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Prodigal

    The Prodigal

    4 1955 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Voice of Bugle Ann

    The Voice of Bugle Ann

    5.8 1936 HD

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  • 1933
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    Forgotten

    Forgotten

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Desert of the Lost

    The Desert of the Lost

    6 1927 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Toy Wife

    The Toy Wife

    4.8 1938 HD

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  • 1957
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    Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    5 1957 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Lone Defender

    The Lone Defender

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Bad Man

    The Bad Man

    5.4 1941 HD

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  • 1933
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    Murder on the Campus

    Murder on the Campus

    5.4 1933 HD

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  • 1940
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    Wyoming

    Wyoming

    5.9 1940 HD

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  • 1949
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    Big Jack

    Big Jack

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Truth About Spring

    The Truth About Spring

    7 1965 HD

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  • 1940
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    20 Mule Team

    20 Mule Team

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1933
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    Notorious But Nice

    Notorious But Nice

    5.5 1933 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Tartars

    The Tartars

    5.5 1961 HD

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  • 1941
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    Barnacle Bill

    Barnacle Bill

    7.7 1941 HD

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  • 1938
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    Man-Proof

    Man-Proof

    4.8 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Midnight Lady

    The Midnight Lady

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1959
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    Killers of Kilimanjaro

    Killers of Kilimanjaro

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1932
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    Probation

    Probation

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1945
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    What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

    What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

    2 1945 HD

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  • 1933
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    Rainbow Over Broadway

    Rainbow Over Broadway

    4 1933 HD

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  • 1929
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    Border Romance

    Border Romance

    6.5 1929 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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  • 1934
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    City Park

    City Park

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1938
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    The First Hundred Years

    The First Hundred Years

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    Women Won't Tell

    Women Won't Tell

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1929
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    The King of the Kongo

    The King of the Kongo

    7 1929 HD

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  • 1932
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    Slightly Married

    Slightly Married

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Grief Street

    Grief Street

    4.1 1931 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

    6.5 1938 HD

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  • 1933
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    A Man of Sentiment

    A Man of Sentiment

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    Beauty Parlor

    Beauty Parlor

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    I Have Lived

    I Have Lived

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Stolen Sweets

    Stolen Sweets

    3.3 1934 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Scorpio Letters

    The Scorpio Letters

    4 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Scorpio Letters

    The Scorpio Letters

    4 1967 HD

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  • 1943
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    Three Hearts for Julia

    Three Hearts for Julia

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Lady from Nowhere

    The Lady from Nowhere

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Lady from Nowhere

    The Lady from Nowhere

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Secrets of Wu Sin

    The Secrets of Wu Sin

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1937
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    Dangerous Number

    Dangerous Number

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Utah Kid

    The Utah Kid

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1931
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    Forgotten Women

    Forgotten Women

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Thoroughbred

    The Thoroughbred

    4.6 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Wings of Adventure

    Wings of Adventure

    5.3 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Under Montana Skies

    Under Montana Skies

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Ballyhoo Buster

    The Ballyhoo Buster

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Ridin' Rowdy

    The Ridin' Rowdy

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Ridin' Rowdy

    The Ridin' Rowdy

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Ballyhoo Buster

    The Ballyhoo Buster

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1927
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    Tearin' Into Trouble

    Tearin' Into Trouble

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Meddlin' Stranger

    The Meddlin' Stranger

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    Vultures of the Sea

    Vultures of the Sea

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Fatal Warning

    The Fatal Warning

    3 1929 HD

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  • 1925
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    Tearin' Loose

    Tearin' Loose

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1933
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    Strange People

    Strange People

    4.5 1933 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Golden Head

    The Golden Head

    5.3 1964 HD

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  • 1937
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    Lest We Forget

    Lest We Forget

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    Strange Wives

    Strange Wives

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Quitter

    The Quitter

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    Last of the Pagans

    Last of the Pagans

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1932
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    Thrill of Youth

    Thrill of Youth

    5.5 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    Cheating Cheaters

    Cheating Cheaters

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1926
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    College Days

    College Days

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Devil Plays

    The Devil Plays

    4.5 1931 HD

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  • 1926
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    Easy Going

    Easy Going

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1962
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    How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

    6.976 1962 HD

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  • 1931
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    Neck and Neck

    Neck and Neck

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Escapade

    Escapade

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Bachelor Girl

    The Bachelor Girl

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Desert of the Lost

    The Desert of the Lost

    6 1927 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Sky Spider

    The Sky Spider

    2.5 1931 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Dude Wrangler

    The Dude Wrangler

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Valley Of Hunted Men

    The Valley Of Hunted Men

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Valley Of Hunted Men

    The Valley Of Hunted Men

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1925
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    On the Go

    On the Go

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    On the Go

    On the Go

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1926
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    Josselyn's Wife

    Josselyn's Wife

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1924
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    Fast and Fearless

    Fast and Fearless

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1926
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    Twisted Triggers

    Twisted Triggers

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    Ridin' Rivals

    Ridin' Rivals

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1925
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    Tearin' Loose

    Tearin' Loose

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Roaring Rider

    The Roaring Rider

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1924
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    Thundering Romance

    Thundering Romance

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Fighting Cheat

    The Fighting Cheat

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    Double Daring

    Double Daring

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1924
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    Bringin' Home the Bacon

    Bringin' Home the Bacon

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Flyin' Buckaroo

    The Flyin' Buckaroo

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Devil Plays

    The Devil Plays

    4.5 1931 HD

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  • 1926
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    Double Daring

    Double Daring

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Flyin' Buckaroo

    The Flyin' Buckaroo

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Lawless Woman

    The Lawless Woman

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Bonanza Buckaroo

    The Bonanza Buckaroo

    1 1970 HD

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