Charles Ray

Charles Ray

From Wikipedia Charles Edgar Ray (March 15, 1891 – November 23, 1943) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Ray rose to fame during the mid-1910s portraying young wholesome hicks in silent comedy films. Ray was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and moved to Springfield as a child where he attended elementary school. He then moved to Arizona for a time before finally relocating to Los Angeles where he finished his education. He initially began his career on the stage before working for director Thomas H. Ince as a film extra in December 1912. He appeared in several bit parts before moving on to supporting roles. Ray's break came in 1915 when he appeared opposite Frank Keenan in the historical war drama The Coward. Ray's popularity increased after appearing in a series of films which cast him in juvenile roles, primarily young hicks or "country bumpkins" that foiled the plans of thieves or con men. In March 1917, he signed with Paramount Pictures and resumed working with director Thomas H. Ince. By 1920, he was earning a reported $11,000 a week. Around this time, he left Paramount after studio head Adolph Zukor refused to give him a pay raise. Zukor later wrote in his autobiography The Public Is Never Wrong, that Ray's ego had gotten out of hand and that Ray "...was headed for trouble and  did not care to be with him when he found it." After leaving Paramount, Ray formed his own production company, Charles Ray Productions, and also used his fortune to purchase a studio in Los Angeles where he began producing and shooting his own films. On November 23, 1943, Ray died of a mouth and throat infection at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles for which he had been hospitalized six weeks prior. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Charles Ray has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6355 Hollywood Boulevard.

  • Tiotal: Charles Ray
  • Popularity: 1.693
  • Aithnichte airson: Acting
  • Co-là-breith: 1891-03-15
  • Àite breith: Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
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  • Cuideachd aithnichte mar: Charles Edgar Alfred Ray, Charles E. Ray, Charles Edgar Ray
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  • 1916
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    The Wolf Woman

    The Wolf Woman

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  • 1918
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    The Family Skeleton

    The Family Skeleton

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1926
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    Sweet Adeline

    Sweet Adeline

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  • 1935
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    Welcome Home

    Welcome Home

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  • 1918
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    Playing the Game

    Playing the Game

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  • 1925
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    Percy

    Percy

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  • 1915
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    The Grudge

    The Grudge

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  • 1915
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    The Conversion of Frosty Blake

    The Conversion of Frosty Blake

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1918
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    Staking His Life

    Staking His Life

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Sheriff's Son

    The Sheriff's Son

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1931
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    Stars of Yesterday

    Stars of Yesterday

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1913
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    The Boomerang

    The Boomerang

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  • 1913
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    Old Mammy's Secret Code

    Old Mammy's Secret Code

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1913
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    For Mother's Sake

    For Mother's Sake

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Renegade

    The Renegade

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  • 1913
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    The Transgressor

    The Transgressor

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    The Gangsters and the Girl

    The Gangsters and the Girl

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  • 1915
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    The Cup of Life

    The Cup of Life

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  • 1916
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    Honor Thy Name

    Honor Thy Name

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Forbidden Adventure

    The Forbidden Adventure

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Weaker Sex

    The Weaker Sex

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1916
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    Home

    Home

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  • 1923
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    The Courtship of Miles Standish

    The Courtship of Miles Standish

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  • 1920
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    45 Minutes from Broadway

    45 Minutes from Broadway

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  • 1934
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    The Camera Speaks

    The Camera Speaks

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  • 1942
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    Mrs. Miniver

    Mrs. Miniver

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  • 1917
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    The Son of His Father

    The Son of His Father

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Fire Brigade

    The Fire Brigade

    3.5 1926 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Coward

    The Coward

    5.7 1915 HD

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  • 1935
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    Just My Luck

    Just My Luck

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  • 1934
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    By Your Leave

    By Your Leave

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  • 1934
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    Ticket to a Crime

    Ticket to a Crime

    4 1934 HD

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  • 1927
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    Getting Gertie's Garter

    Getting Gertie's Garter

    7.3 1927 HD

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  • 1931
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    The House That Shadows Built

    The House That Shadows Built

    7 1931 HD

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  • 1918
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    The Claws of the Hun

    The Claws of the Hun

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1922
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    Gas, Oil and Water

    Gas, Oil and Water

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1913
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    The Grey Sentinel

    The Grey Sentinel

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Dividend

    The Dividend

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Busher

    The Busher

    5.1 1919 HD

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  • 1927
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    Vanity

    Vanity

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Garden of Eden

    The Garden of Eden

    5.6 1928 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Auction Block

    The Auction Block

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1918
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    His Own Home Town

    His Own Home Town

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1918
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    String Beans

    String Beans

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1917
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    Sudden Jim

    Sudden Jim

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1918
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    The Hired Man

    The Hired Man

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Millionaire Vagrant

    The Millionaire Vagrant

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1936
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    Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

    2.5 1936 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Lady from Cheyenne

    The Lady from Cheyenne

    5.2 1941 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Clodhopper

    The Clodhopper

    5 1917 HD

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  • 1913
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    The Quakeress

    The Quakeress

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Lure of Woman

    The Lure of Woman

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1934
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    Ladies Should Listen

    Ladies Should Listen

    5.8 1934 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Man Who Lost Himself

    The Man Who Lost Himself

    4 1941 HD

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  • 1943
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    Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

    5.8 1943 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Deuce of Spades

    The Deuce of Spades

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1927
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    The American

    The American

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1925
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    Bright Lights

    Bright Lights

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1917
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    Back of the Man

    Back of the Man

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1916
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    Plain Jane

    Plain Jane

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1920
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    A Village Sleuth

    A Village Sleuth

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1915
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    In the Tennessee Hills

    In the Tennessee Hills

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1920
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    Alarm Clock Andy

    Alarm Clock Andy

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    An Old Fashioned Boy

    An Old Fashioned Boy

    5.8 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    Homer Comes Home

    Homer Comes Home

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Pinch Hitter

    The Pinch Hitter

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1919
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    Bill Henry

    Bill Henry

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1917
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    His Mother's Boy

    His Mother's Boy

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1942
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    Rio Rita

    Rio Rita

    5.8 1942 HD

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  • 1919
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    Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

    10 1919 HD

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  • 1920
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    Paris Green

    Paris Green

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1916
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    Peggy

    Peggy

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1926
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    Paris

    Paris

    7 1926 HD

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  • 1934
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    School for Girls

    School for Girls

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1941
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    Appointment for Love

    Appointment for Love

    5.2 1941 HD

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  • 1916
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    The Deserter

    The Deserter

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1922
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    A Tailor-Made Man

    A Tailor-Made Man

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1919
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    Hay Foot, Straw Foot

    Hay Foot, Straw Foot

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Old Swimmin' Hole

    The Old Swimmin' Hole

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Egg Crate Wallop

    The Egg Crate Wallop

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1924
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    Dynamite Smith

    Dynamite Smith

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Girl I Loved

    The Girl I Loved

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Mad Martindales

    The Mad Martindales

    5 1942 HD

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  • 1922
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    Gas, Oil and Water

    Gas, Oil and Water

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1914
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    The Gangsters and the Girl

    The Gangsters and the Girl

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Deuce of Spades

    The Deuce of Spades

    1 1922 HD

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