Travilla

Travilla

The man who draped a fringed Idaho potato sack on Marilyn Monroe for a famous snapshot - proving that she looked good in anything - was born on Catalina Island off the California coast on March 22 1920. He studied at the Chouinard School of Art in L.A., showing a precocious talent for drawing fashion design from an early age. By the time he was sixteen, he made money by selling sketches of costume designs for showgirls he had studied at burlesque houses. Found unfit for wartime duties due to flat feet, William Travilla made his way to Hollywood and signed his first contract as costume designer at Columbia in 1941. However, during his two-year tenure he received rather few assignments and left disillusioned. Little work came his way during the next few years, until, in 1946, he was spotted in a nightclub (selling travel sketches of the South Pacific) by the actress Ann Sheridan, who became an instant admirer of his work. Sheridan persuaded Travilla to become her personal costume designer at Warner Brothers. This didn't quite come to pass, though he did design her gowns for Nora Prentiss (1947). More importantly, he notched up his first major success by winning the Academy Award for the lavish and colourful costumes of Adventures of Don Juan (1948) in conjunction with Leah Rhodes and Marjorie Best. After his three year contract was up, Travilla went on to 20th Century Fox, for what would become the most productive period of his career in the film business. At the same time, he set up his own high end fashion salon, Travilla Inc., in Los Angeles, creating several collections of elegant, award-winning designs. Travilla dressed many established stars, from Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford, to Loretta Young. However, he is chiefly remembered for the iconic gowns, designed for Marilyn Monroe's famous hourglass shape in eight of her most popular films. These include her sexy satin number from How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), the gold lame dress with the sun ray pleats glimpsed in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and, subsequently, at the 1953 Photoplay Awards (over Travilla's objections); and, of course, the white cocktail dress famously uplifted above the subway grate in The Seven Year Itch (1955). One of three versions of the latter sold at auction for $ 4.6 million in 2011. Despite their close working relationship, Travilla later went on record describing Marilyn on a personal level as 'childlike' and plagued by feelings of inadequacy. After his contract with Fox expired in 1956, Travilla tended to his own exclusive label, designing a collection of ready-to-wear 'California' fashion. In the 1960's, he continued to freelance, working primarily for television. He showed off a young Connie Sellecca to great effect in a murder mystery revolving around the fashion industry, fittingly titled She's Dressed to Kill (1979). Ever synonymous with a bygone era of glamour, he went on to win two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Costume Design for The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980) and for Dallas (1978). An exhibition of his personal collection, under the auspices of his longtime collaborator William Sarris, went on a world tour in 2008.

  • Nav: Travilla
  • Popularity: 1.628
  • Tê zanîn: Costume & Make-Up
  • Rojbûn: 1920-03-22
  • Min jî birîya te Kirîye: Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Jî Weke Naskirî ye: William Jack Travilla, Bill, William Travilla
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Travilla Fîlim

  • 1967
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    Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

    Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

    5 1967 HD

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  • 1950
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    Mother Didn't Tell Me

    Mother Didn't Tell Me

    6.2 1950 HD

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  • 1953
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    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    7.3 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    7.456 1951 HD

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  • 1980
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    This Year's Blonde

    This Year's Blonde

    5.667 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Caboblanco

    Caboblanco

    5.3 1980 HD

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  • 1950
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    Mister 880

    Mister 880

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1947
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    Love and Learn

    Love and Learn

    5.5 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Escape Me Never

    Escape Me Never

    4.7 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf

    5.9 1947 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Girl Next Door

    The Girl Next Door

    4 1953 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Secret Life of an American Wife

    The Secret Life of an American Wife

    3 1968 HD

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  • 1954
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    Princess of the Nile

    Princess of the Nile

    7.1 1954 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Desperadoes

    The Desperadoes

    5.7 1943 HD

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  • 1981
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    Evita Peron

    Evita Peron

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1963
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    Mary, Mary

    Mary, Mary

    5.2 1963 HD

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  • 1953
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    King of the Khyber Rifles

    King of the Khyber Rifles

    5.7 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    Meet Me After the Show

    Meet Me After the Show

    5 1951 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

    3.3 1953 HD

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  • 1955
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    How To Be Very, Very Popular

    How To Be Very, Very Popular

    4.7 1955 HD

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  • 1952
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    Bloodhounds of Broadway

    Bloodhounds of Broadway

    6.9 1952 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Rains of Ranchipur

    The Rains of Ranchipur

    4.9 1955 HD

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  • 1949
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    Look for the Silver Lining

    Look for the Silver Lining

    5.7 1949 HD

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  • 1950
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    I'll Get By

    I'll Get By

    5.5 1950 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Stripper

    The Stripper

    4.7 1963 HD

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  • 1948
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    Two Guys from Texas

    Two Guys from Texas

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1947
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    My Wild Irish Rose

    My Wild Irish Rose

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    Panic in the Streets

    Panic in the Streets

    6.9 1950 HD

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  • 1953
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    Pickup on South Street

    Pickup on South Street

    7.394 1953 HD

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  • 1981
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    Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

    Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

    8 1981 HD

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  • 1947
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    Nora Prentiss

    Nora Prentiss

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Silent Lovers

    The Silent Lovers

    2 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Scarlett O'Hara War

    The Scarlett O'Hara War

    6.1 1980 HD

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  • 1954
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    Garden of Evil

    Garden of Evil

    6.1 1954 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

    7.2 1950 HD

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  • 1954
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    Broken Lance

    Broken Lance

    6.3 1954 HD

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  • 1951
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    Bird of Paradise

    Bird of Paradise

    5.7 1951 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Raid

    The Raid

    6.5 1954 HD

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  • 1967
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    Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

    6 1967 HD

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  • 1954
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    River of No Return

    River of No Return

    6.7 1954 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

    5 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    When Willie Comes Marching Home

    When Willie Comes Marching Home

    6.769 1950 HD

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  • 1953
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    How to Marry a Millionaire

    How to Marry a Millionaire

    6.8 1953 HD

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  • 1960
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    From the Terrace

    From the Terrace

    6.67 1960 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Seven Year Itch

    The Seven Year Itch

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Proud Ones

    The Proud Ones

    6.4 1956 HD

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  • 1955
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    White Feather

    White Feather

    6.6 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

    6.072 1956 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Inspector General

    The Inspector General

    6.4 1949 HD

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  • 1963
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    Take Her, She's Mine

    Take Her, She's Mine

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1953
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    Man in the Attic

    Man in the Attic

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1948
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    Adventures of Don Juan

    Adventures of Don Juan

    6.4 1948 HD

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  • 1953
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    Powder River

    Powder River

    6.214 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    On the Riviera

    On the Riviera

    5.974 1951 HD

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  • 1941
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    Fiesta

    Fiesta

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

    The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Bottom of the Bottle

    The Bottom of the Bottle

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Revolt of Mamie Stover

    The Revolt of Mamie Stover

    6.4 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    23 Paces to Baker Street

    23 Paces to Baker Street

    6.7 1956 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Beast with Five Fingers

    The Beast with Five Fingers

    6.3 1947 HD

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  • 1954
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    Black Widow

    Black Widow

    6.3 1954 HD

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  • 1950
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    American Guerrilla in the Philippines

    American Guerrilla in the Philippines

    5.4 1950 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Unfaithful

    The Unfaithful

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1952
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    Monkey Business

    Monkey Business

    6.7 1952 HD

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  • 1949
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    Dancing in the Dark

    Dancing in the Dark

    5 1949 HD

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  • 1954
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    There's No Business Like Show Business

    There's No Business Like Show Business

    6 1954 HD

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  • 1952
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    Don't Bother to Knock

    Don't Bother to Knock

    6.6 1952 HD

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  • 1951
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    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    6.7 1951 HD

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  • 1952
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    Viva Zapata!

    Viva Zapata!

    6.904 1952 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Left Hand of God

    The Left Hand of God

    6.311 1955 HD

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  • 1979
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    She's Dressed to Kill

    She's Dressed to Kill

    5.4 1979 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Woman of the Town

    The Woman of the Town

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Tall Men

    The Tall Men

    6.341 1955 HD

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  • 1953
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    Appointment in Honduras

    Appointment in Honduras

    5.7 1953 HD

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  • 1954
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    Three Young Texans

    Three Young Texans

    5.2 1954 HD

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  • 1950
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    No Way Out

    No Way Out

    6.9 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    Silver River

    Silver River

    5.9 1948 HD

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  • 1954
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    Hell and High Water

    Hell and High Water

    6.1 1954 HD

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  • 1949
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    Flamingo Road

    Flamingo Road

    7.027 1949 HD

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  • 1951
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    The day the earth stood still

    The day the earth stood still

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1970
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    7.2 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    5.8 1970 HD

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