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William Fox

Starting at the age 8 he had a series of jobs before starting his own business in 1900, which was sold to buy a Brooklyn nickelodeon in 1904. As the new owner with an empty house, Fox hired a coin manipulator and a barker to attract patrons into the dark 146-seat theatre. Once audiences adequately understood what moving pictures were, live acts were dispensed with. More nickelodeons were opened and he became a successful film exhibitor. He then won a long legal battle against Thomas Edison's Motion Pictures Patent Company, ending the film trust and allowing him to start his own production company in 1913. Operations were consolidated into the Fox Film Corporation in 1915. Theda Bara and Tom Mix starred in successful pictures made at the Fox Hollywood studios and the profits from them, and from the 1000 house Fox theatre chain, paid for "artistic" projects like Sunrise (1926), for awards and critical acclaim. In 1927, Fox acquired the American patent rights to the sound-on-film process developed by a Swiss firm. Fox pioneered the widescreen film with The Big Trail (1930). Poised for the future of talkies, he attempted to buy MGM just in time for 1929s stock market crash. In 1930 Fox was forced out of his company after a federal anti-trust investigation. His version is told in 1933 Upton Sinclair's book, 'Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox.' In 1936, a year after Darryl F. Zanuck's 20th Century Pictures merged with Fox Films, Fox bribed a judge during the liquidation of his holdings in bankruptcy proceedings. His sentence, a year in prison, began in 1941. Paroled in 1943, he was a pariah in Hollywood. Though secure from his many patent holdings, the industry for which he had been so visionary was closed to him. A virtual pariah at the time of his death, no industry representative came to eulogize at his funeral.

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  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

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    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    7.8
    862 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 04, 1927
    99 years ago
  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

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    Average Rating
    7.3
    106 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 10, 1927
    100 years ago
  • City Girl

    City Girl

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    Average Rating
    7.4
    100 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 12, 1930
    97 years ago
  • The Iron Horse

    The Iron Horse

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    Average Rating
    6.7
    72 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 04, 1925
    101 years ago
  • Street Angel

    Street Angel

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    Average Rating
    7.0
    54 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 09, 1928
    99 years ago
  • Lucky Star

    Lucky Star

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    Average Rating
    7.6
    40 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 18, 1929
    98 years ago
  • A Fool There Was

    A Fool There Was

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    Average Rating
    5.0
    33 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 12, 1915
    112 years ago
  • Up the River

    Up the River

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    Average Rating
    5.8
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 10, 1930
    96 years ago
  • Fig Leaves

    Fig Leaves

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    Average Rating
    5.8
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 22, 1926
    101 years ago
  • A Girl in Every Port

    A Girl in Every Port

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    Average Rating
    6.1
    22 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 26, 1928
    99 years ago
  • Just Pals

    Just Pals

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    Average Rating
    6.3
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 1920
    106 years ago
  • The River

    The River

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    Average Rating
    7.2
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 06, 1929
    97 years ago
  • The Valiant

    The Valiant

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    Average Rating
    6.0
    15 votes
    Release Date
    May 19, 1929
    98 years ago
  • The Black Watch

    The Black Watch

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    Average Rating
    6.0
    14 votes
    Release Date
    May 22, 1929
    98 years ago
  • Sky High

    Sky High

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    Average Rating
    5.5
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 15, 1922
    105 years ago
  • Monte Cristo

    Monte Cristo

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    Average Rating
    6.2
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 03, 1922
    105 years ago
  • Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

    Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

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    Average Rating
    4.8
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 11, 1917
    110 years ago
  • Quick Millions

    Quick Millions

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    Average Rating
    7.1
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 17, 1931
    96 years ago
  • Wild Girl

    Wild Girl

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    Average Rating
    6.0
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 09, 1932
    94 years ago
  • There Were Thirteen

    There Were Thirteen

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    Average Rating
    6.8
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 04, 1931
    95 years ago
  • Cameo Kirby

    Cameo Kirby

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    Average Rating
    5.8
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 20, 1923
    103 years ago
  • Hoopla

    Hoopla

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    Average Rating
    6.0
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 30, 1933
    93 years ago
  • The Loves of Carmen

    The Loves of Carmen

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    Average Rating
    5.2
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 03, 1927
    100 years ago
  • Upstream

    Upstream

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    Average Rating
    5.8
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 30, 1927
    100 years ago
  • They Had to See Paris

    They Had to See Paris

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    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    5.9
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 18, 1929
    97 years ago
  • Fazil

    Fazil

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    Average Rating
    5.1
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 04, 1928
    99 years ago
  • East Side, West Side

    East Side, West Side

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    Average Rating
    7.2
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 09, 1927
    99 years ago
  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

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    Average Rating
    4.2
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 14, 1917
    110 years ago
  • Young America

    Young America

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    Average Rating
    5.0
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 17, 1932
    95 years ago
  • East Lynne

    East Lynne

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    Average Rating
    4.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 18, 1916
    111 years ago
  • A Daughter of the Gods

    A Daughter of the Gods

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    Average Rating
    3.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 16, 1916
    111 years ago
  • Such Men Are Dangerous

    Such Men Are Dangerous

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    Average Rating
    4.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 09, 1930
    97 years ago
  • The Silent Command

    The Silent Command

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    Average Rating
    5.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 18, 1923
    104 years ago
  • Cradle Snatchers

    Cradle Snatchers

    Department Writing

    Job Writer

    Average Rating
    2.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    May 28, 1927
    100 years ago
  • Oh, for a Man!

    Oh, for a Man!

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    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    5.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 28, 1930
    96 years ago
  • Rough Romance

    Rough Romance

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    Average Rating
    5.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 15, 1930
    97 years ago
  • Kreutzer Sonata

    Kreutzer Sonata

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    Average Rating
    2.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1915
    112 years ago
  • His Greatest Sacrifice

    His Greatest Sacrifice

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    Average Rating
    2.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 17, 1921
    106 years ago
  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

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    Average Rating
    5.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 30, 1917
    110 years ago
  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

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    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 16, 1929
    97 years ago
  • Regeneration

    Regeneration

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    Average Rating
    7.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    May 11, 1914
    113 years ago
  • The Big Party

    The Big Party

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    Average Rating
    2.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 23, 1930
    97 years ago

  • Anna Karenina

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    Average Rating
    1.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 31, 1915
    112 years ago
  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

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    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 16, 1929
    97 years ago
  • Hoodman Blind

    Hoodman Blind

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    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 1923
    103 years ago
  • Salome

    Salome

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    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 10, 1918
    109 years ago
  • Little Miss Smiles

    Little Miss Smiles

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    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 15, 1922
    105 years ago
  • Jackie

    Jackie

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    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 27, 1921
    105 years ago
  • Jackie

    Jackie

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    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 27, 1921
    105 years ago
  • Society Girl

    Society Girl

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    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    May 29, 1932
    95 years ago
  • South of Tahiti

    South of Tahiti

    Department Sound

    Job Sound Technical Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 17, 1941
    85 years ago
  • Strong Boy

    Strong Boy

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    Job Presenter

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 03, 1929
    98 years ago
  • The Fighting Heart

    The Fighting Heart

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    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 18, 1925
    101 years ago
  • Hearts of Oak

    Hearts of Oak

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    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 05, 1924
    102 years ago
  • Rackety Rax

    Rackety Rax

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    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 23, 1932
    94 years ago
  • The Face on the Barroom Floor

    The Face on the Barroom Floor

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1923
    104 years ago
  • Silk Hat Kid

    Silk Hat Kid

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 19, 1935
    92 years ago
  • Unreal News Reel

    Unreal News Reel

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 23, 1923
    104 years ago
  • It's Great to Be Alive

    It's Great to Be Alive

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    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 08, 1933
    94 years ago
  • Romance of the Underworld

    Romance of the Underworld

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    Average Rating
    4.5
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 10, 1928
    98 years ago
  • The Wonderful Adventure

    The Wonderful Adventure

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    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 27, 1915
    112 years ago
  • Should a Mother Tell

    Should a Mother Tell

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    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 01, 1915
    112 years ago
  • David Harum

    David Harum

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    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 02, 1934
    93 years ago
  • Wings of the Morning

    Wings of the Morning

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    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 24, 1919
    107 years ago
  • The Babes in the Woods

    The Babes in the Woods

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    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 02, 1917
    109 years ago
  • Madame du Barry

    Madame du Barry

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    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 30, 1917
    109 years ago

  • His Noisy Still

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    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 25, 1920
    106 years ago
  • The Shadow of the East

    The Shadow of the East

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 27, 1924
    103 years ago
  • Gold Heels

    Gold Heels

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 30, 1924
    102 years ago
  • Flames of Desire

    Flames of Desire

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 30, 1924
    102 years ago
  • Common Clay

    Common Clay

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    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1930
    97 years ago
  • Disorderly Conduct

    Disorderly Conduct

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    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 20, 1932
    95 years ago
  • Caravane

    Caravane

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    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 25, 1934
    92 years ago
  • The Big Trail

    The Big Trail

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 29, 1931
    96 years ago
  • High Society Blues

    High Society Blues

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    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 23, 1930
    97 years ago
  • The Strongest

    The Strongest

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 01, 1920
    107 years ago
  • The Painted Woman

    The Painted Woman

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    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 20, 1932
    94 years ago
  • Annabelle's Affairs

    Annabelle's Affairs

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    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 14, 1931
    96 years ago

  • Love Letters

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 10, 1924
    103 years ago
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1929
    98 years ago
  • The Eternal Sapho

    The Eternal Sapho

    Department Production

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 06, 1916
    111 years ago
  • She Wanted a Millionaire

    She Wanted a Millionaire

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    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 21, 1932
    95 years ago
  • Six Cylinder Love

    Six Cylinder Love

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    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 10, 1931
    96 years ago
  • Tumbling River

    Tumbling River

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 21, 1927
    100 years ago
  • If Winter Comes

    If Winter Comes

    Department Production

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 07, 1923
    104 years ago
  • Not Quite Decent

    Not Quite Decent

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 02, 1929
    98 years ago
  • Ladies Must Dress

    Ladies Must Dress

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 20, 1927
    99 years ago

  • Step Lively, Please

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 15, 1922
    104 years ago

  • Jungle Pals

    Department Production

    Job Executive Producer

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 26, 1923
    104 years ago
  • The Honor System

    The Honor System

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 12, 1917
    110 years ago
  • Is Zat So?

    Is Zat So?

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 15, 1927
    100 years ago

  • Mother Knows Best

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 28, 1928
    98 years ago
  • The Darling of Paris

    The Darling of Paris

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 22, 1917
    110 years ago
  • Honor First

    Honor First

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 27, 1922
    105 years ago
  • Honor First

    Honor First

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 27, 1922
    105 years ago
  • The Play Girl

    The Play Girl

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 22, 1928
    99 years ago
  • The Far Call

    The Far Call

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 28, 1929
    98 years ago

  • Wings of Youth

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 21, 1925
    102 years ago
  • Gentle Julia

    Gentle Julia

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 24, 1923
    103 years ago
  • From the Valley of the Missing

    From the Valley of the Missing

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 22, 1915
    112 years ago
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