Dell Henderson
Dell Henderson is known for Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916), The Awful Truth (1937), Make Way for Tomorrow (1937).
Biography
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George Delbert "Dell" Henderson (July 5, 1877 – December 2, 1956) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and writer. He began his long and prolific film career in the early days of silent film.
Born in the Southwestern Ontario city of St. Thomas, Dell Henderson started his acting career on the stage, but appeared in his first movie Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court already in 1908. Henderson was a frequent associate of film pioneer D.W. Griffith since 1909 and appeared in numerous of his early shorts in Hollywood. He also acted on a less prolific basis in the movies of producer Mack Sennett and his Keystone Studios. In addition to acting, Henderson also directed nearly 200 silent films between 1911 and 1928. Most of those films are forgotten or lost, but he also directed movies with silent stars like Harry Carey and Roscoe Arbuckle. Henderson also worked as a writer on numerous screenplays.
After retiring from directing in 1927, Henderson turned to acting full-time and played important supporting roles in King Vidor's The Crowd (1928) and as General Marmaduke Pepper in Show People (1928). The advent of sound film damaged his acting career, and he often had to play smaller roles. In the 1930s, the comedic character actor appeared on several occasions as a comic foil for such comedians as The Three Stooges, W. C. Fields and Laurel and Hardy. He often played somewhat pompous figures like judges, businessmen, detectives or mayors. Modern audiences will remember Henderson as annoyed hospital president Dr. Graves in The Three Stooges film Men in Black and the put-upon chaperone in the Little Rascals film Choo-Choo!. He also appeared as a Night Court Judge in Laurel and Hardy's Our Relations (1936) and as a friendly Car salesman in Leo McCarey's drama Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). Henderson ended his film career after numerous small roles in 1950.
Henderson died of a heart attack in Hollywood at the age of 79. He was married with actress Florence Lee until his death, they made several silent films together.
Questions about Dell Henderson
How many Dell Henderson films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 88 films with Dell Henderson, from 1910 to 1950.
What is the best rated Dell Henderson film?
The best rated Dell Henderson film in the catalogue is The Crowd (1928), rated 7.6.
What was the first Dell Henderson film?
The first Dell Henderson film in the catalogue is The Lonedale Operator, from 1911.
Who has Dell Henderson worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Dell Henderson shares the most credits with Hugh Wynn (3 films), Irving Thalberg (3 films) and King Vidor (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.1 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
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7.2 The Awful Truth
1937
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7.5 Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
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9.0 Battling Brewster
1924
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7.6 The Crowd
1928
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7.1 Show People
1928
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5.9 Undercurrent
1946
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7.0 Love Affair
1939
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7.1 The Major and the Minor
1942
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My Wife
1918
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6.7 Annie Get Your Gun
1950
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6.5 Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
Trivia
- Also works as
- screenwriter · film director · director · film producer
- Spouse
- Florence Lee
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
176 films — 88 in the catalogue
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6.7
Annie Get Your Gun
1950 · Hotel Guest in Hammock (uncredited)
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6.5 Once More, My Darling
1949 · Hotel Clerk
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6.7 The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 · Southerner (uncredited)
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5.9
Undercurrent
1946 · Party Guest (uncredited)
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5.9 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · Benson (uncredited)
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4.5 Main Street After Dark
1945 · Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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6.0 The Great Morgan
1945 · Film Character (uncredited)
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6.3 The Missing Juror
1944 · Train Conductor (uncredited)
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7.1 Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
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6.5 Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Flunky (uncredited)
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6.0 Slightly Dangerous
1943 · Doorman (uncredited)
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6.3 Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942 · American Attaché (uncredited)
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7.1
The Major and the Minor
1942 · Doorman (uncredited)
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7.0 Arizona Terrors
1942 · President McKinley
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5.3 Young People
1940 · Eddie's Father (uncredited)
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6.5
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 · Detective (uncredited)
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6.1 Millionaires in Prison
1940 · Dell, Deputy Taking Vander to Prison (uncredited)
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5.5 You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940 · Ritz Amsterdam Manager
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8.5 Little Orvie
1940 · Mr. Brown
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6.9 Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · Minor Role (uncredited)
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7.0 Fifth Avenue Girl
1939 · Headwaiter (uncredited)
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6.3 Frontier Marshal
1939 · Dave Hall
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8.0 The Chump Takes a Bump
1939 · Elias J. Smart
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7.0
Love Affair
1939 · Cafe Manager (uncredited)
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5.4 Men with Wings
1938 · Chairman
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6.0 Rebellious Daughters
1938 · Mr. Stanley - First Victim
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5.3 The Girl of the Golden West
1938 · Stagecoach Passenger
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6.3 Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 · Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
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5.5 Wells Fargo
1937 · Customer
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7.2
The Awful Truth
1937 · Vance's Butler (uncredited)
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6.3 Artists & Models
1937 · Lord (uncredited)
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7.0 The Grand Bounce
1937 · Harry Briggs (uncredited)
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7.5
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 · Ed Weldon - Auto Salesman (uncredited)
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7.0 We Who Are About to Die
1937 · Blake's Associate (uncredited)
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6.6 The Texas Rangers
1936 · Citizen (uncredited)
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7.8 Hitch Hike Lady
1935 · Williams
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6.8 3 Kids and a Queen
1935 · Reporter
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6.0 Thunder in the Night
1935 · Ambassador - Party Guest
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9.0 Slightly Static
1935 · Mr. Campbell (as Del Henderson)
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7.3 Little Big Shot
1935 · Policeman
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7.5 Steamboat Round the Bend
1935 · Salesman
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6.5 Diamond Jim
1935 · Gambler
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7.2 Here Comes Cookie
1935 · Lloyd
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7.0 Hot Tip
1935 · Sheriff
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10.0 The Daring Young Man
1935 · Mayor
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7.1 Ruggles of Red Gap
1935 · Sam
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5.6 The Mystery Man
1935 · Mr. Clark, Hotel Manager
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6.3 It's a Gift
1934 · Mr. Abernathy
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6.0 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934 · House Manager
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7.3 Men in Black
1934 · Dr. Graves (uncredited)
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6.0 Something Simple
1934 · Tanhauser
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6.7 The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934 · House Detective
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5.2 Bottoms Up
1934 · Lane Worthing
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6.3 You're Telling Me!
1934 · Mayor (as Del Henderson)
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4.0 Lone Cowboy
1933 · Mr. Burton (uncredited)
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5.7 Rainbow Over Broadway
1933 · Bowers
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7.0 Too Much Harmony
1933 · Small Town Theatre Manager
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8.0 The Big Brain
1933 · (uncredited)
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1.0 Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1933 · The Masque
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6.7 On Your Guard
1933 · Detective Calvin Carter - aka O'Hara
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5.7 Goldie Gets Along
1933 · Mr. Moon
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5.8 Mr. Bride
1932 · J. P. Henderson
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7.0 Choo-Choo!
1932 · Mr. Henderson
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8.0 In Walked Charley
1932 · Delbert Henderson
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7.1 Free Eats
1932 · Mr. Moran
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7.1 The Champ
1931 · The Doctor (uncredited)
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7.0 Skip the Maloo!
1931 · Mr. Benson
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4.3 Newly Rich
1931 · Director
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8.0 Haunted at Midnight
1931 · Housekeeper
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5.4 Windy Riley Goes Hollywood
1931
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7.0 Thundering Tenors
1931 · Senator D.H. Henderson
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7.0 Helping Grandma
1931 · Henderson
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10.0 Chiselers of Hollywood
1930
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7.0
Up a Tree
1930 · Del - Publicity Promoter
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6.0 Looser Than Loose
1930 · Mr. Henderson
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7.0
Bigger and Better
1930 · Mr. Kornman
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6.1 Night of Goblins
1930 · Housekeeper
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6.9 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930 · Housekeeper (uncredited)
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7.0 Fast Work
1930 · Old Faithful
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4.7 The Sins of the Children
1930 · Ted Baldwin
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Big Money
1930
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4.8 All Teed Up
1930 · Judge Quirt
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6.2 Whispering Whoopee
1930 · Mr. Henderson
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Getting a Raise
1930
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8.5 Hit the Deck
1929 · Admiral
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6.8 Wrong Again
1929 · Painting owner
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8.0
Off to Buffalo
1929 · Charley's boss
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5.7 Riley the Cop
1928 · Judge Coronelli
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7.1
Show People
1928 · Colonel Pepper
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6.4 The Power of the Press
1928 · Bill Johnson
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8.0 Is Everybody Happy?
1928
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6.7 The Patsy
1928 · Pa Harrington
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7.6
The Crowd
1928 · Dick
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8.0 Getting Gertie's Garter
1927 · Barry Scott
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6.5 The Clinging Vine
1926 · B. Harvey Doolittle
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7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Extra (uncredited)
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5.0 The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
1916 · Aunt Mary's Sweetheart
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7.0 Those Bitter Sweets
1915 · The Rival
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5.3
For Better - But Worse
1915 · The Police Chief's Daughter's Romeo
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8.0 Papa's Baby
1913 · Papa Binks
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The Widow's Kids
1913 · The Traveling Man
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10.0
The Power of the Camera
1913 · Second Convict
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5.9 The Massacre
1912 · In Wagon Train
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4.0 The Tragedy of a Dress Suit
1912 · Dick
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6.5 The Speed Demon
1912 · Racing Official
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4.9 Helen's Marriage
1912 · Friend
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3.0 The Furs
1912 · The Husband
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When the Fire-Bells Rang
1912 · An Actor
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4.0 Won by a Fish
1912 · The Woman's Father
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3.7 The Brave Hunter
1912 · The Brave Hunter's Rival
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4.3 Help! Help!
1912 · Office Worker
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8.0
A Voice from the Deep
1912 · On Roller Coaster
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4.2 Hot Stuff
1912 · Cigar Drummer
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4.0 The Engagement Ring
1912 · Redmond
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6.3 The Sunbeam
1912 · The Bachelor
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The Fatal Chocolate
1912 · The City Beau
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5.8 The Mender of Nets
1912 · The Rival's Brother
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5.5 For His Son
1912 · Dopokoke Factory Employee (uncredited)
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A Victim of Circumstance
1911 · The Husband
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The Long Road
1911 · Wedding Guest
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5.7 The Adventures of Billy
1911 · Rich Man
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6.5 The Making of a Man
1911 · Leading Man
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4.0 The Baron
1911 · The Baron / A Waiter
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The Blind Princess and the Poet
1911 · Lord Gold
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5.1 The Last Drop of Water
1911 · Undetermined Role
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The Ghost
1911 · A Crook
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6.3 Fighting Blood
1911 · A Soldier
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4.0 The Primal Call
1911 · The Creditor
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5.6 Enoch Arden: Part II
1911 · Rescuer
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7.0
Dave's Love Affair
1911
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The New Dress
1911
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A Knight of the Road
1911 · The Hobo
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The Broken Cross
1911 · The Manicurist's Friend
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6.0 The Lonedale Operator
1911 · A Tramp
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Teaching Dad to Like Her
1911 · Harry's Father
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3.7 His Trust Fulfilled
1911
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4.1 His Trust
1911 · Col. Frazier
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4.0 When a Man Loves
1911 · Mr. Bach
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The Two Paths
1911 · Worker
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4.3
The Lesson
1910 · Policeman
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A Plain Song
1910 · The Manager
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The Song of the Wildwood Flute
1910 · A Suitor
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The Message of the Violin
1910 · The Baron
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5.0 That Chink at Golden Gulch
1910 · Gentleman Jim Dandy
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5.5 A Gold Necklace
1910 · In Cafe
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4.5 The Oath and the Man
1910 · Aristocrat
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5.0 Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910 · A Tramp
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5.2 The Modern Prodigal
1910 · At Post Office
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5.0 Wilful Peggy
1910
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5.0 The Usurer
1910 · First Mover
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Unexpected Help
1910
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6.2 A Child's Impulse
1910 · At First Party / At Second Party
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5.6 In the Border States
1910 · Union Officer
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4.5 A Child of the Ghetto
1910 · The Proprietor
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4.9 Ramona
1910 · Man at Burial
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4.7 Over Silent Paths
1910 · The Wanderer
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The Two Brothers
1910 · Manuel
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The Face at the Window
1910 · The Butler
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6.5 The Unchanging Sea
1910 · The Rescuer
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The Gold Seekers
1910 · The Claim Agent
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The Tenderfoot's Triumph
1910 · A Cowboy
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Gold Is Not All
1910 · Tom Darrell
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4.5 Faithful
1910 · Bystander
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The Converts
1910 · In Bar
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5.0 The Newlyweds
1910 · A Friend / On Train
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Taming a Husband
1910 · Nobleman
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4.2 Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
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3.5 The Broken Locket
1909
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4.4 The Salvation Army Lass
1909
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2.5
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
1908
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9.0
Battling Brewster
1924
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My Wife
1918
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5.0
'Curses!' They Remarked
1914
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A Modest Hero
1913
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Black and White
1913
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10.0 Gambling Wives
1924
People data: TMDb.
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