King Baggot
King Baggot is known for The Philadelphia Story (1940), A Night at the Opera (1935), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).
Biography
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William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as "King of the Movies", "The Most Photographed Man in the World", and "The Man Whose Face Is As Familiar As The Man In The Moon".
Baggot appeared in over 300 motion pictures from 1909 to 1947, wrote 18 screenplays, and directed 45 movies from 1912 to 1928, including The Lie (1912), Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925), and The House of Scandal (1928). He also directed William S. Hart in his most famous western, Tumbleweeds (1925).
Among his film appearances, Baggot was best known for The Scarlet Letter (1911), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913), and Ivanhoe (1913).
Baggot began his career on the stage, in a Shakespearean stock company, and toured throughout the U.S.
While acting in stock in St. Louis in 1909, he was cast as supporting player in the Schubert touring production of The Wishing Ring. When The Wishing Ring closed in Chicago, Baggot returned to New York to join another company. Upon a chance meeting with Harry Solter, who was directing movies for Carl Laemmle at Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP), he was persuaded to go with Solter to the studio. Baggot became interested in the fledgling industry and decided to turn picture player.
His first film was the romance short The Awakening of Bess (1909) opposite Florence Lawrence. It was directed by Harry Solter, her husband, at IMP in Fort Lee, New Jersey. At a time when screen actors worked anonymously, Baggot and Lawrence became the first "movie stars" to be given billing, a marquee, and promotion in advertising.
Baggot starred in at least 42 movies opposite Lawrence from 1909 to 1911. In the latter year, he starred in at least 16 movies with Mary Pickford.
He also began writing screenplays and directing, all the while becoming a major star internationally. When he appeared "in person" at theatres he was mobbed at stage doors.
By 1912, he was so famous that when he took the leading part in forming the prestigious Screen Club in New York, the first organization of its kind strictly for movie people, he was the natural choice for its first president.
King Baggot died in Los Angeles, California in 1948, age 68.
For his contributions to the film industry, Baggot received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. His star is located at 6312 Hollywood Boulevard.
Questions about King Baggot
How many King Baggot films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 65 films with King Baggot, from 1913 to 2011.
What is the best rated King Baggot film?
The best rated King Baggot film in the catalogue is The Philadelphia Story (1940), rated 7.5.
What was the first King Baggot film?
The first King Baggot film in the catalogue is A Night at the Opera, from 1935.
Who has King Baggot worked with the most?
In the catalogue, King Baggot shares the most credits with Franz Waxman (2 films) and Sidney Wagner (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Known for
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7.5 The Philadelphia Story
1940
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7.4 A Night at the Opera
1935
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7.1 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
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6.7 Ziegfeld Girl
1941
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6.8 Boys Town
1938
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6.6 San Francisco
1936
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6.8 The Devil-Doll
1936
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6.3 The Big Store
1941
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6.6 Marie Antoinette
1938
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6.0 Rio Rita
1942
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4.6 Parnell
1937
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4.9 The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
Trivia
- Also works as
- screenwriter · film director · association football player · director · writer · film producer · producer
- Studied at
- Christian Brothers College High School
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
159 films — 65 in the catalogue
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9.0 Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011 · Himself (archive footage)
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6.3 Merton of the Movies
1947 · Man in Audience (uncredited)
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7.5 My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · Bank Employee (uncredited)
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6.5 The Secret Heart
1946 · Man at Graduation Ceremony
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6.7 Holiday in Mexico
1946
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7.1
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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5.9 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
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6.8 Dangerous Partners
1945 · Lunch Room Customer (uncredited)
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6.0 Swing Fever
1943 · Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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4.9 Her Cardboard Lover
1942 · Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)
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7.5 Jackass Mail
1942 · Old Miner
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5.7 Fingers at the Window
1942 · Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)
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6.0
Rio Rita
1942 · Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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6.4 Honky Tonk
1941 · Townsman (uncredited)
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6.3
The Big Store
1941 · Store Employee (uncredited)
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6.7
Ziegfeld Girl
1941 · Man in Audience (uncredited)
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6.8 Come Live with Me
1941 · Doorman
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7.5
The Philadelphia Story
1940 · Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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7.4 Gallant Sons
1940 · Man on Street / Man in Audience (uncredited)
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6.0 Bitter Sweet
1940 · Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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5.7 The Ghost Comes Home
1940 · Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)
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5.9 I Take This Woman
1940 · Man in Subway (uncredited)
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6.6 Dancing Co-Ed
1939 · Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
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5.5 Stronger Than Desire
1939 · Juror (uncredited)
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5.6 The Ice Follies of 1939
1939 · Man in Audience (uncredited)
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6.5 Opening Day
1938 · Baseball Fan
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6.3 Stablemates
1938 · Bettor
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6.0 Too Hot to Handle
1938 · Reporter (uncredited)
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6.8
Boys Town
1938 · Derelict in Mission (uncredited)
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6.6
Marie Antoinette
1938 · Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
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7.3 Think It Over
1938
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6.5 Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938 · Department Store Customer (uncredited)
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6.2 That Mothers Might Live
1938 · Passerby (uncredited)
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6.3 Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 · Detective (uncredited)
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5.9 A Night at the Movies
1937 · Movie Patron (uncredited)
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4.9
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937 · Customs Official (uncredited)
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5.5
It May Happen to You
1937 · Man in Hospital (uncredited)
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4.6
Parnell
1937 · Man in Office
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6.3
Torture Money
1937 · False Accident Witness (uncredited)
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6.4 A Viagem do Barulho
1936 · Film Director (uncredited)
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5.8 Sworn Enemy
1936 · Accident Witness (uncredited)
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6.8
The Devil-Doll
1936 · Detective Pierre (uncredited)
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6.6
San Francisco
1936 · Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
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5.7 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936 · Chemistry Professor
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7.4
A Night at the Opera
1935 · Dignitary (uncredited)
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6.8 3 Kids and a Queen
1935 · Druggist
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7.5 Chinatown Squad
1935 · Patrol Wagon Guard
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6.0 The Call of the Savage
1935 · Dr. Pierce
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6.8 Mississippi
1935 · Gambler (uncredited)
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4.8 Sweepstake Annie
1935 · Motion Picture Studio Executive (uncredited)
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6.5 A Notorious Gentleman
1935 · Police Sergeant
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6.5 Father Brown, Detective
1934 · Priest (uncredited)
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7.0 Cheating Cheaters
1934 · Official (uncredited)
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9.0 Romance in the Rain
1934 · Milton McGillicuddy
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7.0 The Red Rider
1934 · Townsman
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9.0 Beloved
1934 · Second Doctor
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4.8 I Loved a Woman
1933 · Banker (uncredited)
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5.3 The Death Kiss
1932 · Al Payne
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6.5 Afraid to Talk
1932 · Police Officer (uncredited)
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5.7 The Big Flash
1932 · Hinkle
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6.8 What Price Hollywood?
1932 · Department Head (uncredited)
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5.8 Police Court
1932 · Harry Field
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5.6 Girl of the Rio
1932 · Maitre d'hotel, Purple Pigeon Cafe
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5.0 Graft
1931 · Ship's Captain
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5.7 Sweepstakes
1931 · Mike - Weber's Trainer
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5.6 The Bad Sister
1931 · Policeman on Street (uncredited)
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9.0 Once a Gentleman
1930 · Van Warner
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9.0 The Czar of Broadway
1930
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6.5 The Thrill Chaser
1923 · Himself - Cameo
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9.0 The Butterfly Girl
1921 · H.H. Van Horn
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8.5 The Girl in the Taxi
1921 · Maj. Frederick Smith
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8.0 The Forbidden Thing
1920 · Dave
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7.0 The Dwelling Place of Light
1920 · Brooks Insall
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9.0 Life's Twist
1920 · Jim Sargent
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8.0 The Cheater
1920 · Lord Asgarby
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7.0 The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
1920
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10.0 The Hawk's Trail
1919 · Sheldon Steele/The Hawk
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10.0 The Man Who Stayed at Home
1919 · Christopher Brent
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7.0
Building for Democracy
1918 · The Husband
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Kildare of Storm
1918 · Basil Kildare
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The Eagle's Eye
1918 · Harrison Grant
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9.0
Mission of the War Chest
1918 · Self
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The Silent Stranger
1916 · The Silent Stranger
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The Man from Nowhere
1916 · James Herron
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Half a Rogue
1916 · Richard Warrington
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The Suburban
1915 · Donald Gordon
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The Marble Heart
1915 · Raphael / Phidias
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8.0
The Great Universal Mystery
1914 · Himself
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Absinthe
1914 · Jean Dumas
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4.7 Ivanhoe
1913 · Wilfred of Ivanhoe
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8.0
The Wanderer
1913 · The Shepherd
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4.5 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1913 · Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
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7.0 Up Against It
1912 · Amos Bentley
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6.0 A Cave Man Wooing
1912 · George - the 'Sissy' Hero
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9.0
Shamus O'Brien
1912 · Shamus O'Brien
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Over the Hills
1911 · Wayne Holland
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The Better Way
1911 · Louis Perry - a Reformed Crook
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The Rose's Story
1911 · Gerald Kinney
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The Call of the Song
1911 · Hugh Norton
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Science
1911 · Dr. Crawford
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At a Quarter of Two
1911 · Dan Nolan - the Burglar
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For the Queen's Honor
1911 · The King
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In the Sultan's Garden
1911 · Lt. Robbins
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9.0
A Game of Deception
1911
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The Master and the Man
1911 · Basil King
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The Fair Dentist
1911 · Dental Patient
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7.0 The Temptress
1911 · Gilbert Irving
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Second Sight
1911 · Tom Mooreland
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1.0 The Scarlet Letter
1911 · Reverend Dimmesdale
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While There is hope, There is Life
1911 · Alfred King
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7.0
The Wife’s Awakening
1911 · Enoch Harrington
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4.0 Sweet Memories
1911 · Edward Jackson
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7.0
The Secret of the Palm
1911 · Cecil Abbott
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9.0
Tracked
1911 · Roger Densmore
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5.5
Pictureland
1911 · Pablo
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At the Duke's Command
1911 · Edward, the Duke's Nephew
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The Mirror
1911
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10.0
The Count of Montebello
1910 · Percy
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10.0
All the World’s a Stage
1910
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8.0
Pressed Roses
1910
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10.0
Debt
1910
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10.0
The Taming of Jane
1910
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7.0
Once Upon a Time
1910
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8.0
The Irony of Fate
1910
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8.0
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
1910 · George Rand
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9.0
Old Heads and Young Hearts
1910
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The Time-Lock Safe
1910 · The Father
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10.0
The Call of the Circus
1910
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8.0
A Game for Two
1910 · Clark, the Best Friend
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9.0
A Reno Romance
1910 · Jack
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7.0
The Eternal Triangle
1910 · The Dashing Young Count
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8.0
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
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Two Men
1910 · The Tenderfoot
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8.0
The New Shawl
1910 · Jacques
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9.0
The Maelstrom
1910
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10.0
The Rosary
1910
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7.0
His Second Wife
1910
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8.0
The Miser’s Daughter
1910
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Transfusion
1910
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9.0
The Stage Note
1910
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9.0
The Broken Oath
1910
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10.0
Mother Love
1910
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7.0
The Governor’s Pardon
1910 · The Man
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8.0
Jane and the Stranger
1910 · The Stranger
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9.0
The Blind Man’s Tact
1910
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10.0
Justice in the Far North
1910 · King
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7.0
The Tide of Fortune
1910
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10.0
The Right of Love
1910
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9.0
The Winning Punch
1910
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9.0
The Awakening of Bess
1909 · Bess' Sweetheart
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8.0 Love's Stratagem
1909 · The Boy
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6.5
Beatlemania
1981
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8.0 Lovey Mary
1926
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7.0 The Home Maker
1925
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9.0 The Gaiety Girl
1924
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7.5 The Kentucky Derby
1922
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10.0 Romance of a Rogue
1928
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6.1 Tumbleweeds
1925
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6.4 Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
1925
People data: TMDb.
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