Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director, producer, and sometime actor. LeRoy worked in costumes, processing labs and as a camera assistant until he became a gag writer and actor in silent films, including The Ten Commandments in 1923. LeRoy credits Ten Commandments director, Cecil B. DeMille, for inspiring him to become a director: "As the top director of the era, DeMille had been the magnet that had drawn me to his set as often as I could go." LeRoy also credits DeMille for teaching him the directing techniques required to make his own films. His first directing job was with First National Pictures on 1927's No Place to Go. LeRoy ended up working at Warner Bros. after they took control of First National. When his movies made lots of money without costing too much, he became well received in the movie business. He directed two key films which launched Edward G. Robinson into major stardom, the Oscar-nominated critique of tabloid journalism Five Star Final, and the classic gangster film Little Caesar, which made his mark. From that point forward, LeRoy would be responsible for a diverse variety of films as a director and producer. The following year's I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang was also nominated for the Academy Award for Outstanding Production as was his Anthony Adverse. In 1938 he was chosen as head of production at MGM, where he was responsible for the decision to make The Wizard of Oz. He was responsible for discovering Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Robert Mitchum, and Lana Turner. His 1941 film Blossoms in the Dust was nominated for the Academy Award for Outstanding Motion Picture. His first big hit as a director with MGM was 1942's Random Harvest which was their biggest of the season earning worldwide rentals of $8 million and for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Directing. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Outstanding Motion Picture. He hit big again two years later with Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo with rentals of $6 million. In 1951, he scored his biggest hit with Quo Vadis earning worldwide rentals of $21 million as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. In the early 1950s, LeRoy directed such musicals as Lovely to Look At, Million Dollar Mermaid, Latin Lovers and Rose Marie. He returned to Warner Brothers in 1955, where he took over from John Ford as director on Mister Roberts, another big hit, which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. He also directed films for Warners such as The Bad Seed, No Time for Sergeants, The FBI Story, and Gypsy. He received an honorary Oscar in 1946 for The House I Live In, "for tolerance short subject", and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1976. A total of eight movies Mervyn LeRoy directed or co-directed were nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, one of the highest numbers among all directors.

  • Popolarità : 2.507
  • Conosciuto per : Directing
  • Compleanno : 1900-10-15
  • Luogo di nascita : San Francisco, California, USA
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Mervyn LeRoy Film

  • 1936
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    The Making of a Great Motion Picture

    The Making of a Great Motion Picture

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Making of the Wizard of Oz

    The Making of the Wizard of Oz

    1 1979 HD

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  • 2015
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    Io sono Ingrid

    Io sono Ingrid

    7.2 2015 HD

    Un resoconto personale e accattivante della vita e dell'opera straordinaria di Ingrid Bergman (1915-82), una giovane donna svedese che è...

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  • 1924
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    The Chorus Lady

    The Chorus Lady

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1983
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    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    6.5 1983 HD

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  • 2006
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    42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

    42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

    6 2006 HD

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  • 1924
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    Broadway After Dark

    Broadway After Dark

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1922
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    My American Wife

    My American Wife

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1940
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    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    6.5 1940 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    8 1988 HD

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  • 1951
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    Rome, the Eternal City

    Rome, the Eternal City

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1923
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    Going Up

    Going Up

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1923
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    Prodigal Daughters

    Prodigal Daughters

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1988
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    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    6 1988 HD

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  • 2019
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    Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

    Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

    9.5 2019 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

    8.3 1990 HD

    Documentario sulla realizzazione del film cult della MGM del 1939, "Il mago di Oz". Il documentario include interviste ai membri del cast e della...

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  • 1923
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    Little Johnny Jones

    Little Johnny Jones

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Call of the Canyon

    The Call of the Canyon

    1 1923 HD

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  • 2008
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    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    8.5 2008 HD

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  • 1939
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    Il mago di Oz

    Il mago di Oz

    7.586 1939 HD

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  • 1942
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    Prigionieri del passato

    Prigionieri del passato

    7.2 1942 HD

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  • 1951
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    Quo Vadis

    Quo Vadis

    7.1 1951 HD

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  • 1961
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    Il diavolo alle 4

    Il diavolo alle 4

    6.4 1961 HD

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  • 1933
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    La danza delle luci

    La danza delle luci

    7.2 1933 HD

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  • 1946
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    California Express

    California Express

    6.3 1946 HD

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  • 1932
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    Two Seconds

    Two Seconds

    6.1 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Piccolo Cesare

    Piccolo Cesare

    6.9 1931 HD

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  • 1941
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    Sorvegliato speciale

    Sorvegliato speciale

    6.1 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Sorvegliato speciale

    Sorvegliato speciale

    6.1 1941 HD

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  • 1956
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    Il giglio nero

    Il giglio nero

    7.116 1956 HD

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  • 1932
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    Io sono un evaso

    Io sono un evaso

    7.8 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    Five Star Final

    Five Star Final

    6.5 1931 HD

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  • 1952
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    La ninfa degli antipodi

    La ninfa degli antipodi

    6.4 1952 HD

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  • 1932
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    Three on a Match

    Three on a Match

    6.2 1932 HD

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  • 1952
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    Modelle di lusso

    Modelle di lusso

    5.1 1952 HD

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  • 1949
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    Piccole donne

    Piccole donne

    7.4 1949 HD

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  • 1934
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    Sweet Adeline

    Sweet Adeline

    5.7 1934 HD

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  • 1943
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    Madame Curie

    Madame Curie

    7.1 1943 HD

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  • 1936
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    Avorio nero

    Avorio nero

    5.7 1936 HD

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  • 1940
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    Il ponte di Waterloo

    Il ponte di Waterloo

    7.476 1940 HD

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  • 1955
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    La nave matta di Mister Roberts

    La nave matta di Mister Roberts

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1962
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    La donna che inventò lo strip-tease

    La donna che inventò lo strip-tease

    6.3 1962 HD

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  • 1932
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    High Pressure

    High Pressure

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1944
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    Missione segreta

    Missione segreta

    6.6 1944 HD

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  • 1959
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    Sono un agente FBI

    Sono un agente FBI

    5.986 1959 HD

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  • 1937
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    Vendetta

    Vendetta

    5.7 1937 HD

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  • 1958
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    Tempi brutti per i sergenti

    Tempi brutti per i sergenti

    7.2 1958 HD

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  • 1941
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    Fiori nella polvere

    Fiori nella polvere

    6.5 1941 HD

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  • 1933
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    Tugboat Annie

    Tugboat Annie

    6.5 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Heat Lightning

    Heat Lightning

    6.8 1934 HD

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  • 1941
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    Unholy Partners

    Unholy Partners

    7 1941 HD

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  • 1949
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    I marciapiedi di New York

    I marciapiedi di New York

    7 1949 HD

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  • 1931
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    Tonight or Never

    Tonight or Never

    6.2 1931 HD

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  • 1949
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    Fate il vostro gioco

    Fate il vostro gioco

    6.9 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    La lunga attesa

    La lunga attesa

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1958
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    Pietà per la carne

    Pietà per la carne

    7.2 1958 HD

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  • 1955
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    La straniera

    La straniera

    4.5 1955 HD

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  • 1940
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    Incontro senza domani

    Incontro senza domani

    7.4 1940 HD

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  • 1960
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    Svegliami quando è finito

    Svegliami quando è finito

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1933
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    Elmer, the Great

    Elmer, the Great

    4.3 1933 HD

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  • 1966
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    Da un momento all'altro

    Da un momento all'altro

    5.4 1966 HD

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  • 1963
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    Te la senti stasera?

    Te la senti stasera?

    5.2 1963 HD

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  • 1936
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    Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    Happiness Ahead

    Happiness Ahead

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1956
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    Soli nell'infinito

    Soli nell'infinito

    5.6 1956 HD

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  • 1945
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    The House I Live In

    The House I Live In

    5.8 1945 HD

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  • 1933
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    L'affare si complica

    L'affare si complica

    6.6 1933 HD

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  • 1937
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    L'ultima beffa di Don Giovanni

    L'ultima beffa di Don Giovanni

    5.9 1937 HD

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  • 1966
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    Da un momento all'altro

    Da un momento all'altro

    5.4 1966 HD

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  • 1961
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    Il molto onorevole ministro

    Il molto onorevole ministro

    5.7 1961 HD

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  • 1932
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    Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1937
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    Il re e la ballerina

    Il re e la ballerina

    5.5 1937 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Heart of New York

    The Heart of New York

    6.7 1932 HD

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  • 1954
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    Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

    4 1954 HD

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  • 1938
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    Fools for Scandal

    Fools for Scandal

    6.2 1938 HD

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  • 1931
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    Gentleman's Fate

    Gentleman's Fate

    5.5 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    Broadway Babies

    Broadway Babies

    5.2 1929 HD

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  • 1953
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    Amanti latini

    Amanti latini

    4.6 1953 HD

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  • 1933
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    Il mondo cambia

    Il mondo cambia

    4.8 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1930
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    Numbered Men

    Numbered Men

    4.6 1930 HD

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  • 1931
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    Broadminded

    Broadminded

    3.7 1931 HD

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  • 1943
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    You, John Jones!

    You, John Jones!

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1935
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    Oil for the Lamps of China

    Oil for the Lamps of China

    7.3 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    Hi, Nellie!

    Hi, Nellie!

    6.5 1934 HD

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  • 1930
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    Show Girl in Hollywood

    Show Girl in Hollywood

    5.6 1930 HD

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  • 1935
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    I Found Stella Parish

    I Found Stella Parish

    7 1935 HD

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  • 1947
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    Desiderami

    Desiderami

    5.7 1947 HD

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  • 1930
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    Playing Around

    Playing Around

    4.7 1930 HD

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  • 1959
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    Sono un agente FBI

    Sono un agente FBI

    5.986 1959 HD

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  • 1963
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    Te la senti stasera?

    Te la senti stasera?

    5.2 1963 HD

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  • 1928
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    Harold Teen

    Harold Teen

    7 1928 HD

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  • 1930
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    Top Speed

    Top Speed

    6 1930 HD

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  • 1931
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    Local Boy Makes Good

    Local Boy Makes Good

    6 1931 HD

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  • 1926
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    Ella Cinders

    Ella Cinders

    7 1926 HD

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  • 1929
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    Little Johnny Jones

    Little Johnny Jones

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1937
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    Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

    Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

    5.2 1937 HD

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  • 1927
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    No Place to Go

    No Place to Go

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1956
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    Soli nell'infinito

    Soli nell'infinito

    5.6 1956 HD

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  • 1939
    imgFilm

    Il mago di Oz

    Il mago di Oz

    7.586 1939 HD

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  • 1962
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    La donna che inventò lo strip-tease

    La donna che inventò lo strip-tease

    6.3 1962 HD

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  • 1940
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    Incontro senza domani

    Incontro senza domani

    7.4 1940 HD

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  • 1931
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    Too Young to Marry

    Too Young to Marry

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1949
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    Piccole donne

    Piccole donne

    7.4 1949 HD

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  • 1929
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    Hot Stuff

    Hot Stuff

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1928
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    Monella bionda

    Monella bionda

    4.5 1928 HD

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  • 1941
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    Fiori nella polvere

    Fiori nella polvere

    6.5 1941 HD

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  • 1939
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    Tre pazzi a zonzo

    Tre pazzi a zonzo

    6.3 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Sfida a Baltimora

    Sfida a Baltimora

    5.8 1939 HD

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  • 1961
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    Il molto onorevole ministro

    Il molto onorevole ministro

    5.7 1961 HD

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  • 1949
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    Il grande peccatore

    Il grande peccatore

    6.7 1949 HD

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  • 1928
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    Oh Kay!

    Oh Kay!

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1956
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    Il giglio nero

    Il giglio nero

    7.116 1956 HD

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  • 1938
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    Dramatic School

    Dramatic School

    6.2 1938 HD

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  • 1945
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    The House I Live In

    The House I Live In

    5.8 1945 HD

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  • 1955
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    La straniera

    La straniera

    4.5 1955 HD

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  • 1938
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    Fools for Scandal

    Fools for Scandal

    6.2 1938 HD

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  • 1960
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    Svegliami quando è finito

    Svegliami quando è finito

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1957
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    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    5.7 1957 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS9 E30

    This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

    6.4 1952 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS24 E26

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.5 1948 HD

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