1892-12-30 Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Famed American stage actor. Trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. Appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles and occasional bits. Consistently billed as Jason Robards, as his more famous son, Jason Robards, did not come into fame until the end of the elder Robards' career. Only referred to as Jason Robards Sr. in retrospect. Died in 1963, having lived to see his namesake son and grandson (Jason Robards III) carry on the family acting tradition.
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Wild in the Country | Judge Tom Parker (uncredited) | 1961-06-15 |
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The Notorious Mr. Monks | Judge (uncredited) | 1958-02-28 |
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Western Pacific Agent | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1950-04-10 |
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The Second Woman | Stacy Rogers | 1950-07-07 |
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Rimfire | Elkins (Banker) | 1949-03-25 |
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South of Death Valley | Major Porter Mullen (uncredited) | 1949-08-08 |
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Massacre River | Lawyer Johnstone (uncredited) | 1949-06-26 |
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Horsemen of the Sierras | Phineas Grant | 1949-11-22 |
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Post Office Investigator | Henry Hand | 1949-09-01 |
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Alaska Patrol | Dr. Loring | 1949-03-10 |
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Feudin' Rhythm | Mr. Rushman (uncredited) | 1949-11-02 |
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The Threat | Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited) | 1949-12-01 |
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Dynamite | Hook (Quarry Superintendent) (uncredited) | 1949-01-18 |
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Impact | Judge | 1949-03-20 |
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Masked Raiders | Captain of Texas Rangers (uncredited) | 1949-08-14 |
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Riders of the Whistling Pines | Charles Carter (uncredited) | 1949-03-16 |
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If You Knew Susie | Ogleby (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
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Western Heritage | Judge Winston | 1948-02-07 |
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Race Street | Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1948-09-11 |
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Return of the Bad Men | Judge Harper | 1948-07-17 |
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Guns of Hate | Ben Jason | 1948-06-18 |
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Shed No Tears | Homicide Inspector (Uncredited) | 1948-06-09 |
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Son of God’s Country | John Thornton | 1948-09-15 |
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | John Retch | 1948-03-25 |
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Smoky Mountain Melody | Josh Corby | 1948-12-16 |
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Fighting Father Dunne | J.J. Sonin | 1948-05-12 |
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Banjo | Conductor Matthews (uncredited) | 1947-05-15 |
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Trail Street | Jason | 1947-02-19 |
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Do or Diet | Boss | 1947-02-10 |
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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Bank Officer (uncredited) | 1947-09-26 |
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Follow That Music | 1947-01-31 | |
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Seven Keys to Baldpate | Hayden | 1947-06-05 |
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Code of the West | Morley (uncredited) | 1947-02-20 |
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Under the Tonto Rim | Captain McLean | 1947-08-01 |
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A Likely Story | Cop (uncredited) | 1947-04-18 |
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Born to Kill | Conductor (uncredited) | 1947-04-30 |
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The Judge Steps Out | Police Officer Maloney (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
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The Farmer's Daughter | Night Editor (uncredited) | 1947-03-26 |
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Dick Tracy's Dilemma | Hawks (uncredited) | 1947-05-20 |
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Wild Horse Mesa | Hod Slack | 1947-11-13 |
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Thunder Mountain | Jim Gardner | 1947-06-01 |
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Desperate | Ferrari | 1947-06-20 |
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Riff-Raff | Mr. Domingues | 1947-06-28 |
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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Captain (uncredited) | 1946-11-22 |
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Ding Dong Williams | Director Kenmore | 1946-04-15 |
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Step by Step | Bruckner | 1946-08-23 |
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The Falcon's Alibi | Harvey Beaumont | 1946-04-12 |
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Twin Husbands | Dorothy's Attorney | 1946-05-10 |
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Badman's Territory | Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited) | 1946-05-04 |
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Traffic with the Devil | Irate Motorist (uncredited) | 1946-08-31 |
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The Bamboo Blonde | Colonel Graham (uncredited) | 1946-07-15 |
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Vacation in Reno | Sheriff Johnson | 1946-12-10 |
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Deadline at Dawn | Policeman with Liquor Bottle (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
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The Falcon's Adventure | Lieutenant Evans | 1946-12-13 |
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Criminal Court | Al Marsh (uncredited) | 1946-11-15 |
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Bedlam | Oliver Todd | 1946-05-10 |
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I'll Take Milk | 1946-07-19 | |
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Isle of the Dead | Albrecht | 1945-09-07 |
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | 1945-06-15 | |
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The Falcon in San Francisco | Loomis, Butler (uncredited) | 1945-07-20 |
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Johnny Angel | Officer (uncredited) | 1945-10-25 |
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Wanderer of the Wasteland | Crooked Dealer | 1945-05-31 |
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Man Alive | Henry Fletcher | 1945-11-16 |
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What, No Cigarettes | Policeman | 1945-07-13 |
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A Game of Death | Captain | 1945-11-23 |
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Dick Tracy | Motorist (uncredited) | 1945-12-01 |
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Zombies on Broadway | Headwaiter (uncredited) | 1945-05-01 |
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Betrayal from the East | Charlie Hildebrand | 1945-04-24 |
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Mademoiselle Fifi | A Wholesaler in Wine | 1944-07-28 |
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Bermuda Mystery | Mark Dunham | 1944-05-01 |
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Music in Manhattan | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1944-10-06 |
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The Kansan | Bank Teller | 1943-09-10 |
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Silver Queen | Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
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San Antonio Rose | Man at Radio Station | 1941-06-20 |
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I Love You Again | Worker with Hendrickson Account (uncredited) | 1940-08-09 |
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Half a Sinner | Country Club Garage Man | 1940-04-05 |
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The Howards of Virginia | Backwoodsman (uncredited) | 1940-09-19 |
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A Volta do Besouro Verde | Foley's Bodyguard | 1940-12-24 |
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Gangs of Chicago | 1940-05-18 | |
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The Fatal Hour | Griswold | 1940-01-15 |
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Range War | Rancher | 1939-09-08 |
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Scouts to the Rescue | Doc | 1939-01-17 |
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I Stole a Million | Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
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Radio Hams | Pilot in distress | 1939-05-19 |
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The Long Shot | Doctor | 1939-01-06 |
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The Mad Empress | President Benito Juarez | 1939-12-16 |
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Zorro's Fighting Legion | Cantina Proprietor | 1939-12-16 |
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Danger Flight | Paul Smith | 1939-11-01 |
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Mystery Plane | Paul Smith | 1939-03-08 |
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Juarez | (uncredited) | 1939-06-10 |
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Stunt Pilot | Paul Smith | 1939-06-30 |
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Sky Patrol | Paul Smith - Three Points Airfield Owner | 1939-09-11 |
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Flight to Fame | Muller | 1938-10-12 |
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The Rage of Paris | Department Head (uncredited) | 1938-06-09 |
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Cipher Bureau | Ellsworth | 1938-10-25 |
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The Nurse from Brooklyn | Surgeon | 1938-04-29 |
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Woman Against Woman | Mr. Roamer | 1938-06-24 |
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The Firefly | Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited) | 1937-11-05 |
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Clipped Wings | Raoul McGuire | 1937-12-02 |
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Vogues of 1938 | Reporter | 1937-08-18 |
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Sweetheart of the Navy | Bumper | 1937-06-08 |
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Torture Money | Alex Carmathy (uncredited) | 1937-01-02 |
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The Luckiest Girl in the World | 1936-10-01 | |
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Robin Hood of El Dorado | Pancho | 1936-03-17 |
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San Francisco | Father (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
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Laughing at Trouble | Clerk of Court | 1936-12-11 |
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The Fighting Marines | Kota | 1935-11-22 |
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Vagabond Lady | John’s Best Man (uncredited) | 1935-05-03 |
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I Live My Life | Church (Uncredited) | 1935-10-04 |
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The Last Days of Pompeii | Tax Gatherer (uncredited) | 1935-10-18 |
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The Miracle Rider | Carlton | 1935-04-11 |
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Ladies Crave Excitement | Nick | 1935-06-21 |
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Break of Hearts | Ticket-Seller (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
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All of Me | Man in Speakeasy (uncredited) | 1934-02-01 |
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The Super Snooper | 1934-02-09 | |
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Broadway Bill | Arthur Winslow | 1934-11-30 |
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The Woman Condemned | Jim Wallace | 1934-04-03 |
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Take the Stand | Joe Reynolds | 1934-08-07 |
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Public Stenographer | Fred 'Freddie' White | 1934-01-09 |
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Woman Unafraid | Big Bill Lewis | 1934-03-27 |
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Crimson Romance | Pierre | 1934-10-12 |
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Burn 'Em Up Barnes | John Drummond | 1934-06-15 |
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Cockeyed Cavaliers | Tavern Singer | 1934-06-29 |
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The President Vanishes | Kilbourne | 1934-11-17 |
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Corruption | Police Commissioner | 1933-06-18 |
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Carnival Lady | Jim Ryan | 1933-11-11 |
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Employees' Entrance | Commercial Artist (uncredited) | 1933-02-11 |
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Dance Hall Hostess | Jerry Raymond | 1933-07-01 |
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The Way to Love | Guide | 1933-10-20 |
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Only Yesterday | Investor (Uncredited) | 1933-11-01 |
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The Devil's Mate | Clinton | 1933-08-20 |
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Ship of Wanted Men | John Craig | 1933-09-08 |
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Damaged Lives | Dr. Bill Hall | 1933-09-15 |
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The Conquerors | Lane | 1932-11-18 |
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Slightly Married | Jack Haines | 1932-10-15 |
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Union Depot | Station Agent (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
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A Strange Adventure | Dr. Bailey | 1932-11-20 |
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Discarded Lovers | Rex Forsythe | 1932-01-03 |
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Docks of San Francisco | John Banning | 1932-02-01 |
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Unholy Love | Simmington | 1932-06-08 |
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Klondike | Jim Armstrong | 1932-08-29 |
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The Pride of the Legion | Moran | 1932-10-17 |
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White Eagle | Dave Rand | 1932-10-07 |
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Salvation Nell | Major Williams | 1931-07-01 |
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Ex-Bad Boy | Roger Shields | 1931-07-15 |
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Charlie Chan Carries On | Walter Honeywood | 1931-04-11 |
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Trapped | Detective Lt. Jack Reed | 1931-10-28 |
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Subway Express | Paul Bordon | 1931-05-01 |
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The Law of the Tong | Charlie Wong | 1931-12-15 |
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Caught Plastered | Harry Waters | 1931-08-21 |
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Peacock Alley | Jim Bradbury | 1930-01-04 |
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Abraham Lincoln | Herndon | 1930-11-08 |
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Trifles | George Henderson | 1930-01-30 |
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The Jazz Cinderella | Herbert Carter | 1930-09-01 |
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Crazy That Way | Frank Oakes | 1930-03-20 |
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Lightnin' | Raymond Thomas | 1930-11-28 |
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Sisters | John Shannon | 1930-06-15 |
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The Flying Marine | Mitch Moran | 1929-06-05 |
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The Isle of Lost Ships | Frank Howard | 1929-10-16 |
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Trial Marriage | Dr. Thorvald Ware | 1929-03-10 |
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Paris | Andrew Sabbot | 1929-11-07 |
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Some Mother's Boy | The Boy | 1929-02-15 |
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The Gamblers | Carvel Emerson | 1929-06-29 |
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The Death Ship | Tom - The First Mate | 1928-06-01 |
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On Trial | Defense Attorney | 1928-12-01 |
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Casey Jones | Casey Jones Jr | 1927-12-20 |
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Irish Hearts | Rory | 1927-05-21 |
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Polly of the Movies | Angus Whitcomb | 1927-10-15 |
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Jaws of Steel | John Warren | 1927-09-10 |
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Hills of Kentucky | Steve Harley | 1927-02-26 |
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Tracked by the Police | Bob Owen | 1927-05-07 |
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Wild Geese | Mark Jordan | 1927-11-15 |
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White Flannels | Frank Politz | 1927-03-19 |
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The Heart of Maryland | Maj. Alan Kendrick | 1927-07-13 |
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Streets of Shanghai | Eugene Fong | 1927-12-15 |
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Footloose Widows | J.A. "Jerry" Smith | 1926-06-19 |
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The Third Degree | Howard Jeffries Jr. | 1926-12-01 |
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The Cohens and Kellys | Tim Kelly | 1926-02-28 |
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Stella Maris | Walter Herold | 1925-12-13 |
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The Gilded Lily | Frank Thompson | 1921-03-27 |
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The Land of Hope | Sascha Rabinoff | 1921-07-01 |
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Let's Go Stepping |
