1882-07-30 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952. Herbert immigrated to the United States in 1912. He never made a film in his native country, but appeared in 228 films during his career in the U.S., beginning with stalwart leading roles during the silent era, then numerous supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the sound era, including Captain Blood (1935), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Life of Emile Zola (1937), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), and Foreign Correspondent (1940). He is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Jekyll's friend Dr. Lanyon in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), and made something of a career in horror films of the period, appearing in The Terror (1928), The Thirteenth Chair (1929 and 1937), The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), The Invisible Man (1933), Mark of the Vampire (1935), Tower of London (1939), The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), The Undying Monster (1942), The Mummy's Curse (1944), and The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951). He also played in several of Universal's cycle of Sherlock Holmes films during the 1940s. Holmes Herbert was married three times. His first wife was actress Beryl Mercer, and his second was Elinor Kershaw Ince, widow of film mogul Thomas H. Ince. Both marriages ended in divorce. Third wife Agnes Bartholomew died, leaving Herbert a widower, in 1955. He died in 1956 at age 74.
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The Wild North | Magistrate (uncredited) | 1952-01-28 |
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The Brigand | Archbishop | 1952-06-24 |
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The Son of Dr. Jekyll | Constable (uncredited) | 1951-10-31 |
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The Unknown Man | 1951-11-09 | |
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Anne of the Indies | English Sea Captain | 1951-10-18 |
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The Iroquois Trail | Gen. Johnson | 1950-06-15 |
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Post Office Investigator | James Seeley | 1949-09-01 |
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The Lost Tribe | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1949-04-19 |
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South of St. Louis | 1949-03-06 | |
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Barbary Pirate | Thomas Jefferson | 1949-11-10 |
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Canadian Pacific | Head of Canadian Parliament (uncredited) | 1949-05-19 |
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Johnny Belinda | Judge (uncredited) | 1948-09-14 |
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Family Honeymoon | Rev. Miller (uncredited) | 1948-12-06 |
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Jungle Jim | Commissioner Geoffrey Marsden | 1948-12-15 |
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The Swordsman | Lord Glowan | 1948-01-02 |
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The Wreck of the Hesperus | Pastor West | 1948-02-04 |
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Sorry, Wrong Number | Wilkins (uncredited) | 1948-09-24 |
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A Woman's Vengeance | Warder (uncredited) | 1948-03-02 |
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The Ghost Goes Wild | Judge | 1947-08-08 |
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Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Inspector McIver | 1947-09-04 |
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Over the Santa Fe Trail | Doc Henderson | 1947-02-13 |
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Singapore | Rev. Barnes | 1947-08-13 |
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Ivy | Mulloy (uncredited) | 1947-06-26 |
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Bulldog Drummond at Bay | Scotland Yard Inspector McIvar | 1947-05-15 |
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Love Laughs at Andy Hardy | Dr. White, Minister | 1946-12-25 |
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Three Strangers | Sir Robert | 1946-01-28 |
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Dressed to Kill | Ebenezer Crabtree | 1946-05-24 |
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The Verdict | Sir William Dawson | 1946-11-23 |
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The House of Fear | Alan Cosgrave | 1945-03-16 |
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Swingin' on a Rainbow | Butler (uncredited) | 1945-09-01 |
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Jealousy | Melvyn Russell | 1945-07-23 |
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The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | 1945-08-17 | |
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Confidential Agent | Lord Benditch | 1945-11-02 |
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Captain (uncredited) | 1944-11-02 |
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Enter Arsène Lupin | Jobson | 1944-11-24 |
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The Pearl of Death | James Goodram, courier | 1944-08-01 |
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The Mummy's Curse | Dr. Cooper | 1944-12-22 |
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The Uninvited | Charlie Jessup | 1944-02-24 |
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The Unwritten Code | McDowell (uncredited) | 1944-10-26 |
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Calling Dr. Death | Bryant, the Butler | 1943-12-17 |
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Two Tickets to London | Kilgallen | 1943-06-14 |
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Mr. Ahrens | 1943-03-24 |
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Corvette K-225 | Commodore Ramsay | 1943-09-29 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Sir Reginald | 1942-12-25 |
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The Ghost of Frankenstein | Magistrate | 1942-03-13 |
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Lady in a Jam | Man at Auction (uncredited) | 1942-06-19 |
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Invisible Agent | Sir Alfred Spencer | 1942-07-31 |
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Strictly in the Groove | Commissioner | 1942-11-20 |
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The Undying Monster | Chief Constable (uncredited) | 1942-11-27 |
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This Above All | Dr. Mathias | 1942-05-12 |
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Danger in the Pacific | Commissioner | 1942-06-10 |
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Man Hunt | Saul Farnsworthy | 1941-06-13 |
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Boom Town | Doctor (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
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The Earl of Chicago | Sergeant-at-Arms (uncredited) | 1940-01-05 |
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Foreign Correspondent | Asst. Commissioner | 1940-08-16 |
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A Dispatch from Reuters | Member of Parliament (uncredited) | 1940-10-19 |
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The Letter | Robert's Friend at Bar at Party (uncredited) | 1940-11-21 |
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Phantom Raiders | Sir Edward | 1940-06-07 |
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An Angel from Texas | Second Banker | 1940-04-27 |
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Mr. Moto's Last Warning | Bentham (uncredited) | 1939-01-20 |
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Intermezzo: A Love Story | Doctor (Uncredited) | 1939-10-06 |
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Stanley and Livingstone | Frederick Holcomb | 1939-08-18 |
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Wolf Call | J.L. Winton | 1939-05-22 |
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Mystery of the White Room | Hospital Administrator | 1939-03-17 |
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Juarez | Marshal Randon (uncredited) | 1939-06-10 |
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We Are Not Alone | Police Inspector | 1939-11-25 |
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Rulers of the Sea | Member of Naval Company (Uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | Majordomo (uncredited) | 1939-11-11 |
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20,000 Men a Year | Dean Norris | 1939-10-26 |
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Everything Happens at Night | Featherstone | 1939-12-22 |
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The House of Fear | Minor Role | 1939-06-30 |
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The Sun Never Sets | Colonial Official | 1939-05-31 |
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The Little Princess | Doctor | 1939-03-17 |
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Tower of London | Councilman (uncredited) | 1939-11-17 |
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Hidden Power | Dr. Morley | 1939-09-07 |
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Justice of the Court | 1939-09-01 |
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British Intelligence | Arthur Bennett | 1939-11-10 |
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The Mystery of Mr. Wong | Prof. Ed Janney | 1939-03-08 |
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Bad Boy | Mr. McNeil | 1939-07-10 |
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Trapped in the Sky | Fielding | 1939-06-01 |
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Marie Antoinette | Herald (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
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Here's Flash Casey | Maj. Addison | 1938-01-07 |
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Kidnapped | Judge | 1938-05-27 |
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The Black Doll | Dr. Giddings | 1938-01-31 |
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Say It in French | Richard Carrington Sr. | 1938-11-25 |
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The Buccaneer | Captain McWilliams | 1938-02-04 |
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The Girl Said No | Charles Dillon (scenes deleted) | 1937-09-18 |
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The Man Without a Country | Aaron Burr | 1937-11-27 |
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The Prince and the Pauper | First Doctor | 1937-04-30 |
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Slave Ship | Commander | 1937-06-16 |
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The Thirteenth Chair | Roscoe Crosby | 1937-05-07 |
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The White Angel | War Minister (uncredited) | 1936-06-25 |
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15 Maiden Lane | Harold Anderson | 1936-10-16 |
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Wife vs. Secretary | Frawley (uncredited) | 1936-02-28 |
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Brilliant Marriage | Mr. Rodney Allison | 1936-03-25 |
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Lloyd's of London | Spokesman | 1936-11-25 |
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Champagne Charlie | Captain Dell | 1936-05-06 |
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The Gentleman from Louisiana | Chief Steward | 1936-08-14 |
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The House of Secrets | Sir Bertram Evans - Home Secretary | 1936-10-28 |
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Captain Blood | Capt. Gardner | 1935-12-26 |
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Cardinal Richelieu | Noble | 1935-04-18 |
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Mark of the Vampire | Sir Karell Borotyn | 1935-04-26 |
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Accent on Youth | Frank Galloway | 1935-08-23 |
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One in a Million | Donald Cabot Sr. | 1935-03-21 |
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The Pursuit of Happiness | Gen. Sir Henry Clinton | 1934-09-27 |
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The Curtain Falls | John Scorsby | 1934-10-02 |
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Beloved | Lord Landslake | 1934-01-22 |
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The House of Rothschild | Rowerth | 1934-04-07 |
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Sons of Steel | Curtis Chadburne | 1934-12-14 |
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The Invisible Man | Chief of Police | 1933-11-03 |
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Mystery of the Wax Museum | Dr. Rasmussen | 1933-02-18 |
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Miss Pinkerton | Arthur Glenn | 1932-05-27 |
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Sister to Judas | Bruce Rogers | 1932-12-25 |
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Central Park | Benefit Emcee (uncredited) | 1932-12-10 |
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Shop Angel | James Walton Kennedy | 1932-03-19 |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. John Lanyon | 1931-12-24 |
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Daughter of the Dragon | Sir John Petrie | 1931-09-24 |
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The Single Sin | Roger Van Dorn | 1931-02-23 |
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The Hot Heiress | Mr. Hunter | 1931-03-28 |
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Chances | Maj. Bradford | 1931-07-18 |
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Broadminded | John J. Hackett Sr. | 1931-08-01 |
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The Ship from Shanghai | Paul Thorpe | 1930-01-31 |
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Say It with Songs | Dr. Robert Merrill | 1929-08-05 |
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The Careless Age | Sir John | 1929-09-15 |
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Untamed | Howard Presley | 1929-11-23 |
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Madame X | Noel | 1929-08-17 |
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Her Private Life | Rudolph Solomon | 1929-08-25 |
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The Kiss | Lassalle | 1929-11-15 |
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Careers | Carouge | 1929-06-02 |
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The Thirteenth Chair | Sir Roscoe Crosby | 1929-10-19 |
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The Charlatan | Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight | 1929-04-13 |
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On Trial | Gerald Trask | 1928-12-01 |
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Through the Breakers | Eustis Hobbs | 1928-09-28 |
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Henry Spoffard | 1928-01-22 |
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The Sporting Age | James Driscoll | 1928-03-02 |
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The Terror | Goodman | 1928-09-06 |
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The Gay Retreat | Charles Wright | 1927-09-25 |
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The Heart of Salome | Sir Humphrey | 1927-05-08 |
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When a Man Loves | Jean Tiberge | 1927-08-21 |
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One Increasing Purpose | Charles Paris | 1927-01-02 |
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East Side, West Side | Gilbert Van Horn | 1927-10-09 |
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Mr. Wu | Mr. Gregory | 1927-03-26 |
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The Silver Slave | Tom Richards | 1927-11-12 |
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Slaves of Beauty | Leonard Jones | 1927-06-05 |
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The Fire Brigade | James Corwin | 1926-12-20 |
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Josselyn's Wife | Thomas Josselyn | 1926-11-15 |
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The Honeymoon Express | Jim Donaldson | 1926-09-02 |
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Up the Ladder | Robert Newhall | 1925-05-02 |
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Daddy's Gone A-Hunting | 1925-03-08 | |
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The Wanderer | Prophet | 1925-08-19 |
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A Woman of the World | Richard Granger | 1925-12-28 |
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Sinners in Heaven | Hugh Rochedale | 1924-09-09 |
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I Will Repay | Sir Percy Blakeney | 1924-03-01 |
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The Enchanted Cottage | Major Hillgrove | 1924-03-23 |
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Another Scandal | Pelham Franklin | 1924-06-22 |
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Her Own Free Will | Peter Craddock | 1924-07-20 |
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Any Wife | Philip Gray | 1922-01-22 |
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A Stage Romance | Prince of Wales | 1922-03-05 |
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Moonshine Valley | Dr. Martin | 1922-08-27 |
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A Woman's Woman | John Plummer (as Holmes E. Herbert) | 1922-09-24 |
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Evidence | Judge Rowland | 1922-05-05 |
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Divorce Coupons | Roland Bland | 1922-07-02 |
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The Wild Goose | Frank Manners (as Holmes E. Herbert) | 1921-06-05 |
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The Family Closet | Alfred Dinsmore | 1921-09-18 |
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Her Lord and Master | R. Honorable Thurston Ralph, Viscount Canning | 1921-03-01 |
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My Lady's Garter | Henry Van Derp, aka The Hawk | 1920-03-14 |
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His House in Order | Filmer Jesson | 1920-03-07 |
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The Truth About Husbands | Dustan Renshaw | 1920-12-01 |
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Dead Men Tell No Tales | Squire John Rattray | 1920-11-01 |
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On with the Dance | 1920-02-15 | |
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Lady Rose's Daughter | Jacob Delafield | 1920-08-29 |
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Black Is White | Jim Brood (as Holmes E. Herbert) | 1920-03-07 |
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The Right to Love | Lord Falkland | 1920-09-05 |
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Other Men's Wives | Fenwick Flint | 1919-06-15 |
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The ABC of Love | Harry Bryant | 1919-12-14 |
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The Divorcee | Sir Paradine Fuldes | 1919-01-20 |
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The White Heather | Lord Angus Cameron | 1919-06-29 |
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Greater Than Love | James Bruton | 1919-06-01 |
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The Death Dance | Arnold Maitland | 1918-07-01 |
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A Doll's House | Thorvald Helmar | 1918-06-09 |
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The Man Without a Country | Lt. Philip Nolan | 1917-09-08 |
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His Wife | John Dennys | 1915-10-28 |
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The Fisherwoman | The Son | 1915-10-31 |
