1899-08-30 Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore) was an American film and television actor. He served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Flying Corps during World War I. After the war, he went to the oilfields of Texas and Oklahoma and found work as a tool boy. He was thereafter a messenger and sporting editor of a newspaper before going to Los Angeles to act in films, but no producer wanted him. He was a delivery boy for a film laboratory when the motorcycle which he was riding landed him a broken leg outside the Paramount Pictures lot. A sympathetic film director gave him his start as an extra. He appeared at first in silent films before making the transition to talkies. His first important film role was in Vengeance of the Deep. He took time out from his Hollywood career to teach as a United States Army Air Forces flight instructor in World War II. Arlen is best known for his role as a pilot in the Academy Award-winning Wings with Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Gary Cooper, El Brendel, and his second wife, Jobyna Ralston, whom he married in 1927. He was among the more famous residents of the celebrity enclave, Toluca Lake, California. He married New York socialite, Margaret Kinsella, in 1946. In 1939, Universal teamed him with Andy Devine for a series of 14 B-pictures, mostly action-comedies with heavy reliance on stock footage from larger-scale films. They are informally known as the "Aces of Action" series, which is how the stars were billed in the trailers. When Arlen left the studio in 1941, the series continued with Devine teamed with a variety of other actors. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Arlen was active in television, having guest starred in several anthology series, including Playhouse 90, The Loretta Young Show, The 20th Century Fox Hour, and in three episodes of the series about clergymen, Crossroads. In 1960, Arlen was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6755 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry. In 1968, he appeared on Petticoat Junction playing himself. The episode was called "Wings" and it was in direct reference to the 1927 silent movie Wings. Arlen appeared in westerns, such as Lawman, Branded, Bat Masterson, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Wagon Train, and Yancy Derringer, and in such drama/adventure programs as Ripcord, Whirlybirds, Perry Mason, The New Breed, Coronado 9, and Michael Shayne.
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Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess | 2012-12-30 | |
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The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Silent Film Star 2 | 1976-07-26 |
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A Whale of a Tale | Mr. Monahan | 1976-09-03 |
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The Sky's the Limit | Grimes | 1975-01-19 |
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Buckskin | Townsman | 1968-05-01 |
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Rogue's Gallery | Man in Club | 1968-01-01 |
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Red Tomahawk | Deadwood Telegrapher | 1967-01-01 |
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Fort Utah | Sam Tyler | 1967-09-01 |
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Hostile Guns | Sheriff Travis | 1967-07-01 |
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Johnny Reno | Ned Duggan | 1966-03-09 |
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Road to Nashville | Studio Boss | 1966-09-20 |
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Waco | Billy Kelly | 1966-09-01 |
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To the Shores of Hell | Brig. Gen. F.W. Ramsgate | 1966-03-15 |
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Town Tamer | Doctor Kent | 1965-07-07 |
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The Human Duplicators | National Intelligence | 1965-03-03 |
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Black Spurs | Pete | 1965-05-28 |
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Apache Uprising | Captain Gannon | 1965-12-29 |
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The Bounty Killer | Matthew Ridgeway | 1965-07-30 |
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Law of the Lawless | Ben the Bartender | 1964-05-13 |
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The Shepherd of the Hills | Old Matt | 1964-04-14 |
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Young Fury | Sheriff Jenkins | 1964-11-01 |
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The Best Man | Sen. Oscar Anderson | 1964-04-05 |
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Sex and the College Girl | Charles Devon | 1964-09-03 |
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The Crawling Hand | Lee Barrenger | 1963-09-04 |
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The Young and the Brave | Col. Ralph Holbein | 1963-08-01 |
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The Last Time I Saw Archie | Col. Edwin Martin | 1961-05-27 |
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Raymie | Chris Garber | 1960-07-05 |
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Warlock | Bacon | 1959-05-15 |
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Cavalry Command | Sgt. Jim Heisler | 1958-01-01 |
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Child of Trouble | Louis Contino | 1957-05-02 |
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The Mountain | C. W. Rivial | 1956-05-31 |
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Hidden Guns | Sheriff Ward Young | 1956-01-30 |
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Blonde Blackmailer | Tony Pelassier | 1955-10-01 |
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Devil's Point | John 'Captain' Martin | 1954-12-07 |
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Sabre Jet | Gen. Robert E 'Bob' Hale | 1953-09-04 |
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Hurricane Smith | Brundage | 1952-10-02 |
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Flaming Feather | Showdown Calhoun | 1952-02-01 |
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The Blazing Forest | Joe Morgan | 1952-12-01 |
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Silver City | Charles Storrs | 1951-12-01 |
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Kansas Raiders | Union Captain | 1950-11-15 |
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Grand Canyon | Mike Adams | 1949-05-19 |
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When My Baby Smiles at Me | Harvey Howell | 1948-11-10 |
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The Return of Wildfire | Dobe Williams | 1948-08-13 |
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Speed to Spare | Cliff Jordan | 1948-05-14 |
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Buffalo Bill Rides Again | Buffalo Bill | 1947-04-18 |
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Accomplice | Simon Lash | 1946-09-29 |
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The French Key | Himself (uncredited) | 1946-05-18 |
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The Phantom Speaks | Matt Fraser | 1945-04-13 |
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Identity Unknown | Johnny March | 1945-04-02 |
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Timber Queen | Russell Evans | 1944-01-13 |
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The Big Bonanza | Capt. Jed Kilton | 1944-12-30 |
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That's My Baby! | Tim Jones | 1944-09-14 |
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Storm Over Lisbon | John Craig | 1944-10-16 |
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The Lady and the Monster | Dr. Patrick Cory | 1944-04-17 |
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Alaska Highway | Woody Ormsby | 1943-06-24 |
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Aerial Gunner | Jon Davis | 1943-03-20 |
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Submarine Alert | Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerhold | 1943-06-28 |
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Minesweeper | Richard Houston | 1943-11-10 |
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Torpedo Boat | Skinner Barnes | 1942-01-24 |
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A Letter From Bataan | Pvt. John W. Lewis | 1942-09-15 |
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Soaring Stars | Himself | 1942-04-25 |
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Wildcat | Johnny Maverick | 1942-09-03 |
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Wrecking Crew | Matt Carney | 1942-11-07 |
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Men of the Timberland | Dick O'Hara | 1941-05-06 |
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Lucky Devils | Dick McManus | 1941-01-03 |
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Raiders of the Desert | Dick Manning | 1941-07-17 |
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Forced Landing | Dan Kendall | 1941-07-11 |
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Power Dive | Brad Farrell | 1941-06-04 |
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Flying Blind | Jim Clark | 1941-08-29 |
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Mutiny in the Arctic | Dick Barclay | 1941-04-17 |
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A Dangerous Game | Dick Williams | 1941-08-21 |
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Swing with Bing | Himself | 1940-06-30 |
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The Devil's Pipeline | Dick Talbot | 1940-10-31 |
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The Leather Pushers | Dick 'Kid' Roberts | 1940-09-13 |
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Danger On Wheels | "Lucky" Larry Taylor | 1940-02-02 |
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Hot Steel | Frank Stewart | 1940-05-24 |
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Black Diamonds | Walter Norton | 1940-07-16 |
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Mutiny on the Blackhawk | Capt. Robert Lawrence | 1939-07-31 |
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Legion of Lost Flyers | Gene 'Loop' Gillan | 1939-11-02 |
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Missing Daughters | Wally King | 1939-05-22 |
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The Man from Montreal | Clark Manning | 1939-12-09 |
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Tropic Fury | Dan Burton | 1939-09-01 |
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Call of The Yukon | Gaston Rogers | 1938-04-18 |
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No Time to Marry | Perry Brown | 1938-02-05 |
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Straight, Place and Show | Denny Paine | 1938-09-30 |
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Secret Valley | Lee Rogers | 1937-01-15 |
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Murder in Greenwich Village | Steve Havens Jackson Jr. | 1937-11-03 |
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The Great Barrier | Hickey | 1937-01-02 |
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Artists & Models | Alan Townsend | 1937-08-04 |
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The Mine with the Iron Door | Bob Harvey | 1936-05-06 |
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Three Live Ghosts | William 'Bill' Jones, an alias of William Foster | 1936-01-10 |
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The Calling of Dan Matthews | Dan Matthews | 1935-12-10 |
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Helldorado | Art Ryan | 1935-01-05 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Himself | 1935-07-05 |
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Let 'em Have It | Mal Stevens | 1935-05-15 |
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Ready for Love | Julian Barrow | 1934-11-30 |
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She Made Her Bed | Wild Bill Smith | 1934-04-26 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 | Self | 1934-04-26 |
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Come On, Marines! | Lucky Davis | 1934-03-23 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 | Self / Arlen the Great | 1933-01-12 |
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Song of the Eagle | Bill Hoffman | 1933-04-27 |
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Alice in Wonderland | Cheshire Cat | 1933-12-18 |
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Three Cornered Moon | Dr. Alan Stevens | 1933-08-04 |
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Hell and High Water | Capt J.J. Jericho | 1933-12-16 |
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Golden Harvest | Walt Martin | 1933-09-21 |
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College Humor | Mondrake | 1933-07-05 |
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How to Break 90 #4: Downswing | 1933-07-07 | |
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The All-American | Gary King | 1932-10-01 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 | Self (uncredited) | 1932-04-17 |
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Guilty as Hell | Frank C. Marsh | 1932-08-05 |
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Sky Bride | Bert 'Speed' Condon | 1932-04-19 |
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Wayward | David Frost | 1932-02-19 |
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Tiger Shark | Pipes Boley | 1932-09-24 |
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Island of Lost Souls | Edward Parker | 1932-12-23 |
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Touchdown! | Dan Curtis | 1931-11-15 |
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The Lawyer's Secret | Joe Hart | 1931-06-06 |
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Gun Smoke | Brad Farley | 1931-04-10 |
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The Conquering Horde | Dan McMasters | 1931-03-01 |
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Caught | Lt. Tom Colton | 1931-08-08 |
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The Secret Call | Tom Blake | 1931-07-24 |
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Only Saps Work | Larry Payne | 1930-12-05 |
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The Sea God | Phillip 'Pink' Barker | 1930-09-13 |
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The Santa Fe Trail | Stan Hollister | 1930-09-27 |
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Dangerous Paradise | Heyst | 1930-02-13 |
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The Border Legion | Jim Cleve | 1930-06-28 |
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Paramount on Parade | Hunter (Dream Girl) | 1930-04-22 |
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The Light of Western Stars | Dick Bailey | 1930-04-19 |
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Burning Up | Lou Larrigan | 1930-02-01 |
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The Virginian | Steven 'Steve' | 1929-11-09 |
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The Man I Love | Joe "Dum-Dum" Brooks | 1929-05-25 |
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The Four Feathers | Lt. Harry Faversham | 1929-06-01 |
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Thunderbolt | Bob Moran | 1929-06-20 |
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Dangerous Curves | Larry Lee | 1929-07-12 |
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Feel My Pulse | Her Problem | 1928-02-26 |
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Ladies of the Mob | Red | 1928-06-30 |
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Beggars of Life | The Boy (Jim) | 1928-09-22 |
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Under the Tonto Rim | Edd Denmeade | 1928-02-04 |
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Manhattan Cocktail | Fred Tilden | 1928-11-24 |
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Wings | David Armstrong | 1927-08-12 |
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Sally in Our Alley | Jimmie Adams | 1927-09-02 |
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Rolled Stockings | Ralph Treadway | 1927-06-18 |
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She's a Sheik | Capt. Colton | 1927-11-12 |
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Figures Don't Lie | Bob Blewe | 1927-10-08 |
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The Blood Ship | John Shreve | 1927-07-18 |
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The Enchanted Hill | Link Halliwell | 1926-01-18 |
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Behind the Front | Percy Brown | 1926-02-22 |
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Old Ironsides | Seaman (uncredited) | 1926-12-06 |
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You'd Be Surprised | Reporter (uncredited) | 1926-09-24 |
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Padlocked | 'Tubby' Clark | 1926-08-02 |
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The Coast of Folly | Bather | 1925-09-21 |
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In the Name of Love | Dumas Dufrayne | 1925-08-10 |
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Hollywood | Richard Arlen | 1923-08-19 |
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Quicksands | 1923-02-28 |
