1874-11-12 Berlin, Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874) [some sources 1870] Berlin, Prussia, Germany – July 15, 1947, Los Angeles, California) was an American stage and film actor and director. Kolker came to America at the age of five and his family settled in Quincy, Illinois. Kolker, like fellow actors Richard Bennett and Robert Warwick, had a substantial stage career behind him before entering silent films. On stage he appeared opposite such leading ladies as Edith Wynne Matthison, Bertha Kalich and Ruth Chatterton. Kolker is best remembered for his motion picture appearances and for appearing with Barbara Stanwyck in the ground-breaking Pre-Code film Baby Face (1933) as the elderly CEO of the company whom Stanwyck's character seduces. Another well remembered part is as Mr. Seton, father of Katharine Hepburn and Lew Ayres in the 1938 film Holiday directed by George Cukor. Kolker entered films as an actor in 1915 and eventually ended up trying his hand at directing. Kolker's best known directorial effort is Disraeli (1921), starring George Arliss which is now a lost film with only one reel remaining. Prints however exist in Europe and Russia.
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Bluebeard | Deschamps | 1944-10-26 |
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Sarong Girl | Jefferson Baxter | 1943-06-11 |
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Reunion in France | General Bartholomew (uncredited) | 1942-12-25 |
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Sing for Your Supper | Myron T. Hayworth | 1941-12-04 |
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Las Vegas Nights | William Stevens Sr. | 1941-03-28 |
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The Great Swindle | Stewart Cordell | 1941-04-10 |
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The Parson of Panamint | Judge Arnold Mason | 1941-07-25 |
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A Woman's Face | Judge | 1941-05-09 |
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The Man Who Lost Himself | T.J. Mulhausen | 1941-03-21 |
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Grand Ole Opry | William C. Scully | 1940-06-25 |
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Money and the Woman | Mr. Rollins | 1940-08-17 |
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Parents on Trial | James Wesley | 1939-09-21 |
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Union Pacific | Asa M. Barrows | 1939-05-05 |
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Here I Am a Stranger | R.J. Bennett | 1939-09-29 |
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Main Street Lawyer | Donnelly, District Attorney | 1939-11-02 |
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Let Us Live | Chief of Police | 1939-03-29 |
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Hidden Power | Weston | 1939-09-07 |
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These Glamour Girls | Philip S. Griswold II (uncredited) | 1939-08-18 |
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The Real Glory | The General | 1939-09-29 |
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Safety in Numbers | Dr. Lawrence Edmonds | 1938-05-30 |
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Holiday | Edward Seton | 1938-05-26 |
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Marie Antoinette | Court Aide (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
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The Cowboy and the Lady | Horace Smith | 1938-11-17 |
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Love Is a Headache | Mr. Sam Ellinger (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
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Too Hot to Handle | Pearly Todd | 1938-09-16 |
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The Adventures of Marco Polo | Nicolo Polo | 1938-04-07 |
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The Invisible Menace | Col. Hackett | 1938-01-11 |
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Green Light | Dr. Lane | 1937-02-20 |
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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry | "Doc" Godfrey | 1937-11-25 |
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Under Cover of Night | District Attorney Pritchard | 1937-01-08 |
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Maid of Salem | Crown Chief Justice Laughton | 1937-02-12 |
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Once a Doctor | Bruce Nordland | 1937-01-23 |
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Let Them Live | Judge Lederer | 1937-04-25 |
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They Wanted to Marry | Mr. Hunter | 1937-02-05 |
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The Devil Is Driving | Charles Stevens | 1937-06-25 |
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Theodora Goes Wild | Jonathan Grant | 1936-11-12 |
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My Marriage | Maj. Vaile | 1936-01-31 |
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Sitting on the Moon | Worthington | 1936-09-11 |
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The Man Who Lived Twice | Judge Treacher | 1936-09-25 |
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Great Guy | Abel Canning | 1936-12-01 |
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Romeo and Juliet | Friar Laurence | 1936-09-03 |
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Bullets or Ballots | Mr. Hollister | 1936-06-06 |
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Collegiate | Mr. MacGregor | 1936-01-22 |
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Red Hot Tires | Martin Sanford | 1935-02-02 |
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The Florentine Dagger | Auctioneer | 1935-03-30 |
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I Live My Life | Relative at Mrs. Gage's (Uncredited) | 1935-10-04 |
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One New York Night | Arthur Carlisle | 1935-03-08 |
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Charlie Chan in Paris | Paul Lamartine | 1935-01-21 |
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A Dog of Flanders | Monsieur LaTour, Art Critic (uncredited) | 1935-03-22 |
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Here Comes the Band | Simmon's Attorney | 1935-08-30 |
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Times Square Lady | Mr. Fielding | 1935-03-08 |
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Mad Love | Prefect Rosset | 1935-07-12 |
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Spring Tonic | Mr. Enix | 1935-06-27 |
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3 Kids and a Queen | Crippet | 1935-10-21 |
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Frisco Waterfront | District Attorney | 1935-12-03 |
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Shipmates Forever | Doctor (uncredited) | 1935-10-12 |
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Honeymoon Limited | Mr. Randall | 1935-07-01 |
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Diamond Jim | J.C. Randolf - Bank President | 1935-09-01 |
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The Case of the Curious Bride | District Attorney Stacey | 1935-04-13 |
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The Last Days of Pompeii | Warder (uncredited) | 1935-10-18 |
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Reckless | Mr. Gearhart (uncredited) | 1935-04-19 |
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Red Salute | Dean | 1935-09-12 |
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The Mystery Man | Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas | 1935-02-12 |
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Society Doctor | Dr. Harvey | 1935-01-25 |
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The Black Room | Baron de Berghman | 1935-07-15 |
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Go Into Your Dance | Doctor | 1935-04-20 |
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Let's Try Again | Mr. Blake | 1934-07-06 |
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Sisters Under the Skin | Jones | 1934-04-15 |
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Now and Forever | Mr. Clark | 1934-08-31 |
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Million Dollar Ransom | Dr. Davis (Uncredited) | 1934-09-01 |
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Let's Talk It Over | Doctor | 1934-06-01 |
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Imitation of Life | Dr. Preston (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
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One Exciting Adventure | Customer, Oscar | 1934-09-01 |
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She Loves Me Not | Charles M. Lawton | 1934-08-31 |
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Journal of a Crime | Henri Marcher | 1934-03-10 |
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The Band Plays On | Professor Hackett | 1934-12-21 |
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The Ghost Walks | Dr. Kent | 1934-12-01 |
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Bedside | Maritza's Manager | 1934-01-27 |
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Black Moon | The Psychiatrist | 1934-06-15 |
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Success at Any Price | Hatfield | 1934-03-16 |
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A Lost Lady | John Ormsby | 1934-09-29 |
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Sing Sing Nights | Kurt Nordon | 1934-12-14 |
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Wonder Bar | R. H. Renaud | 1934-03-31 |
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Whom the Gods Destroy | Carlo - the Puppeteer | 1934-07-12 |
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Love Time | Emperor Francis I | 1934-11-03 |
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Blind Date | J.W. Hartwell Sr. | 1934-07-20 |
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Name the Woman | Judge Adams | 1934-07-25 |
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The Girl from Missouri | Senator Titcombe | 1934-08-03 |
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Lady by Choice | Opper | 1934-10-15 |
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I've Got Your Number | Lawyer Robert Kirkland | 1934-02-24 |
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The Hell Cat | C.W. Sloane | 1934-06-16 |
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Love, Honor and Oh, Baby! | The Judge | 1933-10-01 |
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Baby Face | J.R. Carter | 1933-07-13 |
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Golden Harvest | Henry Flint | 1933-09-21 |
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The Keyhole | Schuyler Brooks | 1933-03-25 |
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A Bedtime Story | Agent de Police | 1933-04-22 |
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Gigolettes of Paris | Police Interrogator | 1933-10-05 |
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Blood Money | Newspaper Managing Editor (uncredited) | 1933-11-17 |
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The Narrow Corner | Mr. Blake, Fred's Father | 1933-07-08 |
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Hello, Sister! | Jameson Brewster - Bank President | 1933-04-14 |
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I Loved a Woman | Mr. Sanborn | 1933-09-23 |
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Meet the Baron | Baron Munchausen | 1933-10-20 |
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Bureau of Missing Persons | Theodore Arno | 1933-09-16 |
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Notorious But Nice | Defense Attorney Clark | 1933-08-04 |
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The Power and the Glory | Mr. Borden | 1933-10-06 |
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Faithless | Mr. Carter | 1932-10-15 |
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Rasputin and the Empress | Chief of Secret Police (uncredited) | 1932-12-23 |
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Jewel Robbery | Baron Franz Hohenfels | 1932-07-08 |
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The First Year | Peter Barstow | 1932-07-30 |
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Devil and the Deep | Hutton | 1932-08-12 |
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The Crash | John Fair | 1932-10-09 |
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The Washington Masquerade | Stapleton | 1932-07-09 |
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Don't Bet on Women | Butterfield (uncredited) | 1931-02-15 |
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Quick Millions | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1931-04-17 |
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I Like Your Nerve | Areal Pacheco | 1931-09-12 |
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The Unholy Garden | Col. Lautrac | 1931-10-06 |
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The Spy | Tchijinski | 1931-04-26 |
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Indiscreet | Mr. Woodward | 1931-04-25 |
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The Yellow Ticket | Passport Clerk | 1931-10-30 |
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Good Intentions | Butler | 1930-06-29 |
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One Heavenly Night | Prefect of Police | 1930-12-25 |
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The Bad One | Prosecutor | 1930-05-03 |
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The Way of All Men | Sharp | 1930-09-03 |
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Abraham Lincoln | New Englander (uncredited) | 1930-11-08 |
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Du Barry, Woman of Passion | D'Aiguillon | 1930-10-10 |
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East Is West | Mr. Benson | 1930-10-23 |
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The Valiant | Judge | 1929-05-19 |
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Love, Live & Laugh | Enrico | 1929-11-02 |
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Pleasure Crazed | Col. Farquar | 1929-07-07 |
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Coquette | Jasper Carter | 1929-03-30 |
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Don't Marry | General Willoughby | 1928-06-13 |
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Una nueva y gloriosa nación | Viceroy Cisneros | 1928-05-10 |
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Midnight Rose | Corbin | 1928-02-26 |
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Soft Living | Rodney S. Bowen | 1928-02-05 |
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A Kiss in a Taxi | Leon Lambert | 1927-02-22 |
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Wet Paint | A Husband | 1926-05-03 |
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The Palace of Pleasure | Don Sebastian, Premier | 1926-01-10 |
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Hell's Four Hundred | John Gilmore | 1926-03-14 |
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Sally, Irene and Mary | Marcus Morton | 1925-12-27 |
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Any Woman | Egbert Phillips | 1925-05-04 |
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A Man of Stone | (Uncredited) | 1921-11-10 |
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Her Purchase Price | Duke of Wryden | 1919-09-01 |
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The Parisian Tigress | Henri Dutray | 1919-03-31 |
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The Brat | A Dandy | 1919-09-01 |
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The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns | Kaiser Wilhelm II | 1919-01-01 |
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Blackie's Redemption | Fred the Count | 1919-04-14 |
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The House of Mirth | Lawrence Selden | 1918-08-05 |
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Social Hypocrites | Dr. Frank Simpson | 1918-04-06 |
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The Shell Game | Lawrence Gray | 1918-03-04 |
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Gloria's Romance | Dr. Stephen Royce | 1916-05-22 |
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How Molly Malone Made Good | Himself | 1915-10-25 |
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The Warning | Robert Denman | 1915-12-06 |
