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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The Man Who Lost Himself | T.J. Mulhausen | 1941-03-21 |
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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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Sing for Your Supper | Myron T. Hayworth | 1941-12-04 |
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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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Here I Am a Stranger | R.J. Bennett | 1939-09-29 |
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Let Us Live | Chief of Police | 1939-03-29 |
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The Real Glory | The General | 1939-09-29 |
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Union Pacific | Asa M. Barrows | 1939-05-05 |
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These Glamour Girls | Philip S. Griswold II (uncredited) | 1939-08-18 |
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Main Street Lawyer | Donnelly, District Attorney | 1939-11-02 |
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Parents on Trial | James Wesley | 1939-09-21 |
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Hidden Power | Weston | 1939-09-07 |
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The Cowboy and the Lady | Horace Smith | 1938-11-17 |
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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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Safety in Numbers | Dr. Lawrence Edmonds | 1938-05-30 |
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Holiday | Edward Seton | 1938-05-26 |
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Love Is a Headache | Mr. Sam Ellinger (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
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Marie Antoinette | Court Aide (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
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The Invisible Menace | Col. Hackett | 1938-01-11 |
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Under Cover of Night | District Attorney Pritchard | 1937-01-08 |
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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry | "Doc" Godfrey | 1937-11-25 |
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Maid of Salem | Crown Chief Justice Laughton | 1937-02-12 |
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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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Once a Doctor | Bruce Nordland | 1937-01-23 |
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Let Them Live | Judge Lederer | 1937-04-25 |
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Green Light | Dr. Lane | 1937-02-20 |
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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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Great Guy | Abel Canning | 1936-12-01 |
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The Man Who Lived Twice | Judge Treacher | 1936-09-25 |
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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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Sitting on the Moon | Worthington | 1936-09-11 |
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Collegiate | Mr. MacGregor | 1936-01-22 |
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Times Square Lady | Mr. Fielding | 1935-03-08 |
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Society Doctor | Dr. Harvey | 1935-01-25 |
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Here Comes the Band | Simmon's Attorney | 1935-08-30 |
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A Dog of Flanders | Monsieur LaTour, Art Critic (uncredited) | 1935-03-22 |
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Red Hot Tires | Martin Sanford | 1935-02-02 |
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One New York Night | Arthur Carlisle | 1935-03-08 |
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I Live My Life | Relative at Mrs. Gage's (Uncredited) | 1935-10-04 |
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3 Kids and a Queen | Crippet | 1935-10-21 |
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The Mystery Man | Ellwyn A. 'Jo-Jo' Jonas | 1935-02-12 |
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Go Into Your Dance | Doctor | 1935-04-20 |
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Reckless | Mr. Gearhart (uncredited) | 1935-04-19 |
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The Florentine Dagger | Auctioneer | 1935-03-30 |
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Mad Love | Prefect Rosset | 1935-07-12 |
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The Black Room | Baron de Berghman | 1935-07-15 |
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Spring Tonic | Mr. Enix | 1935-06-27 |
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Charlie Chan in Paris | Paul Lamartine | 1935-01-21 |
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Shipmates Forever | Doctor (uncredited) | 1935-10-12 |
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The Last Days of Pompeii | Warder (uncredited) | 1935-10-18 |
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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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Honeymoon Limited | Mr. Randall | 1935-07-01 |
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Red Salute | Dean | 1935-09-12 |
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Frisco Waterfront | District Attorney | 1935-12-03 |
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The Band Plays On | Professor Hackett | 1934-12-21 |
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Now and Forever | Mr. Clark | 1934-08-31 |
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Imitation of Life | Dr. Preston (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
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Let's Try Again | Mr. Blake | 1934-07-06 |
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She Loves Me Not | Charles M. Lawton | 1934-08-31 |
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Let's Talk It Over | Doctor | 1934-06-01 |
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One Exciting Adventure | Customer, Oscar | 1934-09-01 |
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Journal of a Crime | Henri Marcher | 1934-03-10 |
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Million Dollar Ransom | Dr. Davis (Uncredited) | 1934-09-01 |
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Lady by Choice | Opper | 1934-10-15 |
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Sing Sing Nights | Kurt Nordon | 1934-12-14 |
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A Lost Lady | John Ormsby | 1934-09-29 |
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The Ghost Walks | Dr. Kent | 1934-12-01 |
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Black Moon | The Psychiatrist | 1934-06-15 |
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Wonder Bar | R. H. Renaud | 1934-03-31 |
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Bedside | Maritza's Manager | 1934-01-27 |
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Love Time | Emperor Francis I | 1934-11-03 |
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Name the Woman | Judge Adams | 1934-07-25 |
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Success at Any Price | Hatfield | 1934-03-16 |
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The Hell Cat | C.W. Sloane | 1934-06-16 |
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Whom the Gods Destroy | Carlo - the Puppeteer | 1934-07-12 |
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I've Got Your Number | Lawyer Robert Kirkland | 1934-02-24 |
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Blind Date | J.W. Hartwell Sr. | 1934-07-20 |
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The Girl from Missouri | Senator Titcombe | 1934-08-03 |
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Notorious But Nice | Defense Attorney Clark | 1933-08-04 |
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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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Bureau of Missing Persons | Theodore Arno | 1933-09-16 |
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Golden Harvest | Henry Flint | 1933-09-21 |
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The Narrow Corner | Mr. Blake, Fred's Father | 1933-07-08 |
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Gigolettes of Paris | Police Interrogator | 1933-10-05 |
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The Power and the Glory | Mr. Borden | 1933-10-06 |
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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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Blood Money | Newspaper Managing Editor (uncredited) | 1933-11-17 |
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Baby Face | J.R. Carter | 1933-07-13 |
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Hello, Sister! | Jameson Brewster - Bank President | 1933-04-14 |
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The Washington Masquerade | Stapleton | 1932-07-09 |
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The Crash | John Fair | 1932-10-09 |
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Faithless | Mr. Carter | 1932-10-15 |
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Jewel Robbery | Baron Franz Hohenfels | 1932-07-08 |
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Devil and the Deep | Hutton | 1932-08-12 |
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Rasputin and the Empress | Chief of Secret Police (uncredited) | 1932-12-23 |
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The First Year | Peter Barstow | 1932-07-30 |
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The Unholy Garden | Col. Lautrac | 1931-10-06 |
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Indiscreet | Mr. Woodward | 1931-04-25 |
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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 Spy | Tchijinski | 1931-04-26 |
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The Yellow Ticket | Passport Clerk | 1931-10-30 |
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Don't Bet on Women | Butterfield (uncredited) | 1931-02-15 |
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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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Good Intentions | Butler | 1930-06-29 |
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East Is West | Mr. Benson | 1930-10-23 |
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Du Barry, Woman of Passion | D'Aiguillon | 1930-10-10 |
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One Heavenly Night | Prefect of Police | 1930-12-25 |
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Love, Live & Laugh | Enrico | 1929-11-02 |
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Coquette | Jasper Carter | 1929-03-30 |
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The Valiant | Judge | 1929-05-19 |
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Una nueva y gloriosa nación | Viceroy Cisneros | 1928-05-10 |
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Soft Living | Rodney S. Bowen | 1928-02-05 |
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Midnight Rose | Corbin | 1928-02-26 |
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Don't Marry | General Willoughby | 1928-06-13 |
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A Kiss in a Taxi | Leon Lambert | 1927-02-22 |
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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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Any Woman | Egbert Phillips | 1925-05-04 |
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Sally, Irene and Mary | Marcus Morton | 1925-12-27 |
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A Man of Stone | (Uncredited) | 1921-11-10 |
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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 Brat | A Dandy | 1919-09-01 |
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Social Hypocrites | Dr. Frank Simpson | 1918-04-06 |
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The House of Mirth | Lawrence Selden | 1918-08-05 |
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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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The Warning | Robert Denman | 1915-12-06 |
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How Molly Malone Made Good | Himself | 1915-10-25 |
