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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One New York Night | Arthur Carlisle | 1935-03-08 |
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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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Red Hot Tires | Martin Sanford | 1935-02-02 |
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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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Charlie Chan in Paris | Paul Lamartine | 1935-01-21 |
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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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Love Time | Emperor Francis I | 1934-11-03 |
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Black Moon | The Psychiatrist | 1934-06-15 |
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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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Success at Any Price | Hatfield | 1934-03-16 |
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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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Wonder Bar | R. H. Renaud | 1934-03-31 |
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I've Got Your Number | Lawyer Robert Kirkland | 1934-02-24 |
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The Girl from Missouri | Senator Titcombe | 1934-08-03 |
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Name the Woman | Judge Adams | 1934-07-25 |
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Lady by Choice | Opper | 1934-10-15 |
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Whom the Gods Destroy | Carlo - the Puppeteer | 1934-07-12 |
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Blind Date | J.W. Hartwell Sr. | 1934-07-20 |
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The Hell Cat | C.W. Sloane | 1934-06-16 |
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The Keyhole | Schuyler Brooks | 1933-03-25 |
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The Narrow Corner | Mr. Blake, Fred's Father | 1933-07-08 |
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Golden Harvest | Henry Flint | 1933-09-21 |
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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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Blood Money | Newspaper Managing Editor (uncredited) | 1933-11-17 |
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A Bedtime Story | Agent de Police | 1933-04-22 |
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Notorious But Nice | Defense Attorney Clark | 1933-08-04 |
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Bureau of Missing Persons | Theodore Arno | 1933-09-16 |
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Meet the Baron | Baron Munchausen | 1933-10-20 |
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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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Baby Face | J.R. Carter | 1933-07-13 |
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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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The Washington Masquerade | Stapleton | 1932-07-09 |
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The Crash | John Fair | 1932-10-09 |
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Devil and the Deep | Hutton | 1932-08-12 |
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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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Quick Millions | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1931-04-17 |
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The Unholy Garden | Col. Lautrac | 1931-10-06 |
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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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Indiscreet | Mr. Woodward | 1931-04-25 |
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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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The Way of All Men | Sharp | 1930-09-03 |
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The Bad One | Prosecutor | 1930-05-03 |
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Good Intentions | Butler | 1930-06-29 |
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Abraham Lincoln | New Englander (uncredited) | 1930-11-08 |
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Coquette | Jasper Carter | 1929-03-30 |
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Pleasure Crazed | Col. Farquar | 1929-07-07 |
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Love, Live & Laugh | Enrico | 1929-11-02 |
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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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Don't Marry | General Willoughby | 1928-06-13 |
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Midnight Rose | Corbin | 1928-02-26 |
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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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Wet Paint | A Husband | 1926-05-03 |
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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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Blackie's Redemption | Fred the Count | 1919-04-14 |
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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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The Brat | A Dandy | 1919-09-01 |
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The Parisian Tigress | Henri Dutray | 1919-03-31 |
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Her Purchase Price | Duke of Wryden | 1919-09-01 |
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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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The House of Mirth | Lawrence Selden | 1918-08-05 |
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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 |
