1908-05-20 Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and his everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime Achievement award. He was a major MGM contract star. He also had a noted military career and was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran, who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve. Throughout his seven decades in Hollywood, Stewart cultivated a versatile career and recognized screen image in such classics as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Philadelphia Story, Harvey, It's a Wonderful Life, Shenandoah, Rear Window, Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He is the most represented leading actor on the AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) and AFI's 10 Top 10 lists. He is also the most represented leading actor on the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time list presented by Entertainment Weekly. As of 2007, ten of his films have been inducted into the United States National Film Registry. Stewart left his mark on a wide range of film genres, including westerns, suspense thrillers, family films, biographies and screwball comedies. He worked for a number of renowned directors later in his career, most notably Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, Billy Wilder, Frank Capra, George Cukor, and Anthony Mann. He won many of the industry's highest honors and earned Lifetime Achievement awards from every major film organization. He died at age 89, leaving behind a legacy of classic performances, and is considered one of the finest actors of the "Golden Age of Hollywood". He was named the third Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.
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Manikin | George Bailey (Archival) | 2025-05-01 |
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The Bloody Hundredth | Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage) | 2024-03-14 |
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James Stewart, l'ami américain | 2023-01-01 | |
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage) | 2022-10-27 |
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Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin | Self (archive footage) | 2022-09-17 |
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Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
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I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2021-05-02 |
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This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-29 |
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Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America | Self (archive footage) | 2017-11-09 |
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John Ford & Monument Valley | Self (archive footage) | 2013-03-05 |
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Casino Jack and the United States of Money | Jefferson Smith (archive footage) | 2010-05-09 |
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The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth | Self (archive footage) | 2009-05-19 |
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-02 |
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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You | Self (archive footage) | 2008-12-09 |
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Warner at War | Self (archive footage) | 2008-11-11 |
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Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films | Narrator (archive footage) | 2003-06-27 |
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The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s | 2002-10-13 | |
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Rope Unleashed | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
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The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' | Self (archive footage) | 2000-04-01 |
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John Wayne - Ein Leben für den Film | Self (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-23 |
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Obsessed with Vertigo | Self (archive footage) | 1997-10-04 |
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | George Bailey (archive footage) | 1997-12-01 |
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Frank Capra's American Dream | Self (archive footage) | 1997-01-01 |
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No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich | 1996-07-24 | |
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | 1995-06-05 |
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La Classe américaine | Jacques (archive footage) | 1993-12-31 |
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Infernalário: Logodédalo – Galáxia Dark | (archive footage) | 1993-01-01 |
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Fonda on Fonda | Self | 1992-01-13 |
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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Wylie Burp (voice) | 1991-11-21 |
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | 1991-10-28 |
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The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' | Self | 1990-10-18 |
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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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Son of Dinosaurs | Himself | 1989-11-29 |
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | 1988-05-16 |
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self | 1987-03-13 |
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987-05-18 |
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self | 1987-06-08 |
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A Beverly Hills Christmas | Self - Host | 1987-12-22 |
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special | Self | 1986-01-17 |
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All Star Party for Clint Eastwood | Self | 1986-11-30 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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All Star Party for Lucille Ball | Self | 1984-12-09 |
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George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business | Self | 1983-09-19 |
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Right of Way | Teddy Dwyer | 1983-11-21 |
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James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | 1983-05-27 |
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All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra | Self | 1983-12-11 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | 1982-01-01 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982-12-31 |
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All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds | Self | 1981-12-13 |
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Mr. Krueger's Christmas | Mr. Krueger | 1980-12-21 |
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アフリカ物語 | Old Man | 1980-07-19 |
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All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman | Self | 1979-12-06 |
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Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
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The Magic of Lassie | Clovis Mitchell | 1978-08-02 |
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The Big Sleep | General Sternwood | 1978-03-13 |
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Airport '77 | Philip Stevens | 1977-03-11 |
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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years | Self | 1976-11-28 |
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Sentimental Journey | 1976-01-01 | |
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The Shootist | Dr. Hostetler | 1976-07-21 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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That's Entertainment! | Self - Host / Narrator | 1974-06-21 |
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Harvey | Elwood P. Dowd | 1972-03-20 |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
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Directed by John Ford | 1971-09-06 | |
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The American West of John Ford | Self - Narrator | 1971-12-05 |
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Fools' Parade | Mattie Appleyard | 1971-08-18 |
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The Cheyenne Social Club | John O'Hanlan | 1970-06-12 |
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Bandolero! | Mace Bishop | 1968-06-01 |
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Firecreek | Johnny Cobb | 1968-01-24 |
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show | 1968-12-19 | |
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The Rare Breed | Sam Burnett | 1966-02-02 |
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Shenandoah | Charlie Anderson | 1965-06-03 |
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Dear Brigitte | Professor Robert Leaf | 1965-01-08 |
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The Flight of the Phoenix | Capt. Frank Towns | 1965-12-15 |
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Cheyenne Autumn Trail | Narrator | 1964-01-01 |
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Cheyenne Autumn | Wyatt Earp | 1964-10-15 |
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Take Her, She's Mine | Frank Michaelson | 1963-11-13 |
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How the West Was Won | Linus Rawlings | 1962-11-02 |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Ransom Stoddard | 1962-04-13 |
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Flashing Spikes | Slim Conway | 1962-10-04 |
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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Roger Hobbs | 1962-06-15 |
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Two Rode Together | Marshal Guthrie McCabe | 1961-05-24 |
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X-15 | Himself / Narrator (voice) | 1961-12-22 |
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The Mountain Road | Major Baldwin | 1960-06-15 |
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood | Self | 1960-01-10 |
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The FBI Story | John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty | 1959-10-01 |
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Anatomy of a Murder | Paul Biegler | 1959-07-01 |
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Bell, Book and Candle | Shep Henderson | 1958-12-25 |
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Vertigo | Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson | 1958-05-28 |
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Night Passage | Grant McLaine | 1957-07-24 |
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The Spirit of St. Louis | Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh | 1957-04-01 |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much | Dr. Ben McKenna | 1956-05-16 |
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The Man from Laramie | Will Lockhart | 1955-08-19 |
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Strategic Air Command | Robert "Dutch" Holland | 1955-07-12 |
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Rear Window | L.B. 'Jeff' Jefferies | 1954-08-01 |
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Tomorrow's Drivers | the story teller | 1954-01-01 |
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The Glenn Miller Story | Glenn Miller | 1954-01-04 |
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The Far Country | Jeff Webster | 1954-02-12 |
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Thunder Bay | Steve Martin | 1953-05-21 |
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The Naked Spur | Howard Kemp | 1953-01-29 |
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The Greatest Show on Earth | Buttons | 1952-02-16 |
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Bend of the River | Glyn McLyntock | 1952-01-23 |
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Carbine Williams | Marsh Williams | 1952-05-01 |
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No Highway in the Sky | Theodore Honey | 1951-06-28 |
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And Then There Were Four | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1950-06-23 |
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Winchester '73 | Lin McAdam | 1950-07-12 |
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Harvey | Elwood P. Dowd | 1950-12-04 |
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Broken Arrow | Tom Jeffords | 1950-07-21 |
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The Jackpot | Bill Lawrence | 1950-11-01 |
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Malaya | John Royer | 1949-12-27 |
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The Stratton Story | Monty Stratton | 1949-05-12 |
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You Gotta Stay Happy | Marvin Payne | 1948-10-28 |
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10,000 Kids and a Cop | Narrator | 1948-10-01 |
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Call Northside 777 | P.J. 'Jim' McNeal | 1948-02-13 |
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Rope | Rupert Cadell | 1948-03-11 |
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On Our Merry Way | Slim | 1948-02-03 |
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Thunderbolt | Himself, Introduction | 1947-07-26 |
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Blow-Ups of 1947 | Self | 1947-12-31 |
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Magic Town | Rip Smith | 1947-10-07 |
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It's a Wonderful Life | George Bailey | 1946-12-20 |
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Fellow Americans | Narrator (voice) | 1942-03-27 |
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Winning Your Wings | Self | 1942-05-28 |
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Pot o' Gold | James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell | 1941-04-03 |
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Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1941-11-14 |
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Come Live with Me | Bill Smith | 1941-01-31 |
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Ziegfeld Girl | Gilbert Young | 1941-04-25 |
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No Time for Comedy | Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook | 1940-09-14 |
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940-05-29 |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940-07-31 |
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The Philadelphia Story | Macaulay 'Mike' Connor | 1940-12-05 |
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The Mortal Storm | Martin Breitner | 1940-06-20 |
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940-10-24 |
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The Shop Around the Corner | Alfred Kralik | 1940-01-12 |
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Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) | 1939-05-03 |
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Destry Rides Again | Tom Destry Jr. | 1939-11-30 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 | James Stewart (archive footage) | 1939-04-08 |
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It's a Wonderful World | Guy Johnson | 1939-05-19 |
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The Ice Follies of 1939 | Larry Hall | 1939-03-10 |
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Made for Each Other | John Horace Mason | 1939-02-10 |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Jefferson Smith | 1939-10-19 |
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Of Human Hearts | Jason Wilkins | 1938-02-11 |
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Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | 1938-07-07 |
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You Can't Take It with You | Tony Kirby | 1938-09-01 |
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Vivacious Lady | Peter | 1938-05-13 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | James Stewart | 1938-07-29 |
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The Shopworn Angel | Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew | 1938-07-15 |
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Navy Blue and Gold | John 'Truck' Cross | 1937-11-19 |
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Seventh Heaven | Chico | 1937-03-25 |
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The Last Gangster | Paul North Sr. | 1937-11-12 |
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The Romance of Celluloid | Self (archive footage) | 1937-08-27 |
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Rose Marie | John Flower | 1936-01-31 |
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Born to Dance | Ted Barker | 1936-11-27 |
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After the Thin Man | David Graham | 1936-12-25 |
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Wife vs. Secretary | Dave | 1936-02-28 |
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Small Town Girl | Elmer Clampett | 1936-04-10 |
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Important News | Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens | 1936-02-29 |
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Next Time We Love | Christopher Tyler | 1936-01-30 |
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Speed | Terry Martin | 1936-05-08 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self | 1936-09-11 |
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The Gorgeous Hussy | Roderick "Rowdy" Dow | 1936-08-28 |
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The Murder Man | Shorty | 1935-07-12 |
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Art Trouble | Jack Burton | 1934-06-23 |
