1880-03-15 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Montagu Love (15 March 1880 – 17 May 1943), also known as Montague Love, was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor. Born Harry Montague Love in Portsmouth, Hampshire, he was the son of Harry Love (b. 1852) and Fanny Louisa Love, née Poad (b. 1856); his father was listed as accountant on the 1881 English Census. Educated in Great Britain, Love began his career as an artist and military correspondent with his first important job as a London newspaper cartoonist. Love honed basic stage talents in London, and in 1913 sailed to the Canada and crossed the border into the United States in November with a road-company production of Cyril Maude's Grumpy. Usually Love was cast in heartless villain roles. In the 1920s, he played with Rudolph Valentino in The Son of the Sheik, opposite John Barrymore in Don Juan, and appeared with Lillian Gish in 1928's The Wind. He also portrayed 'Colonel Ibbetson' in Forever (1921), the silent film version of Peter Ibbetson. Love was one of the more successful villains in silent films. One of Love's first sound films was the part-talkie The Mysterious Island co-starring Lionel Barrymore. In 1937, he played Henry VIII in the first talking film version of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, with Errol Flynn. Love played the bigoted Bishop of the Black Canons in The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Flynn, too. However, he also played gruff authoritarian figures, such as Monsieur Cavaignac, who, contrary to history, demands the resignation of those responsible for the Dreyfus coverup, in The Life of Emile Zola (1937), as well as Don Alejandro de la Vega, whose son appears to be a fop but is actually Zorro, in the 1940 version of The Mark of Zorro, starring Tyrone Power. In 1941, he played a doctor in Shining Victory, which also starred James Stephenson, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Donald Crisp. In 1939's Gunga Din, it is Montagu Love who reads the final stanza of Rudyard Kipling's original poem over the body of the slain Din. Love's last film to be released, Devotion, was released three years after his death aged 63 in 1943. He was interred at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. His last acting stint was on Wings Over the Pacific (1943).
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Torpedo of Doom | Col. White | 1966-01-01 |
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Devotion | Rev. Brontë | 1946-04-05 |
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Forever and a Day | Sir John Bunn | 1943-01-21 |
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The Constant Nymph | Albert Sanger | 1943-06-23 |
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Wings Over the Pacific | Jim Butler | 1943-07-23 |
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Tennessee Johnson | Chief Justice Chase | 1942-12-01 |
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The Remarkable Andrew | General George Washington | 1942-03-05 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror | General Jerome Lawford | 1942-09-18 |
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Lady for a Night | Judge | 1942-01-05 |
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Hudson's Bay | Governor D'Argenson | 1941-01-03 |
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The Devil and Miss Jones | Harrison | 1941-04-11 |
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Shining Victory | Dr. Blake | 1941-05-30 |
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The Son of Monte Cristo | Prime Minister Baron Von Neuhoff | 1940-12-05 |
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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Professor Hartmann | 1940-02-23 |
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The Lone Wolf Strikes | Emil Gorlick | 1940-01-26 |
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The Sea Hawk | King Philip II | 1940-08-10 |
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The Mark of Zorro | Don Alejandro Vega | 1940-11-08 |
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All This, and Heaven Too | Marechal Sebastiani | 1940-07-05 |
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Northwest Passage | Wiseman Clagett | 1940-02-23 |
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A Dispatch from Reuters | Delane | 1940-10-19 |
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Private Affairs | Noble Bullerton | 1940-07-05 |
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North West Mounted Police | Inspector Cabot | 1940-10-22 |
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The Man in the Iron Mask | Spanish Ambassador | 1939-07-13 |
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Juarez | Jose de Montares | 1939-06-10 |
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Sons of Liberty | George Washington | 1939-05-20 |
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Rulers of the Sea | Malcolm Grant | 1939-11-08 |
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We Are Not Alone | Major Millman | 1939-11-25 |
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Gunga Din | Colonel Weed | 1939-01-26 |
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The Adventures of Robin Hood | Bishop of the Black Canons | 1938-05-13 |
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The Fighting Devil Dogs | General White | 1938-05-27 |
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The Buccaneer | Admiral Cockburn | 1938-02-04 |
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If I Were King | General Dudon | 1938-09-28 |
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Professor Beware | Professor Schmutz | 1938-07-29 |
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Kidnapped | Colonel Whitehead | 1938-05-27 |
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The Prisoner of Zenda | Detchard | 1937-09-03 |
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One in a Million | Ratoffsky | 1937-01-01 |
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The Life of Emile Zola | M. Cavaignac | 1937-09-09 |
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Adventure's End | Capt. Abner Drew | 1937-12-05 |
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London by Night | Sir Arthur Herrick | 1937-07-30 |
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A Damsel in Distress | Lord Marshmorton | 1937-11-19 |
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The Prince and the Pauper | Henry VIII | 1937-04-30 |
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Tovarich | M. Courtois | 1937-12-25 |
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Parnell | William Ewart Gladstone | 1937-06-04 |
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The Country Doctor | Sir Basil Crawford | 1936-03-12 |
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Lloyd's of London | Hawkins | 1936-11-25 |
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The White Angel | Mr. Bullock | 1936-06-25 |
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Frankie and Johnnie | Colonel Brand | 1936-04-30 |
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Champagne Charlie | Ivan Suchine | 1936-05-06 |
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Reunion | Sir Basil Crawford | 1936-11-20 |
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Sing, Baby, Sing | Robert Wilson | 1936-08-21 |
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Sutter's Gold | Capt. Kettleson | 1936-03-01 |
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Hi, Gaucho! | Hillario Bolario | 1935-10-10 |
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The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo | Director | 1935-11-14 |
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Clive of India | Governor Pigot | 1935-01-25 |
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Hollywood Extra Girl | Crusades Actor (uncredited) | 1935-08-22 |
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The Crusades | The Blacksmith | 1935-08-21 |
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The Expectant Father | 1934-06-02 | |
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Menace | Police Inspector | 1934-11-22 |
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Limehouse Blues | Pug Talbot | 1934-12-11 |
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His Double Life | Duncan Farrel | 1933-12-14 |
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At Twelve Midnight | Captain James alias The Fox | 1933-05-28 |
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Love Bound | John Randolph | 1932-03-01 |
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Out of Singapore | Capt. Scar Murray | 1932-09-23 |
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The Riding Tornado | Walt Corson | 1932-05-04 |
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Vanity Fair | Marquis of Steyne | 1932-03-15 |
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The Silver Lining | Michael Moore | 1932-04-16 |
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The Midnight Lady | Harvey Austin | 1932-05-15 |
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Stowaway | Groder | 1932-03-01 |
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Alexander Hamilton | Thomas Jefferson | 1931-09-12 |
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A Notorious Affair | Sir Thomas Hanley | 1930-04-26 |
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Reno | Alexander W. Brett | 1930-09-30 |
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Love Comes Along | Sangredo | 1930-01-05 |
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Outward Bound | Mr. Lingley | 1930-09-17 |
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The Cat Creeps | Hendricks | 1930-11-10 |
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Double Cross Roads | Gene Dyke | 1930-04-20 |
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Inside the Lines | Governor of Gibraltar | 1930-07-05 |
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Back Pay | Charles Wheeler | 1930-06-01 |
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Kismet | The Jailer | 1930-10-30 |
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The Mysterious Island | Falon | 1929-10-05 |
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The Mysterious Island | Mikhail | 1929-10-05 |
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Silks and Saddles | Walter Sinclair | 1929-01-20 |
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Charming Sinners | George Whitley | 1929-08-17 |
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A Most Immoral Lady | John Williams | 1929-09-22 |
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Synthetic Sin | Brandy Mulane | 1929-01-06 |
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Her Private Life | Sir Bruce Haden | 1929-08-25 |
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The Voice Within | 1929-04-15 | |
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Bulldog Drummond | Peterson | 1929-05-02 |
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Midstream | Dr. Nelson | 1929-07-29 |
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The Noose | Buck Gordon | 1928-01-29 |
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The Devil's Skipper | First Mate | 1928-02-01 |
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Character Studies | 1928-03-15 | |
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The Hawk's Nest | Dan Daugherty | 1928-05-27 |
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The Wind | Roddy | 1928-09-15 |
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The Last Warning | Arthur McHugh | 1928-12-25 |
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The Divine Lady | Capt. Hardy | 1928-12-26 |
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The Haunted House | Mad Doctor | 1928-11-04 |
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Good Time Charley | John Hartwell | 1927-11-05 |
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The Night of Love | Duke de la Garda | 1927-01-22 |
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Rose of the Golden West | Gen. Vallero | 1927-09-25 |
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The Tender Hour | Grand Duke Sergei | 1927-05-01 |
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The Haunted Ship | Captain Simon Gant | 1927-12-01 |
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The King of Kings | Roman Centurion | 1927-04-19 |
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Jesse James | Frederick Mimms | 1927-10-15 |
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The Silent Lover | Ben Achmed | 1926-11-21 |
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Brooding Eyes | Pat Callaghan | 1926-03-15 |
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Out of the Storm | Timothy Keith | 1926-04-10 |
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The Son of the Sheik | Ghabah | 1926-09-05 |
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Hands Up! | Capt. Edward Logan | 1926-01-11 |
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Don Juan | Count Giano Donati | 1926-08-06 |
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The Mad Marriage | 1925-01-30 | |
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The Ancient Highway | Ivan Hurd | 1925-11-08 |
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The Desert's Price | Jim Martin | 1925-12-13 |
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A Son of the Sahara | Sultan Cassim Ammeh / Colonel Barbier | 1924-04-13 |
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Sinners in Heaven | Native Chief | 1924-09-09 |
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Love of Women | Bronson Gibbs | 1924-06-30 |
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Restless Wives | Hugo Cady | 1924-01-06 |
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Who's Cheating? | Harrison Fields | 1924-04-07 |
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Roulette | Dan Carrington | 1924-01-19 |
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The Eternal City | Minghelli | 1923-12-17 |
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What's Wrong with the Women? | 1922-09-12 | |
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Secrets of Paris | The Schoolmaster | 1922-10-01 |
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The Beauty Shop | Maldonado | 1922-05-13 |
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Love's Redemption | Frederick Kent | 1921-12-19 |
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The Case of Becky | Prof. Balzamo | 1921-10-09 |
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Forever | Colonel Ibbetson | 1921-10-16 |
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The World and His Wife | Don Julian | 1920-07-18 |
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The Riddle: Woman | Larz Olrik | 1920-10-03 |
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The Place of Honeymoons | Edward Courtlandt | 1920-11-01 |
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Through the Toils | Noel Graham / Lewis Moffat | 1919-06-08 |
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A Broadway Saint | Dick Vernon | 1919-07-21 |
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Onze Filmsterren | 1919-11-22 | |
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Three Green Eyes | Allen Granat | 1919-04-28 |
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The Hand Invisible | Rodney Graham | 1919-03-17 |
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The Cross Bearer | Cardinal Mercier | 1918-04-01 |
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The Cabaret | Jaffrey Darrel | 1918-06-10 |
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Broken Ties | John Fleming | 1918-02-18 |
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Stolen Orders | John Le Page | 1918-06-02 |
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The Grouch | Donald Graham | 1918-11-25 |
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Rasputin, the Black Monk | Gregory Novik / Rasputin | 1917-10-05 |
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The Good for Nothing | 1917-12-10 | |
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The Brand of Satan | Jacques Cordet | 1917-07-09 |
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The Awakening | Jacques Revilly | 1917-12-03 |
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Forget-Me-Not | Gabriel Barrato / Benedetto Barrato | 1917-04-16 |
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Yankee Pluck | Baron Wootchi | 1917-05-21 |
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The Dancer's Peril | Michael Pavloff | 1917-03-12 |
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The Volunteer | Self - Cameo Appearance | 1917-12-24 |
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The Dormant Power | 1917-10-22 | |
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The Gilded Cage | Baron Stefano | 1916-10-09 |
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The Devil's Toy | Wilfred Barsley | 1916-03-06 |
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The Scarlet Oath | Nicholas Savaroff | 1916-10-23 |
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Husband and Wife | Patrick Alliston | 1916-08-28 |
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A Woman's Way | Oliver Whitney | 1916-08-07 |
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The Challenge | Quarrier | 1916-12-10 |
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The Men She Married | Jerry Trainor | 1916-11-27 |
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The Hidden Scar | Henry Dalton | 1916-10-15 |
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Hearts in Exile | 1915-04-11 | |
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The Greater Will | Stuart Watson | 1915-12-10 |
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A Royal Family | Crown Prince of Kurland | 1915-08-16 |
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The Suicide Club | Prince Florizel | 1914-07-01 |
