William Powell

William Powell

William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with Father (1947). After high school, he left home for New York and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts at the age of 18. In 1912, Powell graduated from the AADA, and worked in some vaudeville and stock companies. After several successful experiences on the Broadway stage, he began his Hollywood career in 1922, playing a small role as an evil henchman of Professor Moriarty in a production of Sherlock Holmes with John Barrymore. His most memorable role in silent movies was as a bitter film director opposite Emil Jannings' Academy Award-winning performance as a fallen general in The Last Command (1928). This success, along with Powell's pleasant speaking voice, led to his first starring role as amateur detective Philo Vance in the "talkie" The Canary Murder Case (1929). Powell's most famous role was that of Nick Charles in six Thin Man films, beginning with The Thin Man in 1934, based upon Dashiell Hammett's novel. The role provided a perfect opportunity for Powell, with his resonant speaking voice, to showcase his sophisticated charm and witty sense of humor, and he received his first Academy Award nomination for The Thin Man. Myrna Loy played his wife, Nora, in each of the Thin Man films. Their on-screen partnership, beginning alongside Clark Gable in 1934 with Manhattan Melodrama, was one of Hollywood's most prolific, and they appeared in 14 films together. Loy and Powell starred in the Best Picture of 1936, The Great Ziegfeld, with Powell in the title role and Loy as Ziegfeld's wife Billie Burke. That same year, he also received his second Academy Award nomination, for the comedy My Man Godfrey. In 1935, he starred with Jean Harlow in Reckless. A serious romance developed between them, and in 1936, they were reunited on screen and with Loy and Spencer Tracy in the screwball comedy Libeled Lady. However, Harlow surprisingly and quickly became ill, and died from uremia at the age of 26 in June 1937 before they could marry. His distress over her death, as well as a cancer diagnosis of his own, caused him to accept fewer acting roles. Powell's career slowed considerably in the 1940s, although he received his third Academy Award nomination in 1947 for his role as the cantankerous Clarence Day, Sr., in Life with Father. His last film was 1955's Mister Roberts. Powell died in Palm Springs, California, on March 5, 1984, at the age of 91 from heart failure, nearly 30 years after his retirement. He is buried at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California, near his third wife Diana Lewis, and his only child, his son William David Powell.

  • Популярност : 8.081
  • Известен за : Acting
  • Рожден ден : 1892-07-28
  • Място на раждане : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Powell Филми

  • 1953
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    Как да се омъжиш за милионер

    Как да се омъжиш за милионер

    6.8 1953 HD

    Историята се фокусира върху преживяванията на три манекенки от Ню Йорк Сити -...

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  • 1934
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    Кльощавият

    Кльощавият

    7.5 1934 HD

    Сполучлива адаптация на класическо детективско четиво (публикувано за първи път...

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  • 1941
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    Love Crazy

    Love Crazy

    7.1 1941 HD

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  • 1937
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    Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

    6.5 1937 HD

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  • 1940
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    I Love You Again

    I Love You Again

    7.3 1940 HD

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  • 1949
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    Take One False Step

    Take One False Step

    5.4 1949 HD

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  • 1936
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    Libeled Lady

    Libeled Lady

    7.3 1936 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Heavenly Body

    The Heavenly Body

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1936
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    My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey

    7.6 1936 HD

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  • 1932
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    One Way Passage

    One Way Passage

    7.306 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    Мелодрама в Манхатън

    Мелодрама в Манхатън

    7 1934 HD

    Сираците Блеки и Джим остават верни приятели и след сиропиталището, но поемат по...

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  • 1947
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    Life with Father

    Life with Father

    6.5 1947 HD

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  • 1936
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    After the Thin Man

    After the Thin Man

    7.345 1936 HD

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  • 1941
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    Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man

    7 1941 HD

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  • 1939
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    Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

    7.141 1939 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Thin Man Goes Home

    The Thin Man Goes Home

    7.093 1944 HD

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  • 1947
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    Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man

    6.768 1947 HD

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  • 1942
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    Crossroads

    Crossroads

    5.9 1942 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Great Ziegfeld

    The Great Ziegfeld

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1945
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    Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Senator Was Indiscreet

    The Senator Was Indiscreet

    5.4 1947 HD

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  • 1955
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    Мистър Робъртс

    Мистър Робъртс

    7 1955 HD

    Текат последните месеци на Втората световна война… Лейтенант Дъглас Робъртс...

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  • 1932
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    High Pressure

    High Pressure

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Private Detective 62

    Private Detective 62

    5.947 1933 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Benson Murder Case

    The Benson Murder Case

    5.8 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    Jewel Robbery

    Jewel Robbery

    6.5 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    Reckless

    Reckless

    5.3 1935 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Canary Murder Case

    The Canary Murder Case

    5.6 1929 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Last Command

    The Last Command

    7.339 1928 HD

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  • 1983
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    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    6.5 1983 HD

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  • 1928
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    Feel My Pulse

    Feel My Pulse

    6 1928 HD

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  • 1922
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    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    6.119 1922 HD

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  • 1922
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    When Knighthood Was in Flower

    When Knighthood Was in Flower

    5.7 1922 HD

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  • 1924
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    Romola

    Romola

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Treasure of Lost Canyon

    The Treasure of Lost Canyon

    5.6 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    Момичето което имаше всичко

    Момичето което имаше всичко

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1949
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    Dancing in the Dark

    Dancing in the Dark

    5 1949 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

    5.2 1946 HD

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  • 1951
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    It's a Big Country

    It's a Big Country

    5.3 1951 HD

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  • 1948
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    Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

    Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

    6.4 1948 HD

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  • 1935
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    Rendezvous

    Rendezvous

    4.8 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Star of Midnight

    Star of Midnight

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Baroness and the Butler

    The Baroness and the Butler

    5.2 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Emperor's Candlesticks

    The Emperor's Candlesticks

    5.2 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    Evelyn Prentice

    Evelyn Prentice

    6.6 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    6.1 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Key

    The Key

    4.9 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Моделите на 1934

    Моделите на 1934

    6.368 1934 HD

    Шерууд Наш е измамник, който краде тоалети на френски дизайнери и ги предлага на...

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  • 1933
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    The Kennel Murder Case

    The Kennel Murder Case

    6.181 1933 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Greene Murder Case

    The Greene Murder Case

    5.7 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    Man of the World

    Man of the World

    5.944 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Four Feathers

    The Four Feathers

    4.4 1929 HD

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  • 1927
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    Paid to Love

    Paid to Love

    6 1927 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Youngest Profession

    The Youngest Profession

    5.2 1943 HD

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  • 1927
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    Nevada

    Nevada

    6 1927 HD

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  • 1932
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    Lawyer Man

    Lawyer Man

    5.8 1932 HD

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  • 1928
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    Interference

    Interference

    8 1928 HD

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  • 1930
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    Street of Chance

    Street of Chance

    6.563 1930 HD

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  • 1935
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    Escapade

    Escapade

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Double Harness

    Double Harness

    6.7 1933 HD

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  • 1926
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    Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

    5.9 1926 HD

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  • 1929
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    Charming Sinners

    Charming Sinners

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Road to Singapore

    The Road to Singapore

    5.4 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    Pointed Heels

    Pointed Heels

    7.2 1929 HD

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  • 1930
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    Behind the Make-Up

    Behind the Make-Up

    6.2 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    For the Defense

    For the Defense

    4.85 1930 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Bright Shawl

    The Bright Shawl

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1931
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    Ladies' Man

    Ladies' Man

    4.3 1931 HD

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  • 1984
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    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    10 1984 HD

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  • 1961
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    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    3.3 1961 HD

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  • 1928
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    Forgotten Faces

    Forgotten Faces

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Runaway

    The Runaway

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1928
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    Partners in Crime

    Partners in Crime

    2 1928 HD

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  • 1930
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    Shadow of the Law

    Shadow of the Law

    6.4 1930 HD

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  • 1927
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    Special Delivery

    Special Delivery

    6 1927 HD

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  • 1930
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    Парамаунт парад

    Парамаунт парад

    6.4 1930 HD

    Един изключителен експеримент, който представя звездите от мюзикълите, заснети...

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  • 1926
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    Aloma of the South Seas

    Aloma of the South Seas

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

    6.3 1964 HD

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  • 1935
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    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    5.818 1935 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Voice of Hollywood

    The Voice of Hollywood

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1993
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    Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

    Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

    8.5 1993 HD

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  • 1925
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    Too Many Kisses

    Too Many Kisses

    5.8 1925 HD

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  • 1924
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    Dangerous Money

    Dangerous Money

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1923
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    Under the Red Robe

    Under the Red Robe

    5 1923 HD

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  • 1922
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    Outcast

    Outcast

    1 1922 HD

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  • 1926
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    Sea Horses

    Sea Horses

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Beautiful City

    The Beautiful City

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1926
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    Desert Gold

    Desert Gold

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1925
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    My Lady's Lips

    My Lady's Lips

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1926
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    White Mice

    White Mice

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1925
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    Faint Perfume

    Faint Perfume

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1926
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    Tin Gods

    Tin Gods

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1927
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    Love's Greatest Mistake

    Love's Greatest Mistake

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    New York

    New York

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    She's a Sheik

    She's a Sheik

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Time to Love

    Time to Love

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Drag Net

    The Drag Net

    6 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Vanishing Pioneer

    The Vanishing Pioneer

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1975
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    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    5.7 1975 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    5.5 1940 HD

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  • 1976
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    That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    6.8 1976 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1940
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    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    6.7 1940 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Great Morgan

    The Great Morgan

    5.5 1945 HD

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  • 1939
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    From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    8 1986 HD

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  • 1928
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    Beau Sabreur

    Beau Sabreur

    1 1928 HD

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  • 2005
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    William Powell: A True Gentleman

    William Powell: A True Gentleman

    7.5 2005 HD

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  • 1944
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    Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1990
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    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    9 1990 HD

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  • 1927
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    Senorita

    Senorita

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1988
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    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    6 1988 HD

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  • 1976
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    It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

    7 1976 HD

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  • 2017
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    Cinecittà Babilonia: sesso, droga e camicie nere

    Cinecittà Babilonia: sesso, droga e camicie nere

    6.5 2017 HD

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