Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edward Chapman (13 October 1901 - 9 August 1977) was an English actor who starred in many films and television programmes, but is chiefly remembered as "Mr. Wilfred Grimsdale", the officious superior and comic foil to Norman Wisdom's character of Pitkin in many of his films from the late 1950s and 1960s. Chapman was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. On leaving school he became a bank clerk but later began his stage career with Ben Greet's Company in June 1924 at the Repertory Theatre, Nottingham, playing Gecko in George du Maurier's Trilby. He made his first London stage appearance at the Court Theatre in August 1925 playing the Rev Septimus Tudor in The Farmer's Wife. Among dozens of stage roles that followed, he played Bonaparte to Margaret Rawlings's Josephine in Napoleon at the Embassy Theatre in September 1934. In 1928 he attracted the attention of Alfred Hitchcock, who gave him the role of "The Paycock" in the 1930 film, Juno and the Paycock. In the same year he also made an appearance in Caste (of which no prints are known to exist). He had a role in The Citadel in 1938 and appeared alongside George Formby in the Ealing Studios comedy Turned Out Nice Again in 1941. During the Second World War he took a break from acting and joined the Royal Air Force. After training he was posted to 129 (Mysore) Squadron as an intelligence officer. This Spitfire squadron was based at Westhampnett and Debden. The squadron was heavily engaged in combat during this period and many of Chapman's fellow squadron mates were killed in action. Chapman first starred alongside Wisdom in 1957's Just My Luck in the role of Mr. Stoneway, but the next year in The Square Peg he appeared as Mr. Grimsdale for the first time opposite Wisdom's character of Norman Pitkin. In 1960 he and Wisdom acted together again in The Bulldog Breed, playing the roles of Mr. Philpots and Norman Puckle - Mr. Grimsdale and Pitkin in all but name. Wisdom appeared alone as Norman Pitkin in On the Beat in 1962, while Chapman branched out, starring in the Danish folktale Venus fra Vestø, but Grimsdale and Pitkin were reunited for 1963's A Stitch in Time. Their final performance together was in The Early Bird in 1965, Wisdom's first film in colour. In all, he appeared alongside Norman Wisdom in five films. After Sir John Gielgud was arrested for "persistently importuning male persons for immoral purposes", Chapman started a petition to force him to resign from Equity. Sir Laurence Olivier reportedly threw Chapman out of his dressing room when he solicited his signature for the petition. From 1965 Chapman played mostly characters roles on television. His final role was as Mr. Callon for nine episodes of the BBC's seafaring melodrama The Onedin Line between 1971 and 1972. Chapman died of a heart attack in Brighton, East Sussex, England at the age of 75. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Chapman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Популярність : 4.661
  • Відомий за : Acting
  • День народження : 1901-10-13
  • Місце народження : Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Edward Chapman Фільми

  • 1936
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    Things to Come

    Things to Come

    6.4 1936 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільми

    The Queen's Affair

    The Queen's Affair

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1930
    imgФільми

    Murder!

    Murder!

    6 1930 HD

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  • 1956
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    X the Unknown

    X the Unknown

    6.075 1956 HD

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  • 1947
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    It Always Rains on Sunday

    It Always Rains on Sunday

    6.6 1947 HD

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  • 1960
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    School for Scoundrels

    School for Scoundrels

    6.933 1960 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Card

    The Card

    6.9 1952 HD

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  • 1960
    imgФільми

    The Bulldog Breed

    The Bulldog Breed

    5.7 1960 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Square Peg

    The Square Peg

    6.3 1958 HD

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  • 1963
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    Пригоди містера Піткіна у лікарні

    Пригоди містера Піткіна у лікарні

    7.4 1963 HD

    Норман Піткін є учнем пана Грімсдейла — старомодного м’ясника. Коли до їх...

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  • 1957
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    Just My Luck

    Just My Luck

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1930
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    Juno and the Paycock

    Juno and the Paycock

    4.5 1930 HD

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  • 1964
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    Hide and Seek

    Hide and Seek

    6 1964 HD

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  • 1947
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    The October Man

    The October Man

    6.2 1947 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Man Who Could Work Miracles

    The Man Who Could Work Miracles

    5.685 1936 HD

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  • 1936
    imgФільми

    Rembrandt

    Rembrandt

    6.682 1936 HD

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  • 1952
    imgФільми

    The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

    6.3 1952 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Skin Game

    The Skin Game

    5.3 1931 HD

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  • 1949
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    The History of Mr. Polly

    The History of Mr. Polly

    7.714 1949 HD

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  • 1938
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    Цитадель

    Цитадель

    6.3 1938 HD

    Молодий лікар Ендрю Менсон працював в маленькому шахтарському містечку, але...

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  • 1939
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    There Ain't No Justice

    There Ain't No Justice

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Proud Valley

    The Proud Valley

    6.2 1940 HD

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  • 1950
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    Gone to Earth

    Gone to Earth

    6.1 1950 HD

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  • 1942
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    They Flew Alone

    They Flew Alone

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1956
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    Bhowani Junction

    Bhowani Junction

    5.9 1956 HD

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  • 1941
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    Turned Out Nice Again

    Turned Out Nice Again

    6.5 1941 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Spider and the Fly

    The Spider and the Fly

    6.9 1949 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Church Mouse

    The Church Mouse

    4.5 1934 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Cocktail Party

    The Cocktail Party

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    A Day to Remember

    A Day to Remember

    7.125 1953 HD

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  • 1952
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    His Excellency

    His Excellency

    6 1952 HD

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  • 1941
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    Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

    Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

    6.9 1941 HD

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  • 1939
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    Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday

    Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday

    7.4 1939 HD

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  • 1948
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    Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

    Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

    7.7 1948 HD

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  • 1938
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    Marigold

    Marigold

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1952
    imgФільми

    The Ringer

    The Ringer

    5.8 1952 HD

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  • 1965
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    Рання пташка

    Рання пташка

    7.6 1965 HD

    Піткін працює на старій, забутій Богом молочарні, все обладнання якої поволі...

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  • 1934
    imgФільми

    Mister Cinders

    Mister Cinders

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільми

    Blossom Time

    Blossom Time

    4.8 1934 HD

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  • 1939
    imgФільми

    The Nursemaid Who Disappeared

    The Nursemaid Who Disappeared

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1949
    imgФільми

    Man on the Run

    Man on the Run

    6.6 1949 HD

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  • 1941
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    Jeannie

    Jeannie

    6.5 1941 HD

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  • 1934
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    Girls Will Be Boys

    Girls Will Be Boys

    4.3 1934 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Young and the Guilty

    The Young and the Guilty

    5.5 1958 HD

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  • 1962
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    Venus fra Vestø

    Venus fra Vestø

    5.583 1962 HD

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  • 1939
    imgФільми

    The Four Just Men

    The Four Just Men

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Poison Pen

    Poison Pen

    6.5 1939 HD

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  • 1958
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    Innocent Sinners

    Innocent Sinners

    7 1958 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Big Deal

    The Big Deal

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1940
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    Convoy

    Convoy

    5.4 1940 HD

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  • 1936
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    Someone at the Door

    Someone at the Door

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ships with Wings

    Ships with Wings

    4 1941 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Divine Spark

    The Divine Spark

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1941
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    Eating Out with Tommy Trinder

    Eating Out with Tommy Trinder

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1960
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    Oscar Wilde

    Oscar Wilde

    5.3 1960 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Briggs Family

    The Briggs Family

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1930
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    Caste

    Caste

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1931
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    Tilly of Bloomsbury

    Tilly of Bloomsbury

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Flying Squad

    The Flying Squad

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Love Match

    The Love Match

    7.8 1955 HD

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  • 1952
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    Mandy

    Mandy

    6.966 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Intruder

    The Intruder

    7.2 1953 HD

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  • 1938
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    Who Killed John Savage?

    Who Killed John Savage?

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1950
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    Night and the City

    Night and the City

    7.5 1950 HD

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  • 1952
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    Folly to Be Wise

    Folly to Be Wise

    6.7 1952 HD

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  • 1965
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    Joey Boy

    Joey Boy

    5.8 1965 HD

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  • 1955
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    A Yank in Ermine

    A Yank in Ermine

    4 1955 HD

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  • 1957
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    Doctor at Large

    Doctor at Large

    5.6 1957 HD

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  • 1956
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    Lisbon

    Lisbon

    6.4 1956 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Man Who Haunted Himself

    The Man Who Haunted Himself

    6.1 1970 HD

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  • 1940
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    Now You're Talking

    Now You're Talking

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Crowded Day

    The Crowded Day

    5.4 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    The End of the Road

    The End of the Road

    6 1954 HD

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  • 1940
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    Law and Disorder

    Law and Disorder

    5 1940 HD

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  • 1932
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    Happy Ever After

    Happy Ever After

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1938
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    Premiere

    Premiere

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1967
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    Champion House

    Champion House

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1959
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    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    3.7 1959 HD

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  • 1960
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    Maigret

    Maigret

    6.9 1960 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Man In Room 17

    The Man In Room 17

    5.5 1965 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Onedin Line

    The Onedin Line

    6.8 1971 HD

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