Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan, Jr. (1916–2009) was an American actor who later became a career officer in the United States Navy and a Naval Aviator. He appeared in approximately 129 films and television programs between 1920 and 1974. During the 1920s and 1930s, he became a popular child and juvenile actor appearing in early Our Gang comedies, but he is best known for the role of Billy Batson in Adventures of Captain Marvel. Coghlan later served 23 years as an aviator and officer in the US Navy from 1942 to 1965. After retiring from the Navy, he returned to acting and appeared in television, films, and commercials.

  • Title: Frank Coghlan Jr.
  • Popularity: 3.154
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1916-03-15
  • Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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  • Also Known As: Francis Edward Coghlan Jr., Frank 'Junior' Coghlan, Frank Coghlan, Frank Coghlin, Junior Coghlan, Junior Coughlan, Junior Coughlin
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Frank Coghlan Jr. Movies

  • 1922
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    Bobbed Hair

    Bobbed Hair

    1 1922 HD

    A young woman spurns her too conventional fiancé and flees to an artists' colony.

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  • 1936
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    Charlie Chan at the Race Track

    Charlie Chan at the Race Track

    7.1 1936 HD

    When a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and...

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  • 1925
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    The Great Circus Mystery

    The Great Circus Mystery

    1 1925 HD

    Joe Bonomo played circus acrobat Welles "Red" Landow, Louise Lorraine was the heroine, tightrope artist Trixie Tremaine, and such studio stalwarts as...

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  • 1931
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    It Pays to Advertise

    It Pays to Advertise

    4.7 1931 HD

    To prove his thesis that any product--even one that doesn't exist--can be merchandized if it is advertised properly, a young man gets together with...

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  • 1941
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    Adventures of Captain Marvel

    Adventures of Captain Marvel

    6.2 1941 HD

    On a scientific expedition to Siam young Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself into the super-powered Captain Marvel by the wizard...

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  • 1921
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    The Poverty of Riches

    The Poverty of Riches

    1 1921 HD

    John and Katherine Colby decide to put off parenthood until he has become wealthy. Their friends, Tom and Grace Donaldson, decide to start a family...

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  • 1923
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    Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

    6.4 1923 HD

    An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.

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  • 1931
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    The Public Enemy

    The Public Enemy

    7.25 1931 HD

    Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and...

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  • 1926
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    The Skyrocket

    The Skyrocket

    1 1926 HD

    In the prologue Sharon Kimm and Mickey Reid are childhood friends in a tenement neighborhood but are separated when Sharon is placed in an orphanage....

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  • 1926
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    Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

    1 1926 HD

    Railroad foreman Murray Sinclair is dismissed by George McCloud, division superintendent, for ransacking wrecks. Sinclair along with his henchmen,...

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  • 1932
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    The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans

    6 1932 HD

    Natty Bumppo, known as Hawk-Eye, is a frontiersman in the American wilderness. Together with his Indian friends Chingachgook and Uncas, he fights...

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  • 1934
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    Pardon My Pups

    Pardon My Pups

    5.4 1934 HD

    Mary Lou is excited because today is her older brother Sonny's birthday. Sonny wants a motorcycle, but his father has decided to buy him a dog...

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  • 1934
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    Managed Money

    Managed Money

    4.2 1934 HD

    Young Mary Lou tries to help her brother Sonny raise money so that he can attend a military academy.

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  • 1932
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    Hell's House

    Hell's House

    5.3 1932 HD

    A teenager lands in a brutal reform school for refusing to squeal on his bootlegger boss.

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  • 1941
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    Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

    Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

    1 1941 HD

    This edition of Screen Snapshots has more of a vaudeville flavor as opposed to Ralph Staub's usual candid-camera at home with the stars offerings....

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  • 1936
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    Melody in May

    Melody in May

    1 1936 HD

    A Ruth Etting musical short - The songs - "St. Louis Blues" & "It Had to Be You".

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  • 1933
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    Merrily Yours

    Merrily Yours

    5.7 1933 HD

    Sonny falls for the pretty new girl next door and decides to take her to a part. First, however, he has to get his sister Mary Lou to go to sleep,...

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  • 1933
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    What's to Do?

    What's to Do?

    5 1933 HD

    Sonny Rogers has just gotten elected class president, he's a star baseball player, and has a cute girlfriend. But, thanks to the conniving of his...

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  • 1935
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    Kentucky Blue Streak

    Kentucky Blue Streak

    4 1935 HD

    A nosy reporter (Nugent) befriends the dumb Coughlin and pushes the Governor to commute his sentence. Now, Coughlin can ride his family's pride and...

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  • 1991
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    The Republic Pictures Story

    The Republic Pictures Story

    1 1991 HD

    A history of Republic Pictures studios, featuring hundreds of clips plus on-camera interviews with stars, director, stuntman, etc.

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  • 1936
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    The Little Red Schoolhouse

    The Little Red Schoolhouse

    5.5 1936 HD

    Upset by discipline at school, a 17-year-old runs away to New York City and learns there are worse problems than going to his little red school house.

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  • 1936
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    Red Lights Ahead

    Red Lights Ahead

    5.2 1936 HD

    A family loses its collective head going from rags to riches in this low-budget comedy from also-ran studio Chesterfield. Former slapstick comedian...

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  • 1933
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    In the Money

    In the Money

    3.5 1933 HD

    When the chemical company owned by eccentric Professor Higginbottom files for bankruptcy, the formerly-affluent family loses its income. Levelheaded...

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  • 1935
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    Happiness C.O.D.

    Happiness C.O.D.

    6 1935 HD

    A young man, hard-pressed to pay off his mortgage and support his family, decides that he'll get money any way he can--honestly or otherwise.

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  • 1941
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    Uncle Joe

    Uncle Joe

    6 1941 HD

    A pretty Chicago teenager (Gale Storm), who's being courted by an older man, is sent by her worried parents to live with her uncle on his Iowa farm.

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  • 1928
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    Let 'Er Go Gallegher

    Let 'Er Go Gallegher

    5.5 1928 HD

    Young John Gallagher wants to be a newspaper reporter. One day he witnesses a murder committed by a mysterious man with only four fingers on one...

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  • 1939
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    Boys' Reformatory

    Boys' Reformatory

    5.5 1939 HD

    A tough street kid takes the rap for a burglary committed by the son of his foster family and is sent to a boys reformatory, where the inmates are...

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  • 1937
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    Blazing Barriers

    Blazing Barriers

    1 1937 HD

    Two young hoods from the city are sent to a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in the mountains to try to turn them away from the life of crime they're...

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  • 1938
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    Service de Luxe

    Service de Luxe

    6.5 1938 HD

    Glamorous and efficient Helen Murphy runs a service that will provide any type of assistance to wealthy customers, but what she's really looking for...

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  • 1930
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    River's End

    River's End

    6.2 1930 HD

    Sgt. Conniston and his alcoholic guide O'Toole are on the trail of an escaped murderer named Keith. When they catch up with him in the farthest...

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  • 1923
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    The Spanish Dancer

    The Spanish Dancer

    4 1923 HD

    The Spanish Dancer is the story of Maritana, a Romani girl who dances in courtyards and even tells people's fortunes. Despite her lowly position,...

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  • 1927
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    Rubber Tires

    Rubber Tires

    6.5 1927 HD

    When the Stack family suffers some financial setbacks, daughter Mary Ellen suggests they buy a car and relocate to California. Unbeknownst to them,...

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  • 1930
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    The Girl Said No

    The Girl Said No

    5.5 1930 HD

    A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams who has turned him down for Bushman. Haines...

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  • 1927
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    The Yankee Clipper

    The Yankee Clipper

    6.2 1927 HD

    A race between a British clipper ship and an American ship of a new design will determine the right to transport Chinese tea.

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  • 1933
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    Drum Taps

    Drum Taps

    4.5 1933 HD

    Skinner and his gang are grabbing land from the ranchers. When they go after Kerry's ranch Ken stops them. Skinner frames Ken for rustling but the...

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  • 1931
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    Penrod and Sam

    Penrod and Sam

    6 1931 HD

    Best pals Penrod and Sam are leaders of a super-secret neighborhood society, the In-Or-In Boys Club. Troubles arise when a pompous prig tries to join...

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  • 1927
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    The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

    6 1927 HD

    A country doctor helps a young couple to elope, and comes near to losing his practice and his happiness through the hostility of the boy's father.

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  • 1939
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    Meet Dr. Christian

    Meet Dr. Christian

    1 1939 HD

    The first of six films in the "Dr. Christian" series, starring Jean Hersholt as a small town doctor trying to convince local officials to approve...

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  • 1928
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    Marked Money

    Marked Money

    1 1928 HD

    Marked Money stars Junior Coghlan as the orphaned son of a seafaring man. His late father has left instructions that The Boy is to be delivered to...

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  • 1939
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    Angels Wash Their Faces

    Angels Wash Their Faces

    6.4 1939 HD

    A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister, intending to start a new life. However, he gets mixed up...

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  • 1939
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    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    7 1939 HD

    In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to...

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  • 1939
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    East Side of Heaven

    East Side of Heaven

    7.1 1939 HD

    A man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the turbulent lives of the child's family.

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  • 1939
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    The Flying Irishman

    The Flying Irishman

    4.6 1939 HD

    This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous...

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  • 1939
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    It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

    6.4 1939 HD

    Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by...

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  • 1939
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    Second Fiddle

    Second Fiddle

    5 1939 HD

    Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Minnesota but he follows her.

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  • 1939
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    Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

    7.939 1939 HD

    The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and...

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  • 1939
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    Day-time Wife

    Day-time Wife

    6.3 1939 HD

    When a young wife discovers her husband of two years is involved with his beautiful secretary, she applies for a job as secretary to a business rival.

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  • 1926
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    Mike

    Mike

    1 1926 HD

    A Modest Comedy Drama

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  • 1939
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    Dust Be My Destiny

    Dust Be My Destiny

    6.1 1939 HD

    Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter...

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  • 1967
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    Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

    6 1967 HD

    In New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles becomes a secretary at a theatrical law firm, where she falls in love with attorney Lyon...

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  • 1920
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    The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

    The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

    1 1920 HD

    Heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey stars in this 15 chapter action serial, of which portions of reels 1, 2, and 4 survive. In the serial he...

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  • 1939
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    Here I Am a Stranger

    Here I Am a Stranger

    7 1939 HD

    The story of a young man's discovery of his father.

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  • 1940
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    Murder Over New York

    Murder Over New York

    6.147 1940 HD

    When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on.

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  • 1940
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    The Fighting 69th

    The Fighting 69th

    5.4 1940 HD

    Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove...

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  • 1927
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    Slide, Kelly, Slide

    Slide, Kelly, Slide

    1 1927 HD

    A minor league pitcher lets pride get the better of him after he joins the New York Yankees.

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  • 1929
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    Square Shoulders

    Square Shoulders

    1 1929 HD

    Tad's dream is to attend a military academy so he can grow up to be a great soldier and a war hero, like his father. What he doesn't know is that his...

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  • 1940
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    Knute Rockne All American

    Knute Rockne All American

    6 1940 HD

    The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.

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  • 1940
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    Remedy for Riches

    Remedy for Riches

    5.8 1940 HD

    A small town doctor suspects the stranger in town is promoting an oil swindle. The fourth entry in the "Dr. Christian" series of six films.

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  • 1940
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    Love Thy Neighbor

    Love Thy Neighbor

    6.5 1940 HD

    Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars play versions of themselves, constantly at each...

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  • 1923
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    The Darling of New York

    The Darling of New York

    7 1923 HD

    Santussa, an orphan who becomes separated from her nurse en route to America to live with her grandfather, is cared for by gangsters who hide their...

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  • 1923
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    A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

    A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

    6.735 1923 HD

    When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the...

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  • 1936
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    Make Way for a Lady

    Make Way for a Lady

    5 1936 HD

    An imaginative teenager decides to play matchmaker for her widowed father. Director David Burton's 1936 comedy stars Herbert Marshall, Anne Shirley,...

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  • 1940
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    Free, Blonde and 21

    Free, Blonde and 21

    8 1940 HD

    Stories of women who live in an all-women hotel. One (Bari) works hard and marries a millionaire; another (Hughes) cheats and goes to jail.

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  • 1939
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    Scouts to the Rescue

    Scouts to the Rescue

    1 1939 HD

    Filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Sonora, California, this Universal serial is Universal's 40th sound-era serial. Eagle Scout Bruce Scott,...

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  • 1993
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    Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

    Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

    1 1993 HD

    There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike, at four she already led at the box office — ahead of Gable and...

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  • 1967
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    The Love-Ins

    The Love-Ins

    3.8 1967 HD

    A college professor falls in with the counterculture crowd in San Francisco after resigning from his position in solidarity with two expelled hippie...

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  • 1940
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    Double Alibi

    Double Alibi

    4.5 1940 HD

    A man's ex-wife is found murdered, and he finds himself to be the prime suspect.

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  • 1969
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    The Love God?

    The Love God?

    6 1969 HD

    Ornithologist Abner Peacock sells off his modest-selling birdwatching periodical to a charlatan who turns it into a girlie mag, making it a massive...

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  • 1968
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    The Shakiest Gun in the West

    The Shakiest Gun in the West

    6.227 1968 HD

    Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny"...

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  • 1939
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    Off the Record

    Off the Record

    6 1939 HD

    After a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother's gang to go to prison.

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  • 1926
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    Her Man o' War

    Her Man o' War

    1 1926 HD

    During World War I, an American soldier is captured and taken prisoner by the Germans. However, instead of being placed in a prisoner-of-war camp, he...

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  • 1931
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    How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'

    How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'

    1 1931 HD

    Bobby Jones practices the fundamentals with a group of children in the wings.

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  • 1935
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    Stranded

    Stranded

    5.8 1935 HD

    A Traveler's Aid worker who delights in solving people's problems gets mixed up with gangsters.

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  • 1943
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    Corvette K-225

    Corvette K-225

    6.2 1943 HD

    The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

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  • 1943
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    Presenting Lily Mars

    Presenting Lily Mars

    6.1 1943 HD

    Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a role but he is reluctant.

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  • 1939
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    Ex-Champ

    Ex-Champ

    6 1939 HD

    A former prizefighter tries to help his son pay off his gambling debts.

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  • 1937
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    Let Them Live

    Let Them Live

    1 1937 HD

    A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.

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  • 1932
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    Man Wanted

    Man Wanted

    5.5 1932 HD

    A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.

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  • 1933
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    Racetrack

    Racetrack

    1 1933 HD

    Joe Tomasso is an Italian-American bookmaker and gambler who, outwardly, is hard but soft-hearted inwardly. He becomes fond of a homeless waif,...

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  • 1923
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    Cause for Divorce

    Cause for Divorce

    1 1923 HD

    David Butler and Fritzi Brunette star in this melodrama about an agricultural student whose wife longs for life in the city.

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  • 1932
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    Union Depot

    Union Depot

    6.1 1932 HD

    Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a metropolitan train station, are Chick and his friend...

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  • 1935
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    It Never Rains

    It Never Rains

    1 1935 HD

    "Frolics of Youth" short starring Junior Coghlan.

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  • 1927
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    A Harp in Hock

    A Harp in Hock

    1 1927 HD

    A Harp in Hock, also known as The Samaritan, is a lost 1927 American silent melodrama film directed by Renaud Hoffman, produced by DeMille Pictures,...

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  • 1941
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    Out of the Fog

    Out of the Fog

    6.4 1941 HD

    A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves...

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  • 1967
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    The Love-Ins

    The Love-Ins

    3.8 1967 HD

    A college professor falls in with the counterculture crowd in San Francisco after resigning from his position in solidarity with two expelled hippie...

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  • 1941
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    Military Training

    Military Training

    1 1941 HD

    Training Film No. A-3: Poor Instruction, Rifle Litter, First Aid Demonstration, Bayonet Drill, Firing Range Instruction, Drill Squad, Charts and...

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  • 1942
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    Lady in a Jam

    Lady in a Jam

    5.5 1942 HD

    A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned mine. The psychiatrist, unable to talk her out of...

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  • 1962
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    The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    6.9 1962 HD

    Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells his land to the O.K. Oil Company and at the urging of...

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