Irving Bacon

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Irving Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films.

Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1920. He was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in some sources) such as The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938). He often played comical "average guys".

In the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played the weary postman Mr. Crumb in Columbia Pictures' Blondie film series. One of his bigger roles was as a similarly flustered postman in the thriller Cause for Alarm! in 1952.

During the 1950s, Bacon worked steadily in a number of television sitcoms, most notably I Love Lucy, where he appeared in two episodes, one which cast him as Ethel Mertz's father.

Gone with the Wind

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It Happened One Night

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Shadow of a Doubt

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The Grapes of Wrath

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Spellbound

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His Girl Friday

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Monsieur Verdoux

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You Can't Take It with You

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

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A Star Is Born

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Meet John Doe

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I Love Lucy

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

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Holiday Inn

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The Glenn Miller Story

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The Return of Frank James

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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

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Topper

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They Died with Their Boots On

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The Thin Man Goes Home

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At the Circus

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Lady for a Day

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Western Union

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Leave It to Beaver

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San Francisco

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Moonrise

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Bachelor Mother

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State of the Union

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The Spoilers

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Tobacco Road

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Action in the North Atlantic

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A Guy Named Joe

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Since You Went Away

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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

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Room for One More

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Made for Each Other

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In Old Oklahoma

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If I Had a Million

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Cause for Alarm!

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Born to Be Bad

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Woman in Hiding

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The Mad Miss Manton

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Broadway Melody of 1940

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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

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Maverick

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O. Henry's Full House

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Great Guns

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Run for Cover

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Bad Girl

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They Made Me a Criminal

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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

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The Velvet Touch

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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

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Nancy Drew... Reporter

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The Desperadoes

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Female

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It's a Great Feeling

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It Started with Eve

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It's Love I'm After

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The Oklahoma Kid

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The Cowboy and the Lady

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Pardon My Sarong

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Fort Massacre

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77 Sunset Strip

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Casanova Brown

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Edison, the Man

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Private Detective 62

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Broadway Bill

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True Confession

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Kansas Pacific

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Star in the Night

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Million Dollar Legs

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The Story of Dr. Wassell

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Whispering Smith

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Words and Music

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Albuquerque

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Good Sam

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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

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Goin' to Town

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The Big Broadcast of 1938

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Here Comes the Groom

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Manhandled

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Caught in the Draft

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Ambush at Cimarron Pass

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Mr. Moto's Gamble

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Double Harness

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The Texas Rangers

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Internes Can't Take Money

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The Donna Reed Show

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Johnny Come Lately

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Union Depot

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El Paso

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The Murder Man

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At Gunpoint

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A Stranger in Town

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There Goes My Heart

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The Keyhole

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This Is the Night

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Dakota Incident

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Vogues of 1938

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Rio

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Michael Shayne: Private Detective

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Racket Busters

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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

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The Great Man's Lady

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Central Airport

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The Glass Key

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The Howards of Virginia

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Guest Wife

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The Saturday Night Kid

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The Mind Reader

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Lawyer Man

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The Sisters

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Lady in a Jam

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Devil's Canyon

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House of Mystery

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Ann Vickers

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Week-End at the Waldorf

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The Green Promise

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Blondie Meets the Boss

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Lillian Russell

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Never a Dull Moment

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Murder on a Honeymoon

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Blondie Takes a Vacation

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Blondie on a Budget

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Young People

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Star Spangled Rhythm

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Back Street

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Street of Chance

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Tide of Empire

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Lilly Turner

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The Big Broadcast

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The Doctor Takes a Wife

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The Gay Bride

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China Clipper

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Blondie

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Blondie Goes Latin

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The Farmer Takes a Wife

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Four Star Playhouse

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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

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Can't Help Singing

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Riding High

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Sing, Bing, Sing

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Murder with Pictures

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Indianapolis Speedway

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Dear Ruth

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George White's Scandals

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Black Horse Canyon

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Private Worlds

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Blondie Brings Up Baby

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Blondie Plays Cupid

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King of the Cowboys

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Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

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Lucky Night

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Sing, You Sinners

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Page Miss Glory

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Second Fiddle

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Matchmaking Mamma

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The Pursuit of Happiness

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The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

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Hers to Hold

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Central Park

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Blondie in Society

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Blondie Has Servant Trouble

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Earthworm Tractors

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Big City

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The Match King

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Petticoat Fever

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The Big Cat

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Here Comes Cookie

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Midnight Intruder

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Give Me a Sailor

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They Gave Him a Gun

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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

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Tail Spin

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Torchy Runs for Mayor

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Madame Racketeer

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Remember the Day

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Dangerous Number

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Hard to Get

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Gold Rush Maisie

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Riverboat

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Knickerbocker Holiday

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Rose of Cimarron

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Now I'll Tell

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Fort Ti

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Ride on Vaquero

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You Can't Fool Your Wife

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Under Western Skies

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Side Street

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Hollywood Cavalcade

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On Your Toes

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The Gracie Allen Murder Case

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Professor Beware

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Sitting Pretty

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The Big Timer

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The House Across the Street

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John Loves Mary

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Tropic Holiday

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The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

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Blondie's Blessed Event

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Footlight Glamour

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Our Wife

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Family Honeymoon

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Kentucky Moonshine

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Duffy of San Quentin

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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

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Freckles Comes Home

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Branded Men

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Wake Up and Dream

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Alias: The Bad Man

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The President Vanishes

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Out of This World

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Mary Jane's Pa

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Friends of Mr. Sweeney

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Star Dust

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Hopalong Cassidy Returns

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Brother Rat and a Baby

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The Happy Years

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Dreaming Out Loud

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Four Mothers

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General Electric Theater

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It's a Great Life

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Lone Cowboy

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Love on a Bet

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Pack Up Your Troubles

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The Vice Squad

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Exposed

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Honor of the Range

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It's A Small World

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Hitch Hike Lady

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Burning Up

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Emergency Wedding

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Broke in China

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By Your Leave

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News Is Made at Night

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The Housekeeper's Daughter

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The Wild Man of Borneo

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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

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Man of Iron

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Hat, Coat and Glove

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Hollywood Boulevard

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To Mary - with Love

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His First Flame

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Katie Did It

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Big Business Girl

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Hidden Guns

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Lady Be Careful

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Angel's Holiday

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Mister Big

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She Couldn't Take It

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The Bashful Bachelor

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Drift Fence

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December Bride

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Hitchhike to Happiness

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Two Sisters

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No One Man

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A Prodigal Bridegroom

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A Dozen Socks

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My Brother Talks to Horses

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Mr. Music

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Patrick the Great

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She Couldn't Say No

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Accent on Love

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Marry the Girl

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A Blonde's Revenge

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Two-Fisted

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Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

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Tip-Off Girls

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Hello, Everybody!

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The First Hundred Years

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You Belong to Me

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The Old Barn

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The Hell Cat

6.0

One Way to Love

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Dynamite

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A Rainy Knight

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Chip Off the Old Block

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Half Way to Heaven

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Men Without Names

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Exclusive

6.0

Henry Aldrich for President

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Timothy's Quest

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A Son Comes Home

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Sons of New Mexico

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Dixie Dugan

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Big Town Girl

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Between Us Girls

6.0

The Singing Kid

4.0

The Campus Carmen

4.0

Rhythm on the Range

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Big Business

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Diamond Jim

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Saddle Pals

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Golden Harvest

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Adventures in Silverado

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Remember When?

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I Stole a Million

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I'll Love You Always

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Get Hep to Love

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Two Weeks to Live

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Her Primitive Man

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So's Your Uncle

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The Chaser

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Dear Wife

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Sailor's Lady

4.0

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

6.0

Just a Pain in the Parlor

3.0

Bad Boy

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Blondes Prefer Bonds

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The Head Man

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Footlight Serenade

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The Girl from Everywhere

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The Best Man

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The Swim Princess

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Motorboat Mamas

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Calling Hubby's Bluff

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Masked Mamas

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Hurry, Doctor!

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Hot Cakes for Two

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Trimmed in Gold

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Meet My Girl

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Kitty from Killarney

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Over Thereabouts

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The Jolly Jilter

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For Sale, a Bungalow

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His New Stenographer

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Isn't Love Cuckoo?

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Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

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High Hats and Low Brows

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Whispering Whiskers

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The Gosh-Darn Mortgage

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Sweethearts on Parade

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Knights Before Christmas

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Lime Juice Nights

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Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

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Moon Over Her Shoulder

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Smith's Army Life

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Heavenly Days

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Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

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Smith's Pony

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Smith's Uncle

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The Rodeo

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The Spirit of Culver

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Scandal Sheet

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Rocky

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Desert of Lost Men

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Manhattan Heartbeat

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Night Train to Memphis

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Week-End Pass

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Thru Different Eyes

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He Learned About Women

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Good Morning, Nurse

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No Ransom

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Manhattan Moon

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California's Golden Beginning

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Big Town Czar

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Redheads on Parade

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Smith's Picnic

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Cadet Girl

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Young America

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Smith's Cook

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Smith's Fishing Trip

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Powdersmoke Range

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Too Busy to Work

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Top Man

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File 113

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The Itching Hour

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Ship Cafe

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Let's Make a Million

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Boarding House Blues

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Down Memory Lane

0.0

Forgotten Faces

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Wives Never Know

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Millions in the Air

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