Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clarence William Kolb (July 31, 1874 – November 25, 1964) was an American vaudeville performer and actor. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the only child of second generation Austrian parents who owned a local meat company. Kolb started out as one half of a vaudeville comedy team, Kolb and Dill, with Max Dill. They styled their act on the famous team of Weber and Fields. In addition to their stage work, they appeared in a series of short films and a feature length movie in 1917. Afterwards, Kolb made a return to vaudeville, and he only returned to the movies in the late 1930s. He became famous for portraying the same type of character in many films, namely a politician or businessman. He is best remembered for his role as the grumpy father in the multi-Academy Awards nominated hit comedy film Merrily We Live (1938), the corrupt mayor in the comedy His Girl Friday (1940), and as Mr. Honeywell in the television sitcom My Little Margie (1952). Kolb played himself in his last movie appearance, Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), opposite Danny Beck (who played the late Max Dill). Clarence Kolb died at age 90 of a stroke at the Orchard Gables Sanitarium in Hollywood. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

  • Title: Clarence Kolb
  • Popularity: 2.797
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1874-07-30
  • Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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  • Also Known As: C. William Kolb, William Kolb, Clarence William Kolb
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Clarence Kolb Movies

  • 1940
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    His Girl Friday

    His Girl Friday

    7.4 1940 HD

    Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his...

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  • 1947
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    Blondie in the Dough

    Blondie in the Dough

    6.5 1947 HD

    BBlondie opens a bakery in her home to help fill the family cookie jar. Her tasty cookies become so popular that a cookie magnate makes her an offer...

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  • 1949
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    Impact

    Impact

    6.1 1949 HD

    After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.

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  • 1949
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    Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

    7.097 1949 HD

    A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers...

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  • 1927
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    Two Flaming Youths

    Two Flaming Youths

    1 1927 HD

    Sheriff Ben Holden is in love with hotel owner Madge Malarkey when down-and-out carnival man Gabby Gilfoil shows up hoping to take her for some...

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  • 1938
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    Carefree

    Carefree

    6.598 1938 HD

    Dr. Tony Flagg's friend Steven has problems in the relationship with his fiancée Amanda, so he persuades her to visit Tony. After some minor...

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  • 1916
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    Bluff

    Bluff

    1 1916 HD

    Louie, the janitor of a large New York building, leaves New York for a small town to try to work out his formula for the "manufacturing of gold from...

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  • 1943
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    The Falcon in Danger

    The Falcon in Danger

    5.6 1943 HD

    Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,000. The Falcon investigates and discovers a plot...

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  • 1947
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    Christmas Eve

    Christmas Eve

    5.4 1947 HD

    The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth, but she will be saved if her three...

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  • 1941
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    Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

    7.1 1941 HD

    A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell tell the truth, and only the truth, for twenty-four hours.

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  • 1941
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    The Night of January 16th

    The Night of January 16th

    5 1941 HD

    Accused of killing her employer, financier Bjorn Faulkner, Kit is championed by wisecracking sailor-on-leave Steve Van Ruyle, who has a vested...

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  • 1941
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    Caught in the Draft

    Caught in the Draft

    5.8 1941 HD

    Don Bolton is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft, he decides to get married...but falls for a colonel's daughter. By...

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  • 1946
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    The Kid from Brooklyn

    The Kid from Brooklyn

    6.2 1946 HD

    Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The...

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  • 1938
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    Merrily We Live

    Merrily We Live

    7.2 1938 HD

    Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep...

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  • 1945
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    Road to Alcatraz

    Road to Alcatraz

    1 1945 HD

    The police think a young lawyer (Robert Lowery) killed his partner, but he was drugged when it happened.

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  • 1937
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    Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

    5.1 1937 HD

    In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers...

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  • 1940
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    No Time for Comedy

    No Time for Comedy

    5.5 1940 HD

    An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.

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  • 1938
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    The Law West of Tombstone

    The Law West of Tombstone

    4 1938 HD

    A blustering gunfighter talks himself into the position of mayor in a small western town.

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  • 1939
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    It Could Happen to You

    It Could Happen to You

    1.5 1939 HD

    In this comedy/mystery a milquetoast ad man finds his good ideas constantly copped by ambitious coworkers. His boss doesn't even seem to see him. The...

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  • 1938
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    Give Me a Sailor

    Give Me a Sailor

    5.6 1938 HD

    Jim and Walter are two brother sailors in the United States Navy. Walter tells Jim as soon as they get home he is going to ask his beautiful...

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  • 1939
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    The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

    5.8 1939 HD

    Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secretary. Or isn't he rather married with his job? For...

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  • 1939
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    Society Lawyer

    Society Lawyer

    5.1 1939 HD

    Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall when Siddall is arrested for the murder of an ex-girlfriend. With the help...

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  • 1940
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    Tugboat Annie Sails Again

    Tugboat Annie Sails Again

    5.5 1940 HD

    Two rival tugboat captains compete for local business.

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  • 1944
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    Irish Eyes Are Smiling

    Irish Eyes Are Smiling

    5 1944 HD

    Climbing to fame, Irish-American composer Ernest R. Ball romances a showgirl, who catches the eye of an underworld character.

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  • 1944
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    Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

    5 1944 HD

    During WWII, an executive and his secretary arrive in Washington, DC on business but, because of the housing shortage, are unable to find hotel...

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  • 1939
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    Beware Spooks!

    Beware Spooks!

    7 1939 HD

    A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park haunted house in Coney Island.

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  • 1939
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    Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

    Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

    6.2 1939 HD

    The first of four films in the "Five Little Peppers" series, based on Margaret Sinclair's popular book, about a widowed mother and her five children....

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  • 1940
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    Five Little Peppers at Home

    Five Little Peppers at Home

    6.3 1940 HD

    The second entry in the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the family struggling to keep their copper mine when their elderly business partner...

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  • 1943
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    True to Life

    True to Life

    6 1943 HD

    A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins...

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  • 1939
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    Honolulu

    Honolulu

    6.1 1939 HD

    Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.

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  • 1940
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    Michael Shayne: Private Detective

    Michael Shayne: Private Detective

    6.5 1940 HD

    Millionaire sportsman Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his spoiled daughter Phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and...

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  • 1947
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    Lost Honeymoon

    Lost Honeymoon

    5.3 1947 HD

    An American architect learns he has two children whom he fathered during his military service.

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  • 1943
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    The Sky's the Limit

    The Sky's the Limit

    6.1 1943 HD

    Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly...

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  • 1944
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    Something for the Boys

    Something for the Boys

    6.2 1944 HD

    The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who gets radio through her teeth!), inherit southern...

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  • 1945
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    What a Blonde

    What a Blonde

    3.5 1945 HD

    American gas rationing during WWII results in comic mayhem as a lingerie executive finds his home overrun with showgirls.

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  • 1947
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    The Pilgrim Lady

    The Pilgrim Lady

    5 1947 HD

    Dennis Carter, the head of a detective agency, and his secretary, Henrietta Rankin, get involved in the murder of a scandal-peddling, blackmailing...

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  • 1940
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    The Man Who Talked Too Much

    The Man Who Talked Too Much

    6 1940 HD

    A young law graduate joins his older brother's legal practice, only to discover the firm's clients are mostly mobsters. Director Vincent Sherman's...

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  • 1939
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    Good Girls Go to Paris

    Good Girls Go to Paris

    7.1 1939 HD

    Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor Ronald Brooke, she manages to make her dream come...

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  • 1956
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    Shake, Rattle and Rock!

    Shake, Rattle and Rock!

    4.6 1956 HD

    A TV star meets with opposition from adults who object to the opening of a rock 'n' roll palace for teens.

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  • 1937
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    Portia on Trial

    Portia on Trial

    5.333 1937 HD

    Lady lawyer Portia Merryman (Frieda Inescourt) defends woebegone Elizabeth Manners (Heather Angel), who is on trial for shooting her lover Earle...

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  • 1936
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    Fury

    Fury

    7.477 1936 HD

    Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is...

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  • 1941
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    Bedtime Story

    Bedtime Story

    5.9 1941 HD

    A Braodway playwright wants to keep on writing plays for his wife to star in, but all she wants is to retire to Connecticut and, following a few...

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  • 1944
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    3 Is a Family

    3 Is a Family

    1 1944 HD

    Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his...

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  • 1937
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    The Toast of New York

    The Toast of New York

    5.8 1937 HD

    After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he...

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  • 1939
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    I Was a Convict

    I Was a Convict

    5 1939 HD

    In this crime drama a wealthy business tycoon serves a sentence for tax fraud. While there he becomes good friends with his cellmates and after they...

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  • 1952
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    The Rose Bowl Story

    The Rose Bowl Story

    3.5 1952 HD

    The newly crowned Rose Bowl Princess and a tough but tender football player find the California Rose Bowl is an area for their budding romance.

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  • 1938
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    Gold Is Where You Find It

    Gold Is Where You Find It

    6.9 1938 HD

    Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a new method developed during the gold rush of the...

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  • 1941
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    You're in the Army Now

    You're in the Army Now

    3.6 1941 HD

    Incompetent door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen become enlisted without their knowledge.

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  • 1939
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    Our Leading Citizen

    Our Leading Citizen

    1 1939 HD

    Lem Schofield, a lawyer in a one-time small-town turned industrialized big city, runs his firm on examples set by Abraham Lincoln and is a friend to...

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  • 1941
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    Blossoms in the Dust

    Blossoms in the Dust

    6.533 1941 HD

    Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats...

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  • 1941
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    Hellzapoppin'

    Hellzapoppin'

    7.1 1941 HD

    Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the...

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  • 1942
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    True to the Army

    True to the Army

    1 1942 HD

    A wire-walker, on the run from gangsters, masquerades as a soldier at her boyfriend's Army base.

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  • 1936
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    A Girl's Best Years

    A Girl's Best Years

    5 1936 HD

    A woman reporter is hired by an author-songwriter to help him avoid additional breach-of-promise suits.

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  • 1947
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    Fun on a Weekend

    Fun on a Weekend

    7 1947 HD

    Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth...

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  • 1937
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    Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

    5.9 1937 HD

    When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem,...

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  • 1957
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    Man of a Thousand Faces

    Man of a Thousand Faces

    6.7 1957 HD

    The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces;...

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  • 1946
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    White Tie and Tails

    White Tie and Tails

    7 1946 HD

    When his employer goes to Florida, a butler masquerades as a millionaire and winds up marrying an heiress.

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  • 1947
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    The Fabulous Joe

    The Fabulous Joe

    5.8 1947 HD

    Milo Terkel's life is never the same after he is willed a dog named Joe. Milo buys his wife a diamond necklace for their anniversary, but when he...

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  • 1957
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    Man of a Thousand Faces

    Man of a Thousand Faces

    6.7 1957 HD

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  • 1952
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    My Little Margie

    My Little Margie

    3 1952 HD

    My Little Margie is an American situation comedy starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell that alternated between CBS and NBC from 1952 to 1955.

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  • 1952
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    My Little Margie

    My Little Margie

    3 1952 HD

    My Little Margie is an American situation comedy starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell that alternated between CBS and NBC from 1952 to 1955.

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