Herbert Stothart

Herbert Stothart

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Herbert P. Stothart (September 11, 1885 – February 1, 1949) was an American songwriter, arranger, conductor, and composer. He was also nominated for twelve Academy Awards, winning Best Original Score for The Wizard of Oz. Stothart was widely acknowledged as a member of the top tier of Hollywood composers during the 1930s and 1940s. Life and career Herbert Stothart was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He studied music in Europe and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he later taught. Stothart was first hired by producer Arthur Hammerstein to be a musical director for touring companies of Broadway shows, and was soon writing music for the producer's nephew Oscar Hammerstein II. He composed music for the famous operetta, Rose-Marie. Stothart soon joined with many famous composers including Vincent Youmans, George Gershwin and Franz Lehár. Stothart achieved pop-chart success with standards like “Cute Little Two by Four”, “Wildflower”, “Bambalina”, “The Mounties”, “Totem Tom-Tom”, “Why Shouldn’t We?”, “Fly Away”, “Song of the Flame”, “The Cossack Love Song”, “Dawn”, “I Wanna Be Loved by You”, “Cuban Love Song”, “The Rogue Song” and “The Donkey Serenade.” The year 1929 marked the end of the era of silent films. Shortly after completing his latest musical “Golden Dawn” with Oscar Hammerstein, Stothart received an invitation from Louis B. Mayer to move to Hollywood, which he accepted. In 1929, Stothart was signed to a large MGM contract. The next twenty years of his life were spent at MGM Studios, where he was part of elite group of Hollywood composers. Among the many films that he worked on was the famous 1936 version of Rose-Marie, starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. He conducted and wrote songs and scores for the films The Cuban Love Song, The Good Earth, Romeo and Juliet, Mutiny on the Bounty, Mrs. Miniver, The Green Years and The Picture of Dorian Gray. His output included the Marx Brothers' Night at the Opera, the Leo Tolstoy romantic drama Anna Karenina, two Charles Dickens dramas (A Tale of Two Cities and David Copperfield), and Mutiny on the Bounty, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. He won an Oscar for his musical score for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Herbert Stothart spent his entire Hollywood career at MGM. In 1947, he suffered a heart attack while visiting Scotland, and afterwards, composed an orchestral piece (Heart Attack: A Symphonic Poem), based on his tribulations. He worked on another (Voices of Liberation), commissioned by Roger Wagner Chorale, when he died two years later at the age of 63.

  • Title: Herbert Stothart
  • Popularity: 0.711
  • Known For: Sound
  • Birthday: 1885-09-11
  • Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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  • Also Known As: Hubert Stothart
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  • 1942
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    We Must Have Music

    We Must Have Music

    4.1 1942 HD

    A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to the elaborate song scores for musicals (with scenes...

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  • 1940
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    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    6.5 1940 HD

    This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance...

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  • 1937
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    The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

    7 1937 HD

    Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment the movie going public has in going to the theater,...

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  • 1940
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    Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice

    6.9 1940 HD

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  • 1935
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    Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    7.3 1935 HD

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  • 1944
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    Kismet

    Kismet

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Valley of Decision

    The Valley of Decision

    7.3 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

    5.8 1946 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Human Comedy

    The Human Comedy

    6.2 1943 HD

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    Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

    Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

    6.6 1944 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Unfinished Dance

    The Unfinished Dance

    6 1947 HD

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    The Green Years

    The Green Years

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1941
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    Men of Boys Town

    Men of Boys Town

    6.125 1941 HD

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    The Cuban Love Song

    The Cuban Love Song

    4.3 1931 HD

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  • 1935
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    Ah, Wilderness!

    Ah, Wilderness!

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1942
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    Cairo

    Cairo

    5.8 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

    Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

    5.3 1941 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Lottery Bride

    The Lottery Bride

    4.7 1930 HD

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  • 1941
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    Come Live with Me

    Come Live with Me

    6.9 1941 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Sea of Grass

    The Sea of Grass

    6.2 1947 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Squaw Man

    The Squaw Man

    5.4 1931 HD

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  • 1936
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    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    6.1 1936 HD

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  • 1932
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    Rasputin and the Empress

    Rasputin and the Empress

    5.2 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    The White Sister

    The White Sister

    5.4 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Queen Christina

    Queen Christina

    6.8 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Riptide

    Riptide

    6.2 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Devil Is a Sissy

    The Devil Is a Sissy

    6.9 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

    6.8 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    I Married an Angel

    I Married an Angel

    5 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Balalaika

    Balalaika

    4.2 1939 HD

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  • 1935
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    A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

    6.7 1935 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    7.112 1945 HD

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  • 1936
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    Camille

    Camille

    7 1936 HD

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  • 1947
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    Desire Me

    Desire Me

    5.7 1947 HD

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  • 1940
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    Waterloo Bridge

    Waterloo Bridge

    7.476 1940 HD

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  • 1936
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    After the Thin Man

    After the Thin Man

    7.3 1936 HD

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  • 1945
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    Son of Lassie

    Son of Lassie

    5.9 1945 HD

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  • 1935
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    Biography of a Bachelor Girl

    Biography of a Bachelor Girl

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    A Night at the Opera

    A Night at the Opera

    7.438 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

    7.6 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    San Francisco

    San Francisco

    6.6 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Gorgeous Hussy

    The Gorgeous Hussy

    5.2 1936 HD

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  • 1934
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    Viva Villa!

    Viva Villa!

    6.238 1934 HD

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  • 1940
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    Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

    6.619 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    Rio Rita

    Rio Rita

    5.8 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Firefly

    The Firefly

    6.4 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    Of Human Hearts

    Of Human Hearts

    5.8 1938 HD

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  • 1943
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    A Guy Named Joe

    A Guy Named Joe

    6.5 1943 HD

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  • 1934
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    Chained

    Chained

    6.8 1934 HD

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  • 1944
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    Dragon Seed

    Dragon Seed

    6.4 1944 HD

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  • 1935
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    China Seas

    China Seas

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Night Is Young

    The Night Is Young

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1930
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    Golden Dawn

    Golden Dawn

    4.7 1930 HD

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  • 1939
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    Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    Northwest Passage

    Northwest Passage

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1936
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    Moonlight Murder

    Moonlight Murder

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    Wife vs. Secretary

    Wife vs. Secretary

    6.8 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    Robin Hood of El Dorado

    Robin Hood of El Dorado

    4.7 1936 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Song of the Flame

    The Song of the Flame

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1933
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    Queen Christina

    Queen Christina

    6.8 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    Sequoia

    Sequoia

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    What Every Woman Knows

    What Every Woman Knows

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Laughing Boy

    Laughing Boy

    3.6 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

    6.508 1934 HD

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  • 1942
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    Mrs. Miniver

    Mrs. Miniver

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    Blossoms in the Dust

    Blossoms in the Dust

    6.5 1941 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Yearling

    The Yearling

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1944
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    The White Cliffs of Dover

    The White Cliffs of Dover

    6.7 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    National Velvet

    National Velvet

    7.276 1945 HD

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  • 1941
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    Smilin' Through

    Smilin' Through

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    I Married an Angel

    I Married an Angel

    5 1942 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Florodora Girl

    The Florodora Girl

    6.2 1930 HD

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  • 1937
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    Maytime

    Maytime

    6.222 1937 HD

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  • 1930
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    Madam Satan

    Madam Satan

    5.8 1930 HD

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  • 1954
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    Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

    4 1954 HD

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  • 1935
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    David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

    6.516 1935 HD

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  • 1943
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    Thousands Cheer

    Thousands Cheer

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1949
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    Big Jack

    Big Jack

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    Three Daring Daughters

    Three Daring Daughters

    5.7 1948 HD

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  • 1930
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    New Moon

    New Moon

    4.3 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    In Gay Madrid

    In Gay Madrid

    5 1930 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Good Earth

    The Good Earth

    6.2 1937 HD

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  • 1930
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    A Lady's Morals

    A Lady's Morals

    4.2 1930 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Cuban Love Song

    The Cuban Love Song

    4.3 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Cuban Love Song

    The Cuban Love Song

    4.3 1931 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Chocolate Soldier

    The Chocolate Soldier

    6.6 1941 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Florodora Girl

    The Florodora Girl

    6.2 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Son-Daughter

    The Son-Daughter

    7 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Son-Daughter

    The Son-Daughter

    7 1932 HD

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  • 1938
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    Sweethearts

    Sweethearts

    5.3 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    Maytime

    Maytime

    6.222 1937 HD

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  • 1930
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    Madam Satan

    Madam Satan

    5.8 1930 HD

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  • 1938
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    Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    6.288 1938 HD

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  • 1946
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    Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

    5.8 1946 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Painted Veil

    The Painted Veil

    6.6 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    Night Flight

    Night Flight

    5.842 1933 HD

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  • 1937
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    Conquest

    Conquest

    6.7 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    Mannequin

    Mannequin

    6.1 1938 HD

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  • 1936
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    Absolute Quiet

    Absolute Quiet

    5.5 1936 HD

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  • 1945
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    They Were Expendable

    They Were Expendable

    6.514 1945 HD

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  • 1940
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    Susan and God

    Susan and God

    6.5 1940 HD

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  • 1948
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    Hills of Home

    Hills of Home

    6.7 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tennessee Johnson

    Tennessee Johnson

    6.2 1942 HD

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  • 1935
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    Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

    6.59 1935 HD

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  • 1943
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    Madame Curie

    Madame Curie

    7.149 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Random Harvest

    Random Harvest

    7.2 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

    5.7 1939 HD

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  • 1930
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    Call of the Flesh

    Call of the Flesh

    4.5 1930 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

    6.5 1941 HD

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