Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon (12 December 1882 – 24 June 1953) was a Scottish film and stage actor. He appeared in 131 films between 1907 and 1952. Born Iver Edmund de Breon MacLaverty in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, he began in John Hare's touring company and later played on the West End stage and in Glasgow, gaining prominence. According to his grandson, Breon "started out at the turn of the century doing silent pictures in France. Vampire movies", so it is reasonably certain that MacLaverty is indeed the actor who appeared under the name Edmond Bréon in many Gaumont films 1907-1922 including, most famously, playing the part of Inspector Juve for Louis Feuillade in the ground-breaking Fantômas series. He did also appear in a small part in the 1915-1916 Feuillade series Les vampires, although this is not, as his grandson supposes, a horror film. He returned to Britain where he made the film A Little Bit of Fluff (1928), then went to Canada in 1929 and worked on the land. A year later he emigrated to the United States and gained his first big American film part in The Dawn Patrol (1930). Breon appeared in a mixture of British and American films over the following two decades. He also appeared on stage in the West End production of the comedy Spring Meeting in 1938. A 1949 newspaper article noted that Breon's "career has been interrupted by serious illness and an accident which kept him idle for two years." Breon died in his native Scotland on June 24, 1953.

  • Title: Edmund Breon
  • Popularity: 1.894
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1882-12-11
  • Place of Birth: Hamilton, Scotland, UK
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  • Also Known As: Iver Edmund de Breon MacLaverty, Edmond Breon, Edmond Bréon
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Edmund Breon Movies

  • 1946
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    Dressed to Kill

    Dressed to Kill

    6.5 1946 HD

    A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent...

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  • 1932
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    Leap Year

    Leap Year

    1 1932 HD

    'Affianced Foreign Office agent searches for mystery woman he loves.' (British Film Catalogue)

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  • 1939
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    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    7.303 1939 HD

    A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.

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  • 1949
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    Rope of Sand

    Rope of Sand

    5.6 1949 HD

    Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.

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  • 1949
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    Challenge to Lassie

    Challenge to Lassie

    4.8 1949 HD

    When Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.

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  • 1944
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    The Woman in the Window

    The Woman in the Window

    7.368 1944 HD

    A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

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  • 1944
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    Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

    6.3 1944 HD

    Cass Brown is about to marry for the second time; his first marriage, to Isabel was annulled. But when he discovers that Isabel just had their baby,...

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  • 1945
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    Saratoga Trunk

    Saratoga Trunk

    5.6 1945 HD

    An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces to achieve justice from the society that has...

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  • 1938
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    A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

    6.7 1938 HD

    A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.

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  • 1930
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    On Approval

    On Approval

    1 1930 HD

    'Broke duke and millionairess try month of trial marriage.' (British Film Catalogue)

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  • 1952
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    At Sword's Point

    At Sword's Point

    4.8 1952 HD

    France, 1648: Richelieu and Louis XIII are dead, the new king is a minor, and the Duc de Lavalle is in virtually open rebellion, scheming to seize...

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  • 1931
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    Chances

    Chances

    7 1931 HD

    Two brothers, Jack and Tom, are in love with the same woman, Molly. While the two brothers go off to war and Molly does her part in the effort, Tom...

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  • 1945
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    The Man in Half Moon Street

    The Man in Half Moon Street

    5.4 1945 HD

    A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.

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  • 1946
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    The Imperfect Lady

    The Imperfect Lady

    1 1946 HD

    A British peer's romance with a ballerina courts scandal in 1890s London.

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  • 1933
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    Three Men in a Boat

    Three Men in a Boat

    5 1933 HD

    An adaptation of Jerome K. Jerome’s classic story charting the comic misadventures of three friends – and a dog – as they take a...

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  • 1938
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    Owd Bob

    Owd Bob

    5.4 1938 HD

    Adam McAdam is an old, dour sheepherder whose life is devoted to his faithful dog, the whiskey bottle and his daughter, Jeannie. And a conflict that...

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  • 1938
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    Crackerjack

    Crackerjack

    6.1 1938 HD

    London has become enthralled by the antics of the contemporary Robin Hood, but when a band of bad guys start framing him for their misdeeds, the hero...

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  • 1934
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    Mister Cinders

    Mister Cinders

    1 1934 HD

    The Cinderella story is reversed in this light-hearted adaptation, with Cinders a young man who eventually wins the 'princess' – in this case,...

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  • 1910
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    André Chénier

    André Chénier

    4.2 1910 HD

    The life of French poet André Chénier, precursor of the Romantic movement, who was guillotined during the Revolution aged only 31.

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  • 1944
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    The Hour Before the Dawn

    The Hour Before the Dawn

    5 1944 HD

    A beautiful Austrian refugee in England--who is also a Nazi agent--marries a scholarly English pacifist. He lives near a secret military base she...

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  • 1948
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    Hills of Home

    Hills of Home

    6.7 1948 HD

    William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to...

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  • 1913
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    Fantômas

    Fantômas

    6.952 1913 HD

    A French silent film serial which follows the exploits of the archvillain Fantômas, who commits crimes while eluding Inspector Juve's tireless...

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  • 1932
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    Wedding Rehearsal

    Wedding Rehearsal

    4.6 1932 HD

    The grandmother of a British nobleman, reluctant to marry, plays matchmaker. He outmaneuvers her by getting all of the matches married off .

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  • 1912
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    La cassette de l'émigrée

    La cassette de l'émigrée

    1 1912 HD

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  • 1935
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    She Shall Have Music

    She Shall Have Music

    6 1935 HD

    Millionaire shipbuilder Freddie Gates decides to publicize his ships by hiring Jack Hylton and his orchestra to broadcast from his yacht.. Brian...

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  • 1931
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    Born to Love

    Born to Love

    5 1931 HD

    A pregnant American nurse living in London during WWI, believing her soldier-fiance has been killed in France, marries a wealthy aristocrat so her...

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  • 1937
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    Keep Fit

    Keep Fit

    5.6 1937 HD

    A weak, cowardly barber gets fit to win over a beautiful woman. However, she prefers his muscle-bound rival until George challenges him to a boxing...

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  • 1933
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    No Funny Business

    No Funny Business

    1 1933 HD

    'Riviera. Professional co-respondents mistake one another for clients.' (British Film Catalogue)

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  • 1931
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    The Love Habit

    The Love Habit

    1 1931 HD

    'Paris. Roué poses as secretary to flirt with employer's wife.' (British Film Catalogue)

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  • 1938
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    Luck of the Navy

    Luck of the Navy

    6 1938 HD

    With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.

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  • 1939
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    The Outsider

    The Outsider

    5 1939 HD

    A controversial osteopath sets out to cure the daughter of a famous surgeon - and falls in love with her in the process.

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  • 1913
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    Bout-de-Zan et le lion

    Bout-de-Zan et le lion

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Lodger

    The Lodger

    6.335 1944 HD

    In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

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  • 1947
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    Forever Amber

    Forever Amber

    6.1 1947 HD

    Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of...

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  • 1931
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    I Like Your Nerve

    I Like Your Nerve

    5.7 1931 HD

    Romance and political intrigue highlight director William C. McGann's 1931 comedy about a playboy smitten with the stepdaughter of a corrupt...

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  • 1944
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    Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

    Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

    7.3 1944 HD

    In 1923, two young ladies depart, unescorted, for a tour of Europe. Their great naïvité and efforts to seem grown-up lead them into many...

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  • 1912
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    A Race for Millions

    A Race for Millions

    1 1912 HD

    If an old man's niece does not claim her inheritance at the notary's office by the appointed time, his fortune will go to his housekeeper.

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  • 1935
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    The Divine Spark

    The Divine Spark

    1 1935 HD

    British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone.

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  • 1938
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    Dangerous Medicine

    Dangerous Medicine

    1 1938 HD

    After a young girl is jailed for a murder she didn't commit, a doctor helps her escape to capture the real killer and clear her name.

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  • 1951
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    The Thing from Another World

    The Thing from Another World

    6.7 1951 HD

    Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.

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  • 1940
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    It Happened to One Man

    It Happened to One Man

    1 1940 HD

    A film directed by Paul L. Stein.

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  • 1910
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    The Fault of Another

    The Fault of Another

    1 1910 HD

    A silent short film directed by Louis Feuillade.

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  • 1931
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    Uneasy Virtue

    Uneasy Virtue

    1 1931 HD

    A comedy film directed by Norman Walker

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  • 1932
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    Women Who Play

    Women Who Play

    1 1932 HD

    In order to deter his wife from having an affair a man hires an actress as part of an elaborate scheme.

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  • 1944
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    The White Cliffs of Dover

    The White Cliffs of Dover

    6.7 1944 HD

    American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a...

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  • 1948
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    Enchantment

    Enchantment

    6.4 1948 HD

    Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last...

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  • 1934
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    The Private Life of Don Juan

    The Private Life of Don Juan

    6.2 1934 HD

    What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. His wife Dolores, whom he hasn't lived with in five...

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  • 1930
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    The Dawn Patrol

    The Dawn Patrol

    6.6 1930 HD

    World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons...

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  • 1913
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    The Agony of Byzantium

    The Agony of Byzantium

    5.7 1913 HD

    The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks, an event that marked the end of the Byzantine Empire.

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  • 1928
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    A Little Bit of Fluff

    A Little Bit of Fluff

    1 1928 HD

    Syd Chaplin And Betty Balfour star in this British International Picture.

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  • 1914
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    Le jocond

    Le jocond

    1 1914 HD

    The constant smile of the eternally amiable Jacques Perdrot often complicates his life. Appointed chief of police at Castel-Boudin, he takes up his...

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  • 1914
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    L'hôtel de la gare

    L'hôtel de la gare

    1 1914 HD

    In order to take part in a "tournoi des dames", Narcisse Leblond persuades his wife that he is going to look after his sick godmother at Beaucaire....

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  • 1934
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    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    7 1934 HD

    18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an...

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  • 1938
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    Almost a Honeymoon

    Almost a Honeymoon

    1 1938 HD

    A young man who urgently needs to find a wife so that he can get a lucrative job in the colonial service, and sets out to persuade a woman to marry...

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  • 1914
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    At the Hour of Dawn

    At the Hour of Dawn

    1 1914 HD

    When a bandit captures a medieval Italian city, he imprisons and threatens to execute the betrothed of the city's absent ruler, who must return in...

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  • 1936
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    Love in Exile

    Love in Exile

    1 1936 HD

    When a king suddenly abdicates, his subjects are lead to believe that it is for the love of a foreigner in this romance. In reality, he is stepping...

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  • 1946
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    Devotion

    Devotion

    6 1946 HD

    In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister...

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  • 1914
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    Severo Torelli

    Severo Torelli

    1 1914 HD

    Pisa, 1494. Young Severo, who has sworn to stab the tyrant in his town, learns that it is his own father.

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  • 1910
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    The Beggar's Christmas

    The Beggar's Christmas

    1 1910 HD

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  • 1910
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    Lysistrata or The Kissing Strike

    Lysistrata or The Kissing Strike

    1 1910 HD

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  • 1910
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    Monsieur Wants to Get Married

    Monsieur Wants to Get Married

    1 1910 HD

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  • 1944
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    Gaslight

    Gaslight

    7.5 1944 HD

    A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

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  • 1935
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    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    1 1935 HD

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