Irene

Irene

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Irene Maud Lentz (December 8, 1901 – November 15, 1962) also known mononymously and professionally as Irene, was an American fashion designer and costume designer. Her work as a clothing designer in Los Angeles led to her career as a costume designer for films in the 1930s. Lentz also worked under the name Irene Gibbons. Lentz had been taught sewing as a child and, with a flair for style, she decided to open a small dress shop. The success of her designs in her tiny store eventually led to an offer from the Bullocks Wilshire luxury department store to design for their Ladies Custom Salon which catered to a wealthy clientele including a number of Hollywood stars. Lentz's designs at Bullocks gained her much attention in the film community and she was contracted by independent production companies to design the wardrobe for some of their productions. Billing herself simply as "Irene", her first work came in 1933 on the film Goldie Gets Along featuring her designs for star Lily Damita. However, her big break came when she was hired to create the gowns for Ginger Rogers for her 1937 film Shall We Dance with Fred Astaire. This was followed by more designs in another Ginger Rogers film as well as work for other independents such as Walter Wanger Productions, Hal Roach Studios as well as majors such as RKO, Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures. During the 1930s, Irene Lentz designed the film wardrobe for leading ladies such as Constance Bennett, Hedy Lamarr, Joan Bennett, Claudette Colbert, Carole Lombard, Ingrid Bergman, and Loretta Young among others. She "is generally regarded as the originator of the dressmaker suit" that was popular in the late 1930s. Through her work, Lentz met and married short story author and screenwriter Eliot Gibbons, brother of multi-Academy Award winning Cedric Gibbons, head of art direction at MGM Studios. Despite her success, working under the powerful set designer Cedric while being married to his brother Eliot was not easy. Irene confided to her close friend Doris Day that the marriage to Eliot was not a happy one. Generally regarded as the most important and influential production designer in the history of American films, Cedric Gibbons hired Lentz when gown designer Adrian left MGM in 1941 to open his own fashion house. By 1943 she was a leading costume supervisor at MGM, earning international recognition for her "soufflé creations" and is remembered for her avant-garde wardrobe for Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). In 1950, Lentz left MGM to open her own fashion house. After Lentz was out of the film industry for nearly ten years, Doris Day requested her services for the production Midnight Lace (Universal, 1960). The following year she did the costume design for another Day film, Lover Come Back (1961), and during 1962 worked on her last production, A Gathering of Eagles (1963). Lentz was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White for B.F.'s Daughter (1948). She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color for Midnight Lace (1960).

  • Title: Irene
  • Popularity: 4.171
  • Known For: Costume & Make-Up
  • Birthday: 1901-12-08
  • Place of Birth: Baker, Montana, USA
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  • Also Known As: Irene Maud Lentz, Irene Lentz, Irene Gibbons
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Irene Movies

  • 1922
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    A Tailor-Made Man

    A Tailor-Made Man

    1 1922 HD

    A tailor tries to pass himself off in high society by wearing some of his rich customer's clothes.

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  • 1923
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    The Dare-Devil

    The Dare-Devil

    5 1923 HD

    The movie makers are filming the next installment of the western serial "Get Your Man". The movie's leading man wants his stunt double to do the next...

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  • 1924
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    Picking Peaches

    Picking Peaches

    4.2 1924 HD

    A series of sketches with a shoe clerk, his wife, and his extra-curricular activities. The shoe clerk steps out on his wife with one of his...

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  • 1922
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    The Duck Hunter

    The Duck Hunter

    1 1922 HD

    A 1922 comedy short.

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  • 1945
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    The Great Morgan

    The Great Morgan

    5.5 1945 HD

    Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely...

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  • 1924
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    Ten Dollars or Ten Days

    Ten Dollars or Ten Days

    4.5 1924 HD

    In this silent comedy, a pretty department store cashier is charged with a robbery that occurred overnight at the store. However, circumstantial...

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  • 1946
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    Up Goes Maisie

    Up Goes Maisie

    6.7 1946 HD

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  • 1944
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    Kismet

    Kismet

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Arnelo Affair

    The Arnelo Affair

    5.3 1947 HD

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  • 1943
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    Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

    5.8 1943 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

    5.2 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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  • 1947
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    Living in a Big Way

    Living in a Big Way

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1945
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    Week-End at the Waldorf

    Week-End at the Waldorf

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1944
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    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1946
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    Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

    Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

    5.3 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Unfinished Dance

    The Unfinished Dance

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1943
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    No Time for Love

    No Time for Love

    6.7 1943 HD

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  • 1936
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    Wedding Present

    Wedding Present

    6.5 1936 HD

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  • 1946
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    Easy to Wed

    Easy to Wed

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1944
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    Gentle Annie

    Gentle Annie

    5.2 1944 HD

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  • 1946
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    Faithful in My Fashion

    Faithful in My Fashion

    6.3 1946 HD

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  • 1945
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    Anchors Aweigh

    Anchors Aweigh

    6.8 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    Yolanda and the Thief

    Yolanda and the Thief

    5.7 1945 HD

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  • 1944
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    Nothing But Trouble

    Nothing But Trouble

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    See Here, Private Hargrove

    See Here, Private Hargrove

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Bathing Beauty

    Bathing Beauty

    5.8 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    7.1 1945 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Manhattan

    6.2 1942 HD

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  • 1948
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    Easter Parade

    Easter Parade

    6.9 1948 HD

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  • 1946
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    Two Smart People

    Two Smart People

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Palm Beach Story

    The Palm Beach Story

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1947
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    Desire Me

    Desire Me

    5.7 1947 HD

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  • 1943
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    Girl Crazy

    Girl Crazy

    5.6 1943 HD

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  • 1946
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    Courage of Lassie

    Courage of Lassie

    5.7 1946 HD

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  • 1944
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    Music for Millions

    Music for Millions

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1939
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    Midnight

    Midnight

    7.4 1939 HD

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  • 1941
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    You'll Never Get Rich

    You'll Never Get Rich

    6.6 1941 HD

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  • 1944
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    Gaslight

    Gaslight

    7.5 1944 HD

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  • 1938
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    You Can't Take It with You

    You Can't Take It with You

    7.5 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Topper Takes a Trip

    Topper Takes a Trip

    6.4 1938 HD

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  • 1945
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    Dangerous Partners

    Dangerous Partners

    6.3 1945 HD

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  • 1939
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    Eternally Yours

    Eternally Yours

    5.6 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Vivacious Lady

    Vivacious Lady

    6.8 1938 HD

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  • 1945
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    She Went to the Races

    She Went to the Races

    5.5 1945 HD

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  • 1949
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    Neptune's Daughter

    Neptune's Daughter

    5.8 1949 HD

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  • 1939
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    In Name Only

    In Name Only

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Great Sinner

    The Great Sinner

    6.7 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    Tenth Avenue Angel

    Tenth Avenue Angel

    6.1 1948 HD

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  • 1943
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    Swing Shift Maisie

    Swing Shift Maisie

    6.5 1943 HD

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  • 1950
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    Key to the City

    Key to the City

    6.1 1950 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Bribe

    The Bribe

    6.3 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    This Time for Keeps

    This Time for Keeps

    5.2 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Fiesta

    Fiesta

    4.7 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    Please Believe Me

    Please Believe Me

    5 1950 HD

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  • 1933
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    Goldie Gets Along

    Goldie Gets Along

    4 1933 HD

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  • 1948
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    State of the Union

    State of the Union

    6.6 1948 HD

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  • 1944
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    Broadway Rhythm

    Broadway Rhythm

    5.5 1944 HD

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  • 1943
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    Lost Angel

    Lost Angel

    7.5 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Wife Takes a Flyer

    The Wife Takes a Flyer

    4.5 1942 HD

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  • 1963
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    A Gathering of Eagles

    A Gathering of Eagles

    5.4 1963 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Sun Comes Up

    The Sun Comes Up

    6.2 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Scene of the Crime

    Scene of the Crime

    6.2 1949 HD

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  • 1942
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    Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

    6.6 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    Topper

    Topper

    6.8 1937 HD

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  • 1949
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    In the Good Old Summertime

    In the Good Old Summertime

    6.5 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    Undercover Maisie

    Undercover Maisie

    8 1947 HD

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  • 1941
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    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    6.2 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    Waterloo Bridge

    Waterloo Bridge

    7.5 1940 HD

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  • 1948
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    On an Island with You

    On an Island with You

    5.3 1948 HD

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  • 1944
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    Meet the People

    Meet the People

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1947
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    Merton of the Movies

    Merton of the Movies

    6.8 1947 HD

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  • 1943
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    Madame Curie

    Madame Curie

    7.2 1943 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Secret Heart

    The Secret Heart

    6.3 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    Two Sisters from Boston

    Two Sisters from Boston

    5.8 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Harvey Girls

    The Harvey Girls

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1948
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    B.F.'s Daughter

    B.F.'s Daughter

    6.3 1948 HD

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  • 1944
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    Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

    Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

    6.6 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    Her Highness and the Bellboy

    Her Highness and the Bellboy

    6.3 1945 HD

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  • 1947
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    Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man

    6.8 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    High Barbaree

    High Barbaree

    5.5 1947 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Barkleys of Broadway

    The Barkleys of Broadway

    6.9 1949 HD

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  • 1945
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    National Velvet

    National Velvet

    7.298 1945 HD

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  • 1944
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    Mrs. Parkington

    Mrs. Parkington

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1943
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    Cry 'Havoc'

    Cry 'Havoc'

    6.3 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Talk of the Town

    The Talk of the Town

    7.3 1942 HD

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  • 1940
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    Arise, My Love

    Arise, My Love

    6.1 1940 HD

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  • 1945
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    Adventure

    Adventure

    6.2 1945 HD

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  • 1944
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    Two Girls and a Sailor

    Two Girls and a Sailor

    5.7 1944 HD

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  • 1961
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    Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

    7 1961 HD

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  • 1947
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    Green Dolphin Street

    Green Dolphin Street

    6.1 1947 HD

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  • 1942
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    Take a Letter, Darling

    Take a Letter, Darling

    6.5 1942 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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  • 1937
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    Shall We Dance

    Shall We Dance

    7.2 1937 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Pirate

    The Pirate

    6.4 1948 HD

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  • 1950
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    Shadow on the Wall

    Shadow on the Wall

    6.6 1950 HD

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  • 1943
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    Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    To Be or Not to Be

    To Be or Not to Be

    7.8 1942 HD

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  • 1947
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    Cass Timberlane

    Cass Timberlane

    5.9 1947 HD

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  • 1944
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    Meet Me in St. Louis

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    7 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Thin Man Goes Home

    The Thin Man Goes Home

    7.1 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Sailor Takes a Wife

    The Sailor Takes a Wife

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1940
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    Too Many Husbands

    Too Many Husbands

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Clock

    The Clock

    7.2 1945 HD

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  • 1942
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    You Were Never Lovelier

    You Were Never Lovelier

    7.1 1942 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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  • 1943
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    Thousands Cheer

    Thousands Cheer

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    They All Kissed the Bride

    They All Kissed the Bride

    5.8 1942 HD

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  • 1946
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    Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

    5.8 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    7 1946 HD

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  • 1943
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    Best Foot Forward

    Best Foot Forward

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Du Barry was a Lady

    Du Barry was a Lady

    6.1 1943 HD

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  • 1948
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    Julia Misbehaves

    Julia Misbehaves

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1943
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    Cabin in the Sky

    Cabin in the Sky

    6.3 1943 HD

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  • 1946
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    Till the Clouds Roll By

    Till the Clouds Roll By

    5.6 1946 HD

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  • 1940
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    Lucky Partners

    Lucky Partners

    5.9 1940 HD

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  • 1939
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    Bachelor Mother

    Bachelor Mother

    7.1 1939 HD

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  • 1945
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    Without Love

    Without Love

    6.8 1945 HD

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  • 1939
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    Intermezzo: A Love Story

    Intermezzo: A Love Story

    6.6 1939 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Devil and Miss Jones

    The Devil and Miss Jones

    7.7 1941 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Hucksters

    The Hucksters

    6.9 1947 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hired Wife

    Hired Wife

    6.8 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    That Uncertain Feeling

    That Uncertain Feeling

    6.4 1941 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Hidden Eye

    The Hidden Eye

    7.6 1945 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Romance of Rosy Ridge

    The Romance of Rosy Ridge

    6.6 1947 HD

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  • 1943
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    Swing Fever

    Swing Fever

    5 1943 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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  • 1945
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    Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1943
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    Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    5.5 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Madame Curie

    Madame Curie

    7.2 1943 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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  • 1960
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    Midnight Lace

    Midnight Lace

    6.5 1960 HD

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  • 1940
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    Green Hell

    Green Hell

    4 1940 HD

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  • 1947
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    Dark Delusion

    Dark Delusion

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1945
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    Between Two Women

    Between Two Women

    5.9 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    Thrill of a Romance

    Thrill of a Romance

    6.2 1945 HD

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  • 1938
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    Merrily We Live

    Merrily We Live

    7.2 1938 HD

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  • 1945
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    Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

    Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

    6.9 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    Son of Lassie

    Son of Lassie

    5.9 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    Lady in the Lake

    Lady in the Lake

    6 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    Song of Love

    Song of Love

    6.7 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Cynthia

    Cynthia

    5.9 1947 HD

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  • 1938
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    Algiers

    Algiers

    6.4 1938 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

    6.6 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    Twice Blessed

    Twice Blessed

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1938
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    Trade Winds

    Trade Winds

    6.3 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    Seven Sinners

    Seven Sinners

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1944
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    Maisie Goes to Reno

    Maisie Goes to Reno

    6.2 1944 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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    Rationing

    Rationing

    3 1944 HD

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  • 1946
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    Bad Bascomb

    Bad Bascomb

    6.2 1946 HD

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