Dolores Costello

Dolores Costello

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dolores Costello (September 17, 1903 – March 1, 1979) was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. She was nicknamed "The Goddess of the Silent Screen". She was stepmother of John Barrymore's daughter Diana by his second wife Blanche Oelrichs, the mother of John Drew Barrymore and Dolores (Dee Dee) Barrymore, and the grandmother of John Barrymore III, Blyth Dolores Barrymore, Brahma Blyth (Jessica) Barrymore, and Drew Barrymore. Dolores Costello was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of actors Maurice Costello and Mae Costello (née Altschuk). She was of Irish and German descent. She had a younger sister, Helene, and the two made their first film appearances in the years 1909–1915 as child actresses for the Vitagraph Film Company. They played supporting roles in several films starring their father, who was a popular matinee idol at the time. The two sisters appeared on Broadway together as chlorines and their success resulted in contracts with Warner Brothers Studios. In 1926, following small parts in feature films, she was selected by John Barrymore to star opposite him in The Sea Beast, a loose adaptation of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. Warner Bros. soon began starring her in her own vehicles. Meanwhile, she and Barrymore became romantically involved and married in 1928. Within a few years of achieving stardom, the delicately beautiful blonde-haired actress had become a successful and highly regarded film personality in her own right. As a young adult her career developed to the degree that in 1926 she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star, and had acquired the nickname "The Goddess of the Silver Screen". Warners alternated Costello between films with contemporary settings and elaborate costume dramas. In 1927 she was re-teamed with John Barrymore in When a Man Loves, an adaptation of Manon Lescaut. In 1928 she co-starred with George O'Brien in Noah's Ark, a part-talkie epic directed by Michael Curtiz. Costello spoke with a lisp and found it difficult to make the transition to talking pictures, but after two years of voice coaching she was comfortable speaking before a microphone. One of her early sound film appearances was with her sister Helene in Warner Bros.'s all-star extravaganza The Show of Shows (1929). Her acting career became less a priority for her following the birth of her first child, Dolores Ethel Mae "DeeDee" Barrymore, on April 8, 1930, and she retired from the screen in 1931 to devote time to her family. Her second child, John Drew Barrymore, was born on June 4, 1932, but the marriage proved difficult due to her husband's increasing alcoholism, and they divorced in 1935. She resumed her career a year later and achieved some successes, most notably in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). She retired permanently from acting following her appearance in This is the Army (1943), again under the direction of Michael Curtiz. In 1950 Costello divorced Dr. John Vruwink, whom she had married in 1939. She spent the remaining years of her life in semi-seclusion, managing an avocado farm. She died from emphysema in Fallbrook, California in 1979.

  • Title: Dolores Costello
  • Popularity: 4.494
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1903-09-17
  • Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Also Known As: Dolores Costello Barrymore
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Dolores Costello Movies

  • 1942
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    The Magnificent Ambersons

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    7.332 1942 HD

    The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

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  • 1936
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    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    6.9 1936 HD

    An American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the irritable and unsentimental aristocrat, his...

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  • 1939
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    Whispering Enemies

    Whispering Enemies

    1 1939 HD

    Meet the man who stayed just inside the law with a brand new racket...

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  • 1943
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    This Is the Army

    This Is the Army

    5.7 1943 HD

    In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his...

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  • 1953
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    Magic Movie Moments

    Magic Movie Moments

    1 1953 HD

    A Warner Brothers Vitaphone Variety narrated short film highlighting the 1928 biblical tale of "Noah's Ark."

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  • 1910
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    The Telephone

    The Telephone

    1 1910 HD

    An impressive Vitagraph short, one of many popular firemen-to-the-rescue films of the time.

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  • 1938
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    Breaking the Ice

    Breaking the Ice

    3.8 1938 HD

    The story begins while Tommy Martin and his mother, Martha Martin say goodbye to Henry and Reuben Johnson. After having stopped by the Mennonite...

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  • 1931
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    Expensive Women

    Expensive Women

    4.8 1931 HD

    A wealthy young woman struggles to find love while surrounded by possible suitors.

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  • 1923
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    The Glimpses of the Moon

    The Glimpses of the Moon

    1 1923 HD

    The film is based upon the 1922 Edith Wharton novel The Glimpses of the Moon.

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  • 1911
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    A Reformed Santa Claus

    A Reformed Santa Claus

    1 1911 HD

    The employees of Harrison's mine have been out on strike for a long time. The men wait for him until he is leaving his office in the evening. They...

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  • 1928
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    Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

    6.1 1928 HD

    The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.

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  • 1927
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    When a Man Loves

    When a Man Loves

    6.4 1927 HD

    A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.

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  • 1909
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    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    4.9 1909 HD

    An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play.

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  • 1928
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    Glorious Betsy

    Glorious Betsy

    5.8 1928 HD

    Vitaphone production reels #2471-2478; third Warner Bros. feature film - the first being The Jazz Singer and the second Tenderloin - to include...

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  • 1939
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    Outside These Walls

    Outside These Walls

    7.5 1939 HD

    Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent...

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  • 1926
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    The Sea Beast

    The Sea Beast

    6.5 1926 HD

    Based on Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick."

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  • 1938
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    The Beloved Brat

    The Beloved Brat

    6.4 1938 HD

    Roberta Morgan is being raised in a wealthy home where her mother is occupied with her society-club activities and her father is immersed in his...

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  • 1913
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    Fellow Voyagers

    Fellow Voyagers

    1 1913 HD

    Miss Marbury comes on deck and looks haughtily at Mrs. Cray, an attractive young widow, half suspecting that she has her steamer chair. When she...

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  • 1913
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    In the Shadow

    In the Shadow

    1 1913 HD

    Thousands of persons would die in the present if it were not for the memories of the past. Old Mrs. Merkle has one cherished reminder of bygone days,...

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  • 1911
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    The Geranium

    The Geranium

    1 1911 HD

    One glance at the poor and disordered home of the Tunisons shows us there is something still lacking. Mrs. Tunison is obliged to provide for her...

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  • 1911
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    Consuming Love; or, St. Valentine's Day in Greenaway Land

    Consuming Love; or, St. Valentine's Day in Greenaway Land

    1 1911 HD

    Tommy and Jimmy are very much in love with Dolly. Their appetites however, very much overbalance their affections. Joe, who is not over blessed with...

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  • 1914
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    Some Steamer Scooping

    Some Steamer Scooping

    1 1914 HD

    The Baron Lafitte is in love with and proposes to Adelaide Burton, daughter of Andrew Burton, a wealthy manufacturer. Clara Lane, a newspaper...

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  • 1911
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    His Sister's Children

    His Sister's Children

    1 1911 HD

    Harry Burton's sister and her husband are suddenly called away for a few days on business and telegraph him to come to their home and take care of...

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  • 1911
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    The Child Crusoes

    The Child Crusoes

    1 1911 HD

    Jack, a little orphan, is anxious to become a sailor, and although Captain Rhines refuses to take him aboard his ship, manages to sneak in as a...

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  • 1914
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    Too Much Burglar

    Too Much Burglar

    1 1914 HD

    An exceptionally capable girl, Trixie Joyce, proves a great help, to her mother, a widow with a large family of girls. They receive a proposition...

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  • 1914
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    Etta of the Footlights

    Etta of the Footlights

    1 1914 HD

    Etta Lang, a chorus girl, is the principal support of an invalid mother and her sister and brother, not only working at the theater, but looking...

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  • 1915
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    The Evil Men Do

    The Evil Men Do

    1 1915 HD

    As childhood sweethearts, David Horton and Beatrice Elton are inseparable. Fifteen years later Beatrice goes abroad and while there is heartbroken to...

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  • 1912
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    She Never Knew

    She Never Knew

    1 1912 HD

    Left with the care of his little grandchild through the death of his daughter, old Mr. Blinn tries in every way to give her the cure and attention...

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  • 1911
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    Some Good in All

    Some Good in All

    1 1911 HD

    John Lane is a prosperous businessman, a widower, who lives in a large house with his seven-year-old daughter Betty. Lane has an enemy, one Ben...

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  • 1912
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    Captain Jenks' Dilemma

    Captain Jenks' Dilemma

    1 1912 HD

    Mrs. Brown, who is a widow, finds it a rather difficult matter to clothe and feed her large family of children, so when she becomes acquainted on the...

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  • 1912
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    For the Honor of the Family

    For the Honor of the Family

    1 1912 HD

    On account of his extravagance and dissipation, Col. Ryder disowns his son and casts him off. Guy, resolved to redeem himself, joins an Indian...

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  • 1912
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    The Troublesome Step-Daughters

    The Troublesome Step-Daughters

    4 1912 HD

    A widower with four grown daughters remarries and brings his new wife home to meet them. The girls set out to make life as difficult as possible for...

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  • 1912
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    The Money Kings

    The Money Kings

    1 1912 HD

    Three part chronicle of how the rumor of war triggers greed in some men and the comeuppance they suffer because of hubris.

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  • 1915
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    The Heart of Jim Brice

    The Heart of Jim Brice

    1 1915 HD

    Jovial and big-hearted, Jim Brice, of the Howard Detective Agency, is sent to trap bribetakers in a nearby city.

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  • 1923
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    Lawful Larceny

    Lawful Larceny

    1 1923 HD

    During his wife's absence, Andrew Dorsey is snared by Vivian Hepburn, owner of a crooked gambling house, and her silent partner, Guy Tarlow. Dorsey...

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  • 1912
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    A Juvenile Love Affair

    A Juvenile Love Affair

    1 1912 HD

    Two little children, who think themselves very much in love with each other, imbued with the ideas of their elders, plan a romantic marriage. Alvin...

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  • 1912
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    Vultures and Doves

    Vultures and Doves

    1 1912 HD

    "Thirty per cent dividend! Is your money supporting you? If not, call and see us. Rising Sun Copper Company." This is the bait that the vultures...

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  • 1912
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    Wanted... a Grandmother

    Wanted... a Grandmother

    1 1912 HD

    Kitty Mallory, the young actress, finds herself in straightened circumstances. Looking for the immediate dollar, she sees an "ad" in the newspaper,...

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  • 1912
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    Captain Barnacle's Legacy

    Captain Barnacle's Legacy

    1 1912 HD

    Captain Barnacle receives a letter telling him that Mr. Markham, a South African whose life he saved some years ago, has died, leaving him a legacy...

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  • 1912
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    Her Grandchild

    Her Grandchild

    1 1912 HD

    Mrs. Grant, a widow, has one son, Donald. He is not really a bad fellow, but is full of devilment and always getting himself into mischief. One day,...

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  • 1912
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    Bobby's Father

    Bobby's Father

    1 1912 HD

    Dick Ramsay is a "cracksman" and burglar. His wife, Jane, is a good woman and tries to persuade her husband to give up his dishonest ways. They have...

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  • 1912
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    The Irony of Fate

    The Irony of Fate

    1 1912 HD

    Virginia Jameson, a girl of lovely disposition, is wooed by a man much older than herself whom she very much dislikes, but who stands very high in...

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  • 1925
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    Bobbed Hair

    Bobbed Hair

    1 1925 HD

    Mystery of bootleggers, hijackers, a girl with bobbed hair, and a talented bull terrier.

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  • 1925
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    Greater Than a Crown

    Greater Than a Crown

    1 1925 HD

    Tom Conway, a wealthy American from Yonkers, saves a girl from assailants while in London and, with the help of a friend, Tiger Bugg, finds her...

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  • 1926
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    Bride of the Storm

    Bride of the Storm

    1 1926 HD

    An American ship is wrecked off the coast of the Dutch East Indies, and little Faith Fitzhugh and her mother have washed ashore on a rocky island...

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  • 1926
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    The Little Irish Girl

    The Little Irish Girl

    1 1926 HD

    Beautiful Dot Walker is part of a ring of crooks in San Francisco, who use her to lure impressionable young men into a crooked card game. Young...

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  • 1913
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    The Hindoo Charm

    The Hindoo Charm

    1 1913 HD

    Advised by his friends to seek a second wife so that his children, Helen and Dolores, may know a mother's care, Sir Edward Tilbury marries Phyllis,...

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  • 1912
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    The Toymaker

    The Toymaker

    1 1912 HD

    An old German toymaker, Hans Greyburg, living in a little flat on the east side of New York, while engaged one day making and dressing dolls, is...

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  • 1913
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    A Birthday Gift

    A Birthday Gift

    1 1913 HD

    Left alone by the death of her mother and the imprisonment of her father for theft, little Alice goes to live with her uncle and aunt. The latter...

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  • 1912
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    Song of the Shell

    Song of the Shell

    1 1912 HD

    Suffering with ennui, bored by society, Annie Bradley, a wealthy girl, is anxious to make her time more profitable by doing something worthwhile.

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  • 1930
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    Second Choice

    Second Choice

    1 1930 HD

    Vallery Grove is in love with Don Warren but her mother opposes the match because he is poor and has no social standing. Don decides to terminate his...

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  • 2009
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    Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

    Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity

    10 2009 HD

    We are drowning in celebrity culture and certainly no tabloid topic has been as big as Paris Hilton. Her incarceration and subsequent release, then...

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  • 1928
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    The Circus: Premiere

    The Circus: Premiere

    5.4 1928 HD

    Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.

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  • 1927
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    Old San Francisco

    Old San Francisco

    5.7 1927 HD

    In San Francisco, a villainous landowner with underworld connections seeks to steal the property of an old Spanish family.

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  • 1928
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    Tenderloin

    Tenderloin

    1 1928 HD

    Rose Shannon, a dancing girl at "Kelly's," in the 'Tenderloin' district of New York City, worships at a distance Chuck White, a younger member of the...

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  • 1936
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    Yours for the Asking

    Yours for the Asking

    1 1936 HD

    Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income....

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  • 1950
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    The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

    1 1950 HD

    Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

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  • 1912
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    Ida's Christmas

    Ida's Christmas

    4 1912 HD

    A poor young girl finds a purse and returns it to its owner, who decides to reward her honesty.

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  • 1927
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    A Million Bid

    A Million Bid

    1 1927 HD

    To satisfy her controlling mother and secure both of their futures, a daughter hesitantly enters a loveless marriage to a wealthy businessman. Years...

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  • 1912
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    The Meeting of the Ways

    The Meeting of the Ways

    4 1912 HD

    Tom and Dick are brothers and are being educated at the same college. Tom is a studious fellow and graduates with honors, while Dick is expelled from...

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  • 1912
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    Lulu's Doctor

    Lulu's Doctor

    2.5 1912 HD

    Magde leaves her fiancé Lewis in order to take care of Lulu, the child of her deceased sister, in New York. After some time, chance brings the...

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  • 1929
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    Show of Shows

    Show of Shows

    5.5 1929 HD

    Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the...

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  • 1929
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    The Redeeming Sin

    The Redeeming Sin

    1 1929 HD

    The Redeeming Sin (1929) is a crime drama part-talking silent film with Vitaphone music and sound effects. It was produced and distributed by Warner...

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  • 1929
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    Glad Rag Doll

    Glad Rag Doll

    1 1929 HD

    She sought to conquer...but found Cupid her master! This is one of many lost films of the 1920s, no prints or Vitaphone discs survive, but the song...

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  • 1929
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    Madonna of Avenue A

    Madonna of Avenue A

    1 1929 HD

    A young woman is shocked to discover that her mother, who she always believed was a stylish and successful member of upper-crust society, is actually...

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  • 1926
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    Mannequin

    Mannequin

    1 1926 HD

    Adapted from the Fannie Hurst story of the same name, Mannequin is the story of Joan Herrick, kidnapped in infancy from her wealthy parents and...

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  • 1929
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    Hearts in Exile

    Hearts in Exile

    1 1929 HD

    In this romance set in Russia, a fisherman's daughter is jilted by her true love and instead marries a baron. Time passes and the two men meet each...

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  • 1939
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    King of the Turf

    King of the Turf

    7 1939 HD

    Mason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys. One day he meets Goldie who has...

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  • 1990
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    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    9 1990 HD

    This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed...

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  • 1927
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    The College Widow

    The College Widow

    1 1927 HD

    Following another instance of the perennial defeat of the Atwater College football team, President Witherspoon is told that unless better athletes...

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  • 1926
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    The Third Degree

    The Third Degree

    1 1926 HD

    Alicia, a circus artist, deserts her husband and child to elope with Underwood, her handsome lover. Fifteen years later, Annie Martin, Alicia's...

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  • 1927
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    The Heart of Maryland

    The Heart of Maryland

    1 1927 HD

    At the outbreak of the War Between the States, Maryland Calvert is loved by Maj. Alan Kendrick, son of a Virginia general, and Capt. Fulton Thorpe....

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