Jack Dawn

Jack Dawn

Jack Dawn (February 10, 1892 - June 20, 1961) was an American make-up artist whose career spanned thirty-seven years. He worked on more than two hundred films, many of them regarded as classics by historians and moviegoers alike. As a boy living on a Kentucky farm, Dawn chopped faces in sandstone he found on the banks of a nearby creek, using a chisel, a hammer, and a spoon. He eventually gravitated to Hollywood, where he found work as an extra, portraying an Indian brave for $3 a day. He served with the British during World War I, then returned to the American film capital to work as a make-up assistant and part-time actor at Universal Pictures. One of his first creations was a stiff, uncomfortable mask he wore in the role of an ape in 1925. In order to make masks that were more elastic and lifelike, he began to experiment with a variety of materials. After nine years of research while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he developed a synthetic plastic he called vinylite resin for which he received a patent. Its first application was used to create the Chinese faces for the mostly white cast of The Good Earth in 1937. Two years later, Dawn was assigned the task of giving life to three non-human characters - a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion - in MGM's now-classic musical film The Wizard of Oz, based on L. Frank Baum's novel. He also created the green makeup for Wicked Witch of the West Margaret Hamilton and multiple looks for Frank Morgan, who portrayed five different characters in the film, as well as for the Munchkins. His work resulted in some of the most recognizable makeup designs ever created for a Hollywood production. In 1943, Dawn approached the San Diego Naval Hospital with an offer to help World War II soldiers whose faces and hands had been disfigured in battle. He created inlays that helped patients appear normal between multiple plastic surgery operations. Dawn worked with many of Hollywood's legendary performers, including Laurel and Hardy, Greta Garbo, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Greer Garson, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball, Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Fred Astaire, and Betty Hutton. Dawn died in Glendale, California, five years after retiring from films. He was buried with an unmarked grave in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

  • Title: Jack Dawn
  • Popularity: 1.106
  • Known For: Costume & Make-Up
  • Birthday: 1892-02-10
  • Place of Birth: Fleming, Kentucky, USA
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Jack Dawn Movies

  • 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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    The Philadelphia Story

    The Philadelphia Story

    7.6 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    6.4 1941 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Stratton Story

    The Stratton Story

    6.7 1949 HD

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  • 1940
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    Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice

    6.9 1940 HD

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  • 1947
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    Good News

    Good News

    6.3 1947 HD

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  • 1944
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    Mrs. Parkington

    Mrs. Parkington

    6 1944 HD

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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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  • 1935
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    Mark of the Vampire

    Mark of the Vampire

    6.1 1935 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Harvey Girls

    The Harvey Girls

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1950
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    Duchess of Idaho

    Duchess of Idaho

    5 1950 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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    The Sea of Grass

    The Sea of Grass

    6.2 1947 HD

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  • 1949
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    That Forsyte Woman

    That Forsyte Woman

    5.7 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Unfinished Dance

    The Unfinished Dance

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1948
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    Hills of Home

    Hills of Home

    6.7 1948 HD

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  • 1950
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    Ambush

    Ambush

    5.1 1950 HD

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  • 1943
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    Keeper of the Flame

    Keeper of the Flame

    6.6 1943 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

    6.7 1948 HD

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    Big City

    Big City

    7.2 1948 HD

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    Julia Misbehaves

    Julia Misbehaves

    6.5 1948 HD

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    Summer Holiday

    Summer Holiday

    4.9 1948 HD

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  • 1950
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    Nancy Goes to Rio

    Nancy Goes to Rio

    5.7 1950 HD

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    The Reformer and the Redhead

    The Reformer and the Redhead

    6.3 1950 HD

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  • 1944
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    Bathing Beauty

    Bathing Beauty

    5.8 1944 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Red Danube

    The Red Danube

    6.3 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Battleground

    Battleground

    6.6 1949 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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  • 1950
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    Annie Get Your Gun

    Annie Get Your Gun

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1946
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    Two Smart People

    Two Smart People

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Pirate

    The Pirate

    6.4 1948 HD

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  • 1945
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    Son of Lassie

    Son of Lassie

    5.9 1945 HD

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  • 1949
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    Challenge to Lassie

    Challenge to Lassie

    4.8 1949 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

    7.5 1950 HD

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  • 1937
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    Way Out West

    Way Out West

    7.039 1937 HD

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  • 1944
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    Gaslight

    Gaslight

    7.5 1944 HD

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  • 1940
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    20 Mule Team

    20 Mule Team

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tortilla Flat

    Tortilla Flat

    5.4 1942 HD

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  • 1950
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    Mystery Street

    Mystery Street

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1945
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    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    5.7 1945 HD

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  • 1939
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    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    7.352 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Boys Town

    Boys Town

    6.7 1938 HD

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  • 1946
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    Easy to Wed

    Easy to Wed

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1950
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    Stars in My Crown

    Stars in My Crown

    6.9 1950 HD

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  • 1949
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    Neptune's Daughter

    Neptune's Daughter

    5.8 1949 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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  • 1939
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    Miracles for Sale

    Miracles for Sale

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Ninotchka

    Ninotchka

    7.5 1939 HD

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  • 1950
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    Side Street

    Side Street

    6.6 1950 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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  • 1944
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    The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

    6.6 1944 HD

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  • 1947
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    Desire Me

    Desire Me

    5.7 1947 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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  • 1939
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    The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

    7.586 1939 HD

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  • 1950
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    Black Hand

    Black Hand

    6.2 1950 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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  • 1950
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    The Big Hangover

    The Big Hangover

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Please Believe Me

    Please Believe Me

    5 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Right Cross

    Right Cross

    6.6 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    Easter Parade

    Easter Parade

    6.9 1948 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Great Sinner

    The Great Sinner

    6.7 1949 HD

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  • 1950
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    Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1940
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    Little Nellie Kelly

    Little Nellie Kelly

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Hucksters

    The Hucksters

    6.9 1947 HD

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  • 1938
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    Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    6.288 1938 HD

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  • 1936
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    Trouble for Two

    Trouble for Two

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1939
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    Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

    5.8 1939 HD

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  • 1949
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    Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

    7.1 1949 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Man from Down Under

    The Man from Down Under

    6.5 1943 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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  • 1948
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    The Kissing Bandit

    The Kissing Bandit

    3 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Vanishing Virginian

    The Vanishing Virginian

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1946
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    Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

    5.8 1946 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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  • 1949
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    Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    6.8 1949 HD

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  • 1940
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    Strange Cargo

    Strange Cargo

    7 1940 HD

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  • 1949
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    On the Town

    On the Town

    7.023 1949 HD

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  • 1942
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    Nazi Agent

    Nazi Agent

    6.6 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

    7.5 1939 HD

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  • 1949
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    Tension

    Tension

    6.8 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Madame Bovary

    Madame Bovary

    6.7 1949 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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  • 1945
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    Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1940
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    Comrade X

    Comrade X

    5.8 1940 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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  • 1939
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    Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

    Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

    2 1939 HD

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  • 1943
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    Bataan

    Bataan

    6.5 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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  • 1950
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    Three Little Words

    Three Little Words

    5.9 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    A Date with Judy

    A Date with Judy

    6 1948 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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    Thrill of a Romance

    Thrill of a Romance

    6.2 1945 HD

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  • 1937
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    Conquest

    Conquest

    6.7 1937 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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  • 1943
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    Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1945
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    National Velvet

    National Velvet

    7.298 1945 HD

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  • 1947
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    Cynthia

    Cynthia

    5.9 1947 HD

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  • 1945
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    They Were Expendable

    They Were Expendable

    6.5 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    Anchors Aweigh

    Anchors Aweigh

    6.8 1945 HD

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  • 1943
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    Thousands Cheer

    Thousands Cheer

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Lassie Come Home

    Lassie Come Home

    6.6 1943 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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  • 1942
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    For Me and My Gal

    For Me and My Gal

    6.4 1942 HD

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  • 1940
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    Escape

    Escape

    7.4 1940 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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  • 1947
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    Green Dolphin Street

    Green Dolphin Street

    6.1 1947 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Yearling

    The Yearling

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    Undercover Maisie

    Undercover Maisie

    8 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Outriders

    The Outriders

    6.9 1950 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ziegfeld Girl

    Ziegfeld Girl

    6.5 1941 HD

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