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Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan (October 16, 1900 – November 5, 1969) was an American film and television actor, producer, screenwriter, and director who began working in films in the 1920s. The son of actress Lillian Elliott, Corrigan directed films, usually mysteries such as "Daughter of the Dragon" starring Anna May Wong (one of a trilogy of Fu Manchu movies for which he has writing credits), before dedicating himself more to acting in 1938. His short "La Cucaracha" won an Academy Award in 1935.
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Percy Adlon Paul Rudolf Parsifal "Percy" Adlon (] ; born 1 June 1935) is a German director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his film "Bagdad Café". He is associated with the New German Cinema movement, whose "members" also include Werner Herzog and the illustrious Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
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Caught (1931 film) Caught is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Edward Sloman and written by Agnes Brand Leahy and Keene Thompson. The film stars Richard Arlen, Louise Dresser, Frances Dee, Tom Kennedy, and Syd Saylor. The film was released on August 8, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.
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Fireman, Save My Child (1932 film) Fireman, Save My Child is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Joe E. Brown and directed by Lloyd Bacon. It was produced by the First National Pictures and released by their parent Warner Brothers.
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Arthur Hoyt Arthur Hoyt (March 19, 1874 – January 4, 1953) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 275 films in his 34-year film career, about a third of them silent films. He was a brother of Harry O. Hoyt.
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Chasing Rainbows (1930 film) Chasing Rainbows is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic musical film directed by Charles Reisner, starring Bessie Love and Charles King, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The supporting cast features Jack Benny, Marie Dressler, and Polly Moran. This was Jack Benny's first dramatic role in a motion picture.
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Salome of the Tenements Salome of the Tenements is a 1925 silent film adapted to the screen by Sonya Levien from the Anzia Yezierska novel. Made by Jesse L. Lasky and Adolph Zukor's Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, a division of Paramount Pictures, it was directed by Sidney Olcott and starred Jetta Goudal and Godfrey Tearle.
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Luke's Lost Lamb Luke's Lost Lamb is a 1916 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
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Bumping into Broadway Bumping Into Broadway is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This film is notable as Lloyd's first two-reeler featuring his "glasses" character.
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His Only Father His Only Father is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by Hal Roach and Frank Terry, and starring Harold Lloyd. The film is believed to be lost.
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The Missing Links (1916 film) The Missing Links is a 1916 American silent crime film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Thomas Jefferson, Elmer Clifton, and Robert Harron.
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A Sailor's Sweetheart A Sailor's Sweetheart is a 1927 Warner Bros. silent film comedy directed by Lloyd Bacon. It stars Louise Fazenda and Clyde Cook. It was released with a Vitaphone soundtrack with a music score and sound effects.
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Hugh Lloyd Hugh Lewis Lloyd, MBE (22 April 1923 – 14 July 2008) was an English actor who made his name in television and film comedy from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was best known for appearances in "Hugh and I" and other sitcoms of the 1960s.
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The Tongues of Men The Tongues of Men is a 1916 silent film drama produced by the Oliver Morosco Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Frank Lloyd directed and English stage actress Constance Collier stars in her debut film. The story is based on a 1913 Broadway play, "The Tongues of Men", by Edward Childs Carpenter and starring Henrietta Crosman.
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Pierre Couderc Pierre Couderc (18 November 1896 – 6 October 1966) was a French screenwriter, actor, acrobat, and film producer. He wrote for 34 films between 1925 and 1930. He also appeared in ten films between 1914 and 1934.
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Percy Helton Percy Helton (January 31, 1894 – September 11, 1971) was an American stage, film, and television character actor.
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Eileen Percy Eileen Percy (21 August 1900 – 29 July 1973) was an Irish actress of the silent era. She appeared in 68 films between 1917 and 1933. She was born in Belfast and died in Los Angeles, California. Her remains are buried at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. She was married to songwriter Harry Ruby. She was portrayed by Arlene Dahl in "Three Little Words" (1950).
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Leon Errol Leon Errol (July 3, 1881 - October 12, 1951), was an Australian-born American comedian and actor, popular in the first half of the 20th century for his appearances in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in films.
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Percy Jackson (film series) Percy Jackson & the Olympians (also known as Percy Jackson) is an American feature film series based on the novel series of the same name by the author Rick Riordan. The series is distributed by 20th Century Fox, produced by 1492 Pictures and currently consists of two installments. The first film, "" (2010), was directed by Chris Columbus, and was released on February 12, 2010. The second installment, "" (2013) was originally intended to be released in March 2013 but was instead pushed back to August 7, 2013, and was directed by Thor Freudenthal. The series has grossed nearly $430 million at the worldwide box office.
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Harrigan's Kid Harrigan's Kid is a 1943 American drama film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Martin Berkeley, Henry Blankfort and Alan Friedman. The film stars Bobby Readick, Frank Craven, William Gargan, J. Carrol Naish and Jay Ward. The film was released on March 17, 1943, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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The Gang's All Here (1941 film) The Gang's All Here (1941) is an American black-and-white feature film starring Frankie Darro, Marcia Mae Jones, and Jackie Moran in a story about a trucking company targeted by saboteurs. The film was directed by Jean Yarbrough, produced by Lindsley Parsons, and is one of several that paired Darro and Moreland. The film is known as "In the Night" in the UK.
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The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold is a 1958 American Western film in Eastmancolor released by United Artists in June 1958. The second of two theatrical features specifically based on and continuing the TV show "The Lone Ranger" it stars Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels, reprising their roles from the TV series. The first feature film was 1956's "The Lone Ranger". No further films based on this specific version of the characters were made after this one.