Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Claude Rains (10 November 1889 – 30 May 1967) was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned 47 years; he later held American citizenship. He was known for many roles in Hollywood films, among them the title role in The Invisible Man (1933), a corrupt senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and, perhaps his most famous performance, Captain Renault in Casablanca (1942). Rains was born William Claude Rains in Camberwell, London on November 10, 1889. He grew up, according to his daughter, with "a very serious cockney accent and a speech impediment". His father was British stage actor Frederick Rains, and the young Rains made his stage debut at 11 in Nell of Old Drury. His acting talents were recognised by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Tree paid for the elocution lessons Rains needed in order to succeed as an actor. Later, Rains taught at the institution, teaching John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, among others. Rains served in the First World War in the London Scottish Regiment, with fellow actors Basil Rathbone, Ronald Colman and Herbert Marshall. Rains was involved in a gas attack that left him nearly blind in one eye for the rest of his life. However, the war did aid his social advancement and, by its end, he had risen from the rank of Private to Captain. Rains began his career in the London theatre, having a success in the title role of John Drinkwater's play Ulysses S. Grant, the follow-up to the playwright's major hit Abraham Lincoln, and traveled to Broadway in the late 1920s to act in leading roles in such plays as Shaw's The Apple Cart and in the dramatizations of The Constant Nymph, and Pearl S. Buck's novel The Good Earth, as a Chinese farmer. Rains came relatively late to film acting and his first screen test was a failure, but his distinctive voice won him the title role in James Whale's The Invisible Man (1933) when someone accidentally overheard his screen test being played in the next room. Rains later credited director Michael Curtiz with teaching him the more understated requirements of film acting, or "what not to do in front of a camera".

  • Загаловак: Claude Rains
  • Папулярнасць: 5.861
  • Вядомы: Acting
  • Дзень нараджэння: 1889-11-09
  • Месца нараджэння: Clapham, London, England, UK
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  • Таксама вядомы як: William Claude Rains
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Claude Rains Фільмы

  • 1943
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    Casablanca

    Casablanca

    8.16 1943 HD

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  • 1946
    imgФільмы

    Notorious

    Notorious

    7.7 1946 HD

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  • 1962
    imgФільмы

    Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia

    8.001 1962 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Wolf Man

    The Wolf Man

    10 1966 HD

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  • 1939
    imgФільмы

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    7.9 1939 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

    6.381 1965 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    7.452 1938 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Lost World

    The Lost World

    5.7 1960 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

    7.5 1933 HD

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  • 1950
    imgФільмы

    Where Danger Lives

    Where Danger Lives

    6.3 1950 HD

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  • 1945
    imgФільмы

    Caesar and Cleopatra

    Caesar and Cleopatra

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    Angel on My Shoulder

    Angel on My Shoulder

    6.419 1946 HD

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  • 1961
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    Il pianeta degli uomini spenti

    Il pianeta degli uomini spenti

    4.6 1961 HD

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  • 1946
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    Deception

    Deception

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1939
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    They Made Me a Criminal

    They Made Me a Criminal

    6.3 1939 HD

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  • 1942
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    Now, Voyager

    Now, Voyager

    7.3 1942 HD

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  • 1940
    imgФільмы

    The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

    7.1 1940 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Horror Show

    The Horror Show

    6 1979 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільмы

    Crime Without Passion

    Crime Without Passion

    5.8 1934 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Wolf Man

    The Wolf Man

    7 1941 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Unsuspected

    The Unsuspected

    6.6 1947 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Making of a Great Motion Picture

    The Making of a Great Motion Picture

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1942
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    Moontide

    Moontide

    6.3 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

    6.8 1937 HD

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  • 1944
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    Mr. Skeffington

    Mr. Skeffington

    6.655 1944 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

    The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

    6 1952 HD

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  • 1943
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    Forever and a Day

    Forever and a Day

    7.2 1943 HD

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  • 1949
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    Rope of Sand

    Rope of Sand

    5.6 1949 HD

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  • 1936
    imgФільмы

    Anthony Adverse

    Anthony Adverse

    5.7 1936 HD

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  • 1943
    imgФільмы

    Phantom of the Opera

    Phantom of the Opera

    6.2 1943 HD

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  • 1920
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    Build Thy House

    Build Thy House

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Clairvoyant

    The Clairvoyant

    5.9 1935 HD

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  • 1941
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    Here Comes Mr. Jordan

    Here Comes Mr. Jordan

    6.9 1941 HD

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  • 1938
    imgФільмы

    Four Daughters

    Four Daughters

    6.4 1938 HD

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  • 1944
    imgФільмы

    Passage to Marseille

    Passage to Marseille

    6.6 1944 HD

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  • 1937
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    They Won't Forget

    They Won't Forget

    5.7 1937 HD

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  • 1949
    imgФільмы

    The Passionate Friends

    The Passionate Friends

    6.9 1949 HD

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  • 1941
    imgФільмы

    Breakdowns of 1941

    Breakdowns of 1941

    7 1941 HD

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  • 1983
    imgФільмы

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    6.5 1983 HD

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  • 1942
    imgФільмы

    Kings Row

    Kings Row

    7.2 1942 HD

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  • 1935
    imgФільмы

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    5.5 1935 HD

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  • 1950
    imgФільмы

    The White Tower

    The White Tower

    5.5 1950 HD

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  • 1935
    imgФільмы

    The Last Outpost

    The Last Outpost

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1939
    imgФільмы

    Juarez

    Juarez

    6.5 1939 HD

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  • 1940
    imgФільмы

    Lady with Red Hair

    Lady with Red Hair

    6.5 1940 HD

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  • 1938
    imgФільмы

    White Banners

    White Banners

    5.8 1938 HD

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  • 1939
    imgФільмы

    Four Wives

    Four Wives

    5.1 1939 HD

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  • 1945
    imgФільмы

    Strange Holiday

    Strange Holiday

    6.4 1945 HD

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  • 1959
    imgФільмы

    This Earth Is Mine

    This Earth Is Mine

    6.1 1959 HD

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  • 1939
    imgФільмы

    Daughters Courageous

    Daughters Courageous

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1941
    imgФільмы

    Four Mothers

    Four Mothers

    5.7 1941 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільмы

    The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

    The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    5.6 1957 HD

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  • 1940
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    Saturday's Children

    Saturday's Children

    6.4 1940 HD

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  • 1963
    imgФільмы

    Twilight of Honor

    Twilight of Honor

    6.7 1963 HD

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  • 1936
    imgФільмы

    Hearts Divided

    Hearts Divided

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1937
    imgФільмы

    Stolen Holiday

    Stolen Holiday

    6.6 1937 HD

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  • 1951
    imgФільмы

    Sealed Cargo

    Sealed Cargo

    6.4 1951 HD

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  • 1945
    imgФільмы

    This Love of Ours

    This Love of Ours

    5.7 1945 HD

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  • 1938
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    Gold Is Where You Find It

    Gold Is Where You Find It

    6.9 1938 HD

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  • 1956
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    Lisbon

    Lisbon

    6.4 1956 HD

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  • 1939
    imgФільмы

    Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

    5.7 1939 HD

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  • 2013
    imgФільмы

    Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    5.5 2013 HD

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  • 2000
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    The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

    The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked

    8 2000 HD

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  • 1949
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    Song of Surrender

    Song of Surrender

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1936
    imgФільмы

    Breakdowns of 1936

    Breakdowns of 1936

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    Breakdowns of 1937

    Breakdowns of 1937

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1946
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    Blow-Ups of 1946

    Blow-Ups of 1946

    6 1946 HD

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  • 1938
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    Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1996
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    Ingrid Bergman Remembered

    Ingrid Bergman Remembered

    6.7 1996 HD

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  • 1988
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    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    6 1988 HD

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  • 1935
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    Scrooge

    Scrooge

    6.1 1935 HD

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  • 1957
    imgФільмы

    On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1942
    imgФільмы

    Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

    6 1942 HD

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  • 2007
    imgФільмы

    Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    9 2007 HD

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  • 1999
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    Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

    Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

    6.9 1999 HD

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  • 1959
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    Judgment at Nuremberg

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1958
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    Naked City

    Naked City

    5.3 1958 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS24 E26

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1951
    imgS61 E1

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 1951 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.717 1955 HD

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  • 1962
    imgS1 E28

    Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS8 E13

    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS5 E58

    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

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  • 1956
    imgS4 E17

    Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

    7.4 1956 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.717 1955 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.717 1955 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.717 1955 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.717 1955 HD

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  • 1951
    imgS61 E1

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 1951 HD

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  • 1995
    imgS30 E50

    Svengoolie

    Svengoolie

    8.3 1995 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.717 1955 HD

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