Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Richard Loo (October 1, 1903 – November 20, 1983) was an American film actor who was one of the most familiar Asian character actors in American films of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1982. Chinese by ancestry and Hawaiian by birth, Loo spent his youth in Hawaii, then moved to California as a teenager. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and began a career in business. The stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent economic depression forced Loo to start over. He became involved with amateur, then professional, theater companies and in 1931 made his first film. Like most Asian actors in non-Asian countries, he played primarily small, stereotypical roles, though he rose quickly to familiarity, if not fame, in a number of films. His stern features led him to be a favorite movie villain, and the outbreak of World War II gave him greater prominence in roles as vicious Japanese soldiers in such successful pictures as The Purple Heart (1944) and God Is My Co-Pilot (1945). Loo was most often typecast as the Japanese enemy pilot, spy or interrogator during World War II. In the film The Purple Heart he plays a Japanese Imperial Army general who commits suicide because he cannot break down the American prisoners. According to his daughter, Beverly Jane Loo, he didn't mind being typecast as a villain in these movies as he felt very patriotic about playing those parts. In 1944 he appeared as a Chinese army lieutenant opposite Gregory Peck in The Keys of the Kingdom. He had a rare heroic role as a war-weary Japanese-American soldier in Samuel Fuller's Korean War classic The Steel Helmet (1951), but he spent much of the latter part of his career performing stock roles in films and minor television roles. In 1974 he appeared as the Thai billionaire tycoon Hai Fat in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, opposite Roger Moore and Christopher Lee. Loo was also a teacher of Shaolin monks in three episodes of the 1972–1975 hit TV series Kung Fu and made a further three appearances as a different character. His last acting appearance was in The Incredible Hulk TV series in 1981, but he continued to act in Toyota commercials into 1982. Loo died of a cerebral hemorrhage on November 20, 1983, age 80. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

  • Izenburua: Richard Loo
  • Ospea: 3.151
  • Ezaguna: Acting
  • Urtebetetzea: 1903-10-01
  • Jaioterria: Maui, Hawaii, USA
  • Orri nagusia:
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Richard Loo Filmak

  • 1974
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    The Man with the Golden Gun

    The Man with the Golden Gun

    6.4 1974 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Sand Pebbles

    The Sand Pebbles

    7.2 1966 HD

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  • 1948
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    Women in the Night

    Women in the Night

    3.9 1948 HD

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  • 1954
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    Hell and High Water

    Hell and High Water

    6.1 1954 HD

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  • 1939
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    North of Shanghai

    North of Shanghai

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    6.1 1932 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Clay Pigeon

    The Clay Pigeon

    5.5 1949 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    Betrayal from the East

    Betrayal from the East

    5.8 1945 HD

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  • 1949
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    Malaya

    Malaya

    6.5 1949 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Falcon Strikes Back

    The Falcon Strikes Back

    5.6 1943 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Good Earth

    The Good Earth

    6.2 1937 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Steel Helmet

    The Steel Helmet

    6.9 1951 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom

    7 1944 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1945
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    Back to Bataan

    Back to Bataan

    6.1 1945 HD

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  • 1955
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    Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

    Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

    5.9 1955 HD

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  • 1951
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    I Was an American Spy

    I Was an American Spy

    6.2 1951 HD

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  • 1957
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    Battle Hymn

    Battle Hymn

    6.4 1957 HD

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  • 2002
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    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    5.8 2002 HD

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  • 1953
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    Target Hong Kong

    Target Hong Kong

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Quiet American

    The Quiet American

    5.783 1958 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Fatal Hour

    The Fatal Hour

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1962
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    Confessions of an Opium Eater

    Confessions of an Opium Eater

    5.6 1962 HD

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  • 1971
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    Chandler

    Chandler

    4.5 1971 HD

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  • 1945
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    First Yank into Tokyo

    First Yank into Tokyo

    5.4 1945 HD

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  • 1937
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    Lost Horizon

    Lost Horizon

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Scavengers

    The Scavengers

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1942
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    Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

    5.9 1942 HD

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  • 1948
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    To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

    5.6 1948 HD

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  • 1971
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    One More Train to Rob

    One More Train to Rob

    5.4 1971 HD

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  • 1947
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    Seven Were Saved

    Seven Were Saved

    6.1 1947 HD

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  • 1976
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    Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

    Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1943
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    Flight for Freedom

    Flight for Freedom

    5.2 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    China

    China

    6.8 1943 HD

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  • 1962
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    A Girl Named Tamiko

    A Girl Named Tamiko

    5 1962 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Bamboo Prison

    The Bamboo Prison

    6.4 1954 HD

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  • 1937
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    West of Shanghai

    West of Shanghai

    5.4 1937 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Shanghai Story

    The Shanghai Story

    4.8 1954 HD

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  • 1939
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    Daughter of the Tong

    Daughter of the Tong

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1962
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    Diamond Head

    Diamond Head

    5.4 1962 HD

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  • 1939
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    Panama Patrol

    Panama Patrol

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1942
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    Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

    6.5 1942 HD

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  • 1938
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    Shadows Over Shanghai

    Shadows Over Shanghai

    5.7 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Secrets of Wu Sin

    The Secrets of Wu Sin

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1969
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    Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

    Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1972
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    Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon

    Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon

    7 1972 HD

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  • 1949
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    State Department: File 649

    State Department: File 649

    5 1949 HD

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  • 1935
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    China Seas

    China Seas

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1955
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    House of Bamboo

    House of Bamboo

    6.1 1955 HD

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  • 1947
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    Web of Danger

    Web of Danger

    4.8 1947 HD

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  • 1939
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    Mr. Wong in Chinatown

    Mr. Wong in Chinatown

    5.4 1939 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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    Lady of the Tropics

    Lady of the Tropics

    6.1 1939 HD

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  • 1934
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    Now and Forever

    Now and Forever

    6.7 1934 HD

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  • 1952
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    5 Fingers

    5 Fingers

    7.6 1952 HD

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  • 1942
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    Wake Island

    Wake Island

    5.6 1942 HD

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  • 1945
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    Prison Ship

    Prison Ship

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    Tokyo Rose

    Tokyo Rose

    5 1946 HD

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  • 1940
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    Doomed to Die

    Doomed to Die

    5.8 1940 HD

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  • 1948
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    Rogues' Regiment

    Rogues' Regiment

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1941
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    Secret of the Wastelands

    Secret of the Wastelands

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1934
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    Student Tour

    Student Tour

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1939
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    Barricade

    Barricade

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Story of Dr. Wassell

    The Story of Dr. Wassell

    6.3 1944 HD

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  • 1956
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    Around the World in Eighty Days

    Around the World in Eighty Days

    6.6 1956 HD

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  • 1945
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    China Sky

    China Sky

    5.5 1945 HD

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  • 1953
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    Destination Gobi

    Destination Gobi

    5.7 1953 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Soldier and the Lady

    The Soldier and the Lady

    6.5 1937 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Cobra Strikes

    The Cobra Strikes

    5 1948 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Conqueror

    The Conqueror

    3.422 1956 HD

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  • 1936
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    Stowaway

    Stowaway

    6.7 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    Stranded

    Stranded

    5.8 1935 HD

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  • 1954
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    Living It Up

    Living It Up

    6.4 1954 HD

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  • 1943
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    Behind the Rising Sun

    Behind the Rising Sun

    5.7 1943 HD

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  • 1938
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    Blondes at Work

    Blondes at Work

    6.1 1938 HD

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  • 1943
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    Destroyer

    Destroyer

    6.6 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    So Proudly We Hail

    So Proudly We Hail

    5.5 1943 HD

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  • 1936
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    Roaming Lady

    Roaming Lady

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1948
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    Half Past Midnight

    Half Past Midnight

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    Road to Morocco

    Road to Morocco

    6.8 1942 HD

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  • 1945
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    China's Little Devils

    China's Little Devils

    4 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    God Is My Co-Pilot

    God Is My Co-Pilot

    7 1945 HD

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  • 1936
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    Mad Holiday

    Mad Holiday

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1958
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    Hong Kong Affair

    Hong Kong Affair

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1955
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    Soldier of Fortune

    Soldier of Fortune

    5.9 1955 HD

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  • 1947
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    Beyond Our Own

    Beyond Our Own

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1953
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    China Venture

    China Venture

    7.5 1953 HD

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  • 1939
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    Island of Lost Men

    Island of Lost Men

    5.7 1939 HD

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  • 1966
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    Family Affair

    Family Affair

    6.6 1966 HD

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS5 E31

    December Bride

    December Bride

    5.5 1954 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

    7.2 1977 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1972
    imgS3 E24

    Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

    7.6 1972 HD

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  • 1960
    imgS12 E24

    My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

    6.5 1960 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS5 E26

    I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

    7.8 1965 HD

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  • 1968
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    Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

    7.1 1968 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    7 1977 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS9 E30

    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS10 E47

    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.4 1948 HD

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  • 1964
    imgS8 E26

    Bewitched

    Bewitched

    7.9 1964 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Beachcomber

    The Beachcomber

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1965
    imgS4 E24

    The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

    7.5 1965 HD

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  • 1973
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    Police Story

    Police Story

    7.1 1973 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS7 E6

    McCloud

    McCloud

    7.1 1970 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS3 E30

    Navy Log

    Navy Log

    4.5 1955 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

    5.7 1963 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS5 E27

    Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

    3.5 1952 HD

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  • 1965
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    Honey West

    Honey West

    7 1965 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS2 E17

    The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

    7.8 1963 HD

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  • 1956
    imgS1 E39

    The Man Called X

    The Man Called X

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1957
    imgS5 E13

    Maverick

    Maverick

    6.8 1957 HD

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  • 1960
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    Hong Kong

    Hong Kong

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS5 E27

    Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

    3.5 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.6 1968 HD

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