William Frawley

William Frawley

William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St. Paul's Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House. His first job was as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He did vaudeville with his brother Paul, then joined pianist Franz Rath in an act they took to San Francisco in 1910. Four years later he formed a light comedy act with his new wife Edna Louise Broedt, "Frawley and Louise", touring the Orpheum and Keith circuits until they divorced in 1927. He next moved to Broadway and then, in 1932, to Hollywood with Paramount. By 1951, when he contacted Lucille Ball about a part in her TV show I Love Lucy (1951), he had performed in over 100 films. His Fred Mertz role lasted until the show ended in 1960, after which he did a five-year stint on My Three Sons (1960). Poor health forced his retirement. He collapsed of a heart attack on March 3, 1966, aged 79, walking along Hollywood Boulevard after seeing a movie. He is buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.

  • Taitara: William Frawley
  • Rongonui: 2.185
  • E mohiotia ana mo: Acting
  • Ra whanau: 1887-02-25
  • Te Whanautanga: Burlington, Iowa, USA
  • Kāinga:
  • E mohiotia ana ano: Bill Frawley, William Clement Frawley
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William Frawley Kiriata

  • 1941
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    Blondie in Society

    Blondie in Society

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  • 1947
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    Blondie's Anniversary

    Blondie's Anniversary

    5.6 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    Blondie's Hero

    Blondie's Hero

    6.3 1950 HD

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  • 1945
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    Lady on a Train

    Lady on a Train

    6.5 1945 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Fighting Seabees

    The Fighting Seabees

    6.2 1944 HD

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  • 1935
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    Roberta

    Roberta

    7 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Princess Comes Across

    The Princess Comes Across

    6.1 1936 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Lemon Drop Kid

    The Lemon Drop Kid

    6.9 1951 HD

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  • 1947
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    Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

    7.4 1947 HD

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  • 1949
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    Red Light

    Red Light

    5.5 1949 HD

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  • 1935
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    Welcome Home

    Welcome Home

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1951
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    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    6.371 1951 HD

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  • 1945
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    Flame of Barbary Coast

    Flame of Barbary Coast

    5.6 1945 HD

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  • 1952
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    Rancho Notorious

    Rancho Notorious

    6.485 1952 HD

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  • 1940
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    One Night in the Tropics

    One Night in the Tropics

    5.6 1940 HD

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  • 1951
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    Rhubarb

    Rhubarb

    5.5 1951 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Babe Ruth Story

    The Babe Ruth Story

    5.8 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    Gentleman Jim

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    7.2 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Rose of Washington Square

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    5.7 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Mad About Music

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    7.2 1938 HD

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  • 1941
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    Footsteps in the Dark

    Footsteps in the Dark

    6.9 1941 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Crime Doctor

    The Crime Doctor

    3.5 1934 HD

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  • 1950
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    Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

    Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Inner Circle

    The Inner Circle

    5.2 1946 HD

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  • 1936
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    Rose Bowl

    Rose Bowl

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1938
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    Professor Beware

    Professor Beware

    6.1 1938 HD

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  • 1943
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    Whistling in Brooklyn

    Whistling in Brooklyn

    6.3 1943 HD

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  • 1937
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    Double or Nothing

    Double or Nothing

    6.6 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    Something to Sing About

    Something to Sing About

    6.2 1937 HD

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  • 1942
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    Roxie Hart

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    6.9 1942 HD

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  • 1946
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    Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

    Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

    5.8 1946 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    6.5 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    Desire

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    6.7 1936 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Virginian

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    6.1 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    Mother Wore Tights

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    5.3 1947 HD

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  • 1933
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    Moonlight and Pretzels

    Moonlight and Pretzels

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1940
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    Rhythm on the River

    Rhythm on the River

    7 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Golden Gloves

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    5 1940 HD

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  • 1936
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    Strike Me Pink

    Strike Me Pink

    6.6 1936 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Dirty Look

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    1 1954 HD

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  • 1935
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    Alibi Ike

    Alibi Ike

    5.8 1935 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Lady Takes a Sailor

    The Lady Takes a Sailor

    4.3 1949 HD

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  • 1962
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    Safe at Home!

    Safe at Home!

    3.3 1962 HD

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  • 1934
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    Here Is My Heart

    Here Is My Heart

    7 1934 HD

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  • 1950
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    Pretty Baby

    Pretty Baby

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Lone Wolf and His Lady

    The Lone Wolf and His Lady

    4.7 1949 HD

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  • 1927
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    Ventriloquist

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  • 1934
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    Bolero

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  • 1949
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    Chicken Every Sunday

    Chicken Every Sunday

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1937
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    Blossoms On Broadway

    Blossoms On Broadway

    4 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    Shoot the Works

    Shoot the Works

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1942
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    Moonlight in Havana

    Moonlight in Havana

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  • 1934
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    Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

    Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

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  • 1938
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    Sons of the Legion

    Sons of the Legion

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Witching Hour

    The Witching Hour

    5.3 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    Three Married Men

    Three Married Men

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    College Scandal

    College Scandal

    5.2 1935 HD

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  • 1940
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    Dancing on a Dime

    Dancing on a Dime

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  • 1935
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    Car 99

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  • 1943
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    We've Never Been Licked

    We've Never Been Licked

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1948
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    Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

    Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1945
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    Hitchhike to Happiness

    Hitchhike to Happiness

    5 1945 HD

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  • 1942
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    Wildcat

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  • 1936
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    F-Man

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    1 1936 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Bride Came C.O.D.

    The Bride Came C.O.D.

    7.1 1941 HD

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  • 1947
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    My Wild Irish Rose

    My Wild Irish Rose

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1925
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    Should Husbands Be Watched?

    Should Husbands Be Watched?

    6 1925 HD

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  • 1937
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    High, Wide and Handsome

    High, Wide and Handsome

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1941
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    Cracked Nuts

    Cracked Nuts

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1947
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    Down to Earth

    Down to Earth

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1940
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    Those Were the Days!

    Those Were the Days!

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1947
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    I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

    I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1939
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    Grand Jury Secrets

    Grand Jury Secrets

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Farmer's Daughter

    The Farmer's Daughter

    5 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Gangs Of The City

    Gangs Of The City

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    Untamed

    Untamed

    4.3 1940 HD

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  • 1933
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    Hell and High Water

    Hell and High Water

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1944
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    Going My Way

    Going My Way

    6.731 1944 HD

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  • 1946
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    Rendezvous with Annie

    Rendezvous with Annie

    6 1946 HD

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  • 1935
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    It's a Great Life

    It's a Great Life

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1942
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    Treat 'Em Rough

    Treat 'Em Rough

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1947
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    Monsieur Verdoux

    Monsieur Verdoux

    7.712 1947 HD

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  • 1942
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    It Happened in Flatbush

    It Happened in Flatbush

    4.8 1942 HD

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  • 1935
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    Harmony Lane

    Harmony Lane

    3.5 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    Stop, Look and Love

    Stop, Look and Love

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Ambush

    Ambush

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Persons in Hiding

    Persons in Hiding

    3.5 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Touchdown, Army

    Touchdown, Army

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Quarterback

    The Quarterback

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

    Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    Give Out, Sisters

    Give Out, Sisters

    5 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    Larceny with Music

    Larceny with Music

    4 1943 HD

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  • 1939
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    St. Louis Blues

    St. Louis Blues

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1949
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    East Side, West Side

    East Side, West Side

    7 1949 HD

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  • 1953
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    I Love Lucy: The Movie

    I Love Lucy: The Movie

    7.1 1953 HD

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  • 1949
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    Home in San Antone

    Home in San Antone

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    Good Sam

    Good Sam

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1944
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    Lake Placid Serenade

    Lake Placid Serenade

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1950
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    Kill the Umpire

    Kill the Umpire

    6.2 1950 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Lemon Drop Kid

    The Lemon Drop Kid

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    The General Died at Dawn

    The General Died at Dawn

    6.1 1936 HD

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  • 1940
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    Sandy Gets Her Man

    Sandy Gets Her Man

    4 1940 HD

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  • 1956
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    Lucy's Really Lost Moments

    Lucy's Really Lost Moments

    6.5 1956 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Yankee Doodler

    The Yankee Doodler

    5 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Night Work

    Night Work

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Ex-Champ

    Ex-Champ

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1948
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    Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

    Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

    6 1948 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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    Opened by Mistake

    Opened by Mistake

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1935
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    Hold 'Em Yale

    Hold 'Em Yale

    7 1935 HD

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  • 2016
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    I Love Lucy Christmas Special

    I Love Lucy Christmas Special

    10 2016 HD

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  • 1935
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    Ship Cafe

    Ship Cafe

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Girl from Manhattan

    The Girl from Manhattan

    5 1948 HD

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  • 1960
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    My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

    6.5 1960 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    8.6 1957 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

    7.1 1962 HD

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  • 1951
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    I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

    8 1951 HD

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  • 1958
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    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    4.3 1958 HD

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  • 1952
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    This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

    6.4 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Gale Storm Show

    The Gale Storm Show

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 2019
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    I Love Lucy: Colorized Collection

    I Love Lucy: Colorized Collection

    10 2019 HD

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