Larry Semon

Larry Semon

American silent film comedian whose hugely successful career disappeared virtually overnight, Larry Semon was the son of a traveling vaudeville magician, Zera the Great. He grew up in show business and was trained in stage comedy and acrobatics. A talent for drawing and cartooning led to art school and then work as a cartoonist for various New York City newspapers. The humor evident in his published cartoons prompted executives at New York's Vitagraph Studios to hire him as a gag writer in 1916. He quickly proved himself and was promoted to director for the Hughie Mack series of comedies. His background in magic helped him create interesting new gags for the comedian. When Mack left the studio in 1917, Semon took over the starring role himself. His one-reelers were quite successful, and Vitagraph sent him to California to participate in its new West Coast operation. He produced as well as wrote, starred in and directed his own films, at the same time also producing films for other comics. In the summer of 1928 Semon apparently fell ill with tuberculosis and simultaneously, it seems, suffered a nervous breakdown. He entered a sanitarium near San Bernardino, CA, where he reportedly died on October 8. However, an air of mystery surrounds his death, since his wife (and former co-star) Dorothy Dwan was allowed almost no contact with him and never saw his body, which was ordered cremated after a tightly secured funeral, which was carried out per Semon's "previous instructions" and to which almost no attendees were allowed. The whereabouts of Semon's cremated remains are to this day a mystery, and his widow professed until her death to be mystified by the circumstances of his passing. With enormous financial obligations facing him Larry Semon could easily have considered a dramatic escape of this sort from his creditors. Whether he did, or whether his death was the sad final chapter to a high-rising, briefly brilliant, but ultimately short-lived career may never be known for certain.

  • Npe: Larry Semon
  • Cov Nrov: 1.653
  • Paub Txog: Directing
  • Hnub yug: 1889-07-14
  • Qhov chaw yug: West Point, Mississippi, USA
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  • Kuj Paub Li: Lawrence Semon, Ларри Симон, Lawrence "Larry" Semon
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Larry Semon Movies

  • 1927
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    Underworld

    Underworld

    7 1927 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

    5.4 1925 HD

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  • 1922
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    The Sawmill

    The Sawmill

    4.9 1922 HD

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  • 1922
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    Golf

    Golf

    5.8 1922 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    Kid Speed

    Kid Speed

    5.2 1924 HD

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  • 1925
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    Go Straight!

    Go Straight!

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Simple Life

    The Simple Life

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1918
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    Pluck and Plotters

    Pluck and Plotters

    5 1918 HD

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  • 1919
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    Passing the Buck

    Passing the Buck

    6.8 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Between the Acts

    Between the Acts

    3.8 1919 HD

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  • 1919
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    Scamps and Scandals

    Scamps and Scandals

    5.2 1919 HD

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  • 1920
    imgMovies

    School Days

    School Days

    6 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Suitor

    The Suitor

    3.8 1920 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Fly-Cop

    The Fly-Cop

    5.2 1920 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Hick

    The Hick

    5.5 1921 HD

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  • 1928
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    Dummies

    Dummies

    5 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    A Simple Sap

    A Simple Sap

    5 1928 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Star Boarder

    The Star Boarder

    7 1919 HD

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  • 1922
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    A Weakend Driver

    A Weakend Driver

    5 1922 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    The Grocery Clerk

    The Grocery Clerk

    4.8 1919 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Cloudhopper

    The Cloudhopper

    4.5 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Perfect Clown

    The Perfect Clown

    6.2 1925 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Plagues And Puppy Love

    Plagues And Puppy Love

    5.6 1917 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Bears and Bad Men

    Bears and Bad Men

    5.5 1918 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Romans and Rascals

    Romans and Rascals

    4.5 1918 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Frauds and Frenzies

    Frauds and Frenzies

    5.8 1918 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Huns and Hyphens

    Huns and Hyphens

    5.9 1918 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Dunces and Dangers

    Dunces and Dangers

    4.5 1918 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    His Home Sweet Home

    His Home Sweet Home

    4 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Dew Drop Inn

    Dew Drop Inn

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Dull Care

    Dull Care

    5.7 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Traps and Tangles

    Traps and Tangles

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Bakery

    The Bakery

    4.1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Rent Collector

    The Rent Collector

    6.4 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Bell Hop

    The Bell Hop

    6.8 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Sportsman

    The Sportsman

    6.5 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

    4.2 1921 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    The Counter Jumper

    The Counter Jumper

    5.3 1922 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    A Pair of Kings

    A Pair of Kings

    4 1922 HD

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  • 1927
    imgMovies

    The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man

    7.8 1927 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    Lightning Love

    Lightning Love

    6 1923 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    The Midnight Cabaret

    The Midnight Cabaret

    6 1923 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    No Wedding Bells

    No Wedding Bells

    3.8 1923 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    Horseshoes

    Horseshoes

    5.1 1923 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    The Gown Shop

    The Gown Shop

    4 1923 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    Her Boy Friend

    Her Boy Friend

    5.5 1924 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Gall and Golf

    Gall and Golf

    4.8 1917 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    Walls and Wallops

    Walls and Wallops

    5 1916 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    The Girl in the Limousine

    The Girl in the Limousine

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs

    Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs

    5.3 1918 HD

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  • 1927
    imgMovies

    Oh, What a Man!

    Oh, What a Man!

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    The Barnyard

    The Barnyard

    5.5 1923 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    The Head Waiter

    The Head Waiter

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Hindoos and Hazards

    Hindoos and Hazards

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1925
    imgMovies

    The Dome Doctor

    The Dome Doctor

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Risks and Roughnecks

    Risks and Roughnecks

    4.5 1917 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies

    Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies

    4.8 1917 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    The Show

    The Show

    6.5 1922 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Well, I'll Be

    Well, I'll Be

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    Trouble Brewing

    Trouble Brewing

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1920
    imgMovies

    The Stage Hand

    The Stage Hand

    6 1920 HD

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  • 1927
    imgMovies

    Spuds

    Spuds

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Flatheads and Flivvers

    Flatheads and Flivvers

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1927
    imgMovies

    A Dozen Socks

    A Dozen Socks

    8 1927 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    The Grocery Clerk

    The Grocery Clerk

    4.8 1919 HD

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  • 1920
    imgMovies

    The Fly-Cop

    The Fly-Cop

    5.2 1920 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Between the Acts

    Between the Acts

    3.8 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Well, I'll Be

    Well, I'll Be

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Dunces and Dangers

    Dunces and Dangers

    4.5 1918 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    The Simple Life

    The Simple Life

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    The Simple Life

    The Simple Life

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Passing the Buck

    Passing the Buck

    6.8 1919 HD

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  • 1925
    imgMovies

    The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

    5.4 1925 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    The Man from Egypt

    The Man from Egypt

    5 1916 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Bullies and Bullets

    Bullies and Bullets

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs

    Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs

    5.3 1918 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    The Sawmill

    The Sawmill

    4.9 1922 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    Golf

    Golf

    5.8 1922 HD

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  • 1927
    imgMovies

    The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man

    7.8 1927 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    Kid Speed

    Kid Speed

    5.2 1924 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    A Pair of Kings

    A Pair of Kings

    4 1922 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    A Pair of Kings

    A Pair of Kings

    4 1922 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    Her Boy Friend

    Her Boy Friend

    5.5 1924 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Pluck and Plotters

    Pluck and Plotters

    5 1918 HD

    img
  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Passing the Buck

    Passing the Buck

    6.8 1919 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Plagues And Puppy Love

    Plagues And Puppy Love

    5.6 1917 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Between the Acts

    Between the Acts

    3.8 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Scamps and Scandals

    Scamps and Scandals

    5.2 1919 HD

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  • 1920
    imgMovies

    School Days

    School Days

    6 1920 HD

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  • 1920
    imgMovies

    The Suitor

    The Suitor

    3.8 1920 HD

    img
  • 1920
    imgMovies

    The Fly-Cop

    The Fly-Cop

    5.2 1920 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Hick

    The Hick

    5.5 1921 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Bears and Bad Men

    Bears and Bad Men

    5.5 1918 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Romans and Rascals

    Romans and Rascals

    4.5 1918 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Frauds and Frenzies

    Frauds and Frenzies

    5.8 1918 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Huns and Hyphens

    Huns and Hyphens

    5.9 1918 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Dunces and Dangers

    Dunces and Dangers

    4.5 1918 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    His Home Sweet Home

    His Home Sweet Home

    4 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Dew Drop Inn

    Dew Drop Inn

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Dull Care

    Dull Care

    5.7 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Traps and Tangles

    Traps and Tangles

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1928
    imgMovies

    Dummies

    Dummies

    5 1928 HD

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  • 1928
    imgMovies

    A Simple Sap

    A Simple Sap

    5 1928 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    The Star Boarder

    The Star Boarder

    7 1919 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    A Weakend Driver

    A Weakend Driver

    5 1922 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Bakery

    The Bakery

    4.1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Rent Collector

    The Rent Collector

    6.4 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Bell Hop

    The Bell Hop

    6.8 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Sportsman

    The Sportsman

    6.5 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

    4.2 1921 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    The Grocery Clerk

    The Grocery Clerk

    4.8 1919 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    The Counter Jumper

    The Counter Jumper

    5.3 1922 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    A Pair of Kings

    A Pair of Kings

    4 1922 HD

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  • 1927
    imgMovies

    The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man

    7.8 1927 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    Lightning Love

    Lightning Love

    6 1923 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    The Midnight Cabaret

    The Midnight Cabaret

    6 1923 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    No Wedding Bells

    No Wedding Bells

    3.8 1923 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    Horseshoes

    Horseshoes

    5.1 1923 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    The Gown Shop

    The Gown Shop

    4 1923 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    Her Boy Friend

    Her Boy Friend

    5.5 1924 HD

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  • 1925
    imgMovies

    The Cloudhopper

    The Cloudhopper

    4.5 1925 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Gall and Golf

    Gall and Golf

    4.8 1917 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    The Man from Egypt

    The Man from Egypt

    5 1916 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Romans and Rascals

    Romans and Rascals

    4.5 1918 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    Walls and Wallops

    Walls and Wallops

    5 1916 HD

    img
  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Rips and Rushes

    Rips and Rushes

    5 1917 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    Golf

    Golf

    5.8 1922 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    Golf

    Golf

    5.8 1922 HD

    img
  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Bullies and Bullets

    Bullies and Bullets

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    Kid Speed

    Kid Speed

    5.2 1924 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    Kid Speed

    Kid Speed

    5.2 1924 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs

    Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs

    5.3 1918 HD

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  • 1927
    imgMovies

    Oh, What a Man!

    Oh, What a Man!

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    The Barnyard

    The Barnyard

    5.5 1923 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    There and Back

    There and Back

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    Hash and Havoc

    Hash and Havoc

    5 1916 HD

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  • 1925
    imgMovies

    The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

    5.4 1925 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Worries and Wobbles

    Worries and Wobbles

    4.8 1917 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    The Barnyard

    The Barnyard

    5.5 1923 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    A Villainous Villain

    A Villainous Villain

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    A Villainous Villain

    A Villainous Villain

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    The Sawmill

    The Sawmill

    4.9 1922 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    The Sawmill

    The Sawmill

    4.9 1922 HD

    img
  • 1925
    imgMovies

    The Dome Doctor

    The Dome Doctor

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1925
    imgMovies

    The Dome Doctor

    The Dome Doctor

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1925
    imgMovies

    The Cloudhopper

    The Cloudhopper

    4.5 1925 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    The Girl in the Limousine

    The Girl in the Limousine

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Bell Hop

    The Bell Hop

    6.8 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Bell Hop

    The Bell Hop

    6.8 1921 HD

    img
  • 1925
    imgMovies

    The Dome Doctor

    The Dome Doctor

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1925
    imgMovies

    The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

    5.4 1925 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Risks and Roughnecks

    Risks and Roughnecks

    4.5 1917 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    Losing Weight

    Losing Weight

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1920
    imgMovies

    School Days

    School Days

    6 1920 HD

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  • 1920
    imgMovies

    School Days

    School Days

    6 1920 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    The Head Waiter

    The Head Waiter

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1917
    imgMovies

    Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies

    Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies

    4.8 1917 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    A Weakend Driver

    A Weakend Driver

    5 1922 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Hindoos and Hazards

    Hindoos and Hazards

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Scamps and Scandals

    Scamps and Scandals

    5.2 1919 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    His Home Sweet Home

    His Home Sweet Home

    4 1919 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    The Midnight Cabaret

    The Midnight Cabaret

    6 1923 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    The Midnight Cabaret

    The Midnight Cabaret

    6 1923 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Skids and Scalawags

    Skids and Scalawags

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1916
    imgMovies

    Captain Jinks' Evolution

    Captain Jinks' Evolution

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    The Show

    The Show

    6.5 1922 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    Well, I'll Be

    Well, I'll Be

    1 1919 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Romans and Rascals

    Romans and Rascals

    4.5 1918 HD

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  • 1919
    imgMovies

    The Star Boarder

    The Star Boarder

    7 1919 HD

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  • 1920
    imgMovies

    The Stage Hand

    The Stage Hand

    6 1920 HD

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  • 1920
    imgMovies

    The Stage Hand

    The Stage Hand

    6 1920 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    Trouble Brewing

    Trouble Brewing

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    Trouble Brewing

    Trouble Brewing

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1918
    imgMovies

    Bears and Bad Men

    Bears and Bad Men

    5.5 1918 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Rent Collector

    The Rent Collector

    6.4 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Rent Collector

    The Rent Collector

    6.4 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Bakery

    The Bakery

    4.1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Bakery

    The Bakery

    4.1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
    imgMovies

    The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

    4.2 1921 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    The Show

    The Show

    6.5 1922 HD

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  • 1922
    imgMovies

    The Show

    The Show

    6.5 1922 HD

    img
  • 1920
    imgMovies

    The Stage Hand

    The Stage Hand

    6 1920 HD

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  • 1927
    imgMovies

    Spuds

    Spuds

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1924
    imgMovies

    The Girl in the Limousine

    The Girl in the Limousine

    6 1924 HD

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  • 1923
    imgMovies

    Lightning Love

    Lightning Love

    6 1923 HD

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  • 1915
    imgMovies

    The Baby and the Boss

    The Baby and the Boss

    1 1915 HD

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