Chill Wills

Chill Wills

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chill Theodore Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) was an American film actor, and a singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet. He was a performer from early childhood, forming and leading the Avalon Boys singing group in the 1930s. After appearing in a few westerns he disbanded the group in 1938, and struck out on a solo acting career. One of his more memorable roles was that of the distinctive voice of Francis the Mule in a series of popular films. Wills' deep, rough voice, with its Western twang, was matched to the personality of the cynical, sardonic mule. As was customary at the time, Wills was given no billing for his vocal work, though he was featured prominently on-screen as blustery General Ben Kaye in the fourth entry, Francis Joins the WACS. He provided the deep voice for Stan Laurel's performance of "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" in Way Out West (1937), in which the Avalon Boys Quartet appeared. Wills was cast in numerous serious film roles, including as "the city of Chicago" as personified by a phantom police sergeant in the film noir City That Never Sleeps (1953), and that of Uncle Bawley in Giant (1956), which also features Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean. Wills was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Davy Crockett's companion "Beekeeper" in the film The Alamo (1960). However, his aggressive campaign for the award was considered tasteless by many, including the film's star/director/producer John Wayne, who publicly apologized for Wills. Wills' publicity agent, W.S. "Bow-Wow" Wojciechowicz, accepted blame for the ill-advised effort, claiming that Wills had known nothing about it. The Oscar was instead won by Peter Ustinov for his role as Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus. In Rory Calhoun's CBS western series The Texan, Wills appeared in the lead role in the 1960 episode entitled "The Eyes of Captain Wylie". Wills starred in the short-run series Frontier Circus which aired for only one season (1961–62) on CBS. In 1966, he was cast in the role of a shady Texas rancher, Jim Ed Love, in the short-lived ABC comedy/western series The Rounders (reprising his role in the 1965 film The Rounders, starring Henry Fonda), with co-stars Ron Hayes, Patrick Wayne and Walker Edmiston. in 1963-64, Wills joined William Lundigan, Walter Brennan and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in making appearances on behalf of U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee in the campaign against U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1968, Wills refused to support Richard Nixon for the presidency and served as master of ceremonies for George C. Wallace, former governor of Alabama, for the California campaign stops in Wallace's presidential campaign.[5] Wills was among the few Hollywood celebrities to endorse Wallace's bid against Nixon and Hubert H. Humphrey; another was Walter Brennan. Also in 1968, he starred in the Gunsmoke episode "A Noose for Dobie Price", where he played Elihu Gorman, a former outlaw who joins forces with Marshal Matt Dillon, played by James Arness, to track down a member of his former gang who has escaped jail. His last role was in 1978, as a janitor in Stubby Pringle's Christmas. CLR Description above from the Wikipedia article Chill Wills, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  • Hnub yug: 1902-07-18
  • Qhov chaw yug: Seagoville, Texas, USA
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Chill Wills Movies

  • 1944
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    Meet Me in St. Louis

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    7 1944 HD

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  • 1956
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    Giant

    Giant

    7.597 1956 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Alamo

    The Alamo

    7.1 1960 HD

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  • 1944
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    I'll Be Seeing You

    I'll Be Seeing You

    7 1944 HD

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  • 1973
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    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

    7.2 1973 HD

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  • 1950
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    Rio Grande

    Rio Grande

    6.8 1950 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Rounders

    The Rounders

    5.5 1965 HD

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  • 1953
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    City That Never Sleeps

    City That Never Sleeps

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tarzan's New York Adventure

    Tarzan's New York Adventure

    6.4 1942 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Westerner

    The Westerner

    7 1940 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Wheeler Dealers

    The Wheeler Dealers

    6.2 1963 HD

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  • 1960
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    Where the Boys Are

    Where the Boys Are

    6.1 1960 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Sundowners

    The Sundowners

    5.4 1950 HD

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  • 1963
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    McLintock!

    McLintock!

    6.5 1963 HD

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  • 1941
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    Western Union

    Western Union

    5.959 1941 HD

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  • 1939
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    Allegheny Uprising

    Allegheny Uprising

    5.6 1939 HD

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  • 1955
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    Francis in the Navy

    Francis in the Navy

    5.5 1955 HD

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  • 1977
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    Mr. Billion

    Mr. Billion

    5.5 1977 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Man from the Alamo

    The Man from the Alamo

    6.6 1953 HD

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  • 1940
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    Sky Murder

    Sky Murder

    6.3 1940 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Deadly Companions

    The Deadly Companions

    5.6 1961 HD

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  • 1945
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    Leave Her to Heaven

    Leave Her to Heaven

    7.4 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Yearling

    The Yearling

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1941
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    Belle Starr

    Belle Starr

    5.6 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    Boom Town

    Boom Town

    6.9 1940 HD

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  • 1958
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    From Hell to Texas

    From Hell to Texas

    5.9 1958 HD

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  • 1966
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    Fireball 500

    Fireball 500

    4.9 1966 HD

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  • 1941
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    Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

    6.4 1941 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

    The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1950
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    High Lonesome

    High Lonesome

    5.1 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    Family Honeymoon

    Family Honeymoon

    5.7 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Bugle Sounds

    The Bugle Sounds

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Her Cardboard Lover

    Her Cardboard Lover

    5.1 1942 HD

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  • 1949
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    Tulsa

    Tulsa

    6.2 1949 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

    The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

    4 1961 HD

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  • 1951
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    Cattle Drive

    Cattle Drive

    6.1 1951 HD

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  • 1957
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    Gun Glory

    Gun Glory

    5.8 1957 HD

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  • 1949
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    Red Canyon

    Red Canyon

    5 1949 HD

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  • 1943
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    A Stranger in Town

    A Stranger in Town

    6.5 1943 HD

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  • 2001
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    Drive-In Movie Memories

    Drive-In Movie Memories

    7.3 2001 HD

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  • 1956
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    Santiago

    Santiago

    5.1 1956 HD

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  • 1945
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    What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

    What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

    2 1945 HD

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  • 1940
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    Tugboat Annie Sails Again

    Tugboat Annie Sails Again

    5.5 1940 HD

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  • 1954
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    Francis Joins the WACS

    Francis Joins the WACS

    5.8 1954 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Sad Horse

    The Sad Horse

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1951
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    Francis Goes to the Races

    Francis Goes to the Races

    6.5 1951 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Grass Is Always Greener

    The Grass Is Always Greener

    5.3 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Sainted Sisters

    The Sainted Sisters

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1962
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    Young Guns of Texas

    Young Guns of Texas

    3.7 1962 HD

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  • 1944
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    Sunday Dinner for a Soldier

    Sunday Dinner for a Soldier

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1952
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    Bronco Buster

    Bronco Buster

    5 1952 HD

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  • 1939
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    Racketeers of the Range

    Racketeers of the Range

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1956
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    Gun for a Coward

    Gun for a Coward

    5.6 1956 HD

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  • 1946
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    Gallant Bess

    Gallant Bess

    6.5 1946 HD

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  • 1953
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    Tumbleweed

    Tumbleweed

    6.1 1953 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Cardinal

    The Cardinal

    6.5 1963 HD

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  • 1951
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    Oh! Susanna

    Oh! Susanna

    5 1951 HD

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  • 1961
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    Gold of the Seven Saints

    Gold of the Seven Saints

    7 1961 HD

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  • 1955
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    Timberjack

    Timberjack

    3.2 1955 HD

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  • 1944
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    Barbary Coast Gent

    Barbary Coast Gent

    4.6 1944 HD

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  • 1948
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    Northwest Stampede

    Northwest Stampede

    2 1948 HD

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  • 1956
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    Kentucky Rifle

    Kentucky Rifle

    5.1 1956 HD

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  • 1936
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    At Sea Ashore

    At Sea Ashore

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1948
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    That Wonderful Urge

    That Wonderful Urge

    6.2 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    Apache Trail

    Apache Trail

    6.4 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Sorority House

    Sorority House

    6.8 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    Way Out West

    Way Out West

    7.039 1937 HD

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  • 1941
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    Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

    4.7 1941 HD

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  • 1950
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    Rock Island Trail

    Rock Island Trail

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1952
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    Ride the Man Down

    Ride the Man Down

    6.5 1952 HD

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  • 1939
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    Arizona Legion

    Arizona Legion

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1935
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    Bar 20 Rides Again

    Bar 20 Rides Again

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1954
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    Ricochet Romance

    Ricochet Romance

    7 1954 HD

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  • 1943
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    Best Foot Forward

    Best Foot Forward

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Day the Bookies Wept

    The Day the Bookies Wept

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    Call of the Prairie

    Call of the Prairie

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1939
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    Timber Stampede

    Timber Stampede

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Omaha Trail

    The Omaha Trail

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1938
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    Lawless Valley

    Lawless Valley

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    Trouble in Sundown

    Trouble in Sundown

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    5.7 1970 HD

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  • 1950
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    Stella

    Stella

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1940
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    Wyoming

    Wyoming

    5.9 1940 HD

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  • 1954
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    Hell's Outpost

    Hell's Outpost

    5 1954 HD

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  • 1942
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    Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

    7 1942 HD

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  • 1947
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    Heartaches

    Heartaches

    5.2 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    Francis

    Francis

    5.5 1950 HD

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  • 1977
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    Poco… Little Dog Lost

    Poco… Little Dog Lost

    4 1977 HD

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  • 1952
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    Francis Goes to West Point

    Francis Goes to West Point

    5.8 1952 HD

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  • 1953
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    Francis Covers the Big Town

    Francis Covers the Big Town

    5.1 1953 HD

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  • 1978
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    Stubby Pringle's Christmas

    Stubby Pringle's Christmas

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Sea Hornet

    The Sea Hornet

    5 1951 HD

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  • 1994
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    That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

    6.9 1994 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Bad Man

    The Bad Man

    5.4 1941 HD

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  • 1948
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    Loaded Pistols

    Loaded Pistols

    5.7 1948 HD

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  • 1973
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    Guns of a Stranger

    Guns of a Stranger

    3 1973 HD

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  • 1956
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    New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

    New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

    6 1956 HD

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  • 1944
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    See Here, Private Hargrove

    See Here, Private Hargrove

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1942
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    Mr. Gardenia Jones

    Mr. Gardenia Jones

    4.2 1942 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Steagle

    The Steagle

    4.8 1971 HD

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  • 1969
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    Big Daddy

    Big Daddy

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1976
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    It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

    7 1976 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Harvey Girls

    The Harvey Girls

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1959
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    Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

    6.5 1959 HD

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  • 1992
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    John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    6 1992 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Saxon Charm

    The Saxon Charm

    4.3 1948 HD

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  • 2004
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    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    7.3 2004 HD

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  • 1937
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    Nobody's Baby

    Nobody's Baby

    5.7 1937 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Over the Hill Gang

    The Over the Hill Gang

    5.6 1969 HD

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1957
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    Trackdown

    Trackdown

    6.4 1957 HD

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  • 1960
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    Route 66

    Route 66

    6.4 1960 HD

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  • 1971
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    Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

    6.9 1971 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1951
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    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

    7.7 1955 HD

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  • 1959
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    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1967
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    Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

    7.5 1967 HD

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  • 1966
    imgS2 E26

    Tarzan

    Tarzan

    6.7 1966 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS3 E15

    Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

    7.8 1970 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS1 E26

    Frontier Circus

    Frontier Circus

    4.667 1961 HD

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  • 1958
    imgS2 E4

    The Texan

    The Texan

    5.5 1958 HD

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  • 1966
    imgS1 E18

    The Rounders

    The Rounders

    4 1966 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS20 E24

    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS3 E17

    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1963
    imgS3 E17

    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

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