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Maurice Costello

From Wikipedia Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950) was an American prominent vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s, who later played a principal role in early American films, as both a leading man, supporting player and a director. Costello was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants Ellen and Thomas Costello. He appeared in his first motion picture in 1905, in which he had the honour of appearing in the first serious film to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes in the movie Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, in which Costello played the title role. He continued to work for Vitagraph, being a member of the first motion picture stock company ever formed, playing opposite Florence Turner. Among some of his best known pictures are A Tale of Two Cities, The Man Who Couldn't Beat God and For the Honor of the Family. After an absence of some years he returned to the screen. He was married to actress Mae Costello (née Altschuk). His descendants include two daughters, actresses Dolores Costello and Helene Costello, a grandson John Drew Barrymore, and a great granddaughter Drew Barrymore. He was one of the world's first leading men in early American cinema, but like a lot of other silent screen stars, he found the transition to "talkies" extremely difficult, and his leading man status was over. However, Costello was a trouper, and continued to appear in movies, often in small roles and bit parts, right up until his death in 1950.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born20 February 1877 (age 148)
  • Place of BirthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Maurice Costello

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From Wikipedia Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950) was an American prominent vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s, who later played a principal role in early American films, as both a leading man, supporting player and a director. Costello was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants Ellen and Thomas Costello. He appeared in his first motion picture in 1905, in which he had the honour of appearing in the first serious film to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes in the movie Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, in which Costello played the title role. He continued to work for Vitagraph, being a member of the first motion picture stock company ever formed, playing opposite Florence Turner. Among some of his best known pictures are A Tale of Two Cities, The Man Who Couldn't Beat God and For the Honor of the Family. After an absence of some years he returned to the screen. He was married to actress Mae Costello (née Altschuk). His descendants include two daughters, actresses Dolores Costello and Helene Costello, a grandson John Drew Barrymore, and a great granddaughter Drew Barrymore. He was one of the world's first leading men in early American cinema, but like a lot of other silent screen stars, he found the transition to "talkies" extremely difficult, and his leading man status was over. However, Costello was a trouper, and continued to appear in movies, often in small roles and bit parts, right up until his death in 1950.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born20 February 1877 (age 148)
  • Place of BirthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Practically Yours
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1944
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The Climax
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5.4
1944
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A Fig Leaf for Eve
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4.5
1944
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Du Barry Was a Lady
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6.1
1943
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The Glass Key
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6.613
1942
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
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5.8
1942
Poster
A Man Betrayed
star
5.4
1941
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Lady from Louisiana
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5.3
1941
Poster
Citizen Kane
star
7.998
1941
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan
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7.0
1941
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Alice in Movieland
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6.3
1940
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All This, and Heaven Too
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7.1
1940
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Edison, the Man
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6.6
1940
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Foreign Correspondent
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6.979
1940
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Tin Pan Alley
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4.75
1940
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The Sea Hawk
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7.099
1940
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Third Finger, Left Hand
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6.8
1940
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Johnny Apollo
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6.8
1940
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The Ghost Comes Home
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5.0
1940
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The Roaring Twenties
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7.488
1939
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It's a Wonderful World
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6.4
1939
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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7.85
1939
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Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
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6.2
1939
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Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
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5.692
1939
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Happily Buried
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4.5
1939
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A Man to Remember
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6.5
1938
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Comet Over Broadway
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5.0
1938
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Hollywood Boulevard
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2.5
1936
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Search for Beauty
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5.9
1934
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The Wagon Show
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1928
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Eagle of the Night
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5.0
1928
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Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
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1927
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Camille
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1.0
1927
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The Shamrock and the Rose
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5.5
1927
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The Last Alarm
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1926
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The Mad Marriage
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1925
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The Story Without a Name
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1924
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Roulette
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1924
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Love of Women
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1924
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Man and Wife
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1923
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Fog Bound
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1923
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The Glimpses of the Moon
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1923
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None So Blind
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1923
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The Crimson Stain Mystery
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1916
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The Crown Prince's Double
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1916
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The Evil Men Do
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1915
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The Heart of Jim Brice
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1915
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Rags and the Girl
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1915
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Some Steamer Scooping
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1914
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Etta of the Footlights
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1914
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Too Much Burglar
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1914
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Iron and Steel
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1914
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The Moonstone of Fez
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1914
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The Mysterious Lodger
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1914
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The Peacemaker
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1914
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The Hindoo Charm
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1913
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Fellow Voyagers
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1913
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The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
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1913
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Getting Up a Practice
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1913
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The Lonely Princess
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5.0
1913
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The Sale of a Heart
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1913
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What a Change of Clothes Did
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1913
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A Princess of Bagdad
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1913
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Delayed Proposals
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5.0
1913
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Conscience
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4.0
1912
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On the Pupil of His Eye
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1912
Poster
Dr. LaFleur's Theory
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2.5
1912
Poster
It All Came Out in the Wash
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4.0
1912
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Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
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5.0
1912
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The Spider's Web
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1912
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For the Honor of the Family
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1912
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The Money Kings
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1912
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Wanted... a Grandmother
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1912
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Bobby's Father
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1912
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Her Grandchild
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1912
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A Vitagraph Romance
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4.8
1912
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The First Violin
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1912
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The Two Battles
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1912
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The Black Sheep
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1912
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The Picture Idol
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5.0
1912
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Half a Hero
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1912
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The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
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1912
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Aunty's Romance
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4.0
1912
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The Loyalty of Sylvia
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4.0
1912
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As You Like It
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1.0
1912
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Lulu's Doctor
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2.5
1912
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The Meeting of the Ways
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4.0
1912
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When Persistency and Obstinacy Meet
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4.0
1912
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The Adventure of the Italian Model
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4.0
1912
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The Old Silver Watch
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4.0
1912
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Some Good in All
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1911
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Siren of the Sea
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1911
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The Inherited Taint
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1911
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Barriers Burned Away
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1911
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The Sleep Walker
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1911
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For Her Brother's Sake
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1911
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A Quaker Mother
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1911
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She Came, She Saw, She Conquered
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1911
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For Love and Glory
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1911
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The Geranium
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1911
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His Sister's Children
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1911
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A Tale of Two Cities
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5.0
1911
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The Sacrifice
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10.0
1911
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Water Lilies
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4.0
1911
Poster
Little Nemo
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6.313
1911
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The New Stenographer
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4.0
1911
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The Show Girl
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6.0
1911
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic
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1911
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Auld Lang Syne
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1911
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Proving His Love; or, The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman
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1911
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His Mother
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1911
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Dead Man’s Honor
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1911
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The Changing of Silas Warner
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1911
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The Love of Chrysanthemum
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4.0
1910
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How She Won Him
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1910
Poster
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
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2.5
1910
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Rose Leaves
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1910
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Over the Garden Wall
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1910
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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4.844
1909
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The Way of the Cross
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1909
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The Bride of Lammermoor
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1909
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Saul and David
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1909
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Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
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3.0
1908
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Leah the Forsaken
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2.0
1908
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The Merchant of Venice
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1908
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Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
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4.667
1908
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Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
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2.5
1908
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Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
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1908
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The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
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1908