Actor: William Janney

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Birthday: 1908-02-15
Born in: New York City, New York, USA

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Cimarron

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.
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Bonnie Scotland

Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in the Scottish army and are posted to India.
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Bonnie Scotland

1935

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As the Earth Turns

Love happens between the son of Polish immigrants settled in Maine and the daughter of a neighboring farm family.
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As the Earth Turns

1934

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The Crime of the Century

A doctor who is also a “mentalist” confesses to a murder. The only problem is that the murder he’s confessed to hasn’t happened yet – although dead bodies are now starting to turn up all over the place. A reporter sets out to solve the “mystery”.
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The Crime of the Century

1933

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The Mouthpiece

A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent.
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The Mouthpiece

1932

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The Dawn Patrol

World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons about sending subordinates to their deaths.
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The Dawn Patrol

1930

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Salute

A comedy-romance about rival brothers attending a military academy.
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Secret of the Blue Room

According to a legend, the mansion's "blue room" is cursed -- everyone who has ever spent the night in that room has met with an untimely end. The three suitors of the heroine wager that each can survive a night in the forbidding blue room.
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Secret of the Blue Room

1933

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Mexicali Rose

The owner of a border town gambling saloon falls in love with a promiscuous young girl. When she has an affair with another, he tosses her out of town. She gets revenge by marrying his younger brother.
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Mexicali Rose

1929

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Sutter's Gold

Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.
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Sutter's Gold

1936

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The Right of Way

Snobbish attorney Charles 'Beauty' Steele loses his wife due to his drinking and his airs at the same time that his brother-in-law absconds with funds belonging to one of Steele's clients. In search of the thief, Steele is attacked and left for dead. He is rescued by a kindly couple, but suffers from amnesia. He starts life afresh and is happy, until the return of his memory sends him back to resolve his old involvements.
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The Right of Way

1930

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