John Alton

John Alton

​John Alton A.S.C. (October 5, 1901 – June 2, 1996), born Johann Altmann, in Sopron/Ödenburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary, was an American cinematographer. Alton won an Academy Award for the cinematography of An American in Paris (1951), becoming the first Hungarian-born person to do so. He photographed some of the most famous film noirs of the classic period. He started out in Los Angeles as a lab technician in the 1920s, later becoming a cameraman within four years. He moved to France with Ernst Lubitsch to film backgrounds for The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) and ended up staying for one year heading the camera department of Paramount Pictures's Joinville Studios. In 1932 he moved to Argentina where he shot many Spanish-language films and designed the country's first sound film studio for Lumiton and Argentina Sono Film. He returned to Hollywood in the late 1930s, with two dozen film credits, and became one of the most sought after cinematographers in American cinema. Alton was known for unconventional camera angles—especially low camera shots. His style is most notable in the film noirs: He Walked by Night, The Big Combo, The Amazing Mr. X, T-Men, and Raw Deal. Alton also photographed many color movies including Slightly Scarlet (a color film noir).

  • Title: John Alton
  • Popularity: 1.483
  • Known For: Camera
  • Birthday: 1901-10-05
  • Place of Birth: Sopron, Austria-Hungary
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John Alton Movies

  • 1998
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    Glorious Technicolor

    Glorious Technicolor

    6.7 1998 HD

    The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work.

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  • 1995
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    Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

    Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

    1 1995 HD

    One of the first film noir documentaries, made for British Channel Four, and including interviews with Paul Schrader, Robert Wise, John Dahl, Bryan...

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  • 2006
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    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    7.1 2006 HD

    Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing...

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  • 2008
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    'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris

    'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris

    7 2008 HD

    This recently produced behind-the-scenes documentary digs into Gershwin's original work, the genesis of the cinematic adaptation, casting, the shoot,...

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  • 2007
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    Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard

    Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard

    1 2007 HD

    Presents testimony from Patricia King Hanson and Richard Schickel and archival input from cinematographer John Alton.

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  • 1947
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    The Pretender

    The Pretender

    5.5 1947 HD

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  • 1938
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    Madreselva

    Madreselva

    5.5 1938 HD

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  • 1950
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    Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1960
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    Elmer Gantry

    Elmer Gantry

    7.254 1960 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Big Combo

    The Big Combo

    7 1955 HD

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  • 1948
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    Hollow Triumph

    Hollow Triumph

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1949
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    He Walked by Night

    He Walked by Night

    6.7 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    T-Men

    T-Men

    6.8 1947 HD

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  • 1956
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    Slightly Scarlet

    Slightly Scarlet

    6.2 1956 HD

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  • 1949
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    Border Incident

    Border Incident

    6.8 1949 HD

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  • 1954
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    Silver Lode

    Silver Lode

    6.1 1954 HD

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  • 1953
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    Count the Hours!

    Count the Hours!

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1949
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    Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror

    6.9 1949 HD

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  • 1950
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    Devil's Doorway

    Devil's Doorway

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1951
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    The People Against O'Hara

    The People Against O'Hara

    5.7 1951 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Madonna's Secret

    The Madonna's Secret

    5.9 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    Bury Me Dead

    Bury Me Dead

    4.7 1947 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Amazing Mr. X

    The Amazing Mr. X

    6.2 1948 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Brothers Karamazov

    The Brothers Karamazov

    6.6 1958 HD

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  • 1953
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    I, the Jury

    I, the Jury

    5.7 1953 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Crooked Way

    The Crooked Way

    6.4 1949 HD

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  • 1942
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    Ice Capades Revue

    Ice Capades Revue

    5.7 1942 HD

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  • 1948
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    Canon City

    Canon City

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1953
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    Battle Circus

    Battle Circus

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1933
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    El hijo de papá

    El hijo de papá

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1939
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    Doce mujeres

    Doce mujeres

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1933
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    El hijo de papá

    El hijo de papá

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    El hijo de papá

    El hijo de papá

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1939
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    El matrero

    El matrero

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    Cadetes de San Martín

    Cadetes de San Martín

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    El último encuentro

    El último encuentro

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    Palermo

    Palermo

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1933
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    Los Tres Berretines

    Los Tres Berretines

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1936
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    Compañeros

    Compañeros

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    Crimen a las 3

    Crimen a las 3

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Tararira (la bohemia de hoy)

    Tararira (la bohemia de hoy)

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    Amalia

    Amalia

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1952
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    Talk About a Stranger

    Talk About a Stranger

    6.1 1952 HD

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  • 1936
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    ¡Goal!

    ¡Goal!

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1952
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    Apache War Smoke

    Apache War Smoke

    3 1952 HD

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  • 1950
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    Mystery Street

    Mystery Street

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1939
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    Puerta cerrada

    Puerta cerrada

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1946
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    A Guy Could Change

    A Guy Could Change

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1948
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    Raw Deal

    Raw Deal

    6.672 1948 HD

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  • 1940
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    Three Faces West

    Three Faces West

    5.5 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Courageous Dr. Christian

    The Courageous Dr. Christian

    5.4 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Power Dive

    Power Dive

    4.6 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    Dr. Christian Meets the Women

    Dr. Christian Meets the Women

    5 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Remedy for Riches

    Remedy for Riches

    5.8 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Devil Pays Off

    Devil Pays Off

    3.3 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

    Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Forced Landing

    Forced Landing

    4 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Melody for Three

    Melody for Three

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Catered Affair

    The Catered Affair

    7.1 1956 HD

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  • 1962
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    Birdman of Alcatraz

    Birdman of Alcatraz

    7.5 1962 HD

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  • 1955
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    Escape to Burma

    Escape to Burma

    5.8 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    Pearl of the South Pacific

    Pearl of the South Pacific

    6.4 1955 HD

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  • 1954
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    Cattle Queen of Montana

    Cattle Queen of Montana

    5.6 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    Duffy of San Quentin

    Duffy of San Quentin

    6 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    Passion

    Passion

    5.2 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    Witness to Murder

    Witness to Murder

    6.2 1954 HD

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  • 1957
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    Designing Woman

    Designing Woman

    6.5 1957 HD

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  • 1951
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    Father's Little Dividend

    Father's Little Dividend

    6.4 1951 HD

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  • 1956
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    Tea and Sympathy

    Tea and Sympathy

    6.9 1956 HD

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  • 1960
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    12 to the Moon

    12 to the Moon

    2.4 1960 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Steel Cage

    The Steel Cage

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1955
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    Tennessee's Partner

    Tennessee's Partner

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1953
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    Take the High Ground!

    Take the High Ground!

    5.7 1953 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Teahouse of the August Moon

    The Teahouse of the August Moon

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1949
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    Red Stallion In The Rockies

    Red Stallion In The Rockies

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1942
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    Moonlight Masquerade

    Moonlight Masquerade

    5 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Johnny Doughboy

    Johnny Doughboy

    5.5 1942 HD

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  • 1944
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    Atlantic City

    Atlantic City

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    Love, Honor and Goodbye

    Love, Honor and Goodbye

    4.5 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    One Exciting Week

    One Exciting Week

    6 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Magnificent Rogue

    The Magnificent Rogue

    5 1946 HD

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  • 1946
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    Affairs of Geraldine

    Affairs of Geraldine

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    Hit Parade of 1947

    Hit Parade of 1947

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Driftwood

    Driftwood

    6.1 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Trespasser

    The Trespasser

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1945
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    Song of Mexico

    Song of Mexico

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Ghost Goes Wild

    The Ghost Goes Wild

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1945
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    Girls of the Big House

    Girls of the Big House

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Sultan's Daughter

    The Sultan's Daughter

    3 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    Lake Placid Serenade

    Lake Placid Serenade

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1939
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    Puerta cerrada

    Puerta cerrada

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    La vida bohemia

    La vida bohemia

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1951
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    An American in Paris

    An American in Paris

    7.007 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    Grounds for Marriage

    Grounds for Marriage

    4.3 1951 HD

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  • 1947
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    Wyoming

    Wyoming

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1944
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    Storm Over Lisbon

    Storm Over Lisbon

    4.8 1944 HD

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  • 1952
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    Washington Story

    Washington Story

    6 1952 HD

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  • 1950
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    Captain China

    Captain China

    5 1950 HD

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  • 1941
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    I Was a Criminal

    I Was a Criminal

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Lady and the Monster

    The Lady and the Monster

    5.8 1944 HD

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  • 1935
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    Escala en la ciudad

    Escala en la ciudad

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1959
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    Lonelyhearts

    Lonelyhearts

    6.1 1959 HD

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  • 1937
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    El pobre Pérez

    El pobre Pérez

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1939
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    Caminito de Gloria

    Caminito de Gloria

    4 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    Loco lindo

    Loco lindo

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1970
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    7.599 1970 HD

    Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of...

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