Lionel Barrymore

Born: 1878-04-28

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931), and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. He is also particularly remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in annual broadcasts of A Christmas Carol during his last two decades. He is also known for playing Dr. Leonard Gillespie in MGM's nine Dr. Kildare films, a role he reprised in a further six films focussing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series entitled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family.


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Grand Hotel

as Otto Kringelein
Released: 1932-05-25

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

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The Show

as The Greek
Released: 1927-01-22

Cock Robin is the swaggering ballyhoo man of a Hungarian sideshow known as the Palace of...

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as Mr. Potter
Released: 1946-12-20

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the...

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Key Largo

as James Temple
Released: 1948-07-16

A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key...

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Duel in the Sun

as Sen. Jackson McCanles
Released: 1946-12-31

Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds...

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You Can't Take It with You

as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
Released: 1938-09-01

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with...

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Captains Courageous

as Captain Disko Troop
Released: 1937-06-25

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a...

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David Copperfield

as Dan Peggotty
Released: 1935-01-18

Charles Dickens' timeless tale of an ordinary young man who lives an extraordinary life, filled...

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A Guy Named Joe

as The General
Released: 1943-12-24

A cocky Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female...

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Released: 1925-12-25

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with...

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Mark of the Vampire

as Professor Zelin
Released: 1935-04-26

Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all...

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Camille

as Monsieur Duval
Released: 1936-12-26

Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In...

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And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...

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Dinner at Eight

as Oliver Jordan
Released: 1933-12-22

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband,...

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Treasure Island

as Billy Bones
Released: 1934-08-17

In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins...

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Dragon Seed

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1944-07-20

The lives of a small Chinese village are turned Upside down when the Japanese invade it. An...

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Mata Hari

as General Serge Shubin
Released: 1931-12-26

A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of...

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That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1974-06-21

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...

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Since You Went Away

as Clergyman
Released: 1944-06-30

While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront....

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Test Pilot

as Howard B. Drake
Released: 1938-04-16

Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But...

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That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)
Released: 1976-05-16

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...

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The Valley of Decision

as Pat Rafferty
Released: 1945-05-03

Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her...

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West of Zanzibar

as Crane
Released: 1928-11-24

A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired...

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The Devil-Doll

as Paul Lavond
Released: 1936-07-10

Wrongfully convicted of a robbery and murder, Paul Lavond breaks out of prison with a genius...

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A Free Soul

as Stephen Ashe
Released: 1931-06-02

An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects...

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Lone Star

as Andrew Jackson
Released: 1952-10-24

Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke, who...

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Night Flight

as Robineau
Released: 1933-10-06

Story of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.

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The Little Colonel

as Colonel Lloyd
Released: 1935-02-22

After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former...

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Down to the Sea in Ships

as Bering Joy
Released: 1949-02-15

During a whaling expedition in the late 1800's, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore)...

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The Road to Glory

as Papa La Roche / Pvt. Morin
Released: 1936-09-04

The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are...

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The Musketeers of Pig Alley

as The Musician's Friend
Released: 1912-10-31

A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an...

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Malaya

as John Manchester
Released: 1949-12-27

After living abroad for several years, journalist John Royer returns to the United States just...

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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self
Released: 1940-10-24

This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes...

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Tennessee Johnson

as Thaddeus Stevens
Released: 1942-12-01

The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The...

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Rasputin and the Empress

as Grigori Rasputin
Released: 1932-12-23

The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the...

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Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2003-05-06

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound...

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The Secret of Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1939-11-24

Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation.

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Sadie Thompson

as Alfred Davidson
Released: 1928-01-07

A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago...

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Super Duper Bloopers

as Himself
Released: 1986-01-01

This compilation of flubs and bloopers features TV goofs from Star Trek, M*A*S*H, sports games,...

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Broken Lullaby

as Dr. H. Holderlin
Released: 1932-01-19

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who,...

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On Borrowed Time

as Julian Northrup aka Gramps
Released: 1939-07-07

Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather...

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The Stranger's Return

as Grandpa Cyrus Tatum Storr
Released: 1933-07-28

A divorcée leaves New York to visit her grandfather's farm and recover in the Midwest, where she...

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The Switchtower

as First Counterfeiter
Released: 1913-06-15

"He was a regular boy and his father a switchman. The boy determined to be like his dad and...

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Young Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1938-10-14

A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a...

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Saratoga

as Grandpa Clayton
Released: 1937-07-23

A horse breeder's granddaughter falls in love with a gambler in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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Arsène Lupin

as Detective Guerchard
Released: 1932-02-26

A charming and very daring thief known as Arsene Lupin is terrorizing the wealthy of Paris, he...

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The Temptress

as Canterac
Released: 1926-10-03

A seductive woman forsakes her husband and lover to pursue a young engineer.

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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1940-04-12

Kildare tries brain surgery, advised by Dr. Gillespie, and faces a rival for nurse Lamont.

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The Yellow Ticket

as Baron Igor Andreeff
Released: 1931-10-30

A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a...

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Dr. Kildare Goes Home

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1940-09-06

A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.

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Dark Delusion

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1947-06-24

Spoiled socialite Cynthia Grace is suffering from a blood clot. Not unexpectedly, Tommy Coalt...

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Navy Blue and Gold

as Captain 'Skinny' Dawes
Released: 1937-11-19

Three Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.

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A Yank at Oxford

as Dan Sheridan
Released: 1938-02-18

A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and...

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The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1941-05-02

An ice skater sues Kildare (Lew Ayres) for malpractice after his roadside first aid leaves her...

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A Family Affair

as Judge Hardy
Released: 1937-03-12

Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. Powerful men in town are upset with his...

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Ah, Wilderness!

as Nat Miller
Released: 1935-12-25

At the turn of the century, a young man graduates high school and realizes the joys and sorrows...

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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1943-05-08

In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are...

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Free and Easy

as Bedroom Scene
Released: 1930-03-22

Gopher City Kansas hosts a beauty contest. The winner, Elvira Plunkett, and her mother go to...

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The Mysterious Island

as Andre Dakkar
Released: 1929-10-05

On a volcanic island near the Kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and...

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Calling Dr. Gillespie

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1942-08-01

Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from...

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The Massacre

as uncredited
Released: 1912-12-19

The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.

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Between Two Women

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1945-03-28

A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.

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The Girl from Missouri

as T.R. Paige
Released: 1934-08-03

Leaving Missouri to find a wealthy husband in New York City, Eadie Chapman becomes a chorus girl...

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Christopher Bean

as Dr. Milton Haggett
Released: 1933-11-17

When the painter Christopher Bean dies, some unscrupulous art dealers try to get several of his...

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Let Freedom Ring

as Thomas Logan
Released: 1939-02-24

A Harvard man fights a railroad baron with a disguise and the power of the press.

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Dr. Kildare's Crisis

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1940-11-29

Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his...

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Wife Tamers

as Mr. Barry
Released: 1926-03-25

Mr. Barry has a huge argument with his wife, and to make her jealous, he asks his valet to set...

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Dr. Kildare's Victory

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1942-02-04

Dr. Gillespie supports Kildare's crusade against their hospital's deal with a rival hospital.

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Judith of Bethulia

as Extra (uncredited)
Released: 1914-03-08

Griffith adapts the story of the Apocryphal Book of Judith to the screen. During the siege of...

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3 Men in White

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1944-05-25

Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill...

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Bannerline

as Hugo Trimble
Released: 1951-10-12

A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.

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The New York Hat

as Minister
Released: 1912-12-05

To fulfill a dying mother's bequest for her daughter, the town pastor purchases the daughter a...

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The House of Darkness

as The Doctor
Released: 1913-05-10

A potentially violent patient in an insane asylum is calmed when he hears a nurse playing the...

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The Barrier

as Stark Bennett
Released: 1926-03-21

Years after Alaskan storekeeper Gale had rescued his ward Necia from Bennett, her murderous...

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Strongheart

as Billy Saunders
Released: 1914-03-08

STRONGHEART (1914) is a Native American Indian drama. Based on a famous play of the time, the...

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1988-11-22

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

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Public Hero Number 1

as Dr. Josiah Glass
Released: 1935-05-31

G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums...

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Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Self
Released: 1940-05-29

This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them....

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Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1941-08-22

A variety of predicaments arise to distract Dr. Kildare from his wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont.

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Fifty-Fifty

as Frederick Harmon
Released: 1925-11-15

Shortly after his marriage, a millionaire begins an affair with another woman. His wife tries to...

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The Gorgeous Hussy

as Andrew Jackson
Released: 1936-08-28

It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that...

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The Eternal City

as Baron Bonelli
Released: 1923-12-17

War drama - Fitzmaurice was able to film King Victor Emmanuel III and Benito Mussolini reviewing...

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Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as 'Duel in the Sun' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1961-12-31

Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O....

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1940-07-31

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...

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Friends

as Grizzley Fallon - Dandy Jack's Friend
Released: 1912-09-22

The orphan Dora is courted by two different gold miners.

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The Penalty

as 'Grandpop' Logan
Released: 1941-03-13

In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When...

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Calling Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1939-04-28

Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare...

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Right Cross

as Sean O'Malley
Released: 1950-10-06

A sportswriter forms a ring triangle with a fight manager's daughter and her Mexican-American...

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Death's Marathon

as The Financial Backer
Released: 1913-06-14

Two business partners pursue the same woman. She accepts the marriage proposal of the...

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Should Ladies Behave

as Augustus Merrick
Released: 1933-12-01

A middle-aged houseguest causes romantic turmoil when he falls in love with his host's teenage...

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The Copperhead

as Milt Shanks
Released: 1920-01-25

A farmer in Illinois played by Lionel Barrymore is recruited by Abraham Lincoln to pose as a...

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Looking Forward

as Tim Benton
Released: 1933-04-28

Depression Era story set in London about a wealthy shop owner who goes bankrupt and is forced to...

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The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as Self - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
Released: 1929-11-23

An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.

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The End of the Tour

as Byron Bennett
Released: 1917-01-29

A lonely wife runs off with a traveling actor, taking her boy with her but leaving her daughter...

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The Painted Lady

as At Ice Cream Festival
Released: 1912-10-24

A lonely young woman lives with her strict father who forbids her to wear make-up. One day at an...

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The Secret Heart

as Dr. Rossiger
Released: 1946-12-25

Penny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's...

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One Man's Journey

as Eli Watt
Released: 1933-08-31

Dr. Eli Watt, a widower, comes to a small town, considering himself a failure in his attempt to...

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This Side of Heaven

as Martin Turner
Released: 1934-02-02

A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.

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So Near, Yet So Far

as In Club
Released: 1912-09-29

It's love at first sight for the Boy, but obstacles-- namely shyness, and the temerity of other...

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Enemies of Women

as Prince Lubimoff
Released: 1923-04-15

The dashing but arrogant Prince Michael Fedor Lubimoff has to flee Tsarist Russia after falling...

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Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1972-01-10

A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading...

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The Bad Man

as Uncle Henry Jones
Released: 1941-03-28

Lopez is a bandit who has stolen the herd at Gil's ranch, so Hardy is about to foreclose. But...

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Main Street to Broadway

as Self
Released: 1953-10-12

In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying...

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Land of Liberty

as (archive footage)
Released: 1939-06-15

This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.

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The Unwelcome Guest

as At Auction (uncredited)
Released: 1913-03-15

Just before she dies, an elderly married woman stashes the horde of money she's secretly...

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The Washington Masquerade

as Jefferson "Jeff" Keane
Released: 1932-07-09

An honest, talented and well respected attorney defeats a corrupt incumbent U.S. Senator. After...

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The River Woman

as Bill Lefty
Released: 1928-12-01

A drama of the underworld of the old Mississippi River

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Guilty Hands

as Richard Grant
Released: 1931-08-22

A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter's womanizing fiancé...

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Fighting Blood

as uncredited
Released: 1911-06-28

After the Civil War, an ex-soldier and his family settle in the Dakota Territory. The son...

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Estrellados

as Self (Guest Appearance)
Released: 1930-07-07

A matinée idol and a bumbling manager fight for the love of a would-be starlet. Estrellados is...

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Our Mr. Sun

as Father Time (voice)
Released: 1956-11-19

One entry in a series of films produced to make science accessible to the masses—especially...

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Three Wise Fools

as Dr. Richard Gaunght
Released: 1946-09-26

An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men.

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The Wanderer

as The Male Lover
Released: 1913-05-02

A little over six minutes survive of this Biograph short. Not to be confused with another...

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The Stars Look Down

as Narrator (U.S. release only) (voice)
Released: 1940-01-22

Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to...

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The Burglar’s Dilemma

as The Householder
Released: 1912-12-16

In this latter day Cain and Abel story, a jealous brother strikes down his sibling just as a...

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The Return Of Peter Grimm

as Peter Grimm
Released: 1935-09-13

The ghost of a recently deceased family patriarch tries to help his surviving relatives, in part...

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Vincent Price's Dracula

as Professor Zelin - (archive footage)
Released: 1986-01-01

Vincent Price hosts this documentary exploring the historical myths surrounding vampires.

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The Exploits of Elaine

as uncredited
Released: 1914-12-29

Elaine Dodge is the beautiful young daughter of Taylor Dodge, president of the Consolidated...

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My Baby

as At table
Released: 1912-11-14

When the double wedding takes two daughters away from the old man at once, the youngest, now the...

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The Romance of Elaine

as Marcus Del Mar / Mr. X
Released: 1915-06-14

The heroine had little time for romancing newspaper reporter Walter Jameson, what with Doctor X,...

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Unseeing Eyes

as Conrad Dean
Released: 1923-11-18

The sister of a silver mine owner hires a renegade pilot to fly her to her brother's rescue.

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The Christmas Party

as Himself (uncredited)
Released: 1931-12-17

In this holiday short, Jackie Cooper wants to throw a Christmas party for his friends on his...

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Breakdowns of 1949

as Self
Released: 1949-12-31

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1949.

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The Battle

as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1911-11-06

Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the...

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America

as Capt. Walter Butler
Released: 1924-02-21

The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.

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The Wrongdoers

as Daniel Abbott
Released: 1925-09-03

Philanthropical druggist Daniel Abbott, occasionally robs the rich to take care of the poor,...

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The Informer

as Union Soldier
Released: 1912-11-21

The young lover leaving home at the opening of the war to join the Confederate Army, tells his...

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The Brand of Cowardice

as Cyril Hamilton
Released: 1916-10-23

Cyril Hamilton is a chicken-hearted easterner who heads west. He makes up for his past misdeeds...

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The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

as Gramps
Released: 1943-09-09

Tom Smith, an American pilot, is shot down and captured by the Japanese. While imprisoned and...

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The Mesmerist

as The Innkeeper (archive footage)
Released: 2003-11-07

Made by re-editing a deteriorated nitrate print of The Bells (1926), starring Lionel Barrymore...

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The Bells

as Mathias
Released: 1926-07-29

A kindly but desperate Alsatian innkeeper named Mathias murders and robs a rich Jewish merchant...

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Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)
Released: 1944-01-01

This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits,...

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The Upheaval

as Jim Gordon
Released: 1916-08-28

Young Jim takes over from his father, political boss Jim Gordon Sr. As ruthless and unfeeling as...

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Women Love Diamonds

as Hugo Harlan
Released: 1927-02-12

A young woman can't marry a millionaire because she was born illegitimately.

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Carolina

as Bob Connelly
Released: 1934-02-02

During Civil War Reconstruction, the Connelly family is romantically restored to their former...

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The House of Discord

as The Husband
Released: 1913-12-13

In her youth the mother was saved from the fatal mistake by an accident, but it caused her years...

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Sweepings

as Daniel Pardway
Released: 1933-04-14

Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest...

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Road House

as Henry Grayson
Released: 1928-07-25

Larry Grayson, jazz age son of permissive parents, drifts from wild parties with his classmates...

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The Voice of Bugle Ann

as Springfield Davis
Released: 1936-02-15

A Missouri farmer's (Lionel Barrymore) son (Eric Linden) loves the daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan)...

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Lady Be Good

as Judge Murdock
Released: 1941-09-18

Married songwriters almost split up while putting on a big show.

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National Red Cross Pageant

as uncredited
Released: 1917-12-01

The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to...

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An Indian's Loyalty

as The Cattle Buyer
Released: 1913-08-15

Suspected of theft, the Indian was discharged on the ranch-hand's accusation, but the foreman's...

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Boomerang Bill

as Boomerang Bill
Released: 1922-01-15

When New York City police officer O'Malley learns of a young man who is about to embark on a...

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Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)
Released: 1953-12-02

A compilation of early-day silent films that serves as a glimpse back to the formative days of...

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The Master Mind

as Henry Allen
Released: 1920-09-12

The defense attorney who was unable to obtain the acquittal of an innocent young man concocts a...

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The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

as Gordon Kent
Released: 1925-08-18

Mary Hale hates her job in a department store, and when wealthy Gordon Kent comes around, she...

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The Lucky Lady

as Count Ferranzo
Released: 1926-04-25

Convent-bred to assume her position of nobility when the time comes, Princess Antoinette plays...

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Heredity

as Woodsman
Released: 1912-11-04

Nine-year-old Nedda is a direct descendant of the Trevors, a family that can trace its roots...

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Three Friends

as Second Friend
Released: 1913-01-02

Each night, after the day's work at the factory, the three bachelor friends met and declared...

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Children of the Whirlwind

as Joe Ellison
Released: 1925-08-15

A recent parolee tries to go straight with the help of a friendly artist, but his old gang, his...

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D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913

as uncredited
Released: 2002-09-10

In the span of five years, pioneering director D.W. Griffith delivered some 450 films for the...

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Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

as Dr. Leonard Gillespie
Released: 1942-11-01

The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from...

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Decameron Nights

as Saladin
Released: 1924-01-02

A Saracen sultan's disguised son loves an amnesiac Moslem princess.

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The Woman in Black

as Robert Crane
Released: 1914-11-30

Young gypsy girl Mary, is seduced by the immoral Robert Crane and abandoned. She is exiled from...

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The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story

as Himself - Giving Introduction
Released: 1951-03-12

Dore Schary presents clips from upcoming Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films.

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Brutality

as At Wedding
Released: 1912-12-02

An abusive father and husband attends a play one night and sees that the "villain" in the piece...

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The Sheriff's Baby

as Third Bandit
Released: 1913-03-29

After the death of his wife the baby was all the sheriff had left, the promise of hope in the...

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Paris at Midnight

as Vautrin
Released: 1926-04-17

In a Paris boarding house, a mysterious stranger seems to somehow solve the problems and...

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Fate

as Father, Loving Family
Released: 1913-03-22

Sim Sloane and his beloved son were the reprobates of the village, not what would be called...

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A Man of Iron

as Philip Durban
Released: 1925-06-28

A Man of Iron is a 1925 silent film drama.

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His Father's Son

as J. Dabney Barro
Released: 1917-03-19

Thrown out of his dad's house without a penny to his name, playboy J. Dabney Barron is told not...

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Gold and Glitter

as The Lover
Released: 1912-11-11

As the husband leaves for the lumber regions, his wife gives him a memory message to be opened...

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Alias Jimmy Valentine

as Doyle
Released: 1928-11-15

An Incompetent insurance salesman sells a policy to Jesse James and has to protect his client...

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Drums of Love

as Duke Cathos de Alvia
Released: 1928-01-24

A princess is betrothed to a deformed monarch, but falls hard for his handsome brother.

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The Miser's Heart

as Jules - the Thief
Released: 1911-11-20

Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for...

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A Cry for Help

as The Tramp
Released: 1912-12-23

Knocked down by an automobile, the intoxicated tramp is taken to the doctor's house, received...

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Wildfire

as John Keefe
Released: 1915-01-25

John Keefe, a gambler, shoots and kills Robert Barrington in an argument over a card game. Keefe...

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The Face in the Fog

as Boston Blackie Dawson
Released: 1922-10-07

Boston Blackie Dawson gets some jewels that belonged to the imperial family of Russia. A gang of...

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Jim the Penman

as James Ralston
Released: 1921-04-04

A bank clerk forges a check to help his girlfriend's father. He's found out, but instead of...

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A Timely Interception

as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
Released: 1913-06-07

A farmer has saved all his life to pay for his daughter's wedding, but when his brother is fired...

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Dorian's Divorce

as Richard Dorian
Released: 1916-06-05

Wealthy clubman Richard Dorian is a lighthearted soul who can't seem to take anything seriously,...

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Near To Earth

as Gato
Released: 1913-03-20

This is the story of Gato, an Italian immigrant, who lives with his wife, Marie, and his younger...

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The Little Tease

as In Bar
Released: 1913-04-12

The supposition was that she was born a tease, for from her first teeth to the time she was...

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The Chief's Blanket

as The Young Man
Released: 1912-10-10

When the Great Chief's body is placed before the funeral pile by his mourning braves, his sacred...

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Body and Soul

as Dr. Leyden
Released: 1927-10-01

A disgraced alcoholic surgeon settles in a small village in the Swiss Alps. He falls for Hilda,...

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The Lion and the Mouse

as John Ryder
Released: 1928-05-21

Judge Ross, on the Federal Bench, rules in favor of a large company in litigation before him,...

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The White Caps

as uncredited
Released: 1905-09-14

Two members of a vigilante group known as 'The White Caps' post a warning sign on a man's home....

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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2008-12-09

The director's son gives interesting anecdotes about Frank Capra's making of the 1938 hit...

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A Yellow Streak

as Barry Dale
Released: 1915-12-06

Wall street broker Barry Dale is systematically ruined financially by his alleged best friend...

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The Thirteenth Hour

as Prof. Leroy
Released: 1927-10-17

A detective goes in search for the villain responsible for several burglaries and a murder.

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The Strong Man's Burden

as John - the Elder Brother
Released: 1913-09-05

A crime drama in which a police officer does everything possible to help his criminal younger...

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The One She Loved

as The Neighbor
Released: 1912-10-21

Roy Norris, a young author, proposes to pretty Mary Ford and is accepted. The first year or more...

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The Great Adventure

as Priam Farll
Released: 1921-01-06

An artist pretends to be a valet to escape a woman's advances. He marries another woman but must...

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The Telephone Girl and the Lady

as The Desk Sergeant
Released: 1913-01-06

D.W. Griffith short intercuts two different stories before mixing them together at the end. The...

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Meddling Women

as Edwin Ainsworth / John Wells (duel role)
Released: 1924-11-15

Grace Ainsworth wants to return to her career as an opera singer, and her mother-in-law supports...

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The Quitter

as Happy Jack Lewis
Released: 1916-07-10

When his friends decide that "Happy Jack" Lewis needs a wife, they place an ad in the paper for...

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The Millionaire's Double

as Bide Bennington
Released: 1917-04-30

After his wife has run off with another man, New Yorker Bide Bennington decides to stay in...

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The Lady and the Mouse

as The Father
Released: 1913-04-26

The question is, would the young tramp really have fallen in love with the groceryman's daughter...

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The Seats of the Mighty

as Monsieur Doltaire
Released: 1914-12-07

A story of treachery and intrigue, with the outcome of the story contingent upon a packet of...

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The Splendid Road

as Dan Clehollis
Released: 1925-12-06

Young Sandra De Hault arrives by ship in Sacramento, California, during the 1849 Gold Rush....

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Oil and Water

as The Idealist's Friend
Released: 1913-02-10

A stage dancer (Sweet) and a serious-type homebody (Walthall) discover, after marriage, that...

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The Flaming Sword

as Steve
Released: 1915-06-28

Steve, a young college chap who has been unfortunate in his business career, after a life of...

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The Devil's Garden

as William Dale
Released: 1920-11-22

William Dale, a servant for Lord Barradine, marries Mavis, a maid. Dale wants to move up in...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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