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Around the World in 80 Minutes with
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914:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
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231:. The film is based on the novel
976:Films directed by Victor Fleming
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437:Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files
986:Films based on American novels
981:American black-and-white films
351:Progressive Silent Film List:
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1041:1920s silent drama film stubs
971:American silent feature films
1031:1920s English-language films
996:American mystery drama films
562:The Lane That Had No Turning
1016:Silent American drama films
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317:as Young Girl (uncredited)
991:Lost American drama films
966:1920s mystery drama films
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1026:Lost mystery drama films
850:Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
810:The Farmer Takes a Wife
530:When the Clouds Roll By
155:April 4, 1926
610:The Call of the Canyon
482:at silenthollywood.com
278:as Mrs. Eileen Clayton
223:. It was produced by
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682:The Way of All Flesh
302:as District Attorney
272:as 'Big Bill' Devens
225:Famous Players–Lasky
55:Louis Duryea Lighton
818:Captains Courageous
650:A Son of His Father
237:Arthur Cheney Train
212:is a 1926 American
81:Arthur Cheney Train
842:Gone with the Wind
594:Law of the Lawless
516:Films directed by
326:With no prints of
229:Paramount Pictures
141:Paramount Pictures
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381:The Blind Goddess
353:The Blind Goddess
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131:Alfred Gilks
91:Adolph Zukor
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65:Gertrude Orr
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882:Joan of Arc
738:Common Clay
626:Empty Hands
294:Louis Payne
199:intertitles
175:80 min.; 8
95:Jesse Lasky
87:Produced by
60:Hope Loring
41:Directed by
961:1926 films
955:Categories
826:Test Pilot
338:References
282:Ward Crane
159:1926-04-04
121:Ward Crane
62:(scenario)
57:(scenario)
51:Written by
35:Lobby card
874:Adventure
786:Bombshell
746:Renegades
722:Wolf Song
642:Adventure
397:March 27,
332:lost film
296:as Taylor
258:Jack Holt
197:(English
105:Jack Holt
16:1926 film
802:Reckless
770:Red Dust
658:Lord Jim
475:AllMovie
470:Synopsis
311:as Judge
191:Language
101:Starring
72:Based on
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177:reels
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690:Hula
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