Victor Saville

Victor Saville

Victor Saville (25 September 1895, Birmingham, England – 8 May 1979, London) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954. He also produced 36 films between 1923 and 1962. He produced his first film, Woman to Woman, with Michael Balcon in 1923, and on the back of its success produced pictures for the veteran director Maurice Elvey, including the classic British silent Hindle Wakes (1927). His first picture as director was The Arcadians (1927). In 1929 he and Balcon worked together again on a talkie remake of Woman to Woman for Balcon's company, Gainsborough Pictures. This time Saville directed it. From 1931, as Gainsborough Pictures and the Gaumont British Picture Corporation joined forces, Saville produced a string of comedies, musicals and dramas for Gainsborough and Gaumont-British, including the popular Jessie Matthews pictures. In 1937, he left to set up his own production company, Victor Saville Productions, and made three pictures for Alexander Korda's London Films at Denham studios. As an independent producer he had purchased the film rights to A. J. Cronin's novel The Citadel. He was persuaded to sell them to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in return for the chance to produce the film and another big-budget adaptation, Goodbye Mr Chips (1939). Both films starred Robert Donat and were a great success in the USA as well as in Britain, providing Saville with a passport to Hollywood. When the war broke out in 1939, Saville was in America and was advised to remain there. He produced pictures in support of the war effort, such as The Mortal Storm and Forever and a Day (1943) (in which he worked for the last time with his former star Jessie Matthews), and in 1945 Tonight and Every Night, based on the history of the Windmill Theatre in London. After the war Saville continued directing films for MGM but eventually returned to Britain. Saville acquired production rights for Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer mysteries and produced a few features, though Spillane thought he was interested in doing so only to acquire the money to produce The Silver Chalice. He produced two final films in the 1960s, The Greengage Summer (1961), adapted from the novel of the same name, and Mix Me a Person (1962).

  • Titre: Victor Saville
  • Popularité: 1.48
  • Connu pour: Directing
  • Anniversaire: 1895-09-25
  • Lieu de naissance: Birmingham, England, UK
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  • Aussi connu sous le nom: Phil Victor, George A. White
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Victor Saville Films

  • 1940
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    La Tempête qui tue

    La Tempête qui tue

    7.2 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Dr. Jekyll et Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll et Mr. Hyde

    6.424 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Il était une fois

    Il était une fois

    7 1941 HD

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  • 1953
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    J'aurai ta peau

    J'aurai ta peau

    5.7 1953 HD

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  • 1954
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    Nettoyage par le vide

    Nettoyage par le vide

    5.8 1954 HD

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  • 1945
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    Cette nuit et toujours

    Cette nuit et toujours

    5.2 1945 HD

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  • 1943
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    Forever and a Day

    Forever and a Day

    7.2 1943 HD

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  • 1954
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    Le calice d'argent

    Le calice d'argent

    4.5 1954 HD

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  • 1933
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    Friday the Thirteenth

    Friday the Thirteenth

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1937
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    Le mystère de la section 8

    Le mystère de la section 8

    6.4 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    Le mystère de la section 8

    Le mystère de la section 8

    6.4 1937 HD

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  • 1949
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    Conspirator

    Conspirator

    5.9 1949 HD

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  • 1937
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    Storm in a Teacup

    Storm in a Teacup

    7.5 1937 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Green Years

    The Green Years

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1936
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    It's Love Again

    It's Love Again

    6.2 1936 HD

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  • 1938
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    South Riding

    South Riding

    6.2 1938 HD

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  • 1942
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    White Cargo

    White Cargo

    5.8 1942 HD

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  • 1947
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    Le Pays du dauphin vert

    Le Pays du dauphin vert

    6.1 1947 HD

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  • 1924
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    The White Shadow

    The White Shadow

    7.2 1924 HD

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  • 1950
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    Kim

    Kim

    6.2 1950 HD

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  • 1947
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    Quand vient l'hiver

    Quand vient l'hiver

    6.6 1947 HD

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  • 1934
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    Evergreen

    Evergreen

    6.2 1934 HD

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  • 1951
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    Le Retour de Bulldog Drummond

    Le Retour de Bulldog Drummond

    5.8 1951 HD

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  • 1935
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    First a Girl

    First a Girl

    6.2 1935 HD

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  • 1929
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    Woman to Woman

    Woman to Woman

    5.091 1929 HD

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  • 1952
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    24 Hours of a Woman's Life

    24 Hours of a Woman's Life

    4.7 1952 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Greengage Summer

    The Greengage Summer

    6.2 1961 HD

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  • 1933
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    I Was a Spy

    I Was a Spy

    5.5 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Dictator

    The Dictator

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1929
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    Kitty

    Kitty

    4 1929 HD

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  • 1935
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    Me and Marlborough

    Me and Marlborough

    4.5 1935 HD

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  • 1947
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    La Femme de l'autre

    La Femme de l'autre

    5.7 1947 HD

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  • 1930
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    A Warm Corner

    A Warm Corner

    4.5 1930 HD

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  • 1934
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    Evensong

    Evensong

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Faithful Heart

    The Faithful Heart

    5.5 1932 HD

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  • 1929
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    Armistice

    Armistice

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Me and the Boys

    Me and the Boys

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1937
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    Action for Slander

    Action for Slander

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1943
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    La Flamme sacrée

    La Flamme sacrée

    6.6 1943 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Iron Duke

    The Iron Duke

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    Hindle Wakes

    Hindle Wakes

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1930
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    The W Plan

    The W Plan

    7 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    The W Plan

    The W Plan

    7 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    The W Plan

    The W Plan

    7 1930 HD

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  • 1923
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    Woman to Woman

    Woman to Woman

    6.5 1923 HD

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  • 1955
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    En quatrième vitesse

    En quatrième vitesse

    7.2 1955 HD

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  • 1940
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    Le Gangster de Chicago

    Le Gangster de Chicago

    5.6 1940 HD

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  • 1939
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    Au revoir Mr. Chips!

    Au revoir Mr. Chips!

    7.312 1939 HD

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  • 1930
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    A Warm Corner

    A Warm Corner

    4.5 1930 HD

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  • 1927
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    Hindle Wakes

    Hindle Wakes

    7.1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Hindle Wakes

    Hindle Wakes

    7.1 1927 HD

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  • 1931
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    Hindle Wakes

    Hindle Wakes

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1945
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    Cette nuit et toujours

    Cette nuit et toujours

    5.2 1945 HD

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  • 1931
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    Sunshine Susie

    Sunshine Susie

    6.3 1931 HD

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  • 1954
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    Le calice d'argent

    Le calice d'argent

    4.5 1954 HD

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  • 1938
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    La Citadelle

    La Citadelle

    6.3 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    Love on Wheels

    Love on Wheels

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1954
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    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!

    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1928
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    Tesha

    Tesha

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1931
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    Michael and Mary

    Michael and Mary

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Love on Wheels

    Love on Wheels

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Faithful Heart

    The Faithful Heart

    5.5 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Sport of Kings

    The Sport of Kings

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Sport of Kings

    The Sport of Kings

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1941
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    Chagrins d'amour

    Chagrins d'amour

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    Chante mon amour

    Chante mon amour

    5.8 1940 HD

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  • 1937
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    Storm in a Teacup

    Storm in a Teacup

    7.5 1937 HD

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  • 2004
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    Kim Wilde - Best Of - The Singles Collection 1981-1993

    Kim Wilde - Best Of - The Singles Collection 1981-1993

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1940
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    Le Gangster de Chicago

    Le Gangster de Chicago

    5.6 1940 HD

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  • 1927
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    A Sister to Assist 'Er

    A Sister to Assist 'Er

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Arcadians

    The Arcadians

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Arcadians

    The Arcadians

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Arcadians

    The Arcadians

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    A Woman in Pawn

    A Woman in Pawn

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Glad Eye

    The Glad Eye

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1943
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    Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1928
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    Tesha

    Tesha

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1928
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    Tesha

    Tesha

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1929
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    Kitty

    Kitty

    4 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Woman to Woman

    Woman to Woman

    5.091 1929 HD

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  • 1930
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    A Warm Corner

    A Warm Corner

    4.5 1930 HD

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  • 1962
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    La Justice des hommes

    La Justice des hommes

    6.2 1962 HD

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