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A Last Role Before Untimely Death (1920-1948)
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Hearts of the World [VHS]Hearts of the World [VHS]
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Bobby Harron died September 1, 1920. Suicide.
The Best Arbuckle/Keaton CollectionThe Best Arbuckle/Keaton Collection
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Virginia Rappe died Sept. 10, 1921 after being raped by Fatty Arbuckle. "External Pressure" during sexual dalliance. Ruptured bladder by violence. Peritonitis. Age: 25
Civil War Films of the Silent EraCivil War Films of the Silent Era
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William Desmond Taylor died February 1, 1922. Murdered.
The Affairs of AnatolThe Affairs of Anatol
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Wallace Reid died January 18, 1923 in a private sanitarium cell for morphine addiction. Influenza. Age: 30.
The Accounting [VHS]The Accounting [VHS]
Lester Cuneo died Nov. 1, 1925. Suicide after quarrel with wife.
The Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeers
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Barbara La Marr died in 1926. Age: 26. Overdose. Tuberculosis and nephritis.
Son of the SheikSon of the Sheik
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Rudolph Valentino died Aug. 23, 1926. Perforated ulcer & blood poisoning. Visited at gravesite by "Lady in Black" with a red rose every year. This first lady was the real one and her identity kept secret.
The Man from Beyond [VHS]The Man from Beyond [VHS]
Harry Houdini (Erich Weiss), magician, past away October 31, 1926. Peritonitis, ruptured appendix. Age: 52. Papers have been filed to exhume body to determine if poisoned. Family supports exhuming. Paul Michael Glaser in the lead in THE GREAT HOUDINI (1976-tv), with Vivian Vance.
Fight for Freedoom: Keeping History [VHS]Fight for Freedoom: Keeping History [VHS]
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Wallace McCutcheon Jr. died Jan. 27, 1928. Suicide.
More Treasures from American Film Archives 1894-1931More Treasures from American Film Archives 1894-1931
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Art Acord died Jan. 4, 1931. Suicide by cyanide. Appeared in The Invaders (1912).
The Birth of a NationThe Birth of a Nation
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Alma Rubens died January 22, 1931. Age: 33. Drug abuse. Pneumonia.
Grand HotelGrand Hotel
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Paul Bern died September 5, 1932. Found shot to death in his bathroom. Unsolved. Ruled a suicide. Married Jean Harlow 2 months ago. Was a writer, supervisor, producer and director.
Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon IIKenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon II
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Peg Entwistle died Sept. 18, 1932. Suicide. Jumped off the second "D" of the famous "Hollywoodland" sign on Mount Lee.
The Forgotten Films of Roscoe "Fatty" ArbuckleThe Forgotten Films of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle
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Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle died June 28, 1933. Heart attack. Age: 46. 266-pounds, his career ended after he raped Virinia Rappe and she died 5 days later.
The Thin Man (Snap case)The Thin Man (Snap case)
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An actor died in 1934 after saying his line, "...and that's all I have to say". He sat down and died. They continued filming by putting coat on him and filming over his shoulder to finish the scene. (Speculation--have found no confirmation on this story).
Big House [VHS]Big House [VHS]
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Karl Dane died April 14, 1934. Suicide.
Laurel & Hardy: Bohemian Girl / Below Zero [VHS]Laurel & Hardy: Bohemian Girl / Below Zero [VHS]
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Thelma Todd found dead Dec. 16, 1935. Carbon monoxide poisoning in car with blood on her. Possible murder. Unsolved.
Queen ChristinaQueen Christina
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John Gilbert died from heart failure Jan. 9, 1936. So in love with Greta Garbo. She left him at the alter. Did one more film together and that was it. She left. He died poor. Age: 38
Rose Marie (1936) [VHS]Rose Marie (1936) [VHS]
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James Murray died July 11, 1936. Suicide. Found in Hudson River.
TCM Archives - The Lon Chaney Collection (The Ace of Hearts / Laugh, Clown, Laugh / The Unknown)TCM Archives - The Lon Chaney Collection (The Ace of Hearts / Laugh, Clown, Laugh / The Unknown)
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John Bowers died Nov. 15, 1936. Rented a sailboat. Found his body on a Malibu beach.
Captain BloodCaptain Blood
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Ross Alexander died Jan. 2, 1937. Sucide.
Charlie Chan's Secret [VHS]Charlie Chan's Secret [VHS]
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Arthur Edmund Crew died April 23, 1937. Suicide. Had a paralytic stroke.
Saratoga [VHS]Saratoga [VHS]
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Jean Harlow died June 7, 1937. Uremic poisoning. Once collapsed on the set in Clark Gable's arms. After death, scenes were finished with a stand-in (notice hat not showing the face).
Big Broadcast of 1938 [VHS]Big Broadcast of 1938 [VHS]
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Jack Dougherty died May 16, 1938. Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in car.
Bullets or BallotsBullets or Ballots
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Huey White died June 22, 1938 in a road accident. Age: 40. Appeared in The Thin Man (1934) as "Face Tefler". Last film, Accident Will Happen (1938).
Young Mr Lincoln [VHS]Young Mr Lincoln [VHS]
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Alice Brady died Oct. 28, 1939 at the age of 46. Cancer.
Shirley Temple: Just Around the Corner [VHS]Shirley Temple: Just Around the Corner [VHS]
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Claude Gillingwater died Nov. 1, 1939. Suicide.
East Side Kids - Spooks Run WildEast Side Kids - Spooks Run Wild
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Donald Haines in 1941 was Missing in Action or died. Unsolved.
To Be or Not to BeTo Be or Not to Be
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Carole Lombard died Jan. 16, 1942 in a plane crash with her mother outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. Married to Clark Gable.
Dawn on the Great DivideDawn on the Great Divide
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Buck Jones (Charles Gebhart) died in the Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston.
Arsenic and Old LaceArsenic and Old Lace
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Spencer Charters died January 25, 1943. Sleeping pills with gas on in car.
Journey for Margaret [VHS]Journey for Margaret [VHS]
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W.S. Van Dyke died February 5, 1943. Age: 53. Suicide. Director of first four "The Thin Man" films.
Spitfire ("The First of the Few") with Rare Spitfire Bonus MaterialSpitfire ("The First of the Few") with Rare Spitfire Bonus Material
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Leslie Howard died June 1, 1943. Casuality of War. Best known for his role in Gone With The Wind (1939).
PalookaPalooka
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Lupe Velez died December 13, 1944. Suicide.
They Were ExpendableThey Were Expendable
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Jose Alex Havier died December 18, 1945. Suicide.
Blue Dahlia [VHS]Blue Dahlia [VHS]
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Mae Busch died April 19, 1946 at the age of 44. Pneumonia.
Follow the Boys [VHS]Follow the Boys [VHS]
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Charles Butterworth died July 14, 1946. Suicide in his car. Had been depressed by death of best friend.
Judge Steps Out [VHS]Judge Steps Out [VHS]
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William B. Davidson died after surgery September 28, 1947. Age: 59.
Abbott & Costello: Keep Em Flying [VHS]Abbott & Costello: Keep Em Flying [VHS]
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Nelson McDowell died November 3, 1947. Suicide. Had cancer.
Night and DayNight and Day
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Herman Bing died January 10, 1948. Suicide.