Theresa Harris

Theresa Harris

Theresa Harris (December 31, 1906 [some sources indicate 1909] – October 8, 1985) was an American film and television actress, singer and dancer. In 1929 Harris traveled to Hollywood, where she embarked on an acting career. She made her film debut in Thunderbolt, singing the song "Daddy Won't You Please Come Home". As she entered the 1930s she found herself playing maids to fictitious Southern belles, socialites and female molls. These parts were sometimes uncredited. She also floated around studios doing bit parts, usually at Warner Bros. or MGM. Aside from maids, she specialized in playing blues singers, waitresses, tribal women, prostitutes, and hatcheck girls. Harris had a featured role as a friend of Jean Harlow in MGM's Hold Your Man (1932). In 1933 she appeared as Chico in the Warner Bros. pre-Code production of Baby Face, starring Barbara Stanwyck. That same year Harris starred in a substantial role opposite Ginger Rogers in Professional Sweetheart. As Rogers' character's maid, Harris' character subs for Rogers' character as a singer on the radio. Despite the fact that Harris' character was a major point for the story's plot development, she was uncredited for the role. Throughout the 1930s, Harris played many uncredited parts in films such as Horse Feathers (1932), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933) and Morning Glory (1933). She also played Bette Davis's maid Zette in the film Jezebel (1938). In 1937 she appeared in the race film Bargain With Bullets opposite Ralph Cooper for Million Dollar Productions. While doing promotion for the film, Harris spoke about her frustration over the difficulty African American actors faced in the film industry, stating, "I never had the chance to rise about the role of maid in Hollywood movies. My color was against me anyway you looked at it. The fact that I was not "hot" stamped me either as uppity or relegated me to the eternal role of stooge or servant....My ambition is to be an actress. Hollywood had no parts for me." Harris continued to lobby for better parts but found few opportunities within Hollywood. In the 1939 movie Tell No Tales she was credited for her part as Ruby, the wife of a murdered man. Harris played an emotional scene with Melvin Douglas at the funeral. She appears in a small but vivid role as Kathie Moffat's ex-maid Eunice Leonard in Jacques Tourneur 1947 Out of the Past. In addition to films, Harris performed in many radio programs. She was often paired with Eddie Rochester Anderson, who portrayed her on-screen boyfriend. She also appeared in several prominent roles for RKO Pictures as she was a favorite of RKO producer Val Lewton who routinely cast African American actors in non-stereotypical roles. In 1942 Lewton cast Harris as a sarcastic waitress in Cat People, followed by roles in I Walked with a Zombie (1943), Phantom Lady (1944), and Strange Illusion (1945). During the 1950s Harris appeared several times on television shows. She made her last film appearance in an uncredited role in The Gift of Love in 1958. Harris later married a doctor and retired from acting, living comfortably after having carefully invested the money she made during her career in the movies. On October 8, 1985, Harris (then known as Theresa Robinson) died in Inglewood, California. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

  • Заголовок: Theresa Harris
  • Популярність: 2.281
  • Відомий за: Acting
  • День народження: 1906-12-31
  • Місце народження: Houston, Texas, USA
  • Домашня сторінка:
  • Також відомий як: Teresa Harris, Theresa Robinson, The Beautiful Maid
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  • 1938
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    Джезебель

    Джезебель

    7 1938 HD

    1852 й рік. Новий Орлеан. Світська красуня Джулі Мерсден готується вийти заміж за...

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  • 1947
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    Диво на 34-й вулиці

    Диво на 34-й вулиці

    7.4 1947 HD

    Кінороздум про віру в Санта Клауса. Під час параду, влаштованого великим...

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  • 1943
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    Я гуляла із зомбі

    Я гуляла із зомбі

    6.752 1943 HD

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  • 1933
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    Baby Face

    Baby Face

    7.3 1933 HD

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  • 1949
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    The File on Thelma Jordon

    The File on Thelma Jordon

    6.5 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Velvet Touch

    The Velvet Touch

    6.1 1948 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Flame of New Orleans

    The Flame of New Orleans

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1949
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    Neptune's Daughter

    Neptune's Daughter

    5.8 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Trespasser

    The Trespasser

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1937
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    Bargain with Bullets

    Bargain with Bullets

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1941
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    Blossoms in the Dust

    Blossoms in the Dust

    6.533 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Our Wife

    Our Wife

    5.7 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    Buck Benny Rides Again

    Buck Benny Rides Again

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1932
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    Night After Night

    Night After Night

    6.2 1932 HD

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  • 1946
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    Smooth as Silk

    Smooth as Silk

    4.8 1946 HD

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  • 1931
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    Arrowsmith

    Arrowsmith

    6.5 1931 HD

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  • 1949
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    And Baby Makes Three

    And Baby Makes Three

    4.875 1949 HD

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  • 1940
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    Love Thy Neighbor

    Love Thy Neighbor

    6.5 1940 HD

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  • 1933
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    Mary Stevens, M.D.

    Mary Stevens, M.D.

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Success at Any Price

    Success at Any Price

    3.9 1934 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Toy Wife

    The Toy Wife

    4.8 1938 HD

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  • 1951
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    Al Jennings of Oklahoma

    Al Jennings of Oklahoma

    5 1951 HD

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  • 1941
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    Here Comes Mr. Jordan

    Here Comes Mr. Jordan

    6.937 1941 HD

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  • 1933
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    Blood Money

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    7 1933 HD

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  • 1937
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    Charlie Chan at the Olympics

    Charlie Chan at the Olympics

    6.7 1937 HD

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  • 1951
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    Grounds for Marriage

    Grounds for Marriage

    4.3 1951 HD

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  • 1939
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    Tell No Tales

    Tell No Tales

    5.3 1939 HD

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  • 1934
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    Desirable

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    7.3 1934 HD

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  • 1949
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    Tension

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    6.8 1949 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Women

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    7.1 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Lady Escapes

    The Lady Escapes

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1933
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    Broadway Thru a Keyhole

    Broadway Thru a Keyhole

    5.7 1933 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Gift of Love

    The Gift of Love

    7.2 1958 HD

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  • 1957
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    Spoilers of the Forest

    Spoilers of the Forest

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1956
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    Back from Eternity

    Back from Eternity

    6.6 1956 HD

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  • 1945
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    Strange Illusion

    Strange Illusion

    5.5 1945 HD

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  • 1929
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    Thunderbolt

    Thunderbolt

    5.769 1929 HD

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  • 1930
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    Morocco

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    6.336 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    Horse Feathers

    Horse Feathers

    6.841 1932 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Green Pastures

    The Green Pastures

    6.3 1936 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Half-Naked Truth

    The Half-Naked Truth

    5.1 1932 HD

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  • 1947
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    З минулого

    З минулого

    7.6 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Леді з Шанхаю

    Леді з Шанхаю

    7.3 1947 HD

    Захоплений чудовою блондинкою Розалі, ірландський моряк Майкл О’Гара...

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  • 1940
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    Santa Fe Trail

    Santa Fe Trail

    5.6 1940 HD

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  • 1953
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    Angel Face

    Angel Face

    7.054 1953 HD

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  • 1946
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    Swingtime Jamboree

    Swingtime Jamboree

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1940
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    City of Chance

    City of Chance

    5.2 1940 HD

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  • 1934
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    Black Moon

    Black Moon

    5.1 1934 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Outskirts of Town

    The Outskirts of Town

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tough as They Come

    Tough as They Come

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Road to Reno

    The Road to Reno

    4 1931 HD

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  • 1933
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    Grand Slam

    Grand Slam

    3.7 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Gold Diggers of 1933

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    7.2 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Morning Glory

    Morning Glory

    6.1 1933 HD

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  • 1942
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    Cat People

    Cat People

    6.916 1942 HD

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  • 1933
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    Professional Sweetheart

    Professional Sweetheart

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1942
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    Sing Your Worries Away

    Sing Your Worries Away

    5.5 1942 HD

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  • 1937
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    Big Town Girl

    Big Town Girl

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1933
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    Hold Your Man

    Hold Your Man

    6.1 1933 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Big Clock

    The Big Clock

    7.3 1948 HD

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  • 1949
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    Alias Nick Beal

    Alias Nick Beal

    6.9 1949 HD

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  • 1934
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    Finishing School

    Finishing School

    6.2 1934 HD

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  • 1932
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    Faithless

    Faithless

    6.8 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Worst Woman in Paris?

    The Worst Woman in Paris?

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1935
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    Go Into Your Dance

    Go Into Your Dance

    7 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    One Hour To Live

    One Hour To Live

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1953
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    Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

    5.7 1953 HD

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  • 1935
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    Go Into Your Dance

    Go Into Your Dance

    7 1935 HD

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  • 1954
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    The French Line

    The French Line

    4.2 1954 HD

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  • 1933
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    Penthouse

    Penthouse

    6.7 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    Union Depot

    Union Depot

    6.1 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    Merrily We Go to Hell

    Merrily We Go to Hell

    6.408 1932 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Company She Keeps

    The Company She Keeps

    5.9 1951 HD

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  • 1933
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    Private Detective 62

    Private Detective 62

    5.947 1933 HD

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  • 1955
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    Альфред Гічкок представляє

    Альфред Гічкок представляє

    7.7 1955 HD

    Майстер саспенса Альфред Гічкок представляє кілька дивовижних коротких історій...

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  • 1957
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    How to Marry a Millionaire

    How to Marry a Millionaire

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    6.2 1953 HD

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    6 1950 HD

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