Richard Hale
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Birthday: November 16, 1892
Deathday: May 18, 1981
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Knickerbocker Holiday
1944-03-17
Knickerbocker Holiday
Overview: The wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam -- provide the backdrop for this period musical-comedy. In 1650, Peter Stuyvesant (Charles Coburn) arrives in New Amsterdam to assume his duties as governor. Stuyvesant is hardly the fun-loving type, and one of his first official acts is to call for the death of Brom Broeck (Nelson Eddy), a newspaper publisher well-known for his fearless exposes of police and government corruption. However, Broeck hasn't done anything that would justify the death penalty, so Stuyvesant waits (without much patience) for Broeck to step out of line. Broeck is romancing a beautiful woman named Tina Tienhoven (Constance Dowling), whose sister Ulda (Shelley Winters) happens to be dating his best friend, Ten Pin (Johnnie "Scat" Davis). After Stuyvesant's men toss Broeck in jail on a trumped-up charge, Stuyvesant sets his sights on winning Tina's affections.
Genres: Music Comedy History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-03-17
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Julius Caesar
1953-06-04
Julius Caesar
Overview: The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-06-04
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Moonfleet
1955-06-24
Moonfleet
Overview: Set in the eighteenth century, Moonfleet is about John Mohune, a young orphan who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with an old friend of his mother's, Jeremy Fox. Fox is a morally ambiguous character, an elegant gentleman involved with smugglers and pirates.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-06-24
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Friendly Persuasion
1956-11-25
Friendly Persuasion
Overview: The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-11-25
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Badman's Territory
1946-05-04
Badman's Territory
Overview: After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law so the town is populated with outlaws. Next to arrive is Sheriff Rowley, following his brother whom the Gang have brought in injured. Rowley has no authority and gets on well enough with the James boys but is soon involved in other local goings-on, including a move to vote for annexation with Oklahoma which would allow the law well and truly in.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-05-04
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The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
1952-08-20
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Overview: In 1917, three shepherd children living just outside Fatima, Portugal have visions of a lovely lady in a cloud. The anticlerical government wishes to squelch the Church; reports of religious experiences are cause for serious concern. Yet the children stand by their story, and the message of peace and hope the Lady brings. In the last vision, attended by thousands of people, the Lady proves her reality with a spectacular miracle that is seen by everyone present. Based on actual events at Fatima in the summer of 1917.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-08-20
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Short Cut to Hell
1957-09-01
Short Cut to Hell
Overview: A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit; she tries to convince him to surrender before it's too late.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-09-01
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The Man with a Cloak
1951-11-27
The Man with a Cloak
Overview: Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals. The alcoholic man is badly crippled and slowly dying, but this doesn't stop the forthright lady from pushing him to change his will to include his estranged grandson so that he can help out the struggling French Republic. Unfortunately, the dying man's conniving housekeeper and butler, already planning murder to get the money themselves, overhear her and begin plotting her demise.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-27
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Canyon Crossroads
1955-01-01
Canyon Crossroads
Overview: A mining engineer, who is shunned by his peers for his unorthodox beliefs concerning the whereabouts of large uranium deposits, joins forces with a girl and her father to search for the mineral. When the father is hurt in an accident, daughter and engineer continue the project, aided by a Native American guide. Unbeknownst to the group, a reputable citizen of the town, really of low moral value, is shadowing them, his intention to jump their claim.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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Springfield Rifle
1952-10-22
Springfield Rifle
Overview: Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipments of horses desperately needed for the Union war effort. Falling in with the gang of jayhawkers and Confederate soldiers who have been conducting the raids, he gradually gains their trust and is put in a position where he can discover who has been giving them secret information revealing the routes of the horse shipments.
Genres: War Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-10-22
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Pillars of the Sky
1956-09-14
Pillars of the Sky
Overview: First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of racial tensions between Native Americans and white settlers in 1860s Oregon Country.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-09-14
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The Diamond Queen
1953-11-28
The Diamond Queen
Overview: A French jeweler travels to India in search of a fabulous diamond.
Genres: Romance Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-11-28
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Scaramouche
1952-05-08
Scaramouche
Overview: In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-08
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The Law and the Lady
1951-07-20
The Law and the Lady
Overview: A former housemaid now works as a confidence trickster, but her plans for a big job in California go awry.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-07-20
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The Unknown Man
1951-11-09
The Unknown Man
Overview: A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-09
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The Man Who Dared
1946-05-30
The Man Who Dared
Overview: A crusading reporter plans his own arrest and conviction for first degree murder, trying to show that the death sentence should be outlawed when based on circumstantial evidence alone, but his plan goes awry.
Genres: Crime Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-05-30
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Port Said
1948-04-15
Port Said
Overview: Travel author Leslie Sears arrives in Cairo, Egypt, to meet with Greg Stewart, an old war buddy who is a theater booking agent in Port Said. Leslie telephones Greg and arranges a rendezvous, but shortly after the conversation ends, Greg is murdered.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-04-15
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Caribbean
1952-09-01
Caribbean
Overview: Francis Barclay, a former member of the British Admiralty, who was captured in the early 1700s, and sold into slavery, by Andrew McAllister, and forced into piracy, enlists the aid of Dick Lindsay, to help him invade MacAllister's fortified island. The latter falls in love with MacAllister's daughter,Christine.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-09-01
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Family Plot
1976-04-09
Family Plot
Overview: Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-09
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Man on a Bus
1955-05-01
Man on a Bus
Overview: Six people who have emigrated to Israel from different countries are all on a bus traveling through the Negev Desert. They find themselves stranded overnight in the bus. To pass the time, each begins to tell the story behind their emigration to Israel.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-05-01
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Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
1969-01-01
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Overview: Dr. Heidegger invites four of his respected friends to try out the elixir of youth.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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A Star Shall Rise
1952-12-25
A Star Shall Rise
Overview: Story of the Three Magi's search for the Christ child following their discovery of a new star foretold in Jewish scripture and Zoroastrain religious texts.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-25
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Queen Esther
1948-01-02
Queen Esther
Overview: A Jewish woman, born as Hadassah but known as Esther, becomes queen of Persia and thwarts a genocide of her people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-01-02
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Rogue's March
1953-02-13
Rogue's March
Overview: After being unjustly accused of spying, a British officer tries to redeem himself in India.
Genres: Drama War Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-02-13
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962-12-20
To Kill a Mockingbird
Overview: Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-20
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Drum Beat
1954-11-10
Drum Beat
Overview: President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her aunt and uncle. After Modoc renegade Captain Jack engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay must fight him one-on-one with guns, knives and fists.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-11-10
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The Other Love
1947-05-14
The Other Love
Overview: Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attracted to Dr Tony Stanton she ignores his warnings of possibly fatal consequences unless she rests completely. Rather, she opts for a livelier time in Monte Carlo with dashing Paul Clermont.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-14
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San Antone
1953-02-15
San Antone
Overview: After the Civil War, a cowboy who's a former Union soldier leads a cattle drive into Mexico now occupied by the French...
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-02-15
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Soldiers Three
1951-04-01
Soldiers Three
Overview: Kiplingesque tale of British forces in 19th-century India.
Genres: Adventure Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-01
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Kim
1950-12-07
Kim
Overview: During the British Raj, the orphan of a British soldier poses as a Hindu and is torn between his loyalty to a Buddhist mystic and aiding the English secret service.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-07
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Scandalous John
1971-06-22
Scandalous John
Overview: A crotchety old ranch owner fights to be able to live his life the way he wants to, and not the way other people--and the law--tell him he has to.
Genres: Western Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-22
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All the King's Men
1949-11-16
All the King's Men
Overview: A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-16
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Ben-Hur
1959-11-18
Ben-Hur
Overview: In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Genres: History Drama Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-11-18
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The Girl in the Case
1944-04-20
The Girl in the Case
Overview: William Warner is a lawyer who is famous for his skill at opening any kind of lock, making him a valuable commodity. William is unknowingly enlisted by German spies who want him to open a chest containing a secret formula. This leads to a madcap adventure involving spies, the police and lots of picked locks!
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-04-20
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Tower of London
1962-10-24
Tower of London
Overview: The twisted Richard III is haunted by the ghosts of those he has murdered in his attempt to become the King of England.
Genres: History Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-10-24
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Abilene Town
1946-01-11
Abilene Town
Overview: Marshall Dan Mitchell, who is the law in Abilene, has the job of keeping peace between two groups. For a long time, the town had been divided, with the cattlemen and cowboys having one end of town to themselves, while townspeople occupied the other end. Mitchell liked it this way, it made things easier for him, and kept problems from arising between the two factions. However…
Genres: Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-01-11
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Red Garters
1954-02-09
Red Garters
Overview: A spirited cast kicks up its heels in a lively musical spoof of cowboy films crammed with spur-jangling tunes by Jay Livingstone and Ray Evans and decked out with colorfully stylized, Oscar.-nominated sets. Rosemary Clooney heads up the high-kicking, red-gartered girls of the Red Dog Saloon. They can-can. but she won't-won't unless Jason (Jack Carson) asks her to get hitched. Guy Mitchell and Gene Barry are gun-totin' polecats who think they've got a feud to settle. And Frank Faylen and Buddy Ebsen are among the folks who hope the gunslingers get itchy fingered - so they can hold a town barbecue during the funeral!
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-02-09
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Angels in the Outfield
1951-10-19
Angels in the Outfield
Overview: The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-10-19
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The Desert Hawk
1950-08-05
The Desert Hawk
Overview: A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-08-05
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Evil Town
1987-06-02
Evil Town
Overview: A mad scientist seeks eternal youth by developing a drug derived from human pituitary glands, aided by the local townsfolk, who help abduct visitors to their town for his experiments.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-02
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Dr. Shagetz
1975-01-01
Dr. Shagetz
Overview: Passing through a small town, two young hippie couples stumble upon a town where the old folks all act strange and even stranger things are happening at the local clinic. Filming was completed in 1973 but this original version of the film was barely released two years later under several different titles. It was shot as God Bless Grandpa and Grandma but posters were made for the titles Dr. Shagetz and God Bless Dr. Shagetz, with the "Bless" crossed over and replaced with "Damn."
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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The Devil's Mask
1946-05-23
The Devil's Mask
Overview: A San Francisco airplane bound for South America crashes, and among the scorched debris is found a shrunken native human head, neatly packaged. The perplexed police contact a local anthropology museum about this unclaimed piece of grisly baggage, where they intersect with Jack and Doc, two private eyes, called there to meet a mysterious woman who had a case for them and wanted to meet in private.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-05-23
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A Thousand and One Nights
1945-07-20
A Thousand and One Nights
Overview: On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie. He uses it to return as a visiting prince asking for the princess's hand. Unfortunately for him, the sultan's wicked twin brother has secretly usurped the throne, someone else is after the lamp for his own ends, and Babs has taken a shine to Aladdin herself and is bent on wrecking his endeavours.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-07-20
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Night Gallery
1969-11-08
Night Gallery
Overview: This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by Steven Spielberg; and "The Escape Route," directed by Barry Shear. This film also served as a backdoor pilot for the TV series of the same name, which premiered on December 16, 1970.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-11-08
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None Shall Escape
1944-02-03
None Shall Escape
Overview: Through flashbacks, the story of a Nazi war criminal is exposed.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-02-03
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The Pilgrimage Play
1949-12-12
The Pilgrimage Play
Overview: Nelson Leigh assumes the role of Jesus Christ in this drama that depicts such historical events as the Sermon on the Mount and the Last Supper while portraying the period in which Christ roamed the countryside preaching the gospel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-12
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Young Man with Ideas
1952-05-02
Young Man with Ideas
Overview: A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-02
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Convicted
1950-08-01
Convicted
Overview: A prison warden fights to prove one of his inmates was wrongly convicted.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-08-01
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Sergeants 3
1962-02-10
Sergeants 3
Overview: Mike, Chip, and Larry are three lusty, brawling U. S. Cavalry sergeants stationed in Indian Territory in 1870.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-02-10
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The Incredible Doktor Markesan
1962-02-25
The Incredible Doktor Markesan
Overview: Penniless Fred Bancroft, along with his new wife Molly, visits a sinister uncle he hasn't seen in years in hopes of living rent-free in his musty, decaying mansion.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-02-25
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A Man Alone
1955-10-17
A Man Alone
Overview: A gunfighter, stranded in the desert, comes across the aftermath of a stage robbery, in which all the passengers were killed. He takes one of the horses to ride to town to report the massacre, but finds himself accused of it. He also finds himself accused of the murder of the local banker, and winds up hiding in the basement of a house where the local sheriff, who is very sick, lives with his daughter.
Genres: Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-17
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Good Neighbor Sam
1964-07-22
Good Neighbor Sam
Overview: To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral appearance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-07-22
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Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
1975-02-02
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Overview: Hapless driving instructor and former Gunnery Sergeant Rafferty, living in squalor near Hollywood, California, doesn't put up too much of a fight when two ladies hitch a ride and attempt to kidnap him in their attempt to get to New Orleans; while initially put off, Rafferty finds he's charmed by the kooky pair of misfits and the three of them drive to Las Vegas, Nevada and later Tucson, Arizona, where their bond eventually unravels.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-02-02
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Caprice of the Mountains
1916-07-09
Caprice of the Mountains
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-07-09
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